Images Dated 8th December 2011 (page 2)

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

LCC-MFB Streatham fire station wireless van
Whilst the new Streatham fire station was being built, a sub-station was employed to serve the local area. Seen here is the interior of the horse drawn mobile MFB wireless van that housed

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

LCC-LFB motorised Hatfield type fire engine
A motorised Hatfield-type fire engine. The London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse-drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921

LCC-LFB Motorised Hatfield type fire engine
The London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921

LFB Southwark fire station and Brigade HQ, SE1
View of the headquarters building of the London Fire Brigade with an extended turntable ladder on the right. The site was developed in 1911 when the present Southwark fire station was opened

LCC-LFB Major fire, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square
Westminster and Soho firefighters were joined by almost 100 other firefighters as fire engulfed the seventh floor and roof of the Grand Hotel on the corner of Northumberland Avenue

LCC-LFB Major fire, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square
Westminster and Soho firefighters were joined by almost 100 other firefighters as fire engulfed the seventh floor and roof of the Grand Hotel on the corner of Northumberland Avenue

LCC-LFB Attending a car crash on a London street
A typical street scene as the fire brigade attend a car crash in a London street. There is some passing interest but life is carrying on

LCC-LFB Wandsworth fire station, SW London
Opened in 1954, Wandsworth fire station is situated at 45 West Hill (where is still stands). The lack of blue flashing lights and bells on the fire engine dates the picture pre-1965

NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2
Salvage sheets put in place by NFS Salvage Corps workers protect goods and equipment from water damage

Montage of images of parish fire pumps
Four examples of manual parish fire pumps. The top image is typical of the manual pump used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment

American troops near Beuvardes, France, WW1
American troops advancing through gas, and French cavalry going in the other direction, on a country road near Beuvardes, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 24 July 1918

English Foxhound and American Foxhound, bounding through the woods Date: 20th century

American troops on march to Meaux, France, WW1
American troops on the march to the front at Meaux, northern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1918

Live stock market. Dogs for sale in a market in the Philippines, the Igorrotes tribe of the Philippines habitually eat dog flesh Date: 20th century

American anti-aircraft post, Raucourt, France, WW1
An American anti-aircraft post in the town of Raucourt, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 10 November 1918

Dingoes, leap over a tree root a forest, their coats are redish brown with tints of black Date: 20th century

American troops at Varennes-en-Argonne, France, WW1
American troops at Varennes-en-Argonne, north eastern France, during the First World War, walking past bombed-out buildings. Date: circa 1918

American troops on front line, Argonne, France, WW1
American troops of the 369th Infantry, 93rd Division, in front line trenches in Argonne, north eastern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

American pilots near Toul, France, WW1
A group of seven American pilots who brought down enemy aircraft near Toul, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1918

American artillery at Varennes-en-Argonne, France, WW1
American field artillery firing a salvo at retreating German columns from the captured town of Varennes-en-Argonne, north eastern France, during the First World War

French army training American troops, WW1
Men of the French army training American troops during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

French trench facing Turkish positions, WW1
A French trench facing Turkish positions during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Two boys and a dog. One boy pours the contents of a watering can over the dog and other boy, who are sheltering under an umbrella Date: 20th century

Spitz, with white fur raising its front paw Date: 20th century

View of the Arsenal, Constantinople, with HMS Caesar
View of the Arsenal at Constantinople, Turkey, with HMS Caesar in the background. Date: circa 1919

American artillery in Argonne, France, WW1
American artillery in action in Argonne, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 26 September 1918

Wearing the chevrons of honor for services overseas. Two dogs wearing coats with chevron symbols on, with there handlers are paraded before the troops aboard a US naval ship Date: 20th century

American tank on a battlefield, WW1
An American armoured tank on a battlefield towards the end of the First World War. Date: 29 October 1918

Captured weapons in Villers-Cotterets, France, WW1
Allied soldiers looking at piles of captured German weapons in the main square of Villers-Cotterets, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 27 July 1918

Officer with American ambulance, Western Front, WW1
An army officer standing in front of an American ambulance on the western front during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Macready and Kelly, non-stop coast to coast flight, USA
Lieutenant John A Macready and Lieutenant Oakley G Kelly, who were awarded the Mackay Trophy for the first non-stop USA coast-to-coast flight

Whippets. A whippet stands with its tail between its legs as two whippets race each other in the background Date: 20th century

Turkish field artillery in action, WW1
Turkish field artillery in action during the First World War. Men of the Red Crescent (left) are carrying a wounded man on a stretcher. Date: 1914-1918

American tank in France, WW1
An American armoured tank in a street in France during the First World War. Date: early 1918

American artillery in Fleville, France, WW1
Incoming and outgoing American artillery in Fleville, Argonne, north eastern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 5 November 1918

Stuffed dog mounted on a tree stump. The dog is a cross of a timber wolf and a collie that was found in a hunters trap, Grand Island, Lake Superior Date: 20th century

Game Keeper with dogs
Game Keeper with nine dogs on a hill side, Aberfoyle, Scotland Date: 20th century

American and French ammunition, France, WW1
American and French ammunition being transported to the front at the start of the Aisne-Marne Offensive in northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 18 July 1918

The Guest who called the Foie Gras Potted Meat by H. M
Cartoon of a man who has made a social faux-pas at the dinner table. Date: 29th November 1929

Ninon De Lenclos
NINON DE LENCLOS (or L Enclos) French beauty, social leader and patron of literature. Date: 1616 - 1706

Alaskan Eskimo Dogs, wearing harness to pull a sled, there are igloos in the background Date: 20th century

American troops at St Mihiel, France, WW1
First US Army troops with a munitions convoy at St Mihiel, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

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ILN Coronation (Edw VIII) number - Scan 3

Training in an American army camp, France, WW1
A training exercise in an American army camp in France during the First World War. Date: early 1918

US Armys first plane, Fort Myer, Virginia, USA
The US Armys first plane, seen here with crew at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA, after it had been equipped with wheels. It was the first successful aeroplane in the world, powered by a Wright B45 engine

Two dogs on a sofa
Two pug dogs on a sofa, one with a golden coat the other a black coat Date: 20th century

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