Safety Collection (#8)

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

The launching of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331026 The launching of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water)

The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331015 The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The crowds gathered to watch the launch of a lifeboat in Manchester, 1850
3331009 The crowds gathered to watch the launch of a lifeboat in Manchester, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the crowds gathered to watch the launch of a lifeboat in Manchester)

The lowering of a passenger into a lifeboat, 1850
3330872 The lowering of a passenger into a lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the lowering of a passenger into a lifeboat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A shipwrecked sailors being rescued by the Volunteer Life Brigade, 1850
3330611 A shipwrecked sailors being rescued by the Volunteer Life Brigade, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a shipwrecked sailors being rescued by the Volunteer Life Brigade)

A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue, 1850
3330609 A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue

A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue, 1850
3330608 A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue

Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue, 1850
3330607 Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue known as the Davis Star')

London nightwatchman
864158 London nightwatchman; (add.info.: London nightwatchman, or Charlie, who patrolled the streets at night in the 18th century. He carries a staff and a candle lantern)

A hot-air balloon fitted with a parachute
3732624 A hot-air balloon fitted with a parachute; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hot-air balloon fitted with a parachute. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A man wearing a safety harness while stirring a vat of white soap
5311898 A man wearing a safety harness while stirring a vat of white soap; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a man wearing a safety harness while stirring a vat of white soap, Paris)

An engraving depicting a Fresnel echelon or lighthouse lens from the front and side
5311287 An engraving depicting a Fresnel echelon or lighthouse lens from the front and side

An engraving depicting the fourth Eddystone lighthouse
5311264 An engraving depicting the fourth Eddystone lighthouse, built by John Smeaton (1724-1792) a British civil engineer, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advert for domestic fire extinguishers
5308124 Advert for domestic fire extinguishers.; (add.info.: English 19th century, advert for domestic fire extinguishers. 1895. 01/01/1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359101 A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress

A sailor wearing a cork lifebelt, 1850
3330895 A sailor wearing a cork lifebelt, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a sailor wearing a cork lifebelt. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An inflatable lifebelt, 1850
3330868 An inflatable lifebelt, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an inflatable lifebelt built in three compartments. This particular lifebelt was used by Mr Lloyd to cross the Solent)

The launching of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331029 The launching of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water)

A lifeboat returning home with men it has saved from a shipwreck, 1850
3331017 A lifeboat returning home with men it has saved from a shipwreck, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a lifeboat returning home with men it has saved from a shipwreck)

The security of a Chubb & Son's secured door in a comical manner, 1850
3330940 The security of a Chubb & Son's secured door in a comical manner, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration highlighting the security of a Chubb & Son's secured door in a comical manner)

A key for an Arabian padlock, 1850
3330936 A key for an Arabian padlock, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a key for an Arabian padlock. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850
3330605 A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives

A life saving apparatus, 1850
3330602 A life saving apparatus, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a life saving apparatus designed by George William Manby (1765-1854) an English author and inventor

A life saving apparatus, 1850
3330600 A life saving apparatus, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a life saving apparatus designed by George William Manby (1765-1854) an English author and inventor

A sailor's wife praying for her husband's safety, 1850 (engraving)
3330702 A sailor's wife praying for her husband's safety, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting a sailor's wife praying for her husband's safety during a storm)

The Vulcan automatic water sprinkler
5310140 The Vulcan automatic water sprinkler; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Vulcan automatic water sprinkler)

Engraving depicting a handcart containing six cylinders charged with water
5309107 Engraving depicting a handcart containing six cylinders charged with water; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a handcart containing six cylinders charged with water)

Advertisement for Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches, 19th century
5309095 Advertisement for Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches, 19th century; (add.info.: Advertisement for Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches)

Engraving depicting a fireman opening the door of the ventilating furnace at the bottom of a coal pit
5309094 Engraving depicting a fireman opening the door of the ventilating furnace at the bottom of a coal pit; (add.info)

The Hatter. In the foreground a hat is being shaped (blocked)
531834 The Hatter. In the foreground a hat is being shaped (blocked). In the background the hats are being felted kettle'

Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons
536352 Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons, sawing stone blocks and shaping with mallet and chisel.; (add.info.: Stonemasons, wearing heavy leather safety aprons)

Pensinular War: Spanish guerilla brought to safety (c1809). Engraving after David Wilkie
536037 Pensinular War: Spanish guerilla brought to safety (c1809). Engraving after David Wilkie.; (add.info.: Pensinular War: Spanish guerilla brought to safety (c1809)

Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks
538551 Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855 (engraving); (add.info.: Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road)

A brass mesh fire guard
5310227 A brass mesh fire guard; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a brass mesh fire guard hooked to a grate. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Women waiting for a night refuge to open its doors. 1872 (engraving)
5615918 Women waiting for a night refuge to open its doors. 1872 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331025 The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331024 The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henry Greathead's design of a lifeboat, 1850
3331044 Henry Greathead's design of a lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Greathead's design of a lifeboat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331037 The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331034 The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A standard 33ft Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat, 1850
3331030 A standard 33ft Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: Various views of a standard 33ft Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat)

