Purpose Collection (page 8)

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

Feet Washing Jerusalem
Good Friday is feet-washing day for Greek Orthodox believers, so they crowd into the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the purpose

Glaisher Coxwell Balloon
Glaisher and Coxwell are affected by the altitude during their ascent at Wolverhampton for the purpose of scientific study

GREAT WESTERN STEAMER
One of the first steamships to cross the Atlantic, Brunels paddle-wheel vessel was the first purpose-built passenger liner, making 64 crossings before being broken up in 1856

Brooklands Motor Racing
Motor racing at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey - Englands first purpose-made motor racing circuit

French Oil Lamps
A French lamplighter replenishes the oil in a street lamp, which he has pulled down to ground level for the purpose

Coaling a Battleship
Vast quantities of coal are required to keep the worlds navies operating : purpose- built coal supply ships carry the coal to a fuel-hungry warship of the Royal Navy

Caproni Ca-3 Bomber
Italy is one of the first to build purpose-designed bombers, notably the inno- -vative Caproni whose twin booms allow space for a third motor with a gunner above it

Excursion Bill
Handbill announcing a two-day trip from Bradford to London, for the purpose of visiting the International Exhibition. A third class return ticket costs ten shilling

Algerian Trade Caravan
The annual migration of Algerian tribes, for the purpose of trading

All-Purpose Feminist
A useful all-purpose card for feminists of all persuasions - just write your own slogan on the board, and you re in the protest business !

Cocktail Frock 1930S
A wily looking platinum blonde wearing a black chenille frock with black velvet belt & hem, lights a cigarette which she has taken from a box designed especially for the purpose

Pope Stephanus VI
POPE STEPHANUS VI (sometimes listed as Stephanus VII) arraigns his predecessor Formosus, exhumed for the purpose : he himself was later strangled

London / Cries / Chairman
The chairman walks the street for the purpose of mending chairs

Beaver Felling Tree
The beaver can fell a tree, when it suits his purpose : he nibbles round the trunk with his teeth, choosing which way he wants it to fall

Bewick Ichneumon
viverra ichneumon : This animal, in Egypt, is domestic, like the Cat; and is retained by the natives for the same useful purpose of clearing their house of rats and mice

Lapps Preached At
Gudstjenst i ett lappkapell - divine service in a Lapp chapel, seemingly in a private home, cleared for the purpose. Presumably Lutheran

Captain Joshua Slocum
Captain JOSHUA SLOCUM, Canadian/American sailor who 1895-1896 was the first person to sail single-handed round the world in the Spray which he rebuilt for the purpose

Papal Invasion Uk 1852
PAPAL INVASION OF ENGLAND - the Catholic Church is depicted letting loose a swarm of monks, whose purpose is to lure honest Englishmen into the arms of the Scarlet Woman

Fairies on Beach
Three fairies with very tiny wings, clearly inadequate for the purpose of flight, run happily along a sandy beach

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