Salvage Collection

The Wreckage, 1898--1901 (oil on canvas)
1128203 The Wreckage, 1898-A-1901 (oil on canvas) by Hemy, Charles Napier (1841-1917); 153.5x247.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English

Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage and a crater in Petherton Road, North London, 2 July 1944. A salvage operation took place, pumping out flooded basements

Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909
Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Baltic Wharf, Millbank, Westminster, London, March 1909. Entrance to the yard, with wooden figures salvaged from ships decorating the sign

Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8
London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959

LFB and London Salvage Corps at a serious fire
With 25 pumps attending a serious fire at Eversholt House, 163 Eversholt Street, NW1, the London Salvage Corps bring in reinforcements to deal with the effects of firefighting operations

Turn out more Scrap Metal - Turn out More Tanks poster
World War II poster encouraging civilians on the home front to donate more scrap metal which can be turned into tanks to help the war effort

German Diver Goes Down
A German diver goes down to the wreck of an Allied vessel, hoping to salvage useful items and materials

Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8
London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959. Date: 1959

USS Maine, 1911. The USS Maine, a pre-dreadnought battleship, exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898, with the loss of 274 of her crew

Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8
London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959

The London Salvage Corps HQ, 40-42 Watling Street
Built in 1907 and located in the City of London, the headquarters station of the London Salvage Corps until it moved to its new premises in 1960

London Salvage Corps at work with salvage sheets
The London Salvage Corps were financed by the Insurance Companies and were not part of the London Fire Brigade. However they operated in concert with the Brigade

City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

The Wreckers
Artist: Morland, George - Title: The Wreckers - Date: c.1790 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 50.8 x 68.6

Salvage operation, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Salvage operation, pumping out flooded basements in Petherton Road, North London, on 2 July 1944, during the Second World War

GLC-LFB Warehouse fire, Herring Street, London
A serious warehouse fire in riverside wharfs and a turntable ladder at work in the distance. In the foreground salvage tenders from the London Salvage Corps are in attendance to mitigate damage

Poster: Salvage Saves Shipping. Encouraging people to recycle materials rather than throw them away, to help with the War Effort. circa 1940s

Army airship crash at Farnborough
An army airship, the Morning Star Lebaudy Dirigible, which crashed into Woodlands Cottage, the home of Captain and Lady Follett, at Farnborough, Hampshire, near the Farnborough to Farnham road

Tummel Bridge, Perthshire, between 1802 and 1803. Creator: JMW Turner
Tummel Bridge, Perthshire; Dummel Bridge; Dummel Bridge, Fifeshire, Painted in 1812; Highland Bridge, between 1802 and 1803

Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London
A little boy with a bicycle wheel on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, WW2
Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, following a flying bomb explosion, 19 June 1944. Date: 1944

Charity (chromolitho)
8635412 Charity (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charity, man and woman clinging to a rock in a storm)

The Snow Queen (chromolitho)
8664004 The Snow Queen (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Snow Queen. Illustration from Childhood's Golden Tales (Dean & Son, London)

The orangutan of Fitzgerald (colour litho)
8664107 The orangutan of Fitzgerald (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The orangutan of Fitzgerald)

Lifeboats adopted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (engraving)
8676579 Lifeboats adopted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Tiger-Cub (colour litho)
8673848 The Tiger-Cub (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tiger-Cub. Illustration for A.L.O.E.'s Picture Story Book (T Nelson)

The attempt to salvage the 'Great Britain' after she went aground in Dundrum Bay, 1850
3359196 The attempt to salvage the 'Great Britain' after she went aground in Dundrum Bay, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the attempt to salvage the 'Great Britain' after she)

Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel)
5860619 Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel) by Steenwijck, Hendrick van, the younger (c.1580-1649); 22.6--31.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Miracle of Virgin Mary at the Mont Saint Michel, 19th century (engraving)
8698410 Miracle of Virgin Mary at the Mont Saint Michel, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Religion. Piglrim saved from the water)

The White Swans (chromolitho)
8675762 The White Swans (chromolitho) by Havers, Alice (1850-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: The White Swans. Illustration from The White Swans and Other Tales by Hans Andersen)

A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo)
8676125 A first Japanese film seen in England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A first Japanese film seen in England)

Rescuing the drowning during the wreck of SS Utopia, Gibraltar (engraving)
8631451 Rescuing the drowning during the wreck of SS Utopia, Gibraltar (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving)
8672747 Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wood)

Alp Rescuing Uncle Peter (colour litho)
8629431 Alp Rescuing Uncle Peter (colour litho) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alp Rescuing Uncle Peter)

The salvaging of a sunken ship, 1850
3359180 The salvaging of a sunken ship, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the salvaging of a sunken ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician. Babbage's proposed design for a diving bell to be used by divers
531910 Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician. Babbage's proposed design for a diving bell to be used by divers placing charges to blow up wrecks

Dog saving Charley's Life (colour litho)
8629424 Dog saving Charley's Life (colour litho) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog saving Charley's Life)

Coastwise: To the Rescue (b/w photo)
8671416 Coastwise: To the Rescue (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Rescue)

Illustration for Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664574 Illustration for Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lizzie Hexam to the rescue)

Ratchet, Rattle, Raven, Razor, Reading, Reaper, Reaper, Redbreast, Reindeer, Reptiles, Rescue, Retort (engraving)
8651549 Ratchet, Rattle, Raven, Razor, Reading, Reaper, Reaper, Redbreast, Reindeer, Reptiles, Rescue, Retort (engraving) by German School

Rescue of the will (engraving)
8667394 Rescue of the will (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of the will)

Rescue of Nellie Wilson (engraving)
8667387 Rescue of Nellie Wilson (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of Nellie Wilson)

The salvaging of a sunken ship, 1850
3359485 The salvaging of a sunken ship, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the salvaging of a sunken ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Rescue of Hattie Newberry (engraving)
8667407 Rescue of Hattie Newberry (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescue of Hattie Newberry)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643388 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Ellam, William Henry (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Beaching the lifeboat (engraving)
8635209 Beaching the lifeboat (engraving) by Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaching the lifeboat)

Rescue of the Spanish brig Samaritano by the Ramsgate Lifeboat, 12 February 1860 (engraving)
8634846 Rescue of the Spanish brig Samaritano by the Ramsgate Lifeboat, 12 February 1860 (engraving) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The brave fireman (engraving)
8652558 The brave fireman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brave fireman. Illustration for Home Words (1884).); © Look and Learn.

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"Salvage: Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future" Ships figureheads over the gate at Castle's Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909: A testament to the artistry and history of maritime salvage. Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8: When disaster strikes, the London Salvage Corps is there to save lives and property. LFB and London Salvage Corps at a serious fire: The brave men who risk it all to salvage hope from the ashes. Ships in a Storm on a Rocky Coast, 1614-1618. Artist: Porcellis, Jan (1582 / 5-1632): Even amidst turbulent seas, salvagers navigate danger to recover what remains. Turn out more Scrap Metal - Turn out More Tanks poster: Mobilizing efforts for wartime salvage drives that unite communities towards victory. German Diver Goes Down: Exploring depths unknown for salvaging lost treasures or uncovering hidden secrets. Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London WW2: Amidst destruction during war times; resilience rises as salvagers rebuild shattered lives. USS Maine 1911: Remembering tragic events like this remind us of our duty to preserve history through salvage efforts. The London Salvage Corps HQ at 40-42 Watling Street : A hub of expertise where dedicated professionals strategize ways to protect our city from disasters big and small London Salvage Corps at work with salvage sheets : Wrapping up remnants of catastrophe with care.