Mile Collection (#9)

Hungary, Budapest. Buda, kilometer marker zero where all distances are measured from in Hungary

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Mile County. Vinyard is placarded as a French grape variety

LCC-LFB Serious fire at Peoples Palace, Stepney
The aftermath of a fire at the Peoples Palace Amusement Centre, Mile End Road, Stepney, East London. Here the camera catches a lighter moment as a firefighter poses alongside a statue of Queen

LCC-LFB hose laying lorry (HLL) at Lambeth HQ
Lee Greens (C49) hose laying lorry on display in Lambeth headquarters station drill yard. The 3.5 inch hose is stored in such a way that the mile of hose carried can be fed from the rear of

Centreville and Black Douglas: Centreville Course L. I. July
Centreville and Black Douglas: Centreville Course L.I. July

Celebrated pacing mare Pocahontas, driven by James McMann esq: Peforming her wonderful feat of pacing a mile in the unprecedented time of 2

Celebrated trotting horse John Stewart as he appeared on the twentieth mile: In his great match against time over the fashion course L.I. Tuesday Sept. 22nd 1868

Pacing horse Billy Boyce of St. Louis: as he appeared at Buffalo N.Y. Aug 1st 1868 pacing the last half mile in the second heat in 1 minute 5 1/4 seconds

Sontag and Flora Temple: at the Hale mile pole in 1: 13
Sontag and Flora Temple: at the Hale mile pole in 1:13!!. Date c1855

Railway, the last mile, Snowdon, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The racing King Salvator, mile record, 1: 35 1 / 2: by Prince C
The racing King Salvator, mile record, 1:35 1/2: by Prince Charlie, dam Salina by Lexington. Date c1891

James Hammill, and Walter Brown, in their great five mile rowing match for $4000 & the championship of America: at Newburg Bay, Hudson River, N.Y. Sept. 9th 1867. Date c1867

A view of the great Cohoes Falls, on the Mohawk River, the fall about seventy feet, the river near a quarter mile broad Vue de la grande cataracte de Cohoes, sur la riviere des Mohawks

Trapper Boy, Turkey Knob Mine, Macdonald, W. Va. Boy had to stoop on account of low roof, photo taken more than a mile inside the mine. Witness E. N. Clopper. Location: MacDonald, West Virginia

Closeup view of the Wright brothers tent at Kitty Hawk, a half mile from Captain Tates home. Date 1900

A mile a minute. Date c1891

Scenery near Hawridge, Buckinghamshire
Sketch of the countryside about a quarter of a mile from Hawridge Church towards Chesham, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Unveiling of King Edward VII memorial, East London
A memorial bust to the late King Edward VII being unveiled by Mr Edward White, Chairman of the LCC, at Mile End Waste, Mile End Road, East London. 1911

Ullswater Steamer
A scene on Ullswater, Lake District, Cumbria, England, showing one of the steamers which travel up and down its seven and a half mile length. Date: 1960s

MIRACLE MILE
Miracle Mile Wilshire Boulevard, looking west from La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles ( L.A. ), California, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

Aerial view of Zeebrugge Mole, Belgium, WW1
German aerial photograph the day after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), showing the gap in the viaduct at the landward end of the mile-long Zeebrugge Mole, at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium

Outback Camping Snooze
Bushwalkers sleeping off an 18 mile walk in the cool of the evening. Soon camp fires will be lighted and these hungry walkers will have a well- earned meal! Date: 1940s

Tacky Blackpool
The Monster from the Bowels of the Earth, one of the attractions on offer, along with palm reading, hamburgers, tattooing, on the Golden Mile, Blackpool, Lancashire, England Date: late 1960s

Amusing Signpost
Beleve it or not, while cycling in Bedfordshire, England, this rider suddenly saw this sign post telling him he was within a mile of Ireland! Date: 1940s

Corran Lighthouse
The lighthouse on Corran Narrows, Loch Linnhe. Argyllshire, Scotland. This is the narrowest point of the 30 mile long sea loch. Date: 19th century

Temporary bridge at Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
The temporary bridge across the gap in the viaduct at the landward end of the mile-long Zeebrugge Mole, at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War

Aerial view of damaged Zeebrugge Mole, Belgium, WW1
German aerial photograph of the gap in the viaduct at the landward end of the mile-long Zeebrugge Mole, at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918)

The Ladies Mile in The Row
Ladies riding there horses through Hyde park, the women are suitably dressed in riding attire and are testing out their horses capability under the canope of the tree Date: 1923

Ballad / Erlinton

Surveying in Afghanistan
A mile-measuring machine (perambulator) being used by the Afghan Boundary Commission. Date: circa 1884

Firat Napier car, G20 model of 1900, driven bys F Edge

Mile End Road, East End of London
A view of the Mile End Road in the East End of London. A horse-drawn tram and various trade carts can be seen. St Benets Church stands at the centre right of the scene with the Peoples Palace to

The Peoples Palace, London
The Palace as it was intended to look from the Mile End Road -- but alas, nothing so grand was achieved

Suffragettes Coronation Procession, London
A large suffragette procession passing along the Embankment in Central London. The Coronation of George V in 1911 inspired the WSPU (Womens Social and Political Union)

Jarrott: motor cycle race winner
Mr Jarrott, winner of the two mile oil motor cycle race on November 29th 1897, England

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory against Italy, August 1931
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here easily winning the quarter mile flat race in 48.8 seconds at an international athletics

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory at the 1931 A. A. A Championships
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here winning the 440 yards or quarter mile flat race in 48.6 seconds at the Amateur

Follett Trophy for the BRDC 500 Mile Race
The " Follett" Trophy for The British Racing Drivers Clubs 500 Miles Race, won by the Talbot 105 single seater, 1932. The trophy was sold at Bonham s, London in 2008 for 6, 900"

Chitral Bridge 1895
The bridge at Chitral. Major Biddulph states that " half a mile above the fort is an excellent bridge protected by a stone tower at each end." One tower is shown here

Trinity Almshouses, Mile End, London, 1895
Illustration showing the exterior of the Trinity Almshouses and Chapel in Mile End, London, 1895

The Peoples Palace, Mile End, 1891
Illustration showing the exterior of the Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, East London in 1891

Ladies Bicycling Race, Olympia, 1896
Illustration showing the Ladies Mile Bicycle Race, held at Olympia, January 1896

An Afghan guard passing through the desert during the Afghan
The Afghan revolt: rebellion of the Shinwari tribe. An Afghan guard on the photographers car passing through the Bandits Hills

The crater of Merapi, Java
The Javanese volcano erupted in 1931 causing arount 1300 fatalities. Aeroplanes rescued natives cut off by the four mile stream of lava

Bicycle Race at Lillie Bridge, 1875
Engraving showing two competitors on Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycles in the 25 mile Race for the Amateur Bicycle Championship at the Lillie Bridge Velodrome, London, 1875

Horse & Cart on Sands
A horse and cart (and a car in the far distance) drive over the sands at Holy Island (Lindisfarne) at low tide, a three mile ride from the mainland, possible twice daily

The Old Vine Tavern which literally stood in the road at the junction of Mile End Road and Cambridge Heath Road, east London, was sadly demolished in the early 1900s

Transporting patients through busy London streets
Method of transporting patients before the introduction of ambulances. In 1905 a proposal was put forward to Parliament to establish and maintain a street ambulance service

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