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Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston-Engine Date: 1942
Welsh women road builders, South WalesA group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery
Rochester Castle, KentSchoolboys at play with hoops, marbles and leapfrog, not far from the castle at Rochester, Kent Date: circa 1830
Washing Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl hangs out the washing on a windy day, while a little boy holds a full basket of clothes for her
Political poster, Free Trade versus Fair Trade -- a commentary on Joseph Chamberlain (seen here as the New Gardener) and the Tariff Reform League. circa 1906
Moby Dick himself takes shape: The monstrous leviathan, with whom Ahab and the whalers waged a feud to the death, is being constructed in Fishguard Harbour
Mother, son and Aunt pop into the While U Wait Studios, Wellington Terrace Promenade, Blackpool and have their portrait taken seated around an elaborate crescent moon prop! Date: circa 1930s
Taking a pit prop into the mine early 1900s
Comic postcard, Woman and washing line Date: 20th century
Heathrow Airport with BEA planesHeathrow Airport, London, with two BEA turbo-prop airliners on the tarmac. Date: circa 1960s
A jolly group of holidaymakers pose for a photograph with prop beer bottle, various modes of transport and hats at a Blackpool studio. Date: 1933
Hotel Royal des Estrangers, Naples, Italy - Proprietors B. Rainoldi and C. Prop Date: circa 1905
Toddler boy dressed up for his first studio portrait photograph circa 1903
A Mother and daughter have a duo portrait photograph taken at the American Studio, Margate Kent. The Mother has selected the dainty Japanese parasol as her shoot prop ! Date: circa 1920s
Young lady on the Blackpool seafront poses for a Sunny Snaps photograph alongside a small prop sports car in front of a painted backdrop depicting a countryside scene. Date: 1945
La Boheme - Puccini - Act II - Toy Seller and ChildrenLa Boheme by G. Giacosa and L. Illica with music by Giacomo Puccini - a scene from the premiere performance showing the original stage props in action
Clothes prop with comic verse on a Christmas cardClothes prop with washing line and socks, with comic verse on a Christmas card -- including a Leap Year proposal in advance of the following year. Date: circa 1890s
Miner at work within the Great Harwood Colliery - digging our Cock Bridge House Coal " so much esteemed for us in Farm
Four men on a 1931 / 32 Raleigh motorcycle holding beer bottleFour young men holding large beer bottles on a 1931/32 Raleigh motorcycle and sidecar in a studio circa 1936
Repairing pit props, Plas y Coed Level, South WalesA miner repairing pit props in the Plas y Coed Level, South Wales
Cocktail Girls 1950S 4 / 4Two smiling, leggy young models prop up a bar as they share a drink together. Looking very inviting they appear to be saying, come over and buy me a drink
Chinese Theatrical TroupeA stunning, completely hand-painted, original postcard of three members of a traditional Chinese Theatrical troupe, complete with staging (curtains and chairs)
Construction work, Argentina, South AmericaConstruction work in progress, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1910
Lady on vintage motorcycle at the seasideLady posing for photograph at the seaside on a prop motorcycle, ice cream & drinks hut in background
Imperial Airways Airliner Hannibal - passenger aircraft - Handley Page HP42E, G-aGX. Date: circa 1932
London in Splints Scaffolding inside St. Pauls CathedralLondon in Splints - Scaffolding inside St. Pauls Cathedral during repairs in 1928. Date: 1928
Chinese Actors holding up masks, a rake and a broomA Chinese Actor and Actress in a posed studio portrait holding up masks in one hand and a rake and broom in the other. Date: circa 1908
Vintage Car (possibly a Belsize), Shakespeare HotelVintage Car (awaiting identification - possibly a Belsize), Shakespeare Hotel, England. Prop. J Wagner Date: 1910s
The Village, Capel St Mary, SuffolkThe Village, Capel St Mary, Ipswich, near Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. Showing the Post Office & Grocers Store, Prop. GW Reeve Date: 1900s
