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Timber Collection (page 3)

Background imageTimber Collection: Forestry Pavilion, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Forestry Pavilion, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Forestry Pavilion, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageTimber Collection: Sawing Timber - India

Sawing Timber - India. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTimber Collection: Arab man by Dead Sea, Holy Land

Arab man by Dead Sea, Holy Land
Arab man seated on the shore of the Dead Sea, Holy Land. Date: 1920s

Background imageTimber Collection: Cremating bodies at the waterside, India

Cremating bodies at the waterside, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTimber Collection: Wood for cremations, Benares (Varanasi), India

Wood for cremations, Benares (Varanasi), India
Wood piled up in preparation for cremations at Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTimber Collection: Ben Rubner, General Secretary of the FTAT union

Ben Rubner, General Secretary of the FTAT union
Ben Rubner (1921-1998), General Secretary of the Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union (FTAT) from 1976 to 1986. He also campaigned against the Vietnam War

Background imageTimber Collection: Comic postcard, Boss and workman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boss and workman Date: 20th century

Background imageTimber Collection: c. 1880s Japan - carpenters planing wood

c. 1880s Japan - carpenters planing wood

Background imageTimber Collection: c. 1880s Japan - wooden houses Chuzenji Road Nikko

c. 1880s Japan - wooden houses Chuzenji Road Nikko
c. 1880s Japan - wooden houses on the Chuzenji Road at Nikko

Background imageTimber Collection: c. 1880s Japan - carpenter at work

c. 1880s Japan - carpenter at work
c.1880s Japan - carpenter at work

Background imageTimber Collection: Working elephants and estate coolies, India, c. 1880 s

Working elephants and estate coolies, India, c. 1880 s
Working elephants and estate coolies, India, c.1880 s

Background imageTimber Collection: Working elephant and mahout, Burma, India, c. 1890

Working elephant and mahout, Burma, India, c. 1890
Working elephant and mahout, Burma, India, c.1890

Background imageTimber Collection: Timber junk, sailing boat, Shanghai, China

Timber junk, sailing boat, Shanghai, China
Vintage c.1920s photograph: timber junk, sailing boat, Shanghai, China

Background imageTimber Collection: Timber stacked at the docks

Timber stacked at the docks awaiting transportation. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTimber Collection: A man warms himself by brazier in woodyard

A man warms himself by brazier in woodyard
A man in a woodyard taking a break and warming himself by a brazier on a cold day. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageTimber Collection: Timber logging forestry in Burma c. early 20th century

Timber logging forestry in Burma c. early 20th century

Background imageTimber Collection: Elephant at Work

Elephant at Work
A working elephant picking up timber with his trunk. Artist: Charles Kingsley Cook Date: 1907

Background imageTimber Collection: Views in the Icy Seas of Northern Europe, 18th century

Views in the Icy Seas of Northern Europe, 18th century
Whalers harpooning whales in the North Sea 4, sailors walking on ice fields in the Arctic 5, and view of Hekla volcano and geyser in Iceland 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Background imageTimber Collection: Trades in Regency England. Tin mines, bullocks

Trades in Regency England. Tin mines, bullocks and pipe smoking. Miner on a ladder with a bucket of tin ore in a Redruth tin mine 10, beef cattle on a Devonshire moor 11

Background imageTimber Collection: Winchester House in Winchester Street, London Wall

Winchester House in Winchester Street, London Wall. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Background imageTimber Collection: The Gate of the Ancient Abbey of St. Saviours Bermondsey

The Gate of the Ancient Abbey of St. Saviours Bermondsey. Founded 1082 by Aylwin Child for Cluniacs from France. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Background imageTimber Collection: Guild-hall Chapel, rebuilt in 1440

Guild-hall Chapel, rebuilt in 1440, part of the 12th century Guildhall in London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his

Background imageTimber Collection: Rosamonds Pond, St. James Park, circa 1758

Rosamonds Pond, St. James Park, circa 1758 (filled up in 1770). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Background imageTimber Collection: The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco

The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco. The wedding of Peleus and Thetis, parents of Achilles. Other guests include Roman matron in veil, Charis or Peitho with alabastron, Venus, Hymen seated on the floor

Background imageTimber Collection: Drawing by R. Borlase Smart of the ancient barn at Jordans Hostel

Drawing by R. Borlase Smart of the ancient barn at Jordans Hostel, believed to have been constructed using timbers from the Mayflower. Date: 1920

Background imageTimber Collection: Built of the Mayflowers timbers? A barn at Jordan s

