Survival Collection (page 8)

Dr Brydon only survivor of Cabul Army, 1850 circa (b / w photo)
5921630 Dr Brydon only survivor of Cabul Army, 1850 circa (b/w photo) by McCosh, John (1805-85); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Dr Brydon only survivor of Cabul Army, 1850 circa)

Settlers hut, Ural Mountains Region, Russia, 1912 (photo)
5320241 Settlers hut, Ural Mountains Region, Russia, 1912 (photo) by Prokudin Gorskii, Sergei Mikhailovich (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: from separate colour glass negatives)

Spawning Coho salmon swimming upstream on the Nehalem River in the Tillamook State Forest, Oregon, USA

Panorama of slow pan of sprinting cheetah, Serengeti, Tanzania
Panorama of slow pan of sprinting cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Serengeti; Tanzania

Ice-covered autumn grasses in snow; Sault St. Marie, Michigan, United States of America

Daniel in the Lions Den, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes, 1584

Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King suffering from exhaustion
camel, day, exhaustion, explorers, heat, history, horizontal, john king, mid adult, mid adult men, outback, outdoors, problems, robert burke, studio shot, survival, three people, tree, two animals

Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King digging up boxes in outback
box, day, digging, explorers, full length, heat, history, horizontal, john king, mid adult, mid adult men, outback, outdoors, robert burke, spade, studio shot, survival, three people, tree

Scavengers
João Coelho

Invitation for a event hosted by the Black Studies Department of UNCC, 1974
An invitation for " Celebration of Life, Survival and Love: A Human Experience" held by the Director of Black Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Sunday January 27

Begging for rain
João Coelho

Horned Lark, spring snow

Gray wolf

Ships Logbook belonging to Lieutenant William Bligh, 1789 (ink on paper)
ELD1152376 Ships Logbook belonging to Lieutenant William Bligh, 1789 (ink on paper) by English School, (18th century); National Library of Australia, Canberra

Man Rising from the Sea; Ins Meer Seigender Mann, 1913 (lithograph painted in colours)
828036 Man Rising from the Sea; Ins Meer Seigender Mann, 1913 (lithograph painted in colours) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 60x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Slender Chance! (colour litho)
3648183 A Slender Chance! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slender Chance)

First page from "The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
3614711 First page from A" The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of His Life, And of the Strange Surprising Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of

A Map of the World on which is Delineated the Voyage of Robinson Crusoe
3614709 A A Map of the World on which is Delineated the Voyage of Robinson CrusoeA frontispiece foldout map from A" The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second

Ice Age man learning to hunt with bow and arrow (litho)
6014991 Ice Age man learning to hunt with bow and arrow (litho) by Cormon, Fernand (1854-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ice Age man learning to hunt with bow and arrow)

A Leap for Life (colour litho)
6014384 A Leap for Life (colour litho) by Swan, Cuthbert Edmund (1870-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Leap for Life)

The two little castaways (coloured engraving)
5998948 The two little castaways (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The two little castaways)

Portrait of Grace Horsley Darling (engraving)
819521 Portrait of Grace Horsley Darling (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grace Horsley Darling, English lighthouse keepers daughter)

Robinson Crusoe in his storeroom, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe
STC405587 Robinson Crusoe in his storeroom, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe: An adaptation for children following Defoes language, pub. by Griffith Farran Browne & Co

Robinson Crusoe on his boat, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe
STC405585 Robinson Crusoe on his boat, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe: An adaptation for children following Defoes language, pub. by Griffith Farran Browne & Co

Robinson Crusoes canoe, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe
STC405584 Robinson Crusoes canoe, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe: An adaptation for children following Defoes language, pub. by Griffith Farran Browne & Co

Two senior citizens of Reims, an old woman and Mr. Reiser
GBW451459 Two senior citizens of Reims, an old woman and Mr. Reiser, standing in front of a gate with many bullet holes, Reims, Marne, France, 1917 (autochrome) by Cuville

Genevieve of Brabant (chromolitho)
2817033 Genevieve of Brabant (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Genevieve of Brabant)

An Illustration of Darwinism (engraving)
2777004 An Illustration of Darwinism (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Illustration of Darwinism)

Stranded on a reef (colour litho)
2779574 Stranded on a reef (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stranded on a reef)

