Alarm Collection (#15)

The Still Alarm by Joseph Arthur
Inside page of a promotional flyer for The Still Alarm by Joseph Arthur. (fourteenth Street Theatre, New York, 30th July 1887). First produced in England Princesss Theatre, 2nd August 1888

Fox and five chicks on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Home interior, Julianehab, Greenland
Home interior in Julianehab (now Qaqortoq), southern Greenland, at this time a Danish colony, with a man sitting reading. 1921

Ringing the gas alarm on the Western Front by Philip Dadd
A British gas sentry rings a medieval church bell bearing figures of saints and armorial insignia (formerly hung in the shattered belfry shown in the background)

Advert for Hawkins kitchen accessories 1952
Home-making begins with Hawkins. Hawkins labour saving kitchen accessory to make light of every chore. From a Tecal, that automatically makes your morning tea or coffee

French church bell used as gas warning alarm, 1917, WW1
The church bell of a destroyed village church in the Upper Marne, France, in use by the French for warning the neighbourhood, and the trenches, of impending poison gas attacks in 1917. Date: 1917

Fire alam post, Cooks Road, Vauxhall, WW2
Fire alarm post (FA41) protected by sandbags outside the AFS station in Cooks Road, Vauxhall, with an LFB fire engine on the left, around the start of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Browns fire alarm head (open)

Browns fire alarm head (closed) with instructions
Browns fire alarm head (closed), with instructions in English and Hebrew

Street telephone fire alarm with group of children
Street telephone fire alarm for emergency calls, with a group of children looking up at it

Street telephone fire alarm, out of order
Street telephone fire alarm for emergency calls, with an out of order notice on it

Aftermath of high explosive bomb, Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940. In the background is the train bridge between London Bridge and Waterloo stations

Firefighter using telephone point in street
Firefighter using a telephone point (marked Ambulance Call) in the street

Its coming! Gas attack 1917
The alert has just been given, by means of a shell-going that a German gas wave has been let loose, and is approaching the trenches

Bring the Batman (patented by Germany), Heath Robinson
Bring-The-Batman (Patented in Germany) by William Heath Robinson. Simplicity itself: A device adopted by hun officers for awakening their servants. Date: 1917

Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis
Keeping track of German raiders during the Second World War: the method pictorially explained, from the moment their approach is noted until the sounding of the alert in the threatened areas

ARP Warden - False Alarm - Pimlico, London
(text taken from photo caption) False Alarm. Mrs Mary Bennet, ARP Warden in Pimlico, London (" river slum district" !)

Wake-up call
An early morning wake up call at a naval college. A trumpet sounds and two big drums are banged in order to get the recruits out of their sleeping hammocks. Date: 1885

Gas Alarm at Loos / Wwi
British troops don their gas masks in the face of a gas attack at the Battle of Loos in autumn of 1915. Date: 1915

Abbess Dance Death 1651 Etching second state
Artokoloro

Arctic hare (Lepus articus) Franz Joseph Fjord - North East Greenland National Park
Arctic hare (Lepus articus) Franz Joseph Fjord, North East Greenland National Park, Greenland

FIREMAN DESCENDING POLE. Firefighters, respoding to an alarm, slide down the pole in a station house. Woodcut, American, 20th century

Helmholtz Double Siren
Illustration of a Helmholtz Double Siren, from the Koenig collection of historic acoustic instruments in the University of Toronto Scientific Instrument Collection

The Bell From the Belfry of Ghent, Belgium
This bell of the Belfry is called Roland. First it only served as an alarm bell to warn the citizens of Ghent of an approaching enemy or a battle won

Coiling patterned Rattlesnake (crotalus sp. ) poised to attack with open mouth
Coiling patterned Rattlesnake (crotalus sp.) poised to attack with open mouth

Illustration, Grey Wolf (canis lupus) standing

The Franco-Prussian War, an Alarm at Versailles

The Alarm at Williams Coronation

Tiger-Netting in Bengal: as the Tiger Shoulders his Victim, the Alarm is Carried to the Village

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THE EASTER VOLUNTEER MANOEUVRES AT PORTSMOUTH, UK: 1. Signalling to the Front the Advance of No. 2 Marching Column on Saturday. 2. Alarm of the Natives. 3. A Letter Home from Eastney Barracks. 4

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Rescue of Eleven Persons from the Ship Alarm of Belfast by a Lifeboat in Ballycotton Bay, 1866

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The Ashantee War: a Night Alarm, 1874

