Fortunately Collection

Avenant and Dragon
Avenant confronts a fearsome dragon - fortunately, a helpful owl is bringing him a magic phial, and all are able to live happily ever after, hero and dragon alike

BOMBAY WRECK
When HMS Bombay catches fire off Montevideo, her crew and complement take to the boats : fortunately land is not far off, and the sea is calm

Restored by Aesculapius
Poseidons sea-monsters so terrify the horses of Hippolytus that they drag him to death; fortunately Asklepios is able to restore him to life

Izvestia Distributed
Copies of the Moscow newspaper Izvestia (it means messages or reports) are distributed to soldiers of the Red Army. Fortunately, many of them can read

USA Train in Street 1885
A train passes through the streets of an American city. Horses panic, but fortunately there is a man with a flag to save the residents from accidental death. 1885

RESTORED BY AESCULAPIUS
Poseidon's sea-monsters so terrify the horses of Hippolytus that they drag him to death ; fortunately Asklepios is able to restore him to life

All Germans love children, so even these tough soldiers, invading Belgium, find time to fraternise with the kiddies... and fortunately there is a photographer to record it... Date: 1914

GOOD ANGELS
GUARDIAN ANGELS Evil dragons would like to gobble up this innocent infant, but fortunately Good Angels are on hand to snatch it from their jaws

Knife-Thrower Accident
In a London theatre, a cry from the audience causes the knife-throwers assistant to move her head; fortunately the wound is not fatal Date: 1939

Balloon in Channel 1810
Sadler and Clayfields flight lands them in the Channel; fortunately the sea seems calm and look, theres a boat coming to rescue them ! Date: 1810

Moses Found in the Nile
As a baby he is abandoned on the Nile but is fortunately rescued by no less than Pharaohs daughter

Quixote & Lion
He frees a menagerie lion from its cage - fortunately, it merely yawns at him ! Date: First published: 1605-15

Dornier Do 335A -a rare cine still of the first of its breed Fortunately this very fast twin propeller engined fighter was too late to have any impact in combat

Dapper Gent with Monocle
A woman sipping coffee, with pinkie held aloft, eyes a young mans waistcoat critically. Fortunately he is wearing a Catoir waistcoat - the choice of the discerning. Date: 1926

Beyond the Planetoids
BEYOND THE PLANETOIDS (Edwin K Sloat) As the two pirate ships collide, the escaped prisoners - fortunately wearing space suits - hurtle into the void Date: 1932

Weather / Snow / Cold 19C
A very cold fellow stands up to his ankles in the snow. Fortunately, he has items available at home to warm him up. Date: late 19th century

RMS Forth, 1849
Engraving of the Royal Mail Steam-Packet Companys paddle-steamer Forth. Built in Leith in 1841, the Forth went missing between Southampton and the West Indies early in 1841

Beryl Markhams aeroplane in a Cape Breton Bog, 1936
Photograph showing Mrs. Beryl Markhams (1903-1986) aeroplane stuck in a bog on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, 1936. This was the end of Mrs

Livingstone and Lion
Scottish missionary and traveller, pinned to the ground by an unfriendly African lion, but fortunately rescued before becoming its lunch

Stanley / Lt. Stairs
Emin Pasha relief expedition : the expedition is attacked by the Avisibba, a cannibal tribe, and Lieutenant Stairs gets an arrow in the chest (fortunately not fatal)

Harem Pants / Postcard
A modern young lady wearing the daring new harem pants under her skirt is able to run for a bus - fortunately she didn t chose the fashionable hobble skirt instead

Sandbags in Moscow
Sandbag barricades in Smolensk Street, Moscow, anticipating a German attack on the city, which fortunately was prevented

Little Girl in Snow 1886
Snow: A little girl trudges along trying to keep warm. Fortunately, she has a nice thick coat on

Two boys and a tree
Two little boys threaten to fight each other -- fortunately, the tree manages to keep them apart!

Moses, Child, Saved
Cast adrift on the Nile, the infant Moses is fortunately retrieved by Pharaohs daughter, who takes care of him

Paris Expects Germans
With the German invaders less than 50 kilometres from Paris, the city prepares for attack : trenches are dug near the Porte Maillot - fortunately, they will never be needed

Iphigenia at Aulis
She is sacrificed at Aulis, as the only way whereby the Greeks can obtain a favorable wind to enable them to sail to Troy (fortunately she will be rescued by Artemis)

Stately Austin and Home
A stately Austin brings guests to a stately home. Its a surprise party but fortunately they ve brought their food with them

Gossip about Fairies 27
Tomb Thumb - hero of a 16th century nursery tale - is on the verge of becoming a giants breakfast, but fortunately succeeds in avoiding this fate

Maitre Labori Attacked
Maitre Labori, Dreyfus avocat at the Rennes hearings, is attacked at 6 am on his way to court : fortunately the wound is not fatal and 8 days later he resumes his work

Moses Cast Adrift
The infant Moses is cast adrift upon the waters of the Nile but is fortunately discovered among the bullrushes by Pharaohs daughter

Bewick - Turnspit
Bewick classifies this as a specific breed, destined to help in the kitchen throughout its working life. Modern culinary technology has fortunately made it redundant

Apreton Church, which fortunately escaped the restorative attentions of Victoria and Albert

Fiddler of Mainz
When a statue of the Virgin in Mainz cathedral gives a poor fiddler her shoe, he is nearly hanged for stealing, fortunately she gives him the second in full public view

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