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"Protective Clothing: Safeguarding Lives in Various Environments" From laboratory technicians donning lab coats to Oliver Cromwell's sturdy armor

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Laboratory technician

Laboratory technician
MODEL RELEASED. MODEL RELEASED. Laboratory technician wearing a face mask and hair net

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Austin Mini body shells are spray painted in the paint shop on production line at

Austin Mini body shells are spray painted in the paint shop on production line at Longbridge. 10th March 1963

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Donkey - lightweight jockey Geraldine Hinson (9) of Jarvis Brook, Sussex, will be

Donkey - lightweight jockey Geraldine Hinson (9) of Jarvis Brook, Sussex, will be riding Gay Paree in the Wivelsfield Green, Sussex, Donkey Derby today (Whit Monday)

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond
1765053 Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond, late 1650s (oil on canvas) by English School

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Bowers, Wilson, and Cherry-Garrard About To Leave For Cafe Crozier, 27 June 1911, (1913)

Bowers, Wilson, and Cherry-Garrard About To Leave For Cafe Crozier, 27 June 1911, (1913). Lieutenant Henry Birdie Bowers (1883-1912)

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Testing for mustard gas contamination. The end of the instrument is coated with special paint that will change colour if mustard gas is present

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942

Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: The Palace Guard, 1892 (oil on canvas)

The Palace Guard, 1892 (oil on canvas)
989239 The Palace Guard, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); 132.4x83.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Palace Guard. Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935). Oil on canvas

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Fusion reactor maintenance T180 / 0078

Fusion reactor maintenance T180 / 0078
^BFusion reactor maintenance. ^b Technician in the interior of a Tokamak device, which confines hot plasma. This is used in the research of fusion as a future energy source

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Space suits

Space suits hanging in a row from hooks. These space suits, known as Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), have been designed for use during shuttle missions

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: British Industries - Cotton, c. 1923 / 4 (LMS Poster)

British Industries - Cotton, c. 1923 / 4 (LMS Poster)
RA10781 British Industries - Cotton, c.1923/4 (LMS Poster) by Robinson, Frederick Cayley (1862-1927); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Charlton Athletic return to their former home The Valley

Charlton Athletic return to their former home The Valley. Joint player-coaches Alan Curbishley and Steve Gritt holding their hard hats at the ground. 25th November 1992

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Firefighting Marines battle a huge blaze

Firefighting Marines battle a huge blaze
December 7, 2011 - Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines battle a huge blaze during a pit fuel fires training exercise at the burn pit

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Firemen neutralize a fire

Firemen neutralize a fire
May 23, 2007 - Firemen neutralize a fire during a field training exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Firefighter carries a charged hose across the flight deck of USS Denver

Firefighter carries a charged hose across the flight deck of USS Denver
East China Sea, September 27, 2011 - Aviation Support Equipment Technician carries a charged hose across the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9)

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: U. S. Marine firefighters stand ready during annual training

U. S. Marine firefighters stand ready during annual training
July 25, 2011 - U.S. Marine firefighters with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma aircraft rescue and firefighting team stand ready to assist their counterparts from Marine Wing Support Squadron

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Hull Maintenance Technician checks an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter

Hull Maintenance Technician checks an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter
Arabian Sea, February 7, 2012 - Hull Maintenance Technician checks an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter for hot spots during a flight deck recovery drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Technician pours molten glass from a crucible

Technician pours molten glass from a crucible
MODEL RELEASED. Glass production. Technician pours molten glass from a crucible which has just been removed from a furnace. This lead-free glass will be used to make high-performance light bulbs

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Foundry workers pouring molten metal into an ingot

Foundry workers pouring molten metal into an ingot
Ingot making. Two foundry workers pouring molten metal from a furnace into an ingot mould. The metal, titanium, is added to alloys for medical implants and aircraft as it is strong

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Coal miners, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Coal miners, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coal miners, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Putting out fire in Bain News Service Bldg. 1/6/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Putting out fire in Bain News Service Bldg. 1/6/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Putting out fire in Bain News Service Bldg. 1/6/12, 1912

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: On KAISER WILHELM II - Buttoning up a fire-fighter, between c1910 and c1915

On KAISER WILHELM II - Buttoning up a fire-fighter, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
On KAISER WILHELM II - Buttoning up a fire-fighter, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Mine rescuer, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mine rescuer, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mine rescuer, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Alex Arcasa - Stansil Powell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Alex Arcasa - Stansil Powell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Alex Arcasa - Stansil Powell, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Getting ready for fire KAISER WILHELM the 2nd, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Getting ready for fire KAISER WILHELM the 2nd, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Getting ready for fire KAISER WILHELM the 2nd, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: The War in Denmark: Prussian outposts before Düppel: 'Wer da?' ('Who goes there?'), 1864

