Escape Collection (#16)

Mexico Chapultepec
Dancing and strolling in the cypress grove : Chapultepec is near Mexico City and is a favourite place to escape to

SAFETY SAC
People trapped on upper floors escape from a blaze via a sac (chute) which they slide down head first to the sapeurs- pompiers waiting below

Massacre of Hurons
Betrayed by the false promises of the Jesuits, the Hurons protect their escape from Canada, but are themselves massacred by the Iroquois, their traditional enemies

Hare Coursing 1809
Two hare-hounds close on the heels of a hare, their master not far behind... but their quarry shows them a clean pair of heels and may escape ending up jugged on the supper-table

Tregeagles Ghost
The ghost of Tregeagle, an evil-doing Cornishman, seeks nightly to escape his prison, Dozmary Pool; but every night he finds the Hounds of Hell awaiting him

Destroyer at Speed
A destroyer at speed, taking evasive action to escape from searchlights

Citizens of Chicago flee the burning city
The panicking citizens of Chicago flee the burning city

Twin puppies chasing a rabbit
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, attempt to catch an escaped rabbit

Elephants at Hamburg
Six elephants from a menagerie in transit escape from Hamburg railway station and have to be pursued through the streets of the city, much to the consternation of Hamburgers

Kirghiz Courtship
Courtship custom of the Kirghiz people - the would-be groom rides in pursuit of his prospective bride who may not try so very hard to escape

Gambetta in Balloon
Gambetta, minister of the Interior, makes his escape from the besieged city in the balloon Armand Barbes

Abd-El Aziz Flees
Sultan Abd-el-Aziz flees after being defeated by brother Moulay-Hafid

Manuel II Flees
Manuel II, who succeeded his assassinated father Carlos I, abdicates and flees after revolution implants a new republic; 770 years of Portuguese monarchy is ended

British Flee Lucknow
The evacuation of the women & children as the British flee Lucknow

Charles / Flora Escape
Charles Edward Stuart escapes with the help of Flora MacDonald

Boer War: Steyn Escapes
BOERS ESCAPE Riding at night, Steyn and De Wet escape to the Transvaal

Boito Nerone Liebig 5
Scene from act four : in the entrance to the circus, Nerone learns of Simon Maguss plot to escape by setting fire to Rome

Muette De Portici 4
LA MUETTE DE PORTICI (The dumb girl of Portici) Act 4 scene 9 - Masaniello saves Elvira and Alfonso from the mob, enabling them to escape by boat

Refugees into Netherland
One quarter of a million Belgian refugees pour into neutral Holland in the face of the German invasion; others flood southwards into France, some escape to England

Golf Bunker Escape 1955
E.G. Lester plays from a bunker at Sunningdale, during the Daks golf tournament

Wansford Bridge
Shepherd Barnaby is forewarned about a tidal wave & takes his sheep to the top of the church tower & rings the bell in warning so that others might escape

Attacking Rabid Dog
Citizens take up arms against a dog afflicted with rabies, or hydrophobia, or canine madness : a street pedlar falls, trying to escape, while women run into hiding

Maccabees V Bacchides
The Jews led by Jonathan (Maccabaeus) are attacked by the Macedonians under Bacchides : some escape by swimming the river Jordan to safety

Mania / Fleeing
Rash speculators flee to France to escape the recriminations of those who invested in their projects

Voortrekkers En Route
THE GREAT TREK The Voortrekkers - Boer farmers seeking to escape British rule - emigrate northwards to the Transvaal

The Great Boer Trek
THE GREAT TREK To escape British rule, Boer families emigrate northwards en masse to the Transvaal and beyond, fighting the Zulus and others on their way

A Nun Makes a Bolt
A French girl, incarcerated against her will in a convent at Marseille, makes a dramatic escape by clambering over a wall, where passers-by rush to her aid with a ladder

Prisoner Escapes / Italy
Italian convicts escape from Finalmarina by tying sheets together and cutting through the mesh on the windows

Police / Watchmen / 1819
The night watchmen on his rounds neglets to see two men making their escape over a wall. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Myth / Tibet / Musulman
FOOLISH YOUNG MUSSUMLAN The foolish young Mussulman is pursued by his own shadow, although he tries desparately to escape!

Man Traps and Guns
A gentleman seeking refuge from a bull finds that the woods into which he had thought to escape are beset with man-traps and spring- guns

Thunderbolt Misses Ship
A French sailing vessel has a narrow escape from a thunderbolt during a storm at sea

Thames Floods at Putney
The river Thames rises above its banks at Putney, west London, and residents have to escape from the top floors of their houses into a horse- drawn cart

Hunting Turtles / 1865
Hunting turtles. Having captured a turtle, it is turned on its back so it cannot escape

Escape of Rob Roy / Scott
The escape of Rob Roy

Hose and Ladder Carriage
Hose and ladder carriages by Merryweathers. Each ladder was provided with sockets so that they could all be fitted together to form one long fire-escape

LAZY-TONGS FIRE-ESCAPE
Lazy-tongs fire escape, a novel idea in which a sliding stage is mounted on an extending trellis-work frame or support

Fire Escape Shute / 1884
Merryweathers fire-escape ladder and canvas chute, enabling persons to descend rapidly from a burning building

NATIONAL FIRE ESCAPE
National fire-escape in use. The second or smaller portion of the ladder was fixed at a point on the main ladder and lifetd outwards when required

LADY HOBART WRECKED
This Falmouth packet strikes an iceberg off Halifax, Nova Scotia : her crew escape in the ships boats

Spain Goya War C1808
I Saw This : scene of confusion amongst the Spanish population during the Peninsular War

Empress Matilda Escapes
Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, escapes from Oxford Castle on a snowy night where she has been imprisoned by Stephen

Fire Drill 1930S
All saved! The importance of learning a fire drill is fully realised by those in charge of Childrens Homes. Here waifs and strays practice using a sheet as a fire escape

Fairy Tale / Seven Ravens
A little girl sets out to find her seven brothers, and is confronted by an alarming sunrise

Jesus Quits his Tomb
Angels roll aside the stone blocking the entrance to Jesuss tomb, enabling him to escape : the soldiers guarding the tomb are astonished

Man Escapes Fire C17Th
A man takes a running jump, flames licking his heels, as he makes a bid to return to a ship that awaits him below. His musket & pike lay on the ground

Escaping Prisoners
Several French prisoners manage to escape from the English; they are nearly recaptured but Aubert, a customs officer at Port Bail, rows out to rescue them

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