Built of the Mayflowers timbers? A barn at Jordan s
Dr Rendel Harris lecturing at Old Jordans Hostel in Buckinghamshire, in a barn which he believed was built from timbers of the Mayflower. Date: 1920

Background imageTimber Collection: Underground railway construction, London 1861

Underground railway construction, London 1861
Underground railway construction in progress for the Metropolitan line, London, at Thames Embankment. 1861

Background imageTimber Collection: Underground railway construction, Euston Road, London

Underground railway construction, Euston Road, London
Underground railway construction, earth-hoisting machine, drawn by horses, operating in Euston Road, London. 1861

Background imageTimber Collection: Underground railway construction, Kings Cross, London

Underground railway construction, Kings Cross, London
Underground railway construction for the Metropolitan line, Kings Cross, London. Date: 1860

Background imageTimber Collection: The Chapel, Old Palace, Croydon, Surrey

The Chapel, Old Palace, Croydon, Surrey. 1912

Background imageTimber Collection: View of Dumbarton Castle and Rock, Scotland

View of Dumbarton Castle and Rock, Scotland
View of Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Rock, on the River Clyde, Scotland. Date: 1841

Background imageTimber Collection: Historical Association, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Historical Association, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Historical Association building (formerly a Quaker Meeting House), Fair Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imageTimber Collection: Wendell Hall, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Wendell Hall, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Wendell Hall, Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTimber Collection: Advert, William Alexander & Sons, Ayr, Scotland

Advert, William Alexander & Sons, Ayr, Scotland
Advert for William Alexander & Sons, Wallacetown Saw Mills, Ayr, Scotland. 1905

Background imageTimber Collection: Advert, Lawson & Co, Timber Merchants, Govan, Glasgow

Advert, Lawson & Co, Timber Merchants, Govan, Glasgow
Advert for Lawson & Co, Timber Merchants and Sawmillers, Park Saw Mills, Albion Street, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageTimber Collection: Advert, James Paton & Sons, Ayr Saw Mills, Scotland

Advert, James Paton & Sons, Ayr Saw Mills, Scotland
Advert for James Paton & Sons, Timber Merchants and Saw Millers, Ayr Saw Mills, Ayr, Scotland. 1905

Background imageTimber Collection: Advert, Hamilton, Marr & Co, Timber Merchants, Glasgow

Advert, Hamilton, Marr & Co, Timber Merchants, Glasgow
Advert for Hamilton, Marr & Co, Timber Merchants, Govan Saw Mills, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageTimber Collection: Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s)

Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804. Characters on the right pavement include Professor of Languages Count John Theodora de Verdion with umbrella

Background imageTimber Collection: Interregnum timber and plaster houses on Long

Interregnum timber and plaster houses on Long
Old timber and plaster houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on the north side of Long Lane, Smithfield, 1810. Inhabited by soft wood turners

Background imageTimber Collection: Porch of an old Interregnum house in Hanover

Porch of an old Interregnum house in Hanover
South east view of the porch of an old Interregnum house known as General Monks house in Hanover Court, near Grub Street, 1809. Built circa 1650

Background imageTimber Collection: Stuart Houses in the Foliated Style

Stuart Houses in the Foliated Style
Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810. Oak timber house with plaster foliage

Background imageTimber Collection: Foliage Style houses on London Wall street, 1808

Foliage Style houses on London Wall street, 1808
Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the south side of London Wall street, 1808. Oak timber house with plaster foliage

Background imageTimber Collection: Old Stuart houses at the south corner of Hosier

Old Stuart houses at the south corner of Hosier
Old Stuart houses from the reign of King James I at the south corner of Hosier Lane, Smithfield, 1795. External specimen of the Plain Gable Style. Demolished 1809

Background imageTimber Collection: Dipterocarpus retusus. Vulnerable

Dipterocarpus retusus. Vulnerable
Dipterocarpus retusus tree. Vulnerable. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller or C.F. Schmidt from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Background imageTimber Collection: Boldo tree, Peumus boldus

Boldo tree, Peumus boldus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageTimber Collection: Copaiba tree, Copaifera officinalis

Copaiba tree, Copaifera officinalis, Copahu. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageTimber Collection: Black pine or Austrian pine, Pinus nigra subsp. laricio

Black pine or Austrian pine, Pinus nigra subsp. laricio, Pinus laricio, Pin laricio. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil

Background imageTimber Collection: Northern red oak, Quercus rubra

Northern red oak, Quercus rubra. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe, Ghent



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