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Advert for Portable hand-held electric lights 1902A selection of Christmas portable electrical presents. 1902
Bagram Belly, Afghanistan, 2002. Watercolour on paper by Gordon Rushmer, 2002. Portable latrine used by troops in Bagram Air Base, Parwin Province
Safety razor advert, Decca ad, An-on underwear adPage of wartime advertisements for the 7 O Clock Safety Razor; Decca, the portable gramophone; and An-on Underwear. 1918
Royal artillery battery exercises in Wales: radio and muleRoyal artillery battery exercises in mountainous Wales, to test the carrying capacity of mules:here a portable radio set is carried on horseback. Date: 1940
Bathing pool on Selfridges rooftopA new Sportapool, a portable swimming bath which could be fitted up at short notice in almost any convenient place. Here it is installed on the roof of Selfridges department store on Oxford Street
Pilgrims with a portable altar, Japan, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890
Spain. Magdalenian (16000-15000). Scapula depicting a figureSpain. Upper Palaeolithic. Magdalenian (16000-15000). Scapula depicting a figure of a female deer. Made with a flint burin. From El Castillo Cave, Cantabria. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid
The porters of Lady Alice. EngravingHenry Morton Stanley (1841-1904). British journalist and explorer. African porters carrying sections of Lady Alice boat. Engraving in The Illustrated World, 1880
Spanish traction engine Alfonso by Pedro de Ribera
Spanish traction engine Castilla by Pedro de Ribera. It transports 4 people from Valladolid to Madrid, covering over 200 kilometers in 20 days in 1860
Gion Matsuri, Kyoto, JapanThe Gion Festival (Gion Matsuri), which takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. The Festival is crowned by a parade (the Yamaboko Junko)
Young boys carrying a Mikoshi - portable Shinto ShrineYoung boys carrying a Mikoshi (Divine Palanquin), a portable Shinto Shrine. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine
Singer Sewing Machine - portable model 99K. 1932
Advert for Geo. Gale & Sons, hospital bed 1889Dominion, patent wire spring mattress and Lawson Tait hospital bed, wire carefully coppered and lacquared to prevent rust. Date: 1889
Fortins BarometerFortins portable barometer is used by travellers
Electric Trouve LampELECTRIC LAMP A portable electric lamp by Gustave Trouve worn on the head
Farmers Fire EngineBaddeleys farmers fire engine : incorporating a hand- pump, but lightweight and portable to be rushed to burning haystacks or barns Date: 1851
A fantasy shoemaker, covered in shoes, with a shop counter attached round his waist. Date: circa 1700
American Bankers Association Travellers ChequesPostcard promoting American Bankers Association Travellers Cheques - The safest, handiest, most satisfactory form of travel funds - the perfect international exchange. Date: circa 1902
Paignton, photograph taken from the pier, of Sands beach, portable bathing lined up ready for the onslaught of travers. 1895
Advert for Maple & Co. garden and lawn furniture 1904Marquee Mayfield, portable wooden frame with extended front awning supported by arched iron stays, complete 6ft square. Date: 1904
Advert for Siemens Cine Cameras 1933Woman holding a portable Siemens Cine Camera. 1933
Horse-head engraved on boneLate Pleistocene wild horses head engraved on the right fourth metatarsal bone of a horse, specimen (NHM 38745). Found among horse remains from the Late Magdalenian site of Roc du Courbet, Bruniquel
Black American porter with an elegant ladys luggageBlack American railway porter carrying an elegant ladys luggage, which consists of a set of golf clubs, a small suitcase and what appears to be a hat box
Japanese men carry a Shinto Mikoshi portable shrine. Date: 1932
Japanese children carry small Shinto Mikoshi portable shrine Date: 1932
Men with mobile field oven and motorcycle, WW1Men with a mobile field oven, and a Royal Navy motorcycle combo, WW1. The chalked words on the oven, HMS Fred Carno, were a comic saying for chaotic operations. circa 1914
Interior of police hut in County Mayo, IrelandInterior of portable hut for Royal Irish Constabulary in County Mayo, Ireland, used for temporary lodging when the armed police are sent into a district where there has been unrest
Portable hut for police in County Mayo, Ireland. A Royal Irish Constabulary policeman stands outside a portable hut used for temporary lodging when the armed constabulary are sent into a district
Portable bed and stretcher tent, WW1Portable bed and stretcher tent for use at the Dardanelles (left). On the right is the tent with the mosquito net removed. Date: 1915
Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929Advertisement for the Selector Quality Portable featuring Mr Derek Oldham and Miss Winnie Melville listening intently from the comfort of a hammock and garden chair. Date: 1929
Man of Beach with Portable Gramophone, England. Date: 1920s
WW1 - Practical Gifts for the soldier at the frontWW1 - Practical Christmas Gifts for the service men at the front from John Pound & Co. These include lamps watches a map ase, a khaki campaign roll and an aluminium canteen Date: 1915
Portable wood motor house or garage, 1919 advertisementAdvertisement for garages constructed of strong deal framing, mortised and tenoned and with a roof of galvanised iron, manufactured by Boulton & Paul of Norwich. Date: 1919
Erecting a Nissen hut in the snow, 1917Buildings on the British front: putting up a Nissen hut in the snow, 1917. Devised by Major Peter Norman Nissen of the 29th Company Royal Engineers of the British Army in April 1916
Engraving of Davies fire escape, Blackfriars Road, LondonEngraving of Davies portable fire escape belonging to the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire, at the Obelisk in Blackfriars Road, London. Date: 1849
LFB-AFS Bikini raft fully inflatedLFB-AFS fully inflated Bikini raft, with water being delivered through four hosepipes. The two-man crew are wearing life jackets
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps
Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 8 September 1940. Two fire floats of the Essex Fire Brigade moored alongside a jetty
Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQDemonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position
Portable Buildings advertisement, 1902Advertisement for what appears to be extremely substantial portable buildings, for home and colonial use, special attention given to buildings for South Africa
Jeakes Drying ClosetA portable clothes drying closet which was to be sent to the Crimea, for use in the hospital in Scutari. The manufacture of the closet by William Jeakes, of Bloomsbury
Interior at Denham Court, Denham, BuckinghamshireAmazing interior of the hall at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire, showing typical late Victorian, early Edwardina oppulance, with patterned wallpaper, statues, a portable organ, statuary
Travelling cinematograph with Austrian army, WW1A travelling cinematograph for the troops near the Isonzo front during the First World War. Date: 1916
Advert for Pye Portable Radio 1930Pye Portable Radio... what a world of difference that one word makes. Ask your radio dealer. He will tell you of the magnificent reputation of the Pye Portable
Sale of Roast Chestnuts on StreetPipe-smoking man selling roast chestnuts to female customer on street Date: 1930s
Advert for Portable hand-held lamps and torch 1902No wires, no liquids, no acid and no danger, portable hand-held battery operated lamp and torch. 1902