The ringing of the alarm bell to call out the crew of the Caister lifeboat, 1850
3331005 The ringing of the alarm bell to call out the crew of the Caister lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ringing of the alarm bell to call out the crew of the Caister lifeboat)

Whitby's lifebelt, 1850
3330892 Whitby's lifebelt, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Whitby's lifebelt, fitted with a chain for resting their feet, a whistle for use in fog)

A life saving apparatus, 1850
3330603 A life saving apparatus, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a life saving apparatus designed by George William Manby (1765-1854) an English author and inventor

A life saving apparatus, 1850
3330599 A life saving apparatus, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a life saving apparatus designed by George William Manby (1765-1854) an English author and inventor

A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850
3331171 A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives

A gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel, 1850
3331167 A gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel)

A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress
3331166 A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress

Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898)
864818 Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898); (add.info.: Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) English politician and social reformer born at Bristol, called the sailor's friend

Engraving depicting a railway guard waiting to give the all-clear whistle for the train to move off
5309003 Engraving depicting a railway guard waiting to give the all-clear whistle for the train to move off

Sectional view of a furnace ventilation shaft typical of many coal mines
5307486 Sectional view of a furnace ventilation shaft typical of many coal mines.; (add.info.: Sectional view of a furnace ventilation shaft typical of many coal mines)

Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines
5310057 Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines)

Advertisement for the harden grenade fire extinguisher
5309106 Advertisement for the harden grenade fire extinguisher, which produced ammonia and carbon dioxide, starving the fire of oxygen

Advertisement for the harden grenade fire extinguisher
5309105 Advertisement for the harden grenade fire extinguisher, which produced ammonia and carbon dioxide, starving the fire of oxygen

An engraving depicting an Eddystone lighthouse in a storm
5311263 An engraving depicting an Eddystone lighthouse in a storm, built by John Smeaton (1724-1792) a British civil engineer, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1832); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration showing a French coal miner with a safety lamp, 1900 (lithograph)
3665925 Illustration showing a French coal miner with a safety lamp, 1900 (lithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

A winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359102 A winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress)

A lifebelt in the form of a suitcase, 1850
3330873 A lifebelt in the form of a suitcase, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a lifebelt in the form of a suitcase, devised by Paul Krenkel of Leipzig)

Advert for the Chubb's Patent Jewel Safes, 1850
3330946 Advert for the Chubb's Patent Jewel Safes, 1850; (add.info.: Advert for the Chubb's Patent Jewel Safes. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An Arabian padlock, 1850
3330935 An Arabian padlock, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an Arabian padlock. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress
3359103 A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress

The Sunderland Lifeboat, 1850
3331040 The Sunderland Lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Sunderland lifeboat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The lifeboat and equipment of the Societe de Sauvetage, 1850
3331028 The lifeboat and equipment of the Societe de Sauvetage, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the lifeboat and equipment of the Societe de Sauvetage)

The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331020 The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sailors in a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331014 Sailors in a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting sailors in a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Stuart C. Munro Combination safe, 1850
3330937 A Stuart C. Munro Combination safe, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Stuart C. Munro Combination safe. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Men at work #4
Tal Paz-Fridman

Men at work #3
Tal Paz-Fridman

King Gilette's safety razor with replaceable blade. Wood engraving, Paris, 1905
530616 King Gilette's safety razor with replaceable blade. Wood engraving, Paris, 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting an Eddystone lighthouse in a storm
5311201 An engraving depicting an Eddystone lighthouse in a storm, built by John Smeaton (1724-1792) a British civil engineer, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1832); Universal History Archive/UIG

Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp
5310070 Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp; (add.info)

An engraving depicting a tug towing a ship into the harbour at night
5311595 An engraving depicting a tug towing a ship into the harbour at night, its path lit by arc lights

Construction of Brooklyn Suspension Bridge
2604027 Construction of Brooklyn Suspension Bridge; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York: Putting wire wrapping around the suspension cables, each of which was made up of more than 5)

A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue, 1850
3359114 A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue

Grace Darling's lifeboat, 1850
3331042 Grace Darling's lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Grace Darling's lifeboat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Sunderland Lifeboat, 1850
3331038 The Sunderland Lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Sunderland lifeboat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

View of Russell and Oswald's lifeboat, 1850
3331043 View of Russell and Oswald's lifeboat, 1850; (add.info.: View of Russell and Oswald's lifeboat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sailors trying to escape the sinking ship, 1850
3478509 Sailors trying to escape the sinking ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting sailors trying to escape a sinking ship via the use of a lifeboat)

A French seaman discovering Samphire, 1850
3478497 A French seaman discovering Samphire, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a French seaman discovering Samphire)

A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue, 1850
3330610 A boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue

The launching of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331027 The launching of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water)

The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331023 The launching of a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A sailor wearing a cork lifebelt and a cross section, 1850
3330870 A sailor wearing a cork lifebelt and a cross section, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a sailor wearing a cork lifebelt. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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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.