Searchlight Collection

The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918 (1919). Artist: Charles John De Lacy
The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918 (1919). HMS Vindictive was a British Arrogant-class cruiser built at Chatham Dockyard. She was launched on 9 December 1897 and completed in 1899

French searchlight for aircraft, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French searchlight for aircraft, between c1915 and 1918. French soldiers with a searchlight next to a jeep during World War I.

Tombe a la Mer; L'equipage du zeppelin L-15, atteint d'un obus a l'arriere, au cours d'un raid sur l'Est de l'Angleterre et tombe dans l'estuaire de la Tamise, 1916

U.S.S. Oregon, after bridge and search lights, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. Oregon, after bridge and search lights, between 1896 and 1901

Le jour de gloire; panorama de Paris illumine le soir de 14 juillet 1919, au centre, le... 1919
Le jour de gloire; panorama de Paris illumine le soir de 14 juillet 1919, au centre, le pointe de la Cite, entre les deux bras de la Seine, 1919

La Paix Victorieuse; La Garde au Rhin: Pour la garde nocturne: projecteyr francais sur... Creator: Unknown
La Paix Victorieuse; La Garde au Rhin: Pour la garde nocturne: projecteyr francais sur la rive gauche du Rhin, au Nord de Saint-Goar, en face du village de Welnich et du burg Maus, ou de la Souris

'An Autumn Cruise with the Channel Squadron; The "Phantom Ship " -- A Sailing Vessel "Running the Electric Gauntlet", 1890. From "The Graphic

The Naval Manoeuvres - with the Northern Fleet; Searching the Forth Road Bridge, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Naval Manoeuvres - with the Northern Fleet; Searching the Forth Road Bridge with the Electric Light, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Le Zeppelin "L-15" abattu dans l'estuaire de la Tamise; L'equipage du L-15 se rend... 1916
Le Zeppelin "L-15" abattu dans l'estuaire de la Tamise; L'equipage du L-15 se rend au chalutier-patrouilleur "Olivine" dans la nuit du 31 mars au 1eravril

Last zeppelin raid, on the night of January 29 to 30, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Last zeppelin raid, on the night of January 29 to 30, 1916

Point-du-Jour Viaduct and Bastion 35, in March 1870. Creator: Jules Mary
Point-du-Jour Viaduct and Bastion 35, in March 1870

Night Watch by Airplane, 1916. Creator: Jean Joseph Enders
Night Watch by Airplane, 1916

The Zeppelin Bombardment of Antwerp in August, 1814, in Defiance of the Hague Convention, 1915. On the night of 25/26 August

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday November 10. 1888, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday November 10. 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

The Centenary of the Settlement of New South Wales, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Centenary of the Settlement of New South Wales, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Shot, 1916. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Shot, 1916

Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba, 1901. Creator: Winslow Homer
Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba, 1901

Defeat of a Night Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. Creator: Allan Stewart
Defeat of a Night Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. Searchlights, powered by mobile generators, were used to light up the railways against Boer attack at night

Guarding Britains Food Supplies, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Guarding Britains Food Supplies, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1915]

Missed! U Boats Torpedo Passes Beyond the Stern of British War Vessel, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Missed! U Boats Torpedo Passes Beyond the Stern of British War Vessel, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A

Lieutenant A. de Bathe Brandon Attacking a Zeppelin Raider, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant A. de Bathe Brandon Attacking a Zeppelin Raider, 1916. Alfred de Bathe Brandon (1883-1974) New Zealand military aviator credited with the destruction of two Zeppelin airships

Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton

WWI Recruitment Poster for the Naval Service of Canada, 1915
WWI Recruitment Poster for the Naval Service of Canada, pub. 1915 (colour lithograph)

Elephants child. A searchlight of 210, 000, 000 candle-power probes the night sky with its beam, 1943. From Roof Over Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

War... 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
War... 1941. An air raid warden watches the night sky. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

A Night Attack. Torpedo-Boats at Work, c1918 (1919) Artist: Charles Dixon
A Night Attack. Torpedo-Boats at Work, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of the Navy for Boys and Girls, by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

Front page of Bomber Command, 1941. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Artist: RG Mathews
Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

A Christmas incident in the trenches in the west, December 1914, (1920). Artist: Frederic Villiers
A Christmas incident in the trenches in the west, First World War, December 1914, (1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War

Riot on Rue Nationale, Paris, 1934. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th may 1934

Zeppelin attack on the suburbs of Paris, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 1 April 1915

Zeppelin airship caught in searchlights during a bombing raid over England, 1916. On the night of 2-3 September London was bombed. Illustration published c1920

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