Tow Collection

Concorde 002 under tow from the Brabazon Hangar at Filton for final fitting out

Lohengrin and the Dove of the Holy Grail who will tow his boat (replacing the swan) to Monsalvat Date: first performed 1850

The Cutty Sark in dry-dock, Falmouth, 1938
Photograph showing the clipper ship Cutty Sark in dry-dock at Falmouth in 1938. The ship was being prepared for what was predicted to be her last journey - under tow

Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane c 1938
Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane. circa 1938. The driver is Ann Edmonds who later became Ann Welch. Date: 1938

Saved by a female Bather
A gentleman bather who has found himself in trouble, is rescued by two extremely glamorous lady bathers. One has him firmly In Tow

Horse-Drawn Narrow Boat
A horse on the tow path of the Oxford Canal at Napton, Warwickshire, England. It is pulling a narrow pleasure boat full of holidaying students. Date: early 1960s

Grand Union Canal
Narrow boats passing through the locks on the Grand Union Canal at Rickmansworth, in the Colne Valley, Hertfordshire, England

Breakdown lorry from Lambeth fire station in action
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station, being deployed to move a lorry involved in a serious accident with the OXO lorry in the distance

GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- Breakdown Lorry
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Tsushima (Schon - 5
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT After their overwhelming defeat of the Russian navy, the Japanese tow away the Russian warships they have captured

3Rd Locks on the River Lagan - a view of the locks and lockhouse from the tow path. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Godwins Project
FRANCIS GODWIN An ingenious method of flying by harnessing trained birds, who would tow the intrepid aviator even so far as the Moon

A tow breaker machine, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Linen manufacture, Tow breaker machine Date: late 19th century

A tow balling machine, linen production, Victorian period

Linen manufacture, Tow balling machine

Ipswich trolley bus and Pickfords tow truck, possibly 1950s

Leeds and Liverpool Canal horse drawn barge early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Africa. Pilot-boat in tow of a steamship, on the Congo River
History of Africa. 19th century. Pilot-boat in tow of a steamship, on the Congo River. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Towpath Spectators at Oxford Rowing
Spectators line the towpath to watch the Oxford Summer Eights rowing competition. Date: 1932

Cycladic relief. Pithos. Depiction of Potnia Theron, the Mistress of the Animals. Goddess of nature, crowned with flowers and shotts, flanked by two rampant lionesses and two submissive women

Towed by a swan, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

Gallant Affair of the Hecla and Arrogant, 20 May 1854 - cutting out a Russian barque from under the batteries of Eckness. The Arrogant, anchoring off the batteries, kept up a furious cannonade

Death of Captain Faulknor, off Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe
The death of Captain Faulknor, off Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, 5 January 1795. Below is a vignette of the Blanche with La Pique in tow. Date: 1795

EoN Olympia 460 (EoN Type 10), having the tow rope attached, prior to launch. (EoN - Elliott's of Newbury Date: circa 1979

HMS Escort, E-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Escort, an E-class destroyer, built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion

Vintage 19th century photograph - horse and carriage on the road at Ampezzo, with the lake Durrensee and mount Cristallo in the background, Italian Dolomites, mountains

Tow carding in a Yorkshire flax mill. Date: 1843

The Shop Window Lady. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968

Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703
United States Navy - Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703 (call-sign 103 ), target tug, of the Pacific Missile Centre, at Point Mugu Naval Air station, on 15 May 1965

TONGAN BOXING 1870
Pugilism in the Pacific as a crowd of Tongans fight during the Tow Tow festival. Date: 1870

Canal boat drawn by horse
Canal boat drawn by a horse, led by a man along a towpath. circa 1905

Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement area
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station being deployed to raise a car from the basement area after it crashed through the railings

Shaws Bridge from Tow Path - a view along the tow path and river to the bridge. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

N. of Ireland Spinning Industry, Carding Tow - a view of a machine in a spinning factory for carding tow. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Figueres. Church of saint Peter (San Pedro)
Figueres. Church of Saint Peter (San Pedro). Alt Emporda Region. Girona province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe

CASTILE-LA MANCHA. CAMPO DE CRIPTANA. Aerial view with typic
Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Campo de Criptana. Typical windmills. Aerial view

The Man in the Moone
C17 space traveller Domingo Gonsales, who has trained wild swans to tow a burden through the air, is carried by them to the Moon, where they are accustomed to hibernate. Date: 1638

Pioneer / Mozambala
The Pioneer passing Mozambala with boats in tow laden with parts for Livingstones Steamer. Date: 1862

Two boys and a dog in rubber dinghies
Two boys in a large rubber dinghy, towing along a smaller dinghy containing a small dog. Date: circa 1960s

Messerschmitt Me 321 -shown under tow by He111Z, this very heavy assualt glider required a very powerful tug or tugs

British submarine HMS H24, WW1
British submarine HMS H24, in tow. Date: circa 1918

Napier aeroplane, 1916
A Napier aeroplane en route to the army authorities, towed by a car with a large trailer. Date: 1916

Winter work in the Royal Navy by G. H. Davis
Winter work in the Royal Navy: taking a disabled submarine in tow. Showing a submarine in the foreground, hailing the parent ship. 1910

British soldiers towing captured German gun, WW1
British soldiers towing a captured German gun along a road on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Curtiss H12 Large America on a lighter under tow at sea

Curtiss H12 Large America on a lighter under tow

Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - Black Sea Sailing Boat
The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - Towing a Black Sea Sailing boat. Date: circa 1910

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