Recovery Collection (#4)

Gemini 10 splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 10 splashdown, 1966. The Command Module of the Gemini 10 spacecraft splashes down into the sea after re-entry

Gemini 5 capsule hoisted onboard recovery ship, 1965. Creator: NASA
Gemini 5 capsule hoisted onboard recovery ship, 1965. The Gemini 5 spacecraft is brought aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Lake Champlain after a successful splashdown at the end of its mission

Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 12 descends for splashdown, 1966. As a helicopter hovers above, the Gemini 12 spacecraft with parachute open descends to the Atlantic with astronauts Jim Lovell

Gemini 9 crew waves to the Wasp, 1966. Creator: NASA
Gemini 9 crew waves to the Wasp, 1966. Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan sit with their Gemini spacecraft with hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship U.S.S. Wasp

Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. Creator: NASA
Shepard hoisted from Mercury capsule, 1961. A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight

Gemini VI recovery, Atlantic Ocean, December 16, 1965. Creator: NASA
Gemini VI recovery, Atlantic Ocean, December 16, 1965. A helicopter hovers over the Gemini VI spacecraft after it splashed down 12 miles from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp in the western Atlantic

Cooper and Conrad await recovery relicopter, 1965. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Conrad await recovery relicopter, 1965. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles " Pete" Conrad Jr. exit their spacecraft after splashdown of the Gemini 5 spacecraft

Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Faith 7 recovery, 1963. US Navy divers install a stabilizing flotation collar around Gordon Coopers Mercury space capsule nicknamed " Faith 7" shortly after splashdown

Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961 Creator: NASA
Failed attempt to recover Liberty Bell 7, Atlantic Ocean, 1961. After the hatch of the " Liberty Bell 7" opened prematurely, gallons of seawater entered the spacecraft

Apollo 13 Recovery Area, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Recovery Area, 1970. Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr. command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a Billy Pugh helicopter rescue net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr

Cooper and Conrad on deck, 1965. Creator: NASA
Cooper and Conrad on deck, 1965. American astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (right) and Charles Conrad Jr. on board recovery aircraft carrier U.S.S

Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA
Gordon Cooper and capsule on deck, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Recovery personnel bring the Mercury space capsule " Faith 7" onboard the recovery ship U.S.S

Gemini VIII splashdown, Armstrong and Scott with hatches open, March 16, 1966. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft while awaiting the arrival of the recovery

Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area, 1972. The Apollo 17 spacecraft, containing astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H

Apollo 8 Recovery, 1968. Creator: NASA
Apollo 8 Recovery, 1968. A team of U.S. Navy underwater demolition swimmers prepares the Apollo 8 command module for being hoisted aboard the carrier U.S.S

Apollo 17 splashdown, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 splashdown, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) " America", with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H

Navy diver leaps from helicopter, 1965. Creator: NASA
Navy diver leaps from helicopter, 1965. US Navy divers exit their helicopter to recover the Gemini 5 spacecraft and astronauts shortly after splashdown

Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. Creator: NASA
Navy frogmen swim to spacecraft to begin retrieval, Pacific Ocean, 1963. U.S. Navy frogman, deployed from the hovering helicopter, swims next to the spacecraft and makes contact with astronaut L

LDSD retrieval, June 28, 2014. Creator: NASA
LDSD retrieval, June 28, 2014. NASAs Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is lifted aboard the Kahana recovery vessel. The LDSD launch tested technologies for landing large payloads on Mars

Apollo 13 Splashdown, 1970. Creator: NASA
Apollo 13 Splashdown, 1970. A perilous space flight comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the south Pacific Ocean

Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery, 1969. Creator: NASA
Apollo 10 Helicopter Recovery, 1969. A Navy helicopter arrivies to recover the Apollo 10 astronauts, seen entering a life raft

Gemini 4 Recovery with Green Marker Dye, 1965. Creator: NASA
Gemini 4 Recovery with Green Marker Dye, 1965. Overhead view of the Gemini 4 spacecraft showing the yellow flotation collar used to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas

Apollo 16 Recovery, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 16 Recovery, 1972. The Apollo 16 command module, with astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II and Charles M. Duke Jr

State Health Resort "Usolye", 1924. Creator: Andreev
State Health Resort " Usolye", 1924. Private Collection

Plombieres-les-Bains, 1931. Creator: D Ylen, Jean (1886-1938)
Plombieres-les-Bains, 1931. Private Collection

Fox catching crabs on the beach of Norway 7, shepherd recovering a lost sheep from a mountain 8
6338028 Fox catching crabs on the beach of Norway 7, shepherd recovering a lost sheep from a mountain 8, and ship pulled into the maelstrom of Norway or Moskstraumen 9 by English School

Cover of "Le Grelot", number 1387, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4923987 Cover of " Le Grelot", number 1387, Satirique en Couleurs, 1897_11_7: Council of Ministers - Anticlericalism, President of the Republic - Eg with reactionaries, Dominatrix Eg

