Sandbags Collection (page 2)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Legionnaires in the front of the Sierra chopping pines and filling sandbags to make barricades against the enemy aviation

SPAIN. Madrid. National Library. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Madrid National Library. Protecting with sandbags the rooms where the most valuable books and are kept. SPAIN. Barcelona

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest... Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif
Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif

Pull Against Us! (colour litho)
2808723 Pull Against Us! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pull Against Us)

On Mount Lemerle, the Forli Brigade fights back and pursues the enemy with the kidney bayonet (colour litho)
2777557 On Mount Lemerle, the Forli Brigade fights back and pursues the enemy with the kidney bayonet (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary... Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessis Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood, Near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood. Near Tiptonville, Tennessee

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee

The Bessie Levee, along a subsid... Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee

The Siege of Suakin (north eastern Sudan) Fort Gemaizeh in Action; from sketches by the late Mr. Richard Wake, shot while sketching at the fort December 6. 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic

The Conquest of Lorette, man by man in a small fort, 1915 (litho)
STC407190 The Conquest of Lorette, man by man in a small fort, 1915 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard (colour litho)
STC413372 Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard (colour litho) by Stewart

Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard
IL352831 Lieutenant Dimmer repairing a machine-gun while exposed to the fire of the advancing Prussian Guard, illustration from Deeds that Thrill the Empire, published by Hutchinson & Co

French soldier using a specially adapted snipers rifle with periscope in the trenches, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
5228782 French soldier using a specially adapted snipers rifle with periscope in the trenches, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Jonas

General Nivelles Offensive during the Battle of Verdun, April 1916 (colour woodcut)
698802 General Nivelles Offensive during the Battle of Verdun, April 1916 (colour woodcut) by Hermann, Paul (1864-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 1, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 1, 1864. Albumen print, plate 39 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

View of the Interior of Fort Steadman, May 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
View of the Interior of Fort Steadman, May 1865. A work made of albumen print, pl. 84 from the album " gardners photographic sketch book of the war, volume ii" (1866)

The Pulpit, Fort Fisher, N. C. January 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
The Pulpit, Fort Fisher, N.C. January 1865. Union troops at Fort Fisher not long after it had been recaptured from the Confederate army. Albumen print, pl

Allatoona from the Etawah, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Allatoona from the Etawah, 1866. Albumen print, plate 24 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 3, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 3, 1864. Albumen print, plate 41 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

The Nawabs artillery at Plassey, illustration from Hutchinson
IL370606 The Nawabs artillery at Plassey, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

The Spanish-American War (litho)
1063606 The Spanish-American War (litho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War)

The episodes of the war, French troops fleeing from an underground trench bombarded by enemies (colour litho)
2815696 The episodes of the war, French troops fleeing from an underground trench bombarded by enemies (colour litho) by Beltrame

The spirit of Sardinian fighters (colour litho)
2808613 The spirit of Sardinian fighters (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spirit of the Sardinian fighters)

While an enemy counterattack is outlined, machine guns (colour litho) come into action in the trenches of
2777521 While an enemy counterattack is outlined, machine guns (colour litho) come into action in the trenches of the Sharpshooters by Beltrame

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the style of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Showing British soldiers making sandbags, bringing in ration supplies and ready to fight in the trenches. Date: 1916

WW1 - Attack on London - St. Batholomew the Great
circa 1910s

Siege Operations at Eastbourne, Sussex (engraving)
1589379 Siege Operations at Eastbourne, Sussex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege Operations at Eastbourne, Sussex)

The Weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics
STC292944 The Weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics: A Machine-gun in the German trenches, from The Illustrated War News (sepia photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

In the trenches before Petersburg (engraving)
PNP269212 In the trenches before Petersburg (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Making Gabions in front of Petersburg, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354368 Making Gabions in front of Petersburg, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info)

Two soldiers in a dug-out in Mesopotamia during World War One
NAM244273 Two soldiers in a dug-out in Mesopotamia during World War One, from an album compiled by Lt. Kindom (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

