Dangerous Collection (page 6)

Misfitz - Hansel and Gretel - The Old Witch. early 20th century

Victorian Christmas Card snow scene - Skating on Thin Ice. 19th century

Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on trail
Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on a narrow Himalayan Mountain trail by means of suspending two poles on ropes and man-handling the animal across. Date: 1907

Italy warned by Menelik of dealing with the Ottoman Sultan
The Italians in Libya - Italo-Turkish War. Menelik I, the Emperor of Ethiopia (who had defeated Italy in 1889) warns Italy

Greek art. Tomb Siren. Greek Asia Minor. C. 550 B. C. Marble
Greek art. Tomb Siren. Greek Asia Minor. C. 550 B.C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Gyroscopic Wheel Unicycle of E J Christie
A New Terror of the Road - the quite remarkable invention of Professor E. J. Christie of marion Ohio - a huge Gyroscopic Wheel Unicycle

Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving
A row of Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving Date: circa 1830s

David Livingstone attacked by a lion in Africa
David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, attacked by a lion in the Mabotsa Valley, Africa. Date: 1843

Illustration, A Song of the English, Barren Landscape
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Dickie Chipperfield, lion tamer, with lioness
Dickie (Richard) Chipperfield of Chipperfields Circus, a 17-year-old lion tamer, with a lioness in a cage. Date: circa 1964

Woman with alligator, Chipperfields Circus
Woman with an alligator in a cage, a Chipperfields Circus act. Date: circa 1964

Rock climbing at Bosigran, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

ENDARA, Carlos Manuel (1827 - 1924). The Republic of Ecuador in 1860 foretold. 1900. Eloy Alfaro (with hat), future prime minister

Paris, France - Satirical comments on street dangers
Satirical comments by Robida on the dangers faced as a pedestrain on the streets of Paris, France. Date: 1903

WW1 cartoon on postcard - munition worker
Expecting a rise shortly. Humorous, First World War postcard depicting a female munition worker jauntily sitting on a barrel of dynamite with a cigarette. A health and safety nightmare. Date: c.1916

Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station in the City damaged by bombing, 16 April 1941. The words dangerous wall have been chalked up. Date: 1941

Road safety poster, A Long Way Off? Drivers travel much faster than we do! Showing two children trying to cross a busy road, with two scenarios

German land mines by G. H. Davis
German land mines: an important weapon used on a large scale by retreating German armies during the Second World War. Date: 1945

British mine-laying submarine by G. H. Davis
A British mine-laying submarine: detailed drawings of a boat of the Rorqual Class, in use during the Second World War. It carried out a specialised and dangerous task in enemy waters. Date: 1944

Cartoon, Atlas with Kaiser Wilhelm on a globe, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II jumping around on top of a globe, supported by the mythological figure of Atlas, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Cartoon, The Glorious Twelfth -- the Bird to be brought down this August being not a Grouse but a Mad Eagle. A comment on the warmongering Kaiser Wilhelm II

Poison gas attack, Hulluch, France, aerial photograph, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of smoke from a poison gas attack during the Battle of Hulluch, France, First World War. It was chlorine gas, released by the Germans. Date: 27 April 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Macedonian Komitadjis - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi (new gate) - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji - a member of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Getting the Wind up - Waverley Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland
Getting the Wind up - Pedestrians suffer the consequences of a sudden gust of Scottish wind on the Waverley Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: circa 1930s

Florida Tourist Postcard - Waiting Alligators
Florida Tourist Postcard - Alligators awaiting the descent of a boy from a coconut palm tree, up which he has escaped. Their mocking message to the unfortunate youth: " Honey, come down

Sudan - A White Nile Crocodile Date: circa 1910

LCC-LFB Change from brass to cork fire helmets
A significant landmark when on 14 July 1934 the LFB started to replace its traditional brass helmet with a new compressed cork design. It would be four years before the changeover was completed

GLC-LFB Chemical Incident Unit (CIU)
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

LCC London Fire Brigade asbestos protective suit
Carried on emergency tenders (ETs) an asbestos suit allowed a firefighter to approach a serious fire at close quarters for the purpose of closing down a control valve or a similar task

Pruning an Apple Tree
Two girls pruning an apple tree on rather dangerous looking step ladders on an orchard in Essex, Engand. Date: 1950s

Ancient Irish Costume
A man and woman of ancient Ireland, well wrapped in their cloaks against the cold : he carries a spear against dangerous encounters. Date: early centuries AD

The Bogey-Beast
The cheerful old lady considers herself lucky to encounter the BOGEY- BEAST, a mischievous but not particularly dangerous folklore creature

Three acrobats doing balancing act on a high wire
Three acrobats doing a balancing act on a high wire in the open air

Umbrella Roundabout
Children playing on an umbrella roundabout on Lindfield Common, Sussex, England

Match Makers
The Match Makers of the East End. The match-making industry employed mainly female workers and came to prominence in 1888 during the match-making strike when, led by Annie Besant

Balloon Ascent / Horse / Men
Two men fly above Paris on a live horse, which seems naturally terrified by the whole ordeal. One of the gentleman appears to be in jockeys attire

Air Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover, Destroyimg Waterspout
THE FLIGHT OF THE EASTERN STAR (Ed Earl Repp) - the powerful aircraft destroys a dangerous waterspout by flying through it

Venezuela / Orinoco 1894
VENEZUELA - The banks of the Orinoco teem with picturesque wildlife, but some it can be dangerous, too - note that leopard prowling nearby

Wolf attack in Camporeggiano, Umbria, Italy
Peasants of Camporeggiano in Umbria, Italy, are attacked by a huge wolf -- a mother snatches her child from its jaws !

Hungarian wolves attack a wedding party
A pack of hungry Hungarian wolves attack a wedding party at Hidos (Hidas, Hidasch)

Caricature, Carl Rosa, musical impresario
Caricature, Carl Rosa (1842-1889), German-born musical impresario who founded the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Don t get near him, Mr Snazelle, while he is like this! 1884

Walking on frozen water beneath Niagara Falls, USA Date: circa 1890

The Dangerous Age by H. V. Esmond
The Dangerous Age by Henry Vernon Esmond (30 November 1869 17 April 1922). First produced as The Dear Fool, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh

Tabby kitten with electric cable
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten with standard lamp electric cable -- don t try this at home. 1950s

The Modern Boy front cover - the Khyber Pass
Front 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 guys
The 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

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