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Poster - Ministry of Health Evacuation SchemeMothers - let them go - give them a chance of greater safety and health. Public Information poster issued by the Ministry of Health Evacuation Scheme circa 1942
Kislovodsk - Russia - a humourous cardA humourous card depicting an unlucky airship passenger dangling rather precariously over the mountains near Kislovodsk, Russia, suspended only by his jacket and the strength of the anchor rope
Woman on a BeachA young woman walks home along a deserted beach at dusk. Date: 1940s
Three acrobats doing balancing act on a high wireThree acrobats doing a balancing act on a high wire in the open air
Dr Syntax in danger. Syntax is unwell and tended to by a doctor who asks him to put his tongue out; servants panic and one rushes in with a dish of boiling water accompanied by an excitable dog
Wolf attack in Camporeggiano, Umbria, ItalyPeasants of Camporeggiano in Umbria, Italy, are attacked by a huge wolf -- a mother snatches her child from its jaws !
Hungarian wolves attack a wedding partyA pack of hungry Hungarian wolves attack a wedding party at Hidos (Hidas, Hidasch)
The Danger TreeThe remains of the Danger Tree, pictured in 1927 with an explanitory sign, with a tin hat and the remains of a machine gun next to it
The Modern Boy front cover - the Khyber PassFront cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a photograph of roads around the Khyber Pass with a signpost pointing in one direction for cars and another for camels and horses
Guy Fawkes Night - lighting firework laden guysThe Boy Who Got There First. A young boy defies health and safety rules by lighting the first of three Guy Fawkes all stuffed full of various fireworks. Date: 1932
Dangerous aerial stunt by Dick GraceStunt men undertaking a double leap from aeroplanes for a movie stunt, the film in question being The Lost Squadron. One of the men featured is Dick Grace
Motorcycle racingThrill-fiends on wheels! An exciting motorcycle race in which one competitor skids and flies into the air. Date: 1933
Dirt track rider, 1930sA dirt track rider motorcycling at speed past a group of cheering boys. Date: 1932
Motorcycle stunt ridersStunt rides on a motorbike and sidecar perform one of their tricks, loosening and throwing away the sidecars wheel while continuing to ride at speed. Date: 1932
Racing car smashing its way to victoryRacing cars smashing around a course but carrying on regardless. Date: 1932
Victorian scrap - Red hot republicanVictorian scrap - Political Types - Red Hot Republican. late 19th century
Jack Cade attacking London by night. 1450
Shakespeare - King John - Arthur: O, save me, Hubert, save me! circa 1830
The Thunder Storm -- a woman and two children shelter under a tree. 19th century
Henry VI Part II - title page - Jack Cade, rebel leader. 1862
The Safety of Londons Underground and Tube RailwaysAutomatic devices for preventing accidents: the safety of Londons Underground and Tube Railways. How the element of danger from human error or illness is eliminated by mechanical means
Mdlle. Alix hooping the hoop at London HippodromeHooping the Hoop, the latest sensation at the London Hippodrome - Mademoiselle Alix in her motor car in which she hoops the hoop. A health and safety disaster waiting to happen in 1903. Date: 1903
Buying A House by H M Bateman is an illustration on the dangers of buying a house. The couple dance in the big rooms and run up and down the stairs and buy impulsively
Illustration, After the Avalanche. 18th century
Stunt woman rides over wooden plank with a woman underneath. Date: circa 1970s
Comic skating scene on a Christmas label -- May you surmount all dangers. Date: circa 1890s
Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Five Steps to tomorrowThe front cover of Startling Stories magazine. The lead story is entitled: " Five Steps to tomorrow" by Eando Binder
The Agamemnon in a stormIllustration showing the Agamemnon caught in a storm, in the first attempt to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company
Circus Acrobats - Edy Ruth and FrancyEdy Ruth and Francois (Francy) Edouard - Belgian aerial Circus Acrobats (Trapeze artists) - performing their sensational aerial act. Date: circa 1930s
At Close Quarters in the Bull Ring by Edmund BlampiedArtists impression of a tussle in the famous bull-ring at San Sebastian, where a bull has forced the matadors luckless steed up against the side of the arena
Motorbike speeding through flames. Date: 1976
Car crashing through front of truckCar crashing through the front of a truck. (2 of 3) Date: 1976
Motorbike crashing through glazed frameMotorbike crashing through a glazed frame held up by two women. Date: 1976
Blacksmith at work on a horseshoeBlacksmith working for the London horseguards, forging a new horseshoe. Date: circa 1960s
Scene at a stock car race, with cars, spectators, and a man with a Union Jack flag on his back. Date: 1965
Collapsed building in Eastbourne, SussexView from the side of a collapsed building in Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: circa 1965
Stuntman attempts to fly car over riverStuntman Bill Johnston of Destruction Squad was supposed to fly his car over a river in the English Midlands, but failed to achieve sufficient speed due to the wet ground
Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here with a suitcase, helping to carry the coffin into his hotel. Date: 1971
Destruction Squad, flying car in quarryDestruction Squad, flying car in a quarry. Joe Weston Webb fitted out an old Ford Popular with wings and a tail plane, then persuaded a stunt driver to shoot it over a water-filled quarry in the hope
Civil Defence Handbook, warningsCivil Defence Handbook, what to do if it happens and warnings
Civil Defence Handbook, basic facts continued & protectionCivil Defence Handbook with continued basic facts, and instructions for protection measures in the event of an attack
Civil Defence Handbook, warnings continued
Civil Defence Handbook, introduction and basic factsCivil Defence Handbook introduction and facts, pages 4 and 5. Highlights the events following on from a H-bomb explosion
Gibbs Happy Families - Master Sparks the Electricians son. 20th century
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806). Pass the first streaWilliam Clark (1770-1838). American military and explorer. Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806). Pass the first stream. Engraving by A. Sargent. The Illustrated Universe, 1881. Colored
Music cover, Whoa ! Back-Pedal ! - words by Worton David, music by Henry E Pether, sung by T E Dunville. Date: 1900
Snap Playing Card - Man skating, about to trip over another man who has fallen down. circa 1910s
Man on a donkey on a bridge on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
