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Safety Collection (#3)

"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: Caricature of John Corlett of The Sporting Times

Caricature of John Corlett of The Sporting Times
Caricature of John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times

Background imageSafety Collection: Saint Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely

Saint Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely
Saint Etheldreda (or Ethelthrith, or Aethelthryth), Abbess of Ely, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia. Seen here with two nuns, fleeing from her husband who wanted to consummate their marriage

Background imageSafety Collection: WW2 greetings card, black cat in helmet

WW2 greetings card, black cat in helmet
WW2 greetings card, black cat in a helmet marked OK. Date: circa 1942

Background imageSafety Collection: Tells A story

Tells A story
Mevagissey Lighthouse cornwall

Background imageSafety Collection: Woman walking through security gate, carrying bag, contents made visible

Woman walking through security gate, carrying bag, contents made visible

Background imageSafety Collection: Illustration of imitating car crash using crash test dummy

Illustration of imitating car crash using crash test dummy

Background imageSafety Collection: Illustration of padlocked ballot box

Illustration of padlocked ballot box

Background imageSafety Collection: A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars while safely standing between its mothers legs

A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars while safely standing between its mothers legs
A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars defiantely while safely standing between its mothers legs

Background imageSafety Collection: Pleasure boats in Fulton Harbor

Pleasure boats in Fulton Harbor

Background imageSafety Collection: Raleigh Three-Wheeler car Camping on Dartmoor

Raleigh Three-Wheeler car Camping on Dartmoor
Raleigh 3-wheeler car, the Raleigh Safety Seven (introduced in 1933) taken on a camping jaunt onto Dartmoor. Raleigh shut down their Motor Department in 1935 Date: circa 1934

Background imageSafety Collection: 29 November 1937 Sidcup fire brigade in gas clothing A John Topham / TopFoto

29 November 1937 Sidcup fire brigade in gas clothing A John Topham / TopFoto
29 November 1937 Sidcup fire brigade in gas clothing eJohn Topham / TopFoto

Background imageSafety Collection: Mattapoisett, MA, USA, Neds Point Light

Mattapoisett, MA, USA, Neds Point Light

Background imageSafety Collection: Frank Goodden and Caudron Biplane at Hendon Aerodrome

Frank Goodden and Caudron Biplane at Hendon Aerodrome

Background imageSafety Collection: Scientist Working In A Fusion Reactor F003 / 6438

Scientist Working In A Fusion Reactor F003 / 6438
Scientist Working In A Fusion Reactor

Background imageSafety Collection: The idyllic Lindesnes Fyr Lighthouse illuminated at dusk

The idyllic Lindesnes Fyr Lighthouse illuminated at dusk, Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Bass Harbor

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Jumping Sheet Drill - London Fire Brigade

Jumping Sheet Drill - London Fire Brigade Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSafety Collection: First Russian spacesuit

First Russian spacesuit
Yuri Gagarin spacesuit. A Zvezda SK-1 spacesuit, the type worn by Yuri Gagarin on the first manned space flight in 1961

Background imageSafety Collection: FOOTBALL GAME, 1965

FOOTBALL GAME, 1965

Background imageSafety Collection: Uruguay, Maldonado Department, Jose Ignacio. Village lighthouse

Uruguay, Maldonado Department, Jose Ignacio. Village lighthouse

Background imageSafety Collection: Safety Deposit Vault

Safety Deposit Vault
Merchantile Safe Deposit Co. 120 Broadway, c. 1904. Safety deposit vault with mosaic tile floor flanked by banks of safe deposit boxes

Background imageSafety Collection: Met Police stopwatch -- inside face

Met Police stopwatch -- inside face
A Metropolitan Police issue stopwatch for the purpose of catching speeding motorists. This method worked on the principle of timing motorists over specific distances to estimate their speed

Background imageSafety Collection: Dead Mans Handle

Dead Mans Handle
A dead mans handle is a switch that is automatically operated in case the human operator becomes incapacitated. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageSafety Collection: Hecuba and Polydore

Hecuba and Polydore
She sees the corpse of her youngest son, Polydore, whom she had sent away supposedly to safety; coming on top of so many calamities, the sight sends her mad

Background imageSafety Collection: Coal / Pit Ponies / 1907

Coal / Pit Ponies / 1907
Ponies hauling coal trucks along the gallery of an English colliery

Background imageSafety Collection: High Tea above London

High Tea above London
A young man defies gravity by perching on a pole on the roof of the new BBC Broadcasting House building and having a truely High Tea! Date: early 1930s

