Alive Collection

St Bartholomew Apostle
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE in the background you can see him being flayed alive : and in the foreground he is carrying not only his skin but the knife which removed it

The Autograph Album, by William Heath Robinson
A Souperscription. Illustration showing a missionary signing a little boys book whilst being boiled alive. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

Odysseus & the Cyclops
Odysseus (Ulysses) plies Polyphemus the Cyclops with red wine, so that he and his men can escape from his cave and the prospect of being eaten alive

Vestal Virgin Punished
Oppia, one of Romes Vestal Virgins, is buried alive for no longer being one

An incubator nursery
Nurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein

Ufos / Varginha, Brazil
Two creatures, 1 metre tall, said to be Extraterrestrials, are captured alive by Brazilian army intelligence, who take them away secretly and deny the whole affair

INFANTICIDE PREVENTED
Missionaries in China seek to end Chinese infanticide. For many Chinese, to bear female children is a thing to be ashamed of and many girls are buried alive Date: circa 1850

Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving

Illustration, In Nursery-Rhyme Land - Why, all the people are alive, cried Betty. Date: 1938

Lifeboat rescue, and every soul was saved alive Date: circa 1890

Maison Jeanne DArc, Rouen
An etching of a market square with tall, half timbered houses in Rouen, France. It was by the location where Joan of Arc was burned alive, on May 30th, 1431

Resurrection of Lazarus - John 11. circa 1688

Purple flowers and a cross on an Easter card, with a Biblical quotation. Date: circa 1890s

SERVET, Miguel (1511-1553). Spanish doctor and theologian. Known for his theory on the circulation of blood. He was condemned as a heretic, and sentenced to death by being burned alive

Sir William Gull (1816 - 1890), studied medicine at St Guy's in London. In 1872 Gull was made a Baronet and became physician to Queen Victoria, treating the Prince of Wales for typhoid

Duck Seller Trade Street Trades Birds Circa 1830
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ZULU GIRLS BURIED ALIVE
When Muande, mother of Zulu chief Tchaka, dies, she is given an extravagant send-off, one feature of which is that ten girls are buried alive alongside her Date: mid 19th century

KAFFIR BURIAL (ALIVE)
When Muande, mother of Zulu chief Tchaka, dies, she is given an extravagant send-off, one feature of which is that ten girls are buried alive alongside her Date: mid 19th century

FIJI LIVE BURIAL
A Fiji king is buried alive, since, although he still moves, speaks and eats, his family believe his spirit has already left his body, and his movements are only mechanical Date: circa 1860

PERU FUNERAL HONOURS
The body of a dead Peruvian noble is honoured, then he is buried with his womenfolk (still alive) for company Date: 1737

DRUNK ZENO BURIED ALIVE
ZENO, Byzantine Emperor, drunk as usual, is taken for dead and buried : when sounds are heard from his tomb, his wife Ariadne tells people to take no notice Date: 491

ZENO ENTOMBED ALIVE
ZENO, Byzantine Emperor, drunk as usual, is taken for dead and buried : when sounds are heard from his tomb, his wife Ariadne tells people to take no notice Date: 491

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Life
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Francisco Javier, miracle at Travancore, India
Francisco Javier (or Xavier) (1506-1552), Spanish Jesuit missionary in Asia. Seen here as a missionary at Travancore, India -- to convince people of God's power

Ancient Etruscan statues of men wearing the toga, tunic, etc
Ancient Etruscan statues showing men wearing the toga, tunic, calzari (shoes), etc. Tuniche Toghe &c. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Our dolls would come alive, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

The punishment for adultery in Guinea (Slave Coast). A man is roasted alive in front of his lover, who is tied in a pit and scalded with boiling water

One, Two, Three, Four, Five, I Caught a Fish Alive by Agnes Richardson

Elisabeth Welch in concert at the Almeida Theatre, London during the filming of the documentary Keeping Love Alive described as a self portrait in words and songs

INDIAN BURIAL ALIVE
An Indian widow is buried alive beside her husband Date: 1737

BURYING CHILD ALIVE
Encouraged by her family and a local magician, a woman of Madras, India, kidnaps a baby and buries it alive, to coax a goddess to reveal the location of hidden treasure Date: 1925

BABIES BURIED ALIVE
Female babies buried alive in China

MADRAS SORCERY
Madras, India : to encourage a goddess to reveal where treasure is hidden, a lady kidnaps a child and buries it alive, backed by her family and the local magician Date: 1925

STE GENEVIEVE AND DOE
Genevieve de Brabant and her mother are succoured by a friendly doe who allows them to milk her and thus keep themselves alive in the forest Date: circa 6th century

FLYPAPER PEDLAR C19
A street pedlar of FLY-PAPER, calling Catch em alive, oh! Date: 1887

Beach tumbler, West Indies
Local man tumbles down the beach doing back flips like an acrobat towards the waves. St Lucia, West Indies. Date: 1986

Premature burial (L Inhumation pr飩pit饩by Antoine Wiertz
The premature burial (L Inhumation pr飩 pit饩, a 1854 painting by Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz, shows a cholera victim waking up after having been placed in a coffin and buried alive)

Rahman Bey Buried 1937
RAHMAN BEY, self-styled Egyptian fakir, is buried alive at Carshalton, under the control of Harry Price : this is how he looked when the grave was opened

Cannibals / Alive
A captive eaten alive by members of the Antis tribe of Peru

APOLLO
After Apollo has successfully defeated the Phrygian musician Marsyas in a contest, who can best play the flute, he rather unsportingly flays his rival alive for his presumption

MARSYAS
A Phrygian flute-player who challenged Apollo to a contest of musical skill, lost, and was flayed alive for his presumption

Men burnt alive at a party
During reign of Charles VI of France - a practical joke goes horribly wrong when a number of men are burnt alive in their costumes at a party. Date: 29th January 1392

Bouguereau Photo
ADOLPHE-WILLIAM BOUGUEREAU French artist who kept alive the academic tradition when all around him succumbed to impressionism, symbolism and worse : photo about 1900. Date: 1825 - 1905

The Hesse- Cassel children
The children of Princess Margarete of Prussia and Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Cassel: from left; Wolfgang (1896-1989), Friedrich Wilhelm (1893-1916), known as Freddy, Richard (1901-1969)

Arrival at St Helena
The Northumberland, with Napoleon on board, arrives at Saint Helena, which he will never leave alive

Vestal Virgin buried alive as a punishment
A Vestal Virgin, who has broken her vow of perpetual virginity, is buried alive

Kicking the bucket to keep alive and well! 1914
Interestingly this artical was published on April fools day in The Sketch, 1914, you can come to your own conclusions! Latest primitive life-saving device invented by a German engineer

The War of the Worlds - The City watching me
" The whole city seemed to look at me with eerie eyes. White house windows were empty sockets in skulls, and my imagination set around me a thousand silent enemies." Date: First published

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