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Hillary and Tensing on Mount EverestHillary and Tensing nearing the summit of Mount Everest. Date: 1953
Britains frogmen divers by G. H. DavisIntroducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches
GLC-LFB Fire in Lambeth Road, SE11A Merryweather turntable ladder stands ready whilst fire crews wearing Proto oxygen breathing apparatus tackle a blaze in Victoria House & Victoria Mansions, South Lambeth Road, South Lambeth
LCC-LFB changeover from brass to cork fire helmetsTwo firemen in the foreground wearing new style cork helmets and Proto Mark IV breathing apparatus sets. The man on the right is from Station 34, Shadwell
Diagram of the heart, lungs and windpipe
Deep sea diver at workA deep sea diver at work, assisted by a colleague. 1965
LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications setA Sub Officer from Lambeths (D61) emergency tender crew demonstrating the Southampton communications equipment that was worn with a full face mask on the Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set
Futuristic underwater croquet. The players are all wearing diving helmets with oxygen packs on their backs
Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crewFirefighters from Whitechapel fire station posing with their Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets with their open Dennis dual purpose appliance which could carry either an extension ladder
Major fire, Smithfield Poultry Market, LondonFiremen entering the basement of the major fire in the Smithfield Poultry Market on 23 January 1958 that had already cost the lives of two firemen
Army diver preparing to enter the waterAn army diver preparing to enter the water, while a group of soldiers stand on the bank watching him
Rene Descartes / HollJOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, who discovered oxygen
Glaisher and Coxwe conducting scientific experiment in a balloon, the two scientists suffer from lack of oxygen and pass out, though they manage to release air and descend
WW2 - R. A. F. Airman Fully EquippedA photograph portraying a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot fully equipped for a high altitude flight, with oxygen, radio, electrically heated clothing and parachute. Date: circa 1940s
R. A. F. AttireThis illustration shows an assortment of Royal Air Force attire. 1. R.A.F. Battledress. 2. Sidcot outer suit of windproof canvas. 3. Sidcot inner lining. 4. Irvingsuit lambskin leather jacket. 5
Commonwealth Oxygen & Accessories Ltd AdvertAn advertisement photograph showing a gentleman stood beside a large sculpture of rearing horses, used to promote Comox, (Oxy Acetylene) welding to sculpture
McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk 163621United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk 163621 (MSN A023, call-sign 221'), of TW-2 at NAS Kingsville, Texas
New firefighters breathing equipment 1907Firefighters wearing new breathing apparatus to protect them from inhaling fumes, lasting twenty minutes
New protection for firemen 1903The latest German novelty for protecting firemens faces from smoke inhalation. With nippers over their noses, special smoke glasses over their mouth connected to a oxygen bag hanging in front of
Cailletets apparatus for the liquefaction of oxygenLouis Paul Cailletets apparatus for the liquefaction of oxygen. Date: 1885
Beechcraft F-2-BHUnited States Army Air Corps - Beechcraft F-2-BH. (The 14 F-2s were given the msn 340 to 353 and serial numbers 40-682 to 40-695)
Female diver returning to dry landA female diver returning to dry land, warming up with a hot drink from a vacuum flask top. 1970s
Diagram of the Proto breathing apparatus set, WW2Exploded diagram of the Mark IV Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set, showing its working parts
Senghenydd Colliery canary, Glamorgan, South WalesTwo miners at the Universal Pit, Senghenydd Colliery, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, South Wales, with a caged canary which was used to test the air for gas, or lack of oxygen
John A. MacreadyAmerican Flight-Lieutenant J.A. Macready photographed before making an attempt at the altitude record. His outfit is made from wool, leather, fur and down to keep him warm
Air stewardess demonstrating oxygen mask on board a passenger plane. Date: circa 1970s
Precambrian LandscapeArtists impression of a Precambrian (4, 500 to 543 million years ago) landscape, when oxygen built up in the atmosphere (about 1)
LCC-LFB Ship fire on SS Leopard, Port of LondonA fire crew, rigged in Proto one-hour oxygen breathing apparatus sets, descend into the smoking hold of the SS Leopard. The fire had broken out deep inside the vessels hold
LCC-LFB first emergency tender crew, ClerkenwellIt was more a dedicated breathing apparatus fire engine but is deemed to be the forerunner of the emergency tenders. This fire engine also had a petrol engine generator to supply the electric
GLC-LFB Damaged compressed air BA setsThe compressed air set of a firefighter caught in a flashover during a fire, showing the heat and smoke damage caused to the set and the obscuring of the face mask by the heat damage
LCC-LFB firefighters in Proto breathing apparatusLondon firefighters in Proto breathing apparatus, exiting from a fire in a building
Blitz in London -- training in use of breathing apparatusBlitz in London -- regular London firefighters being trained in the use of breathing apparatus (BA) at Brigade headquarters, Lambeth
Andrew Irvine on Everest, 1924Photograph of Andrew Comyn Irvine (1902-24), the British climber, working on an oxygen bottle in the Everest Expedition camp, 1924
