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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, polar explorerSir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 - 1922), Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer. Seen here at the age of 40 in windproof garments
Protective DressProtective dress worn by French doctors attending plague victims in Marseille and elsewhere
Maintenance worker greasing pivots and slidesA Railway engineer, wearing no discernible protective clothing, greasing the pivots and slides with a grease gun. Photograph by Heinz Zinram. 1950s
The Apiarist - a bee keeper demonstrating the examination of frames of brood
Radiation Therapy / 1928A group of young boys, wearing protective goggles are subjected to radiation therapy, using ultra violet light
Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2Two women police officers in gas masks in London during the Second World War. One of them is Florence Bragg (joined November 1936). Date: 1940s
Queen Elizabeth II visit coal mineQueen Elizabeth II dressed in protective white overalls to make her first descent into a coal-mine at Rothes Colliery, Fife, Scotland in 1958
Anti-Flu MasksA man and a woman wearing anti-flu masks. These masks cover the nose and mouth and are designed to prevent germs spreading. They may work but they look very curious!
Naval personnel watch H-bomb test, Malden IslandBritish naval personnel in special protective clothing watch a thermonuclear H-bomb test over Malden Island in the central Pacific Ocean. Date: 1956
Italian soldier in white camouflage, WWICamouflage or protective colouring - an Italian soldier during the First World War in white dress rendering him difficult to spot in snowy conditions. 1918
Thatcher, Sidney Chun, splitting a spar - MarlboroughA thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), wears protective clothing, including a cricket shin pad, while splitting spars before thatching a roof at Marlborough - date: 1950s
Falconry : Showing OffA proud falconer shows off his falcon, holding it up in the air on his protective gauntlet glove. Date: 1930s
Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmetA Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet, as used in wartime
Looking for Queen BeeBee keeping - a method of holding a Brood Frame, when looking for the Queen Bee
Adelaide Australia, c. 1900-1910 city centre King William StAdelaide Australia, c.1900-1910 city centre King William St with trams
Womens shingle cap 1929Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929
Russian soldier in gas mask, eastern front, Russia, WW1Russian soldier in a rubber gas mask on the eastern front, Russia, during the First World War. The man breathes through a hole in the top of the tin which is filled with charcoal and chemicals
Painting Linoleum - Smartly dressed housewife applying a protective coating onto a linoleum-covered kitchen floor while her children look on. Date: 1923
Defensive WomanA sketch study of a young woman standing with a defensive posture, as she shields her face with protective arms, her hands clenched. Date: circa 1901
History of Africa. The Congo. Indigenous armed for warfareHistory of Africa. 19th century. Indigenous armed for warfare. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre
Lifebuoy Soap AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Lifebuoy soap, a cleansing safeguard against contagious diseases
Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case coverCunard Line, Isle of Man Post Office QE2 Farewell Season Celebration. Limited edition 156 of 189 QE2 Farewell Season Celebration large 14.5 x 14 inches album in slip case cover
Jizo statues, Sai No Kawara Park, Hakone, JapanJizo statues at Sainokawara (Sai No Kawara) Park, Hakone, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Womens ARP Suit, designed by HarrodsModel wearing Womens Air Raid Precaution suit, designed by Harrods. Captioned, This natty and becoming A.R.P. suit designed by Harrods is zipped up the front
Timucua Indian tribeHistory of the United States. 16th century French expedition. Florida. Timucua Indian tribe. Traditional architecture of the indigenous villages, with the installation of a defensive palisade
Italian Sallet. School of Missaglia. Ca. 1500Italian Sallet. Venetian or Milanese (School of Missaglia). Ca.1500. Armoury. Grandmaster Palace. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019
Anime armour. Hungarian type. Italian, ca. 1580. BackAnime, articulated armour. Hungarian type. Italian, ca.1580. Back. Armoury. Grandmaster Palace. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019
Cuirassier Armour. 17th century. Grandmaster Palace. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019
Egyptian wooden sarcophagusInner wooden coffin of Henutmehyt, covered in gold leaf. Decorated with representations of different deities as a winged goddess Nut, the boat of the Sun god and other protective deities
Lady motorist wearing a quilted full length protective motor-coat against the bad weather designed by Dunhill. Date: 1907
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WOTAN ENCIRCLES ROCKAct Three : Loge encircles the rock on which Brunnhilde is sleeping with a protective fire which only a true hero can penetrate (Siegfried will manage it, of course)
MR M, DEATH RAY INVENTORGrindell Matthews, the inventor of a death ray which will destroy aircraft or explode munitions depots at a distance Date: 1924
Advert, Surgical Hosiery Co Ltd, NottinghamAdvert, Surgical Hosiery Co Ltd, Russell Street, Nottingham - manufacturers of elastic knee caps, anklets (plain, felted or padded), jock straps, suspenders etc. for all athletes Date: 1933
Vintage 19th century photograph: Baptistery, Duomo and Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph - Gersau is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, sitting on the shores of Lake Lucerne
Vintage 19th century photograph - entrance to the St Gotthard tunnel, railway line, Switzerland
Decorating an office building, LondonA team of decorators painting the outside of an office building in Central London, working from ladders with no protective head gear. Date: circa 1950s
Muffled against the deadly bacilli in Manchuria, a doctor fully masked and a sanitary official, wearing a lint mask soaked in carbolic acid. Date: 1911
Village scene - Nunnington in Yorkshire, wooden bridgeVillage scene - Nunnington in Yorkshire with wooden pedestrian bridge over the river. Vintage 19th century photograph
Farm workers picking tea, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, RussiaCathedral of Christ the Saviour, Russian Orthodox catholic church, Moscow, Russia. Vintage 19th century photograph
Street scene with mosque and minarets, Cairo. Vintage 19th century photograph
Two young women and a mosquito net. Vintage 19th century photograph
New protective water-spray 1903The latest German novelty for protecting firemen from flames. Water is fed through a branch from a hose which the fireman carries for playing upon flames
Cartoon, John Bull Guards his Pudding -- expressing a combination of patriotism and Christmas-themed tradition, John Bull stands with his bulldog and rifle
Tally ho at the London Hippodrome, through the splash paneThe grand finale of Tally-ho, the latest water spectacle at the London Hippodrome as viewed by the audience through the splash pane - glass barriers, which rose up to encircle the arena
Boys playing American football. Date: circa 1970s