Steel Collection (page 3)

United Kingdom, Scotland, Lothian, rail and road bridges over the Firth of Forth, linking south and north Queensferry near Edinburgh

Weirs Bridge, Enniskillen - a view of a steel and concrete bridge. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Enniskillen). Date: circa early 1900s

Advertisement for Marsden Brothers and Co. Tool Manufacturers, Bridge Street Works, 1868
Image from Directory of the Borough of Sheffield by William White 1868. See also y03066 for a slightly different advert.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S

Advertisement for Taylor Brothers, Manufacturers of Saws, Steel, Files, Machine Knives, etc
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP 122 M

Steelworkers bronze statue, Meadowhall Shopping Centre
This statue (created by Robin Bell) was originally inside the shopping centre when it opened in 1990. In 2012 it was moved outside

Ordnance Survey map of north east Sheffield copied by the Germans, and marked with bombing targets, c. 1940
Original at Sheffield City Archives MD7731/4 and Sheffield Local Studies Librarys 26 M/5

Particulars of valuable and important investment, comprising freehold scythe forge on the River Sheaf and workshops
Local Studies Library: Sale Plans 18 Sep 1855.Lot 1 includes Buttermans School (Dronfield); Lot 4 (Totley) comprises scythe forge, with dam, banks, goights, weirs, stable, workshops, etc

Steel making plant in the Don Valley, Sheffield, Yorkshire
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: u07724

Cover of steel department trade catalogue of Ibbotson Brothers and Company Limited, manufacturers of steel, saws
Original at Sheffield City Archives ref. LD1145/3/2 (altrefno LD1155/6)Ibbotson Brothers and Company Limited was founded by William Ibbotson in Bridge Street, Sheffield in 1809

William Marples and Sons Ltd. Tool Makers, Hibernia Works, Westfield Terrace
Original at Sheffield Archives ref. SY122/2

American Sherman Crab, army tank with chains spinning on a cylinder attached by steel arms

Quarry Hill Flats, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, were modelled on the Karl Marx Hof flats in Vienna, Austria. The steel frame and concrete clad buildings were demolished 1978 Date: built late 1930s

Harry Prices ghost hunting kit
Undated photograph of Harry Prices ghost hunting kit, comprising a Reflex and cine cameras, tools for sealing doors and windows, apparatus for secret electrical controls, steel tape

Xmas Pudding in Trenches
Innovative British soldiers use a German steel helmet as a saucepan for their Christmas pudding

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s

Banana tree, Musa paradisiaca, Musa sapientium, Bananier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Gingko, ginkgo or maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba. Endangered
Gingko, ginkgo or maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba, Gingko biloba, gingko. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil

Honey locust or thorny locust tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, Gleditschia triacanthos, Fevier a trois epines. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert

Great and lesser spotted woodpeckers
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, and Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

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Ireland, North, Belfast, Titanic Quarter, Visitor centre designed by Civic Arts & Eric R Kuhne

Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt
Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1872. Mount Watkins reflected in a glacial lake in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. In the foreground a swimming deer is being shot at by hunters in a canoe

Clothing during the Reigns of Charles I and II, and James II, (1640-1686), 1903, (1937). From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan

Advert for Asprey mens leather wrist watches 1938
Aspreys stock of mens watches is representative of finest work of the recognised leaders in the craft of watchmaking. Date: 1938

Thistle flower fairy, Carduus nutans.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris

STEEL MILLS, 1938. Steel mills along Monongahela River, Clairton, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, July 1938

A flagpole covered in plates of Murano glass with the Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Baghdad, Iraq - A great dome sits at 12 degrees over the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Its 42m disc represents the shield of a fallen soldier

Hadrians Wall, Evening Sunset
The evening sunlight catching the wall and Highshield Crags and Crag Lough

Hell Gate Bridge In Queens Under Construction
The Hell Gate Bridge over a part of the East River called Hell Gate, which separates Astoria, Queens, from Wards Island, during construction, mid 1910s. Construction began in 1914 and ended in 1916

