Survival Collection (page 4)

The Ratcliffe Fire - Mr Beres House miraculously saved
The Ratcliffe Fire was the largest fire disaster in London between the Great Fire of 1666 and the Blitz in 1940. The fire took place in July 1794 when a smaller fire ignited a barge loaded with

Firefighter in a flying bomb film, WW2
Firefighter in a flying bomb film -- taking a moment to relax after a job well done. Date: 1944

Rescue following flying bomb attack, London, WW2
Rescue following a flying bomb attack -- a man and a woman at basement window, calling for help. (1 of 4) Date: 1944

Salvaging furniture from damaged homes, London, WW2
Firefighters helping residents to salvage furniture from their damaged homes, London, 2 July 1944, Second World War. Date: 1944

Rescue following bombing, WW2
Rescue of civilians by firefighters following bombing during the Blitz. Date: 1940s

Rescue following V2 rocket attack, Manor Park, London, WW2
Rescue of a woman following a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks, launched in the latter stages of WW2

Canadian scouts in winter camp, Canada
Scouts belonging to A W R Burrows troop in winter camp, Canada, bedding down for the night in the open air

Kingston scouts bivouacking, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, bivouacking

Plate inscribed with parodic verses, WW1
Plate inscribed Here with a loaf of bread, beneath the bow. A muttered curse, but ne er a whine, and thou - beside me, singing in the wilderness. The wilderness is paradise, enow

Virgin of Montauban, Western Front, WW1
A statue known as the Virgin of Montauban, the only thing in the area left untouched by shell fire during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Destructive force of flying bomb by G. H. Davis
Blast -- the main destructive force of the flying bomb in use during the Second World War. How and why it creates widespread damage

Life saving guide for seamen by G. H. Davis
For those in peril on the sea: a Government guide designed to save the lives of shipwrecked seamen during the Second World War

Water distiller for lifeboats by G. H. Davis
Fresh water from the sea: a simple distiller for lifeboats. The K.M. Distiller, producing fresh water and hot drinks, and other life-saving devices for castaways, in use during the Second World War

Merchant Ship Fighter Unit by G. H. Davis
The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) at work during the Second World War: a system which was able to defeat the long-range bomber

Tanker Ohio with fuel for Malta by G. H. Davis
How the tanker Ohio delivered fuel to Malta during the Second World War, in the face of numerous enemy attacks. Date: 12-14 August 1942

Increasing supplies for lifeboats by G. H. Davis
Increasing the water and food supplies for ships lifeboats during the Second World War. New measures for saving the lives of crews of ships sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1941

Inflatable German dinghy by G. H. Davis
Saving the Luftwaffe: an inflatable dinghy for defeated German airmen. It was carried by the larger German aircraft during the Second World War

Survivors from German U-boat attack, WW1
Some of the survivors from a German U-boat attack which sank three British cruisers (Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy) in the North Sea on 22 September 1914, in the early stages of the First World War

Method of saving submarine seamen by G. H. Davis
Our own method of saving submarine seamen. Showing two divers wearing the recently invented copper helmet and waterproof jacket

Making sea water drinkable by G. H. Davis
Making sea water drinkable: a simple system for castaway airmen during the Second World War. A life-saving apparatus, compact and very simple to use

Modern methods of sea rescue by G. H. Davis
Modern methods of sea rescue during the Second World War: day and night detection devices. Date: 1941

Lifeboat man rescuing a baby
A lifeboat man swinging across the waves on a lifebelt, holding a baby in his arms

Man on beach in cork lifebelt
Man on a beach wearing a cork lifebelt

Little girl amazed at condition of her Grandfathers book
" Grandpa, didn t you tell me Aesops Fables were written thousands of yers ago?" " Yes, my dear." " My Word! But you have kept the book clean!" Date: 1901

Arch - Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire
Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire. Legend tells us that St. Guthlacs hermit cell was here, when the area was a desolate island in the fens

British Empire Exhibition 1924 - The Trevessa Boat
British Empire Exhibition 1924 - lifeboat fom the SS Trevessa. On 4th June 1923, the Hain Line steamer Trevessa, heading from western Australia and loaded with zinc concentrates, sank 1

Dead Buffalo, by Thomas Baines
Dead Buffalo, King Vulture and Common Vultures, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). (2 of 5) Date: 1874

Loading of weapons on the Tornado aircraft in combat survival kit

Scandinavian hunter
A prehistoric Scandinavian hunter aims at an elk with his bow and arrow. Date: circa 3000 BC

The survival of the fittest. Illustration showing to gladiators, one labeled Gold Standard and the other labeled Silver Standard, in a colosseum

Iron Pillar - Delhi
The Iron Pillar of Delhi, India. Found in the Qutb complex and said to have been fashioned at the time of Chandragupta Vikramaditya (375413) of the Gupta Empire

Prehistoric landscape with various creatures
A prehistoric landscape with various creatures in the air, on land, and in the water. 19th century

Silhouette, To Lay Up for a Rainy Day
To Lay Up for a Rainy Day -- silhouette showing a squirrel putting nuts aside for survival during the winter

The Old Kings Head, an ancient pre-Tudor inn, dating from the mid 15th century, with its famous leaded window, perhaps the finest survival in existence. Date: mid 15th century

CORN DOLLY
A Havest Festival Corn Dolly, over the porch at Overbury Church, Worcestershire, England. It incorporates wheat, oats and barley and is a survival of Pagan customs. Date: August 1963

Warwick East Gate
A fine view of the Medieval East Gate at Warwick, Warwickshire, England, a survival of the time when the town was walled, with 4 gates. The lower part is 13th century Date: 13th century

British soldier walking along a road, WW1
A solitary British soldier walking along a road during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Weasel and field mouse
A weasel crouching over a field mouse

Pompeii / Stabian Baths
Pompeii - The Stabian Baths. Date: 1910

Butchers stall, East End of London
Women turning over scraps and shreds of beef and mutton at a butchers stall in the East End of London

Church Army meal for applicants to a London workhouse
A number of elderly men and women awaiting admission to one of Londons workhouses are provided with a meal by the Church Army

Old women scavenging, East End of London
Two old women scavenging for rotten vegetables amongst market garbage in the East End of London. The scene may have been artificially constructed by superimposing several separate images

Salvation Army Food Depot, London
Men queuing at one of the food depots set up in London by the Salvation Army in the 1890s. The depots provided low cost food and meals for down and outs

The Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury, Somerset. The abbot of Glastonbury kept great state, now attested to simply by the ruins of the abbots kitchen, with four huge fireplaces at its corners

Bastion on Roman Wall - Colchester

Sedum Spectabile (Ice Plant) in the snow
Sedum Spectabile (Ice Plant) of the Crassulaceae family, a hardy perennial with bright pink flowers. Seen here in the snow

Captain Rostron watch face
The face of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly

Items belonging to George Moore, Titanic seaman
Assorted items belonging to George Alfred Moore, seaman on the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- a pocket watch with ornate fob, a cigarette lighter

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