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"Guardians of Safety: From Historic Rescues to Everyday Heroes" In the face of danger, a heroic fireman fearlessly rescues a young girl from the raging flames

Background imageSafety Collection: Eddystone Lighthouse, south of Plymouth, Devon

Eddystone Lighthouse, south of Plymouth, Devon
View of the Eddystone Lighthouse, south of Plymouth, Devon, with the stub of Smeatons Tower on the left. Photograph taken before the helipad was added to the top of the lighthouse

Background imageSafety Collection: Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fire

Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fire
Heroic fireman rescuing a girl from a fire

Background imageSafety Collection: Racing team working at pit stop

Racing team working at pit stop

Background imageSafety Collection: Poster warning of polar bear danger Svalbard

Poster warning of polar bear danger Svalbard

Background imageSafety Collection: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845

Background imageSafety Collection: Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fire

Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fire
Heroic fireman rescuing a girl from a fire. Date: 19th century

Background imageSafety Collection: Bricklayers 1827

Bricklayers 1827
A bricklayer standing on a rather precarious looking scaffold. His assistant mixes mortar behind him; his hod for carrying bricks etc is nearby

Background imageSafety Collection: Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse Door County Wisconsin

Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse Door County Wisconsin
USA Wisconsin Door County Sturgeon Bay North Pierhead Ship Canal Lighthouse. Door County, Wisconsin

Background imageSafety Collection: Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageSafety Collection: Gillette Razor Advert

Gillette Razor Advert
Begin early... shave yourself - the Gillette Safety Razor lives up to its name

Background imageSafety Collection: Mid-summer sunrise over The Mull of Galloway Lighthouse

Mid-summer sunrise over The Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Lighthouse and cliffs at Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Lighthouse and cliffs at Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: WW2 poster, How to tackle a fire bomb

WW2 poster, How to tackle a fire bomb, indoors and outdoors, with explanatory illustrations, by the Ministry of Home Security. Date: early 1940s

Background imageSafety Collection: Coal mine in England, 1850s

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageSafety Collection: St. Catherines Point Lighthouse, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Catherines Point Lighthouse, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Verne / Under the Sea

Verne / Under the Sea
20, 000 LIEUES SOUS LES MERS [20 000 leagues under the sea] A giant squid, seen from the safety of the Nautilus

Background imageSafety Collection: WW2 - Home Front - Woman in her Gas Mask

WW2 - Home Front - Woman in her Gas Mask. Date: circa 1941

Background imageSafety Collection: Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageSafety Collection: The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849

Background imageSafety Collection: Point Vincente Lighthouse, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles, California

Point Vincente Lighthouse, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: WW2 poster -- gas attack

WW2 poster -- gas attack, with instructions on how to put on your gas mask, what to do if the gas rattles sound, and what to do if you get gassed. Date: 1940s

Background imageSafety Collection: Cape Neddick (The Nubble) Lighthouse, Cape Neddick, Maine, New England, United States of America

Cape Neddick (The Nubble) Lighthouse, Cape Neddick, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Beware of Trains - In English and Welsh

Beware of Trains - In English and Welsh
A metal sign in English and Welsh stating - Beware of Trains - likely to have been positioned at a footpath crossing or at a station

Background imageSafety Collection: Tybee Island Lighthouse, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America, North America

Tybee Island Lighthouse, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Swimming flag and patrolling lifeguard at Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales

Swimming flag and patrolling lifeguard at Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Background imageSafety Collection: Zazel / Human Cannonball

Zazel / Human Cannonball
Zazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act

Background imageSafety Collection: Houdini & Skyscraper

Houdini & Skyscraper
Suspended from the cornice of a New York skyscraper, he must somehow free himself of his chains and make his way to safety... will he do it ? Is this one trick too many ?

Background imageSafety Collection: Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSafety Collection: W. Heath Robinson

W. Heath Robinson
Cartoon, Safety First. A Cricket forecast for 1922 showing the new safety equipment for playing cricket, which is health and safety gone mad

Background imageSafety Collection: Whitefish Point Lighthouse by Moonlight

Whitefish Point Lighthouse by Moonlight
The Whitefish Point Lighthouse illumintated by moonlight. Whitefish Point is located at the extreme southeastern end of Lake Superior

Background imageSafety Collection: Giant Pangolin Manis gigantea carrying young on tail, illustration

Giant Pangolin Manis gigantea carrying young on tail, illustration
Giant Pangolin (Manis gigantea) carrying young on its tail, illustration

Background imageSafety Collection: National Air Safety Committee Poster

National Air Safety Committee Poster
Poster, National Air Safety Committee, providing instructions to new pilots -- please help to keep flying safe. 1933

