Rescue Collection (page 15)

To the rescue; mythology up-to-date. Illustration shows Seth Low, possibly as Odysseus, with raised sword labeled Nonpartisanship about to strike a sea monster labeled Misrule as a woman

The American fireman: prompt to the rescue. Date 1858

Saved. Woman being rescued from stormy sea. Date 1887, c1888

Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak. Print shows Jules Duruof and his wife being rescued at sea from the sinking basket of their balloon Le Tricolore which lost altitude over

Rescue boat near crowded beach during storm

St Bernard dog in a landscape
A St Bernard dog in a landscape setting. Date: circa early 20th century

The sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine 1915
The giant cunard liner, Lusitania, in the First World War, was attacked by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 and sank in 18 minutes killing 1198 people

The Rescue by Marions Brigade
Sergeants Newton and Jasper of Marions Brigade, rescuing American prisoners from a British guard, who had stacked their muskets while resting near a spring. South Carolina, 1779. Date: 1876

Man rescuing woman and baby from the sea during a shipwreck
They re Saved! They re Saved! Man rescuing woman and baby from the sea during a shipwreck in a storm Date: ca. 1865

Mine rescue team wearing breathing apparatus
A mine rescue team wearing new breathing apparatus set off into the mine by truck. circa 1911

Two lifeboat coxswains, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Retiring lifeboat coxswain John Byford (left) and new coxswain Thomas Bloom, pictured at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. John Byford had been cox from 1929 and Thomas Bloom, known locally as Puggy

True to the Core lifeboat crew, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The crew of the True to the Core lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, seen here wearing their cork lifebelts and souwesters. circa 1895

Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton, Essex
The first National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, donated by and named after The Honourable Artillery Company whose Drama Club sponsored it, was launched in 1884

Crew of the Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton
Crew members of the Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Seen here at the boathouse, wearing their cork lifebelts with the lifeboat behind them

Prince George naming the new lifeboat, Walton, Essex
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), at the naming ceremony of the new lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The boat was named EMED

Wartime Lifeboat Crew after a dramatic rescue, Walton
Eight 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 Wales
A baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911

The Sinking of the Steamship Ville du Havre Date: 1873

True to the Core lifeboat, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The lifeboat of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, named True to the Core, seen here under sail with her crew on board wearing their cork lifebelts. circa 1898

Lifeboat crew, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The crew of the first voluntary lifeboat of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, named True to the Core. They are seen here wearing their cork lifebelts. circa 1905

SS Bloodhound towed to shore - Newfoundland
SS Bloodhound with a broken shaft, being towed to port by SS Diana - Newfoundland and Labrador Date: 1910

How to Keep Fit - Breakdown
Humourous postcard entitled: " How to Keep Fit" - " If a breakdown results from overwork, a long rest in the country is imperative." A motorist who has crashed faces quite a wait

Colonel Caron Arrested
The Belfort conspiracy is an early attempt to overthrow the Bourbon restoration : several are arrested, colonel Caron tries to rescue them but is captured and shot. Date: 1 January 1822

Raf Rescue Helicopter
A 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

St Bernard Hospice
Statue of Christ in front of the Hospice of St. Bernard, Switzerland, famous for its courageous monks and dogs, who go out to rescue travellers in trouble in the snow. Date: 1930s

Two illustrations, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing (1) Polly riding on the back of her cousin Hickory Hunt, as they pretend to make for a desert island in a storm

Serbian troops in retreat, WW1
Serbian troops in retreat during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Badge, Royal Life Saving Society
Badge of the Royal Life Saving Society, featuring a lifebelt design. Date: early 20th century

Enemy plane shot down, Orne valley, France, WW1
German troops salvaging an enemy plane (possibly a French Spad) which has been shot down in the Orne valley, north east France, during the First World War. Date: 5 May 1918

Umbrella Adventures in variable weather
Umbrella Adventures, showing a girl and boy in variable weather, from sunshine, to rain, to wind, to a fishing disaster, and a rescue. Date: 1924

From Bluebeard by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Swedish scouts and upturned sailing boat
Two Swedish Scouts awaiting rescue from their overturned light sailing boat enjoy a refreshing bottle of pop in the middle of the lake

Lieutenant Commander Dimitrije Konjovic, an Austro-Hungarian naval lieutenant, leader of an Austrian Lohner L (reconnaissance flying boat) air group

Avalanche victim aided by St Bernards
At the Hospice du Grand Saint- Bernard (2472m), dogs are trained to rescue unfortunate travellers who lose their way in the darkness and snow on the Alpine pass

Hayling Island Lifeboat returning from a rescue; pulled up onto the beach. Date: 1906

Newfoundlands by Water
Two dogs, one black, the other black and white - called a Landseer - stand on a rock over looking the sea, perhaps hoping to see someome in trouble who they can rescue. Date: 1919

St Bernard Rescue Dogs
A pair of Saint Bernard rescue dogs, with their barrels. Date: early 20th century

Eastbourne Lifeguards
A team of Lifeguards in action on the beach at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, showing the safety equipment used to reel in the guards themselves during a rescue. Date: 1960s

Two St Bernards in Snow
Two huge dogs, one Smooth Haired and one Rough, stand in snow on a mountain side hoping for someone to rescue, although they have no brandy. Date: 1919

Moon of Arcturus
MOON OF ARCTURUS (Richard Tooker) The Terran rescue team practise for their mission to retrieve a girl marooned on a satellite of Arcturus Date: 1935

Ballad / Young Bekie 2
YOUNG BEKIE Young Bekie, thrown into prison for daring to love the kings daughter, Burd Isbel, shares it with mice and rats, but she will rescue him. Date: traditional

Snow White / Rose Red 1
The two girls rescue the dwarf

St Bernard Finds Someone
Saint Bernards discover a man buried in the snow Date: circa 1890

Return of the Tripeds
THE RETURN OF THE TRIPEDS (Neil R Jones) The Professor (as a metal man) fights the flying beings until his rescue ship arrives. Date: 1932

Horse & Cart Accident
Four men trying to help a distressed cart horse which has fallen onto a river onto a riverbank, somewhere in Germany. Date: 1920s

Father of the Monastery of Saint. Bernard, with dogs
The Father of the Hospice du Grand Saint Bernard, with two of its famous dogs which are trained to rescue unfortunate travelers who lose their way in the darkness and snow on the Alpine pass

Lifeboat, Freeport, Long Island
Lifeboat, Point, Lookout, Freeport, Long Island Date: c. 1910s

Transatlantic race trimoran capsized
A Transatlantic multihull race trimoran capsized 1000 miles west of the Scilly Isles, photographed from RAF Nimrod

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