Survival Collection (page 2)

Girl feeding robins on a Victorian Christmas scrap
Girl feeding robins in the snow on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Two frogs fighting over a snail on a Christmas card -- Heads I win, tails you lose. Date: circa 1890s

Illustration, A Song of the English, Barren Landscape
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, and a tent
Sir Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, intended for use in the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917). Shown here operating as air-propelled water boats

Cambodia - Angkor Wat - Statue of Hindu Deity Vishnu
Cambodia - Angkor Wat - A surviving Statue of a many-armed Hindu Deity (Vishnu) in the South Gallery of the Main Entrance to the complex, being re-used as the focal point for Buddhist worship

LCC-LFB firefighters in Proto breathing apparatus
London firefighters in Proto breathing apparatus, exiting from a fire in a building

Fox chasing rabbits
A fox chases a colony of rabbits through the snow and brings one down

Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, South Africa
Part of the Voortrekker Monument in Gauteng Province, Pretoria, South Africa, showing Voortrekker ox wagons in the wall surrounding the Monument -- in total there are 64 of these wagons

Sedum Turkestanicum (Sedum Ewersii) of the Crassulaceae family. Seen here in the frost, with seed pods visible

Fishing in the Neolithic era
Fishing with nets from a boat in the Neolithic era

Boys camping in the 1930s
Boys camping in the great outdoors. One secures the tent, others fetch water and firewood while two more cook up something exciting over teh camp fire. Date: 1932

Misfitz - Robinson Crusoe. early 20th century

San Francisco Earthquake - St. Francis Hotel, Dewey Monument
San Francisco Earthquake, California, USA - 18th April 1906 - the gutted shell (apparently a very attractive interior) of the St

Crimean War, foraging party after landing at Kerch
Crimean War -- a foraging party after the allies landed at Kerch, showing soldiers catching poultry and pigs. 1855

Shipwreck of St Paul - Acts 28. circa 1688

Five birds on a branch in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

RAF Survival School, Plymouth, where air crew are taught how to survive after ditching their aircraft. Seen here is a man in the water wearing an inflatable lifejacket. Date: 1966

Frog rescue on a Christmas and New Year card -- five frogs try to rescue their friend from the beak of a large duck. Date: circa 1890s

Frog, owl and mouse in moonlight on a Christmas card
A frog and an owl both catch hold of a mouse in the moonlight on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies roasting their dinner on a Christmas card
Some rather savage-looking fairies wearing rodent skins in the snow, roasting a rat over the fire for their dinner on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Rose & Crown, Colchester
The Rose and Crown, Colchester, a fine survival of half-timbered building. Date: 16th or 17th century

Casa Dei Vettii / Pompeii
La casa dei Vettii, Pompeii. Date: 1904

Rescue Rafts
German rafts in the English Channel give downed airmen a hope of survival, so long as they come down near one Date: March 1941

Russian soldiers at mess, Eastern Front, WW1
Russian soldiers at mess on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Old peasant man, Russia, WW1
An old peasant man and beekeeper who survived the First World War. It is claimed that the nearby German shelling made his bees angry, so that they started attacking him

Girl feeding deer in the snow on a Christmas card
Girl feeding a deer in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Robin and blue tit on a circular Christmas card
Robin and blue tit in the snow on a circular Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Girl feeding robin in the snow on a Christmas card
Little girl feeding a robin in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two girls with robins in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Birds sheltering under umbrella on a Christmas card
Two birds sheltering under an umbrella on a Christmas card, watched by a smaller bird. circa 1890s

Robin and two great tits on a New Year card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Robin, two blue tits and wren on a Christmas card
A robin, two blue tits and a wren on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Robins on a Christmas card, having a tug of war over a morsel of food. Date: circa 1890s

Robin and two great tits on a Christmas card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Birds and holly in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Uneasiness, WW1
Cartoon, Uneasiness, showing a naturalised German couple living in France. The man reads his newspaper, looking for reassurance, while his wife asks what is wrong. Date: 1915

Cartoon, Translation, WW1
Cartoon, Translation. French and German soldiers discuss their respective systems. The system of getting by which the French call System D, is known by the Germans as System K! Date: 1916

Cartoon, The best evidence, WW1
Cartoon, The best evidence, showing a French couple challenging a German man (living in France but near the German border)

Greek boy scouts supplying water to children, possibly in the wake of an earthquake

Earthquake victims arriving at hospital, Greece
Earthquake victims arriving at a hospital, Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Earthquake victims in a hospital, Greece
Earthquake victims and staff in the dining room of a hospital, Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Scouts unloading supplies after earthquake, Greece
Scouts unloading supplies soon after an earthquake in the Ionian area of Greece. Many earthquakes hit the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos (Zante) in August 1953

Scouts escorting earthquake victims, Greece
Scouts escorting earthquake victims to the mainland, Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Scouts from Patras, Greece
Scouts from Patras (Patra), Greece, on one of the islands affected by an earthquake in August 1953 which destroyed many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Scouts with earthquake victims in Patras, Greece
Scouts with earthquake victims in Patras (Patra), Greece. Many earthquakes occurred in the Ionian area in August 1953, the worst one destroying many buildings in Kefalonia and Zakynthos

Scouts distributing water in Zakynthos, Greece
Scouts unloading and distributing water on the island of Zakynthos (Zante), Greece. Many earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, the worst one on 12 August destroying many buildings

Scouts distributing food in Zakynthos, Greece
Scouts distributing food on the island of Zakynthos (Zante), Greece. Many earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, the worst one on 12 August destroying many buildings

Scouts distributing blankets in Zakynthos, Greece
Scouts helping nurses with the distribution of blankets on the island of Zakynthos (Zante), Greece. Many earthquakes hit the island in August 1953

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