Background imageSafety Collection: 2002 Land Rover

2002 Land Rover Defender driving on snowy road, 2009

Background imageSafety Collection: Sanibel lighthouse, Sanibel Island, Gulf Coast, Florida, United States of America

Sanibel lighthouse, Sanibel Island, Gulf Coast, Florida, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Aerial of the lighthouse at the Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Aerial of the lighthouse at the Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Beachy Head and Lighthouse

Beachy Head and Lighthouse
A profile of the Beachy Head Lighthouse. Beachy Head is a series of cliffs along the southdowns coastal path in East Sussex close to Eastbourne and is a renowned suicide hotspot

Background imageSafety Collection: Miner and canary

Miner and canary
Staffordshire coal miner gently holds the last canary to work down a British coal mine. Canaries were used to detect poisonous and dangerous gas in mines Date: 1986

Background imageSafety Collection: Bryant and May safety match matchbox label

Bryant and May safety match matchbox label
Bryant and May special safety match matchbox label with prize medals and stating protection from fire and are not poisonous Date: c. 1910s

Background imageSafety Collection: Royal Sovereign light ship off Eastbourne, Sussex

Royal Sovereign light ship off Eastbourne, Sussex
Royal Sovereign light ship seven miles off Eastbourne, Sussex. It was later replaced by a lighthouse. Date: 1966

Background imageSafety Collection: Light-Houses, Fastnet Rock

Light-Houses, Fastnet Rock
Fine Art Storehouse Design Pics Gallery

Background imageSafety Collection: St. Marys Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Marys Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Evacuation - World War Two - Children Safer in the Country

Evacuation - World War Two - Children Safer in the Country
Evacuation - World War Two - Children are Safer in the Country.... leave them there. Governement advice recommending children stay away from the big cities and targets of the bombers. circa 1942

Background imageSafety Collection: Tower of Hercules (Torre de Hercules), A Coruna, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Tower of Hercules (Torre de Hercules), A Coruna, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Elbow Reef Lighthouse, the last kerosene burning manned lighthouse in the world, Hope Town

Elbow Reef Lighthouse, the last kerosene burning manned lighthouse in the world, Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

Background imageSafety Collection: Old Japanese Matchbox label of a cat playing with a lion

Old Japanese Matchbox label of a cat playing with a lion made in Japan for the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Background imageSafety Collection: Vintage World War II poster featuring a fedora and an Army helmet

Vintage World War II poster featuring a fedora and an Army helmet. It reads: The more you keep information under your hat - the safer heall be under his! Careless Talk Costs Lives

Background imageSafety Collection: Sunrise in Port MacQuarie, Australia

Sunrise in Port MacQuarie, Australia

Background imageSafety Collection: Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s

Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s
Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSafety Collection: Bank Vault

Bank Vault
The Diebold Safe & Lock Co. Vault at The New Britain Trust Co. Bank Vault

Background imageSafety Collection: Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageSafety Collection: Advertisement for the Rover Safety Bicycle, 1885

Advertisement for the Rover Safety Bicycle, 1885
Advertisment for the Rover Safety Bicycle, built by Starley and Sutton of the Meteor Works, Coventry

Background imageSafety Collection: COAL MINE / PENITENT

COAL MINE / PENITENT
A penitent, so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily

Background imageSafety Collection: St. Michaels Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

St. Michaels Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Point Fermin Lighthouse, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Point Fermin Lighthouse, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Safety Lamps / 1826

Safety Lamps / 1826
Diagrams showing the workings of Stephensons Lamp (1 - 4), and Davys Lamp (5, on the right)

Background imageSafety Collection: Aerial view of Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Isles of Scilly

Aerial view of Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Isles of Scilly
Aerial view of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Bishop Rock is a small rock at the westernmost tip of the Isles of Scilly. It is the smallest island in the world to have a building on it

Background imageSafety Collection: Arranmore lighthouse

Arranmore lighthouse
Lighthouse on Arranmore island, county Donegal, Ireland. All white with a rusty red lantern gallery. On a grassy height with a low wall beside it. Sea and blue sky with some clouds visible

Background imageSafety Collection: Cassowary warning sign in the rainforest, Daintree National Park, northern Queensland, Australia

Cassowary warning sign in the rainforest, Daintree National Park, northern Queensland, Australia

Background imageSafety Collection: Point Reyes Lighthouse, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California

Point Reyes Lighthouse, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: USA, Washington, Vashon Island. Point Robinson lighthouse, built 1915, and Mt. Rainier

USA, Washington, Vashon Island. Point Robinson lighthouse, built 1915, and Mt. Rainier

