Rescue Collection (page 2)

West Ham Fire Brigade vehicle by Dennis
West Ham Fire Brigade Rescue Tender, manufactured by Dennis Date: 1935

TO THE RESCUE ! Lord Charles Beresford relieves Sir Charles Wilson on the Nile island of Meruat Date: 1885

Submarines against the Japanese, 1944
A double page spread in The Sphere, 1944, entitled " Submarines against the Japs: British underwater craft operating in the Far East." On the left hand page

Rescuing the ships mascot during a naval engagement: the dog, which had fallen overboard, is plucked from the sea during an aerial attack. 1917

Ramsgate lifeboat men on board stranded ship
Ramsgate lifeboat men with passengers on board a ship caught on the Goodwin Sands. Date: 19th century

The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Monday) -- he carries a cute little kitten out of harms way, watched by three other dogs. Date: 1923

14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who

The launch of the lifeboat - Appledore, Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

LCC-LFB firefighters with old hose cart
Four LCC-LFB firefighters with a 60-year old hose cart, 17 August 1938. The cart was housed in the HQ in Cherry Garden Street

Balloon descending into Bristol Channel
A balloon descending into the water of the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth. The passengers were Sadler and Clayfield, who ascended from Bristol. 24 September 1810

RMS Carpathia officers
Officers of the RMS Carpathia, with signatures. This was the ship that rescued survivors of the Titanic disaster on 15 April 1912

The Rescue of Zaidi; H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expeditio
Engraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877

Artificial Respiration being Applied by British Sailors
A service in which the dictates of humanity over-rule all antagonism towards the rescued enemy: artificial respiration being applied by British soldiers

Magic Flute Liebig 2
(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 6 : Tamino is presented to the Queen of the Night by his three rescuers; he vows to rescue her daughter Pamina, kidnapped by Sarastro

Old Dog Tray Rescue
Old Dog Tray, a Newfoundland, rescues his young mistress from a watery grave

Throwing the Life-Line
A member of the lifeboat crew wearing a cork flotation jacket is about to throw out the life-line during a rescue

Futuristic encounter with an octopus
A futuristic encounter with an octopus on the seabed. A man rescues a woman from its clutches

RAF 22 Squadron Search and Rescue sign
Sign for the No. 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force Search and Rescue, based at Thorney Island near Chichester, West Sussex. Set up in 1955

Map of Dunkirk area during the evacuation, WW2
Map of the Dunkirk area in northern France during the evacuation, showing two flooded areas of low-lying meadow land which assisted in the Allied retreat. Date: 1940

Harry Hawker - Homecoming of the Australian Aircraft pioneer
Wild scenes greet the return, in 1914, of Harry Hawker (1889-1921) - Australian aviation pioneer - on his return to Australia (to demonstrate the advanced Sopwith Tabloid)

German rescue buoy in Channel by G. H. Davis
Rettungsboje -- nicknamed lobster pots by the RAF -- German rescue buoys anchored in the English Channel during the Second World War

Burning of Kumasi, February 1874, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1874

March of Ashanti warriors, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873

Aerial view of Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2
Aerial view of Dunkirk and harbour during the evacuation, with surrounding countryside. Date: 1940

Map of France and Belgium, evacuation from Dunkirk, WW2
Map of the northern French and Belgian coast, showing the evacuation from Dunkirk and other points, and the evacuation triangle through which the Allied army retreated

Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885

TWO STRANDED CHILDREN
These two reckless children have ventured onto an island and will shortly be swept out to sea by the incoming tide unless their dog secures their rescue by barking for help. Date: circa 1890

Coxswain of Beaumaris Lifeboat and colleague, Anglesey
David Gallichan, Coxswain of Beaumaris Lifeboat leads a crew member from the lifeboat station in Anglesey. The Sunday Times Date: 1991

New Forest boys, Hampshire
Two young boys pull another boy out of the river and onto the riverbank to safety on a summer day in New Forest Hampshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

St. Bernard's Hospice, Switzerland, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard, Switzerland, early 1900s

Henry Freeman, lifeboatman Whitby - Victorian period

RMS Titanic, Harold Cottam Collection gold pocket watch)
RMS TITANIC. THE HAROLD COTTAM COLLECTION: Hallmarked 9ct Gold Waltham gentleman's hunter pocket watch engraved Presented to Mr. Harold T

Abraham Wivell's Improved Fire Escape Date: 1860

Launching the Eastbourne Lifeboat Edwardian period

Coal mine rescue team

Mine Rescue Team Victorian period

Grace Darling Victorian Heroine

Calendar cover, The Ancient Order of Foresters, Always Ready To Help - lifeboat rescue scene. Date: 1936

Air-Sea Rescue Launch Cut-Out Book
An illustrated cover for a WW2 children's model cut-out book, containing instructions to make models of a wartime air-sea rescue launch vessel. Date: circa 1940s

Set of three lifeboat related postcards including real photo Lifeboat Demonstration in Southampton, 1906. Date: circa 1900s

WW2 British Flying Boat
This illustration shows a WW2 British flying boat coming to the rescue of sailors of the Royal Navy in a small boat, having come from the destroyed ship in the background. Date: 1941

St Bernard dogs and monk on skis, Grand St Bernard, the Swiss Alps Date: circa 1910s

Lifeboat to the rescue in a rough sea Date: 1920

Come Aboard the Lifeboat - man gesturing Date: 1920

Abandon Ship, lifeboat alongside Date: 1920

A Motor Lifeboat in action on the sea Date: 1920

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