Advantages of wearing muslin dresses!, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, [London] : H. Humphrey, 1802, a fat lady, sitting with a man and woman at a tea table

Mephistopheles and the Drinking Companions, from Goethes Faust, 1828, (illustration)
XIR60203 Mephistopheles and the Drinking Companions, from Goethes Faust, 1828, (illustration), (b/w photo of lithograph) by Delacroix

Horror and Agony, copied from a photograph by Dr
XJF465163 Horror and Agony, copied from a photograph by Dr. Duchenne, illustration from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

A return from a march or a false alarm in a country village, engraving 1799, a group of British citizens mustered in response to an alarm that the French were attacking England which proved to be

The Zulu War a Morning Alarm in Camp on the Upoko River, Engraving 1879

Dining in the Hayfields (surprised by Mr Thornhills chaplain) vol
XYC225866 Dining in the Hayfields (surprised by Mr Thornhills chaplain) vol.1, chapter VIII from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, 1786 (oil on canvas) by Ryley

Study for the Battle of Cascina 1504 (brown ink on paper) (recto)
BAL191792 Study for the Battle of Cascina 1504 (brown ink on paper) (recto) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); British Museum, London

Charles VI (1368-1412) the Insane is advised of an ambush in the forest near Angers
KW177749 Charles VI (1368-1412) the Insane is advised of an ambush in the forest near Angers, from Histoire de France by Colart, published c.1840 (engraving) by French School

A Shepherd, 1635 (oil on panel)
BAL226684 A Shepherd, 1635 (oil on panel) by Bray, Salomon de (1597-1664); 22.5x17.5 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Thomas Brod and Patrick Pilkington; Dutch, out of copyright

Fearfulness, Raphael Sadeler (I), 1592

Bonaparte and the Council of Five Hundred at St. Cloud, 10th November 1799, 1840
XIR115576 Bonaparte and the Council of Five Hundred at St. Cloud, 10th November 1799, 1840 (oil on canvas) by Bouchot, Francois (1800-42); Chateau de Versailles

SRI LANKA: ELEPHANT CAPTURE. The Alarm. Men poised to help capture an elephant in Sri Lanka. Wood engraving, English, 1864

ALARM CLOCKS, 1895. As featured in the 1895 Montgomery Ward & Co. mail order catalogue

Antique illustration of people and jobs from Paris: Man with bell

That 16-inch sensation - Bairnsfather postcard
" That 16-inch sensation" - Bairnsfather postcard. Bairnsfather was badly wounded by a shell burst in April 1915 and during his weeks of convalescence suffered recurring nightmares

Nursery Tale - Four and Twenty Blackbirds - the birds burst out of the pie. Date: 1880

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"Alarmed by the Common Pheasant: A Captivating Encounter" In a quaint countryside, a Common Pheasant is caught off guard, its feathers ruffled and eyes widened in alarm. Nature's beauty interrupted by an unexpected disturbance. "Salem Witches: Tituba's Alarming Accusations" In the dark corners of history, amidst the infamous Salem Witch Trials, Tituba's shocking claims sent waves of fear through the community. The power of words can be truly alarming. "In Manus Tuas Domine. - Briton Riviere's Startling Masterpiece" With skilled brushstrokes, artist Briton Riviere captures a gripping scene from 1879. A moment frozen in time where danger looms and hearts race with anticipation. "Deux meres (Two Mothers) - Leon-Maxime Faivre's Stirring Artistry" Leon-Maxime Faivre paints a poignant image in 1888 that tugs at our heartstrings. Two mothers stand side by side, their faces etched with concern for their children. An emotional tableau that alarms our senses. "A Glamorous Model and her Trusty Goblin Teasmade: Unconventional Elegance" Amidst opulent surroundings, a glamorous female model stands confidently beside her trusty Goblin Teasmade. A fusion of style and convenience that raises eyebrows and piques curiosity. "The Zeppelin Menace: WW1 Illuminated by Searchlights' Alarm" As darkness blankets the sky during World War I, searchlights pierce through to reveal an ominous sight—a Zeppelin hovering over UK soil. The chilling glow serves as both warning and reminder of wartime perils. "The Aldgate Pump Mystery: Tales That Send Shivers Down Your Spine" A relic from London's past stands silently on Aldgate Street—the Aldgate Pump—an enigmatic structure steeped in urban legends and ghostly tales that never fail to alarm those who dare to explore its history. "Bewick's Hare.