Air sea rescue crew in a helicopter, CornwallAir sea rescue crew (left to right: diver, pilot and navigator) in a helicopter, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Oxygen Gas Works, Adelphi Arches, London (1881). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1881
Learning to scuba dive in a swimming pool. Date: early 1970s
Diver on the seabed off the coast of Malta. Date: 1970s
Diver ascending from depth in the Mediterranean, viewed from above. Date: 1968
Diver on the seabed in the Mediterranean. 1977
Divers on the seabed off the coast of Malta, during exploration of a wrecked vessel. Date: 1974
Wreck diving off the coast of Malta. Date: 1974
Diver on the seabed, looking for items in the sand. Date: 1977
Underwater theodolite off the coast of MaltaDiver using a theodolite to survey the best location for an inflatable house which was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta
Divers underwater off the coast of MaltaDivers swimming underwater with a box connected to their research with an inflatable house which was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta
Joseph Priestley / BromleyJOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, best known for his experiments with electricity and oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804
Joseph Priestley / HopwoodJOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, best known for his experiments with electricity and oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804
Joseph Priestley / AngusJOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, best known for his experiments with electricity and oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804
Poster, summer holiday activitiesPoster for young people. Vision -- if you have ideas about activities during the summer holiday please let someone know. Showing a couple doing some underwater swimming. Date: circa 1960s
Deep sea diver taking a breakA deep sea diver taking a rest break, his heavy helmet resting on his knee. Date: 1965
Firefighter with breathing apparatusA firefighter with breathing apparatus, wheeling an oxygen cylinder on a trolley
LFB Annual Review 1934, Exercise wearing breathing apparatus Date: 1934
Breathing Apparatus Control Point - PractiseBreathing Apparatus (BA) Control Point at Scene of Fire - demonstration, by firefighters probably at Lambeth HQ - 28th February 1964. Date: 1964
War in the stratosphere by G. H. DavisWar in the stratosphere: some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth during the Second World War. The immediate and vital concern of flying experts all over the world
The hydrogen balloon Bee inflated ready for ascending at Knowless Oxygen Works at Wolverhampton
Liquid oxygen vapour escapes during pre-launch checkout of the first Thor IRBM launched in a training exercise by a three-man RAF launch crew at Vandenberg
GoyaziteScanning electron microscope image of the energy-dispersive X-ray spectrum of the mineral goyazite, obtained using Link AN10000 analysis system
Heulandite crystal group on matrix, from Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. One of the group of Zeolites. Zeolites are microporous crystalline solids containing silicon, aluminium and oxygen
A firefighter puts on his Proto breathing apparatus
Firefighter wearing breathing apparatusA firefighter wearing breathing apparatus at a fire
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus at a fire in Battersea, SW London
LCC-LFB - Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets)Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets) were introduced for use in an atmosphere dense with smoke and dangerous fumes. A special motor appliance fitted for smoke helmet work was based at Southwark HQ
GLC LFB Breathing apparatus communications setBattery operated communications equipment for use with compressed air breathing apparatus sets. Microphones are fitted into the specially adapted full face masks
GLC-LFB Breathing apparatus cylinder vanThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
Diagram of a fire brigade respirator
LCC-LFB Daylight Rubber Co fire, Farringdon RoadA major fire at the Daylight Rubber Co warehouse in Farringdon Road required many pumps and a turntable ladder to quell the blaze, involving rubber goods
NFS (London) breathing apparatus training, WW2NFS firefighters, with instructor, demonstrating a compressed air breathing apparatus set and the Proto oxygen breathing apparatus sets
London (NFS) firefighter in breathing apparatus, WW2Side view of the Mark IV Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set, showing the re-breather bag, mouthpiece, control valves and cooler
Firefighters (NFS London Region) in breathing apparatusFirefighters wearing Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets, seen here at the Regional Headquarters station, Lambeth, SE1
View of journalist Joseph Croce-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, Zenith
Mine rescue team wearing breathing apparatusA mine rescue team wearing new breathing apparatus set off into the mine by truck. circa 1911
Men testing breathing apparatusA group of men testing some breathing apparatus, possibly for diving or for use down a mine. circa 1911
Visicks Ether Bottle, with oxygen inlet and two yards of rubber tubing [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930
Flying DressA pilot dressed for a high- altitude flight. Equipped with parachute, harness, oxygen apparatus, telephone, wireless earphones, electrical system for heating clothing. Date: 1920s
Slingsby Truck - 6Oxygen bottle truck (This is just one of 100s of specialisefd trucks etc in this catalogue) Date: circa 1900
