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The value of life and charitable institutions : a discourse delivered before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at their semi-annual meeting, June 11th, 1805. ... / By Thomas Gray, minister of the Church of Christ on Jamaica Plain, Roxbury.
Gray, Thomas, 1772-1847.Date: 1805
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Applications of anaesthesia in physiological research.
Date: [between 1950 and 1959]
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A discourse, before the Humane Society, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston, June 14, 1808 / By Thomas Danforth.
Danforth, Thomas, 1772-1817.Date: 1808
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Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.
R., T., active 1878.Date: 10 February 1883Reference: 17940i
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Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: April 1821Reference: 17924i
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Life-preserving manual, : comprising all the means most proper to be instantly adopted, ... with instructions and cautions calculated to prevent the occurrence of the most frequent and fatal accidents. / By S.G. Wilks, M.D.
Wilks, S. G.Date: 1820
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Life saving for teenagers / by C.W.T. Collier.
Collier, C. W. T. (Clive William Thomas)Date: 1970
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Handbook of artificial respiration.
Date: 1963
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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Reference: 17928i
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Lifesaving and water safety today, for students and instructors / by Charles E. Silvia.
Silvia, Charles E.Date: [1965]
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An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck / By Sir William Hillary.
Hillary, William, 1771-1847.Date: 1823
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[Card certifying proficiency in life saving and water safety (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1939 - used in 1942)].
Date: 1939
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Illustrated handbook : for the rescue, release from, and of resuscitation of the drowning, teaching swimming, &c [...] / The Royal Life Saving Society.
Royal Life Saving Society (Great Britain)Date: 1930
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An address to the British public : with suggestions for the recovering property from sunken vessels; also, for the means for rescuing the lives of sailors from stranded vessels; and for the prevention of shipwreck; likewise, on the extinction and prevention of destructive fires; and for rescuing persons from houses enveloped in flames: and for saving from drowning persons who break through the ice. With a description and representation of apparatus used for those purposes, and instructions for their application / By G.W. Manby.
Manby, George William, 1765-1854.Date: 1838
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A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Reference: 17930i
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Directions for an extension of the practice of recovering persons apparently dead : taken from the instructions at large / published by Alexander Johnson, M.D.
Johnson, Alexander, 1715 or 1716-1799.Date: [1785?]
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Traité de la construction théorique et pratique du scaphandre ou du bateau de l'homme ... approuvé par l'Academie Royale des Sciences / par M. de la Chapelle.
La Chapelle, M. de, approximately 1710-approximately 1792.Date: 1775
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Martha Gunn, a Brighton bather holding a small child that she has just saved from drowning. Coloured engraving by W. Nutter, 1797, after J. Russell.
Russell, John, 1745-1806.Date: 1 June 1797Reference: 20268i
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Royal Life Saving Society ... : certificate awarded to ... / Royal Life Saving Society ; [illustrated by S.T. Dadd].
Royal Life Saving Society (Great Britain)Date: [1930?]
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A discourse delivered before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at their semiannual meeting, June 12, 1804. ... / By John C. Howard.
Howard, John C. (John Clark), approximately 1772-1810.Date: 1804
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Important recommendations to rescuers / Royal Life Saving Society.
Royal Life Saving Society (Great Britain)Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]
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The fifty second annual report of the Royal Humane Society ... 1826.
Royal Humane Society (London, England)Date: 1826
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Specification of John Wilkinson : floating baths and cork jackets or floats.
Wilkinson, John.Date: 1856
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Applications of anaesthesia in physiological research.
Date: [between 1950 and 1959]
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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 6 March 1787Reference: 20314i

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The value of life and charitable institutions : a discourse delivered before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at their semi-annual meeting, June 11th, 1805. ... / By Thomas Gray, minister of the Church of Christ on Jamaica Plain, Roxbury.

Applications of anaesthesia in physiological research.

A discourse, before the Humane Society, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston, June 14, 1808 / By Thomas Danforth.

Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.

Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.

Life-preserving manual, : comprising all the means most proper to be instantly adopted, ... with instructions and cautions calculated to prevent the occurrence of the most frequent and fatal accidents. / By S.G. Wilks, M.D.

Life saving for teenagers / by C.W.T. Collier.

Handbook of artificial respiration.

A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Lifesaving and water safety today, for students and instructors / by Charles E. Silvia.

An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck / By Sir William Hillary.

[Card certifying proficiency in life saving and water safety (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1939 - used in 1942)].

Illustrated handbook : for the rescue, release from, and of resuscitation of the drowning, teaching swimming, &c [...] / The Royal Life Saving Society.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Directions for an extension of the practice of recovering persons apparently dead : taken from the instructions at large / published by Alexander Johnson, M.D.

Traité de la construction théorique et pratique du scaphandre ou du bateau de l'homme ... approuvé par l'Academie Royale des Sciences / par M. de la Chapelle.

Martha Gunn, a Brighton bather holding a small child that she has just saved from drowning. Coloured engraving by W. Nutter, 1797, after J. Russell.

Royal Life Saving Society ... : certificate awarded to ... / Royal Life Saving Society ; [illustrated by S.T. Dadd].

A discourse delivered before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at their semiannual meeting, June 12, 1804. ... / By John C. Howard.

Important recommendations to rescuers / Royal Life Saving Society.

The fifty second annual report of the Royal Humane Society ... 1826.

Specification of John Wilkinson : floating baths and cork jackets or floats.

Applications of anaesthesia in physiological research.

A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.