Alive Collection (#7)

Nursery Tale - Four and Twenty Blackbirds - the birds burst out of the pie. Date: 1880

False Hellebore, Veratrum viride, next to a small stream in Devils Hopyard State Park in East Haddam, CT. Tributary of Eight Mile River

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Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Stingray at Stingray City dive site

Elisha Raises the Shunammites Son. circa 19th century

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Man setting humane trap Ԃelisle trapՠ- animals are caught alive, mostly fox but also Martens Date:

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Carnivorous Anemone - the fish is being eaten alive buy a large sand dwelling anemone. It seems the fish was dropped from a canoe along with several others as there were other small herrings lying

Flooding at Tynewydd Colliery, Rhondda Valley, Wales, 11 April 1877. Scene at the pit head as anxious relatives and colleagues wait for the cage containing trapped miners to reach the surface - dead

Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to execute criminals

Ann Ekende Vlasteran burned alive in 1571 for the heresy of Anabaptism. From Mirror Martyrs, 1660. Anabaptists rejected infant baptism and practiced Believers or Credobaptism

The Monkeys Paw (1902) macabre, Gothic, short story by William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943 ). The Monkeys Paw allows three wishes each to three people

Nicholas Ridley (c1500-1555) Bishop of London 1550. English Protestant reformer and martyr writing while in prison. Under Mary I he was found guilty of heresy

At the Pits Mouth: A coal miners wife waits anxiously to see if her husband who has been in an explosion in the pit is alive or dead. Illustration from Gleanings from Popular Authors (London, 1883)

The Curious Zebra Alive From America! Walk In Gem men And Ladies, Walk In, Cartoon Shows A Group Of Men, Including George Washington Who Is Standing To The Right Holding The Tail Of The Zebra

A Return From An Invasion, Or, Napoleon At A Nonplus, Engraving 1803, Napoleon I Coming Ashore At Calais, France, Defeated At Every Turn, Without Men And Ships, To Face The Ridicule Of Fisherwomen

The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Ezekiel by Gustave Dorafaa
The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Ezekiel by Gustave Dorafa

Three plants in terracotta pots in different states of health due to acid rain

Using kitchen scissors to cut across front of a live crab, removing eyes and mouth

Gutting a live soft-shell crab

Cleaning a live blue crab, pressing down on centre and leg section and pulling off top shell

Chiton shell

Barn owl chick stands over a dead and prostrate mouse

Karymsky volcano, Kamchatka C017 / 8297
Karymsky volcano. Aerial view of the peak of Karymsky volcano in Kamchartka, Russia. Karymsky is a stratovolcano that has been active frequently, averaging three eruptions per decade

Pidcocks Exhibition Alive, Exeter Change, Strand, London
Copper halfpenny token (28mm diameter) dated 1795 made by James. Advertising Pidcocks exhibition of living animals at the Exeter Change, Strand

Molay Burns 1314
Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master, is burnt alive at Paris on the orders of Philippe IV, bringing the once proud Order to an ignominious end Date: 1314

Longhorn cattle in Arizona

Africa, Swaziland
Mbabane, Swaziland. Wild animals in the Milwane Wildlife Sanctuary. On the hippo farm, you can often see the hippos cooling off in the water or relaxing in the sun, up close

Eiffel Tower, conceptual artwork

Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus). This crab is native to the Bering Sea and the northern Pacific Ocean. Like other decapods (crabs and lobsters)

Tentacles by Raymond Sheppard. An abstract fantasy painting featuring tentacle-like growths in a strange landscape, perhaps under the sea

Colonel Kents Horse, 1875
Engraving of a horse, Colonel Kents charger, which served in the Crimean War and was still alive 20 years later

Baby incubators at the Berlin Exhibition
Dr Lions baby incubators proved to be a great attraction at the Berlin Exhibition. Babies aged between five and eight months old were kept alive in warm temperatures and nourished with drops of milk

Skiathos Town by Night
Skiathos Town, Skiathos, Greece. Night falls and the bars and restaurants come alive

Mrs Taylors Barrel
On her 43rd birthday, Mrs Anne Edison Taylor, to pay off the mortgage on her farm, goes over the Falls in a barrel designed by herself : she emerges bruised but alive

Poe / The Premature Burial
THE PREMATURE BURIAL " Deep, deep, & for ever, into some ordinary & nameless GRAVE"

St Bartholomew Flayed
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE depicted in the course of being flayed alive on the orders of a barbarian king, though the legend may have no basis in fact

Costumes Catch Fire / 1392
Charles VI of France is nearly involved in a fatal accident when dancers costumes catch fire after a practical joke goes horribly wrong. All four die

A climber on Quinag Scotland UK
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Fakir Buried Alive 1928
54-year old German fakir To Kha, after studying in India, is buried for 120 hours at Stuttgart, monitored by doctors who testify to the genuineness of the feat

Joseph Reveals Identity
He reveals his identity to his brothers : frankly, they are astonished that he is alive, let alone an honoured state official

Sprats / Cries of London
Selling Sprats as big as herrings! in a market place, all alive-O presumably proving their freshness

Molay (Rogier, Coloured)
JACQUES DE MOLAY the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burnt alive for alleged crimes

Molay (Thevet)
JACQUES DE MOLAY the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burnt alive for alleged crimes

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"Alive: A Journey Through Time and Tales" Embark on a captivating journey through time, where life's essence thrives in various forms. From the mesmerizing strokes of Joseph Wright's "The Airpump, " depicting the breath of knowledge breathing life into scientific discovery, to the fearless climber conquering Sgurr Alasdair on the Cuillin Ridge in Isle of Skye, Scotland - every step resonates with vitality. Witness St Bartholomew Apostle's unwavering faith as he spreads hope amidst adversity, while William Heath Robinson's whimsical "The Autograph Album" reminds us that even in imagination lies a vibrant existence waiting to be explored. Odysseus' epic encounter with the Cyclops serves as a reminder that survival often demands cunning and resilience. Meanwhile, the Vestal Virgin Punished reveals how passion can ignite both life and its consequences. Intrigue takes hold as we dream of slumbering within Madame Tussauds' hallowed halls through an enchanting engraving titled "I Dreamt I Slept At Madame Tussauds. " Here, dreams intertwine with reality, blurring boundaries between what is alive and what is not. Marvel at nature's tenacity as an ancient bristlecone pine tree clings defiantly to life on a rocky slope of White Mountains. Its weathered branches tell tales older than civilization itself – reminding us that life endures against all odds. Etched onto canvas by skilled hands, "Et in arcadia ego" whispers secrets from another era - beckoning us to ponder our own mortality amidst idyllic landscapes. And let us not forget William I, The Conqueror immortalized upon Bayeux Tapestry 1067 during his fateful Battle of Hastings; his indomitable spirit echoes throughout history. Finally, witness miracles unfold within an incubator nursery where fragile lives are nurtured back to health. Here, the relentless pursuit of life's preservation shines brightly. "Alive.