Cranes Collection (page 2)

A Lincolnshire Handicap by Heath Robinson
A race between cranes at the test ground of excavation specialists, Ruston-Bucyrus, who commissioned the ingenious Heath Robinson to draw a number of comical engineering drawings for a booklet

Picture No. 11071611
Red-crowned Crane / Japanese Crane / Manchurian Crane in snow calling - Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Hokkaido Island, Japan. Date:

Police, armed with truncheons, clashed with strikers at the Barbican building site. It happened after Mytons, the contractors

Embankment and River Thames, London
View of the Embankment and River Thames, London, on a misty day, with traffic crossing a bridge. circa 1940s

Dockside cranes. These cranes are designed for high-speed loading and unloading of containers. The container system is an efficient means of transporting many and varied types of cargo

Container Port and city skyline, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America

Common Crane-Seven birds flying-Extremadura-Spain
ROY-405 Common Crane - Seven birds flying Extremadura, Spain Grus grus Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying

Six-panel screen depicting Cranes, Edo Period (ink, colour, gold & silver on paper)
491620 Six-panel screen depicting Cranes, Edo Period (ink, colour, gold & silver on paper) by Korin, Ogata (1658-1716); 166x371 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

The Kometa a Russian built Hydrfoil ferry boat August 1968. Seen here sailing down the River Thames in London past a moored ship unloading outside riverside warehouses The boat The KOMETA is in

Liverpool Cathedral under construction from St. James Mount Date: circa 1908

Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. During the construction of the M1 in the early 1960s a great number of bridge structures needed to be created

Sunderland - Looking Up the River from the Bridge, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Sheffields Manpower Services Commission building (later known as Moorfoot) under construction, 1979
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: W02586

Blitz in London -- warehouses, Surrey Docks, WW2
Warehouses in a smoky atmosphere following heavy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, SE London. This raid took place on 7 September 1940

Sunderland Docks
Industrial scene of ships docked at Sunderland in County Durham

Two Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) in flight in early morning light, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Kenya, Amboseli National Park. A pair of Crowned cranes in the swamp with Mt. Kilimanjaro behind. Kenya, Amboseli National Park. A pair of Crowned cranes in the swamp with Mt. Kilimanjaro behind

General Rawlinson and General Ironside, Archangel
General Sir Henry Rawlinson (1864-1925) (left) and Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside (1880-1959) (right), British army officers, seen here with others on the quay at Archangel (Arkhangelsk)

Dnieper hydroelectric plant construction
Dniprohes (Dnieper hydroelectric station) under construction on the river Dnieper in Ukraine, USSR. The dam was constructed between 1927 and 1932

Grey crowned-crane - searching the grassland near a seasonal waterhole in its constant quest for frogs
RS-148 Crowned CRANE - feeding East African Balearica regulorum Searcing the grassland near a seasonal waterhole in it constant quest for frogs

Harbour tug with containers and cranes in the background, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Crowned Crane - East Africa, national bird of Uganda
PM-10397 Crowned Crane - East Africa national bird of Uganda, Africa Balearica regulorum Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Sandhill Crane - Taking off from frozen lake Bosque del Apache NWR New Mexico, USA BI006830
COS-1029 Sandhill CRANE - Flying over frozen lake Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico, USA Grus canadensis Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Red-crowned Crane - displaying, jumping with wings outstretched Hokkaido, Japan
WAT-8315 Red-crowned Crane - displaying, jumping with wings outstretched Hokkaido, Japan Grus japonensis M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Indian Sarus Crane giving unison call. Keoladeo National Park, India
JR-642 Indian Sarus Crane giving unison call. Keoladeo National Park, India. Grus antigone Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Indian Sarus Crane dancing at dusk. Keoladeo National Park India
JR-645 Indian Sarus Crane dancing at dusk. Keoladeo National Park India Grus antigone Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Crowned Crane - pair courtship displaying
USH-784 Crowned CRANE - pair in courtship display Captive Balearica regulorum Distribution: Senegal to Nigeria Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tyne Dock in 1975

Building The Lanes JLP01_10_13960
THE LANES SHOPPING CENTRE, GLOBE LANE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. A view looking north-east over the Market Place in Carlisle towards the construction site of The Lanes Shopping Centre

Port Crane at sunset, Antwerp, Belgium

A shipyard, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404015 A shipyard, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

The Hula Valley #1
Tal Paz-Fridman

Crane(s) VI
Tal Paz-Fridman

On the deck of a big ship, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404003 On the deck of a big ship, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Two Cranes
Paulina Almira

St. Johns Cathedral London
Rolf Gasser

Family
Larry Deng

Duet
Leechee Z

Sandhill Crane Flying in Clouds
Gary Hu

Red-crowned Crane dance
Judy Tseng

Pink Flying Cranes
Aureous

Pink Gold Crane
Aureous

Teal Flying Cranes
Aureous

Emerald Sun & Cranes
Aureous

Sapphire Sun & Cranes
Aureous

Mint Green Sun & Cranes
Aureous

Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) at the Building of the Hydroelectric Power Plant 'DnieproGES', 1951 (oil on canvas)
BAL266328 Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) at the Building of the Hydroelectric Power Plant 'DnieproGES', 1951 (oil on canvas) by Kotov

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"Cranes: Symbolizing Strength, Progress, and Industrial Heritage" From the Swan Hunter shipyard on the River Tyne in Northeast England to the snowy landscapes of Hokkaido, Japan, they have become an iconic sight around the world. These towering machines are not just a testament to human engineering but also carry profound symbolism. In Preston Docks, Lancashire and Wallsend-on-Tyne in Tyneside, cranes stand tall as silent witnesses to centuries of shipbuilding prowess. They have witnessed countless vessels take shape under their watchful eyes. The black-and-white photograph captures the Tyne Bridge mid-construction in 1928 – a historical moment frozen in time. Moving further north to Glasgow, Scotland in 1971 reveals another facet of crane usage – this time for shipbuilding purposes. As faces of Britain's industrial might during that era, these cranes played a vital role in shaping maritime history. Cranes extend beyond shipyards too; they oversee bustling piers like Battersea Power Station across the Thames where ships unload their precious cargo. RMS Queen Elizabeth from Cunard Lines once docked here – a majestic vessel embraced by these mechanical giants. Yet not all memories associated with they can joyful ones; during World War II's Blitz, fire engulfed Surrey Commercial Docks at Rotherhithe. Amidst chaos and destruction stood resilient cranes that would later witness post-war reconstruction efforts. Devonshire Dock at Barrow-in-Furness stands as another reminder of how these structures facilitate economic growth and trade even today. Nestled amidst Cumbria's picturesque landscape is evidence of ongoing progress fueled by hard work and determination. As day turns into night over any shipyard worldwide, there is something magical about witnessing sunset hues painting silhouettes against steel frames and machinery - an enchanting spectacle only enhanced by looming cranes reaching towards infinity. Cranes embody more than mere functionality.