Wires Gallery

NFS firefighter at a training camp, WW2

With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained. Training assault courses were established and this one in Northwood, Middlesex, combined fire brigade skills with fitness training

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

A German Zeppelins observation car

A German Zeppelin's observation car photographed on display as part of a public exhibition of dirigible wreckage collected from across Britain. The aluminium observation car was suspended from wires beneath its Zeppelin and the two linked by a telephone wire, enabling the crew to view the ground whilst keeping the airship itself hidden at a great height

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10219687

Illuminated news bulletin and how it works

The Newspaper of the Streets. The illuminated news bulletin which tells passer-by at night the latest news. Diagram by S. W. Clatworthy in The Sphere demonstrating how an illuminated sign is operated. The diagram here shows the Morning Post building, later to become Inveresk House, home of Illustrated Newspapers Ltd. The signs, which used around 300 lamps were made by (wait for it), the Scintillating Sign Company of Fleet Street, who were patentees and owners of the design. According to The Sphere, they were very helpful to the artist while he was making this drawing. Date: 1924

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans