Climbing Collection (page 11)

Boy scouts climbing Le Pouce, Mauritius
Boy scouts climbing Le Pouce (The Thumb), the third highest mountain in Mauritius

Japanese scouts on an outdoor activity

Entertainment in Scouts Gang Show, Ghana, West Africa
An entertainment entitled The Crack Musician in a Scouts Gang Show, Ghana, West Africa. The Chief Musician, a very short man, climbs a ladder to adorn a newcomer with the mark of the Crack Musician

Three children on a high rock, Switzerland
Three children in traditional costume on a high rock, Switzerland. Date: early 20th century

Boy scouts practising firefighting, Egypt
Boy scouts practising their firefighting skills, Egypt

Jack & the Beanstalk. Jack climbing up the beanstalk. Date: circa 1918

Fire at 298 Old Brompton Road, London SW5, 25 February 1956. An escape ladder is extended to the second floor, mounted by Sub Officer Temple

Women of Montenegro at the Front, WW1
As Europe mobilises for war, Montenegrin wives play a part by climbing the mountains to provision the frontier forts and by assisting in the digging of earthworks. Date: 1914

Boys of the 10th Calgary Scout Troop, Canada, fixing up home-made nest boxes in a tree

Kingston scouts climbing slope, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, climbing a scree slope

Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1
Sculptured caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II shinning up a tree with a British bulldog at the base, English School

Scouts of the 2nd Calcutta Troop, India
Ballygunge Club Sports -- scouts of the 2nd Calcutta (Fort William) Troop, India, climbing a wall

Man climbing rigging of sailing ship
Man climbing the rigging of a sailing ship

Rene Fraser at Buntingford carrying a climbing ladder on her shoulder

Funicular railway, Vesuvius, Italy
Funicular railway climbing a slope of Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Long flight of steps, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

People climbing a pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked by G. H. Davis
How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked from below by anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1915

1937 Coronation - spectators climbing on Victoria memorial
In order to gain a better vantage point from which to see King George VI and Queen Elizabeth appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their Coronation on 12 May 1937

Ladder drill at LFB Southwark HQ. Date: early 20th century

Pencil sketches of children and dogs. Date: 1920s

Climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt
People climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Packers ascending summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, USA
Packers ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, USA, important during the Klondike Gold Rush. Date: 1890s

Viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Spectators clambering up a lamp post near Westminster Bridge in order to gain a better view of the passing procession following the wedding of Prince Albert

Nurses viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Nurses climbing up a tree in the Mall in a bid to have a view of the passing procession following the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York

London children on Armistice Day
Children climbing and sitting on captured guns in the Mall, London, on Armistice Day at the end of World War One. Date: 11th November 1918

Mountaineering in the Tyrol
A lady mountaineer, assisted by local guides, turns a corner while climbing in the Tyrol Date: September 1886

Two six-ton tanks climbing a hill, WW1
Two six-ton Renault tanks climbing a hill towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

German Uhlans climbing a hill on horseback, WW1
German Uhlans crossing a river and climbing a hill on horseback during the First World War. Date: 1914

The story of a cold chicken and a hot wasp. Cartoon strip from Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Italian soldiers climbing precipice, WW1
Italian soldiers transporting themselves and their artillery up a sheer mountain face by means of ropes during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Woman climbing steps in the country
A blurred shot of a woman climbing some steps in a country setting

Recruits training at Lambeth HQ. Date: 1930s

Firefighters climbing wheeled escape ladders
Firefighters demonstrating various lengths of wheeled escape ladders. Date: circa 1900

Snow Babies - Hold Tight by Dorothy Wheeler
Two sweet looking snow babies, who appaer once the flakes begin to fall at night, cling to each other on a flimsy branch against the light of a large, yellow moon. Date: c.1925

Baby Scouts -- parachuting with hats
Baby Scouts -- But girl scouts view the aeroplanes with dread; they much prefer to use their hats instead. Date: 1900

Climbing Mount Baker, Washington, U.S.A. Date: early 1930s

Charles De Nansouty
CHARLES MARIE ETIENNE CHAMPION DUBOIS de NANSOUTY French soldier and scientist, dressed for climbing in the Pyrenees. Date: 1815 - 1895

Climbing in New Zealand
Rock climbing in the New Zealand mountains. Date: early 1930s

Nursery Playground 1930S
Lots of children on a climbing frame in the playground of a London nursery. Date: early 1930s

Girl on Climbing Frame
This little girl has taken her hat off to demonstrate her climbing skills on an outdoor wooden climbing frame! Date: early 1930s

Sqn Ldr Bob Moore climbing into the cockpit of the proto?
Sqn Ldr Bob Moore climbing into the cockpit of the prototype Saab J29, 29001, for its first flight, 1 September 1948

Chinese men fooling about on a Paifang Gateway, China Date: circa 1920s

Arabian Street in Algiers, Algeria
Winding (and climbing, up some steps) Arabian Street in Algiers, Algeria, with a seemingly rather staged set of local types! Date: circa 1930s

One in a Million
This girl is One in a Million! Date: 1905

Lourdes, Frances - Funicular Railway - Viaduct du Pic du Jer Date: 1910s

Lourdes, Frances - Funicular Railway - Grand Jer Date: 1906

Kenyan boy scaling a tree trunk on the hunt for honey Date: 1930s

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