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Quarters Collection

Background imageQuarters Collection: Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127

Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127
Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127

Background imageQuarters Collection: T class Submarine

T class Submarine
Inside a British submarine: complex details of the craft in which our underwater crews live and fight. A sectional view of a boat of the T class, showing how machinery, torpedoes

Background imageQuarters Collection: Coyne Helicopter / Ufo

Coyne Helicopter / Ufo
Captain Lawrence J. Coyne, piloting a UH-1H helicopter observes a UFO at close quarters, the craft beaming a green light on the chopper near Mansfield, Ohio, USA

Background imageQuarters Collection: Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, Lancashire

Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, Lancashire
Female quarters at Whittingham Asylum, Cumeragh Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire. The asylum, designed by Henry Littler of Manchester, opened in 1873 as the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum

Background imageQuarters Collection: Amundsen Winter Quarters

Amundsen Winter Quarters
Amundsen and others in their winter quarters at the South Pole

Background imageQuarters Collection: A Cross-Section of H. M. S. King George V by G. H. Davis

A Cross-Section of H. M. S. King George V by G. H. Davis
A cross-section of a 35, 000-ton battleship, the H.M.S. King George V, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, and one of the more modern battleships of its time

Background imageQuarters Collection: The Quest, 1921

The Quest, 1921
Sectional diagram of the Quest, the ship of the Shackleton-Rowett Oceanographical and Antarctic Expedition of 1921-22. Surrounding the image of the main ship are a number of interior views

Background imageQuarters Collection: Three women of the Turkish Harem

Three women of the Turkish Harem
Three women of the Harem, pose for the photographer. The true historical nature of the Turkish/Eastern/Ottoman Harem was the housing of the women (and attendant eunuchs)

Background imageQuarters Collection: First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Hand-to-hand combat

First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Hand-to-hand combat
Hand-to-hand combat during the First Balkan War as Greek troops overun a Turkish gun battery. The war lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece)

Background imageQuarters Collection: Cross-Section of the Emigrant Ship Bourneuf, 1852

Cross-Section of the Emigrant Ship Bourneuf, 1852
Cross-section of the emigrant ship Bourneuf of Liverpool, showing the layout of the passengers quarters, 1852. This ship, of 1495 Tons burden was used for the transport of government passengers to

Background imageQuarters Collection: Albany Barracks, Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, 1873

Albany Barracks, Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, 1873 Image show soldiers of a Scottish Regiment at the entrance to the soldiers quarters

Background imageQuarters Collection: Airport Bus, 1927

Airport Bus, 1927
Passengers for the Continent leave the Charles Street head- quarters of Imperial Airways, and board the Imperial Airways motor=car which will whisk them to Croydon air-station

Background imageQuarters Collection: A flying hotel: passenger quarters in airship R101

A flying hotel: passenger quarters in airship R101
A flying " hotel" : the remarkable passenger quarters in Britains new giant airship, R101. The worlds largest airship

Background imageQuarters Collection: Close quarters with a tiger 1889

Close quarters with a tiger 1889
An incident of the Duc D Orlenas recent hunting tour in India. Date: 1889

Background imageQuarters Collection: The Head Quarters of the 1910 - 13 Scott Polar Expedition

The Head Quarters of the 1910 - 13 Scott Polar Expedition
A view showing Cape Evans where Captain Scott pitched his headquarters for his last expedition to the South Pole. The main positions of the surrounding district are also shown

Background imageQuarters Collection: Nelson Statue

Nelson Statue
Londoners get a chance to admire the Nelson effigy at close quarters, before he is hoisted to the top of his column where only pigeons get close

Background imageQuarters Collection: George Iiis Coat Arms

George Iiis Coat Arms
Royal Coat of George III as the 1st and 4th quarters of the shield are England and the Hanovarian coat of arms is included within a smaller shield

Background imageQuarters Collection: Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons - soldiers quarters

Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons - soldiers quarters. Military camp showing men, huts, and horses. Date 1855

Background imageQuarters Collection: Cadets quarters, U. S. Military Academy

Cadets quarters, U. S. Military Academy
Cadets quarters, U.S. Military Academy. Date c1901

Background imageQuarters Collection: Trafalgar (Davidson)

Trafalgar (Davidson)
warships at close quarters

Background imageQuarters Collection: Prison ship Success Australia, c. 1890

Prison ship Success Australia, c. 1890
Image show offcers quarters on board. The ship was converted into a floating museum and used to display the horrors of the penal era. She was destroyed by fire in 1946

Background imageQuarters Collection: WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea

WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea - the ILN special artist C E Turner accompanied the vessel around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

Background imageQuarters Collection: Princess Mary leaving after inspecting the new RAF Hospital

Princess Mary leaving after inspecting the new RAF Hospital and nurses quarters at Halton, Bucks, in 1927. Date: 1927

Background imageQuarters Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at C?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at C?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom leaves his quarters at Cape Canaveral for a second attempt at his sub-orbital flight following the earlier cancellation due to bad weather, 21 July 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageQuarters Collection: Royal Navy crew quarters on a battleship

