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Background imageTube Collection: London Underground

London Underground
A Northern Line train in the standard red colour, on its way to Morden, southwest London

Background imageTube Collection: Diagram of the lungs and bronchial tubes

Diagram of the lungs and bronchial tubes
A diagram of the lungs and bronchial tubes, with a section of the windpipe

Background imageTube Collection: Underground Tube Train

Underground Tube Train
A Northern Line train on its way to Kennington, via Charing Cross emerges overground from a tunnel

Background imageTube Collection: Kensington Underground Station, West London

Kensington Underground Station, West London
View inside Kensington (now High Street Kensington) Station on the London Underground. Date: 1868

Background imageTube Collection: Flying Scotsman - LNER High-pressure Compound Express Loco

Flying Scotsman - LNER High-pressure Compound Express Locomotive No. 10, 000 leaving Waverley Station, Edinburgh, Scotland - designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley

Background imageTube Collection: A tube a train at a london underground platform at Euston

A tube a train at a london underground platform at Euston. Northern line. The train is for Tooting via Bank. Date: c. 1930s

Background imageTube Collection: The River Westbourne running through Sloane Square tube stat

The River Westbourne running through Sloane Square tube stat
A conduit containing the overflow from the Serpentine running above the platforms at Sloane Square underground station. Date: 1909

Background imageTube Collection: Rush hour at a London tube station, by A. W. Wilson

Rush hour at a London tube station, by A. W. Wilson
A busy London underground station contasting two platforms, one side has happy holiday makers and the other sober looking business men

Background imageTube Collection: Leaving the Underground

Leaving the Underground
Way Out - commuters walking up the steep steps leading out of Westminster underground station, central London, England

Background imageTube Collection: The tube railway form Charing Cross to Hampsted. Platform at

The tube railway form Charing Cross to Hampsted. Platform at
A view of the platform at Highgate during the running of experimental trains. The new tube railway from Charing Cross to Hampstead

Background imageTube Collection: Platform of Notting Hill Gate Underground Station

Platform of Notting Hill Gate Underground Station
Central Line series. A variety of passengers awaiting their train on the platform at Bank - Two jolly gents (with round faces and round bellies)

Background imageTube Collection: Cornet on its Own

Cornet on its Own
The CORNET-A-PISTONS - usually known simply as the Cornet, has a tube half the length of the trumpet, and consequently plays an octave higher

Background imageTube Collection: Aldwych Tube Station

Aldwych Tube Station
The exterior of ALDWYCH STATION, on the Piccadilly Line, faced with the distinctive red ceramic tiles employed at the time

Background imageTube Collection: Glymiel Jelly - Nobody in OUR family suffers from chapped hands

Glymiel Jelly - Nobody in OUR family suffers from chapped hands. Glymiel Jelly stops all that. Date: c.1924

Background imageTube Collection: Baker Street underground station, London

Baker Street underground station, London
A train arrives at Baker Street underground station, London, on the Metropolitan Line: the high roof is needed because the first trains are pulled by steam locomotives. Date: 1881

Background imageTube Collection: The Man Who Broke The Tube by H M Bateman

The Man Who Broke The Tube by H M Bateman, a man who does not heed the instructions on the glue. He brakes the tube, glues himself to the table, then his wife

Background imageTube Collection: Lots Road Power Station, Chelsea, London

Lots Road Power Station, Chelsea, London
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) Power House (Lots Road Power Station), Chelsea, London. Built to power the newly created Piccadilly underground line

Background imageTube Collection: Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2

Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2
Two women police officers in gas masks in London during the Second World War. One of them is Florence Bragg (joined November 1936). Date: 1940s

Background imageTube Collection: Growth of the submarine by G. H. Davis

Growth of the submarine by G. H. Davis
The growth of the submarine from 1901 to 1912. In chronological order, they are: 1901-2 Holland Class, 1903-5 A Class, 1904-6 B Class, 1906-9 C Class, 1911 D Class and 1912 E Class

