Climbing Collection (page 14)

British troops in training, WW1
British troops in training for combat during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Tank climbing a steep slope, Lincoln, WW1
A " Mother" tank climbing a steep slope at Burton Park, Lincoln, during the First World War. Date: January 1916

From Cinderella by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Shinto priest climbing Mount Fujiyama on pilgrimage. The summit of Mount Fuji is a pilgrimage site for the Shinto religion. Date: circa 1900

Bears - Zoo - Bern, Switzerland
Three bears climbing a tree in their enclosure at the zoo in Bern, Switzerland. The bear is the emblem of the city. circa 1908

Switzerland - Ascending a glacier
Switzerland - Fice climbers scale a glacier Date: circa 1910s

Sierra Leone - Picking Pine Kernels Date: circa 1905

Jungfrau Mountain Allegory
A stylised (and rather bizarre) view of the Jungfrau Mountain, depicted as... a Jungfrau! Date: 1908

Rock Climbing in Lakeland The Man above (pointing to the aeroplane): " Reckless Beggar! Thats what I call asking for it ". !! circa 1920s

Children / Playground 1957
Children on the climbing frame in the playground of Branfield Primary School, Suffolk. Date: July 1957

Austrian Alps Climb C20
A climber stands at the summit of the Glocknerspitze, in the Austrian Alps. Date: early 20th century

Derbyshire Climbing
Two climbers make their way up a steep rockface. Date: 1950s

Rapunzel / Climbing Hair
The witch climbing up Rapunzels hair

Boys riding on top of a car - Paris
A gang of young teenage boys riding on top of a car, while others use it as a source propulsion as they stand on their skateboards, holding onto the side of the vehicle - close to the Eiffel Tower

Air cadet climbing a fence
Cartoon of an RAF trainee air cadet during World War Two climbing over a fence

A wonderful view
Oh, Harold, how wonderful! And to think we forgot the glasses. " Well, my dear, can t we drink out of the bottles?" A mountaineering couple admire the view at the end of a long climb

Over the Top by Bernard Hugh
The demobilisation of the army at the end of World War I was a slow process as this picture, from January 1919 confirms. Some units remained to police the Rhineland region

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

End of shift, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
Scene at the end of a days shift at the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. Quarrymen climb a 360 foot wooden ladder out of the slate pit

Two toddlers playing with a step ladder on a gravelled area in front of a farm building

K2 Conquered
An Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the Himalayan summit of K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on July 31, 1954

Mexico - Ascending slopes of Popocatepetl Volcano
Amecameca, Southern Mexico - some hardy souls and their horses ascend the slopes of the Popocatepetl Volcano

Algiers, Algeria - Tombouctou Street
Children on the winding, climbing, Tombouctou Street, Algiers, Algeria

German beach holiday 1936
Climbing frames on the beach and a family on holiday in Warnemunde, Germany in 1936

A young boy at the seaside
A young boy climbing the wooden steps up from the beach to the seafront. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Tank F4 1917
Tank F4 climbing a slope at Wailly in France on the British front during World War I in October 1917

Native Dancers at Port Moresby - Papua New Guinea
Native Dancers dancing amongst the breadfruit at Port Moresby - Papua New Guinea

The ascention of an Ice Pillar, Switzerland
The ascention of an Ice Pillar (formed by the intersection of crevasses), Switzerland

Two children play on a fence - Devon
Two young children climb up, and lean over, a fence leading into a large field, Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1920s

Tatler Motor Show Number 1954
Front cover of The Tatler featuring an illustration of an intrepid driver wearing cap, goggles and scarf steering his vintage car to the summit of a very steep hill

A Leg-up, by Harold. C. Earnshaw
Father Christmas climbing into a chimney assisted by a young boy scout

Old French Windmill at St Briac, France
Old French wooden and stone Windmill (La Vieux Moulin) at St Briac, France

Climbing rose by Merlin Enabnit
Voluptuous pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) clad in a pink swimming costume and bathing cap climbing a ladder. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

German Allies at the top of the pole
A terrific fold-out card depicting the German allies as the dominant holders of a spot at the top of the European maypole as their enemies fail to cling on as they attempt an ascent

Brown Bears at London Zoo, 1873
Engraving showing the brown bears of the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo) climbing a stake in their pen to receive food on a stick, 1873

London Zoo, Whit Monday, 1866
Engraving showing the crowd of visitors at the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo) in Regents Park, 1866. On the right of the picture are the cages of the big carnivores (lions)

Wrecked Street in Anzio, Italy; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a wrecked street, just behind the waterfront of Anzio, with an Allied soldier climbing over the rubble, Italy, 1944

Penguins walking up Cape Adare, Antarctica, c. 1902
Illustration showing a large number of penguins climbing Cape Adare, as sketched by a member of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4

Alexander Citadel Attack
Alexander the Great attacks the citadel on the Indus

Young Children in a Tree
Two young children sit perched in a tree wearing loose tunics and beret-style hats. The leaves on the ground suggest this pictures was taken in the autumn

Crocuses growing in PRS Discoverys wardroom, 1902
Illustration showing the wardroom of the Polar Research Ship Discovery, Easter Sunday, 1902. Several of the ships officers can be seen climbing onto the dining table to look at their pots of crocuses

Climbing over a Wall
A man helps a woman up onto a wall

Rope Climbing - Olympic Games 1906
G. Aliprantes of Constantinople, the winner of the rope-climbing event at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The Games were staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of

Girls in Orchard 1895

Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza

SCRAMBLING
A hill-climbing speed test

Dauphine Alps Climb
A man prepares to jump a tricky crevasse on the Pilatte glacier, in the Dauphine Alps

Climbing Factory Chimney
These brave men are climbing a huge factory chimney, risking life and limb in the process

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