Rope Collection (page 13)

LFB turntable ladder in action, with rescued person
LFB turntable ladder in action, with a rescued person in a harness. The ladder is being trained away from the building, and a firefighter steadies the man using the tail line

Extended ladder with man hanging in harness from a rope

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view) with crew
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view), with crew

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view)

Studio photo of Fireman A Wall, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

Studio photo of Escape Foreman Putman, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

Mahaomet Caratha - Turkish rope-dancer and Equilibrist during the reign of George II. Date: circa 1745

Three Brunei scouts securing ropes, Borneo, south-east Asia

Boy Scout activities in Afghanistan, in the scouting magazine Jamboree, April 1933. Date: circa 1930s

Boy scouts constructing rope bridge, South Africa
Boy scouts belonging to a South African troop, constructing a rope bridge

Woman in harbour, Coverack, Cornwall
Woman with a boat in the harbour of the village of Coverack, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

Prince Albert & Prince George learning ropes
Young brothers Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Prince George, on board the Britainnia training-ship, learning how to slice a rope. 1878

Quayside artist
A quayside artist painting a fishing harbour. Date: 1960s

Men on deck of sailing ship
Men on the deck of a sailing ship

Man climbing rigging of sailing ship
Man climbing the rigging of a sailing ship

Display in Baden Powell House, London
Display of items in Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Date: circa 1960s

Loot by William Heath Robinson WWI
An unsuspecting gentleman walking his dog is being robbed by a group of Germen soldiers in a zeppelin using a hook and some rope. 1916

Training boys for the navy, WW1
A page of photographs showing boys at the Watts Naval Training School at Elmham in Norfolk undergoing instruction in order to prepare them for the Navy

Chenab Rope Bridge, Kashmir, India. Date: circa 1890s

British vehicle stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1
A British vehicle stuck in the mud after a thaw on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Men in basket of observation balloon, WW1
Two men with telephones and maps in the basket of an RFA observation balloon on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Inflatable German dinghy by G. H. Davis
Saving the Luftwaffe: an inflatable dinghy for defeated German airmen. It was carried by the larger German aircraft during the Second World War

Farmer and ox, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Texas-Tex, Mexican on horseback
Texas-Tex, a Mexican on horseback at the time of the Rio Grande conflict between Texas and Mexico. Date: early 20th century

Couple water-planing on a wooden raft
A couple water-planing (or planking) on a wooden raft -- the photograph has been taken from the motor boat which is towing them. Date: 1914

The boat question by G. H. Davis
The boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits. The longer davit would launch the boat well clear of the ships side

Girls playing in street
Girls playing with a skipping rope in the street Date: 1930s

The volunteer life brigade at work : life saving at sea
The late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore

Cartoon, Giving him his place in the sun, WW1
Cartoon, Giving him his place in the sun, showing British, French, Belgian, Russian and Japanese allies working together with a giant magnifying glass to set fire to Kaiser Wilhelms jacket

Italian soldiers climbing precipice, WW1
Italian soldiers transporting themselves and their artillery up a sheer mountain face by means of ropes during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Woman pushing box across river
A woman pushing a box suspended by ropes across a river

Woman pushing box ferry across river
A woman pushing a box ferry suspended by ropes across a river. Date: circa 1920s

Lifeboat man rescuing a baby
A lifeboat man swinging across the waves on a lifebelt, holding a baby in his arms

Childrens Games Through the Ages
This picture shows children at play from the middle ages to 150 years ago. It has lots of differen scenes of children playing different types of games

Cottage buildings in remote landscape
Cottage buildings in a remote landscape, possibly in the north of Scotland. A sign on the building on the left reads: Telegraph Office

Trainee lowered from tower during exercise drill, WW2
National Fire Service trainee being lowered from a tower during exercise drill. Date: 1940s

Sir George Elliot MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR GEORGE ELLIOT MP, 1st Baronet (1814-1893) Conservative Party Member of Parliament, Businessman from Gateshead, North-East England

Woman riding a hobby horse on board ship
A woman riding a hobby horse on board ship. Date: 1930s

Men with crates of fish on quayside
Men working on a quayside with crates of fish labelled William Carnie and David Dow, Newhaven

French Rope-Maker
A French cordier (rope-maker) at work. Date: circa 1845

Mahomet Caratha
MAHAOMET CARATHA Turkish rope-dancer and Equilibrist during the reign of George II. Date: fl. 1727 - 1760

The Skipping Rope. Russell, George William ( AE ) 1867-1935

The Terrible Bogeyman - who steals away naughty children in his sack if they misbehave. Date: circa 1908

Porter from Bosnia and Herzegovina with rope over shoulder Date: circa 1910s

Naples, Italy - Fishermen pulling in their catch
Naples, Italy - Via Caracciolo - Fishermen pulling in their fish nets, using a human chain. They appear to have been distracted by someone just out of shot

Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Porter carrying a pallet
Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Porter carrying a wooden pallet Date: circa 1908

Thessaloniki - A corner of the Souk (Market)
Thessaloniki, Greece - A corner of the Souk (Market). Date: circa 1910s

Street Sellers of Rope Tobacco, Kingston, Jamaica Date: circa 1910

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