Public Service Collection

View of the New Works of the Grand Junction Water Works Company, Camden Hill, Kensington
BAL5638 View of the New Works of the Grand Junction Water Works Company, Camden Hill, Kensington, engraved by Joseph Quick, 1857 (engraving) by English School

The first taxi cab in Liverpool, England in 1906. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

An Indian porter carrying a large basket of luggage on his head, India, from a contemporary print, c. 1935; Artwork
An Indian porter carrying a large basket of luggage on his head, India, from a contemporary print, c.1935; Artwork

USA, Tennessee, Vintage streetcar near Orpheum Theater; Memphis

St Josephs School children during a gas mask drill in St Mary Cray, Kent. 1939

Bus blocks the road ten men tried to push the bus after it skidded right round near Farningham Kent 5 December 1950

Historic portrait of policeman blowing a whistle, 1950-60s black and white

How the air conquerors are welcomed in France, Ernest Willows, illustration
XIR346387 How the air conquerors are welcomed in France, Ernest Willows, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 20th November 1910 (colour litho) by French School

Interior of the Paris post office during the first week of January, the postmen room
XIR252958 Interior of the Paris post office during the first week of January, the postmen room, engraved by Fortune Louis Meaulle (1844-1901) (litho) (b/w photo) by Vierge

Interior of a French railway postal wagon, illustration from Tableaux de Paris
XIR252957 Interior of a French railway postal wagon, illustration from Tableaux de Paris by Edmond Texier, published 1853 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Snow plough ?TopFoto

The King and Queen open the new London Fire Brigade Headquartes on Albert Embankment - photo shows HM the King inspecting firemen on arrival - July 1937. ?TopFoto

Electric transformer station housed in a church building in Streatham, London. 1938

A warning sign on the door of a church building where an electric transformer station housed in Streatham, London. 1938

Man with his own fire engine Volunteer fireman Mr Alexander Hunt of Jarvis Brook Crowborough Sussex with his own fire engine 17 March 1965

The Old Fire Engine which first did duty in Bexhill 1895 18 October 1949

Fire brigade demonstration in Horton Kirby, Kent. 1936

Kent - Dartford Paper Mills fire which burnt for three days - 3 March 1949 eTopFoto

Fire brigade demonstration in Dartford. 1936

Gas mask instruction at the council offices in Orpington, Kent. January 1938

Fire Practice at Lullingstone Castle. The Dartford Division of the Kent Fire Brigade under the direction of Divisional Officer A R Thorn 1954

Horsmonden sub post office 149 - Modern Army poster on the wall next to letterbox eTopFoto

Fire at the Darford Paper Mills in Kent which burnt for three days - 3 March 1949 eTopFoto

Kent Fire Brigade has an open day. In order that the public could bcome more familiar with the work of the fire service all stations of the Kent Fire Brigade were open

Marilyn Monroe In Korea
Korea: February, 1954. Marilyn Monroe visits the troops in Korea, entertaining over 100, 000 soldiers in 10 different locations

Marilyn Monroe In Korea
Korea: February, 1954. Marilyn Monroe visits the troops in Korea, entertaining over 100, 000 soldiers in 10 different locations. Here she is signing an autograph for a happy soldier

Paul Revere warns that the British are coming 1775

Portrait of mature male judge, 1950-60s

Lady of justice with scales and sword

Man being tested by lie detector

Men waiting on bread line during the Depression

Detective in an overcoat and hat taking notes

Woman taking oath in court

Mature man dressed as Sherlock Holmes

Portrait of former president Richard Nixon

Close-up of female hand holding stack of envelopes

Daniel Webster, American politician

Crossing guard and school girl

Teenage boys hiding from policeman

Illustration of colonial mail service

A school for telephone line men, California

Portrait of former president Dwight Eisenhower

Man dressed up as private detective

Portrait of a man carrying telegrams

Judge sitting at his desk talking to a boy

Female detective with a pipe and hat

Public reading room, 17th century C015 / 6072
Public reading room in 1616. 19th-century artwork of a reading room in London, England, during the Jacobean era (the reign of King James I)

Better Place service station C016 / 2799
Better Place A venture-backed company working to produce a market-based transportation infrastructure that supports electric vehicles. battery-switching station. Photographed in Katzrin, Israel

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"Public Service: A Glimpse into the Past" "Preserving History: The Electric Transformer Station Housed in a Church Building, Streatham, London (1938)" "Engineering Marvels: Discovering the New Works of the Grand Junction Water Works Company, Camden Hill, Kensington" "Revolutionizing Transportation: Unveiling Liverpool's First Taxi Cab (1906) from 'The Pageant of the Century' (1934)" "Strength and Grace: Witnessing an Indian Porter Carrying a Heavy Load on His Head in India (c. 1935; Artwork)" "Nostalgic Rides: Vintage Streetcar near Orpheum Theater, Memphis - A Reminder of Bygone Eras" "Protecting Our Future Generation: St Josephs School Children during a Gas Mask Drill in St Mary Cray, Kent" "Community Unity at Its Best: Ten Men Join Forces to Push a Skidded Bus Blocking the Road" "Celebrating Aviation Pioneers: How France Welcomed Air Conquerors like Ernest Willows with Open Arms (Illustration)" "Behind-the-Scenes Heroes: Exploring the Interior of Paris Post Office During its Busy January Week - Where Mail Magic Happens. " "Efficiency on Wheels: Inside a French Railway Postal Wagon - An Illustration from 'Tableaux de Paris'" "Battling Winter Elements with Determination and Grit - Witnessing Snow Ploughs Clearing Paths for Safe Travel"