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On Ice, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936
Christmas Fold-out Greetings Card - Melting SnowmanChristmas Fold-out Greetings Card - Snowman meets his demise thanks to rain and the kindly gift of a hot water bottle from a little girl. Date: circa 1937
Burning lens built in 1782 by William Parker, the London instrument maker. According to Parker, the optical glass melted platinum in 30 seconds
A Melting Moment or The Warm Kiss bys R Lagneau
The Royal Mint - Silver Melting House. Date: circa 1908
Arctic tundra in spring - an aerial view from a helicopter. landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic. Summer, July
RUSSIA - Arctic tundra, melting snows, tundra of Taimyr peninsula near Kara Sea
Snow melts in arctic tundra spring. Aerial view from a helicopter. landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic. July
Semi-tundra in spring, Siberia. Snow melts in semi-tundra, near river Taz; spring; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia
Satirical political cartoon, The Fall of Icarus, showing a plump, naked Earl Temple (Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos)
Very Hot! by William Heath RobinsonThe wonderful Heath Robinson New Patent Thawing Machine. This stupendous invention has been specially designed to enable the pedestrian to walk with confidence on the most slippery roads
Crucible. Punic art. Terracotta. From Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Spain
The Mint House. Workers in the smelting of gold pastes. Colored engraving from 1872. Spain
A Melting Moment or The Warm Kiss. 20th century
Belgian soldiers larks at Quex ParkSeven men are larking about with a large bath chair or basket. One man is underneath it, two others are sitting on top or behind it, others are standing around. They are all very amused
Stamping Clay by FootThis method of stamping clay by foot was still employed as late as the 1930s for making the large pots used for melting glass - the method used by the Ancient Britons. Date: 17 February 1933
Making Clay PotsA man moulds vast clay pots, which will later be used for melting glass into. Date: 1930s
Dance in a MeadowFour Italian girls celebrate the coming of Spring by dancing barefoot in a meadow among puddles of melting snow Date: early 20th century
Rise of the Rising SunEurope melts under the rising sun of Japan... Date: 1905
Buildings / Plumber 1827The original occupation of plumbing, which involved melting lead into drainpipes etc. Date: 1827
Arctic tundra - snow melts in small river valley. tundra of Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Arctic Russia. Summer, July
Mount Kilimanjaro - Snow melting on summit. Tanzania - Africa
Mixed taiga forest in early spring - remnants of melting snow on an old road - early morning. near Ekaterinburg - Middle Ural Mountains - Russia
RUSSIA - semi-tundra. Lakes and melting snow, aerial. Taiga near Norilsk town, Russian Arctic
Burning the ice at both ends! by George StuddyBurning the ice at both ends! Bonzo and the Bonzolines keep their temperatures down on a hot day, with a large cube of ice
Slushy SnowA little boy takes a walk in the winter sunshine, among the melting tracks of a road covered in slushy snow. Date: 1930s
Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Assay Furnaces Date: circa 1910s
Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Melting Furnace Date: circa 1910s
Drying Fish - Kamchatka Peninsula - Far Eastern RussiaThe Method the people of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia dry fish (on racks) and melt down the grease and oils for other uses. Date: circa 1800
Barman has a stern word with a disreputable customer who has been stealing pewter beer tankards, which he has been turning into coinage to bring back to spend at the same establishment
A man engaged in metalwork, appears to be melting statues to reuse the metal, with a kitten next to his left leg. Date between 1790 and 1840
The melting pot. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with two large hands labeled Militarism and Jingoism at center that are squeezing men labeled Labor
Alpine CrevasseMountainous Alpine scenery - climbing a glacier through a narrow crevasse in the rocks, through which melting water flows. Date: 1930s
Melting Snow SceneMelting winter snow on the thatched roofs of some of the old cottages at Buckland-in- the-Moor, in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, England. Date: 1960s
Gold Beater C1760A gold-beating factory in France in the 18th century. Workers are melting and beating gold to make ingots. Date: circa 1760
Melting Appeal by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a festive, scarlet snowsuit and posing with a snowman. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Glaciers (Liebig) 66 - The ice front at the foot of the glacier, where more ice is lost through melting than is gained by snowfall
Biblis into a SpringBiblis falls in love with her brother Caunus but he flees her incestuous lust; she, melting into tears, turns into a spring, which doubtless cools her passions
Melting Metal for CoinsMelting metal for coins at the Royal Mint, London
Little girl eating an ice cream, CornwallClose-up of a little girl sitting on a mooring post in a Cornwall harbour, eating an ice cream
Two children give their snowman an umbrellaTwo children (and their dog) thoughtfully provide their snowman with a parasol to stop the sun melting him (or an umbrella to keep the snow off)
Social / Japan / New YearStreet scene on New Years Day, from Hokusais So-gwa ; pedestrians, porters and two perambulating buffoons make their way through the slush of melting snow
Silver Melting RoomThe silver melting house at the Royal Mint, London Date: circa 1910
Silver Melting at MintThe silver melting house
Game / Winter / Snowman 1890Two children (and their dog) thoughtfully provide their snowman with a parasol to stop the sun melting him
The Devils ArrowsA druid is persuading a Celtic king against Christianity when it is seen that the rock he is standing on is melting, revealing that he is the devil
A Glacier TableGlacier tables, where a boulder has protected the ice and snow beneath it from solar melting; as the surrounding snow melts the rock is left atop a pillar of ice
Erratic block in Rhone Valley, near Monthey, SwitzerlandAn erratic block, left behind by a melting glacier, in the Rhone Valley near Monthey, Switzerland. It is known as La Pierre des Marmettes, and has a small chapel built on top of it