Lifting Collection (page 4)

A yardsman stacking pallets of bricks, Whitwick Brickworks, Coalville, Leicestershire, 1963. Stacking pallets of bricks with a Coventry Climax forklift truck

Crane lifting staircase carriageways into a new office building, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Fabricated staircase carriageways are lifted by crane in to a new office development in Sheffield

Warehouse scene with forklift truck, Spillers Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. A forklift truck stacking the bags of animal feed which were produced at the mill

Constructing a new grain silo in Navenby, Lincolnshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Constructing a new grain silo in Navenby, Lincolnshire, 1962. Contractors from Crittall Silos lift panels into place during the construction of a new silo

Erecting an absorption tower, Coleshill coal preparation plant, Warwickshire, 1962. Contractors from Woodall Duckham lifting an 85 foot absorption tower into position at the plant near Birmingham

Tinsley Viaduct under construction, Meadowhall, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1967. The Tinsley Viaduct is one of the major structures on the M1

Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Sunbeam Rapier car accident, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. On the evening of 8th January 1964, Mrs Pat Walters skidded on ice and crashed through the barriers of a bridge in Kilnhurst

E the Energetic, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
E the Energetic, 1903. An initial letter E from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

L Enseigne de Gersaint (fragment), 1720-1721, (1937). Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
L Enseigne de Gersaint (fragment), 1720-1721, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

He Hurled The Blacksmith Over A Parapet, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
He Hurled The Blacksmith Over A Parapet, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Self-posession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Self-posession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

A Lictor is sent to arrest Publilius Volero, 1852. Artist: John Leech
A Lictor is sent to arrest Publilius Volero, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Portrait by Constantin Guys, c1860, (1939). Artist: Constantin Guys
Portrait by Constantin Guys, c1860, (1939). From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]

The despatching room of one of the great Government stores, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

The Emblem, 1902, (1917). Artist: Frank Dicksee
The Emblem, 1902, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

Dumb-Bell Exercises, 1912. From The Book of Sports & Pastimes for Young People by J. K. Benson. [C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, London, 1912]

Gilded Crowns for the Mall, 1937. Preparing the gilded crowns that were to adorn The Mall on the occasion of King George VIs coronation. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Magnet that lifts 46 tons, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Aboard a British Minesweeper, 1945. From The War Illustrated Volume 9 edited by Sir John Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1945]

Quarrymen, c1900 (1902). Artist: Robert Hermann Sterl
Quarrymen, c1900 (1902). From The Studio Volume 25 [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1902.]

Elephants working in a lumber yard, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Elephants working in a lumber yard, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Excess a Fault, 1875 (1891). Artist: Swain
Excess a Fault, 1875 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Assumption of the Virgin, 1516-1518 (1870). Artist: Roland Brunier
Assumption of the Virgin, 1516-1518 (1870). After the painting by Titian in the collection of the Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

Madonna of the Blue Diadem, 1510-1511 (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
Madonna of the Blue Diadem, 1510-1511 (1870). Also known as The Virgin of the Veil and The Virgin, Child and young St John. From the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

It is necessary to suffer to be beautiful, 1882-1884. Artist: EA Tilly
It is necessary to suffer to be beautiful, 1882-1884. A print from the La Gazette du Bon Ton. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel

Bon Voyage!, 1889. A print from Figaro Exposition, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, Limited, 4 Stationers Hall Court, London, 1889

Lifting wounded soldiers onto a hospital train, East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Francois Fratellini, French circus clown, 1938. Fratellini (1879-1951) was one of the three Fratellini brothers, who were instrumental in the boom in popularity enjoyed by the circus in France after

Rats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Rats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Stereoscopic Card Details

Steam Derrick, 1866

Defence of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, 1861 (c1880). Fort Sumter was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Winching a cow onto a boat off the coast of Chile, c1900s. Published by J. Alian (Valparaiso)

A group of monks at the monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

An Egyptian shaduf lifting the Nile waters to the thirsty fields, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
An Egyptian shaduf lifting the Nile waters to the thirsty fields, Egypt, 1905. For many thousands of years this device has been used

Lovers (Jupiter and Io), c1560, (1937). Artist: Titian
Lovers (Jupiter and Io), c1560, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920). Restoration of the ancient monument. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100

Elephants moving a log, Ceylon, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Elephants moving a log, Ceylon, c1890. Elephants used for their strength in what is now Sri Lanka. Illustration from Iles Andaman et Ceylan, Moeurs et Coutumes

A porter lifting a large load, Chakrata, India, 1917

Russian health poster, c1935. From The Studio Volume 109. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]

Hoisting a torpedo, HMS Courageous, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Hoisting a sea boat, HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Elephants working in a timber yard, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Elephants working in a timber yard, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Caller Herrin, c1880-1882. Artist: Otto Theodor Leyde
Caller Herrin, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Large shell on its way to the front, First World War, 1914-1916, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Ascension of Maria Magdalena, 1507-1510, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Ascension of Maria Magdalena, 1507-1510, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Artist: E Goodall
Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Villagers raise a traditional maypole

The Elephant at Work, c1900. Elephants used as beasts of burden in India. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

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