Fire Brigade Collection (page 8)

New Firefighters, Elephants Putting Out Fire in a Burning Train (Colour Litho)
2815044 New Firefighters, Elephants Putting Out Fire in a Burning Train (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: New kind of firefighters)

Centenary of the Paris fire brigade (colour litho)
2779758 Centenary of the Paris fire brigade (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Centenary of the Paris fire brigade. Le centenaire des pompiers de Paris)

A woman killed trying to escape from a burning apartment building in Marseilles (colour litho)
2779508 A woman killed trying to escape from a burning apartment building in Marseilles (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Awards ceremony for firemen in the Grand Festival Hall of Le Petit Journal in Paris (colour litho)
2779210 Awards ceremony for firemen in the Grand Festival Hall of Le Petit Journal in Paris (colour litho) by French School

"No hero ever played a braver part"(engraving)
2781148 " No hero ever played a braver part" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Gymnastics And Firemen Competition In Milan, The Arena Races (colour litho)
2798558 The Gymnastics And Firemen Competition In Milan, The Arena Races (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

To tame a small fire in the home of a millionaire lady, widow of a musician... (colour litho)
2777976 To tame a small fire in the home of a millionaire lady, widow of a musician... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

On September 1, a world firefighting competition will be inaugurated at the Turin Stadium... (colour litho)
2777878 On September 1, a world firefighting competition will be inaugurated at the Turin Stadium... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: On September 1)

The Firefighters in Skirts (Colour Litho)
2777728 The Firefighters in Skirts (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The firemen in skirts)

A balloon crash-landing on the rooftops of Paris (colour litho)
2818521 A balloon crash-landing on the rooftops of Paris (colour litho) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A balloon crash-landing on the rooftops of Paris)

Saint Barbara (colour photo)
3094365 Saint Barbara (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Barbara. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Firemen (b / w photo)
3098681 Firemen (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firemen. Illustration from an article on the behind the scenes workings of the Paris Opera in Le)

Fire Engine, London (colour photo)
3096692 Fire Engine, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire Engine, London)

Firemans Parade Hat painted by David Bustill Bowser, c. 1850 (leather)
AKM208736 Firemans Parade Hat painted by David Bustill Bowser, c.1850 (leather) by American School, (19th century); Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; ePhiladelphia History Museum at

Come On! The Firemen are Coming!, engraved by Geiger, published in Vienna, c
CHT205746 Come On! The Firemen are Coming!, engraved by Geiger, published in Vienna, c.1820 (coloured engraving) by Cajetan, (fl.1820) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Poster advertising the Remington Fire Engine manufactured by the Remington
NYH182469 Poster advertising the Remington Fire Engine manufactured by the Remington Agricultural Company, c.1890 (colour litho) by American School

Skating, the Hard Frost and the Fire-plug
6340384 Skating, the Hard Frost and the Fire-plug by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Skating, the Hard Frost and the Fire-plug)

"Pompiers courant a un incendie"Peinture de Gustave Courbet
FIA5399957 " Pompiers courant a un incendie" Peinture de Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) 1851 Dim. 3, 88x5, 8 m Paris, Musee du petit palais Firemen Running to a Fire - Courbet

The brave fireman (colour litho)
5207646 The brave fireman (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brave fireman)

Fireman and Bride, c. 1860 (quarter-plate tintype, hand-coloured with gilt highlights
991459 Fireman and Bride, c.1860 (quarter-plate tintype, hand-coloured with gilt highlights, leath) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fireman and Bride)

Firemen rescuing a young woman hanging onto the outside of a burning building on the Rue Thevenot in Paris (engraving)
6000496 Firemen rescuing a young woman hanging onto the outside of a burning building on the Rue Thevenot in Paris (engraving) by French School

Picture Alphabet, F (engraving)
6010694 Picture Alphabet, F (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture Alphabet, F. Illustration for The Infants Magazine (1886).); © Look and Learn

The Old Philadelphia Fire Department, 1850 (engraving)
SNG127771 The Old Philadelphia Fire Department, 1850 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; American, out of copyright

Proposed safety net for rescuing life from fire (engraving)
608804 Proposed safety net for rescuing life from fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Experiments with l extincteur on the Thames Embankmnet before the Prince of Wales (engraving)
608801 Experiments with l extincteur on the Thames Embankmnet before the Prince of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The new fire escape (engraving)
608788 The new fire escape (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new fire escape; from Pictorial Times; 30 December 1843)

Fire pumps for the presevation of lives and property (coloured engraving)
608778 Fire pumps for the presevation of lives and property (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Merryweathers Fire Engine (engraving)
608791 Merryweathers Fire Engine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merryweathers Fire Engine; from The Illustrated London News)

Illustration showing how new long fire hoses could reach all parts of a building
STC190090 Illustration showing how new long fire hoses could reach all parts of a building, from a book on Firefighting in Holland, published c.1700 (engraving) by Dutch School

