Salvage Collection (page 8)

BOSTON: FIRE, 1872. Boston residents on State Street removing papers and valuables during the Great Fire of 9-11 November 1872. Contemporary English engraving

Materials for recycling at a recycling plant, sewing machines

Old metal, material for recycling

Material for recycling

Old car tyres, material for recycling

WORLD WAR I: SALVAGING. French troops salvaging material from a home destroyed by a mine, Guiscard, France. Photograph, c1916

SCRAP MACHINERY, 1912. A pile of scrap machinery outside the Carolina Cotton Mill in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1912

Diver
circa 1900: A diver goes down from the salvage ship Blakey to the wreck of the British schooner Cape Horn off the coast of Chile to recover a cargo of sunken copper

Salvaged Guns
August 1919: Salvage of World War I guns at Richborough in Kent. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Post War Salvage
November 1928: A ship, scuttled in 1919 with the rest of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow is raised to be broken up for salvage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Broadlands Factory - 18 May 1945
Women at work sorting screws and nails. Contemporary posters on the wall. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N25455

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician. Babbages proposed design for a diving bell to be used by divers placing charges to blow up wrecks. Wood engraving 1855

World War II 1939-1945: Anti-Japanese poster sponsored by the Thirteenth Naval District of the USA Navy exhorting people to salvage the scrap and enable the American eagle to bomb the Japanese snake

Women and children sifting household refuse in a dust yard in order to salvage anything that could be recycled, such as the pile of bones in the right foreground which would be taken to the glue

Diver being assisted into a Siebe and Gorman diving suit preparatory to diving down to a sunken wreck to recover treasure. Illustration published 1870

Diver in diving suit inspecting a wreck at Le Havre, France. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 13 February 1892

NFS personnel in salvage operation, WW2
NFS overseas personnel in a salvage operation, helping to remove furniture from damaged houses, 27 June 1944

Blitz in London -- firefighters at a typical bomb site, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in brass helmets and other workers at a typical bomb site, looking for survivors

Firefighters in action, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell
Firefighters attending a fire at a brush factory in Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London, on 18 September 1934. The London Salvage Corps is also in attendance

Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, WW2
Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, following a flying bomb explosion, 19 June 1944

Two firefighters with salvage van and light pump, WW2
Two salvage workers with an NFS salvage van and a light pump

Firefighters in action at Ludgate Circus, London, in May 1932, watched by a large crowd

Blitz in London -- salvage operation, WW2
Blitz in London -- a salvage operation on a bomb site following an air raid

Salvaging furniture from damaged homes, London, WW2
Firefighters helping residents to salvage furniture from their damaged homes, London, 2 July 1944, Second World War

Man with salvage cart, London, WW2
Man with a salvage cart full of bundles of material, near bombed-out buildings in London during the Second World War

Raper drawing No. 6
Salvages [and] Salvages [and] Island of Teneriffe. Painting by George Raper, Ca. 1790

Men looking for shrapnel, 1940
Arthur Hopwood, Assistant Keeper of Geology, appointed Salvage Officer in 1940, and Clive Forster Cooper, Director of the Museum, looking for shrapnel

Service on the Home Front. American poster for the Pennsylvania State Council of Defense, c1943
WORLD WAR II POSTER, c1943. Service on the Home Front. American poster for the Pennsylvania State Council of Defense, c1943, encouraging participation in civil defense efforts during World War II

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN

GLC-LFB Salvage Tender
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

London Salvage Corps at an incident
A salvage worker from the London Salvage Corps inspects a room following the removal/collapse of a plasterboard partition

NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire, WW2
Salvage workers from Cannon Street fire station sub-station A2Z.2X (Watling Street) undertaking salvage work at a Waltham Cross warehouse fire

London Salvage Corps sheeting a warehouse wall
Following a serious fire the London Salvage Corps have protected an external face of the affected warehouse by placing a series of salvage sheets down the side of the building

NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2
Salvage sheets put in place by NFS Salvage Corps workers protect goods and equipment from water damage

NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire, with salvage sheets protecting goods and equipment from water damage

NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fire
Firefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit

NFS (London Region) Salvage Corps at work, WW2
Although financed by Insurance companies, the London Salvage Corps were amalgamated into the National Fire Service (London Region) but maintained their primary salvage role

NFS (London Region) Salvage Corps in action, WW2
The London Salvage Corps was not part of the London Fire Brigade but operated in harmony with it. It came under the umbrella of the NFS during WW2

Blitz in London -- Mansfield Road sub-station, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters salvage their bedding from the bombed-out Mansfield Road fire sub-station after it was seriously damaged in a bombing raid on 16 November 1940

Scrap and salvage depot, Butte, Mont. Date 1942 Oct

Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Date 1942 Oct

Children collecting paper to aid war effort, Walton, Essex
This group of children at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, have collected paper and cardboard for salvage to support the war effort. circa 1940

Poster: I need your Rags. A man in uniform explains that rags are needed for salvage, to make engine wipers, blankets, uniforms, overcoats, etc as part of the War Effort. circa 1940s

Poster requesting Rags for salvage
Poster: request for Rags for salvage. Rags are needed to make engine wipers, blankets, uniforms, overcoats, gun wadding, charts, roofing felt, maps, etc

Poster: Waste Paper goes into Action. Paper makes shell containers, cartridge wads, rifle grenade washers, mortar bomb carriers, etc. Put out paper for salvage. circa 1940s

Chinese man, Tank Corps workshop, Teneur, France, WW1
A Chinese worker salvaging tank track plates at the British Tank Corps Central Workshops, Teneur, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Enemy plane shot down, Orne valley, France, WW1
German troops salvaging an enemy plane (possibly a French Spad) which has been shot down in the Orne valley, north east France, during the First World War. Date: 5 May 1918

Wartime salvage poster asking for rags, paper, bones and metal. Waste is wanted for war weapons. This week and every week salvage is essential. 1940s

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"Salvage: Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future" Ships figureheads over the gate at Castle's Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909: A testament to the artistry and history of maritime salvage. Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8: When disaster strikes, the London Salvage Corps is there to save lives and property. LFB and London Salvage Corps at a serious fire: The brave men who risk it all to salvage hope from the ashes. Ships in a Storm on a Rocky Coast, 1614-1618. Artist: Porcellis, Jan (1582 / 5-1632): Even amidst turbulent seas, salvagers navigate danger to recover what remains. Turn out more Scrap Metal - Turn out More Tanks poster: Mobilizing efforts for wartime salvage drives that unite communities towards victory. German Diver Goes Down: Exploring depths unknown for salvaging lost treasures or uncovering hidden secrets. Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London WW2: Amidst destruction during war times; resilience rises as salvagers rebuild shattered lives. USS Maine 1911: Remembering tragic events like this remind us of our duty to preserve history through salvage efforts. The London Salvage Corps HQ at 40-42 Watling Street : A hub of expertise where dedicated professionals strategize ways to protect our city from disasters big and small London Salvage Corps at work with salvage sheets : Wrapping up remnants of catastrophe with care.