Temporary Collection (page 2)

The Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park 1851
Temporary glass structure of The Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park taking place between from 1 May to 15 October 1851, referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition. 1851

Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park, plans 1851
Temporary glass structure of The Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park taking place between from 1 May to 15 October 1851, showing the interior plans of the two floors of the galleries. Date: 1851

Sunday morning with hop-pickers 1871
Hop picking season in Kent, men, women and children from many distant villages and town of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, East End of London

Blackfriars old bridge during construction, showing the temporary foot bridge, completed in 1769. Date: 1775

Interior of the temporary Vienna Universal Exhibition, showing the English court. Date: 1873

17 Bruton Street - Home of Earl and Countess of Strathmore
17 Bruton Street, London - Home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, where the Duke and Duchess of York temporarily resided and where the Duchess gave birth to their first child

Progress of building for the International Exhibition 1850
Progress of the Interior of The Great Exhibition of 1851, at Hyde Park, London. Engraving showing the erection of the central avenue, 1848 feet in length. Date: October 1850

Great Exhibition - Southern Entrance 1851
Front southern entrance to the transept of the Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park. Date: 1851

Exterior of a British Restaurant, one of a number of communal restaurants during the Second World War providing a cooked meal, with dessert and a cup of tea, for around the cost of 1s.2d

St Mary Magdalene Canvas Church Crusade - Highbury Corner, Holloway - run by the Rev Arthur William Goodwin Hudson (1906-1985) (who signed the back of the card in May 1953). Date: circa 1952

Nordkapp (North Cape) - Norway - Cliffs of the Cape, a smaller Whaler, a hexagonal hut and Polar Bear, completing the Arctic Iconography! Date: circa 1898

Temporary Treatment of Bone Fractures, including rifle used as a splint, cricket bat used as a splint, slings, triangular bandages, shawl caps, huntsmans whips used as splint

Suffragette Cat and Mouse Act McKenna. Shows Reginald McKenna, Home Secretary in Asquiths government, sitting on a pedestal, labelled, Fiat Justitia (let justice be done)

Prefabricated aluminium homes 1945
During the Second World War many houses were destroyed, due to this, aluminium prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, by Britains aircraft industry

Force feeding a suffragette (cartoon)
A cartoon depicting a suffragette being force fed in a prison cell. Two men, a prison warder and a doctor, hold the woman down with the help of a large weight (one hundredweight)

Mona Lisa Back with Baby
The Mona Lisa is back after her temporary absence... with a baby!

Recuiting volunteers for bus-driving 1926
Temporary recruiting office in Regents Street, London, for the L.G.O.C (London General Omnibus Company), volunteers queuing outside. May 1926

Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, London
A fantastic, rare view of the Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, Brixton, London. As Brixtons population increased rapidly during the 1870s

Mulberry Harbour off Arromanches, Normandy, France, WW2
Mulberry Harbour off Arromanches, Normandy, France, a temporary portable harbour used during the Allied D-Day Invasion in June 1944. 1944

Advert for the development of Hiduminium houses 1945
Applications for Hiduminum pre-fabricated homes. When the nation wants houses industry gives us it confidence. Each home was made from aluminium alloys

Titus (39-81). Roman Emperor. Colossal Head
Titus (39-81). Roman Emperor. Flavian dynasty. Colossal Head. Marble. Found in Via Palestro, Rome. From National Archaeological Museum (Naples). Temporary exhibition, Vespasian

Corsair flying boat damage
A large hole in the hull of the Imperial Airways flying boat Corsair, the result of a forced landing on the River Dangu, Belgian Congo (Zaire) in March 1939

Temporary dam construction on River Dangu
Local workers construct a temporary dam on the River Dangu, Belgian Congo (Zaire). The dam was being constructed in order to create a lake to allow the flying boat Corsair to take off

1937 Coronation, annexe to the Abbey constructed
An overhead impression of the temporary structure of steel framing and wood infilling, finished externally in plaster and treated to harmonise with the stonework of the Abbey

Temporary homes 1945
During World War Two many houses were bombed, there were a shortage of homes for people after the war so temporary homes where quickly built

East Leeds Military Hospital / Leeds Workhouse, West Yorkshi
The Leeds Union workhouse in its temporary First World War role as East Leeds Military Hospital. Uniformed soldiers stand at the entrance gatehouse which is adorned with a red cross

Inside the annexe at Westminster Abbey - George VI Coronatio
A view inside the Great Hall, a temporary annexe designed by Sir James West and built onto Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937

Pontoon Bridge over the Tigris at Mosul, Iraq
Temporary pontoon bridge over the Tigris at Mosul, Iraq, connecting to a more solid construction further across the flow. The view is from Mosul toward the long low Tell Mound marking the site of

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon
The photgraph shows Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, Lady Allenby and the Governor of the Province entering the Chamber after the removal of the temporary door

The Smallpox Hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Cree
Engraving of the two old hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Creek, London, from The Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1881

Galata Bridge with Tram and temporary ceremonial gateway
Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey with Tram and temporary ceremonial gateway for an official visit by an unknown European Head of State. Date: 1934

Temporary operating theatre, Lindi area, East Africa, WW1. 1917

Soho, London - 1 Greek Street W1, sign for The House of St Barnabas-in-Soho, founded in 1846 as a homeless charity (described here as a temporary home for women)

House of Commons occupying the House of Lords
Temporary House of Commons occupying the House of Lords during WW2. From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons met in the Lords Chamber

Roman Soldiers passing over Bridge of Boats
Roman Soldiers crossing a Bridge of Boats, probably over the River Danube, in Trajans war on the Dacians (present-day Romania). circa 101-106

The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 / 4)
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - (top) Temporary cradle for the River span on the Gateshead side on 25th July 1927 - (bottom) The Main Span on the Gateshead side

Lieutenant-Colonel Dykes temporary HQ, East Africa, WW1
Lieutenant-Colonel P H Dykes temporary HQ, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Temporary Housing at Geluwe, Belgium - after WW1
Temporary accomodation for the occupants of Geluwe, a town in the West Flanders province of Belgium (just north-west of Menen/Menin) after the devastation of WW1. circa 1919

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Machinery Dept - High Glass - roofed hall with machines Exhibits. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection

Bathing pool on Selfridges rooftop
A new Sportapool, a portable swimming bath which could be fitted up at short notice in almost any convenient place. Here it is installed on the roof of Selfridges department store on Oxford Street

The Pup Cafe, Venice, Los Angeles, USA - a hot dog stand in the shape of a dog with curbside service. Shown here nearly fully constructed

Royal Box, Westminster Abbey, London - George V Coronation
The Royal Box, Westminster Abbey, London set up for the Coronation of George V and Queen Mary on 22nd June 1911. Date: 1911

Vespasian (9-79). Roman Emperor. Colossal Head
Vespasian (9-79). Roman Emperor. Founder of the Flavian dynasty. Colossal Head. Marble. From National Archaeological Museum (Naples). Temporary exhibition, Vespasian

Vespasian. Temporary exhibition. Forum. Rome. Italy
Vespasian. The Two-Thousandth Anniversary of the Flavian Dynasty. Temporary exhibition. Roman Forum. Rome. Italy

People on a makeshift bridge, Peru, South America
People on a makeshift bridge in central Peru, South America. Date: circa 1910

Young boys carrying a Mikoshi - portable Shinto Shrine
Young boys carrying a Mikoshi (Divine Palanquin), a portable Shinto Shrine. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine

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