Fire damage at Alexandra Palace, London. On 10 July 1980 fire destroyed the Alexandra Palace in North London. This photograph is dated 19 July 1980

Coal arriving at Orgreave
Pickets and police look on as coal is brought into the British Steel coking plant at Orgreave, South Yorkshire during the Coal miners strike

Harvestmen, harvesters or daddy longlegs, Opiliones species. Phalangiens. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK
Scene in Pow Street, Workington, Cumbria, UK. circa 1910s

Offloading one of the giant roll housings shipped from American in the SS Wells City for the Abbey Strip mill, at Port Talbot docks

South Durham Steel from the companys south works, West Hartlepool, North East England, 16th August 1960. Molten slag metal cascades down from tilted furnace

A Tailor, c1920s. Creator: Mortimer L Menpes
A Tailor, c1920s. Indian man with beard and turban, sewing with needle and thread. From " India" by Flora A. Steel. [A. & C. Black, Ltd, London, c1920s]

Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

The New River Gorge Bridge Is A Steel Arch Bridge 3, 030 Feet Long Over The New River Gorge Near Fayetteville, In The Appalachian Mountains Of The Eastern United States; West Virginia

In the Temple of Amritsar, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
In the Temple of Amritsar, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

A Native Bullock-cart, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
A Native Bullock-cart, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

Leisure Hours, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Leisure Hours, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

The Red Shutter, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
The Red Shutter, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

Chrysler Building
" A modernistic Georgia Marble and Indiana Limestone building which rises 1046 feet from the ground to the top of the steel mast."

Dormer / The Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Co. Ltd. Summerfield Street, 1957
Image from The Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Co. Ltd. Employees Handbook (Local Studies PAMP 609 S)

Looking Down on Black Shanghai World Financial Center Skyscraper Reflections Huangpu River Cityscape Liujiashui Financial District, Shanghai, China

The open and transparent church of Borgloon

Medieval Arms And Armor
Engraving shows two examples of medieval armor, on the left is a specimen from the late 13th and early 14th Century as depicted on the arms of Hugh of Chatillon which includes a broigne

Oil derricks on the shore near Baku Azerbaijan

China, Beijing, Gleaming glass and steel CCTV Headquarters building along Third Ring Road in central business district at dusk

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"Steel: A Symbol of Strength and Endurance" Aston Martin V12 Vanquish James Bond: Just like the iconic car, steel embodies power and sophistication. Bridge of the Americas, Panama Canal, Balboa, Panama, Central America: Steel structures connect continents and enable global trade. Verrazano Narrows Bridge: This engineering marvel showcases the incredible strength and versatility of steel. Napoleonic Wars. Cuirassier. French Army. Heavy cavalry. Eng: Steel armor protected soldiers in battle throughout history. The Blue Comet train: Steel rails paved the way for efficient transportation systems that transformed societies. Redcar Beach at sunset with steelworks in the background, Redcar, Cleveland: The beauty of nature harmoniously coexists with industrial progress thanks to steel's contribution. Festival of Britain 1951 - The Skylon, South Bank, London: Steel structures like the Skylon represented a post-war era focused on innovation and rebuilding. Newcastle upon Tyne skyline & Gateshead with Tyne Bridge over River Tyne, Tyne&Wear : These landmarks stand tall as testaments to Newcastle's rich industrial heritage built on steel foundations. View over Wincobank&Brightside Sheffield, Yorkshire 1940s-1950s : In times of adversity during WWII, steel played a crucial role in rebuilding cities from ruins. Ordnance Survey map copied by Germans marked with bombing targets : Even enemies recognized the strategic importance of targeting areas where steel production thrived during wartime. The Angel of the North sculpture by Antony Gormley, Gateshead&Newcastle-upon-Tyne : This magnificent artwork celebrates both human creativity and resilience embodied by this enduring material. Connel Ferry Bridge .