Civil Collection (page 5)

LFB-AFS parade for an exercise
Part of the Civil Defence Corps, until it was disbanded in the late 1960s, the Auxiliary Fire Service consisted of volunteer firefighters who would attend a fire station for drill and training

American Civil War-Sinking of the CSS Alabama 1864
5314072 American Civil War-Sinking of the CSS Alabama 1864; (add.info.: American Civil War-Sinking of the CSS Alabama 1864. Close of the combat)

The angry Paris mob burning the royal throne at the July Column during the Paris Revolution of 1848
878627 The angry Paris mob burning the royal throne at the July Column during the Paris Revolution of 1848. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection.

Sir Charles James Lyall, 1845-1920
3083224 Sir Charles James Lyall, 1845-1920.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English civil servant working in India during the period of the British Raj, and Arabic scholar)

Robert Stephenson, 1803 - 1859
3083200 Robert Stephenson, 1803 - 1859.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English railway and civil engineer, son of George Stephenson)

Sir Benjamin Baker, 1840 - 1907
3083196 Sir Benjamin Baker, 1840 - 1907.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English civil engineer. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900).

Major Dix at the Battle of Buena Vista 1847. John Adams Dix 1798-1879 American politician
3052885 Major Dix at the Battle of Buena Vista 1847. John Adams Dix 1798-1879 American politician and distinguished Civil War General From a 19th century print engraved by J C Armytage after H

Robert Edward Lee
2625136 Robert Edward Lee; (add.info.: Julian Vannerson's photograph of Lee in 1863. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12)

Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during
528138 Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during American Civil War. Columbia clipping the claws of the British lion

American Civil War 1861-1865: Raising the flag May 1861. US flag raised in Washington by Union patriots near the statue
528080 American Civil War 1861-1865: Raising the flag May 1861. US flag raised in Washington by Union patriots near the statue of Andrew Jackson. Union soldiers on the march led by two drummer boys

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658)
527988 Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658). Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament in 1653. The Long Parliament began in 1640

Pont du Gard, Nimes, southern France, Roman aqueduct (no cement used) built in 18 BC. 19th century (lithograph)
536594 Pont du Gard, Nimes, southern France, Roman aqueduct (no cement used) built in 18 BC. 19th century (lithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, Engraving 1883
538279 Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, Engraving 1883.; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, designed and built by John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869)

High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, built by Robert Stephenson between 1846 and 1849
538629 High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, built by Robert Stephenson between 1846 and 1849; (add.info.: High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle)

Cross-section showing impression of Marc Isambart Brunel's double arched masonry Thames Tunnel built 1825-1843
530614 Cross-section showing impression of Marc Isambart Brunel's double arched masonry Thames Tunnel built 1825-1843

American Civil War 1861-1865: The Battle of Baton Rouge (Magnolia Cemetery), Louisiana, 5 August 1862
528708 American Civil War 1861-1865: The Battle of Baton Rouge (Magnolia Cemetery), Louisiana, 5 August 1862. Land and naval battle. Union (Northern) victory over the Confederates (Southern) forces

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658)
527986 Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658). Cromwell dismissing the Rump Parliament, 1653. Engraving c1885.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Grover Cleveland as a shepherd amongst his flock, 1885
1576751 Grover Cleveland as a shepherd amongst his flock, 1885; (add.info.: A civil service reform version of an old fable' Grover Cleveland as a shepherd standing among his flock labelled)

Union troops, 1863
1580696 Union troops, 1863; (add.info.: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia. Print shows Union troops during the American Civil War disembarking from ferries in Philadelphia)

A scene at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland during the battle for their possession at the start of the Irish Civil War
3058411 A scene at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland during the battle for their possession at the start of the Irish Civil War in 1922

American Civil War-Hand to hand fighting at Spotsylvania
5314054 American Civil War-Hand to hand fighting at Spotsylvania; (add.info.: American Civil War-Hand to hand fighting at Spotsylvania. Hancock Corps assaulting the works at the bloody angle)

President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1875
1576319 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1875; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

Large group of people in opposition to President Cleveland's civil service reform agenda, 1885
1576734 Large group of people in opposition to President Cleveland's civil service reform agenda, 1885; (add.info.: The resistless march of reform the "hostiles" must go)

Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing
529968 Panama Canal: Scene during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the canal, showing West Indian labourers purchasing refreshment. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

American Civil War 1861-1865. First Battle of Lexington also called Battle of the Hemp Bales, 13-10 September 1861
528603 American Civil War 1861-1865. First Battle of Lexington also called Battle of the Hemp Bales, 13-10 September 1861, Missouri

American Civil War 1861-1865: Second Battle of Fort Fisher, 13-15 January 1865
528735 American Civil War 1861-1865: Second Battle of Fort Fisher, 13-15 January 1865. Capture of Fort Fisher by Union (Northern) forces

Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during
528128 Alabama Claims, dispute between USA and Britain over damage caused by Confederate vessel 'Alabama' during American Civil War. Uncle Sam addressing international arbitration court

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658). Cromwell refusing the crown, 1657
527987 Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English statesman. Lord Protector (1653-1658). Cromwell refusing the crown, 1657. Engraving c1885.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at
533338 American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at Memphis, Tennessee, July 1862

Bridgewater Canal, England, crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct. Hand-coloured engraving
530361 Bridgewater Canal, England, crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct. Hand-coloured engraving.; (add.info.: In foreground 'Hobblers' are pulling boat on river)

The Paris Revolution of 1848, the mob in the throne room of the Tuileries
878626 The Paris Revolution of 1848, the mob in the throne room of the Tuileries. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection.

Male and female Mandarins (magistrates) in summer dress, imperial court of China
FLO4590223 Male and female Mandarins (magistrates) in summer dress, imperial court of China. Embroidered square on their tunic reveals their rank and type: bird for civil, animal for military

Ramon Echague y Mendez de Vigo
3252997 Ramon Echague y Mendez de Vigo; (add.info.: Ramon Echague y Mendez de Vigo, 1852-1917. Spanish military officer, politician and director general of the Guardia Civil)

Portrait of John Hampden (1594 - 1643)
2603833 Portrait of John Hampden (1594 - 1643); (add.info.: John Hampden (1594 - 1643) English Parliamentary leader. Died at the Battle of Chalgrove, 18 June 1643

Colour medicine label
2626801 Colour medicine label; (add.info.: American Civil War 1862; Patent medicine label showing one man treating another man's wound.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre
3252996 Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre; (add.info.: Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, 1832-1916. Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman and dramatist. Winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature)

President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877
1576379 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1871
1576330 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1871; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

President Rutherford B. Hayes and two sons, 1870
1576315 President Rutherford B. Hayes and two sons, 1870; (add.info.: President Rutherford B. Hayes and his two sons. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States)

High level bridge over Tyne at Newcastle, 19th century (engraving)
540189 High level bridge over Tyne at Newcastle, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Builder: Robert Stephenson 1803-1859. Bowstring Girder: North British Railway)

'Hayle. St Ives in the distance', c1860. West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR)
541097 'Hayle. St Ives in the distance', c1860. West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR)

Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538557 Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits, Wales

Horse hauling a barge on the Regent's Canal at Park Village East, London
540666 Horse hauling a barge on the Regent's Canal at Park Village East, London. By Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (c1817-c1842)

Civil war in Chile, 16 January-18 September 1891 (print)
545239 Civil war in Chile, 16 January-18 September 1891 (print); (add.info.: Attack on Valparaiso by the Chilean Navy which supported Congress against President Jose Balmceda)

Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England
530303 Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England. First iron bridge in world, built between 1776 and 1779

Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig
529967 Panama Canal: Paying West Indian labourers on their arrival at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. Wood engraving 1888.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

American Civil War 1861-1865: 'Sheridan's Final Charge at Winchester'
528429 American Civil War 1861-1865: 'Sheridan's Final Charge at Winchester'. Battle of Opequon also called Third Battle of Winchester, 19 September 1864

General US Grant (left) negotiating terms with General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881) Confederate (southern)
533301 General US Grant (left) negotiating terms with General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881) Confederate (southern) commander for surrender of Vicksburg. American Civil War 1861-1865

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"Civil: A Journey Through Time and Conflict" Step into the world aviation, where innovation soars high with the BAe Concorde Cutaway Poster. Marvel at the engineering marvels like the Empire flying boat and Passenger Plane Imperial, which connected nations and brought people closer. But amidst progress, history reminds us of darker times. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) echoes through a powerful poster - "No pasaran" (They shall not pass), published by the CNT. Witness the ironclad naval battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, a testament to human resilience in times of strife. Intriguingly, even business ventures have their place in this narrative. An advertisement for Bernard Weatherill Ltd captures an era when commerce thrived amidst chaos. Meanwhile, Douglas DC-3 stands as a symbol of endurance during turbulent times. The Airship Guarantee Co. 's R-100 takes us on a whimsical journey above clouds while Hammersmith Bridge connects communities physically and metaphorically. Events unfold across Britain during its own Civil War, leaving lasting imprints on our collective memory. Traveling further brings us to unexpected places like Vladivostock where 9th Hampshire Regiment stood strong against adversity. And finally, we arrive at The Spiral Bridge in Hastings, Minnesota - an architectural masterpiece that defies convention. Civilization has witnessed both triumphs and tribulations throughout history; it is within these moments that humanity's true character emerges. From technological advancements to wartime struggles or bridges connecting societies – each chapter tells tales of resilience and unity in diverse forms. As we reflect upon these snapshots from different eras around the globe, let them serve as reminders that despite our differences or conflicts faced along the way – there is always hope for harmony amidst chaos if we choose to embrace our shared humanity.