Survives Collection

Ruined Stalingrad
The ruins of the city, after its liberation. A sculpture of dancing children survives, though battered, like Stalingrad itself

Capt Webb / Niagara / Scrap
Captain Matthew WEBB survives Niagara Falls

Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine TA369 Red Gauntlet (msn 3798) at the 1959 Andover Steam Fair. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Albemarle and Sassacus
In the North Carolina sounds, Confederate ram Albemarle rules the waves : she survives ramming by the Sassacus but will be sunk by a torpedo attack later in the year

Mary Celeste / Fosdyk 1872
ABEL FOSDYKs STORY All the crew, except Fosdyk, are eaten by sharks : he survives on drifting wreckage of the fallen quarter-deck (almost certainly a hoax)

Brown bear standing on rocks eating salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) standing upright and balancing on the rocks with a freshly caught salmon in mouth at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park; Alaska, United States of America

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive WB9110 Perseverance II (msn 3483), built in 1913 with an 8 Nhp compound steam engine. Seen at an auction at Walford Cross near Taunton in 1959

Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine TA1849 Jellicoe (msn 3368), with Coeur De Lion 5nhp Engine, built 1913, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. With Aveling & Barford Steam Roller YA2197

Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine PW 6287 Firefly number 4032, with 7nhp single-cylinder Engine, built in 1925. Seen at York on 16 May 1971

HAUNTED TEMPLE
Jogen approaches the haunted temple in Inaba province, where no one can pass a night. He survives the night but is found paralysed, and dies of shock from seeing the ghosts Date: 1908

Morane-Saulnier MS. 317 F-BCNL (msn 6527/273) Date: circa 2000
Morane-Saulnier MS.317 F-BCNL (msn 6527/273) Date: circa 2000

Kevin Pietersan Survives Appeal From Ben Hilfenhaus England V Australia England V Australia Cardiff, Swalec Stadium, Sophia Gardens, Wales 08 July 2009 Date: 08 July 2009

Klusener Survives Run Out Australia V South Africa 17 June 1999 Date: 17 June 1999

The Adventures of Nicholas (engraving)
1038807 The Adventures of Nicholas (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Adventures of Nicholas)

FRANKENSTEIN / CHURCH 1990
FRANKENSTEIN the village church survives, but the castle is in ruins Date: first published 1818

Hippodrome, London - stage effects 1906
When THE EARTHQUAKE is staged at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, London, the stage is flooded and buildings collapse but the heroine survives... Date: 1906

Burrell Steam Tractor VLD346 Furious, (msn 3191), built in 1907, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Prince of Wales HR6658 (msn 3887), at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam Rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Burrell General purpose Tarction engine TA369 Red Gauntlet
Burrell General purpose Traction engine TA369 Red Gauntlet (msn 3998), at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Burrell Road Tractor CYB558 at Walford Cross, near Taunton, with the 1926 Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller - Toby. Works No. 95/4009 - Reg. No. YB 7976

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive HO5993 May Queen (msn 3447), built 1913, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines)

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive PB9624 King George VI (msn 3489), built 1913, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines)

The Torrent & the River
THE TORRENT AND THE RIVER A man survives the rushing and roaring of a torrent, but an apparently calm river he takes for granted, and he and his horse drown in the deep water

Brown bears with cubs (Ursus arctos horribilis) standing in the river on a rapid ledge at Brook Falls, catching salmon with their mouths on the salmon run in Bristol Bay; Katmai National Park

Frost covered American bison on geothermally heated ground in winter, YNP, Wyoming, USA
Frost covered herd of American bison (Bison bison) one lying down and others standing as still as possible in the background to conserve energy on the relatively warm

Bull elk enduing a long winter, feeding in thermal water on coarse reeds, YNP, Wyoming, USA
Close-up of bull elk (Cervus canadensis) in late February, thin and with antlers beat up and broken, enduring the long winter by finding food in the thermal heated water

American bison roaming the snowy hills looking for food, Hayden Valley, YNP, Wyoming, USA
American bison (Bison bison) roaming the snowy hills looking for food in the Hayden Valley; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America

American bison roaming the snowy hilltops, grazing on dried grass, YNP, Wyoming, USA
American bison (Bison bison) roaming the snowy hilltops grazing on dried grass sticking up out of the snow covered landscape with a grey cloudy sky

Black Spruce Tree (Picea mariana) seedling on tundra in autumn, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
Fall color, Black Spruce Tree (Picea mariana) seedling on the tundra in autumn; Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States of America

Snow covered bison standing in a snowy field next to sagebrush, Yellowstone National Park, USA
Snow covered Bison cow (Bison bison) standing in a snowy field next to frost covered sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on a sunny winter day; Yellowstone National Park, United States of America

