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Dennis Collection (#9)

"Dennis: A Name Synonymous with Firefighting, Television, and Scenic Beauty" Step back in time to the 1960s as we join the cast members of Gunsmoke - Milburn Stone

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Eadie & Isobel Elsom in The Man who stayed at home, W

Dennis Eadie & Isobel Elsom in The Man who stayed at home, W
Mr Dennis Eadie and Miss Isobel Elsom as Christopher Brent and Molly Preston in " The Man Who Stayed at Home, " at the Royalty Theatre

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Guildford motor pump

Dennis Guildford motor pump. Date: 1928

Background imageDennis Collection: OLIVE DENNIS (1885-1957). American railway engineer. Photograph, c1950

OLIVE DENNIS (1885-1957). American railway engineer. Photograph, c1950

Background imageDennis Collection: MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. African American soldiers and sailors who received Medals

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. African American soldiers and sailors who received Medals of Honor for service in the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and the Spanish American War

Background imageDennis Collection: CIVIL WAR: COUPLE, c1863. Corporal James M. Dennis of the 16th Ohio Infantry Regiment

CIVIL WAR: COUPLE, c1863. Corporal James M. Dennis of the 16th Ohio Infantry Regiment and the 114th Ohio Infantry Regiment, with Hannah C. Barnard. Tintype, c1863

Background imageDennis Collection: DENNIS CHAVEZ (1888-1962). American congressmen and senator from New Mexico. Photograph

DENNIS CHAVEZ (1888-1962). American congressmen and senator from New Mexico. Photograph, c1945

Background imageDennis Collection: WELLS, CONNER & NOLAN, 1926. Left to right: Brigadier General B. H. Wells, Major General

WELLS, CONNER & NOLAN, 1926. Left to right: Brigadier General B. H. Wells, Major General
WELLS, CONNER & NOLAN, 1926. Left to right: Brigadier General B.H. Wells, Major General and Deputy Chief of Staff Fox Conner, and Major General Dennis E. Nolan

Background imageDennis Collection: TED SHAWN & RUTH ST. DENIS. American dancers Ted Shawn (1891-1972) and Ruth St

TED SHAWN & RUTH ST. DENIS. American dancers Ted Shawn (1891-1972) and Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968) in a New York City performance of The Spirit of the Sea, c1925

Background imageDennis Collection: Diamond, with Dennis Fitzpatrick Up Signed and dated, lower right: B Marshall p

Diamond, with Dennis Fitzpatrick Up Signed and dated, lower right: B Marshall p
Diamond, with Dennis Fitzpatrick Up Signed and dated, lower right: " B Marshall p.t 1799", Benjamin Marshall, 1767-1835, British

Background imageDennis Collection: OKLAHOMA BOOMERS, 1891. Private Dennis F. Fox of the 5th Cavalry holding off a group of boomers

OKLAHOMA BOOMERS, 1891. Private Dennis F. Fox of the 5th Cavalry holding off a group of boomers. Drawing from an American newspaper of 1891

Background imageDennis Collection: JOHN D. RYAN (1864-1933). American industrialist. Photograph, c1915

JOHN D. RYAN (1864-1933). American industrialist. Photograph, c1915

Background imageDennis Collection: DENIS PAPIN (1647-1712). French physicist. Painting, 1689, by an unknown artist

DENIS PAPIN (1647-1712). French physicist. Painting, 1689, by an unknown artist

Background imageDennis Collection: DENIS DIDEROT (1713-1784). Title page of volume 1 of Denis Diderots Encyclopedie

DENIS DIDEROT (1713-1784). Title page of volume 1 of Denis Diderots Encyclopedie, ou Dictionaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers, Paris, 1751

Background imageDennis Collection: DENIS DIDEROT (1713-1784). French encyclopedist and philosopher. Lithograph, French

DENIS DIDEROT (1713-1784). French encyclopedist and philosopher. Lithograph, French, 19th century

Background imageDennis Collection: WIGMAKING, 18th CENTURY. French wigs, from L Encyclopedie of Denis Diderot

