Dangerous Collection (#11)

Scorchers Progress - Trafalgar Square - Errant city cyclist
The Scorchers Progress III - " Twas in Trafalgar Square" - London - An errant city cyclist causing havoc with his fellow road-users

Crocodile at London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London. The zoo has the modern branding ZSL, the initials of the Zoological Society of London (established in 1826)

The Charm of a London Night Fog - amazing lighting effects as the beam of a street light diffuses through the shape of a roadside tree. Date: 1919

John Bull disagreeing with Joseph Chamberlains Policies
Mr Bull: " What have you gor there Joe?" Joe: " Protection." Mr Bull: " Put it away or you ll hurt yourself." John Bull alarmed by Joseph Chamberlains dangerous policy

Monsieur Turpin - French Gas warfare specialist - WWI
French Chemist Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927) in his Laboratory - French Gas warfare specialist - WWI. France broke the Hague Conventions in August 1914

Sudan - Africa - Shilluk Hippo Hunters at Hillet Abbas
Shilluk Hippo Hunters at Hillet Abbas, Al Wusta, Sudan, Africa. The Shilluk (who now prefer to be known as Chollo), are a major Nilotic ethnic group of Southern Sudan

The Undercut of a Californian redwood
The immense Undercut required in the felling of a Californian giant redwood tree Date: circa 1906

French sappers undermining a German trench - WWI Date: circa 1916

Injured footballer - Aston Villa
Cartoon postcard of an injured footballer entitled The Result of the Match by Martin Anderson ( Cynicus ) - this was template over-printed with the details of various teams, in this case

Targa Trackside Refreshments - Painting by Andrew McGeachy
Trackside Refreshments during the Targa Florio - an open road endurance race held in the mountains of Sicily near Palermo

Dermacentor andersoni, Rocky Mountain wood tick
This armoured tick species, the Rocky mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) is capable of causing paralysis

Snake and rodent by Albertus Seba
Tab 29 depicting a snake and a rodent from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba

Arsenic is a highly poisonous metallic element (As). This specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London

Asbestos
Geometric asbestos crystals. Asbestos is a dangerous, fibrous amphibole mineral

Raper drawing No. 19
Ice islands as seen on our passage round Cape Horn in 1788. By George Raper c. 1789

Naja haje haje, Egyptian cobra
An Egyptian cobra emerging from a ceramic urn and coiling into its characteristic aggressive hissing stance

Leopardus pardalis, ocelot
Felis pardalis (Linnaeus), Ocelot or Leopard-Cat (Male). Plate 86 from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Vol. 2, 1846, by John James Audubon (1785-1851) and John Bachman (1790-1874)

Odontoceti (suborder), toothed whale
Sailors throwing barrels from a ship to conciliate two whales. Page 217 from Curious Creatures in Zoology (1890) by John Ashton

Dendroaspis angusticeps, green mamba
Photograph of the skull of a green mamba, showing the snakes upper jaw fangs

View of old houses in the Dordogne, France
View of old houses built at the foot of a huge rockface in the Dordogne, south west France, with water in the foreground. Date: 1951

LCC-LFB - Safety in the home, fire prevention campaign
A photograph from the Brigades fire prevention campaign. The hazards of drying cloths and teatowels over a lit gas cooker are highlighted, showing how this could lead to fires

LCC-LFB Fire investigation, prevention after a fire
An electrical board was the primary cause of a fire in a branch of Barclays Bank in Gracechurch Street, City of London. Showing the affected electrical board

LCC-LFB Defective paraffin heater, fire investigation
A photograph taken for evidence of a paraffin heater which started a fire due to a defective ON/OFF control knob that could not be switched off

LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus entry control point
At larger fires more detailed entry control procedures were put in force to control the entry, and more importantly, the exit of firefighters in breathing apparatus

Garnerin descending in his parachute, Paris
Garnerin descending in his parachute, with his discarded balloon on the left. Claimed to be the first to descend from a balloon by means of a parachute

Garnerin descending in his parachute, with his discarded balloon on the left. Claimed to be the first human being to descend from a balloon by means of a parachute (animals had previously been used)

Safe in dangerous waters. Illustration shows a real American girl sailing a small boat around rocks that look like crowns of royalty in the Sea of Matrimony where boats labeled American Fortunes have

A dangerous bubble. Illustration shows a man labeled Trust Promoter blowing a bubble labeled Inflated Values using Trust Water and a pipe labeled Stock Exchange. Date 1902 October 22

Fight cancer - delay is dangerous Consult your doctor or health bureau. Poster promoting better health care through early treatment of cancer, showing a hand holding a sword

Taking the back track: a dangerous neighborhood. Date c1866

John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped onl

Indian Snake Catcher exhibits snakes before Europeans
A Saumpareeah or Snake Catcher exhibiting snakes before Europeans. (Plate 11 of 20) Date: 1813

Saving a baby from flooded building, South Wales
A baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911

Titanic - Danger Field of the Atlantic with routes through i
A diagram or map showing the dangerous area of the Atlantic Ocean indicating steamer routes that cut through fog and ice. It was here that the Titanic hit an iceberg on 15 April 1912

Arab men with crocodiles, Cairo, Egypt. Date: early 20th century

German mine landed on Dutch coast, 1939
A huge German mine pictured on the beach along the Dutch coast where numerous mines drifted during the first few weeks of World War II

Silhouette, The Fat is in the Fire
The Fat is in the Fire -- silhouette of a conflagration

R. & O. Steamer shooting the rapids - Montreal
Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company Steamboat shooting the Lachine Rapids on the St Lawrence River, Montreal, Canada. Date: 1905

The Song of the Siren
Two beautiful sirens sing their entrancing songs from their seats on some perilous rocks - their magic and beauty luring sailors to a terrible end... Date: 1932

Stock Exchange Notes (2 / 4) - Bull Market
Stock Exchange Notes - Unexpected Bull movements created great excitement! 1903

Blind motor car driver, 1904
Despite the fact Mr Sharp of Watford is totally blind, he has obtained a licence to drive a motor car. To warn other motorists, his bowler hat is inscribed with the words, Blind. Thats alright then

Winter Ramblers
Ramblers trudging through the winter snow and mist in the Troutbeck Valley, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Trick Riders of the 16th and 5th British Lancers. Two riders dressed as a criminal and a policeman act out a chase and in so doing leap over a row of orientals holding parasols

Lion in a cage at Circus Altenburg. Landskrona Sweden 1955. Date: 1955

View of the Devils Bridge near Aberystwyth, Wales
View of the Devils Bridge (Pontarfynach), spanning the Mynach river, a popular tourist attraction in the village of Ceredigion, near Aberystwyth, Wales

Pecos River Bridge, Texas, United States
A steam train crossing the Pecos River Bridge, Texas, United States of America. Built in 1891 for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 87 working days by the Phoenix Bridge Company of pennsylvania

Southern Africa - Gold Prospecting
Working underground in a South African goldmine - using a machine drill Date: 1907

Kingsleys Staircase
A most unusual wooden staircase in the rectory where CHARLES KINGSLEY was rector. The stairs lead to attic rooms. A rope hangs from a rope to act as a safety hold. Date: 1819 - 1875

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