Fighting a fire in a windmill near Worden, from a book on Firefighting in Holland
STC190084 Fighting a fire in a windmill near Worden, from a book on Firefighting in Holland, published c.1700 (engraving) by Dutch School

The surroundings of the Maison des Syndicats, Paris, 1st May 1912 (b / w photo)
XIR287058 The surroundings of the Maison des Syndicats, Paris, 1st May 1912 (b/w photo) by Marlingue, A. (19th-20th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Death of a firefighter (colour litho)
2818482 Death of a firefighter (colour litho) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of a firefighter)

The Fireman (engraving)
2799844 The Fireman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fireman. Illustration for Walks In and Around London by Uncle Jonathan (Charles H Kelly)

The heroism of a Milanese gunner saves an old woman and two children and is seized by asphyxiation (Colour Litho)
2815578 The heroism of a Milanese gunner saves an old woman and two children and is seized by asphyxiation (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Rescue of an attempted suicide at the bridge in the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris (colour litho)
2818958 Rescue of an attempted suicide at the bridge in the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

"In another minute the fireman was safely in the street with the cat and her kittens"(engraving)
2813279 " In another minute the fireman was safely in the street with the cat and her kittens" (engraving) by English School

Flyer advertising "Yale Naught-ical Almanac for 1873 Out at Half-past One", pub
3737179 Flyer advertising " Yale Naught-ical Almanac for 1873 Out at Half-past One", pub.1873 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); The Stapleton Collection; American

To tame a violent fire in a Vienna circus, the firemen had to enter the... (colour litho)
2777968 To tame a violent fire in a Vienna circus, the firemen had to enter the... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The fires in London (colour litho)
2778528 The fires in London (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fires in London)

F, Fireman (colour litho)
3634138 F, Fireman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: F, Fireman. Illustration for My Railway ABC (Raphael Tuck, c 1945).); © Look and Learn

Woman telephoning for a fire engine (colour litho)
3094447 Woman telephoning for a fire engine (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman telephoning for a fire engine)

The Dramatic Fire At The Magasin Parisien In Budapest, Employees And Buyers Throw From The... (colour litho)
2798700 The Dramatic Fire At The Magasin Parisien In Budapest, Employees And Buyers Throw From The... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A Serious Uprising Of Minors, In Naples, Tamed With Fire Pumps (colour litho)
2798532 A Serious Uprising Of Minors, In Naples, Tamed With Fire Pumps (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Serious Uprising Of Minors, In Naples)

Fifth Congress Of Italian Firefighters, The Great Maneuver In The Milan Arena, On Last Sunday (Colour Litho)
2798217 Fifth Congress Of Italian Firefighters, The Great Maneuver In The Milan Arena, On Last Sunday (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Fire Companys House & Engine, Yokuhama, 1855 (colour litho)
1272362 Fire Companys House & Engine, Yokuhama, 1855 (colour litho) by Heine, Wilhelm Joseph (1813-39); 14.75x22.25 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Heine, W.|Sarony & Co)

A heroic rescue (colour litho)
2784266 A heroic rescue (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heroic rescue. During an enemy air raid on Turin, some of our aviation officers)

Tragic night in a French convent (Colour Litho)
2783696 Tragic night in a French convent (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragic night in a French convent)

Captain Ahlstroms Defiance of Fire at the Alexandra Palace (engraving)
1616033 Captain Ahlstroms Defiance of Fire at the Alexandra Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Heroes in Action: The Historic Fire Brigade Chronicles" Step back in time and witness the bravery of the GWR fire brigade at Paddington Station as they take part in a daring drill, circa 1940. Their unwavering dedication to protecting lives and property shines through. The exterior of the Fire Station at Shooters Hill stands tall, an emblem of strength and preparedness from 1938. This historical landmark serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by firefighters throughout history. In 1845, chaos engulfed Sir C. Prices Wharf at Blackfriars, leaving destruction in its wake. A conflagration that tested the mettle of London's fire brigade, their valiant efforts captured forever by an unknown creator. Witnessing a Quadricycle Hose-Carrier zooming through streets is like stepping into a time machine. This ingenious invention revolutionized firefighting techniques and showcased the ingenuity of firefighters from yesteryears. Travel back to Old Fish Street Hill where members of the London Fire Brigade stand proudly beside the Monument to the Great Fire. A snapshot frozen in time from 19th-century England immortalized within Old England: A Pictorial Museum published in 1847. "The Best Friend of Charleston, " depicted lithographically in The History of Our Country (1905), showcases how fire brigades united communities during times when disaster struck with relentless force. Across borders, Berlin's fire brigade displayed their expertise during an exercise for rescuing fire patients within a hospital setting - a testament to Germany's commitment to safeguarding lives even during drills dating back centuries ago. The Altona fire suit takes center stage as German firefighters donned this protective gear during rigorous drills in 1899. Digitally restored reproductions allow us glimpses into these historic practices that shaped modern firefighting protocols. From Kontantinople (now Istanbul) around 1870 comes an image capturing brave Turkish firemen, standing tall amidst the bustling city.