Checking Collection

The RMS Titanicas propellers as the mighty ship sits in dry dock
Vintage maritime history photo of the RMS Titanicas propellers as the mighty ship sits in dry dock

Smugglers Unload Goods
A band of smugglers unload their cargo of contraband into a secluded coastal cave, constantly checking for any nearby customs men

Australian soldier with motorcycle and sidecar, WW1
An Australian soldier examining a motorcycle and sidecar, possibly to repair a puncture, on a muddy road during the First World War. Date: 1916

French lady getting ready to go out in her boudoir - she check the powder on her nose - " Yes, that is just perfect!" Date: circa 1910s

Fingerprint scanner. Persons finger being scanned by a fingerprint scanner. This scanner is being used to open a door. The ridges on peoples fingers form a unique identifying pattern

Lti 20-20 Speed Gun
Metropolitan police officer with LTI 20-20 speed gun checking the speed of cars in the traffic

Locomotive Maintenance
A maintenance man checking over The White Knight steam locomotive at Waverley Station, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Nightingale / Scutari / Ward
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE At Scutari in the Crimea, checking on patients during the night

East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma
Photograph of a soldier from the East African Reconnaissance Regiment, checking a machine-gun, Burma, 1945. The East African Reconnaissance Regiment, part of 11th East African Division

Boy measuring his temperature
MODEL RELEASED. Strip thermometer. Boy using a strip thermometer to measure his temperature from his forehead. His temperature is displayed by the green area

An advance guard of the army of steelworkers who returned to their jobs at Port Talbot after the strike which lasted six weeks

Raquel Welch, pictured at London Heathrow Airport, 3rd June 1967

Man checking car engine in a field
A man in shorts, checking his car engine while parked in a field

Hull Maintenance Technician checks an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter
Arabian Sea, February 7, 2012 - Hull Maintenance Technician checks an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter for hot spots during a flight deck recovery drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey

X-ray security machine, 1900
X-ray security machine. Historical artwork of a fluoroscope being used in a late 19th-century French customs hall. The fluoroscope was designed and built by the French inventor Eugene Ducretet

All Tickets Please - Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment
" All Tickets Please!" A British Rail Ticket Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment in First Class. We will never know if they did have a Ticket to Ride, but she don t care

Oil refinery worker
MODEL RELEASED. Oil refinery worker checking the feed pre-heater in the hydrofining area of an oil refinery. The hydrofining area is where crude oil products are processed to remove impurities such

Taking temperature
MODEL RELEASED. Taking temperature. Young woman using an oral themometer to take her temperature. The themometer shows a normal reading of 37 degrees Celsius which is normal body temperature

French soldiers at Verdun, France block the road and check all passing vehicles for contents
3502748 French soldiers at Verdun, France block the road and check all passing vehicles for contents and destination during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Client: Monsanto Textiles - Knitwear Shoot - Men's white cardigan - Shoot date: July 24, 1969 (2/2) Date: 1969

Checking the quality of Saltpetre (Nitre, Potassium Nitrate, or KN03). Saltpetre is the principal ingredient in
540750 Checking the quality of Saltpetre (Nitre, Potassium Nitrate, or KN03). Saltpetre is the principal ingredient in gunpowder, and is still used in the preservation of some foods

Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...manner of collecting the "octroi, " or town tolls

Un Propriétaire méfiant, 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un Proprietaire mefiant, 1853. - Ce blanc la a-t-il ete fait avec du vrai zinc?...c'est que j'ai entendu dire sou...'. (A suspicious landlord)

Les Indesirables; Examen des pieces d'identite d'un professeur d'une ecole de Mulhouse... 1918
Les Indesirables; Examen des pieces d'identite d'un professeur d'une ecole de Mulhouse et de sa femme, frappes d'expulsion, 1918

Les Indesirables; Au marche couvert de Mulhouse: la verification des bagages par... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les Indesirables; Au marche couvert de Mulhouse: la verification des bagages par les soins et sous la surveillance d'officiers francais, 1918

The Sick Woman, c.1663-c.1666. Creator: Jan Steen
The Sick Woman, c.1663-c.1666

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics, 1662
The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as The Syndics, 1662. Other Title(s): The sampling officials (wardens) of the Amsterdam drapers

Encore une heure!!, 1837. Creator: Honore Daumier
Encore une heure!!, 1837. Another hour

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA. Older woman working in a factory

Examination of luggage on automobile, by Customs(?), France, 1905. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Examination of luggage on automobile, by Customs(?), France, 1905

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Examining pass at State Department Building, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Examining pass at State Department Building, between 1913 and 1918. Security in Washington, DC

Examining pass at State Department Building, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Examining pass at State Department Building, between 1913 and 1918. Security in Washington, DC

Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917
Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917

Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917
Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917

Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917
Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917

Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917
Army, U.S. Physical Examination, 1917

"There Are a Quarter of a Million Gallons of Port in the Port Vaults" - Wine Gauging Ground, 1937. Checking barrels of alcohol at the London docks on the River Thames

District of Columbia - Suffrage Voting For District, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
District of Columbia - Suffrage Voting For District, 1912. [American women won the vote in 1920 with the passing of the 19th Amendment]

Plant quarantine inspectors examining packages brought over the bridge... Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plant quarantine inspectors examining packages brought over the bridge between Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Families

State border plant inspection between Mexico and the United States, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
State border plant inspection maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture between Mexico and the United States

Plant quarantine inspectors examining packages, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plant quarantine inspectors examining packages brought over the bridge between Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Families

Japanese relocation, California, 1942. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Japanese relocation, California. All baggage is inspected before newcomers enter the Santa Anita Park Assembly Center at Arcadia, California, for evacuees of Japanese ancestry

Plant quarantine inspector examining tourist baggage... Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plant quarantine inspector examining tourist baggage before entering California. Yuma, Arizona. ['Why Inspect Baggage

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

El Paso residents at plant quarantine station, El Paso, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Paso residents at plant quarantine station. El Paso, Texas

Plant quarantine inspectors examining goods bought... before entering El Paso, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plant quarantine inspectors examining goods bought in Juarez, Mexico before entering El Paso, Texas

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"Checking: From the Titanic's Propellers to X-ray Security Machines and Beyond" The mighty RMS Titanic reveals its grandeur as workers meticulously check its propellers in dry dock. Smugglers unload their illicit goods, constantly checking for any signs of suspicion or surveillance. A brave Australian soldier checks his motorcycle and sidecar before embarking on a mission during World War I. In her elegant boudoir, a French lady carefully checks her appearance before stepping out into the world. With advanced technology, fingerprint scanners provide secure access while ensuring identity verification with every check. The Lti 20-20 Speed Gun allows law enforcement to effectively check vehicle speeds and enforce road safety regulations. Dedicated maintenance crews diligently check locomotives to ensure safe and efficient journeys for passengers. Florence Nightingale's tireless efforts in Scutari Ward involved constant checking of medical supplies and patient care during the Crimean War. Early pioneers of security measures introduced X-ray machines in 1900, revolutionizing baggage checks at transportation hubs worldwide. Raquel Welch exudes timeless beauty as she undergoes routine security checks at London Heathrow Airport in June 1967. Members of the East African Reconnaissance Regiment meticulously check their equipment before heading into action during WWII in Burma. Man skillfully inspects his car engine amidst nature's backdrop.