WIGMAKING, 18th CENTURY. French wigs, from L Encyclopedie of Denis Diderot
WIGMAKING, 18th CENTURY. French wigs, from " L Encyclopedie" of Denis Diderot

Background imageDennis Collection: WAR OF 1812: QUEENSTON. British forces crossing the Niagara River, 13 October 1812

WAR OF 1812: QUEENSTON. British forces crossing the Niagara River, 13 October 1812, to take back Queenston Heights, Ontario, Canada, held by American forces

Background imageDennis Collection: Threshing Machine

Threshing Machine
September 1907: Farm workers grinding and threshing by motor at the Dennis Brothers Farm in Kirton, Lincolnshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDennis Collection: Lorries On Call

Lorries On Call
3rd October 1919: A convoy of Dennis lorries ready to be used during the railway strike. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDennis Collection: Advertisement for Kelloggs breakfast cereals

Advertisement for Kelloggs breakfast cereals (Sugar Frosted Flakes) -- three child models (Adrienne Poster and two others). 1959

Background imageDennis Collection: London General Omnibus Company (L. G. O. C). Bus. 1933

London General Omnibus Company (L. G. O. C). Bus. 1933
London General Omnibus Company (L.G.O.C). Bus. 1933

Background imageDennis Collection: Picture No. 10900602

Picture No. 10900602
Old Tree Stump Date:

Background imageDennis Collection: Picture No. 10900601

Picture No. 10900601
Tree Silhouette on a Winters Day Date:

Background imageDennis Collection: Apparatus for the distillation of brandy: line engraving, French, 18th century

Apparatus for the distillation of brandy: line engraving, French, 18th century
DISTILLERY, 18th CENTURY. Apparatus for the distillation of brandy: line engraving, French, 18th century

Background imageDennis Collection: The crew of English Electric Canberra B5 VX185

The crew of English Electric Canberra B5 VX185
The crew of English Electric Canberra B5, VX185, for the first double Atlantic flight in one day, 26 August 1952. From left: Peter Hillwood, the second pilot; Dennis Watson

Background imageDennis Collection: Lord Snell at London Fire Brigade Annual Review

Lord Snell at London Fire Brigade Annual Review
Lord Snell (Chairman of the Council) at London Fire Brigade Annual Review in Victoria Park, 30 June 1934, inspecting firefighters wearing Proto breathing equipment

Background imageDennis Collection: LFB Dennis fire engine (back view)

LFB Dennis fire engine (back view)
A London Fire Brigade Dennis fire engine (back view, showing the gallows)

Background imageDennis Collection: Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry

Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936)

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis breakdown lorry, demonstrating wrong method

Dennis breakdown lorry, demonstrating wrong method
Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936), demonstrating the wrong method of lifting and towing the front axle

Background imageDennis Collection: Prince of Wales at London Fire Brigade Annual Review

Prince of Wales at London Fire Brigade Annual Review
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) at the Annual Review of the London Fire Brigade in Victoria Park

Background imageDennis Collection: Large Dennis trailer water pump

Large Dennis trailer water pump

Background imageDennis Collection: Cannon Street Fire Station - Vehicles

Cannon Street Fire Station - Vehicles
Cannon Street Fire Station, London in 1913 - showing: Dennis Pump, Electric Escape Van and in the rear, a horse-drawn Magirus Ladder. The ladder was extended by means of CO2 gas carried in cylinders

Background imageDennis Collection: Fire engine and crew, LCC-London Fire Brigate

Fire engine and crew, LCC-London Fire Brigate
A fire engine and its crew at Southwark HQ -- the first pneumatic tyred appliance, commissioned in April 1928, with a Dennis Tamini pump capacity of 500 gallons per minute

Background imageDennis Collection: SOCCER MATCH, 1976. Dennis Tueart of Manchester City scores the winning goal against Newcastle

SOCCER MATCH, 1976. Dennis Tueart of Manchester City scores the winning goal against Newcastle United with an overhead kick, 1976

Background imageDennis Collection: A French wine press, invented by Abbe Legros; 18th century. From Denis Diderots L Encyclopedie

A French wine press, invented by Abbe Legros; 18th century. From Denis Diderots L Encyclopedie
WINEMAKING, 18TH CENTURY. A French wine press, invented by Abbe Legros; 18th century. From Denis Diderots " L Encyclopedie."

