Burning Collection (page 5)

Fire at Madame Tussaud's, London, 1925 (b/w photo)
8626579 Fire at Madame Tussaud's, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire at Madame Tussaud's wax museum, London, 1925)

A winter scene in the London streets (engraving)
8676717 A winter scene in the London streets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A winter scene in the London streets)

Peeps into the life of early mankind (litho)
8676268 Peeps into the life of early mankind (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peeps into the life of early mankind)

Old King Coal, the universal provider (litho)
8676260 Old King Coal, the universal provider (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old King Coal, the universal provider. Coal, how it is formed and used)

Presenting leeks to the Welsh Guards, St David's Day (colour photo)
8668611 Presenting leeks to the Welsh Guards, St David's Day (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presenting leeks to the Welsh Guards)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: The "Hodge" Steam Fire Engine, 1841 (colour litho)
8665647 Fire-Fighting Appliances: The "Hodge" Steam Fire Engine, 1841 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Lazy-Tongs" Fire-Escape (colour litho)
8665644 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Lazy-Tongs" Fire-Escape (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Lazy-Tongs" Fire-Escape)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Steam Fire-Engine for Canterbury, 1880 (colour litho)
8665639 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Steam Fire-Engine for Canterbury, 1880 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam Fire-Engine for Canterbury, 1880)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Chemical Engine, Hand-Drawn, 1878 (colour litho)
8665638 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Chemical Engine, Hand-Drawn, 1878 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chemical Engine, Hand-Drawn, 1878)

Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho)
8667317 Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho) by Beckmann, Johanna (1868-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Das Feuer (Stiftungsverlag, c.1925).); © Look and Learn

Feuerwerk / Fireworks (colour litho)
8666267 Feuerwerk / Fireworks (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feuerwerk)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hose and Ladder Carriage, etc, 1880 (colour litho)
8665642 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hose and Ladder Carriage, etc, 1880 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hose and Ladder Carriage, etc, 1880)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Steam Fire-Float, 1874 (colour litho)
8665636 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Steam Fire-Float, 1874 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam Fire-Float, 1874)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Hodges" Manual Fire-Engine, 1862 (colour litho)
8665630 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Hodges" Manual Fire-Engine, 1862 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Hodges" Manual Fire-Engine)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Manual Fire-Engine, Late 18th Century (colour litho)
8665629 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Manual Fire-Engine, Late 18th Century (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manual Fire-Engine, Late 18th Century)

Past & Present: The Airship (colour litho)
8668678 Past & Present: The Airship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Airship. Montgolfier's Balloon)

Potter and ceramist Bernard Palissy firing furniture to feed his furnace, 1880 (engraving)
ELD4837873 Potter and ceramist Bernard Palissy firing furniture to feed his furnace, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

A sailor saves a woman and her children from the fire of a steamboat, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834500 A sailor saves a woman and her children from the fire of a steamboat, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Last Judgement
3479570 The Last Judgement; (add.info.: The Last Judgement, showing the earth and sea opening, and demons falling into the flames of Hell by Jean Cousin)

Gipsy camp fire, 1892
3479519 Gipsy camp fire, 1892; (add.info.: Gipsy camp fire. From The Quiver, London, 1892.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850
3477972 The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of the Skye Cottage. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Food and Beverage. A bakery. (engraving)
3434798 Food and Beverage. A bakery. (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Food and Beverage. A bakery.); Photo © CCI

Food and Beverage. Bread cooking in the prehistory. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434791 Food and Beverage. Bread cooking in the prehistory. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle
3434770 Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle (modern candle, invented by Michel Eugene Chevreul)

A wool comber, 1850
3480149 A wool comber, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a wool comber; the comber would heat the combs in an earthenware pot containing a charcoal fire)

A family sitting in the winter firelight, 1850
3478147 A family sitting in the winter firelight, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family sitting in the winter firelight, whilst thinking of distant and dead member)

Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent
3434373 Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris.; (add.info.: Litterature)

A domestic interior scene, 1850
3478308 A domestic interior scene, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a domestic interior scene. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A scene from the Birmingham Riots
3478451 A scene from the Birmingham Riots; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a scene from the Birmingham Riots of 1791. The mob burning the Meeting House and Joseph Priestley's home at Fairhill)

Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving)
3478379 Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting market garden labourers enjoying a drink and a smoke after work)

A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359104 A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in)

Un incendie chex un editeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101435 Un incendie chex un editeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Kern, Leon (1883-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un incendie chex un editeur)

