Smoke Collection (page 9)

Final phases during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scene from the final phases of the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France, showing a British anti-tank post at the Menin Gate

Street scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Street scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France, showing a burning lorry with billowing black smoke, and debris littering the ground after an intensive German air attack. Date: 1940

British artillery covering the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
British artillery (25-pounders) firing over open sights, while French and British infantry use their machine guns, to cover the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France

Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, with German dive-bombers attacking shipping and setting a paddle steamer on fire

Dunkirk during the evacuation, northern France, WW2
Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, during the evacuation, with a British Lockheed Hudson of the coastal command on guard, and burning oil tanks producing a huge cloud of black smoke. Date: 1940

Dunkirk under bombardment, 1940
View of Dunkirk under bombardment, taken from the deck of a destroyer, showing huge smoke columns from fires, during the Dunkirk evacuations in June 1940. 1940

Chung Ling Soo at the London Hippodrome
Chung Ling Soo, Chinese conjuror (real name Billy Robinson) in publicity photographs for his act at the London Hippodrome in 1904. Date: 1904

The Calves Head Club, Suffolk Street, London. Date: circa 1735

Couple posing with tennis rackets, probably in Blanefield, Scotland. circa 1890s

French Revolution, destruction of Bastille, Paris
French Revolution, destruction of the Bastille Prison, Paris. 1789

Cresset bearer

Lady badly burned in an accident with a paraffin lamp. Date: 1871

Great Northern Railway at Spalding, Lincolnshire
The Great Northern Railway at Spalding, Lincolnshire. Spalding station opened in 1848, and was renamed Spalding Town later the same year. Date: 1848

Hypothetical female smoking party, May 1894
Illustration of an all-female smoking party, captioned " what we are coming to: a ladies smoking party", in reference to the changing social standards for women in Britain. 1894

Music cover, The Guards Quadrille by Bushez. 19th century

Cinderella and the Glass Slipper. circa 1900

Cartoon by Henry Bunbury, The Smoking Club. Date: circa 1790s

Cinderella and her sisters, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Poster, The effects of over-cooking and keeping hot. Vitamin value, goodness, taste go up in smoke - result is waste. 1945

How a railway train is propelled -- two diagrams of a locomotive engine, showing firebox, boiler, smoke box, steam chamber, cylinder and piston, safety valves, steam whistle and feed pipe. Date: 1841

Saint Columba, turbine steamer, at sea. Date: 1936

Dublin to Queenstown mail train, Ireland
Dublin to Queenstown mail train, on the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR), Ireland. Date: circa 1905

Paddle steamer Chippewa at Lewiston, Ontario, Canada
Niagara River Line paddle steamer Chippewa at Lewiston, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1908

HMS Foresight, British light cruiser (Forward class). Date: circa 1908

Advert, John Spencer Ltd, Phoenix Iron Works, Coatbridge
Advert for John Spencer (Coatbridge) Ltd, Phoenix Iron & Steel Works, Coatbridge, Scotland. 1905

Sprat, and herring being hung in a smokehouse, 18th century
Sprat, Sprattus sprattus, and section through a smokehouse showing workers smoking herring in a kipper factory, 18th century

Skeleton of Death catching the Friar Provisor
Skeleton of Death catching the cloak collar of the Friar Provisor as he enters a convent with money-box and wallet. The convent wall is crumbling and smoke billows from inside

Allegorical depiction of Asia reclining on a bed, with a garland of flowers, and a bowl of incense smoking. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre after an illustration by Andrea Appiani

A group of San people harvesting a swarm of
A group of San people (Bushmen) harvesting a swarm of locusts with fire and smoke. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Volcano erupting on Stromboli, Italy, 18th century
Eruption of the volcano on Stromboli island, Italy, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J.B. Hoessel from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Interior of a Kamchatka dwelling, eastern Russia. Date: circa 1779

View outside a distillery, Thames Bank, south-west London
View outside the Octavius Smith and Co distillery, Thames Bank, south-west London. 1842

Crystal Palace fire, 29-30 November 1936
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London, on the night of the fire, 29-30 November 1936. 1936

Crystal Palace after the fire, 30 November 1936
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham, SE London, after the fire, 30 November 1936. 1936

Aborigines of Australia, Corroboree dance. Date: 1842

HMS Barfoil, British boom defence vessel, WW2
HMS Barfoil (Z194), British boom defence vessel (net layer). Date: 1943

Aerial view of Broadway, Aurora, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1910

USS Charleston in harbour, Portland, Oregon, USA
USS Charleston, cruiser, in the harbour of Portland, Oregon, USA, for the Rose Festival of June 1907, along with other ships. Date: 1907

Alakea Wharf, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Alakea Wharf, with a large ship alongside, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii, USA. Date: circa 1910

Air and sea battle between British and German forces, WW2
A combined air and sea battle in the North Sea between British and German forces during the early stages of the Second World War

Aerial view of Cardiff, showing less smoke pollution
Aerial view of Cardiff, claiming to show less smoke pollution, due to the use of Welsh coals rather than inferior types. 1931

Aerial view of a city with heavy smoke pollution
Aerial view of an unnamed industrial city showing heavy smoke pollution, claimed to be caused by inferior coals (ie not Welsh). 1931

Steamboat landing, Hanlons Point, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Steamboat landing at Hanlons Point, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. circa 1908

Steamship, Teide, Barcelona, Spain
Steamship, Teide, of the Transmediterranean Company, Barcelona, Spain, serving Barcelona, Cadiz and the Canary Islands. Date: circa 1910s

Gradini Santa Barbara, Naples, Italy
Gradini Santa Barbara, a narrow street of steps in Naples, Italy. Date: circa 1905

Christmas card, village in the snow

Platforms and trains at Victoria Station, London. Date: early 20th century

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