Background imageTube Collection: A London Underground platform at Bank station

A London Underground platform at Bank station
An empty London Underground platform at Bank station, on the Northern Line. early 1930s

Background imageTube Collection: Strap-hangers - London Underground District line

Strap-hangers - London Underground District line
Strap-hangers : So popular is Londons underground that often there are not enough seats : for the convenience of those standing, straps are thoughtfully provided. Date: 1911

Background imageTube Collection: Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station

Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station
Central Line Series. A smart lady, exhausted messenger boy and down-on-his-luck punter seated on a bench on the platform of St

Background imageTube Collection: Firefighters at work in London Underground

Firefighters at work in London Underground
Firefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975. The train had failed to stop at Moorgate station

Background imageTube Collection: Red Hell of Jupiter, Astounding Stories Scifi magazine cover

Red Hell of Jupiter, Astounding Stories Scifi magazine cover
THE RED HELL OF JUPITER - The Planetary Explorers disintegrate the Rogans with the death tube Date: 1931

Background imageTube Collection: Coughs & Sneezes Poster

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster from the Ministry of Health showing a man sneezing without a handkerchief on a London Underground train during WWII

Background imageTube Collection: Great Northern and City (Electric) Railway - Finsbury Park

Great Northern and City (Electric) Railway - Finsbury Park
Great Northern and City (Electric) Railway (London Underground) - Finsbury Park - Platform Number 1. This line opened on 14th February 1904

Background imageTube Collection: Scene on a London Underground Station

Scene on a London Underground Station. Date: 1966

Background imageTube Collection: Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis

Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis
A Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927

Background imageTube Collection: Woman outside Golders Green underground station, London

Woman outside Golders Green underground station, London. The bus, destination Hendon, carries an advertisement: You Can t Beat Harrods. 1921

Background imageTube Collection: Completion of the new Earls Court station, London

Completion of the new Earls Court station, London
Completion of the new Earls Court underground station, London. Top: an illuminated train indicator which shows trains in motion. Middle: the new flyover junction

Background imageTube Collection: A Perfect Picture by Muriel Dawson

A Perfect Picture by Muriel Dawson
A small toddler looks in dismay at a large blotch of paint on the front of his outfit

Background imageTube Collection: Gloucester Road, London

Gloucester Road, London, with Gloucester Road tube Station (right) and Baileys Hotel (now the home to an excellent Indian Restaurant!)

Background imageTube Collection: Sloane Square Station

Sloane Square Station
A street scene outside Sloane Square Underground station in Chelsea, London, with frequent trains to the City on the District Railway

Background imageTube Collection: Standing on Platform of Chancery Lane Underground Station

Standing on Platform of Chancery Lane Underground Station
Central Line Series. A Solicitor, a grieving widow, a barrister and an officer clerk standing on the platform at Chancery Lane Underground Station, London. Date: 1904

Background imageTube Collection: Moscow Underground

Moscow Underground
A business man commuter, about to board an underground train, which has just arrived on the platform of a Rococo style tube station, Moscow, Russia. Date: late 1960s

Background imageTube Collection: Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet

Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet
A Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet, as used in wartime

Background imageTube Collection: Aldgate High Street 1906

Aldgate High Street 1906
A busy Aldgate High Street, crowded with pedestrians, horse buses and other vehicles

Background imageTube Collection: Kolynos Trade Card

Kolynos Trade Card
Trade card for KOLYNOS dental cream, in the shape of a tube of toothpaste. It is described as cleansing - antiseptic - delicious

Background imageTube Collection: Steam Boilers / 1885 Ad

Steam Boilers / 1885 Ad
Advertisement for patent water-tube steam boilers from the Babcock and Wilcox Company of New York and Glasgow

Background imageTube Collection: Escalator Trials

Escalator Trials
A couple misunderstand the instructions for stepping off a new fangled moving staircase and land in an undignified heap on the floor of the underground station