Background imageSafety Collection: Love security locks, Sant Oronzo Square, Lecce, Lecce province, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Love security locks, Sant Oronzo Square, Lecce, Lecce province, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Black Bear - cub in tree. Climbing tree provides safety for cub while mother is foraging about on forest floor

Black Bear - cub in tree. Climbing tree provides safety for cub while mother is foraging about on forest floor
TOM-1203 Black Bear - cub in tree. Climbing tree provides safety for cub while mother is foraging about on forest floor

Background imageSafety Collection: Young Lowland Gorilla 3MP102B

Young Lowland Gorilla 3MP102B
TOM-1618 Young Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSafety Collection: Tsunami warning sign

Tsunami warning sign, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageSafety Collection: Pedestrian crossing sign

Pedestrian crossing sign, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Background imageSafety Collection: Mountaineers and climbers

Mountaineers and climbers, Mont Blanc range, French Alps, France, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Blue tit (Parus caerulus), emerging from nesthole, United Kingdom, Europe

Blue tit (Parus caerulus), emerging from nesthole, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Old Ford car, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Old Ford car, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Background imageSafety Collection: Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Background imageSafety Collection: African Elephant - Cow with young calf. Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa. 3ME277

African Elephant - Cow with young calf. Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa. 3ME277
TOM-835 African Elephant - Cow with young calf Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa

Background imageSafety Collection: At the Coal Face / 1842

At the Coal Face / 1842
By the light of a Davy safety lamp, two miners work at the coal face

Background imageSafety Collection: Queen Elizabeth in 1940

Queen Elizabeth in 1940
She anchors beside her elder sister, Queen Mary, in the docks at New York, for safety during World War Two : both will be used for wartime purposes

Background imageSafety Collection: Dog Rescued from Wreck

Dog Rescued from Wreck
All saved ! the last crew member of a sinking sailing boat is pulled to safety on a breeches buoy, clutching the ships dog

Background imageSafety Collection: Beachy Head and the Belle Tout lighthouse at dusk

Beachy Head and the Belle Tout lighthouse at dusk, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Taking a boat trip on the River Thames at Windsor

Taking a boat trip on the River Thames at Windsor
The riverboat Hampton Court prepares to take a boatload of daytrippers for a journey up the River Thames at Windsor

Background imageSafety Collection: An advance guard of the army of steelworkers who returned to their jobs at Port Talbot

An advance guard of the army of steelworkers who returned to their jobs at Port Talbot after the strike which lasted six weeks

Background imageSafety Collection: Armoured Tractor, ploughing fields littered with shells and bombs, 31st August 1967

Armoured Tractor, ploughing fields littered with shells and bombs, 31st August 1967

Background imageSafety Collection: Long exposure at blue hour at Kermorvan Lighthouse, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Long exposure at blue hour at Kermorvan Lighthouse, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse by night, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse by night, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Parkes Castle, Co Leitrim, Ireland

Parkes Castle, Co Leitrim, Ireland

Background imageSafety Collection: Dublin Bay, Co Dublin, Ireland; East Wall With Lighthouse At The End

Dublin Bay, Co Dublin, Ireland; East Wall With Lighthouse At The End

Background imageSafety Collection: Sevenstones lightship at sea, Cornwall

Sevenstones lightship at sea, Cornwall
Sevenstones lightship at sea, off the coast of Cornwall, between the Scillies and Lands End. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageSafety Collection: Firefighter carries a charged hose across the flight deck of USS Denver

Firefighter carries a charged hose across the flight deck of USS Denver
East China Sea, September 27

Background imageSafety Collection: U. S. Marine firefighters stand ready during annual training

U. S. Marine firefighters stand ready during annual training
July 25, 2011 - U.S

Background imageSafety Collection: 19th-century lightship

19th-century lightship. Historical artwork of a lightship using a lamp on top of a mast to guide other ships (seen in background). Lightships are ships anchored in place to act as a lighthouse

Background imageSafety Collection: Advert / Onoto Pen 1920S

Advert / Onoto Pen 1920S
Onoto - the Pen with Self-Filling Safety

Background imageSafety Collection: Mizen Head, Co Cork, Ireland; Signal Station And Visitor Center On The Atlantic

Mizen Head, Co Cork, Ireland; Signal Station And Visitor Center On The Atlantic

Background imageSafety Collection: Ballycotton Lighthouse, Cork, Ireland

Ballycotton Lighthouse, Cork, Ireland
Waves crash against the coastal rocks with Ballycotton lighthouse in the background at sunrise; Ballycotton, County Cork, Ireland