Sketch, Oct 1939 - WWII The Old Soldier Never Dies
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of a jolly British soldier, complete with pipe and waxed moustache. Hes even sitting on a pile of sandbags

Air raid preparations at London gas station, September 1939
An extreme example of sandbagging in anticipation of air raids at a garage in North London. The Sphere jokes that " motorists have to look twice before they recognise the petrol pumps"

Sandbags protecting statue of the Black Prince, Sept 1939
As one of the many precautionary measures taken to protect Canterbury Cathedral from bombing, the statue and grave of the Black Prince was surrounded by neatly piled sandbags. Date: 1939

Civilians filling sandbags for air raid shelters 1939
Civilians, including females in bikini tops and a man in a suit, working together to fill sandbags for use in the construction of public air raid shelters. September 1939

Construction of sandbag air raid shelter, September 1939
Construction of a large public air raid shelter from sandbags in North London, shortly after the outbreak of war. September 1939

Altitude 1, 050 (b / w photo)
STC406162 Altitude 1, 050 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the first trenches on the Macedonian Front, opposite the English, French)

German machine gun section holding a barricade in Poland, 1914-19 (b / w photo)
STC359864 German machine gun section holding a barricade in Poland, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Confederate 32-pounder cannon and militia gunners overlooking the entrance into Pensacola
834316 Confederate 32-pounder cannon and militia gunners overlooking the entrance into Pensacola Bay, Florida, prior to the American Civil War, March 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b / w photo)
869216 Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

The French-Russian battle at Malakhov Kurgan in 1855, 1856 (oil on canvas)
BAL311991 The French-Russian battle at Malakhov Kurgan in 1855, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Shukayev, Grigory (fl.1850); State Central Artillery Museum, St

WWII September 1939 Holiday makers filling sandbags
Holiday makers filling sandbags at a beach on the East Coast of Britain in the week following the declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939

WWII Jewish refugees helping with sandbags
Jewish refugees in Britain helping to place sandbags in front of a big hospital in the early days of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII - Queen visits Vincent Square hospital 1939
Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) pictured visiting the Vincent Square Infants Hospital in Victoria, London, just before the declaration of war in September 1939

Outbreak of WWII Sandbagging flat roof of an office building
Loading sandbags on the skylight apertures of a flat roof of a modern office building in London as precautions after the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. Date: 1939

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"From Blitz to Battlefields: The Resilience of Sandbags" During the Blitz in London, the Whitechapel Fire Station stood strong behind a wall of sandbags, protecting its brave firefighters. Meanwhile, on the Western Front during World War I, members of the Rifle Brigade took their positions amidst sandbags as they faced the horrors of war. In World War II, sandbags became essential for protection and communication. AFS despatch riders and messengers maneuvered through dangerous territories with sandbag-laden motorcycles. At Lambeth fire station, an enclosed pump fortified by sandbags ensured that firefighters could combat blazes even under intense bombing raids. They have witnessed historic moments beyond wars too. In 1969, at the Monaco Grand Prix, drivers raced past barriers made from these humble bags filled with earth. Back in World War I's trenches, Gurkhas stormed German fortifications and captured them while surrounded by towering piles of sandbags. Laundry hanging on the Siegfried Line was a sign that life continued amidst conflict during WWII. Air Raid patrols in London relied on strategically placed sandbag barricades to protect civilians from enemy attacks. Cooks Road's fire alarm post in Vauxhall served as a beacon amid chaos thanks to its sturdy foundation built upon countless sandbags. The Somme saw British and French soldiers united against adversity during WWI - their shared defense lines reinforced by rows upon rows of trusty sandbags. Even royalty sought refuge behind this protective barrier; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II found herself amongst stacks of resilient bags during her reign. Amidst it all were two nurses dressed in uniform atop thousands of carefully arranged sandbags - symbols not only of safety but also compassion and care for those affected by war. Through history's trials and triumphs, one constant remains: Sandbags stand tall as silent sentinels guarding lives and preserving hope against all odds.