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Lamp post made from German torpedo, GibraltarLamp post made from a German torpedo, at a Royal Navy camp in Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s
Firehouse, Nevada City, Nevada County, California, USAFirehouse, Nevada Hose Co. No. 1 (Nevada County Historical Museum), Nevada City, Nevada County, California, USA. Date: circa 1940s
Grand Coulee Dam, Washington State, USA Date: circa 1940
Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Electricty Board - Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Electricty Board. Date: 1940
British Electrical Development Assn Electricity For Industry - The British Electrical Development Association. Date: 1952
The British Electrical Development Association- The British Electrical Development Association. Date: 1952
David Brown Airfield Tractors - David Brown Tractors Taskmaster - David Brown Tractors Ltd. Date: 1948
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough AssociationNotice, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW. Free supplies of water for man and beast in the streets of London. 1887
York Building Company water tower, The Strand, LondonWater tower of the York Building Company, The Strand, London. early 18th century
People inspecting an early gasometer, LondonPeople inspecting an early gasometer (gas container), London. At this time the streets were lit by gas. Date: 1842
The Water Tower, Croydon, Surrey Date: 1914
Anthony Horderns & Sons AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Anthony Hordern & Sons, Ltd, specialists in home decor, furniture and utilities. Image shows a room filled with Anthony Horderns furnishings. Date: circa 1922
The First Gaslight in Pall Mall, London Date: 1907
Pavilion of the Gas Company, Paris Exhibition of 1889Pavilion of the Gas Company, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889
Comic postcard, Workman nervous about horse Date: 20th century
Gas works retort house, Horseferry Road, Westminster, LondonMen at work in the retort house of the gas works at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. The retort house contained the retorts (vessels) in which coal was heated to generate the gas
Gas works, Horseferry Road, Westminster, LondonScene outside the gas works in Horseferry Road, Westminster, London, at a time when the streets were lit by gas. Date: 1842
Zoo and O Shaughnessy Dam, Columbus, Ohio, USAColumbus Zoo and O Shaughnessy Dam, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937
Cries of Paris - well cleaner
Ornate water towers, Dunkerque, France. Date: circa 1910s
Derby Reclamation Dam, Truckee River, Nevada, USADerby Reclamation Dam, Truckee River, near Derby, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1908
Truckee River Dam, near Reno, Nevada, USATruckee River Dam, Truckee Carson Irrigation Project, near Reno, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1908
The Peoples Gas Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1915
Chicago Main Waterworks, north side, Chicago, USAChicago Main Waterworks, north side, Chicago, Illinois, USA. circa 1907
Aguas Livres Aqueduct, Lisbon, PortugalAguas Livres (Free Waters) Aqueduct over the Alcantara valley, Lisbon, Portugal, built in the 18th century. Date: circa 1900
Pinto Dam, Arrucas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1900s
Ghost River Dam, Bow River, Alberta, CanadaGhost River Dam, Bow River, near Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- construction camp overview. Date: 1929
Dam at Big Bear Lake, California, USA. Date: circa 1920s
Postcard booklet, Morris Sheppard Lake and Dam, Texas, USAPostcard booklet, aerial view of Morris Sheppard Lake and Dam near Mineral Wells, Texas, USA. Date: 1942
Daughter at Work Day Date: 1950
Proposed Metropolitan subway under London streets 1853Proposed Metropolitan subway for sewage, gas and water supply. Date: 1853
Bern, Switzerland - women in traditional Swiss costumeBern, Switzerland - two women in the Bernese Oberland (Bernese Highlands), collecting water from a public fountain while wearing traditional Swiss style costume. circa 1910s
Reducing the Gas BillComic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a Scottish man blowing into his gas supply in an attempt to reduce bills watched by his son in a tartan kilt
Croton Dam, Westchester County, New York State, USACroton-on-Hudson, view from the top of the Croton Dam, Westchester County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908
Cries of London - Old Water CarrierCries of London - Any New-River water here - Old Water Carrier. 1827
Sweetwater Dam, near San Diego, California, USA. Showing the heaviest overflow in its history to that date. Date: circa 1900s
Community heating by G. H. DavisCommunity heating: a system which keeps an entire town warm and abolishes household drudgery
Temporary homes 1945During World War Two many houses were bombed, there were a shortage of homes for people after the war so temporary homes where quickly built
Technological advances of Home Heating - from coal to gasThe Advantages offered by the advances in Home Heating systems, shifting from coal to gas - the housemaid sends the chimney sweep away as her new gas boiler makes no soot and saves work and worry
San Roque Dam, Argentina, South AmericaSan Roque Dam, on the artificial San Roque Lake (reservoir), Argentina, South America, with a railway track on the right. Date: circa 1910
Dam on River Cosquin, Argentina, South AmericaDam on the River Cosquin, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1920
Water well for irrigation, Shaduf, EgyptWater well for irrigation, Shadoof (Shaduf), Egypt, North Africa. circa late 19th century
Camel-drawn water cart, AdenCamel-drawn water cart, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908
Kateri Bund Dam and Bridge, Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1910s
Dam and Lake, Bhimtal hill station, Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910
Maraval Reservoir, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: circa 1910
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Water the Turncock. late 19th century
Book of Trades, The Water Carrier. 1841
City Hall Park, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USACity Hall Park, with reservoir, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1890s
Testing Candidates by William Heath RobinsonTesting candidates for the position of water diviner on the Metropolitan Water Board. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947
Londons secret reservoir by G. H. DavisVery valuable in droughts: Londons secret reservoir. The water question: artesian wells that give immunity from droughts -- how Inveresk House and other large buildings get their own supply
Indian man with oxen and water wellAn Indian man with a pair of oxen, operating a water well
Poster: Save More Fuel This WinterPoster encouraging people to Save More Fuel This Winter as part of the War Effort. circa 1940s
Doullens, France - GasworksDoullens, France - The Gasworks Date: circa 1910s
Trackless Trolley Tour - First in CaliforniaBalloon Route Excursion - The Scenic Trackless Trolley Trip - 101 miles - one day - one dollar
Gasworks after a gale, Haverfordwest, South WalesView of the gasworks, blown down in a gale in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Gas Council advertisement 1954Advertisement by the Gas Council stressing that the gas industry makes the best use of the nations coal, allowing busy housewives the luxury of instant hot water with Mr Therms Sink Water-heaters
Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - WaterworksThe Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location