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London Fire Brigade Annual Review demonstration, carrying a rescued man down a ladder during a fire. Date: 1931
Rescue following bombing, WW2Rescue of civilians by firefighters following bombing during the Blitz. Date: 1940s
Rescue following V2 rocket attack, Manor Park, London, WW2Rescue of a woman following a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks, launched in the latter stages of WW2
Lincoln Ellsworth and pilots trans-Antarctica flightLincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, loading supplies into the " Polar Star", before the flight of the 2000 miles from Dundee Island across the Antarctic to the Bay of Whales
Found long missing Lincoln Ellsworth and pilotAmerican Lincoln Ellsworth and his British colleague and pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon who on 23 November 1935, started from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star
Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot making preparationsLincoln Ellsworth (left) and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (right), his pilot, making preparations for their trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star
Pug Peter -- dog carried through air by seagullsPug Peter -- Peter rescued from the Deep. A dog is carried through the air by two seagulls. Date: 1905
British soldier with rescued canaries, Western Front, WW1A British soldier with two rescued canaries in a cage, on the Western Front in France during World War One. The birds were the only living creatures found amongst the ruins. Date: circa 1916
Storm and stress at sea by G. H. DavisStorm and stress at sea: the two thrilling shipping incidents of the week. Above: how the Snowdon Range was driven hither and thither in her long voyage from Philadelphia across the Atlantic
Flooded OutA family with two children and their dog wade through flood water in a rural setting. In the background, belongings are being rescued from their home Date: 1880
Shirley Bain-Marais by Madame YevondeShirley Bain-Marais (1921-?) by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Colonel Colin Bain-Marais, South African Minister to France
Heligoland submarine rescue by G. H. DavisDuring the naval action off Heligoland in the early part of the First World War, a boats crew is rescued by a British submarine. Date: August 1914
Drama in the North Sea, German raider force down, 1939A scene out in the North Sea showing the crew of a German flying boat, which had participated in an air attack upon ships of the British fleet waiting to be rescued by a British destroyer having been
Benjamin Leigh SmithBENJAMIN LEIGH SMITH Aectic explorer in his steam yacht Eira who had to be rescued in 1882. Date: 1828 - 1913
Gilbert RommeGILBERT ROMME - French maths teacher and revolutionary politician, accused of conspiracy he stabbed himself in prison, though some say he was rescued, fled to Russia. Date: 1750 - 1795
Marguerite RobervalMARGUERITE ROBERVAL Unfortunate French girl abandoned on an island off Canada coast until rescued 1545 after two years : read full story in source below. Date: CIRCA 1542
France. Third Republic (1901). A French soldier
GENTILESCHI, Orazio Lomi (1565-1638). Moses Rescued from the Nile. Baroque art. Oil on canvas
Horse rescued from basement by NFS breakdown lorryA horse being led to safety after falling into a basement access area of a building in Spa Road, Bermondsey. An NFS London Region fire brigade breakdown lorry was used to lift it
NFS (London Region) Southall horse rescue, WW2Firefighters from K2Z Southall fire station area attempting to rescue a horse that fell into a deep, water filled ditch and was unable to get out unaided
Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth
Rescued? Nothing doing in the mercy line from the Bluebeard
Little girl rescued from the Lusitania 1915Little girl clutching her dolls, survived the sinking of the Lusitania, but both parents drowned. Date: 1915
Smith rescued by Pocahontas
The marine Redowa - Dedicated to the brave, energetic and whole souled Capt. Hiram Burt, of the Brig. Marine, who rescued from a watery grave a large number of the passengers of the ill-fated Central
Wartime Lifeboat Crew after a dramatic rescue, WaltonEight members of the lifeboat crew at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, pictured on the day they rescued three men from the barge Martha
Saving a baby from flooded building, South WalesA baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911
SS Bloodhound towed to shore - NewfoundlandSS Bloodhound with a broken shaft, being towed to port by SS Diana - Newfoundland and Labrador Date: 1910
Dog Saves Doll from SeaThis brave dog leaps into the sea, regardless of danger, and rescues his mistresss doll from what might otherwise have been a watery grave. circa 1912
Raf Rescue HelicopterA Royal Air Force rescue helicopter lands safely, having rescued several people, including a boy in school uniform and a young man who has lost his trousers! Date: 1960s
Duchess of Fife (Princess Royal) in Delhi boat accidentPage from The Tatler magazine entitled, Our Wrecked Royals reporting on the unpleasant episode experienced by Princess Louise, the Princess Royal (Duchess of Fife)
Lieutenant Commander Dimitrije Konjovic, an Austro-Hungarian naval lieutenant, leader of an Austrian Lohner L (reconnaissance flying boat) air group
Children / Water / GerdaLittle Gerda, adrift in a rowing boat, is rescued by an old woman. Date: 1932
Flooded ParisLadies are rescued in the flooded streets of Paris
Captain Rostron watch faceThe face of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly
Captain Rostron watch workingsThe inner workings of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912
Captain Rostron watch inside coverThe inside cover of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912
RMS Carpathia medal and paperworkVarious paperwork, including a Certificate of Discharge, together with the silver RMS Carpathia medal (image side) presented to Thomas Alfred Holmes
Captain Rostron watch backThe back of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly
Captain Rostron watch inscriptionThe inscription on an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912
RMS Carpathia medalsSix examples of the silver RMS Carpathia medal, showing both the image and inscription sides, presented to crew members of the ship that rescued survivors from the Titanic disaster in April 1912
Captain Rostron silver cupA silver cup presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from John B Thayer Junior, who was one of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly after
RMS Carpathia medal, chain, certificate, photos1. The RMS Carpathia medal and Discharge Certificate of Joseph Blakely, a steward on the ship that rescued survivors from the Titanic disaster. 2. Gold watch chain. 3
The Titanics crew catch sight of their relatives and friendRescued crew and passengers returning home to England on the Carpathia
Dramatic rescue of a young girlA colour illustration showing a relieved mother reaching out to a lifeboat man for her rescued daughter
Alexander Deposed 5Prince Alexander is rescued from his abductors and returns to Sofia where is welcomed home by his subjects : but he will soon abdicate again, voluntarily this time
L15 SurrendersThe wrecked air raider, Zeppelin L15 is rescued by the HMS Olivine after brought down on the Thames Estuary on April 1 1916
Transporting Cleopatras NeedleTransportation of the obelisk down the Thames, at Westminister Bridge. The cylinder ship had to be abandoned in the Bay of Biscay due to the stormy conditions of the initial leg of the journey