by Andrew Gill | Aug 3, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
This striking portrait of a London fireman was taken in the late 1800s. The steam engine behind him was used to power the water pump that provided the jet of water. In the early days, firemen would only attempt to extinguish fires at houses that displayed a plaque on... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 3, 2021 | A Golden Age, Gallery
This lovely photograph, taken in the 1890s, shows part of the haymaking process. The grass has been cut by hand with a scythe and is being gathered into haycocks, which are easier to load onto a cart than loose hay. This photograph was posed (the young ladies are... 