Search Collection (page 6)

Dumont D urville - 2
JULES SEBASTIEN CESAR DUMONT D URVILLE - French naval commander and explorer, commanded Astrolabe in search for La Perouse, active in the Pacific. Date: 1790 - 1842

Gold Rush / Australia
GOLD RUSH A group of prospecters discuss where to search next Date: 1850 s

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

EDITOR SEEKING DIRT
A penny press editor rakes for sensational claptrap in the muddy stream of twaddle and mock morality oblivious of the angel who bids him search for Truth Date: 1867

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

Met Police Thames Division
A diver of the Underwater Search Unit of the Metropolitan Police boarding a Thames Division launch after searching in the River Thames, London

Belgian civilians searched WWI
Belgian civilians being subjected to a vigorous search by German soldiers on the Western Front during World War I

The Search for M2
The Royal Navys new deep-sea observation chamber, invented by Robert H Davis of Siebe, Gorman & Co. the inventor of submarine life-saving apparatus

ARP Calling You
ARP (Air Raid Precautions) recruiting poster in World War Two to try to encourage people to get in touch with their local council and volunteer

Lost Ball by John Hassall
Illustration by John Hassall depicting a grumpy looking golfer searching for a lost ball in a rather stoney and sandy bunker, along with his caddy

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Italian troops search an Oasis
Italian troops search a Turkish Oasis for Turkish troops. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Natives of Ugogo, East Central Africa, 1874
Fashion in hairstyles of the native Wagogo men of Ugogo in East Central Africa sketched by Lieutenant Cameron commander of the Livingstone Search and Relief Expedition in the late 19th century

A Study in Creation
The editor and staff of a daily newspaper use a range of devices to search a censored telegram for news during World War One, a satirical comment on censorship during the period

The crew of the Pandora hunting Polar Bears, 1875
Engraving showing the crew of the Arctic exploration ship, Pandora, using one of the ships boats to capture a young Polar bear in Arctic waters, 1875

Birthplace of Sir John Franklin, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 1859
Engraving showing the house in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, where the British naval commander and explorer, Sir John Franklin, was born in 1786

Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised as a Pathan, c. 1853
Engraving of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, linguist and diplomat, disguised as a Pathan, c.1853

Sir Samuel Baker (1821-1893)
Engraving of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Baker undertook extensive exploration of Central Africa, in search of the source of the Nile River, in the early 1860 s

The Crew of the Matador, 1900
Photograph showing the crew of the converted fishing boat Matador, prior to its expedition to the North Pole, 1900. With a crew of seven led by Lieutenant Bauendahl (centre) and the mate

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania

Lady Florence Baker (1841-1916)
Engraving of Lady Florence Baker, the wife of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Lady Baker joined her husband on his extensive exploration of Central Africa

Dr Syntax on Horse 1820
Rear view of Doctor Syntax on his horse, as he sets out in search of a wife

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

Police Search Team
A Metropolitan Police search team finds a missing body

Egypt Wreck - 7
Though some of the gold and silver sunk off Brest with this P&O liner has been recovered by divers, others continue to search believing there is more to be recovered

An Old Maid in search of a Flea

Royal Evasion - 3
Alerted to the royals escape, the authorities give orders to stop and search every vehicle : Paul le Blanc and Joseph Pontant halt the royal carriage at Sainte- Menehould

Canadian Hunter
A Canadian hunter sets out on snowshoes across the snowy wastes in search of an elk, caribou or something equally tasty for supper

Hunting Hoarders
Russian police search the homes of peasants suspected of having hidden stores and stolen grain

Dollar Looks for a Wife
The dollar in search of a wife - America seeks economic balance with either the pound or the franc

Egan / Actors on Tour
Actors travel in search of fame, their stagecoach laden

Dog Rescues Climber
A Saint Bernard rescues an English mountain climber who has suffered an accident in the Mont Saint-Bernard pass

Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage
Scene from Sir John Franklins Canadian Arctic exploration, showing the Erebus and Terror in their attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. Sadly, both ships and crew were lost

Percy H Fawcett expedition
PERCY H FAWCETT Expedition which looked for the explorer Fawcett after his disappearance in the Matto Grosso of Brazil, but they never found him

Mcclure / Franklin Search
Sport with sea birds among the ice cliffs. McClures expedition to search for Franklin led to their being the first party to travel from Bering Strait to Baffin Bay

Pullen & Hooper / Camping
Pullen and Hooper encamping for the night during their search for Franklin

Stanley Searches Lake
Stanleys expedition in search of Livingstone fords a lake

Germans Search House
Three German soldiers search a Russian peasant home : its easy while summer lasts, but soon it will be winter and not so agreeable

Training St Bernards
At the Hospice du Grand Saint- Bernard, dogs are trained to rescue unfortunate travellers who lose their way in the darkness and snow on the Alpine pass

Copperfield / Mr Peggotty
Mr Peggotty (pointing) in his search for lost little Emily

Girls in German Kitchen
Two little girls search for something in the kitchen cupboard, while food cooks on the hob

Helicopter 1954
A helicopter goes in search of something or someone

Dumont Durville at Tonga
French admiral Dumont d Urville sails to Polynesia in the Astrolabe in search of remains of La Perouse : he visits Tonga and is received by the islands rulers

St Bernards in Tibet
The monks of Saint Bernard, together with their dogs, visit Tibet

Priest and St Bernard
A priest from the hospice on the St Bernard pass, with one of the famous rescue dogs

Frobishers Expedition
Martin Frobisher sails down the Thames, passing Greenwich Palace, on his expedition in search of a north-west passage

Searching for Herne
WINDSOR CASTLE Henry VIII directs the search for Herne the Hunter

Miltons Comus / Rackham
Enter the two brothers. The two brothers wander off in search of food

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