Background imageTube Collection: Waterloo Underground Station - cross-section 1926

Waterloo Underground Station - cross-section 1926
Cross section of Waterloo Overground and Underground Stations - showing the big triple escalator descending to the lower platforms. 1926

Background imageTube Collection: Boulton & Paul P.10

Boulton & Paul P.10, on display largely un-covered at the 1919 Paris Salon d'Aeronautique (VIe Exposition Internationale de Locomotion Aerienne) from 19 December 1919, to 4 January 1920

Background imageTube Collection: Cossor high vacuum cathode-ray tube for high definition television, 12

Cossor high vacuum cathode-ray tube for high definition television, 12.25 inches in diameter Date: 1937

Background imageTube Collection: Red angels trumpet, Brugmansia sanguinea. Extinct

Red angels trumpet, Brugmansia sanguinea. Extinct. (Datura sanguinea). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Background imageTube Collection: Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus, etc

Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus, etc
Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus 1, Siphonosoma cumanense 4, etc. Sipunculo nudo, Sipunculo microrinco, Sipunculo macrorinco, Sipunculo commestible

Background imageTube Collection: Cartoon, Notice to Quit, electricity on London Underground

Cartoon, Notice to Quit, electricity on London Underground
Cartoon, Notice to Quit, a comment on the introduction of electric trains on the London Underground, showing The Fairy Electra banishing the Steam Locomotive Underground Demon

Background imageTube Collection: Willesden Green Underground Station, street view

Willesden Green Underground Station, street view. Date: 1906

Background imageTube Collection: First underground train, Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London

First underground train, Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London
First underground train, running from Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London. Building works on the Metropolitan Line began in 1853, and the first journey took place ten years later. Date: 1863

Background imageTube Collection: A torpedo fired from HMS Afridi - British Destroyer

A torpedo fired from HMS Afridi - British Destroyer
A torpedo fired from HMS Afridi - Britains Biggest Destroyer (at this time). Date: circa 1939

Background imageTube Collection: Building the Paris Metro, France

Building the Paris Metro, France - Boulevard Saint-Andre. This tube at Saint-Michel was built above ground first and then literally sunk below street level after the tunnels were dug out. Date: 1907

Background imageTube Collection: Hiram Maxim Test-Rig 1891 Early Use of Steel Tube Constr?

Hiram Maxim Test-Rig 1891 Early Use of Steel Tube Constr?
Hiram Maxim Test-Rig 1891 Early Use of Steel Tube Construction of Airframe Date: 1891

Background imageTube Collection: Cut and cover, building the London Underground

Cut and cover, building the London Underground, Victorian period

Background imageTube Collection: Building the London Underground, Victorian period

Building the London Underground, Victorian period

Background imageTube Collection: An above ground London underground station, early 1900s

An above ground London underground station, early 1900s

Background imageTube Collection: Women working on a condenser tube during the First World War

Women working on a condenser tube during the First World War

Background imageTube Collection: WW1 Women working on a condenser tube in a factory

WW1 Women working on a condenser tube in a factory

Background imageTube Collection: The Engine Room of HMS Mauritius

The Engine Room of HMS Mauritius. Date: 1945

Background imageTube Collection: A London tram passing over cut and cover works

A London tram passing over cut and cover works during the construction of the London Underground, early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imageTube Collection: Kolynos Dental Cream, advertising bookmark

Kolynos Dental Cream, advertising bookmark in the shape of toothpaste tubes

Background imageTube Collection: Finished electronic valves, Ernest Turner Electrical Instrum

Finished electronic valves, Ernest Turner Electrical Instruments factory, High Wycombe in 1951

Background imageTube Collection: Ernest Turner Electrical Instruments factory, High Wycombe

