Raise Collection (page 3)

GLC-LFB Fireshow at Crystal Palace
A major charity event was organised at Crystal Palace to raise money for the Firefighters benevolent fund in the hot summer of 1976

Illustration of an 18th century Bellman and Billman
A London night-watchman who gave warning of fire and who was meant to take first-aid measures to stop small outbreaks of fire. (Original print in the London Guildhall Library)

NFS (London Region) Southall horse rescue, WW2
Firefighters from K2Z Southall fire station area attempting to rescue a horse that fell into a deep, water filled ditch and was unable to get out unaided

Le Suffren balloon ascent, Nantes
View of the Le Suffren balloon ascending from the garden of the orphanage, Nantes, France. Including the equipment used to raise and fill it. 14 June 1784

Satirical cartoon, raising a balloon
Satirical cartoon, Moyen infaillible d enlever les Ballons -- a group of commedia dell arte characters trying to raise a balloon on a wooden frame. circa 18th century

Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, controlled by four ropes forming a pyramidal shape and operated by winches on the ground below. Date between 1820 and 1870

They fight for you - protect them Help the Red Cross raise $100, 000, 000 at once. Poster showing Liberty, modeled on the well-known statue complete with upraised torch

Kern County, California. Undernourished cotton pickers child listening to speeches of organizer at strike meeting to raise wages from seventy-five cents to ninety cents a hundred pounds

Fruiterers Sports Day, Crystal Palace, London

Princess Marie Joses Bk
Front cover of Princess Marie Jose of Belgiums Childrens Book published to raise funds for the Vestiaire Marie-Jose during World War I. Date: c.1915

Niazim Bey and his revolutionary band
Niazim Bey, the Young Turk leader and his revolutionary band - the first to raise the flag of liberty in Macedonia. Date: circa 1910s

The Toast by W. R. S. Stott
An early 19th century scene showing four jovial gentlemen raising a toast in front of a blazing fire. Date: 1936

Woman suffering the effects of poverty, South Wales
A woman in despair, suffering the effects of poverty in South Wales. This photograph, entitled Poverty, was used to illustrate talks designed to raise support for the South Wales Miners Federation

French National Loan poster for the Credit Foncier d Algerie et de Tunisie, showing a busy scene in a North African port

Classroom scene, 1955
This young girl has the answer, and she wants us to know

Harry Lauder at hospital matinee
The Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder (Sir Henry Lauder, 1870-1950) at the Playhouse Theatre, where he appeared in a special matinee to raise funds for the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich

Memorial Service poster, Titanic disaster
A poster advertising a Memorial Service at Battersea Town Hall, south London, on 28 April 1912, to remember those who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster

Prince of Wales on Alexandra Rose Day
Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, good-humouredly catching a bouquet as he drives in a carriage during Alexandra Rose Day, 1922

Queen Ena of Spain as a nurse
Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, formerly Princess Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), second child and only daughter of Princess Beatrice

Alexei of Russia during wartime
Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaievich of Russia (1904-1918) in field uniform. While other Royal children performed small engagements or were photographed to raise money for war charities

Raising the Great Bell into the Tower of St. Pauls Cathedra
Engraving showing three stages in the raising of a new Great Bell into the tower of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, in 1882. At left, the bell is shown within the South-west tower doorway

Exchanging gold wedding-rings for iron
Photograph showing German men and women in Berlin exchanging their gold wedding rings for iron in a bid to raise war funds. Date: October 10th 1914

Red Flag on Pantheon
The Communards raise the red flag of communism on the Pantheon

Naval Cadets on Deck
An officer instructs a group of cadets how to raise the anchor of the Sorlandet during the Tall Ships Race near Dartmouth

Dore / Warehouse by River
Dockers handling barrels and bales in a warehouse from which, if they raise their eyes, they can see a distant prospect of St Paul s

Tree of Liberty Erected
Republican enthusiasts raise a Tree of Liberty in the rue Saint-Martin, Paris - but it will soon be cut down by the authorities

Tree of Liberty Felled2
Republican enthusiasts raise a Tree of Liberty in the rue Saint-Martin, Paris - but it is soon cut down by the authorities

Tree of Liberty Felled
Republican enthusiasts raise a Tree of Liberty in the rue Saint-Martin, Paris - but it is soon cut down by the authorities

Class Know-It-All
Girl is quick to raise hand in class

Albert Hall Gymnastics
The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls puts on a display at the Royal Albert Hall; here, all the girls raise their right arms simultaneously

French Stone Quarry
Horses drag a wagon-load of stone from a French quarry : a massive windlass is used to raise the stone from the workings to the road

After Battle of Baylen
The people of Baylen raise their flag after their Patriotic Army defeats a (much larger) French force under Dupont, who surrenders his whole army to the Spanish

Fund-Raising Concert
To raise money to purchase a million guns, Garibaldi stages a patriotic concert in the Pagliano theatre, Firenze. French and Italian flags are proudly waved

Wedding Photo / Champagne
The newlyweds raise their glasses of champagne in a toast

Kaiser & Troops / 1915
Kaiser Wilhelm II watches from a balcony as German infantry, many of whom raise their helmets in salute, march off to the front line

Bougainville & Flag
Bougainville and his men raise the French flag on a small rock on the Magellan Straits

Gt Eastern Weighs Anchor
The Great Eastern weighs anchor off Maplin Sands, at the Nore in the Thames Eastuary : a boy plays the fiddle while crew work the capstan to raise the anchor

Anne D autriche
ANNE D AUTRICHE, queen of Louis XIII - she is depicted presenting her diadem to raise money for abandoned children

Roman Testudo / Sieges
The TESTUDO (tortoise), a Roman siege technique using overlapping shields, giving protection from arrows and boiling oil, and serving as a platform to raise attackers

Aquinas / Fouquet
Thomas Aquinas, noted theologian, depicted instructing a group of clerics, some of whom raise their hands in admiration

Canal De Loing - 3
The seven stepped locks of the Canal de Loing at Rogny-les-sept-ecluses, near Montargis, now replaced by a more sophisticated arrangement to raise barges

Egyptian Shadoof 2
Egyptian farmers raise water from the Nile to irrigate their fields, by means of a Shadoof

Lady on Phone 1919
Lady uses a candlestick telephone to receive congratulations on her husbands knighthood which she thinks will raise their status with the servants

Edward VII Gambling
EDWARD VII at Monte-Carlo. His companion : Its alright for you, if you lose, you just raise the income tax

Egyptian Women
Two women pay a visit to a friend : they have to raise their veils to drink, of course, but have learnt to do so without revealing more than a minimum

Raising Water Level
CHINA Wang-che-tchen, who learnt the magic secret of how to raise the water level of rivers - he is depicted raising the Yellow River (Hwang Ho)

Merfolk and Submarines
The mer-people resent the intrusion of submarines into the domain they share only with the fishes Date: 1907

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