Gun Platform Collection

Swindon Home Guard manning an anti-aircraft gun platform, c. 1940
Swindon Works was considered a prime target for aircraft strikes during World War II. Here, two members of the Home Guard are manning an anti-aircraft gun platform situated on the roof of uniform

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

New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b / w photo)
869215 New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson
869207 Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson, late 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded Col. Robert O)

1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery manning guns in Fort Richardson, late 1861 (b / w photo)
867762 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery manning guns in Fort Richardson, late 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Federal 10-inch mortar battery on Morris Island, SC, 1865 (b / w photo)
867774 Federal 10-inch mortar battery on Morris Island, SC, 1865 (b/w photo) by Cooley, Samuel A. (fl.1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pair of 10-inch Union seacoast mortars and their crew)

Heavy gun in Fort Woodbury, Virginia, 1861 (b / w photo)
869209 Heavy gun in Fort Woodbury, Virginia, 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The New Works at the Siege of Sebastapol... Crimean War, 1853-1856. Artist: William Simpson
The New Works at the Siege of Sebastapol. Mortar battery on right of Jordans battery, Crimean War 1853-1856. From Illustrations of the War in the East by William Simpson. (London, 1855-1856)

Malta, South Eastern Region, Valletta. The view across Grand Harbour to Fort St Angelo from the Saluting Battery at Upper Barrakka Gardens

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"Guarding the Skies: Swindon Home Guard on an Anti-Aircraft Gun Platform, c. 1940" "Gazing into History: Fort St Angelo's Grand Harbour View from a Confederate 32-pounder Cannon" "Pensacola's Watchful Eye: Militia Gunners and their Overlooking Confederate 32-pounder Cannon" "Fort Corcoran's Mighty Defenders: New York Artillerymen with a Heavy Gun, Spring 1862 (b/w photo)" "Strength in Unity: Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson" "A Glimpse of Valor: The Brave Men of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Manning Guns in Fort Richardson, Late 1861 (b/w photo)" "The Final Blow: Federal 10-inch Mortar Battery on Morris Island, SC, 1865 (b/w photo)" "Safeguarding the Capital: A Captivating View of Artillery in Fort Carroll outside Washington, D. C. , c. 1865 (b/w photo)" "In Defense of Virginia: Witnessing the Power of a Heavy Gun in Fort Woodbury, Virginia, 1861 (b/w photo)" "Majestic Salute to Tradition.