Warnings Collection

Polar Bear Road Sign - Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Spitsbergen) LA003889
COS-3965 Polar Bear Road Sign Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Spitsbergen) - Norway Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Sign posts in Jerusalem, indicating Jaffa, Ramleh, Bethlehem, Hebron and speed limit warnings of 8 miles per hour in
DGC418697 Sign posts in Jerusalem, indicating Jaffa, Ramleh, Bethlehem, Hebron and speed limit warnings of 8 miles per hour in four languages (English, French, Arabic and Hebrew)

Keep Away From the Fellow Who Owns An Automobile, 1912 (print)
3672557 Keep Away From the Fellow Who Owns An Automobile, 1912 (print) by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

NSW RFS CONTROL CENTRE
The NSW RFS control centre is seen in operation as the state is declared state of emergency in NSW. Monday, November 11, 2019 Parts of NSW face catastrophic bushfire danger into Tuesday after a

The Largest Glacial Kettle at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, USA
The Largest Glacial Kettle (Pot Hole) at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Ocean Liners - four postcards
Ocean Liner: four postcards, including American Bankers Association, showing Titanic/Olympic posted Pennsylvania July 1912 advertising traveller's cheques

RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items
RMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz

Men painting warning signs for unexploded bombs, Sept 1939
ARP volunteers painting wooden boards with; " keep clear unexploded bomb" to be used as a warning to civilians when a bomb fails to explode. Date: 1939

Londoners travelling to work amid wartime delays 1939
Londoners photographed as they travel after experiencing delays due to air raid warnings. The Sphere describes " three hours suburban traffic" but reports that " by 9.30 and 10 a.am

America - The Cherokees Are Coming
A Rider Warns That The Cherokees Are Coming. Date: 1782

United States storm and weather signals (chromolitho)
1094506 United States storm and weather signals (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: United States storm and weather signals)

Browns Experiences of Sheep-Farming in the Highlands (engraving)
1038372 Browns Experiences of Sheep-Farming in the Highlands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Browns Experiences of Sheep-Farming in the Highlands)

Aches and Pains, Diagrams indicating the Parts of the Human Body where Natures Warnings are First Experiened
5998413 Aches and Pains, Diagrams indicating the Parts of the Human Body where Natures Warnings are First Experiened (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Three Warnings (engraving)
2792609 The Three Warnings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Three Warnings)

Weather and medicine signals for daily reference (chromolitho)
1094507 Weather and medicine signals for daily reference (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weather and medicine signals for daily reference)

UK, England, London, Embankment Underground Station, " Mind the Gap"

Imagination proverb Consider you begin Cartoon
Imagination of the proverb Consider before you begin Cartoon on the Arminians, 1618 Versint eer ghy beghint (title on object)

Fanad Head Lighthouse, Co Donegal, Ireland

Stop Sign; Ireland

Fanad Lighthouse, Fanad Head, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Moose warning sign, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Old Bill and Co. September 1940
" No, you were wrong, Bill! That wasn t another warnin you eard." Bruce Bairnsfathers cartoon makes light of the repeated air-raid warnings civilians were subjected to during the Battle of

Civil Defence Handbook, warnings
Civil Defence Handbook, what to do if it happens and warnings

Civil Defence Handbook, warnings continued

Cartoon, Blackout regulations, WW1
Cartoon, Blackout regulations -- Keep your curtains drawn to avoid air raid warnings! Showing a young girl drawing the curtains at night so that enemy aircraft do not see any light from her home

Air Raid Warning - Take Cover, WW1
Side view of a motor car driven by a special constable with a sign informing the public of the all clear following an air raid

Cartoon, Holidays as Usual, WW1
Cartoon, Holidays as Usual. Mr Jones goes bathing at a seaside resort in the early days of the First World War, not heeding the warnings about submarines being on the lookout for the enemy

Map Africa Good Hope
The Colony of Good Hope, with useful warnings about the sea cows (hippopotami) in the Orange River and the wildness of the Boshiesmans or Hottentots. Date: 1817

Man in purple coat caught up in storm holding on to his umbrella and hat

Clean it up!, penalty warning sign

Young couples having fun and ignore the warnings of a scholar, Jan Saenredam, 1596

A sign Vorsicht Rutschgefahr, German for caution, slip hazard at the Hamburg harbour, Germany, Europe

Railroad crossing

European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis) Cistudes warning sign beside road, Parc Naturel Regional de la Brenne, Indre, Berry, France, September

Forest fires kill warning sign on gate, Lake District N. P. Cumbria, England, February
Forest fires kill warning sign on gate, Lake District N.P. Cumbria, England, February

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) warning sign, Stop, Polar Bear Danger, Do not walk beyond this sign without a weapon, Ny-Alesund, Oscar II Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August

Kangaroo crossing road sign, Wilsons Promontory N. P. Victoria, Australia, November
Kangaroo crossing road sign, Wilsons Promontory N.P. Victoria, Australia, November

Kangaroo, wombat and koala crossing road sign, Victoria, Australia, November

Drive On Left sign on roadside verge, Australia, October

Danger, Beware of fast tides, hidden channels and quick sands warning sign beside road from coastal village, only community on U.K

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) crossing bilingual warning sign on roadside verge, Denbighshire, Wales, April

Wombat crossing road sign, Wilsons Promontory N. P. Victoria, Australia, November
Wombat crossing road sign, Wilsons Promontory N.P. Victoria, Australia, November

Common Milkweed Grasshopper (Phymateus morbillosus) adult, on quartz field in desert habitat, Little Karoo, South Africa, February

Kangaroo crossing road sign, Wombat State Forest, Trentham, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, February

Fire Danger Rating Today sign at high level, Victoria, Australia, February

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"Warnings: From Nature's Clues to Human Precautions" A polar bear road sign stands tall, a reminder of the dangers that lurk in Svalbard's icy wilderness. Vintage postcards depict majestic ocean liners, but beneath their grandeur lies stories of shipwrecks and cautionary tales. The RMS Lusitania propaganda medal and leaflet serve as chilling reminders of the devastating consequences of war at sea. Inside the NSW RFS Control Centre, dedicated firefighters tirelessly monitor warnings and coordinate efforts to protect lives and property. Gladys Berejiklian addresses the press from an RFS briefing, emphasizing the importance of heeding warnings during times of heightened fire danger. Witnessing Minnesota's largest glacial kettle reminds us how nature carves its own warnings into our landscapes over time. In 1939, brave men painted warning signs for unexploded bombs amidst uncertainty and fear during wartime London. Londoners navigate through wartime delays on their way to work, resiliently facing daily challenges while keeping an eye out for potential threats. "The Cherokees Are Coming" - a phrase etched in history as both a warning and a symbol of resilience for Native American tribes displaced by westward expansion in America. United States storm signals chromolitho serves as a vivid visual representation of weather warnings that have guided sailors throughout history. Brown's experiences sheep-farming engraving offers insights into the harsh realities faced by farmers in Scotland's Highlands – a testament to nature’s unpredictable challenges. Diagrams indicating body parts where natures' early warning signs are experienced remind us to listen closely when our bodies send distress signals. In this world filled with various types – from natural perils to historical events – we must remain vigilant and learn from these cautionary tales so that we can better protect ourselves and the world around us.