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Waterproofs Collection

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Man demonstrating ship rescue apparatus, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Man demonstrating ship rescue apparatus, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Man demonstrating ship rescue apparatus, 1919. Shows man with a breeches buoy, a rope-based device to rescue people from wrecked ships

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un groupe en manteau de pluie... 1917

L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un groupe en manteau de pluie... 1917. Creator: Unknown
L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un groupe en manteau de pluie amene en camion, 1917. First World War

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Figure Studies, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch

Figure Studies, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Figure Studies, 1832-1880

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914

Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914
Old Point Comfort, Virginia - Wharf, 1914. Parcels of currant jelly in Swift & Company crates

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914

Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Old Point Comfort, Va. - Wharf, 1914
Old Point Comfort, Virginia - Wharf, 1914

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Net fishing, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Net fishing, between 1909 and 1923

Net fishing, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Net fishing, between 1909 and 1923
Net fishing, between 1909 and 1923

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S

U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913
U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913. Firefighters in sou'westers with pressure hose, Washington DC. Camera in foreground

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S

U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913
U.S. Capitol - Cleaning Exterior, 1913. Firefighters in sou'westers with pressure hose, Washington DC

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Kayaker wearing water-proof jacket with toy boat he made for his son, between c1900 and c1930

Kayaker wearing water-proof jacket with toy boat he made for his son, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Kayaker wearing water-proof jacket with toy boat he made for his son, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Franasco Parisi, youngest member of the Aldens crew, motioning for the skipper to hoist 1943

Franasco Parisi, youngest member of the Aldens crew, motioning for the skipper to hoist 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Franasco [Francesco] Parisi, youngest member of the Aldens crew, motioning for the skipper to hoist the large dip net over the side

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Possibly: Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943

Possibly: Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: New York, New York. Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market]

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Filling a barrel with codfish at the Fulton fish market

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: New England fishermen unloading fish at Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

New England fishermen unloading fish at Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. New England fishermen unloading fish at Fulton fish market

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Possibly: A New England fisherman preparing his boat to leave the New York docks, 1943

Possibly: A New England fisherman preparing his boat to leave the New York docks, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: New York, New York. A New England fisherman preparing his boat to leave the New York docks]

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: A New England fisherman preparing his boat to leave the New York docks, , New York, 1943

A New England fisherman preparing his boat to leave the New York docks, , New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. A New England fisherman preparing his boat to leave the New York docks

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Throwing the Life-Line, 1890. Lifeboatmen in sou westers carrying out a rescue in rough seas - the man in the centre preparing to throw the rope wears a belt of buoyancy aids

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Balloon Operator, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton

Balloon Operator, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Balloon Operator, c1943. Woman in waterproofs operating a barrage balloon. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Krupp trench, Hill 140, Artois, northern France, c1915-c1916

Krupp trench, Hill 140, Artois, northern France, c1915-c1916. French officer wearing waterproof overtrousers. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Group of schoolchildren in the Brecon Beacons

Group of schoolchildren in the Brecon Beacons on an outward bound exepedition near the top of Pen Y Fan. They are wearing protective clothing and carrying maps

Background imageWaterproofs Collection: Ghent police dog, 1907

Ghent police dog, 1907. These dogs underwent a four month training period and accompanied police constables on their night rounds


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