Ernest Turner Electrical Instruments factory, High Wycombe in 1951

Background imageTube Collection: Doctor syringing a patient's ear

Doctor syringing a patient's ear Date: 1888

Background imageTube Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 1

Everybody's Underground Part 1
Part one of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageTube Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 3

Everybody's Underground Part 3
Part three of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageTube Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 2

Everybody's Underground Part 2
Part two of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageTube Collection: Advert, HMV television with Emiscope tube

Advert, HMV television with Emiscope tube
Advert, HMV Television with Emiscope tube Date: 1952

Background imageTube Collection: Map of London's Leading Cinemas and Music Halls

Map of London's Leading Cinemas and Music Halls Date: 1931

Background imageTube Collection: Price's rotary digger for cutting tunnels

Price's rotary digger for cutting tunnels, showing 8 hydraulic rams used to force the digger forward, casing 12.5 ft diameter Date: 1909

Background imageTube Collection: London Underground Railway Signal Box

London Underground Railway Signal Box Date: 1909

Background imageTube Collection: Map of the London Underground Railway System

Map of the London Underground Railway System Date: 1909

Background imageTube Collection: The Tube Railways of London

The Tube Railways of London - group photo of workmen, with greathead shield driving a station tunnel, the ends of the hydraulic rams pressing on flange of furthest ring Date: 1909

Background imageTube Collection: Price's rotary digger and greathead shield

Price's rotary digger and greathead shield
Front view of Price's combined rotary digger and greathead shield with six revolving arms and removal buckets Date: 1909

Background imageTube Collection: Underground railway station under construction

Underground railway station under construction Date: 1909

Background imageTube Collection: Tunnelling for the London Underground Railway

Tunnelling for the London Underground Railway Date: 1923

Background imageTube Collection: Air raid cartoon

Air raid cartoon
Cartoon depicting Oxford Circus tube station during an air raid. Date: 1940

Background imageTube Collection: Middle class violinist and singer watched by envious couple

Middle class violinist and singer watched by envious couple
The musical pair are well dressed Edwardians. The other pair are well dressed working class carrying a crying child, and the man is making remarks behind his hand

Background imageTube Collection: Overdressed Edwardian matron on Queen's Road tube

Overdressed Edwardian matron on Queen's Road tube
Complete with hat, umbrella and full length dress the lady is being eyed askance by a more modern gentleman leaning on his stick under the Queen's Road sign.Postcard advert for Shurey's

Background imageTube Collection: Coquettish Edwardian lady & peeking gentleman on seat

Coquettish Edwardian lady & peeking gentleman on seat
Figures are at Bond Street tube station with the large station sign behind. Postcard advert for Shurey's Publications supplied free with Shurey's magazines Date: circa 1910

Background imageTube Collection: Elegant couple in evening dress dancing the tango

Elegant couple in evening dress dancing the tango
The artist is well known. She was born in Vienna where this card was drawn and moved to Sweden in the 1930s. The man is dressed in tailored black tie and the lady has a long frilled tube dress

Background imageTube Collection: Passengers sitting on Post Office Tube Station platform

Passengers sitting on Post Office Tube Station platform
Postcard advert for Shurey's Publications supplied free with Shurey's magazines. Lady reading a book, man smoking a pipe and a uniformed Post Boy between them. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTube Collection: Smart toff, lady, working class woman - Holland Park Station

Smart toff, lady, working class woman - Holland Park Station
Postcard advert for Shurey's Publications supplied free with Shurey's magazines. Holland Park Tube Station platform. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTube Collection: Graphophone, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Graphophone, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Graphophone, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageTube Collection: de Havilland DH. 114 Heron 2D G-ANPV

de Havilland DH. 114 Heron 2D G-ANPV
de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2D G-ANPV (msn 14098), of Tube Investments, at Coventry Airport in December 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageTube Collection: Chimpanzee feeding milk to a lion cub. Date: circa 1960s

Chimpanzee feeding milk to a lion cub. Date: circa 1960s



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