Fire Wood Collection

CURRIER & IVES: WINTER SCENE. The Snow Storm. Undated (c1860) lithograph by Currier & Ives

Lourdes Vision (Big)
The Virgin Mary appears to Bernadette Soubirous, but not to her two companions, as they are gathering firewood by the river at the grotto of Massabielle

Bernadette and Sheep
How myths arise : Bernadette is depicted with sheep, though she is actually gathering firewood : but the little shepherdess image is more picturesque

Yanomami indian women collecting wood, Brazil, South America

Chopping Firewood
A lady goes out into the snow with her axe to chop wood for the fire

Burnham Beeches, Bucks
A woodland area near Slough, Berkshire, famed for its magnificent beech and other trees : a countrywoman and her dog are collecting firewood

N D De Lourdes
NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES as seen by Bernadette Soubirous while she was gathing firewood

Wood pile in the Walser village of Grimentz, Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Asia

Legend of Donagh Adee
St Brandon grants Donagh Adee 2 wishes. Donagh Adee inadvertantly wishes that his firewood would carry him home & that all Ireland would be between him & his wife

Africa, Benin, Grand Popo. Salt Making in a little village by the mono river

Winter Scene (oil on canvas)
BOW111870 Winter Scene (oil on canvas) by Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis (1803-62); 71x55 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Simon Gillespie Studio, London; Dutch, out of copyright

The Four Seasons: Winter
XJL62394 The Four Seasons: Winter by Viladomat, Antonio (1678-1755); Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Winter Landscape with Peasants Chopping Wood
KSG38271 Winter Landscape with Peasants Chopping Wood by Grimmer or Grimer, Abel (1570-1619); Private Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Winter at Les Avants (engraving)
1626206 Winter at Les Avants (engraving) by Tidmarsh, Henry Edward (1855-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter at Les Avants. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 January 1889)

American Forest Scene - Maple Sugaring, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3470921 American Forest Scene - Maple Sugaring, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

American Forest Scene - Maple Sugaring, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Oregon Trail wagons camping for the night
Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wood sellers carry heavy loads of wood on their bicycles to sell in nearby urban centres where many people still cook on firewood or charcoal

JEWS IN FIERY FURNACE. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace at Babylon (Daniel 3: 20-26). Wood engraving, 19th century, after Gustave Dor

Old Woman carrying firewood - Northern India
Old Woman carrying firewood she has gathered on her back in a large bundle - Northern India Date: circa 1910s

PPRE2A-00107
Young Abe Lincoln cutting wood for his mother at their Indiana log cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Children gathering firewood by Ethel Parkinson
Little fuel gatherers. A quintet of children gathering firewood in a winter landscape

Man carrying firewood & coconuts through rice paddies, Bali, Indonesia Man carrying firewood & coconuts through rice paddies, Bali, Indonesia

Ghana, Upper Western Region, Nakori. Villagers carrying firewood in Northern Ghana

Ghana, Volta Region, Anyanui. Firewood is sold at the market at Anyanui by the Volta River

MAINE: EXAMINATION ROOM. The examining room of a doctors office in the Governor John Hubbard House in Hallowell, Maine, built c1830. Photograph, 1971

Text on the application of a new type of fire-wood, 1667, Michiel Comans (II), 1667

Firewood burning in barbecue grill

Drying firewood on moorland, Olna Firth, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, June

Firewood carrier (16th c. ). Engraving. FRANCE
Firewood carrier (16th c.). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Firewood, Vigo di Fassa, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige / South Tyrol, Italian Dolomites, Italy
Firewood, Vigo di Fassa, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol, Italian Dolomites, Italy, Europe

firewood vendor - Rangoon
Firewood vendor - Rangoon - wood vendor for kitchen cooking Date: 1951

firewood delivery - Rangoon
Firewood delivery - Rangoon - bullock cart and wood man Date: 1951

Church in Midyat, Mardin, Turkey

West Africa, Africa, Togo, Tamberma Region. Batammariba fetish objects against traditional Takienta mud dwelling

George Washington at the Continental Armys winter encampment at Morristown, New Jersey, 1777
MORRISTOWN: ENCAMPMENT. George Washington at the Continental Armys winter encampment at Morristown, New Jersey, 1777. Line engraving, 19th century

STAMP ACT: BONFIRE, 1765. Sons of Liberty make a bonfire out of fence rails and the coach of colonial governor Cadwallader Colden on the Bowling Green near Broadway, New York City

VOLGA STEAMBOAT. A steamboat on the Volga River. Wood engraving, American, late 19th century

RECONSTRUCTION, 1868. Colored people gathering firewood - A winter scene in Virginia. Wood engraving, 1868, from a contemporary American newspaper

Buryats - Siberia, Russia
A group of The Buryats (or Buriyads) - the largest indigenous group in Siberia, mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia

Servants in Love
An Edwardian Scullery Maid falls for the Hall Boy as he chops firewood. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)

Bernadette, 1st Vision
While gathering firewood by the river with two companions, Bernadette Soubirous has her first vision of the Virgin Mary in the grotto of Massabielle Date: 11 February 1858

Woman carrying firewood logs on head, Vattavada, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Woman unloading and stacking bundles of firewood logs, Vattavada, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Piles of unsustainably cut firewood in montane forest, Meilixueshan, Yunnan, China, may

Firewood stored in farm shed, England, june

Renewable energy
MODEL RELEASED. Renewable energy. Two wind turbines can be seen at upper centre. Wind power is a renewable and clean source of energy for electricity production

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"Embracing the Warmth: A Journey Through Firewood" As winter's icy grip tightens its hold, we find solace in the crackling flames that dance upon a bed of firewood. Like a scene from Currier & Ives' enchanting lithograph "The Snow Storm, " our imaginations transport us to a bygone era where cozy hearths provided refuge from the biting cold. In Lourdes, France, amidst the awe-inspiring vision witnessed by many, firewood symbolizes hope and faith. The image of Bernadette and her loyal sheep reminds us that even in the darkest times, warmth can be found through unwavering belief. Across continents in Brazil's Yanomami tribe, indigenous women gracefully gather wood with purposeful strides. Their resilience mirrors that of Burnham Beeches' ancient trees standing tall in Buckinghamshire. Both remind us of nature's bountiful offerings and our responsibility to protect it for generations to come. High up in Switzerland's Walser village of Grimentz, Valais, an orderly woodpile stands as a testament to human ingenuity against harsh alpine winters. It echoes Orkhon Valley's legend of Donagh Adee - a tale passed down through generations about bravery fueled by burning logs during treacherous snowstorms. Venturing further into Africa's vibrant landscapes brings us to Benin's Grand Popo village on Mono River. Here lies another form of sustenance - salt-making - where villagers rely on firewood for their livelihoods while embracing communal unity around flickering fires. From lithographs capturing serene winter scenes to oil paintings depicting frozen wonderlands, firewood serves as both muse and medium for artists seeking inspiration within its warm glow. N. D De Lourdes' masterpiece invites viewers into an ethereal world where every brushstroke captures the essence of this elemental force.