Background imageSafety Collection: SMITH & WESSON REVOLVER. Smith & Wessons hammerless safety revolver. Line engraving, 19th century

SMITH & WESSON REVOLVER. Smith & Wessons hammerless safety revolver. Line engraving, 19th century

Background imageSafety Collection: Firefighter

Firefighter
MODEL RELEASED. Firefighter in a smoke-filled training room

Background imageSafety Collection: Mallard Anas platyrhynchos mother leading ducklings across road Arundel Sussex

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos mother leading ducklings across road Arundel Sussex

Background imageSafety Collection: A box of Christmas Eve crackers

A box of Christmas Eve crackers
A lovely box of Christmas crackers from the 1920s

Background imageSafety Collection: The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Background imageSafety Collection: Rome / Colosseum 1827

Rome / Colosseum 1827
The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!

Background imageSafety Collection: Sea Otters - mother with young pup with 'natal pelage' - Monterey Bay - USA _C3A7378

Sea Otters - mother with young pup with "natal pelage" - Monterey Bay - USA _C3A7378
TOM-1648 Sea Otters - mother with young pup with "natal pelage" Monterey Bay - USA Enhydra lutris Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSafety Collection: The rock fortress of Sigiriya (Lion Rock)

The rock fortress of Sigiriya (Lion Rock), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Background imageSafety Collection: Ardnamurchan Lighthouse

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, at the westernmost point of the British mainland, west coast, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England

Background imageSafety Collection: Rover Safety Bicycle

Rover Safety Bicycle
Faster and easier than any bicycle ever made

Background imageSafety Collection: Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Pemaquid Peninsula, Maine, New England, United States of America

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Pemaquid Peninsula, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: The Tempest, Ariel

The Tempest, Ariel
Act I, Scene II Ariel guides the ship to safety Date: 1909

Background imageSafety Collection: Point Pinos Lighthouse, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, United States of America

Point Pinos Lighthouse, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Neist Point and Lighthouse bathed in evening light, Isle of Skye, Highland

Neist Point and Lighthouse bathed in evening light, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: View across the River Loire to the Chateau de Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire

View across the River Loire to the Chateau de Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Climber i on Sgurr Alasdair on the Cuillin Ridge Isle of Skye Scotland

Climber i on Sgurr Alasdair on the Cuillin Ridge Isle of Skye Scotland
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageSafety Collection: Wales, Gwynedd, Bala

Wales, Gwynedd, Bala. White water kayaking on the Tryweryn River at the National Whitewater Centre

Background imageSafety Collection: Hook Head Lighthouse and Heritage Centre, County Wexford, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Hook Head Lighthouse and Heritage Centre, County Wexford, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Vostok ejection seat

Vostok ejection seat. View of the type of ejection seat fitted to the Vostok spacecraft in 1961-63

Background imageSafety Collection: Longships Lighthouse, Lands End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Longships Lighthouse, Lands End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: The Tower of Hercules Lighthouse, La Coruna City, Galicia, Spain, Europe

The Tower of Hercules Lighthouse, La Coruna City, Galicia, Spain, Europe




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"Guardians of Safety: From Historic Rescues to Everyday Heroes" In the face of danger, a heroic fireman fearlessly rescues a young girl from the raging flames, reminding us that safety is not just a word but an act of bravery. The ill-fated voyage of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 1845 serves as a haunting reminder that even the most experienced sailors must prioritize safety above all else. A courageous firefighter emerges from the smoke-filled Sturgeon Bay Lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin, exemplifying how those who protect our safety often risk their own lives for others. Perched on cliffs at Butt of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a lighthouse stands tall as a symbol of hope and security amidst treacherous waters—a testament to mankind's commitment to safeguarding lives. Captain Francis Crozier's leadership aboard HMS Terror during its doomed expedition emphasizes the importance of responsible decision-making and prioritizing crew members' safety above all else. During World War II on the home front, women donned gas masks as they bravely faced uncertain times—reminding us that personal sacrifices are sometimes necessary for collective well-being. Journey back to England's coal mines in the 1850s when workers endured perilous conditions daily; their struggles highlight society's evolving understanding and pursuit of workplace safety standards. Bricklayers meticulously construct buildings with precision and caution—an enduring reminder that even seemingly mundane tasks require attention to detail for everyone's protection. As dawn breaks over The Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, it illuminates not only breathtaking scenery but also reminds us that lightkeepers work tirelessly day and night to ensure maritime safety. Bathed in moonlight, Whitefish Point Lighthouse stands sentinel along Michigan's shores—an unwavering beacon guiding ships safely through dark nights since its construction in 1861.

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