Drill Collection (page 3)

Drill Extraordinary, or University Dicipline, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Drill Extraordinary, or University Dicipline, 1834. Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington holds the ceremonial mace

Training recruits in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, First World War, 1914, (c1920). British men being drilled after joining up

RAF personnel learning to use a dinghy, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
RAF personnel learning to use a dinghy, 1941. Airmen at training school during the Second World War: Getting into and out of a rubber dinghy is a difficult job until the process has been practised

The French Army Officer in the Making, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The French Army Officer in the Making, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: A Company of the Ecole Militaire of St

A Pneumatic Riveter Cutting Portholes in the Side of a Liner, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Physical Drill on the Arethusa. c1930. Creator: Unknown
Physical Drill on the " Arethusa". c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

For Practice Only, c1930. Creator: Unknown
For Practice Only, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Arethusa, . Creator: Unknown
" The " Arethusa", . From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Boat Drill Aboard the Aquitania. c1930. Creator: Unknown
Boat Drill Aboard the " Aquitania". c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

R. A. F. Sergeant Drills Airwomen, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
R.A.F. Sergeant Drills Airwomen, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

Astronaut John Young on the lunar surface, Apollo 16 mission, April 1972. Creator: Charles Duke
Astronaut John Young on the lunar surface, Apollo 16 mission, 21 April 1972. Commander John Young performing the first Apollo 16 Spacewalk at the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)

Firemen carrying out scaling ladder drill, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1910
Uniformed firemen carrying out scaling ladder drill in courtyard, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1910. Firefighters practise using ladders

Students in the gymnasium, Ackmar Road Evening Institute for Women, London, 1914. Doing a drill with clubs

The Exmouth training ship, River Thames, London, 1937. A parade of Navy cadets in uniform are on the deck. The river and far bank can be seen in the background

Girls doing drill in the playground, Wilton Road School, London, 1907. Holding dumbbells and lunging forward with their right arms outstretched

City traind bands, 1789. Artist: John Nixon
City traind bands, 1789. A row of very unsoldierly citizen soldiers being drilled by an officer. The City militia lined the streets from Temple Bar to St Pauls Cathedral when George III processed to

Girls posed in tableaux, Sandhurst Road Evening Institute, London, 1914. Posed on and around a gynmastic horse

Metropolitan Fire Brigade, 1873
View showing the different stages of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade scaling ladder drill, 1873

The Drill, 1896. Artist: Henry Ogg Forbes
The Drill, 1896. From Lloyds Natural History - Monkeys, Part III, by Henry O. Forbes, LL.D. F.Z.S. &C. and edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe, LL.D. F.L.S. &c [Edward Lloyd, Limited, London, 1896]

Using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. An engineer using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill at the Edgar Allen Steel

Civil engineers in a trench with a pneumatic drill, Oldcoats, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Civil Engineers working for Lileworth Contractors Ltd in a limestone trench

Packing drill bits and pneumatic bits at a steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962
Packing drill bits and pneumatic bits, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. During the 1960s, Sheffield steel was known throughout the world for its quality

A spring hammer turning drill bits, Footprint Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968

Hands of the Army, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Hands of the Army, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The Artillery of the South African Republic, c1880s. Episode of the First Boer War, (1880-1881). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Prince Bertie of York drilling his brother and sister, 1900. Artist: Biograph Company
Prince Bertie of York drilling his brother and sister, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

Trephination, 1593. Using an elevator to remove a piece of bone from the skull. Trephination as a therapeutic or magico-religious procedure dates back to Neolithic times

The Fire Brigade Head-quartes, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Drilling Recruits on the roof of Somerset House, London, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

Recruits to the Grenadier Guards at physical drill at Caterham, where the Brigade of Foot Guards de
Recruits to the Grenadier Guards at physical drill at Caterham, 1915. Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England where the Brigade of Foot Guards depot was established

War time lifebelt drill on board an ocean liner, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Servants fire brigade at the Hotel Cecil, London, c1903 (1903). The Hotel Cecil was built between 1890 and 1896 between the Thames Embankment and the Strand

A metal worker with automatic drill stripping an engine casing, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Filling a shell with nitro-glycerine, oil field in Pennsylvania, USA, early 20th century(?). Preparatory to shooting the well. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Etons amateur firemen practising a hose drill, Berkshire, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

At drill with a 6 inch quick firing gun on board the battleship HMS Resolution, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
At drill with a 6 inch quick firing gun on board the battleship HMS Resolution, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 15th May 1896

Army reserve men at musketry drill at the Tower of London, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
Army reserve men at musketry drill at the Tower of London, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th April 1896

Repel boarders exercise, Sheerness Gunnery School, Kent, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Repel boarders exercise, Sheerness Gunnery School, Kent, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st February 1896

Royal Navy Maxim gun practice at Whale island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Royal Navy Maxim gun practice at Whale island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th January 1896

Ambulance drill on board the cruiser HMS Tartar, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
Ambulance drill on board the cruiser HMS Tartar, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th January 1896

Naval training on shore; forming a rallying group, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
Naval training on shore; forming a rallying group, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 3rd January 1896

Gunners of field artillery drilling with a 12 pounder, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co
Gunners of field artillery drilling with a 12 pounder, 1895. A squad of gunners, in field service uniform, during training in the New Forest

Drill with a light gun on board HMS Camperdown, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co
Drill with a light gun on board HMS Camperdown, 1895. HMS Camperdown was an Admiral class battleship launched in 1885. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 20th December 1895

Japanese soldiers at drill, 1864. A print from The Illustrated London News, 13th August 1864

Renewing the roads on the Grands Boulevards, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Renewing the roads on the Grands Boulevards, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

French military manoeuvres: first-aid workers, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th July 1897

Members of the Womens Volunteer Defence Corps being trained in rifle drill, World War II, 1940. Small arms were in short supply

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