L Ile De Robinson Crusoe (engraving)
2789179 L Ile De Robinson Crusoe (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Ile De Robinson Crusoe. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 3 June 1894)

Les Buveurs De Sang (engraving)
2789121 Les Buveurs De Sang (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Buveurs De Sang. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 25 October 1885)

The Theatre of Orange - a Roman theatre in Orange, Vaucluse, France, built early in the 1st century AD. Date: circa 1905

The sign of distress (engraving)
3100736 The sign of distress (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sign of distress)

The Last Survivors (engraving)
1595451 The Last Survivors (engraving) by Cox, Edward Morant (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Survivors. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 March 1888)

Cartoon, Strike Home! (strikers injure each other)
Cartoon, Strike Home! A working man who is on strike is dismayed to find that the local baker is also on strike -- the suggestion is that all they are doing is injuring each other by striking

Romulus and Remus, legendary founders of ancient Rome, being suckled by the she-wolf in the wilderness (engraving)
5216692 Romulus and Remus, legendary founders of ancient Rome, being suckled by the she-wolf in the wilderness (engraving) by German School

Maritime scenes (coloured engraving)
5998841 Maritime scenes (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maritime scenes)

Hunting for food in the later Ice Age (Last Glacial Period), showing a family of cave dwellers with bow and arrow. At this time there was no English Channel

Robinson Crusoe building his shelter, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe
STC405578 Robinson Crusoe building his shelter, illustration from The Story of Robinson Crusoe: An adaptation for children following Defoes language, pub. by Griffith Farran Browne & Co

Boats Running for Shelter from a Storm into Refuge Cove, Night of July 7 1926
STC181167 Boats Running for Shelter from a Storm into Refuge Cove, Night of July 7 1926, from Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27 by Sir John Franklin

The Rescue of Johnson from his Perilous Position (engraving)
2771275 The Rescue of Johnson from his Perilous Position (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rescue of Johnson from his Perilous Position)

Survivors of the shipwreck of the President Felix Faure (colour litho)
2779424 Survivors of the shipwreck of the President Felix Faure (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shipwreck survivors adrift on a raft in the South Seas (coloured engraving)
3630073 Shipwreck survivors adrift on a raft in the South Seas (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Robinson Crusoe first page from "The Life
3614716 A Robinson CrusoeA first page from A" The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, or York, MarinerA" by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 by English School

Robinson Crusoe preface from "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures
3614715 A Robinson CrusoeA preface from A" The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, or York, MarinerA" by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 by English School

L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth (engraving)
957756 L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth)

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Survival is the ultimate test of strength and resilience, a battle against the odds that transcends time and species. In the frosty morning haze, a Bison bull stands tall, its majestic presence a testament to nature's unwavering will to endure. Nearby, an Ichthyosaurus rests as a museum piece, reminding us of ancient creatures who once roamed this earth with untamed vigor. An illustration captures the epic struggle between a Giant Squid and a Sperm Whale; an awe-inspiring clash where survival hangs in the balance. In stark contrast, we witness coal miners picking through waste tips during the 1921 strike in South Wales - their determination echoing through history as they fight for their livelihoods. The Sparrowes House stands proudly in Ipswich, Suffolk - an Ancient House that has weathered countless storms over centuries. A poster urges us to "Dig For Victory Now, " symbolizing humanity's indomitable spirit during times of war and scarcity. The Great Auk may be extinct now, but its memory lives on as a reminder of our responsibility to protect endangered species from vanishing forever. Ships brave treacherous storms on rocky coasts throughout history; each voyage representing mankind's relentless pursuit of exploration and conquest. In 1827 Rome, Colosseum stood strong amidst ruins - an architectural marvel defying time itself. A Cross Fox pounces on prey in snowy terrain while Red Foxes roam nearby; their instinctual hunt mirroring our primal need for sustenance. Snowfall blankets Kentmere fells in Lake District UK as Highland Cattle graze peacefully; nature's harmony juxtaposed against harsh winter conditions. And even amidst prehistoric times when dinosaurs ruled supreme, an Alvarezsaurid bird fearlessly cleans the mouth of Giganotosaurus carolinii – showcasing symbiotic relationships that transcend eras. Survival is more than mere existence; it embodies courage and adaptability.