Special Collection (page 16)

Chemical exercise, Barkers car park, Kensington
Firefighters taking part in a chemical exercise in Barkers car park, Kensington, SW London

AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade. Some 21, 000 volunteer firefighters would be recruited

GLC-LFB Brigade photographer Dolly Gray
The brigade had three Sub Officers skilled in photography, who attended all fires of special interest, fatal fires and those requiring more than eight pumps to record evidence

LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigades sole breakdown lorry, stationed at the headquarters station, Lambeth, located on the Albert Embankment SE1

NFS(London Region) Boy trapped in a coal scuttle
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float

NFS (London) open water pumping exercise, WW2
NFS London firefighters undertaking a pumping exercise from an open water supply (reservoir)

London Fire Brigade breakdown lorry rescuing a horse
London firefighters extricating a horse from an excavation in Portland Place, London, using a special horse sling. The Brigades breakdown lorry is lifting the horse to safety using its crane and winch

Balloon event, Charles Green, Leicester
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 411th ascent in his Royal Victoria Balloon, from the Cricket Ground, Leicester. With special trains laid on from nearby cities. 27 June 1849

Elisa Garnerin parachute descent
Elisa Garnerin descending in a parachute, possibly into the Champ de Mars, Paris, entitled Pour la Fete Du Roy! par Elisa Garnerin. The released balloon is in the top left. early 19th century

England and America. The visit of her majesty Queen Victoria to the Arctic ship Resolute - December 16th, 1856, to whom this engraving is by special permission respectfully dedicated by her obedient

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Special performance festival of American dance featuring An American exodus. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a festival of American dance featuring An American Exodus with

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Know the risks involved Syphilis is acquired and transmitted largely by youth : Youth should receive special attention : Consult a reputable physician. Poster encouraging examinations for syphilis

What our forefathers did to special privilege. Illustration shows a British soldier trying to dodge bullets during the American Revolutionary War. Date 1912 July 3

Cabaret du N顮t (Cabaret of Nothingness or Death)
Cabaret du NÚí«t (Cabaret of Nothingness or Death) was a ghost show cabaret, where ghosts were shown before the amazed audience via optical trickery and special effects

Captain Hughes, lately employed on special service in Circassia (he brought the important intelligence to the Allies at Kertch of the fall of Anapa)

Washington Greys 8th Regt. N. Y. S. T. Colonel George Lyons Com
Washington Greys 8th Regt. N.Y.S.T. Colonel George Lyons Com

William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left) and Sam Finley (right), full-length portrait. Date ca. 1880

Night scene on the New York Central Railroad. American Express companys special express train. Date c1884 Apr. 11

The Victory Loan flyers - Watch for the airplane special. Poster showing airplanes flying over a speeding train. Date 1919

Oxford England. American Army men, attending Oxford University for special courses given by distinguished educators, view the Thames River following one of their classes

Parris Island, South Carolina. Special United States Marine units in training bedding down a big barrage balloon. Date 1942 May

William H. Russell, Esqr. the Times special correspondent. William H. Russell, full-length portrait, seated, facing left. Date 1855

EH Sothern and Virginia Harned, special production of Hamlet. Date c1900

Special privilege. Illustration shows an old woman labeled Monopoly Tariff sitting next to an old shoe labeled Special Privilege

Processional route for the 1937 Coronation
Incredibly detailed aerial view of central London by ILN special artist G.H. Davis showing the processional route to and from Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937

Arab wedding with camels, Egypt

Prince George opening Esplanade, Walton, Essex
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942) opening the Princes Esplanade at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Seen here addressing the crowd before performing the official opening by cutting the ribbon

Preparing red carpet for Queens visit, Kielder Water
Police assistance in preparing the red carpet for a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to unveil a monument at Kielder Water, Northumberland. 26 May 1982

Prince George naming the new lifeboat, Walton, Essex
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), at the naming ceremony of the new lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The boat was named EMED

Everybodys Magazine Coronation issue 1953
Front cover of Everybodys Magazine, first special Coronation issue, featuring Queen Elizabeth I riding on a white horse. Date: 1953

The Childrens Home and Orphanage, Lancashire Branch, Edgewo
Boys constructing a reservoir at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton. Founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Portrait of George VI by Albert Collings with invoice
Portrait of King George VI by the portrait painter, Albert Collings taken from the editorial, marked up copy of the Illustrated London News Special Coronation Number for the 1937 Coronation of King

National Childrens Home, Edgworth
Inmates and staff at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Dignitaries at the Lord Mayors Show, London
A group of dignitaries in their regalia outside the Law Courts during the Lord Mayors Show procession through the City of London. They include the outgoing Lord Mayor and his successor. circa 1911

Lord Mayors Show, City of London
The Lord Mayor and other High City Functionaries show amusement at the dignity of the small boy leading the band. circa 1911

Front cover of ILN coronation number for George VI
Front cover from the special number of the Illustrated London News, for the coronation of King George VI. This was adapted from a special number prepared in advance for the coronation of his brother

Arab wedding at Port Said, Egypt
A traditional arab wedding with two camels and transport at Port Said, Egypt. Date: 20th century

The wedding bible given to the Princess Royal
A bible gifted to Victoria(Vicky)(1840-1901), eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, the Princess Royal, on the occasion of her wedding to Prince Frederick William of Prussia

Royal Wedding 1963 - ILN front cover
Front cover of The Illustrated London News special wedding number celebrating the marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon. Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey on 24 April 1963

Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number 1960
Page from the ILN special royal wedding number commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones on 6 May 1960

Guard of Honour, Ecole Militaire, Montreuil, France, WW1
A Guard of Honour of the 1st Artists Rifles parade for inspection by King George V at the Ecole Militaire, Montreuil (Allied headquarters), northern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1917

Front cover of ILN coronation number for Edward VIII
Front cover from the special number of the Illustrated London News, prepared in advance for the coronation of King Edward VIII

Siddeley Special
An expensive (L1300) but handsome, powerful and luxurious touring limousine. Date: 1937

Bay of Macau, China
Macau (also known as Macao is one of the two special administrative regions of the Peoples Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Postcard view of the bay. Date: circa 1897

Home Pickling 1930S
Jars full of home packed pickles with special safety lids. Date: 1930s

Tram Graveyard
The sad sight of a Special London Transport trams in their graveyard (having been replaced by buses), Charlton, south east London. Date: 1950s

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