Dangerous Collection (page 14)

Jenny Lind / Bellini 1848
JENNY LIND Soprano singer, seen here in the role of Amina in Bellinis opera La Sonnambula

Per Olsson protects Lisa Erkersdotter from a wolf -- depiction of an old Swedish tale

Wolves in 16th century Scandinavia
Wolves and their ravages in 16th century Scandinavia

Lady nearly swept overboard in the Bristol Channel
Sailing in the Bristol Channel, a lady is nearly swept overboard but manages to cling to the boom of the yacht and is saved from a watery grave

Sport / Climbing / Peck
ANNIE PECK The American climber who attempted many dangerous ascents in the Andes

Dangerous Spark Gun
A Dangerous Spark - a man gets a shock when his gunpowder ignites unexpectedly

Skating Switchback 1909
Daring roller skaters risking life and limb to have a go on the " Skating Switchback", part of the Empress Skating Rink at Earls Court, London. Up to 4200 could skate on this rink

Gas Powered Sew Machine
This sewing machine is powered by a gas engine, which draws its gas from a wall socket : probably noisy and smelly, and certainly dangerous - but better than treadling !

Directing Artillery
A French Farman F-40 comes under German fire as it directs artillery fire over Avocourt on the Western Front; this is a valuable but dangerous duty

Indian Leopard Hunt
Five Indian nobles find a leopard hunt gets more dangerous when one of their number is knocked down by one of the cats

Make-Up / Hypo Needle 1886
A maid uses a hypodermic needle to put colour in her mistresss cheeks

Canadian Rapids C1860
A paddle steamer negotiates the La Chine Rapids of the St Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada

PRITCHARDs MAGIC BOX
Young William Pritchard and his invention, the Magic Box, which is capable of detecting dangerous gases and thus saving 300 lives a year down Great Britains mines

Pin-Up in Red Satin
Dangerous looking blonde bombshell wearing a red satin wrap-over evening gown with lethally split skirt, leans back provocatively as she shows fishnet stockinged legs

Lion in Passenger Seat
A lion-tamer takes one of his menage for a car-ride to show it the sights of Dusseldorf, but the police are not amused and fine him for endangering the populace

Broadcasting House Japes
A young man defies gravity by perching on a pole on the roof of the new BBC Broadcasting House building!

Oiling a Crane Pulley
Two construction workers risking life and limb to oil the pulleys on top of a huge crane

Softer Landings
Landing the aircraft is the most dangerous part of a flight, but steps can be taken to make it safer

Arabella Seymour
Lady ARABELLA SEYMOUR (nee Stuart) - wife of sir William Seymour : related to royalty, thought to be dangerous so imprisoned in the Tower. with her autograph

Monk with St. Bernard s
A monk and with one of the famous St. Bernard dogs which have saved many lives from peril and whose winter work in the Swiss Alps is both hard and dangerous

Oiling Bridge Pulleys
This brave workman risks his life to oil one of the pulleys used to construct the new Lambeth Bridge, designed by George Humphreys, opened by George V in 1932

St Bernard Prior & Dogs
The Prior of the St Bernard monastery with two Saint- Bernard pups who will be trained as rescue dogs on this dangerous Alpine pass

Intoxicated Bees
Beware of bees when they are intoxicated - they become dangerous !

Guardian Angel
A Guardian Angel leads a small child along a dangerous mountain path with a broken fence

Sleepwalker on Roof
At Hettstadt, Germany, Joseph Furst, a member of the municipal band, marches playing his horn on dangerous rooftops, without coming to any harm

Whaling / South Seas 1847
Whaling in the South Seas

Seven Dials / Slums / 1855
Wild Court, in the Seven Dials district of London, notorious as one of the most dangerous slums in London

Wolves attacking reindeer herds in Norway
In Norway, the intense cold drives wolves to attack reindeer herds

Wolves attacking elks in Scandinavia
Wolves attacking a herd of Scandinavian elks

Russian travellers defending themselves against wolves
Russian travellers in a troika defending themselves against a pack of wolves

Lion defends itself against human attackers
A lion defends itself against its human attackers

Jaw of a shark, showing its teeth
The jaw of a shark, showing its teeth

Futuristic central heating
A futuristic form of central heating, using radium -- perhaps not the healthiest of ideas, as it is radioactive?

Sleeping native attacked by Boa Constrictor
A sleeping native attacked by a Boa Constrictor

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