Lift Collection (#24)

Folkestone - 1890
The lift Folkestone Kent

Bridgnorth Lift - 1898
The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway Shropshire

Lynmouth Lift - 1920
Lynmouth lift Devon

Lynmouth Lift - 1908
Lynmouth lift Devon

The Hydraulic Lift Graving Dock, Bombay, 1872
Engraving of the Hydraulic Lift Graving Dock on Hog Island, Bombay, opened on the 16th November 1872. This graving dock could take ships up to 400 foot long

Third Treasury Mycenae
The Third Treasury at Mycenae. Later Greeks described the massive polygonal masonry at Mycenae as Cyclopean, built of stones that only a Cyclops could lift. The name has stuck

Busy Fleet Street 1930S
Two labourers lift a box crate onto the back of an open carriage parked on busy Fleet Street

Iron Mine Sweden
The open-cast iron mine at Dannemora, Sweden, is state of the art for its day : the ore is hauled up a lift to ground level

Class Distinctions / Coal
DIGNITY ATTACKED " I say Guv ner, jest guv us a lift up with these here coals" A rather ridiculously-attired posh gentleman is shocked by a coalboys impish request

Clay Cross Miners / Shaft
Colliers at the Clay Cross mine at Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, wait at the bottom of the pit as their colleagues are hauled to the surface, 300 yards above

Lift / Philadelphia
The elegantly equipped elevator of a Philadelphia hotel, during the exhibition

Hippy Hitchers
Two hippy hitch-hikers, thumbing a lift, but will anyone stop for them?

DE LESSEPS FREGATE
LA FREGATE of Robert De Lesseps is an elegant monoplane whose dipped wing- tips are designed to resemble those of a bird, containing the air for lift and stability

Hitch-Hiking 1970S
Women hitch-hikers on a roadside in Ipsos, Corfu, Greece

Lift bridge over the Sacramento River in Walnut Grove, Sacramento Delta Region, California, United States of America, North America

Statue of Paul McCartney outside the Hard Days Night Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ski gondola lift in front of the North face of the Eiger mountain, Grindelwald, Jungfrau region, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Detail of statue of Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetry, Washington D.C. United States of America, North America

Lifts, Pont Aven ferry, Brittany Ferries, Plymouth to Roscoff crossing, Atlantic Ocean (rr)
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An RAF Sea King Helicopter whinch a casualty from a mountain rescue casualty site on loughrigg in the Lake
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Members of a mountain rescue team onboard an RAF Sea King Helicopter
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Members of a mountain rescue team board an RAF Sea King Helicopter
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

An RAF Sea King Helicopter and search dog and handler
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Emergency flare to attract incoming Sea King Helicopter
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Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Fisherman unloading catch, Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa

Santa Justa elevator, by Gustave Eiffel, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

The Santa Justa Lift, designed by Eiffel, in the centre of Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Lifting by hand heavy stones for restoration work, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindu man worshipping in front of setting sun, River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Man tie dyeing cotton, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat State, India

Men carry a huge wooden float of Christ over coloured sawdust carpet during the Easter procession in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Local transportation, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Central America

Collie, (Canidae), Lemgo, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany

Harvested pineapples, Guadeloupe, French Antilles, Caribbean, West Indies

Exterior lift on the Lloyds Building, designed by Richard Rogers, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Turks Lift Rhodes Siege
The Turks lift their siege of Rhodes

Escaping from a Sub
Escaping from a crippled submarine is easy when you know how : you simply lift the convenient manhole cover, disregard the water pressure, and away you go !

Father Off to Work
Father in suit and bowler hat merrily goes off to work in his Anglia, and his children stand in their suburban driveway hoping for a lift

Folkestone / West Cliff
Folkestone, Kent: West Cliff

Frozen Food Shop / 1970S
People with trolleys lift the lids and peer into the chest freezers trying to decide which foods to choose. There is a good selection including Kosher meat and poultry

Upright Telephone 1897
This hand-held instrument replaces the pillar model, with a lift-off combined receiver and speaker, standard for all future models

Andrees Departure
Andree, with Strindberg and Fraenkel, leave Spitzbergen on their adventurous flight, hoping to reach the North Pole : they are depicted half an hour after lift-off

OLIVIERs AVISOL
Arsene Oliviers Avisol - an airship with wings - seeks to combine the lift of the aeroplanes wings with that of the airships body

Pescara Helicopter 1922
Argentinian designer Marchese Raul Pateras de Pescara builds several helicopters 1919 to 1924, tested in France : this 1922 model has four rotors to provide vertical lift

Cayleys Helicopter
CAYLEYs HELICOPTER-AEROPLANE With two lateral helicopter rotors to provide lift, and two propellers for propulsion, this is an astonishingly far- sighted proposal

Rocket Train Project
This is German inventor Max Valiers magnetic rail car project of 1932, but given a face-lift by the American publisher. It sounds great in principle, but

Menai Tubular Bridge
Construction of the main tube on the staging of Stephensons Britannia tubular bridge across the Menai Strait

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"Lifting Spirits and Connecting Worlds: A Journey through Various Lifts" The Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, Teeside: An iconic symbol of industrial heritage, this towering bridge lifts both vehicles and pedestrians across the River Tees. Coal miners in shaft lift, South Wales: Descending into the depths of the earth, these brave miners rely on lifts to transport them safely to their workplace. USA, Colorado, Beaver Creek Ski Resort gondola: Ascend to new heights as you glide above snow-covered peaks in a gondola lift at Beaver Creek Ski Resort. Anderton Boat Lift: Witness engineering marvel as boats are lifted between two waterways using this remarkable hydraulic lift system in England's Cheshire region. Saltburn-by-the-Sea Funicular Railway Viewpoint: Reach for the skies atop this charming funicular railway in Cleveland's Saltburn-by-the-Sea for breathtaking coastal vistas that will leave you uplifted. The Standard Hotel, Kings Cross, London: Elevate your stay at this stylish hotel where modern design meets comfort and convenience in the heart of London's vibrant King's Cross district. No enemy sub will dare lift its eye if you lend your Zeiss o (EyeUbiquitous_20100043): In times of war or peacekeeping missions alike, precision optics like Zeiss play a vital role by providing clear vision from submarines' periscopes to ensure safety at sea. Miners in a Lift Shaft: These courageous individuals depend on lifts deep underground to access their workplace while facing challenging conditions with unwavering determination. British SE5 biplane on airfield during WW1: Witness aviation history being made as pilots take off into the sky aboard SE5 biplanes using elevating mechanisms that revolutionized aerial warfare during World War I. Oast Houses and Kiln.