Eadweard Muybridge: Change of Gait (b / w photo)
6015739 Eadweard Muybridge: Change of Gait (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Change of Gait)

Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: Tower, from Terrace (b / w photo)
5989764 Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: Tower, from Terrace (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tower, from Terrace)

Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: A Gallery, Ladies Side (b / w photo)
5989759 Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: A Gallery, Ladies Side (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gallery, Ladies Side)

Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: Ladies Tennis Courts (b / w photo)
5989767 Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: Ladies Tennis Courts (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladies Tennis Courts)

Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: A Gallery, Ladies Side (b / w photo)
5989762 Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water: A Gallery, Ladies Side (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gallery, Ladies Side)

Torchlight Procession of Students at Berlin congratulating the Imperial Prince on his Recovery (engraving)
1052785 Torchlight Procession of Students at Berlin congratulating the Imperial Prince on his Recovery (engraving) by Bromley

The Zulu War, Sketches at Rorkes Drift (engraving)
1106598 The Zulu War, Sketches at Rorkes Drift (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War, Sketches at Rorkes Drift)

The Zulu War, Recovery of the Lost Colours of the 24th Regiment, a Scene in the Fort at Helpmakaar (engraving)
1106575 The Zulu War, Recovery of the Lost Colours of the 24th Regiment, a Scene in the Fort at Helpmakaar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War)

The watchful work of our Navy in the Adriatic (colour litho)
2808608 The watchful work of our Navy in the Adriatic (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The watchful work of our Navy in the Adriatic)

Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037
(ex United States Air Force) - Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037 (msn 10915, 51-8037), at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, for display at the Air Force Museum, with Boeing KB-50J 49-0389

Return of European captives after the storming of Magdala, Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). Date: 1868

Postcard design artwork - We wish you a quick recovery. Three schoolgirls, in matching outfits and wide-brimmed hats, carrying bunches of flowers to wish somebody well. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937

The new searches for the Claw in the waters of Brest to recover the treasure of Egypt (colour litho)
2783604 The new searches for the Claw in the waters of Brest to recover the treasure of Egypt (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The raising of Jairuss daughter, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures
3039796 The raising of Jairuss daughter, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s (colour litho) by Copping

Wreck of the War-Steamer "Medusa, "in the Irrawaddy River, Recovery of the Guns (engraving)
1618841 Wreck of the War-Steamer " Medusa, " in the Irrawaddy River, Recovery of the Guns (engraving) by English School

The Kings Thanksgiving at St Pauls for his Recovery, 26 October (litho)
1601189 The Kings Thanksgiving at St Pauls for his Recovery, 26 October (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poorly Madi warrior fed Liebig Extract - Stanley
Illustration of a passage from Henry Morton Stanleys In Darkest Africa - the effect of the Liebig Companys Meat Extract on a poorly Madi Carrier. 1891

Thanksgiving for the Recovery of the Prince of Wales, the Procession on Ludgate-Hill, 27 February 1872 (engraving)
1595398 Thanksgiving for the Recovery of the Prince of Wales, the Procession on Ludgate-Hill, 27 February 1872 (engraving) by English School

Historical views of England. View of Lands End, Cornwall 82, coach approaching London with St. Pauls cathedral 83, and sailor returning to his family home 84

Swimming in the Serpentine (engraving)
1589213 Swimming in the Serpentine (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming in the Serpentine)

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"Recovery: A Journey of Resilience and Strength" Under the Arch, a symbol of endurance and triumph, we find solace in the power of recovery. This vintage travel poster advertising winter sports in Arlberg, Austria circa 1910 reminds us that even amidst icy challenges, there is always hope for renewal. Just like the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft's early examples had a tendency to falter but were eventually perfected, our own recoveries may stumble at first but can ultimately lead to soaring achievements. The Citroen 2CV Recovery van teaches us that sometimes it takes a reliable vehicle to transport us towards healing. Just as this trusty van carries its load with care, we too must surround ourselves with support on our journey back to wholeness. A surfer at Morro Strand State Beach finds serenity amidst crashing waves and the majestic presence of Morro Rock. It serves as a reminder that nature has an incredible ability to heal both body and soul. Witnessing demolition squads working tirelessly after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on Liverpool and Merseyside shows us how communities come together during times of crisis. The strength found in unity allows for collective recovery from even the most devastating events. In the Zulu War, witnessing the recovery of the Colours of the 24th Regiment in Buffalo River showcases bravery against all odds. It reminds us that resilience can be found within ourselves when faced with adversity. Murau's picturesque scenery captured in c1908 transports us to a place where tranquility aids in rejuvenation. Sometimes finding solace in nature is essential for our personal recoveries. Lev Landau, Soviet physicist known for his groundbreaking work despite facing numerous setbacks throughout his career inspires perseverance through hardship. His story teaches us that true recovery often requires determination and unwavering dedication. Purple Foxglove mass population thriving within a forest clearing in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany symbolizes the beauty that can emerge from desolation.