Danger Collection (page 13)

Granpop rides the Cresta by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration featuring Granpop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood hurtling down a piste head-first on a toboggan, much to the bemusement of a small monkey and bear. Date: 1935

A Ghostly Corner by Mallet
A driver careers around a tricky corner on a snowy road and tells his fellow passengers, Time out Council did something about that dashed corner - its always been a bit tricky

German poster giving air raid instructions, WW1
A German poster giving air raid instructions, warning of danger from enemy aircraft, and telling vehicles not to stop in this location. Date: 1914-1918

Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s

The Ice Maiden, a story by Hans Christian Andersen. 20th century

Poster, The Castle of Cleanliness in the Land of Good Health, defended by the soap and water brigade. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

German wartime poster, how to deal with a fire bomb -- tackle it with water or sand. 1940s

Jack Binns, wireless-telegraph operator
Jack Binns, the wireless-telegraph operator on the RMS Republic that sank after colliding with the SS Florida on 23rd January 1909, near Nantucket, Massachusetts

Time Speed Happily - Cars Speeding legally
Time Speed Happily - A New Years card for 1908. Cars Speeding legally by, whilst a policeman (as Old Father Time, perched on a winter world complete ith beard and scythe)

C. Q. D. signals that meant safety on the Republic
C.Q.D. signals that meant safety to two thousand souls: the means by which the sinking liner Republic sent three hundred miles for immediate help

Danger
Inscription reads: Danger circa 1930s

Wartime poster warning against careless talk. A man wishes an RAF pilot " Good luck tomorrow", he is overheard, and there are unfortunate repercussions. Careless Talk Costs Lives. 1940s

A Motor Tour of Lakeland If you desire to go the pace, try motoring through this lovely place !! circa 1920s

Girl & Bathroom Cabinet
A little girl in a matching t- shirt and shorts with cats on them, ventures into the dangerous world of the bathroom cabinet... Date: 1960s

Giraffes Scent Danger

STUNT CARS
Danger men on wheels. Thrills and spills from the Destruction Squad, thats what the crowd, even when its raining, love to see! Date: 1960s

Couple on a Boat
A young couple who have caught a fish appear to be in danger of capsizing as the man attempts to get back on board following some diving! 1960s

Acrobats Falls / Lion Cage
Two acrobats fall into the lions cage, Paris. The lions are scared which makes them attack the uninvited visitors, although their tamer tries to keep them under control. Date: 1907

Micro-Men Invasion 1946
Invasion of the Micro-Men (Richard Shaver) Date: 1946

Mythical Irish Dogs
The daughters of Conaran lure the Fianna into an enchanted cave, but their dogs refuse to enter & snarl at the caves mouth, sensing their masters danger

British Troops Advance
British troops, wary of German snipers, move cautiously behind a ruined wall in St. Mauvieu, France. Date: 6 June 1944

Dangerous fashions in the street
The dangers of impractical fashions in the street. The reintroduction of the trained skirt, even for walking dresses, proves inconvenient and possibly fatal! Date: 1871

Cat and three kittens with a birdcage
A cat and three kittens manage to push a birdcage, complete with bird, onto the floor

Hansel and Gretel enter the wood

Mevagissey coastguard
The uniformed coastguard at Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, sits in his office and takes a phone call, perhaps an emergency call

Moving slate waste, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A workman moving slate waste at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Training a police dog
A Police Dog and handler at Twickenham Rugby Stadium. The dog is being trained to sniff out suspicious packages that could have been planted under the seats in the South Stand (now re-developed)

Artists impression of a colliery explosion
An artists impression of a colliery explosion caused by firedamp, used in lectures on mining, taken from the Illustrated London News

Collapsed roof, Llanerch Colliery, South Wales
View of a collapsed roof at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. Some of the thick wooden props have broken

Evidence of side movement, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
Evidence of side movement, with a broken prop on the left, in a coal seam at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

African elephants rampaging
African elephants stampeding; people running for their lives

Trackside Railway Warning Sign
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway - Trespassers will be Prosecuted by order - Railway trackside warning sign

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

Restoring belfry / W H Robinson
Restoring the belfry of a village church shattered during the second world war. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Correspondence Course / W H Robinson
Learning to drive by Correspondence Course. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Lieutenant Rex Warneford - WWI Ace Hero
On 7 June 1915 at Ghent, Belgium, Reginald ( Rex ) Alexander John Warneford, VC (1891- 1915), a Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) officer, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L

Accustoming learners to pedestrians / W H Robinson
Accustoming Learners To The Erratic movements of Pedestrians. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary

Cossack riding a horse, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
A Cossack in traditional costume riding a horse with athletic skill during a show, Khortytsaya Island, Zaporozhye, Ukraine

Warneford attacks Zeppelin at Ghent
On 7 June 1915 at Ghent, Belgium, Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC (1891- 1915), a Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) officer, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L

Adventures of Rene Cutforth
The Adventures of Rene Cutforth. Artwork for Lilliput magazine by Raymond Sheppard

Searchlights over St Pauls Cathedral
Searchlights pick out the menacing shape of a German Zeppelin flying a bombing raid over the capital during World War One

Warning notice at Keswick Station
Metal notice at Keswick Station in the Lake District, UK, warning people not to trespass on the railway line belonging to the Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway Company

Eberts Heavy Task by Heine
Friedrich Ebert (1871 - 1925) rows through a stormy sea to the saftey of a distant island:a metaphor for the difficult task Ebert faced as the first president of the newly formed Weimar Republic in

Car turning a hairpin bend
A motorist negotiates a tight hairpin corner on a rather vertiginous looking road

Scooter girl
A policeman shouts out an anxious warning to a little girl who is merrily riding her scooter on the road forcing a chauffeur driven car to slow down

Booby Trap
A British soldier sets off a booby trap on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in 1917

Dicing with death
A group out motoring encounter a broken bridge but the daring driver puts his foot on the accelerator and the car jumps the gap

Little Red Riding Hood meets Goldilocks
A composite illustration of two childrens stories, Little Red Riding Hood on the right (with the wolf lurking in the background), and Goldilocks and the Three Bears on the left

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