Planks Collection (page 2)

Three men taking a break from their work in a back garden. They are sitting on planks of wood

Two men sawing wood in a workshop

Blitz in City of London -- bomb crater, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- devastation caused after a heavy explosive bomb caused a vast crater and opened up underground workings after an air raid during the night

Timber at Hull Docks
Loading timber onto a lighter at Victoria Dock, Hull, Humberside, England. Date: 1960s

Austrian troops in trench, Eastern Front, WW1
Austrian troops in a trench on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Some are holding rifles, others have hand grenades ready to throw. Date: circa 1914

Mexico - Carriers loading wood
Carriers loading wood onto mules Mexico Date: circa 1905

WATERFRONT RESIDENCE
An interesting Waterfront Residence at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, which probably would not comply with todays stringent building regulations! Date: 1930s

Romanian soldiers retreating, WW1
Romanian soldiers retreating during the First World War. They are crossing a river by means of a makeshift wooden bridge. Date: 1916

Inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps, at a height of 2300 metres. Wooden planks have been laid down for tourists to walk on. Date: circa 1940

Building a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, boat builder, building a 20 foot traditional wooden fishing boat at St Ives, Cornwall. It is designed to work off a steep pebble beach of the kind found in East Devon

Woman with nine children, Mid Wales
A woman with nine children, posing for a group photo in the photographers studio. There is a painted backdrop with a curtain draped at the side

The exact spot Admiral Nelson fell
The exact spot at which Admiral Horatio Nelson fell during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 is marked on the deck of HMS Victory by this small brass plaque

Ice Grotto - Eiger Glacier
An Ice grotto cut into glacier on the lower slopes of the Eiger Mountain, Switzerland

Men painting the side of a large boat
Three workmen sit on suspended planks and paint the hull of a large steamship. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Allied force - Dardanelles
Allied forces unloading equipment and supplies at the Sed Dul-Bahr Fort. The inclined planes used for the first landing of forces here are visible

Carpenters saw a large log
A team of carpenters use a long two-person saw to split a large trunk log into planks. Watercolour Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Sawing a large plank
Two carpenters use a large upright saw to split a large wooden plank. A colleague is signalling a break with the arrival of a cup of tea, whilst two boys look on with keen interest

Battle of Volturno 2
Garibaldis men cross the Volturno on makeshift bridge of barrels and planks

Battle of Volturno 3
Colonel Windhams zouaves, part of Garibaldis army, cross the Volturno on a makeshift bridge of barrels and planks

Temporary Pile Bridge
A temporary bridge is built by French engineers, utilising planks laid on piles embedded in the river bed, a more solid and reliable method than laying them on boats

Pontoon Bridge
A temporary bridge is built by French engineers, utilising planks laid on boats, enabling troops to cross without getting their feet wet

Crossing French Gutter
In bad weather, the gutters of Paris streets aren t easy to cross, so enterprising boys lay planks across them for fashionable ladies to cross, expecting a modest tip

Wind Carries Women Away
Two Alabama women are in bed when a violent wind carried them several hundreds of metres

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