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Fireman, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonFireman, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
A Corner of the Rio Fire Brigades Head-quarters, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]
The Band of the Rio Fire Brigade, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]
The Humaita District Fire Station, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]
The Fire Brigade Head-quartes, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]
And the heat of Battle. 1941 (1942). Merchants Road, Clifton. On 3rd & 4th January 1941 Bristol had its longest raid lasting 12 hours; during the raid the Luftwaffe dropped their biggest bomb
Out in the Blitz, silhouetted aganinst the light of fires, rescue men climb into a building in St. Leonard Street, Shoreditch to reach people trapped in the upper floors, 1941 (1942)
The Firemen Were At The Forefront Of Danger, 1941 (1942). Firemen fighting a blaze in the East India Docks during the Blitz of World War II. From Frontline 1940-1941
At the telephone, London Fire Brigade, c1900 (1901). The London Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service for London. It was formed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act of 1865
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
London County Council Fire Brigade Committee starting on an inspection, c1903 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims
Firemen Tackle City Blaze, 1940, (1940). From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]
Some operations of the Life Saving Corps, Jamestown Exposition, Virginia, USA, 1907. Artist: Keystone View CompanySome operations of the Life Saving Corps, Jamestown Exposition, Virginia, USA, 1907. The exposition was staged to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the establishment of Jamestown
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
Islington fire brigade, London, 1901 (1951). A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making, text by DC Somervell, Odhams press Limited, London, 1951
Fire engine on a sledge, 1662 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union
Horse-drawn fire engine, c19th century
London fires, 1887. Lookout at the Central London Fire Brigade Station, Southwark Bridge Boad. A print from The Illustrated London News, 19th Febuary 1887
Jan van der Heyden, Dutch Baroque-era painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor, c1870. Artist: H SluyterJan van der Heyden, Dutch Baroque-era painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor, c1870. Van der Heyden (1637-1712) improved the design of the fire hose and wrote
Fire engine, 1820. Artist: J & T BartlettFire engine, 1820
A fire engine, Shoreditch, London, 1926-1927. Artist: BrightmanA fire engine, Shoreditch, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)
Firemen fighting a fire at a timber yard, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)
Firefighters donning smoke helmets, Farringdon Street rubber works, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press
Fire engine, late 19th century
Burning of Covent Garden Theatre, 1856 (1897). From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]
The Night Alarm, The Life of a Fireman, 1854. Artist: Nathaniel CurrierThe Night Alarm, The Life of a Fireman, 1854
Steam fire-engine going to a riverside fire, London fire brigade, 1890. Artist: WB MurraySteam fire-engine going to a riverside fire, London fire brigade, 1890. A print from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1890
Fireworks at Green Park, St Jamess, April 27th, 1749Fireworks at Green Park, St James s, April 27th, 1749. The Grand Whim for Prosperity to Laugh at: Being the night view of the royal fireworks as exhibited in the Green Park
The Noble Protectors of Life and Property, 1820. Artist: R ReevesThe Noble Protectors of Life and Property, 1820. Nineteenth-century fire-fighting
A Night Alarm, 1886. Artist: Julian AshtonA Night Alarm, 1886.Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, 1886)
Fire in Moscow, Russia, 1872. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow
The Village Firemen, 1857. Artist: Pierre Puvis de ChavannesThe Village Firemen, 1857. Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre Cecil (1824-1898). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Riots in Paris, 1897. Artist: Henri MeyerRiots in Paris, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd July 1897
English firemen going to an emergency, 1897. Artist: Henri MeyerEnglish firemen on their way to a fire, London, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th December 1897
Fire engine on the way to a fire, Paris, 1896. Artist: G BussonFire engine on the way to a fire, Paris, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd May 1896
Fire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniFire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd January 1894
Death of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Artist: Frederic LixDeath of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Gaston Bauchat was a Sergeant in the Paris fire brigade who was killed in an explosion on 11th February 1894
A balloon on a roof, 1894. Firemen trying to come to the aid of a balloonist who has crash landed on a roof. Illustration in Le Petit Journal, 1894
Fire in London, 1808. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonFire in London, 1808. Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, London, burning, on 3 March 1791, after the mills were set alight by arsonists
Fire in London, 1791. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonFire in London, 1791. The building on fire was Albion Mills, a corn mill erected by Matthew Boulton at the foot of Blackfriars Bridge in 1786
Eyre Massey Shaw, British firefighter, 1871. Artist: Carlo PellegriniEyre Massey Shaw, British firefighter, 1871. Captain Shaw (1830-1908) was head of the London Metropolitan Fire Brigade from 1861-1891. Cartoon from Vanity Fair. (London, 3 June 1871)
Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673. Artist: Georg Andreas BocklerFire engine. From Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving
Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Artist: Isaac de CausFire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Engraving
The Last Fast Thing, 1866. Artist: George du MaurierThe Last Fast Thing, 1866 Women who attempted to enter the public sphere of men were often labelled fast. Here, Punch takes a dig at such women, showing an entirely female fire crew