American bison roaming the snowy hills, grazing on dried grass, YNP, Wyoming, USA
American bison (Bison bison) roaming the snowy hills grazing on dried grass sticking up out of the snow covered landscape with billowing clouds in a blue sky in Hayden Valley; Yellowstone National

Bison in field with Grand Geyser erupting steam in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
American Bison (Bison bison) lying on the warm ground next to Castle Geyser erupting with thermal steam into the air over the winter landscape in the Upper Geyser Basin at sunrise

American bison bull warming in sun exhaling breath in winter, Soda Butte Cone, YNP, Wyoming, USA
A bison bull (Bison bison) soaks up the winter sun standing near a travertine rock to block the wind, close to the sunny south side of the Soda Butte Cone in Lamar Valley; Yellowstone National Park

Pine tree on the high cliffs of the Whitney Portal and snowy Sierras, Lone Pine, California, USA
Silhouette of a single pine tree growing from a ledge high up the cliff faces that surround the Whitney Portal, gateway to Mount Whitney, with the snow covered mountainside of the Sierras; Lone Pine

Milky way over ancient bristlecone pines under the night sky, Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA
The Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) under the night sky; Bishop, Inyo county, California, United States of America

American bison roaming the snowy hill tops looking for food, Hayden Valley, YNP, Wyoming, USA
American bison (Bison bison) roaming the snowy hilltops against a clear blue sky looking for food in the Hayden Valley; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America

Lone coyote standing on a snowy landscape in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
A coyote (Canis latrans) walking on the ice of the Yellowstone River listening for prey under the snowbanks, near Alum Creek in Hayden Valley; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Glaucous-wing Gull over Humpback Whales bubble-net feeding, Chatham Strait, Alaska, USA
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) over bubble-net feeding Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae); Chatham Strait, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, United States of America

Black rhinoceros walking through the long grass in Etosha National Park, Oshikoto, Namibia
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) walking through the golden long grass near bushes on the savanna in Etosh National Park; Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia

Snowy Scots pine sapling at Mount Vapec, Kleine Fatra, Karpaten, Horna Poruba, Slovakia
Close-up of a snowy Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) sapling on the mountaintop at Mount Vapec in the Strazov Mountains; Little Fatra (Kleine Fatra), Western Carpathian Mountains, Horna Poruba, Slovakia

African bush elephants drinking at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia
Panorama of two African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking at waterhole at the Etosha National Park; Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia

Earl Spencers house
The magnificent home of George John (1758 - 1834), 2nd earl Spencer in St James, off Green Park, London, completed 1766 though altered at various times; it survives as offices

Hannah Powell-Cotton, Commandant of Kent / 178
A studio photograph of Hannah Powell-Cotton in her uniform as Commandant of the Birchington Voluntary Aid Detachment, without hat. This jacket survives at Quex Park today (2015)

C Ward. Quex Park Vad Hospital
C Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in the second gallery of the Powell-Cotton Museum. B Ward, in the first gallery, was through the archway on the left of the photograph

Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna
Engraving from a photograph of Empress Maria Feodorovna, later Dowager Tsaritsa, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), wife of Tsar Alexander III

Vendee : Heroic Woman
Renee Bordereau, aka l Aangevin, saw her father butchered and lost 40+ relatives fighting the Revolution : usually in male dress, she is captured and imprisoned but survives. Date: circa 1793

Lansdown Crescent, Bath, England, built by John Palmer, is one of the citys architectural gems. Much of the handsome Georgian ironwork survives. Date: 1950s

John Harper, Publisher
JOHN HARPER : Anerican publisher, in partnership with his brother James : the publishing empire they created still survives. His neckties, too, have been much admired. Date: 1797 - 1875

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"Survives: Tales of Resilience and Perseverance" In a world full of challenges, some things manage to survive against all odds. Just like the Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine TA369 Red Gauntlet, which stood tall amidst the ruins of Stalingrad, symbolizing strength in the face of destruction. Similarly, Capt Webb's Niagara may have been reduced to scrap metal, but its legacy lives on as a testament to human determination. The Albemarle and Sassacus ships weathered countless storms, just like the Mary Celeste did in 1872 when it sailed mysteriously abandoned. The Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine PW 6287 Firefly illuminates our path with its unwavering spirit. Even haunted temples hold secrets that withstand the test of time. The Morane-Saulnier MS. 317 F-BCNL (msn 6527/273) from circa 2000 reminds us that survival is not limited to objects alone; it extends to nature too. A brown bear standing on rocks while devouring salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park showcases resilience in the animal kingdom. And let's not forget about humans who conquer adversity – Kevin Pietersen surviving an appeal from Ben Hilfenhaus during a game demonstrates how perseverance can lead to victory. From machines and ships to temples and wildlife, these stories remind us that survival is more than just existing; it's about thriving against all odds.