Royal Navy crew quarters on a battleship

Background imageQuarters Collection: Royal Navy ship - crew quarters - probably 1930s

Royal Navy ship - crew quarters - probably 1930s

Background imageQuarters Collection: Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

Background imageQuarters Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic - commemorative thimble cup

White Star Line, RMS Titanic - commemorative thimble cup
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - unusual Carlton ware memorial commemorative thimble cup, formerly the property of Brian Ticehurst, expert on the Titanic. 1.75 inches. Date: early 20th century

Background imageQuarters Collection: White Star Line, RMS Britannic - section of architrave

White Star Line, RMS Britannic - section of architrave
White Star Line, RMS Britannic - carved oak section of architrave mounted on a modern backing board. 12.75 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imageQuarters Collection: Ocean Liners - three brooches and a badge

Ocean Liners - three brooches and a badge
Ocean Liners - White Star Line RMS Doric, MV Georgic, and RMS Majestic ship's wheel enamel brooches, 1 inch diameter. Cunard QE2 Farewell Season 2008 enamel badge, 1.25 x 0.75 inches

Background imageQuarters Collection: Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina

Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina
Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase - The Royal Yacht, HMS Medina, 1911-1912 Coronation Expedition to India for the Durbar. Designed and made for Her Majesty by Waring and Gillow

Background imageQuarters Collection: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxon

Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxon
Living Quarters, Britain's Atomic Eergy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxfordshire, July 1949 Date: 1949

Background imageQuarters Collection: Poster Page, Oranges and Sugar Cubes

Poster Page, Oranges and Sugar Cubes
Poster page showing a lot of striking oranges, one of which has been neatly part pealed into quarters. There is also a blue bag of sugar cubes, satisfyingly spilling out across the picture

Background imageQuarters Collection: Battle of Atbara River, Sudan, the Final Charge

Battle of Atbara River, Sudan, the Final Charge - The Cameron Highlanders at Close Quarters, 8 April 1898. Date: 1898

Background imageQuarters Collection: Italians Fight Basques Events Spain Civil War

Italians Fight Basques Events Spain Civil War
italians, fight, basques, events, spain, civil, war, 1937, pro, nationalist, italian, troops, republican, close, quarters, history, historical, 10075480

Background imageQuarters Collection: The accommodation of the Chelsea pensioners designed by Sir Christopher Wren

The accommodation of the Chelsea pensioners designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Each ward had 36 veterans sleeping in old oak cubicles with little curtains that could be drawn across

Background imageQuarters Collection: Fight in the servants quarters during a dance party

Fight in the servants quarters during a dance party, 19th century. Coachman Independent Jimmy in greatcoat knocks down Chasseur Proudlock in front of the guests in crinolines and staff

Background imageQuarters Collection: Private quarters of an Ottoman official

Private quarters of an Ottoman official. Officials in robes sit on a divan in a large carpeted room. Appartement d un ministre de la Porte

Background imageQuarters Collection: Dance of the dervishes, Kadri order

Dance of the dervishes, Kadri order. Ballo dei Dervisch Cadry. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imageQuarters Collection: Cartoon, Dosset in Fresh Quarters

Cartoon, Dosset in Fresh Quarters, No Connection with the Shop Opposite. Depicting David James (1839-1893), English comic actor. 1885

Background imageQuarters Collection: Soldiers in their quarters at a racecourse, September 1939

Soldiers in their quarters at a racecourse, September 1939
Soldiers photographed at an unidentified race course in their temporary sleeping quarters in September 1939. In peacetime, these seats would be reserved for richer customers. September 1939

Background imageQuarters Collection: Royal encampment, era of King Henry VIII

Royal encampment, era of King Henry VIII, showing the royal quarters, market-place, huts of shopkeepers, butchers, etc. Copperplate engraving after the Cotton Collection, Augustus II

Background imageQuarters Collection: Scene in a gynaeceum, womens quarters, Ancient Greece

Scene in a gynaeceum, womens quarters, Ancient Greece. One woman teaching her children, another playing with a baby, others embroidering, reading and spinning

Background imageQuarters Collection: Unique house in Canton

Unique house in Canton, with floor plan showing kitchen, bathroom, servants quarters, courtyard and shop toward the street

Background imageQuarters Collection: Winter quarters of Barnum and Bailey Circus, Bridgeport, USA

Winter quarters of Barnum and Bailey Circus, Bridgeport, USA
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, winter quarters of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. circa 1905

Background imageQuarters Collection: Presidio at Monterey, California, USA

Presidio at Monterey, California, USA
Presidio (soldiers quarters) at Monterey, California, USA. Date: 1922

Background imageQuarters Collection: Royal Naval Volunteers at the Crystal Palace, 1914

Royal Naval Volunteers at the Crystal Palace, 1914
A use found for the Crystal Palace at last: rows of hammocks put up in Canadas building, the sleeping quarters of the Royal Naval Volunteers, at the Crystal Palace, October 1914. Date: October 1914

Background imageQuarters Collection: Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, WW1

Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916



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