Water Pump Collection (page 5)

Valve pump
Illustration of a Valve pump

Eight-acting steam pump
Antique illustration of a Eight-acting steam pump

Pressure pump with piston disc

Deep sea diver
Illustration of a deep sea diver

Parts on a steam engine
Illustration of a parts on a steam engine

Cross section illustration of a submersible water pump

Illustration of inventors experiments and attempts at perpetual motion, spinning wheel, self-propelling cart, water wheel, self-powered pump, loadstone attracting metal ball up a ramp

Colourful Weathered Wall, Cartagena, Colombia
A typical pastel coloured wall in Cartagena de Indias stunning colonial old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984

Pond for collecting spring water, Kawah Ijen Volcano, Java, Indonesia
August 13, 2011 - Pond for collecting spring water for extinguishing or cooling burning sulphur, Kawah Ijen Volcano, Java, Indonesia

Airman tests a water pump truck at Chievres Air Base, Belgium

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Fetching Water: a Scene during the Late Frost

The Old Hare and Hounds, Buckridge Street, St Giles in1818 (drawing)
XJF3038369 The Old Hare and Hounds, Buckridge Street, St Giles in1818 (drawing) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Annotated by the artist (George Scharf)

The Water Supply (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF294018 The Water Supply (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Tirollian Peasant Girl, 1817 (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF270012 Tirollian Peasant Girl, 1817 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Family with sod, Gerardus Emaus de Micault, 1813 - 1863

Two women at a water pump, Christiaan Wilhelmus Moorrees, 1811 - 1867

Farmer with child leash, Johannes Christiaan Janson, Christina Chalon, 1778 - 1823

Farmer, Johannes Christiaan Janson, 1778 - 1823

Vischpoort Elburg, Elias Stark, 1889

Pumping Water
A domestic servant washing fish at the pump, circa 1857. From William Grundys English Views. (Photo by T. R. Williams/William Grundy/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Barrel at water pump in garden, (B&W)

USA, Oregon, Newport. Interior of kitchen in Yaquina Bay Lighthouse. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

A wooden windmill silhouetted agains the setting sun
A wooden windmill silhouetted against the setting sun

USA, Texas, Vega, Old ranch windmill and water pump beneath array of wind power generating turbines at Wildorado Wind Farm on summer afternoon

Looking from the churchyard at the roundabout and down the road at the village of Downe, Kent, England. 1936

Woman holding black plastic lid over water pump and pond reservoir in garden

Firemen with a water pump, 18th century C016 / 8821
Firemen with a water pump. 18th-century firemen operating a water pump to extinguish a fire in a building. This scene dates from 1733 and is from an old fire certificate

Sakia or Persian Wheel. C017 / 3517
Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing an illustration of a Persian Wheel, or Sakia. A sakia is a water wheel, somewhat similar to a noria, and used primarily in Egypt

Nile irrigation pump, Sudan, 1936 C014 / 0470
Nile irrigation pump. Child with a cow at a pump that is used to raise water in buckets on a wheel (upper right) from the River Nile (in background)

Coaching Inn Yard / 1812
An Inn yard after the arrival of a stagecoach. Luggage is adjusted, the horses refreshed and the passengers stretch their legs

Boys Bullying Cruikshank
BULLYING A schoolboy held under a waterpump by bullying classmates

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"From Fire Drills to Slums: The Water Pump's Journey Through Time" In the bustling city of London, amidst the chaos of war in the 1940s, the GWR fire brigade at Paddington Station took part in a drill. As flames roared and smoke billowed, their trusty water pump stood tall, ready to extinguish any inferno that dared challenge its power. Meanwhile, Newtons rented off Twine Court in Shadwell, Stepney's notorious slum area. Amidst poverty and despair, a humble water pump provided a glimmer of hope for those living in dire conditions. It symbolized resilience and survival against all odds. Across the country in Truro, Cornwall during different eras - be it the 1920s or pre-1891 - Boscawen Street witnessed countless scenes where life revolved around an unassuming water pump. Whether it was Lloyds Bank bustling with activity or locals going about their daily lives, this reliable contraption played an essential role in sustaining communities. Venturing beyond borders into Namibia's arid landscapes near Keetmanshop revealed another facet of the water pump's significance. Here it quenched parched throats and nurtured crops amidst harsh desert surroundings. Underneath a mesmerizing Milky Way backdrop, this simple yet vital device became a beacon of life amid vast emptiness. Traveling across continents to America unveiled more captivating stories surrounding these pumps. In New Mexico's Questa vicinity during World War II era or Oregon's West Stayton camp inhabited by bean pickers' children - captured through Dorothea Lange's lens - these pumps were lifelines for communities struggling to survive. Further north in Washington state's Yakima Valley or California's Alameda County foothills during the Great Depression years also bore witness to how small farms relied on these pumps for sustenance. They represented determination and perseverance against adversity, as families fought to make ends meet.