Rescue Collection (#6)

Lighthouse-keeper Ida Lewis rescuing two soldiers from drowning
NWI4951671 Lighthouse-keeper Ida Lewis rescuing two soldiers from drowning.; (add.info.: Lighthouse-keeper Ida Lewis rescuing two soldiers from drowning.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

English Armee on an expedition to Abyssinia at the request of Queen Victoria to release hostages
JAB5037353 English Armee on an expedition to Abyssinia at the request of Queen Victoria to release hostages.; (add.info.: English Armee on an expedition to Abyssinia at the request of Queen Victoria)

Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) rescuing Marie Louise (1791-1847) from the flames during the great fire of the Austrian
ELD4897758 Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) rescuing Marie Louise (1791-1847) from the flames during the great fire of the Austrian Embassy in Paris on 1 July 1810

The steam of Tremblay in the Gulf of Cartagene, 29/09/1857. Ex voto. Anonymous painting, 1857
JEB4879946 The steam of Tremblay in the Gulf of Cartagene, 29/09/1857. Ex voto. Anonymous painting, 1857. Cathedrale de Notre Dame de la Garde

Boston firefighter using a water lance to quench a huge fire in the 1870s, Massachusetts, USA
NWI4827282 Boston firefighter using a water lance to quench a huge fire in the 1870s, Massachusetts, USA. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Miracle of Virgin Mary at the Mont Saint Michel, 19th century (engraving)
8698410 Miracle of Virgin Mary at the Mont Saint Michel, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Religion. Piglrim saved from the water)

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan
530479 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan, April 1842. General Robert Sale united with his wife and daughter

The White Swans (chromolitho)
8675762 The White Swans (chromolitho) by Havers, Alice (1850-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: The White Swans. Illustration from The White Swans and Other Tales by Hans Andersen)

A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo)
8676125 A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A first Japanese film seen in England)

Rescuing the drowning during the wreck of SS Utopia, Gibraltar (engraving)
8631451 Rescuing the drowning during the wreck of SS Utopia, Gibraltar (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving)
8672747 Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wood)

Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho)
8677518 Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alp Rescuing Uncle Peter (colour litho)
8629431 Alp Rescuing Uncle Peter (colour litho) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alp Rescuing Uncle Peter)

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Sea Adventure: The spotting tripods (colour litho)
8668769 Sea Adventure: The spotting tripods (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spotting tripods)

The Good Samaritan, c.1842 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879731 The Good Samaritan, c.1842 (oil on fabric) by Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel (1803-60); 54x71 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps)

Saint Margaret of Antioch, martyr, 1514 (fresco)
8832413 Saint Margaret of Antioch, martyr, 1514 (fresco) by Botoneri, Giovanni di Cherasco (16th century); Santuario di San Magno, Castelmagno, Cuneo

The "Fables de Jean La Fontaine" : the "chartier embourbe" (carter stuck in the mud)
1733747 The "Fables de Jean La Fontaine" : the "chartier embourbe" (carter stuck in the mud), engraving by Paul Jonnard-Pacel after Gustave Dore, 1868 by Dore

The blind and the paralytic, 19th century (illustration)
8822189 The blind and the paralytic, 19th century (illustration) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shipwrecked Off Labrador 1867 (Oil on canvas)
8766566 Shipwrecked Off Labrador 1867 (Oil on canvas) by Bradford, William (1823-92); 50.8--76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Isaac sacrifice from Mozarabic Visigothic Bible, 960 (miniature)
AIS5332885 Isaac sacrifice from Mozarabic Visigothic Bible, 960 (miniature); (add.info.: eon. Library of the Royal Colegiate Church of Saint Isidoro); Photo © Rotger/AIC

View of Palma bay, 1468-70 (tempera on wood)
AIS5332228 View of Palma bay, 1468-70 (tempera on wood); (add.info.: GEORGE, Saint. Christian martyr. In the background, the bay of Palma and Portopi)

David sparing Saul's heirs, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413209 David sparing Saul's heirs, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG

Shipwrecked sailors hoping for rescue
5311783 Shipwrecked sailors hoping for rescue; (add.info.: Engraving depicting shipwrecked sailors hoping for rescue. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The loss of the life-saving crew, all wearing lifejackets, trying to rescue the survivors of the ship Elisabeth in
NWI4962259 The loss of the life-saving crew, all wearing lifejackets, trying to rescue the survivors of the ship Elisabeth in the storm, around 1880

Rescue at night during the Mississippi flood in 1882. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4963981 Rescue at night during the Mississippi flood in 1882. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Rescue at night during the Mississippi flood in 1882)

The sea rescue team sends a light rocket and lifebuoys to a shipwrecked ship, 19th century - Colorised engraving
NWI4963879 The sea rescue team sends a light rocket and lifebuoys to a shipwrecked ship, 19th century - Colorised engraving

The rescue service launched a lifeboat on rough sea in New Jersey, USA, around 1870. 19th century lithography
NWI4963439 The rescue service launched a lifeboat on rough sea in New Jersey, USA, around 1870. 19th century lithography.; (add.info)

Deck of the boat " Carpathia" with the shipwrecks of the "Titanic", 1912
NWI4963454 Deck of the boat " Carpathia" with the shipwrecks of the "Titanic", 1912.; (add.info.: Deck of the boat " Carpathia" with the shipwrecks of)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier holding by hand a nurse illustrating a poem dedicated to
LUX4741446 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier holding by hand a nurse illustrating a poem dedicated to the red cross by Toussaint Gugliemi entitled

