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Background imageSheets Collection: Girl and doll in bed on a New Year card

Girl and doll in bed on a New Year card with white and gold ornate border. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSheets Collection: Princes Dock - Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay)

Princes Dock - Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay) - commissioned in 1880. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSheets Collection: Return of the hot water bottles 1946

Return of the hot water bottles 1946
Production of the rubber synthetic hot water bottle in Streatham factory, London, post Second World War. During the War, rubber was reserved for making tires for military trucks

Background imageSheets Collection: NFS (Salvage Corps) workers at a fire, WW2

NFS (Salvage Corps) workers at a fire, WW2
Salvage workers from Cannon Street fire station sub-station A2Z.2X (Watling Street) undertaking salvage work at a warehouse fire

Background imageSheets Collection: Clothes Lines - London

Clothes Lines - London
Drying sheets and general washing in the back yards of a row of terraced houses in London

Background imageSheets Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II, Imperial March

Kaiser Wilhelm II, Imperial March
Music cover of The Kaiser, Grand Imperial March, for pianoforte, composed by Ezra Read

Background imageSheets Collection: Emplaning and disembarking from a Westland Whirlwind helicop

Emplaning and disembarking from a Westland Whirlwind helicop
One of three photographs of emplaning and disembarking from a Westland Whirlwind helicopter, 1957 (c). One of fifty seven photographs, fifteen mounted on sheets photographed by Ng Beh Leow

Background imageSheets Collection: Young fashionable lady searches for linen in her Dower Chest

Young fashionable lady searches for linen in her Dower Chest
A fashionable young lady kneels in front of an Old English oak Dower chest, searching for a specific item of household linen! Date: 1923

Background imageSheets Collection: A Dyke of Basalt (A) Piercing Triassic Sandstone

A Dyke of Basalt (A) Piercing Triassic Sandstone
A Dyke of Basalt(A) Piercing Triassic Sandstone(C) and Sending Intrusive Sheets Or Sills(B) Into It - a diagram of Volcanic activity. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageSheets Collection: N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen

N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen - an interior view in the spinning mill and two people operating a machine to calender the linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageSheets Collection: Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web

Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web - an interior view of the spinning mill and a man operating a machine for ironing the sheets of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageSheets Collection: Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing

Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing - an interior view of a man operating a machine in the spinning mill for bundling linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageSheets Collection: Photographer at work

Photographer at work, checking through contact sheets. Date: 1972

Background imageSheets Collection: The Musical group by Hogarth

The Musical group by Hogarth
A Chorus of singers Date: 1732

Background imageSheets Collection: Large span iron bridge over the Songhua River, China

Large span iron bridge over the Songhua River, China
Large span iron bridge over the frozen Songhua River (Sungari River) in northeast China, - the largest tributary of the Heilong River

Background imageSheets Collection: Eldred, Mottram & Co, Shrewsbury

Eldred, Mottram & Co, Shrewsbury, manufacturers of waterproof sheets, aprons, mackintoshes, marquees, tents, etc -- handwritten invoice. 1905

Background imageSheets Collection: English Printer 1710

English Printer 1710
The interior of an English printing office in the 18th century - setting up the type, inking, and gathering the sheets Date: circa 1710

Background imageSheets Collection: Letter Press Printing

Letter Press Printing
A letter press printer being operated with both hands and feet. A typesetter works in the background and sheets of printed paper are drying on lines above him. Date: 1827

Background imageSheets Collection: Industry / Paper 1827

Industry / Paper 1827
A paper maker measuring and cutting sheets of paper on a large guillotine. Date: 1827

Background imageSheets Collection: Music sheet: I m knee deep in daisies

Music sheet: I m knee deep in daisies
Music sheet cover for I m knee deep in daisies and head over heels in love. Two lovers embrace in a beautiful countryside backdrop. Date: 1925

Background imageSheets Collection: Music sheet: I shall keep on loving you, dear

Music sheet: I shall keep on loving you, dear
Music sheet cover for I shall keep on loving you, dear, featuring a pair of lovebirds embracing on a branch; a fox trot with words by Hampden Gordon and music by Christine Maitland. Date: c. 1925

Background imageSheets Collection: Christmas is Come 1850

Christmas is Come 1850
Music sheet called Christmas is Come, from a bound volume A Holiday Book for Christmas and the New Year, words by Albert Smith and music by W.V. Wallace. Date: 1850

Background imageSheets Collection: Envelope, Paget photographic paper

Envelope, Paget photographic paper
Envelope containing twenty sheets of Paget self-toning paper, price eightpence, from Paget Prize Plate Co Limited of Watford. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSheets Collection: Label on an envelope, Illingworths photographic paper

Label on an envelope, Illingworths photographic paper
Label on an envelope, Illingworths Slogas gaslight paper, from T Illingworth & Co Ltd, Willesden Junction, NW London. Eight sheets, price sixpence. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSheets Collection: Envelope, Seltona photographic paper

