Falling Collection (page 9)

Durham Gaol interior
Interior of prison block at Durham Gaol. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling. Date: Date unknown

Cat falling through glass window

The Kings lost crown

Jack and Jill went up the hill

Slippery pole sack fighting at a London Fire Brigade sports event

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drill
Jump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when

Horse rescued from basement by NFS breakdown lorry
A horse being led to safety after falling into a basement access area of a building in Spa Road, Bermondsey. An NFS London Region fire brigade breakdown lorry was used to lift it

Debris from Russian battleship falling to the bottom of the sea where it is being salvaged by fish wearing kimonos. Date 1904

Man holding umbrella and another man falling. Date c1890

Two mythological Buddhist or Hindu figures, one holding a captive and showing him an image in a magic mirror of a man falling off a boat during a fight. Date 1878?

Weather Reports - Glass Falling - Storms Expected! A careless waiter with poor tray technique allows a glass of liquor to fall down the front of a smart gentlemans waistcoat

Passers by tripping over a dog lead. The caption reads: " Sorry; My Fault!". Date: 1928- 1929

A Sly Dig by William Heath Robinson
Humorous illustration showing the unfortunate sequence of events due to the energetic trench digging by a little boy on a beach, or, as the captions reads

Fisherman landing a Trout fishing ina a river and falling in Date: 1879

River Humour - The Amateur Punter circa 1909

Indoor ski school at Piccadilly Circus
Miss Audrey Sale-Barker, the well-known aviatrix, at the opening of the new ski school at the Criterion building, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1931

Stock Exchange Notes (1 / 4) - Fall of Coal
An allegory on the The Fall of the Coal Price - Stock Exchange Notes: " Coal Fell Unexpectedly" !! 1903

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Gardener takes a fall
" The New Compensation Act" - " I ken see a life of ease for me!" - a Scottish Gardener is not unduly concerned at his tumble off a ladder and into the greenhouse

Maori Mother & Baby
How Maori mothers carry their babies - here with one arm clasped around the babys arm to prevent him falling. a young mother bends down to pick up a blanket. Date: circa 1940

Mountjoy Blount
MOUNTJOY, baron BLOUNT sometimes known as the earl of Newport : natural son of Charles Blount, earl of Devonshire, finely dressed with a falling ruff. Date: 1597 - 1666

High Force Waterfalls
The beauty of the falling waters of the River Tees, High Force, a 70 foot waterfall, the point at which the River divides Durham (right) from the North Riding of Yorkshire. Date: 1960s

Mine laying submarine, WW1
An illustration showing a mine-laying submarine during the First World War, and the different stages involved -- the mine leaving the submarine, the mine rising and reaching the surface

Removal man running after the horse and van
One of the removal men (the van driver) running after the horse and van, surprised that steady old Dobbin would run off like that. Date: 1937

Last flight of Captain Ball in his SE5 biplane, WW1
An artists impression of the last flight of the British flying ace Captain Albert Ball (1896-1917) in his SE5 biplane, brought down over France by a German Albatros plane during the First World War

Scene during the Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing a German salvo falling near a British cruiser. Date: 31 May - 1 June 1916

Dunderpate falling off the fence in surprise at Susans proposal of marriage, and at the thought of working for his living. Date: 1938

Young lady in dress by Paul Poiret
Young lady in a two-tone green dress by Paul Poiret, with autumn leaves falling from a tree. 1924

Salvo falling, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The first enemy salvo falling in the wake of HMS Invincible at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

Ruined windmill - Madingley, Cambridge
Lovely photograph of a ruined windmill at Madingley, Cambridge Date: circa 1910s

Culmination of fight
An altercation between two men on a cliff top ends with the loser falling over the cliff edge to his death. Date: 19th Century

J Hassall. Jack & Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water... 20th century

Princely Costume C17Th
German Princely costumes: Armour worn with a lace edge sash, falling collar & reverse cuffs; breeches & doublet trimmed with lace - even the shoe roses are made of lace. Date: 1625 - 1640

Young mother and her child
A young mother holds her energetic toddler by the hands to prevent her from falling. first published 1881

Commerce / Shares
A stockbrokers office during the Railway Mania when people were falling over themselves to buy shares in the new railways in Britain Date: circa 1850

Womens Costume Mid C17
Mourning Dress with a pointed bodice & a cloak-like garment with hood; a bodice with tabs, large slashed sleeves, lace falling collar, hitched up over-skirt & floral petticoat Date: mid 17th century

Forty Warm Winks
Bonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off

Double page spread in a diary for 10-15 December
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 10-15 December. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 June
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 June. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Squirrel reading a tabloid newspaper
A grey squirrel appears to be reading a tabloid newspaper, bearing the headline Give Back Your Love

Cliff erosion, Black Rock, Brighton, Sussex
The recent landslip at Black Rock, Brighton, Sussex

A Happy Christmas by Ethel Parkinson
A Happy Christmas -- a little Dutch girl and boy shelter from the falling snow under a large umbrella

Dutch girl and boy in the snow
A little Dutch girl and boy stand chatting in a snowy landscape. The girl is holding a basket over her arm, and shelters from the falling snow under a large umbrella

Russia - Trans Siberian Railway
A protection of the line from falling rocks (the Eastern Portal) on the Trans Siberian Railway. The description translates as To The Pacific Ocean

Humourous photographer card
A very silly postcard depicting a photographers subject suffering a rather revealing fate, falling backward over some sticks

A boy falling from a ships mast
A boy who had been observing from the topmast of a ship, looses his balance and is on the verge of falling off when a friend reaches out to pull him back on

Should Autumn Come Before Fair Summers Call
A dancer in a fantastic costume suggestive of autumn and falling leaves

A Sovereign Remedy
John Bull holds the hand of a rather unhealthy looking pound note in a satirical illustration which alludes to the falling value of sterling against the dollar in 1920

Will it Come to This
A possible scenario due to the falling value of the pound against the dollar in 1920. A brashly dressed cigar-smoking American changes a dollar at a bank and when asked how he would like it, replies

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