Background imageSafety Collection: Fire suppression systems

Fire suppression systems
Illustration of a fire suppression systems

Background imageSafety Collection: Second Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall

Second Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England, which claimed up to 50 ships a year

Background imageSafety Collection: Beachy Head Lighthouse and chalk headland

Beachy Head Lighthouse and chalk headland, south coast, near Eastbourne, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: HUMPHRY DAVY (1778-1829). English chemist

HUMPHRY DAVY (1778-1829). English chemist, pictured with, bottom right, the miners safety lamp he invented in 1815. Wood engraving, 19th century

Background imageSafety Collection: Cover design, Air Union timetable

Cover design, Air Union timetable, serving London and Paris. Travel By Air -- Pleasure, Comfort, Speed, Regularity, Safety. Showing a stylised red plane flying over fields. circa 1928

Background imageSafety Collection: Home safety is home defense Men: to learn proper fire contro

Home safety is home defense Men: to learn proper fire control join the fire department auxiliary corps at the nearest fire house

Background imageSafety Collection: For safety and comfort take the old reliable Cunard line

For safety and comfort take the old reliable Cunard line. Date c1875 Jan. 22

Background imageSafety Collection: M. G. Magnette

M. G. Magnette
The archetypal sports car popular with fresh air enthusiasts and motorists who value performance : this is the N type. The MG slogan is Safety Fast. Date: 1936

Background imageSafety Collection: Cycle racing event

Cycle racing event
A cycle racing event, watched by a crowd of spectators. circa 1940s

Background imageSafety Collection: Safety glasses

Safety glasses. Safety glasses are usually made with shatter-resistant plastic lenses to protect the eye from flying debris. The sort seen here are often used in science laboratories

Background imageSafety Collection: The Fat Tower (Frauenturm) (Dicke Turm), part of the medieval city defences in Goerlitz

The Fat Tower (Frauenturm) (Dicke Turm), part of the medieval city defences in Goerlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Men Ru lighthouse, Ploumanach, Cote de Granit Rose (Pink Granite Coast)

Men Ru lighthouse, Ploumanach, Cote de Granit Rose (Pink Granite Coast), Cotes d Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Chateau Comtal (Chateau of the Counts of Foix). Foix; Ariege; France

Chateau Comtal (Chateau of the Counts of Foix). Foix; Ariege; France

Background imageSafety Collection: 2001 Land Rover

2001 Land Rover Freelander driving on icy road

Background imageSafety Collection: Traffic lights in Oxford Street

Traffic lights in Oxford Street
The new traffic light system in operation in Oxford Street, London in 1931 with uncertain pedestrians still warily looking for oncoming traffic

Background imageSafety Collection: Letite Passage Lighthouse (Greens Point Lightstation), New Brunswick

Letite Passage Lighthouse (Greens Point Lightstation), New Brunswick, Canada, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Cap Des Rosiers Lighthouse, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, North America

Cap Des Rosiers Lighthouse, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 1

Ascent Mont Blanc - 1
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC On the glacier de Sacconay, Tissay, the chief guide, is hauled to safety after a break in the ice nearly sends him plunging into a crevasse

Background imageSafety Collection: Stutz Safety

Stutz Safety
The improved new Safety Stutz - implying that all previous models, and of course all cars made by others, are NOT safe

Background imageSafety Collection: Advert / Brymay Matches

Advert / Brymay Matches
Brymay Safety Matches

Background imageSafety Collection: Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Police car in Times Square, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Police car in Times Square, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Prospect Harbour Point Light

Prospect Harbour Point Light, lighthouse at Lubec, Maine, New England, United States of America, North America

Background imageSafety Collection: Home and Distant signals (GWR) on gantry, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Home and Distant signals (GWR) on gantry, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageSafety Collection: Close-up of locked door, Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Close-up of locked door, Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Background imageSafety Collection: Brighton Bathing Boxes, Dendy Street Beach, Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria

Brighton Bathing Boxes, Dendy Street Beach, Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Background imageSafety Collection: Nurse Praying / 1915

Nurse Praying / 1915
A French Red Cross nurse prays for the safety of the French soldiers and hopes that only a few are sent to her care

Background imageSafety Collection: Do it yourself Bike

Do it yourself Bike
Home assembly model Safety bicycle : if you ve followed the instructions properly, you should have one of these : if it looks more like a lawn- mower, you boobed




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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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