Unit Collection (page 11)

Scottish Womens Hospitals WW1
Two paper flags sold to raise funds for the Scottish Womens Hospitals at the front. The SWH was founded by Dr. Elsie Inglis, a member of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies

Russian Hunter-Scouts of the Turkestan Battalion. Date: 1904

Major Harris with Field Ambulance Unit, WW1
Major Harris (seated), with ICFA (Field Ambulance Unit), East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Taxus melanosporum, Yew - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1835. Paper, watercolour. London. Botany Library, Bauer Unit, Unfinished Drawings of Plants Cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew 6: f. 29

Bletia purpurea - Bletia purpurea. Longidunal and traverse section of the ovary. Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1801. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit, Unfinished Drawings of Plants 3: no

Cedrus libani, Cedar of Lebanon - Paper and pencil by Ferdinand or Franz Bauer, c.1800. Bauer Unit, Sketches and Ciniferae, f. 1r. Date: 1800

Maxillaria subulata - By Franz Bauer, 1818. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit. Unfinished Drawings Monocotyledons 2, Orchidaceae 2, f. 149. Date: 1818

Passiflora sp. Passion flower pollen - Pollen of various species of Passion Flowers. Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1800-1833. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library

Angiosperm pollen - Pollen of various angiosperm species. Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1800-1833. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library

Lilium tingrinum, pollen - Pollen grains exuding copious adhesive pollenkitt. Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1800-1833. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library

Bonatea speciosa - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit

Orchis ustullata, Burnt Orchid - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit

Music cover, Hold Your Hats On! WW2
Music cover, Hold Your Hats On! (Too-dle-oo-dle-oo), words by Sonny Miller, music by Richard Addinsell, from the Army Film Unit production, Troopship, during the Second World War. 1942

Sultanpur, India - Inoculation against Plague. Date: circa 1905

Brunnera macrophylla and Rosa, white roses - Wreath of white roses and Brunnera macrophylla. Watercolour by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour, London

Cyathea brownii - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1832. Paper, ink, watercolour. Bauer Unit, Original Drawings by Francis Bauer for Hooker & Bauers Genera Filicum No. 9. Date: 1832

Oncidium ampliatum, O. sphegiferum - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1834. Paper, watercolour. Held in the Museum Botany Library, Bauer Unit. Date: 1834

Foot and Mouth Research Laboratory, Pirbright, Surrey, the centre for research into this virulent disease. Seen here is a process worker in the main production unit. Date: 1968

Brochure illustration, Oldsmobile car -- safety interiors, beautifully furnished, luxuriously comfortable. Date: 1930s

Barrage Balloons 1939
Barrage balloons being inflated from gas stored in bottles. Trailers attached to the motor unit are connected to the inflating hose. Date: November 1939

Naval Infantry going to Selamlik (Friday Prayers) - Istanbul, Turkey. The brass band leads the way. Date: 1907

American field artillery, 1944
An American field artillery unit dig in along a Belgian road, in position to hold ground against the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes area of Belgium which became known as the Battle of

German Ardennes encampment
A German tank unit huddle around a fire at night in the Ardennes, Belgium, during the counter-offensive which became known as the Battle of the Bulge

Nieuport 10A. 2 two-seater reconnaissance plane
Nieuport 10A.2 two-seater reconnaissance plane of the Royal Naval Air Service, with men of an RFC unit. Date: circa 1914-1918

Handley Page V / 1500 four-man bomber
Handley Page V/1500 four-man bomber, first flown 22 May 1918, with production coming too late for it to be used during the First World War

Douglas Dakota A65-86 ARDU, RaF Edinburgh South Australia 1
Douglas Dakota A65-86 of the Air Research and Development Unit, Royal Australian Air Force at Edinburgh, South Australia on 13 February 1981

WW1 - American Artillery Troops at front with 75mm cannon Date: 1918

Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) Vintage Leyland Bus, Mariazell, near Gusswerk, Styria, Austria. Date: 1940s

Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) Vintage Lorry, Austria. Date: 1940s

WW1 - Eastern Front - German Taube Aircraft captured by Russian cavalry unit Date: 1915

WW2 Christmas card, Civil Defence, designed by Allan Burrows, produced by the Paddington Mobile Unit (ARP), with cartoons of typical activities (inside). Date: circa 1942

Venture Scouts, Gilbert Islands, Pacific
Boys of the King George V School Venture Scout Unit on an outdoor activity, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1977

LFB-AFS Bikini raft fully inflated
LFB-AFS fully inflated Bikini raft, with water being delivered through four hosepipes. The two-man crew are wearing life jackets

LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQ
Control Unit vehicle based at LFB Headquarters. It had its own dedicated operational staff, and attended all major fires and incidents. Date: circa 1950s

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

Leyland pumping unit on Bedford chassis
Leyland extra heavy pumping unit on a Bedford chassis -- view of the controls

Blitz in London -- LFB control car, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFB District E (West) control car, used during the Second World War. Seen here in front of LFB HQ. Date: 1940s

Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Ladder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

Merryweather fire engine indicator scale for regulating the angle and extension of the ladder

Merryweather fire engine with detachable ladder

LFB dual purpose appliance in Westminster
A London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance near Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. Date: 1951

LFB monitor on dual purpose appliance
LFB monitor at work on a dual purpose appliance

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view) with crew
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view), with crew

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view)

Close-up of wheels on LFB fire engine
Close-up of wheels on a London Fire Brigade fire engine

Close-up of LFB fire engine
Close-up of a London Fire Brigade fire engine

LFB crew on motorised vehicle
LCC London Fire Brigade crew on a motorised vehicle, February 1934. Date: 1934

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