First World War: France, A Chamonier with a Dying Soldier shows Jesus Christ coming for him, 1915, supreme hope
LUX4737421 First World War: France, A Chamonier with a Dying Soldier shows Jesus Christ coming for him, 1915, supreme hope ; (add.info)

Telemaque and Mentor arrive on the island of Calypso after their shipwreck - Telemachus
FLO4607808 Telemaque and Mentor arrive on the island of Calypso after their shipwreck - Telemachus and Mentor arrive on the island of Calypso after their shipwreck. Copperplate engraving by C

American Anglo War of 1812 (Second Independence War or British American War): Tecumseh (1768-1813)
NWI4931282 American Anglo War of 1812 (Second Independence War or British American War): Tecumseh (1768-1813), leader of the Indian Shawnees tribe saves a white man before the eyes of British General

First World War: France, An ambulance dog holds a French soldier's helmet in the mouth
LUX4737547 First World War: France, An ambulance dog holds a French soldier's helmet in the mouth and urine on a German soldier's helmet, 1914

The shipwrecks of the raft of the French frigate Meduse 2nd july 1816 off the coast of Mauritania
ELD4952272 The shipwrecks of the raft of the French frigate Meduse 2nd july 1816 off the coast of Mauritania) Engraving from " La mosaique" 1843 Collection privee; (add.info)

Patriotic map showing a good sister to rescue a soldier wounds near the cathedrale of Reims in ruins map entitled Au
LUX4743817 Patriotic map showing a good sister to rescue a soldier wounds near the cathedrale of Reims in ruins map entitled Au seuil de la cathedrale pour la Patrie

Apparatus for restoring those drowning to life with respiration bellows, and foundry moulds for bells, letters, types
FLO4590993 Apparatus for restoring those drowning to life with respiration bellows, and foundry moulds for bells, letters, types, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

A St.Bernard dog (Bernhardiner or alpine mastiff) rescuying a victim of avalanche in the Alps. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4903204 A St.Bernard dog (Bernhardiner or alpine mastiff) rescuying a victim of avalanche in the Alps. 19th century (engraving).; Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116653 Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Rosette Durbec's wish. Ex voto (ex-voto): Rosete Durbec saved from the hands of the English
JEB4879912 Rosette Durbec's wish. Ex voto (ex-voto): Rosete Durbec saved from the hands of the English and the shipwreck on 22/10/1810. Anonymous painting from 1810

A man coming to the rescue of someone drowning. Duties towards oneself: the soul. Moral law and civil law
DUV4212601 A man coming to the rescue of someone drowning. Duties towards oneself: the soul. Moral law and civil law. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Saint-Cloud, Hauts de Seine (92): Fall in a pond of the balloon of Santos-Dumont, 1899
LUX4728557 Saint-Cloud, Hauts de Seine (92): Fall in a pond of the balloon of Santos-Dumont, 1899; (add.info.: Saint-Cloud, Hauts de Seine (92): Fall in a pond of the balloon of Santos-Dumont

Cent Mille Lieues Dans Les Airs
2904100 Cent Mille Lieues Dans Les Airs; (add.info.: Cent Mille Lieues Dans Les Airs (comte Henry de la Vaulx) [One Hundred Thousand Miles in the Air]

Police dog being trained, using a dummy, to rescue people from drowning in the Seine, Paris. Engraving, London, 1905
537753 Police dog being trained, using a dummy, to rescue people from drowning in the Seine, Paris. Engraving, London, 1905.; (add.info.: Police dog being trained, using a dummy)

Paris firemen on the rooftops trying to capture a balloon with its ropes entangled round chimney pots
545215 Paris firemen on the rooftops trying to capture a balloon with its ropes entangled round chimney pots and to rescue the aviator in the basket

International Fire Brigades Tournament at the Agricultural Hall (engraving)
8631636 International Fire Brigades Tournament at the Agricultural Hall (engraving) by Calderon, William Frank (1865-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dog saving Charley's Life (colour litho)
8629424 Dog saving Charley's Life (colour litho) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog saving Charley's Life)

Merry Widow Hat (b/w photo)
8672191 Merry Widow Hat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merry Widow Hat Lifting a large and heavy hat onto a woman's head)

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"Rescue: A Glimpse into Heroism and Hope" In the face of raging flames, a heroic fireman fearlessly rescues a young girl from the clutches of destruction. Amidst the chaos of war, a brave firefighter emerges as a guardian angel, saving an innocent child from the horrors of bomb damage in Brampton Road during WW2. Grace Darling's unwavering courage shines through as she rows with her father to rescue stranded souls amidst treacherous waters. The heartwarming tale of Badger and Mole reminds us that true friendship knows no bounds when it comes to rescuing those in need, just like Willow did for them. From high above, a Wessex helicopter descends to save a survivor from certain peril at sea - proof that hope can be found even in the most desperate situations. With unwavering loyalty and patience, a Red Cross dog waits anxiously for its human companion's safe return after another successful rescue mission. The crew members aboard Barry lifeboat Arthur and Blanche Harris Frederick Batten and Eric Fry exemplify selflessness as they risk their lives to save others at sea. During the devastating Blitz in London, an ambulance stationed at Ladywell becomes an emblem of hope and salvation for countless wounded victims during WW2. Firefighters in Lostwithiel demonstrate immense bravery as they battle against fierce flames to protect lives and property in Cornwall during September 1991. In times of great adversity such as Pimlico V1 bombing attack during WW2, NFS (London Region) firefighters prove their mettle by swiftly responding to rescue those trapped amidst chaos and destruction. The Kaman HH-43B Huskie base rescue helicopter soars through the skies with one purpose - saving lives without hesitation or compromise.