Purpose Collection (page 7)

Seaplanes of 1918
Latest Navy aircrafts. Seaplanes in there present stage of development of 1918 for World War One purposes may be roughly divided into three classes

Aeroplanes of 1918
Latest aeroplanes of 1918. Bristol was a general-purpose military aircraft, a two-seater biplane, Handley Page giant bombdropper

New Russian bombs by G. H. Davis
Molotovs breadbaskets: Russias new dual-purpose bomb used during the Second World War. Its false head was filled with small incendiary bombs, released by a cap propeller

Ella Wheeler Wilcox
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX popular poet - an advertisement for her Poems of Purpose Date: 1850 - 1919

Potez XA general purpose colonial transport

Unity between British Royalty and the French Goverment
Patriotic Postcard produced for the charitable benefit of Young soldiers and French charitable Institutions - depicts the King and Queen of England (King George VI (1895-1952)

Short SXA5 multi-purpose surface-to-air missile test vehicle. circa 1958. Date: 1958

Lord Carnarvon and Lady Evelyn Herbert
Lord Carnarvon and his daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert arriving at their hotel, the Winter Palace at Luxor. The purpose of Lord Carnarvon was to witness the opening of the inner sealed chamber of

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
The London Fire Brigade introduced Dennis dual purpose appliances which were fitted with pneumatic tyres, making fire engines faster and safer

Dennis motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
A Dennis dual-purpose fire engine (pump escape) at Southwark fire station (station No 1) and LFB Headquarters. Introduced into the Brigade in 1934, it was fitted with pneumatic tyres

London Fire Brigade Lambeth headquarters building
Located on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, the London Fire Brigade headquarters was opened by King George VI in 1937. A purpose built, state of the art facility when first opened

LFDCA-LFB three Greenwich fire station appliances
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the three appliances from Greenwich fire station: two Volvo Saxon dual purpose diesel fire engines (pump-ladder and pump)

LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose appliance
The dual-purpose Merryweather pump from Southwark fire station (D62) standing in its appliance room. The station watchroom can be seen in the background

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
An LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew

LCC-LFB enclosed dual purpose appliance
LCC-London Fire Brigade enclosed dual purpose appliance

NFS (London Region) repaired LFB fire engine, WW2
The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a previously damaged dual purpose pump has been repaired and repainted

NFS (London Region) damaged LFB fire appliance, WW2
The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a damaged dual purpose pump has been delivered to the Regional headquarters

Blitz in London -- damaged LFB vehicle, Shoreditch, WW2
Blitz in London -- a London fire brigade general purpose vehicle, from sub-fire station 37X, at 16-18 Paul Street, Shoreditch, with damaged bodywork and engine after being struck by debris

LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2
A side view of the Leyland pump with its extension ladder and hook ladders on the appliance. These dual-purpose appliances allowed the escape ladder and extension ladders to be interchanged

Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. 1st Regt. New York Fire Zouaves. Assassinated at the Capture of Alexandria, May 24th, 1861. He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will have some purpose even in

Rowton House, Vauxhall
Entrance to the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Rowton House Reading Room, Vauxhall
The reading room at the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Rowton House Shop and Bar in Dining Room, Vauxhall
The shop/bar in the dining room at the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Spectacles with Eyes
Isometrope-Augenglaser - isometric eyeglasses, whose purpose is not immediately apparent to me, but its a striking image... Date: 1900

Paris Arc Du Carrousel
This arch stands between the Louvre, which you can see beyond it, and les jardins des Tuileries, which lie behind us. It serves no useful purpose but looks impressive. Date: circa 1904

Dining Room, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
View inside the dining room of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London, with male inmates eating at tables and queueing to be served

Entrance Hall, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
Men pass through the turnstiles in the entrance hall of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Entrance ticket, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
An entrance ticket for a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men

Two donkeys in a field. Used as a visual aid for propaganda purposes, used to describe two MPs as a pair of donkeys

Living Room of a Rowton House, London
The living room of one of Londons Rowton Houses where the residents can be seen relaxing, reading, and playing draughts. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large

Rowton House, Whitechapel, East London
The Rowton House (named Tower House, built in 1902) on Fielding Street, Whitechapel, East London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built

A new use for letterboxes 1941
Pillar box tops should serve more useful purpose than the mere protection of letters. Here, a useful cosmetic container enables every passing lady to touch up and repair her appearance

Dredging the Land for Gold. Mining Extraordinary. Dredging f
Photograph of the worlds largest purpose built dredger dredging for gold in the Sierra Nevada, California

Cow on a P&O steamer, 1890
Illustration of several passengers admiring a P&O ships cow. Livestock was a common feature on board at this time, as this creatures purpose built stable testifies. Date: 1890

Italy San Gimignano
Although legend attributes the high towers of the town to family rivalries, in fact they served a practical purpose to hang and dry the safron-dyed cloth produced locally

Edward VII as a freemason
Edward VII pictured with the Duke of Connaught as a Grand Master freemason. Freemasonry is a fraternal, secular society dedicated to the principles of brotherly love

Cinema, Bombay
The Novelty Theatre Cinematograoh, Bombay : in India as elsewhere, the first cinemas are converted premises in existing buildings, rather than purpose-built venues

Training Dog to Attack
A police dog is trained to attack an intruder - well padded-up for the purpose !

Coal Ships on Tees
Coal is loaded from coal drops into shipping at Middlesbrough, on the Tees : the drops will subsequently be replaced by purpose-built docks

HERMES CARRIER
The Royal Navys Hermes is the first true purpose- designed aircraft carrier : her configuration will set the pattern for all later carriers

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