Brunehilde, from the Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790178 Brunehilde, from the Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Brunehilde, from the Valkyrie (Die Walkure) opera by RichardWagner (1856)); Photo © CCI

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, under Mary I burnt at the stake at Oxford
536746 Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, under Mary I burnt at the stake at Oxford. Mid 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Cremation: furnace of the type to be installed in the Pere la Chaise crematorium, Paris, France
530645 Cremation: furnace of the type to be installed in the Pere la Chaise crematorium, Paris, France. Illustration published in 1888 while the building was under construction

Cremation taking place at the Cremation Society of England, St John's, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey. Engraving, 1889
530644 Cremation taking place at the Cremation Society of England, St John's, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey. Engraving, 1889.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a)
527531 Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a 12th or 13th century poem based on the Salernian Rule of Health)

Cut-away view of Garini's cremation furnace used in Milan. Wood engraving, Paris, 1880
530790 Cut-away view of Garini's cremation furnace used in Milan. Wood engraving, Paris, 1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG

John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham 1378-1417), Lollard leader. Condemned as heretic for denying transubstantiation
530379 John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham 1378-1417), Lollard leader. Condemned as heretic for denying transubstantiation and hung and burnt hanging in St Giles's Fields, London, 1417

Burning of John Badby (d1410) at Smithfield, London, for heresy. A tailor from Worcester
530378 Burning of John Badby (d1410) at Smithfield, London, for heresy. A tailor from Worcester, he was a Lollard and follower of Wycliffe. Denied transubstantiation

Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel)
5860619 Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel) by Steenwijck, Hendrick van, the younger (c.1580-1649); 22.6--31.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The consequences of war, scene with soldiers and cannons. Color print based on the painting by William Hodges
MMM5475421 The consequences of war, scene with soldiers and cannons. Color print based on the painting by William Hodges (1744-1797)

The fire on board the gallery Luxborough, June 25, 1727. Oil painting, circa 1727, by John Cleveley (1712-1777)
MMM5462156 The fire on board the gallery Luxborough, June 25, 1727. Oil painting, circa 1727, by John Cleveley (1712-1777)

Napoleonic Wars: the elimination of the corvette La Chevrette
MMM5458774 Napoleonic Wars: the elimination of the corvette La Chevrette by Schetky, John Christian (1778-1874); National Maritime Museum, London

To the captains, officers, and sailors who served in the detachment of ships in the fleet
MMM5484859 To the captains, officers, and sailors who served in the detachment of ships in the fleet, who set fire to the French ships the Prudent and the Bienfaisant in the port of Louisbourg

The destruction of the American emigrant ship Ocean Monarch on August 24, 1848
MMM5483562 The destruction of the American emigrant ship Ocean Monarch on August 24, 1848; National Maritime Museum, London

The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13, 1858
MMM5483523 The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13, 1858. Lithography (31x50 cm), 19th century.; National Maritime Museum, London

Pigeon Island in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796
MMM5483394 Pigeon Island in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796. by Willyams, Cooper (1762-1816) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

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In the face of danger, a heroic fireman fearlessly rushes into the burning inferno to rescue a young girl trapped inside. The flames roar and dance, threatening to consume everything in their path. With unwavering determination, he navigates through the smoke-filled corridors of LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station in Bermondsey. This powerful image reminds us of the bravery and selflessness displayed by firefighters every day as they risk their lives to save others from the destructive force of fire, and is a testament to their courage and dedication that they willingly put themselves in harm's way for the sake of others. The concept takes on various forms throughout history - from blowing glass in a British factory during the 1800s, where skilled artisans transformed molten material into delicate works of art; to volcanic eruptions like Kimanura Nyamulagira Virungas in Zaire, Africa, where nature unleashes its fiery fury upon unsuspecting landscapes. Even naval vessels have fallen victim to devastating fires, such as HMS Iron Duke during the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922. This tragic event serves as a reminder that even mighty ships can be reduced to ashes when faced with an uncontrollable blaze. Burning crosses at Lewes' annual bonfire night parade symbolize both celebration and remembrance. As sparks illuminate the sky above East Sussex, communities come together to honor historical events while reveling in tradition and unity. Metaphorically speaking, we often find ourselves "burning" both ends when we push our limits or overextend ourselves. The phrase "burning the candle at both ends" speaks volumes about our relentless pursuit towards success but also warns against neglecting our own well-being amidst life's demands. Artistic depictions like Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape capture everyday scenes infused with hidden meanings - reminding us that behind seemingly ordinary actions lie profound lessons and wisdom.