The War in Denmark: Prussian outposts before Düppel: "Wer da?" ("Who goes there?"), 1864
The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist with the allied German armies: Prussian outposts before Duppel: "Wer da?" ("Who goes there?"), 1864

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. View of...the interior of the large goods shed at the Nine Elms station of the London

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Officers of the 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps. 1864. Creator: W Thomas

Officers of the 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps. 1864. Creator: W Thomas
Officers of the 1st Surrey Volunteer Rifle Corps. 1864. Portrait of British soldiers...in full uniform. This is one of the oldest of the metropolitan [ie London] corps

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein used as a Prussian barrack... 1864. Creator: Unknown

The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein used as a Prussian barrack... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein [in Denmark] used as a Prussian barrack - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: The War in Schleswig: Prussian ammunition-train entering Flensburg - by our special artist, 1864

The War in Schleswig: Prussian ammunition-train entering Flensburg - by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: Prussian ammunition-train entering Flensburg - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864....the Prussians...have brought up heavy siege-guns and trains of ammunition

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: The War in Schleswig: Prussian field mail on its way from Rendsburg to the front, 1864

The War in Schleswig: Prussian field mail on its way from Rendsburg to the front, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: Prussian field mail on its way from Rendsburg to the front, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig...at the railway station, 1864

The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig...at the railway station, 1864
The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig - the officers taking a hasty meal at the railway station, from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Melting gold in the laboratory, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Melting gold in the laboratory, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Melting gold in the laboratory, 1900. Postcard from a collection of 103 postcards of the city of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur in the early 20th century

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches, between c1915 and c1920

U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches, between c1915 and c1920. American soldiers in France during World War I

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: First Aid at Front in France to U.S. soldiers, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

First Aid at Front in France to U.S. soldiers, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
First Aid at Front in France to U.S. soldiers, 1918 or 1919. A doctor with an injured American soldier behind the lines in France, during World War I

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Miners leave the pit as the final underground shift leaves Bates Colliery, Blyth

Miners leave the pit as the final underground shift leaves Bates Colliery, Blyth, May 1986

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Harrison Schmitt works the scoop on the lunar surface, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972

Harrison Schmitt works the scoop on the lunar surface, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. Creator: NASA

Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. Creator: NASA
Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I, Hans Jordaens II, Hans Jordaens III

Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I, Hans Jordaens II, Hans Jordaens III, Hans Jordaens IV
Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Mercury. Creator: Hans Baldung

Mercury. Creator: Hans Baldung
Mercury, Unknown date

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Mode of Advertising in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Mode of Advertising in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Mode of Advertising in Philadelphia, 1876. The streets of Philadelphia, as of New York and other great American cities, offer to the stranger's eye not a little that is amusing

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Physician who treated victims of bubonic plague, wearing an ankle-length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - A plague doctor, 17th century, (2023). Physician who treated victims of bubonic plague, wearing an ankle-length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: The Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta: the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta: the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta: the Prince of Wales passing from his tent to the Grand Chapter Tent, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageProtective Clothing Collection: Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance, shaking the parapets, mowing down everything around with its splinters, 1917



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"Protective Clothing: Safeguarding Lives in Various Environments" From laboratory technicians donning lab coats to Oliver Cromwell's sturdy armor, the importance spans across time and diverse settings. In a captivating seascape painting, we witness battles beyond where warriors shield themselves with impenetrable gear. In 1911, Bowers, Wilson, and Cherry-Garrard embarked on an Antarctic expedition equipped with protective clothing against extreme cold at Cafe Crozier. Similarly, a skilled technician carefully pours molten glass while clad in heat-resistant attire from head to toe. Sports enthusiasts witness lightweight jockey Geraldine Hinson wearing specialized gear as she fearlessly rides her trusty donkey during races in Sussex. Meanwhile, fusion reactor maintenance personnel diligently safeguard their well-being by suiting up in advanced protective garments like T180 / 0078. Space exploration demands extraordinary measures for survival; hence space suits become indispensable for astronauts venturing into the unknown depths of the universe. Reflecting British industries' resilience, cotton workers featured in a vintage LMS poster proudly display their robust workwear amidst spinning machinery. Firefighters valiantly battle raging infernos armed with fireproof uniforms that shield them from intense heat and flames. Whether it be marines combating colossal blazes or firefighters neutralizing fires on USS Denver's flight deck - they rely on their trusted protective clothing to keep them safe. In every scenario depicted here - be it laboratories or battlegrounds - one thing remains constant: protective clothing plays an integral role in preserving lives and ensuring safety. It serves as a vital barrier between individuals and potential hazards encountered within their respective environments.