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Mevagissey coastguardThe uniformed coastguard at Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, sits in his office and takes a phone call, perhaps an emergency call
Noahs Ark - Animals and the Ark
Bones Make Explosives - World War II posterWorld War Two poster encouraging civilians on the Home Front to save all bones for salvage as they can be made into bombs for the war effort
Hand knitteds conserve couponsInstructions on how to make a ribbed sweater with peep bo front, and a green jerkin with full pink sleeves and detachable dicky-collar
Bones Wanted for Salvage - World War II posterMinistry of Information poster during World War Two encouraging people to save bones for salvage
Temples of Philae, being moved to prevent submersion, the Tutunkhamun Exhibition in London part-financed this operation. Photograph by Lionel Coates
Animal rescue squad WWIIWomen of the Animal Rescue Squad saving a cat from the rubble during World War II
Aberdyfi (Aberdovey), Wales - Motor LaunchThe Motor Launch The Pride of the Midlands, bound for Aberdovey (now Aberdyfi). The three portraits above the photograph of the boat are of the Skipper, the Mate and the ships Engineer
Post Office Savings BankA coal carter opening an account with Her Majesty at the Post Office Savings Bank. In 1861 the Palmerston government set up the Post Office Savings Bank
Remarkable Life-saving Body SuitA rather remarkable and very unusual life-saving body suit, comprising of flexible leg and domed upper section, complete with breathing tube and flotation ring
Los Angeles firemen in new lifesaving suitsLos Angeles Harbour sea-going firemen of the LA City No.2 testing out new lifesaving suits in the water
Saving the processional cross - The BlitzSaving the processional cross from a church demolished by a night raiders bomb in a London suburb on 5th September, 194"
Appledore lifeboat, DevonView of the local lifeboat and crewmen sailing offshore at Appledore, on the North Devon coast
Victoria Cross, The New Order of ValourSpecial colour supplement from the ILN, June 1857 to commemorate the introduction of the Victoria Cross, a new order of valour first bestowed by Queen Victoria upon Crimean War veterans
River bed gold sifting on the Turon, AustraliaRiver bed sifting on the Turon river, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. The pump is lowered 12 feet from the surface of the river
George William ManbyGEORGE WILLIAM MANBY Inventor of equipment for saving life at sea
Saving Guns at MaiwandBATTLE OF MAIWAND Saving the guns : though the British force was defeated by the Afghans, they were able to retreat to Kandahar in relatively good order
Lifeboat on RoadsideShiver my timbers! What a strange roadside sight! Once the pride of Falmouth, Cornwall, this old lifeboat lay for many years in quiet country lane in Surrey
Girl Saved from WaterA little girl is rescued from an early and watery grave by a brave and kindly lifeboatman
British Lifeboat C1880A lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - it is equipped with a sail to assist the oarsmen if the wind is in a favourable direction
Cullercoats LifeboatLaunching the lifeboat at Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear : the boat is dragged into the water on its carriage
Saving their servants and enjoying themselves with easy consRestaurant scene to illustrate the fashion among society to dine at a grand restaurant or hotel on a Sunday evening, to give their servants a rest
Old Dutch Cleanser 1919Old Dutch Cleanser keeps all cooking and kitchen utensils spotless and sanitary, saving time, money and labor
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A marineA sketch showing an example of a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, of a marine life saving apparatus which was also submersible
Dog Saves MistressAt Poteaux, Mme Prevel is att- -acked by disgruntled employee Auguste Belloin, who knifes friend Francois when he inter- -venes but Porthos, Mme Ps Newfoundland knocks him down
Dramatic Mountain RescueA dramatic mountain rescue
Wizard of Oz / QueenThe Queen of the field-mice thanks the Tin Woodman for saving her life
Mother Skinflint / ThriftMOTHER SKINFLINT, THE THRIFTY HOUSEWIFE You re a genius for saving! Yes, everyone knows. You would skin a flint and starve the crows!
Dog Saves BoyA dog rescues a boy who has fallen into the water while retrieving his toy boat
Robot servant polishing shoesThe servant of the future -- a robotic servant polishes a mans shoes while he sits reading in his armchair
Noah Thanks GodAfter the flood has subsided, Noah thanks God for saving him, and a rainbow is Gods sign of his good intentions
Saving Vines BeaujolaisFrench wine-growers in the Beaujolais area bombard menacing clouds with a mortar, to cause premature precipitation of rain before it freezes into hail
1795 / Cartoon / PowderLeaving Off Powder, or A Frugal Family saving the Guinea. A response to Pitts tax on hair-powder
Advert / Beechams PillsBeechams Pills - for saving life
Goodyears LifeboatCharles Goodyear of New Haven, Connecticut, best known for his tyres, also displays an india-rubber lifeboat and pontoon at the Crystal Palace
Kaffirs shoot at StormKaffirs fire their arrows at storm clouds in hope of saving their crops : French wine growers try similar methods
PRITCHARDs MAGIC BOXYoung William Pritchard and his invention, the Magic Box, which is capable of detecting dangerous gases and thus saving 300 lives a year down Great Britains mines
Red Cross of the SeaA lifeboat saves passengers from a sailing vessel : note the insignia, The Red Cross of the Sea which we have not seen elsewhere
Girl Rescued from ShipRescued! A small girl is carried ashore from a sinking ship by one of the rescue team
Man OverboardHaving fallen off his ship, this man is jolly pleased that his shipmates were able to lower a boat and come to his rescue
Life Buoys on ShoreHuge life buoys, used for life saving and moorage at sea
Cleaning Life BuoysUsing a huge crane to lift life buoys out of the River Thames for cleaning
Open-Plan OfficeThe office of the Zeese- Wilkinson Company has been installed and arranged with every consideration for labor saving and efficiency
Shermans MarchAn episode during Shermans march through Georgia - saving the Union colours
Marcus Curtius - 4A Roman hero who, in obedience to a divine instruction, rode with his horse into a chasm in the Forum at Rome, thereby saving the city. The story is almost certainly pure legend
Marcus Curtius - 3A Roman hero who, in obedience to a divine instruction, rode with his horse into a chasm in the Forum at Rome, thereby saving the city. The story is almost certainly pure legend
Marcus Curtius - 2A Roman hero who, in obedience to a divine instruction, rode with his horse into a chasm in the Forum at Rome, thereby saving the city. The story is almost certainly pure legend