Trapped Collection

Ships trapped in Suez Canal, Six-Day War
Fifteen ships trapped in the Suez Canal as a result of the Six-Day War (5-10 June 1967) between Israel and Egypt. Although the war was short

WW1 - German anti-British propaganda postcard - Caught and Trapped - a duplicitous British Army Officer is captured by the forces of the Central Powers trying to smuggle a machine gun to his men

Llest Colliery explosion, Glamorgan, South Wales
A group of men and boys waiting for news of miners trapped underground following an explosion at Llest (Lluest) Colliery, Pontyrhyl, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales

Fire in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958. Showing the side of the building, with a shop at ground level

Merry Wives / Wind. Forest
Act IV, Scene iii " let them all encircle him about" ; Falstaff trapped in Windsor Forest

Train trapped in a snowdrift in Scotland - probably the 1930s

WW2 Christmas Card, Felix The Lucky Cat
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with a photograph of Felix the lucky cat. Felix was trapped at the bottom of a smouldering crater which was once Raphael House, for seventeen days

Cover design, Super Science Stories, science fiction pulp magazine, November 1949 Date: 1949

Basket Trap for Salmon
A basket trap, used for catching salmon in the River Severn. Date: 1933

Cornelian Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire - two women trapped on the beach in a storm Date: 1812

Cartoon by George E Studdy
George Studdy or G E Studdy (1878-1948) was a British commercial artist and cartoonist, best known for his creation Bonzo the Dog, who became a popular character in the 1920s

Pig in Pen
Pigs poking their snouts through their pen. Date: 1930s

BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 6
Scene from act five : in the vault of the circus, the Christians are trapped by the fire, and die when the building collapses. Date: first performed 1924

NFS (London Region) Boy trapped in a milk churn
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float. Date: 1947

Matilda escapes Oxford wearing a white cloak
In 1141, Matilda was trapped in Oxford on a snowy winter night. Stephens solders were all around. When the food ran out she put on a large white cloak and escaped over the wall

Lockheed U-2G N808X
Central Intelligence Agency - Lockheed U-2G N808X. One of several U-2s procured by the CIA, for operations from aircraft carriers, fitted with lift-dumping spoilers

Comic Postcard - A Windy problem
Comic Postcard - " I m afraid you ll be troubed with wind outside, Lady!" " Well, you be thankful you re not troubled with it inside, thats all!" circa 1930s

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Comic Postcard - Don t try to enter by the Exit Door or you will get Squeezed! - A smart young Gent is trapped neither within or without this packed rush hour District Line London Underground

PRAIRIE FIRE / MISSOURI
A prairie fire Date: circa 1830

Cartoon, The Premiers Fix - Free Trade and Agriculture. Date: 1845

Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridge
Firefighters working to remove a van trapped under a low bridge, Norbury, SW London

Frog in a jar on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Cat with mouse in trap
A cat has caught a mouse in a trap. Another mouse plays a tune in the hope that the cat will release the mouse. Date: circa 1933

German Boar held at Verdun - Cartoon
The German Boar held at Verdun. Date: 1916

Tank trapped in mud of Flanders, WW1
A tank stuck in the mud by the side of the Fampoux Road on the Western Front, a victim of the treacherous, waterlogged conditions Date: 1918

Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, WW2
Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, Second World War, 29 January 1944. Showing a blazing gas main and building from which several trapped people were recovered. Date: 1944

Harry Houdini, Tied Up
Harry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910

Varsity Sketches - Trapped - Caught by the Master
Varsity Sketches - Trapped - An enterprising student is caught by the Master lighting his cigarette on a street gas lamp! Date: 1907

Startling Stories - Tarnished Utopia by Malcolm Jameson. A man in a space suit and a woman are attacked by possessed trees

Iron Gates at Wembley
A man stands by the gates at Wembley Stadium which have been reinforced to prevent the doors being rushed at the Cup Final where record crowds are expected. Date: 1930

Father Christmas in large snowball on a Christmas card
Father Christmas caught up in a large snowball pushed by two ladies on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

A fly caught in a cobweb
Silhouette depicting a fly caught in a cobweb. Two fairies sit, powerless to help, but two elves try to free it. Date: 1927

Russian Desman - caught in a snare (Desmana moschata). Okski Biospheric Nature Reserve, Central Russia, 50 km East from Ryazan town

Fire reported in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958. Showing the front area of the basement involved in the fire. Date: 1958

Second British action in Narvik harbour by G. H. Davis
The spearhead of the Royal Navys second attack advancing on Narvik, putting the enemy destroyers to flight. The advance of Vice-Admiral Whitworths force upon Narvik was preceded by super-destroyers

Battleship v. submarine by G. H. Davis
Battleship versus submarine: Sir Percy Scotts views on the position of the capital ship illustrated in a series of special Sphere diagrams. Top: the fleet bottled up in a harbour by submarines

Houdini Preparing for Bridge Jump
The prolific Austrian-Hungarian escape artist Harry Houdini preparing for one of his many daring feats of escapology, this time a highly publicised Bridge Jump whilst in metal chains. Date: circa 1910

Nursery Rhymes -- A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go. A white cat catches Uncle Rat (above), and a white goose catches the Frog (below). Date: early 20th century

Horse-fly in resin
A horse-fly preserved in resin, no more than a few hundred years old

Scorpion tail in Burmese amber dating from the Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 100

Insects in amber
Insects trapped and preserved within in amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Ladybird
A waterlogged ladybird on the edge of a leaf, unable to move until droplet dries

Lorry under bridge, Loughborough Lane, SW9
Lorry stuck under a bridge, Loughborough Lane, London SW9

LCC-MFB Print of fire brigade rescues
A Victorian print giving an artists impression of the bravery of two firemen in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, rescuing those trapped by fire from the top floor of a house on fire

LFCDA-LFB Thermal image camera (TIC) in use
A thermal image camera was deployed at this major building collapse in SW London to help in the search for survivors trapped in the debris

NFS(London Region) Boy trapped in a coal scuttle
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float

Burmese Pagoda - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
A promotional card for the National Council for Animals Welfare of London. " God gave us the World" - " Man gives us a CAGE" Date: circa 1920s

Two Caribou with locked antlers
On occasion, two caribou stags when fighting become so interlocked they are unable to seperate - consequently both animals perish

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