Towing Collection (page 3)

HMSS "Dasher"towing the Jersey Mail Steam-Packet "Dispatch"off La Frette Point (engraving)
1097380 HMSS " Dasher" towing the Jersey Mail Steam-Packet " Dispatch" off La Frette Point (engraving) by English School

On the Road to Klondyke Gold Fields (b / w photo)
1039639 On the Road to Klondyke Gold Fields (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Klondyke Gold Fields)

HMS Spiteful towing the Disabled Spanish Frigate Resolution into Port Stanley, Falkland Isles (engraving)
1103529 HMS Spiteful towing the Disabled Spanish Frigate Resolution into Port Stanley, Falkland Isles (engraving) by English School

After the Battle, Chinese bringing back their Dead to Bury them in Native Soil (engraving)
1048124 After the Battle, Chinese bringing back their Dead to Bury them in Native Soil (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Battle)

The New Light-Ship off Kings Lynn, towing the "Bar Flat"into Position (engraving)
1059890 The New Light-Ship off Kings Lynn, towing the " Bar Flat" into Position (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Towing the "Dreadnought"Hospital Ship to her Last Berth (engraving)
1058205 Towing the " Dreadnought" Hospital Ship to her Last Berth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

HMS Lord Clyde (engraving)
1057801 HMS Lord Clyde (engraving) by Justyne, Percy William (1812-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Lord Clyde. Illustration for The Graphic)

In Memory of Nelson, the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1803 (engraving)
1051338 In Memory of Nelson, the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1803 (engraving) by Martino, Eduardo de (1838-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Memory of Nelson, the Battle of Trafalgar)

Sketches in Treport, a Norman Watering-Place (litho)
1597927 Sketches in Treport, a Norman Watering-Place (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Treport, a Norman Watering-Place)

Our Fishing Industries, the Yarmouth Herring Fishery (engraving)
1624488 Our Fishing Industries, the Yarmouth Herring Fishery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Fishing Industries, the Yarmouth Herring Fishery)

The San Giorgio cruiser stranded on the rocks at the tip of Posillipo... (colour litho)
2815469 The San Giorgio cruiser stranded on the rocks at the tip of Posillipo... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the way to Dessie (colour litho)
2778450 On the way to Dessie (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Dessies way)

The Abyssinian Expedition (engraving)
1588452 The Abyssinian Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Abyssinian Expedition)

The Fighting Temeraire (colour litho)
3622486 The Fighting Temeraire (colour litho) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fighting Temeraire)

Torpedoed liner assisted into port (colour litho)
3622161 Torpedoed liner assisted into port (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Torpedoed liner assisted into port)

Lapland Sledge, 1803 (colour litho)
XCF272258 Lapland Sledge, 1803 (colour litho) by Atkinson, John Augustus (1775-1831); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Abingdon Bridge and Church, engraved by Robert Havell the Younger (1793-1878
STC219295 Abingdon Bridge and Church, engraved by Robert Havell the Younger (1793-1878) published 1818 (aquatint) by Havell

The Women, 1861 (oil on canvas)
491570 The Women, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Charlton, John (1849-1917); 244.3x152.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

A Barge Pulled by Horses, late 19th century (colour litho)
CHT173569 A Barge Pulled by Horses, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Experimental Demonstration of Torpedo Warfare at Portsmouth (engraving)
1099822 Experimental Demonstration of Torpedo Warfare at Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The peaceful end of a formidable war machine (colour litho)
2808779 The peaceful end of a formidable war machine (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The peaceful end of a formidable war machine)

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Denmark (engraving)
1614262 The Prince and Princess of Wales in Denmark (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince and Princess of Wales in Denmark)

Operations at the Wreck of HMS Vanguard, towing the Foreyard adrift (engraving)
1621550 Operations at the Wreck of HMS Vanguard, towing the Foreyard adrift (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Operations at the Wreck of HMS Vanguard)

Sketches of China (litho)
1591892 Sketches of China (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of China. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 September 1891)

Horse towing a barge on a canal (b / w photo)
3637639 Horse towing a barge on a canal (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse towing a barge on a canal)

The Thames at Twickenham (oil on canvas)
AGN95335 The Thames at Twickenham (oil on canvas) by Tillemans, Peter (1684-1734); 58.4x120.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Flemish, out of copyright

Barge on the Bruges-Ghent Canal, Spanish Netherlands, 16th Century (colour litho)
3620664 Barge on the Bruges-Ghent Canal, Spanish Netherlands, 16th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barge on the Bruges-Ghent Canal)

Men love to complicate not only life, but also entertainment (colour litho)
2778030 Men love to complicate not only life, but also entertainment (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men love to complicate not only life)

The curiosities of sport (colour litho)
2809143 The curiosities of sport (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The curiosities of sport)