Background imageDennis Collection: French encyclopedist and philosopher. Oil on canvas, 1769, by Jean-Honor

French encyclopedist and philosopher. Oil on canvas, 1769, by Jean-Honor
DENIS DIDEROT (1713-1784). French encyclopedist and philosopher. Oil on canvas, 1769, by Jean-Honor

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
The London Fire Brigade introduced Dennis dual purpose appliances which were fitted with pneumatic tyres, making fire engines faster and safer

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres

Dennis motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
A Dennis dual-purpose fire engine (pump escape) at Southwark fire station (station No 1) and LFB Headquarters. Introduced into the Brigade in 1934, it was fitted with pneumatic tyres

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escape

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escape
In 1910 the London Fire Brigade took delivery of the latest motorised fire engine from Dennis, the fire engine manufacturers in Surrey

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis open pump escape at a fire station

LCC-LFB Dennis open pump escape at a fire station
Readying for the outbreak of WW2, a regular London pump-escape pictured with the wartime fire appliances which would greatly outnumber the pre-1938 London appliance fleet

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis emergency tender

Dennis emergency tender

Background imageDennis Collection: Firefighters with one of the first emergency tenders

Firefighters with one of the first emergency tenders
Firefighters and a van with their equipment laid out. Four of the firefighters are wearing proto-breathing apparatus. In 1929 the Brigade introduced the first enclosed emergency tender to respond to

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engine

LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engine
The new enclosed breathing apparatus and ladder carrying fire engine supplied to the London Fire Brigade by Dennis, based on an LFB design

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised fire engine with an L-plate on the front

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- hose laying lorry

GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- hose laying lorry
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

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow
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

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB two Dennis tenders

LCC-LFB two Dennis tenders
Two Dennis tenders of the London Fire Brigade

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights

LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights
Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights. By the mid-1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more than just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Southwarks breakdown lorry and crew

LCC-LFB Southwarks breakdown lorry and crew
A view of the London Fire Brigades first breakdown lorry, commissioned in 1919. This Dennis vehicle had a rear mounted crane and various sheerlegs to allow for sewer and other line rescues




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"Dennis: A Name Synonymous with Firefighting, Television, and Scenic Beauty" Step back in time to the 1960s as we join the cast members of Gunsmoke - Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, and Dennis Weaver - in a captivating publicity photograph. The iconic television series Gunsmoke captured the hearts of viewers across America. Meanwhile, at LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station, brave crews relied on the reliable Dennis diesel Compact Pump to tackle fires and protect their community. This powerful machine was an essential tool in their firefighting arsenal. Venturing further east to Dennisport (Dennis Port) on Nantucket Sound in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, we discover a picturesque coastal town. Its breathtaking beauty is amplified during winter sunsets on Chapin Beach. Nature's artistry unfolds before our eyes. Back in London at LFCDA-LFB Leyton fire station stands another testament to the legacy vehicles. These motorized Hatfield fire engines were ready for any emergency that came their way. In Lambeth HQ of LCC-LFB headquarters stands a dual-purpose pump escape vehicle from Dennis. This versatile machine served not only as a pump but also as an escape route for firefighters battling intense blazes. Speaking of motorized marvels from Dennis, let us not forget about the dedicated crew who operated these impressive fire pumps throughout London. Their courage and expertise were matched only by the reliability of their trusted equipment. Away from firefighting scenes but still within the realm of greatness associated with "Dennis, " we find ourselves immersed in music history with none other than renowned musician Dennis Brain. His talent and passion resonated through every note he played. However, not all stories involving "Dennis" are filled with triumphs alone; tragedy struck at 298 Old Brompton Road in London SW5 when flames engulfed this historic location.