Eagle - Old Silent Inn, Hob Lane, Stanbury, YorkshireEagle/Old Silent Inn, Hob Lane, Stanbury, Keighley, near Howarth, Yorkshire, England. Prop: James Stubbins Date: 1910s
Street Scene, Great Eccleston, LancashireStreet Scene, Great Eccleston, Preston, near Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Showing the White Bull Hotel - Prop. Tom Eaves Date: 1905
Rushbearing Procession - Middleton Road, Oldham, LancashireRushbearing Procession - Middleton Road, Oldham, near Chadderton, Lancashire, England. Showing the Gardeners Arms - Prop. Betty Sinker Date: 1900s
Little boy with a toy rickshawStudio portrait of a young boy with a toy rickshaw. Date: c. 1910
Spain (17th c. ). Reapers War (1643)Spain. Catalonia. Guerra dels Segadors (Catalan revolt or Reapers War), 1643. Relacio molt verdadera de la victoria que ha tingut lo excelentisim se mariscal de la Mota (Mothe)
Preparing to film The Thief of Bagdad, Hollywood, USAPreparing to film The Thief of Bagdad (released in 1924), adapted from the Arabian Nights stories. Parts of the set, and prop items such as large jars, can be seen. Date: 1923
View of Oxford Circus with a G. prop bus passing through. London. Date: C. 1910
Cherry Blossom and marching soldiers Ueno Park, Tokyo, JapanCherry Blossom and marching soldiers in the Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s
Cherry Blossom and refreshments in Ueno Park, Tokyo, JapanCherry Blossom and a refreshment stall (with seating) in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s
Third Class Railway carriage (wagon) to Beijing, ChinaBeijing, China - Gateway entrance to a temple complex. The ceremonial Paifang gate requires a series of wooden props to prevent it from toppling over! Date: circa 1908
H M Dockyard, Bermuda - A Floating Dock Date: circa 1910s
Southern Africa - Gold ProspectingWorking underground in a South African goldmine - using a machine drill Date: 1907
Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s
Napier Eland Airliner G ANVP a Convair liner which replaced piston engines with Napier turboprops Date: 1956
Elizabethan G ALFR conversion prototype
Varsity, an assymetric engine flying test bed powered by an Eland engine
Napier Eland Convair G ANVP 340 conversionIn flight l to r Napier Eland Convair G ANVP 340 conversion, Elizabethan G ALFR and the Varsity
Napier Eland Airliner G ANVP converted with turboprop engines on runway with men in kilts Date: 1956
The new Elizabethan G ALFR prototype installed with Eland N EL 1 engines Date: 1955
Napier Eland Airliner G ANVP a Convair liner 340 in flight over Bedfordshire August 1956 Date: 1956
Elizabethan G ALFR conversion prototype in flight
Varsity in flight, an assymetric engine flying test bedVarsity, an assymetric engine flying test bed powered by an Eland engine
Allegheny jet prop
Napier Eland Turbo Porp power plants starboard and port
Technician working on a Napier Eland power plantAircraft technician working on a Napier Eland power plant
Napier Eland 3500 ehp propeller turbine power plant for the port nacelle of the CC109 Convair 540
Napier Eland power plant, propeller view
Miner cutting coal in a narrow seam, South WalesA miner undercutting or holing the coal in a narrow seam, Plas y Coed Level, South Wales. A solitary candle provides him with light
Evidence of side movement, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesEvidence of side movement, with a broken prop on the left, in a coal seam at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales
Timber supports in a South Wales mineTimber supports in a mine in South Wales
Woman hanging out the washing on a lineA woman hanging out the washing on a line (or two), apparently at the side of a stretch of water
1950S Evening WearA bored looking model poses wearing a long coral coloured evening gown, against a rather bizarre studio prop
American Bar, BerlinROBERTS BAR Trendy people prop up the bar in glamorous evening dress at " Roberts", the American bar in Berlin
Hawkshaws Chunnel PropSir John Hawkshaw proposes a tunnel beneath the seabed between Dover and Calais