Keeper Collection (page 7)

An Ostrich cart ride with children and keepers George Blore
1762487 An Ostrich cart ride with children and keepers George Blore and William Dexter at London Zoo, c.1913 (b/w photo) by Bond

A Gentoo Penguin dives after fish that the keeper has just thrown into its pool
1772325 A Gentoo Penguin dives after fish that the keeper has just thrown into its pool, London Zoo, June 1914 (b/w photo) by Bond

Birmingham Art Gallery and Museum (engraving)
1614372 Birmingham Art Gallery and Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birmingham Art Gallery and Museum)

Time Tries All! (engraving)
1616254 Time Tries All! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Time Tries All! Illustration for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 25 December 1880)

Elephant rides at London Zoo, July 1936 (b / w photo)
1762506 Elephant rides at London Zoo, July 1936 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: The four Mahouts are keepers J)

A female Indian Elephant Nellie, with keeper Waterson at London Zoo
1762501 A female Indian Elephant Nellie, with keeper Waterson at London Zoo, April 1914 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

A keepers wife bottle-feeds a newborn Polar Bear cub, London Zoo, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
1762495 A keepers wife bottle-feeds a newborn Polar Bear cub, London Zoo, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

An Ostrich cart ride with children and keepers George Blore
1762488 An Ostrich cart ride with children and keepers George Blore and William Dexter at London Zoo, c.1913 (b/w photo) by Bond

Keeper Harry Warwick bottle feeds a baby Warthog at London Zoo
1547250 Keeper Harry Warwick bottle feeds a baby Warthog at London Zoo, in August 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Lion and his keeper (engraving)
6002579 Lion and his keeper (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion and his keeper)

Keepers A. Church, Charles Eyles and H. Robertson trying to lead a baby Asian Elephant
2962618 Keepers A. Church, Charles Eyles and H. Robertson trying to lead a baby Asian Elephant on a rope, London Zoo, September 1919 (b/w photo) by Bond

Punch cartoon: Oxford undergraduates living beyond their means (engraving)
5237215 Punch cartoon: Oxford undergraduates living beyond their means (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford undergraduates living beyond their means)

"Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground"(engraving)
5202388 " Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Abel was a keeper of sheep)

Three Indian Elephants giving visitor rides at London Zoo, 1923 (b / w photo)
2662479 Three Indian Elephants giving visitor rides at London Zoo, 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Keeper Charlie Philips holding hands with a sitting Black Bear at London Zoo
2662467 Keeper Charlie Philips holding hands with a sitting Black Bear at London Zoo, pre 1930 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

A Giant Centipede is carefully held up by its keeper, London Zoo, 1923 (b / w photo)
2662464 A Giant Centipede is carefully held up by its keeper, London Zoo, 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Female Burmese Elephant Mo Gay Ko with trainer Law Wee Lee outside the Elephant
2639457 Female Burmese Elephant Mo Gay Ko with trainer Law Wee Lee outside the Elephant House with a keeper and another elephant in the background, London Zoo, 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond

Syed Ali, training Indiarani in front of the Elephant House, London Zoo
2639474 Syed Ali, training Indiarani in front of the Elephant House, London Zoo, August 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: Indiarani)

Adult female Indian Elephant, Assam Lukhi with keeper Charles Eyles
2639470 Adult female Indian Elephant, Assam Lukhi with keeper Charles Eyles, having her feet trimmed at London Zoo, September 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond

Keepers Jack Milbourne, H Robertson and Thomas train a young Asian Elephant, London Zoo
2634928 Keepers Jack Milbourne, H Robertson and Thomas train a young Asian Elephant, London Zoo, May 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond

Syed Ali training Indiarani, while other staff and keepers look on, London Zoo
2634922 Syed Ali training Indiarani, while other staff and keepers look on, London Zoo, June 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

A Dromedary or Arabian Camel with keeper W. Styles at London Zoo in 1923 (b / w photo)
2652636 A Dromedary or Arabian Camel with keeper W. Styles at London Zoo in 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Men transporting a young giraffe to London Zoo, offering a snack on arrival
2629014 Men transporting a young giraffe to London Zoo, offering a snack on arrival, May 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Burmese elephants with keeper, Jack Milbourne, Syed Ali (left) and San Dwe (centre)
2629011 Burmese elephants with keeper, Jack Milbourne, Syed Ali (left) and San Dwe (centre), London Zoo, May 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond

A Young Collared Tamandua hanging on to its keepers fingers with its prehensile tail
3073893 A Young Collared Tamandua hanging on to its keepers fingers with its prehensile tail as it reaches to hold on to the keepers arm, London Zoo, April 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond

Four Eland follow their keeper, at feeding time, in the paddock outside the Antelope
3066197 Four Eland follow their keeper, at feeding time, in the paddock outside the Antelope House, London Zoo, June 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond

