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Heavy Collection (page 2)

In the realm of strength and power, a word that resonates through time

Background imageHeavy Collection: Fashionable 1960S Hat

Fashionable 1960S Hat
A girl with heavy black eye make-up wearing a black, shaggy fur hat - real or fake?

Background imageHeavy Collection: The Brewer 1827

The Brewer 1827
Brewers sweat and toil as they stir and brew beer and haul heavy barrels up and down a ladder next to the sweltering heat of a kiln

Background imageHeavy Collection: A combine harvester in Weybourne in Norfolk UK

A combine harvester in Weybourne in Norfolk UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageHeavy Collection: Costume / Men / Chevalier 13

Costume / Men / Chevalier 13
A chevalier of the Crusades, in chainmail and white tunic with red cross; he carries a spear and a heavy sword

Background imageHeavy Collection: Blackheath Park in Snow

Blackheath Park in Snow
A view of Blackheath Park after heavy snowfall

Background imageHeavy Collection: Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Artist: Titian

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Artist: Titian
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageHeavy Collection: Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2

Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2
RAF Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2 Date: 1942

Background imageHeavy Collection: Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus to carry his Cross (colour litho)

Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus to carry his Cross (colour litho)
5226673 Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus to carry his Cross (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus to carry his Cross)

Background imageHeavy Collection: Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle

Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle - A heavy weight. late 19th century

Background imageHeavy Collection: USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, US frigate

USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, US frigate
The USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides, a wooden hulled, three masted heavy frigate of the US Navy, launched in 1797

Background imageHeavy Collection: Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHeavy Collection: LFCDA-LFB Heavy fire Rescue tenders

LFCDA-LFB Heavy fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment

Background imageHeavy Collection: LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders

LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment

Background imageHeavy Collection: Harley Davidson FLHTCUI Ultra Classic Electra Glide

Harley Davidson FLHTCUI Ultra Classic Electra Glide 2005 Black

Background imageHeavy Collection: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Date: 1940s

Background imageHeavy Collection: Consolidated B-24A LB-30B Liberator III / 3

Consolidated B-24A LB-30B Liberator III / 3
Boac Consolidated B-24 Lb-30 Liberator Freighter Parked Exal592 Date: 1940s

Background imageHeavy Collection: Coal Men 1960S

Coal Men 1960S
Two coal men, young and old, lift heavy sacks of coal off their lorry. Date: early 1970s

Background imageHeavy Collection: Slow Velocipede

Slow Velocipede
A man pushing his boneshaker velocipede bicycle in Holborn, central London, through a heavy traffic jam! Date: early 1930s

Background imageHeavy Collection: WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron

WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron
WW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery

Background imageHeavy Collection: Design for Printed Textile with leaves and flowers

Design for Printed Textile with leaves and flowers in art nouveau style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1895

Background imageHeavy Collection: Design for Woven Textile, art deco style

Design for Woven Textile, art deco style
Design for Woven Textile in art deco style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Background imageHeavy Collection: Design for wallpaper with peacock feathers

Design for wallpaper with peacock feathers
Design for wallpaper with stylised peacock feathers. Pencil and gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1905

Background imageHeavy Collection: LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria Street

LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria Street
The moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street

Background imageHeavy Collection: Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith

Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith
Studio photograph of the Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith, wearing the new eight button tunic which replaced the old Peelers tailcoat in 1864. The top hat remains as before. Date: 1864

Background imageHeavy Collection: HMS Vindictive aircraft carrier, WW1

HMS Vindictive aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Vindictive, a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (then called HMS Cavendish) converted to an experimental aircraft carrier and renamed

Background imageHeavy Collection: Glenfinnan Church Bell

Glenfinnan Church Bell
Church bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland. It was originally intended for the church tower, but it proved to be too heavy! Date: 1930s

Background imageHeavy Collection: Garden roller

Garden roller

Background imageHeavy Collection: Boss Hoss BHC-3 LS3

Boss Hoss BHC-3 LS3

Background imageHeavy Collection: Harley Davidson FLHX Streetglide

Harley Davidson FLHX Streetglide

Background imageHeavy Collection: Harley Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide

Harley Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide

Background imageHeavy Collection: Harley Davidson Heritage Softtail

Harley Davidson Heritage Softtail

Background imageHeavy Collection: Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London
The Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns

Background imageHeavy Collection: Hauling Timber, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Hauling Timber, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Artist: Morley, Henry - Title: Hauling Timber, Stirlingshire, Scotland - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 86.3 x 116.8

Background imageHeavy Collection: Dunkirk Evacuation

Dunkirk Evacuation
FRANCE : Beaten back by the German advance, the British evacuate mainland Europe via the beaches of DUNKIRK, under heavy attacks from the enemy

Background imageHeavy Collection: A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, by James McBey, WW1

A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, by James McBey, WW1
" Zero". A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, drypoint print by James McBey, First World War. Referring to a bombardment in Palestine in the early morning of 19 September 1918. 1920

Background imageHeavy Collection: Foden Tractor UX 9728

Foden Tractor UX 9728
Foden Tractor, regn. UX 9728, number: 13784. Built in 1932 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 6 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s

Background imageHeavy Collection: Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195

Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195
Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor regn. ARE195, built in 1935 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, at a Bristol Steam Fair. Date: 6 May 1972

Background imageHeavy Collection: McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504

McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504
McLaren Ploughing Engine, regn. BD5504, number 1552, Hero. Built by J&H McLaren & Co. at Hunslet in 1919, powered by a 16 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Background imageHeavy Collection: Granite Quarry, New Hampshire, USA - Chanelling

Granite Quarry, New Hampshire, USA - Chanelling Date: circa 1909

Background imageHeavy Collection: WW2 defence, illustration by William Heath Robinson

WW2 defence, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Defence during WW2 -- Stout members of the sixth column dislodge an enemy machine gun post on the dome of St Paul s, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J

Background imageHeavy Collection: HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser

HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930

Background imageHeavy Collection: USS Pensacola, American cruiser

USS Pensacola, American cruiser
USS Pensacola (CA24), American heavy cruiser. Date: 1930s

Background imageHeavy Collection: British soldier bears to the firing line WWI

British soldier bears to the firing line WWI
Double page showing a British private soldier, commonly know as a Tommy, showing a diagram of tools and equipment that he would have carried when marching to the trenches in World War One. 1915

Background imageHeavy Collection: Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1

Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1
Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Background imageHeavy Collection: Giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) with hard brown shell

Giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) with hard brown shell

Background imageHeavy Collection: Gila Monster lizard (Heloderma suspectum), perched behind a cactus

Gila Monster lizard (Heloderma suspectum), perched behind a cactus

Background imageHeavy Collection: Advertisement for Esso Petroleum

Advertisement for Esso Petroleum -- reflections on car bodies at Fawley Refinery, Hampshire. 1959

Background imageHeavy Collection: Howitzers in action, Western Front, WW1

Howitzers in action, Western Front, WW1
Heavy howitzers in action on the Western Front, directed towards German trenches, First World War. 1914-1918




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In the realm of strength and power, a word that resonates through time. From the ancient days of horses pulling the plough, their muscles straining against the earth's resistance, to the gallant charge of Scotland Forever. The Charge of the Scots Greys, where British heavy cavalry regiments thundered into battle with unwavering determination. Even on water, heaviness prevailed as HMS Suffolk sailed through treacherous seas, its mighty hull cutting through waves like a force to be reckoned with. And back on land, a pair of working Shire Horses stood tall alongside a farmer, their immense size and sheer might evident as they pulled the plough effortlessly. History tells tales artillery and horses at Ypres during World War I; an image captured by Hs Power in his poignant painting. The weighty presence continued into World War II when HMS Duke of York fired a broadside that shook enemy lines to their core. The Napoleonic Wars witnessed French Army Cuirassiers embodying true heavy cavalry prowess. Clad in armor and mounted upon robust steeds, they charged fearlessly into battle without hesitation or doubt. Closer to home in London Region's NFS (National Fire Service), Bedford Heavy Unit firefighters fought bravely against raging infernos with unwavering resolve. Meanwhile, Welsh women road builders showcased their indomitable spirit as they labored tirelessly under heavy loads in South Wales. And let us not forget the horse-drawn harvester - an emblematic symbol of hard work and dedication from times gone by. These magnificent creatures harnessed their strength for mankind's benefit without complaint or falter. Heavy hints at more than just physical weight; it embodies resilience, courage, and unyielding determination throughout history. It reminds us that even amidst adversity or burdened responsibilities – whether on land or sea – there is always strength within us waiting to be unleashed.