Descend Collection

Miners in a Lift Shaft
Miners about to descend for their shift underground at Lynemouth Colliery

Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a Princess
At any moment, in fairyland, mysterious mists are apt to descend and enshroud the Princess and, next thing she knows... well, if you re a Princess, ANYthing can happen - by Florence Mary Anderson

Cerberus & Herakles
The last Labour of Herakles is to descend to the Underworld and capture the three-headed dog Cerberus; he does this, but returns the dog to Hades who needs him as a watchdog

Glaisher and Coxwe conducting scientific experiment in a balloon, the two scientists suffer from lack of oxygen and pass out, though they manage to release air and descend

Ault, Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France
Ault, a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. To the north of the town, the cliffs descend to the level of the beach at Onival. Date: circa 1930s

Beach at Onival, Ault, Somme department in Hauts-de-France
Ault, a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. To the north of the town, the cliffs descend to the level of the beach at Onival (pictured here). Date: circa 1930s

ENCOUNTER WITH SKELETON
An aristocratic pair descend to the cellar, only to be confronted by a skeleton. Well, my dears, you can imagine their surprise... Date: 18th century

Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel, 1821
Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel near Dirty Lane, Dublin, with beds and cheap victuals. Adventures in a Snoozing Cellar

Workers descending, diamond mine, Kimberley
How the workers go down to the open diamond mine at Kimberley, South Africa. circa 1900

Entering a Carriage Date: 1890

BOTALLACK TIN MINE
The Prince and Princess of Wales descend on the lift at the Botallack Mine, Cornwall. Date: 1865

Herakles - Cerberus
The last Labour of Herakles is to descend to the Underworld and capture the three-headed dog Cerberus; he does this, but returns the dog to Hades who needs him as a watchdog

PASSENGERS DESCEND PLANE
Travellers at an American airport alight from their plane and step into a car parked alongside. No waiting for baggage, no queueing for customs... Date: 1936

A Gentleman and a Lady descend into a public convenience
A Gentleman and a Lady descend elegantly into their respective public conveniences Date: circa 1905

Paragliding in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire
A paraglider takes off from a hill in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

British Royals arrive for Cowes Week in 1933. Descending from the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert are King George V (1865-1936), Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Elizabeth)

Men at West Pit, Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, South Wales
Miners preparing to descend the West Pit of the Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, Rhymney Valley, South Wales. The West Pit opened in the 1880s

Medieval French Mining
A coal mine in France during the medieval era, showing the ladders that the miners use to descend to the coal face

Moses and Joshua descend from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the Law broken and found the Israelites worshiping the golden fleece. Engraving in Liber Chronicarum by Hartman Schedel, 15th century

Queen Elizabeth II at The Royal Film Performance
The Royal Film Performance, 1952 - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). Date: 1952

LCC-LFB Ship fire on SS Leopard, Port of London
A fire crew, rigged in Proto one-hour oxygen breathing apparatus sets, descend into the smoking hold of the SS Leopard. The fire had broken out deep inside the vessels hold

Chick and Airship
Chicks descend from an airship by ladder

Santa delivering gifts
Spellbound children gaze at Santa about to descend a chimney with his sack of toys. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: 1913

World War One Diving from Navy Boat, Britain. Captioned: Life in the Navy. Divers ready to descend. Date: 1917

An adult Pig-tailed Macaque observes the area from a tree, before the pack would descend on the ground (Macaca nemestrina)

Garnerin descending in his parachute, Paris
Garnerin descending in his parachute, with his discarded balloon on the left. Claimed to be the first to descend from a balloon by means of a parachute

Garnerin descending in his parachute, with his discarded balloon on the left. Claimed to be the first human being to descend from a balloon by means of a parachute (animals had previously been used)

Voyages aeriens de MM Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de retour dans Paris assiege. Le ballon, Le Jean Bart descend au milieu de la Seine en vue de Jumieges, 8 novembre 1870

British tank F4 in action at Wailly, France, WW1
British tank F4 in action, about to descend a slope at Wailly, northern France, during the First World War. Date: October 1917

War Nerves - Terrible Effect of a Clap of Thunder
An edgy population descend into panic on hearing a clap of thunder, convinced it is a zeppelin bomb. The result of propaganda and the spread of hysteria in the opening months of World War One

Fashions for February, 1844
Engraving of two women modelling The Illustrated London News idea of Fashion for February 1844. The full caption reads as follows: No.1

Moses & Joshua Descend
Moses and Joshua descend from Mount Sinai

Diamond Mining / Kimberley
The diamond mine at Kimberley, South Africa, showing the cables used to descend the face

Elegant Dress of 1896
Elegantly dressed women descend a staircase wearing jackets and gowns with leg-of- mutton sleeves; another woman holds an umbrella against the rain

Descending Matterhorn
Edward Whymper on the Matterhorn : he and his party find themselves in a tricky situation as they descend the western arete of the Pointe des Ecrins

Et Angels from Mercury
The angels in the Planet Mercury: " So drew full more than thousand splendours towards us." (Canto V, lines 99-100)

DIVERS AND NORTHFLEET
Divers prepare to descend to investigate the wreck of the Northfleet which sank after a collision, drowning some 300 navvies bound for Australia to build railways there

Man Helps Lady Out
A gentleman helps a lady to descend from a carriage

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

Otis Hydraulic Lift
Two ladies bravely enter an OTIS hydraulic lift, which the operator will cause to descend by hauling on the rope, the weight of the lift being counterbalanced with water

Lavish carnival in Nice, France
A lavish carnival in Nice, in the South of France. Revellers descend a grand staircase while others mingle with the crowds and have a jolly time

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