Washing the Elephant (engraving)
3625203 Washing the Elephant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing the Elephant. Illustration for Chatterbox (1879)

Hippopotamus Bobbie with keeper Ernie Bowman, London Zoo, 1927 (b / w photo)
3587768 Hippopotamus Bobbie with keeper Ernie Bowman, London Zoo, 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Hippopotamuses Joan and Jimmy at London Zoo in 1927 (b / w photo)
3587756 Hippopotamuses Joan and Jimmy at London Zoo in 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: Their keeper, Ernie Bowman)

A Wapiti / Elk stag standing in his enclosure at London Zoo in September 1927 (b / w photo)
3587740 A Wapiti/Elk stag standing in his enclosure at London Zoo in September 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Un Tavernier au quatorzieme siecle (engraving)
3646108 Un Tavernier au quatorzieme siecle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Tavernier au quatorzieme siecle)

A painful episode of the Chicago Fire (engraving)
736205 A painful episode of the Chicago Fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Edward C Targett, job and post master and livery stable keeper, trade card (engraving)
731560 Edward C Targett, job and post master and livery stable keeper, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward C Targett)

A young American Alligator held by its keeper, London Zoo, 1924 (b / w photo)
2908822 A young American Alligator held by its keeper, London Zoo, 1924 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

A newborn Lion cub being bottle fed by its keeper, London Zoo, 1923 (b / w photo)
2908814 A newborn Lion cub being bottle fed by its keeper, London Zoo, 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Tragedy at the Zoological Garden (colour litho)
2778550 Tragedy at the Zoological Garden (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragedy at the Zoological Garden)

A Monkey War (Colour Litho)
2777763 A Monkey War (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A monkey war. At the Zoological Garden in London)

Dangerous cures, a rhinoceros operated by a cataract in the New York Zoo (colour litho)
2815120 Dangerous cures, a rhinoceros operated by a cataract in the New York Zoo (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dangerous cures)

A dramatic scene at the Zoological Garden in Rome (colour litho)
2809121 A dramatic scene at the Zoological Garden in Rome (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dramatic scene at the Zoological Garden in Rome)

A kinkajou suspended from a keepers finger by its prehensile tail, London Zoo
3116183 A kinkajou suspended from a keepers finger by its prehensile tail, London Zoo, September 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond

Keepers with young male African Elephant Kiberenge, London Zoo
2967817 Keepers with young male African Elephant Kiberenge, London Zoo, 1924 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

A young Black Howler Monkey sits on a mans arm with its prehensile tail wrapped
2644382 A young Black Howler Monkey sits on a mans arm with its prehensile tail wrapped around his wrist, London Zoo, 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond

A keeper with a Bactrian camel which is giving a young girl a ride on its neck
2634924 A keeper with a Bactrian camel which is giving a young girl a ride on its neck, London Zoo, September 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond

Camel and keeper, Safavid Period, 1556-57 (ink, opaque w / c & gold on paper)
2657710 Camel and keeper, Safavid Period, 1556-57 (ink, opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Shaykh Muhammad (d.1588); 10.9x13.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

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"Keepers of the Light: Grace Darling, the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter" In the treacherous waters off the coast of Northumberland in 1838, a remarkable young woman named Grace Darling emerged as a true keeper of hope. As her father rowed their small boat through raging waves, they braved the storm to rescue survivors from a shipwreck. Grace's courage and determination shone brightly that night, just like the lighthouse she called home. Speaking of keepers, let us not forget George Morris, whose skilled hands danced across eight bells in 1863. The celebrated bell ringer mesmerized audiences with his rhythmic symphony that echoed through time. Fast forward to the roaring twenties when ice hockey took center stage. With skates gliding effortlessly on frozen ponds and fierce battles for victory on icy battlegrounds, these players became keepers of tradition and camaraderie. But keeping watch over more than just lighthouses or sports arenas are those who tend to nature's delicate balance. The apiarist carefully tends to buzzing hives, ensuring harmony between humans and honeybees – true stewards of our environment. Even man's best friend can be a keeper too. A military police Airedale dog stationed at Aldershot stands tall as he guards his post with unwavering loyalty and dedication. Sports have always had their fair share of keepers - Denis Compton at Hastings showcased his cricketing prowess while an Indian Elephant captivated visitors at London Zoo in 1896 with its majestic presence. Dr Johannes Vogel is another type of keeper; an expert botanist preserving Earth's floral treasures for generations to come. His work ensures that we never lose sight of nature's beauty amidst concrete jungles. And what about those moments that bring joy? Comic postcards capturing flowers blooming in parks during the 20th century remind us all to cherish life's simple pleasures.