British Tars Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, 1807 (etching)
3244703 British Tars Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, 1807 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Towing a Barge in the Snow, from the album The Silver World, 1790 (woodblock print)
2969344 Towing a Barge in the Snow, from the album The Silver World, 1790 (woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.6x26.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

A View of the Racehorse and Carcass, August 7th, 1773
STC217012 A View of the Racehorse and Carcass, August 7th, 1773, from A Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majestys Command 1773, published 1774 (engraving) by Cleveley

Break Her Up! or, The Bad Ship Irish Church Being Towed to Her Last Home at Westminster (colour litho)
3648225 Break Her Up! or, The Bad Ship Irish Church Being Towed to Her Last Home at Westminster (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90)

Yarmouth Illustrated, the Herring Fishery (engraving)
1044416 Yarmouth Illustrated, the Herring Fishery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yarmouth Illustrated, the Herring Fishery)

The British in Egypt (litho)
1042055 The British in Egypt (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British in Egypt)

The Contest for the "America"Cup, Sketches at the Races (litho)
1043234 The Contest for the " America" Cup, Sketches at the Races (litho) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon (litho)
1063808 The Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon)

The New Floating Marine Observatory, Granton Quarry, near Edinburgh (engraving)
1045670 The New Floating Marine Observatory, Granton Quarry, near Edinburgh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Floating Marine Observatory)

With the Nile Expedition, towing the First Gunboat through the Bab-el-Kebir (engraving)
1051346 With the Nile Expedition, towing the First Gunboat through the Bab-el-Kebir (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Nile Expedition)

The Opening of the Forth Bridge by HRH the Prince of Wales (engraving)
1047117 The Opening of the Forth Bridge by HRH the Prince of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gulliver towing a ship (chromolitho)
974433 Gulliver towing a ship (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulliver towing a ship. A scene from Gullivers Travels, by Jonathan Swift)

The British Fleet in the Mediterranean, HMS "Invincible"towing the Derelict Ship "Giorgio
1060191 The British Fleet in the Mediterranean, HMS " Invincible" towing the Derelict Ship " Giorgio Boscorich" into Palermo (engraving) by English School

The Collision in the Channel between the "Comtesse de Flandre"and the "Princess Henriette"
1055531 The Collision in the Channel between the " Comtesse de Flandre" and the " Princess Henriette" (engraving) by English School

Sketches from a Steam Launch at Henley Regatta (engraving)
1059779 Sketches from a Steam Launch at Henley Regatta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from a Steam Launch at Henley Regatta)

HMS "Devastation"towing HMS "Thetis"into Malta Harbour (engraving)
1059567 HMS " Devastation" towing HMS " Thetis" into Malta Harbour (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the Road to Klondyke (b / w photo)
1039638 On the Road to Klondyke (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Klondyke)

View of Oakage Hall, Colwich (oil on canvas)
CH34996 View of Oakage Hall, Colwich (oil on canvas) by Dall, Nicholas Thomas (fl.1748-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: County of Stafford; Staffordshire; England)

Cutting into Winter Island, October 1821, from Journal of a Second Voyage for
STC175885 Cutting into Winter Island, October 1821, from Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific performed in the Years 1821-22-23

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"Towing: A Testament to Strength and Resilience" Towing, a practice as old as time itself, has been an integral part of human history. From the iconic painting "The Fighting Temeraire" depicting a majestic ship being towed away by a steam-powered vessel in 1839, to the infamous Medusa Raft -1 that was left adrift at sea until rescued by another ship, it has proven its worth in dire situations. During World War II, the Short Sunderland flying boat showcased its towing capabilities when it successfully pulled damaged aircraft out of harm's way. Similarly, the Jackup oil drilling rig in the treacherous waters of the North Sea relied on towing vessels for stability and safety. In moments of peril, even unexpected heroes emerge. The heartwarming story of being saved by a female bather illustrates how human kindness can extend beyond land and into water rescue operations. The Douglas Dakota picking up a glider during Normandy's Second World War invasion exemplifies teamwork and resourcefulness. This act not only symbolized hope but also demonstrated how different vehicles could work together towards a common goal. During London's Blitz in World War II, auxiliary towing vehicles played an essential role in evacuating people from danger zones swiftly. These unsung heroes ensured that citizens found solace amidst chaos. From land to air travel advancements came hand-in-hand with towing innovations. The Humber Vintage Car proudly towed Humber-built Monoplane – marking Britain's first all-British aviation achievement – showcasing how diverse modes of transportation can come together harmoniously. As society progressed post-war era saw leisurely pursuits like caravanning gain popularity; captured perfectly by an unknown creator who immortalized a 1937 Hillman 14 effortlessly pulling along a caravan through picturesque landscapes. Even military forces recognized the importance equipment such as Bristol Beaufighter TT Mk. 10 RD758 stationed in Bahrain during World War II.