Envelope, Seltona photographic paper
Envelope containing twelve sheets of Seltona self-toning paper, price sixpence, from Leto Photo Materials Company Limited of London and Edgware. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSheets Collection: WW1 knitting song music sheet - I m Knitting a Rosary

WW1 knitting song music sheet - I m Knitting a Rosary
Front cover of a music sheet for a knitting-themed song - I m Knitting a Rosary, - words by Robert Levenson and music by Vincent Plunkett

Background imageSheets Collection: American Red Cross Knitting song sheet music, WW1

American Red Cross Knitting song sheet music, WW1
Theres a Girl Who Is Knitting for You - words by George Hopkins, music by Florence Mills Nixson. Knitting song published in aid of the American Red Cross during the First World War. Date: c.1917

Background imageSheets Collection: Firefighters in action, Longmoore Street, SW1

Firefighters in action, Longmoore Street, SW1
AFS firefighters in action at a fire in Longmoore Street, Victoria, London SW1, on 6 May 1959. They are clearing away corrugated iron sheets in order to expose pockets of fire under the debris

Background imageSheets Collection: Bronze figure of an Italian bomber wearing Farina helme

Bronze figure of an Italian bomber wearing Farina helme
Bronze figure of an Italian bomber wearing a Farina helmet with the Lippmann Paraguance (metal sheets for the ears) throwing a disc-shaped grenade. Italian School

Background imageSheets Collection: British working party in rain, Western Front, WW1

British working party in rain, Western Front, WW1
A working party of British soldiers about to set off in the rain, wearing waterproof sheets and trench waders, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSheets Collection: Laundry at Girls Home

Laundry at Girls Home
The laundry at a girls home, possibly a Magdalen home, location unknown. Nuns are supervising the work. Sheets are being ironed in a roller press. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSheets Collection: Laundry at the Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol

Laundry at the Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol
An interior view of the laundry at Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol. Sheets are being ironed in a large rotary press. In peacetime, the hospital operated as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum

Background imageSheets Collection: Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside Ironing Room

Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside Ironing Room
The ironing room at Dr Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside, Essex. Sheets, fresh from the laundry, are ironed in large presses. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSheets Collection: Sheets of Rubber drying on racks - Malaysia

Sheets of Rubber drying on racks - Malaysia Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSheets Collection: Drying Raisins - Renmark, River Murray, South Australia

Drying Raisins - Renmark, River Murray, South Australia Date: circa 1908

Background imageSheets Collection: Washer Women - Bermuda

Washer Women - Bermuda with their laden donkey cart. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSheets Collection: Manufacturing metal sheets with electric lighting

Manufacturing metal sheets with electric lighting. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Instituto Geol󧩣 o y Minero de Espa񡮠

Background imageSheets Collection: Detail of a folding screen of eight sheets with

Detail of a folding screen of eight sheets with episode of the Genpei Wars (1180-1185). End of the Heian Period. Tosa School 18th century. Japanese art. Edo period. Painting. ITALY. Venice

Background imageSheets Collection: Patera with Lion Head

Patera with Lion Head
An Iberian Patera with a Lions head in relief. Silver with gold sheets

Background imageSheets Collection: LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drill

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drill
Jump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when

Background imageSheets Collection: London Salvage Corps sheeting a warehouse wall

London Salvage Corps sheeting a warehouse wall
Following a serious fire the London Salvage Corps have protected an external face of the affected warehouse by placing a series of salvage sheets down the side of the building

Background imageSheets Collection: NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2

NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2
Salvage sheets put in place by NFS Salvage Corps workers protect goods and equipment from water damage

Background imageSheets Collection: NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire

NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire, with salvage sheets protecting goods and equipment from water damage

Background imageSheets Collection: NFS (London Region) Salvage Corps in action, WW2

NFS (London Region) Salvage Corps in action, WW2
The London Salvage Corps was not part of the London Fire Brigade but operated in harmony with it. It came under the umbrella of the NFS during WW2

Background imageSheets Collection: Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope

Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope. Date between 1870 and 1920

Background imageSheets Collection: Joyce Green Hospital - ironing room

Joyce Green Hospital - ironing room
Ironing room for patients bedding in the laundry at the Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford. Large rotary irons are used to press sheets

Background imageSheets Collection: Saw Grinders at Sheffield Grinding Mills, Yorkshire

Saw Grinders at Sheffield Grinding Mills, Yorkshire
Saw grinders place sheets of metal against a rotating cutter at Sheffield Grinding Mills. Date: 1844

Background imageSheets Collection: Roman Bath at Bath

Roman Bath at Bath
Part of the Great Bath, the centrepiece of the Roman baths at Bath, Somerset. It is lined with 45 sheets of lead and filled with hot spa water and once stood in a 40m. high hall Date: 1960s



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