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Cat falling through glass window
The Kings lost crown
Jack and Jill went up the hill
Slippery pole sack fighting at a London Fire Brigade sports event
LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drillJump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when
Horse rescued from basement by NFS breakdown lorryA horse being led to safety after falling into a basement access area of a building in Spa Road, Bermondsey. An NFS London Region fire brigade breakdown lorry was used to lift it
Satirical political cartoon, The Fall of Icarus, showing a plump, naked Earl Temple (Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos)
Debris from Russian battleship falling to the bottom of the sea where it is being salvaged by fish wearing kimonos. Date 1904
Man holding umbrella and another man falling. Date c1890
Two mythological Buddhist or Hindu figures, one holding a captive and showing him an image in a magic mirror of a man falling off a boat during a fight. Date 1878?
Weather Reports - Glass Falling - Storms Expected! A careless waiter with poor tray technique allows a glass of liquor to fall down the front of a smart gentlemans waistcoat
Passers by tripping over a dog lead. The caption reads: " Sorry; My Fault!". Date: 1928- 1929
A Sly Dig by William Heath RobinsonHumorous illustration showing the unfortunate sequence of events due to the energetic trench digging by a little boy on a beach, or, as the captions reads
Fisherman landing a Trout fishing ina a river and falling in Date: 1879
River Humour - The Amateur Punter circa 1909
Indoor ski school at Piccadilly CircusMiss Audrey Sale-Barker, the well-known aviatrix, at the opening of the new ski school at the Criterion building, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1931
Stock Exchange Notes (1 / 4) - Fall of CoalAn allegory on the The Fall of the Coal Price - Stock Exchange Notes: " Coal Fell Unexpectedly" !! 1903
New Compensation Act - 1906 - Gardener takes a fall" The New Compensation Act" - " I ken see a life of ease for me!" - a Scottish Gardener is not unduly concerned at his tumble off a ladder and into the greenhouse
Maori Mother & BabyHow Maori mothers carry their babies - here with one arm clasped around the babys arm to prevent him falling. a young mother bends down to pick up a blanket. Date: circa 1940
Mountjoy BlountMOUNTJOY, baron BLOUNT sometimes known as the earl of Newport : natural son of Charles Blount, earl of Devonshire, finely dressed with a falling ruff. Date: 1597 - 1666
High Force WaterfallsThe beauty of the falling waters of the River Tees, High Force, a 70 foot waterfall, the point at which the River divides Durham (right) from the North Riding of Yorkshire. Date: 1960s
Mine laying submarine, WW1An illustration showing a mine-laying submarine during the First World War, and the different stages involved -- the mine leaving the submarine, the mine rising and reaching the surface
Removal man running after the horse and vanOne of the removal men (the van driver) running after the horse and van, surprised that steady old Dobbin would run off like that. Date: 1937
Last flight of Captain Ball in his SE5 biplane, WW1An artists impression of the last flight of the British flying ace Captain Albert Ball (1896-1917) in his SE5 biplane, brought down over France by a German Albatros plane during the First World War
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, WW1Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing a German salvo falling near a British cruiser. Date: 31 May - 1 June 1916
Dunderpate falling off the fence in surprise at Susans proposal of marriage, and at the thought of working for his living. Date: 1938
Young lady in dress by Paul PoiretYoung lady in a two-tone green dress by Paul Poiret, with autumn leaves falling from a tree. 1924
Salvo falling, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1The first enemy salvo falling in the wake of HMS Invincible at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914
Ruined windmill - Madingley, CambridgeLovely photograph of a ruined windmill at Madingley, Cambridge Date: circa 1910s
Culmination of fightAn altercation between two men on a cliff top ends with the loser falling over the cliff edge to his death. Date: 19th Century
J Hassall. Jack & JillJack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water... 20th century
Princely Costume C17ThGerman Princely costumes: Armour worn with a lace edge sash, falling collar & reverse cuffs; breeches & doublet trimmed with lace - even the shoe roses are made of lace. Date: 1625 - 1640
Young mother and her childA young mother holds her energetic toddler by the hands to prevent her from falling. first published 1881
Commerce / SharesA stockbrokers office during the Railway Mania when people were falling over themselves to buy shares in the new railways in Britain Date: circa 1850
Womens Costume Mid C17Mourning Dress with a pointed bodice & a cloak-like garment with hood; a bodice with tabs, large slashed sleeves, lace falling collar, hitched up over-skirt & floral petticoat Date: mid 17th century
Forty Warm WinksBonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off
Double page spread in a diary for 10-15 DecemberA double page spread in a young persons diary for 10-15 December. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 JuneA double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 June. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
Squirrel reading a tabloid newspaperA grey squirrel appears to be reading a tabloid newspaper, bearing the headline Give Back Your Love
Cliff erosion, Black Rock, Brighton, SussexThe recent landslip at Black Rock, Brighton, Sussex
A Happy Christmas by Ethel ParkinsonA Happy Christmas -- a little Dutch girl and boy shelter from the falling snow under a large umbrella
Dutch girl and boy in the snowA little Dutch girl and boy stand chatting in a snowy landscape. The girl is holding a basket over her arm, and shelters from the falling snow under a large umbrella
Russia - Trans Siberian RailwayA protection of the line from falling rocks (the Eastern Portal) on the Trans Siberian Railway. The description translates as To The Pacific Ocean
Humourous photographer cardA very silly postcard depicting a photographers subject suffering a rather revealing fate, falling backward over some sticks
A boy falling from a ships mastA boy who had been observing from the topmast of a ship, looses his balance and is on the verge of falling off when a friend reaches out to pull him back on
Should Autumn Come Before Fair Summers CallA dancer in a fantastic costume suggestive of autumn and falling leaves
A Sovereign RemedyJohn Bull holds the hand of a rather unhealthy looking pound note in a satirical illustration which alludes to the falling value of sterling against the dollar in 1920
Will it Come to ThisA possible scenario due to the falling value of the pound against the dollar in 1920. A brashly dressed cigar-smoking American changes a dollar at a bank and when asked how he would like it, replies