Ladder Collection (page 10)

Blitz in London -- Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2
Blitz in London -- No.6 Warehouse, Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, 7 September 1940. Fire crews in action with five jets and a turntable ladder

Two man hook ladders drills at Lambeth HQ
Four London firefighters performing two-man hook ladder drills on the Brigade headquarters nine-storey drill tower

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

Gypsy encampment near Pontypool, South Wales
Two traditional style caravans at a gypsy encampment near Pontypool, South Wales

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

Veritas Mantles 1929
Advertisement for Veritas Mantles...for strength and brilliancy. A clumsy man (possibly a lamp lighter) accidentally breaks the glass of a street lamp with his ladder as he passes...Not broken

Carrying a ladder on a Sunbeam motorcycle
A man, Alan Fraser, a photographed driving away on a Sunbeam motorbike with a quite large set of ladders attached precariously to his back

Union Workhouse, Howden, East Yorkshire
The Howden Union workhouse, erected in 1839 on Knedlington Road, Howden, East Yorkshire. A man, perhaps the master, stands on the doorstep while a workman stands on a ladder to clean windows

Chick and Airship
Chicks descend from an airship by ladder

William Pendrill & the Boscobel Oak
William Pendrill, who aided the concealment of King Charles II in the oak tree (pictured) at Boscobel House in Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651

LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the hydraulic platform from Greenwich fire station

LFDCA-LFB Volvo Saxon pump ladder at Croydon
Croydon fire stations Volvo Saxon pump ladder at its base station, which was the Southern Command headquarters. On top of the fire engine can be seen a roof ladder

Native family home with poultry, Sumatra, Indonesia
Native family home with chicken and chicks, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

French Railway Alphabet - F for Facteur (postman). 19th century

Tabby and white kitten on a stepladder
Unusual Friends - tabby and white kitten on a stepladder. 1950s

Christmas Eve by Charles Robinson
The Childs Christmas by Charles Robinson, with text by Evelyn Sharp. Printed by Blackie and Son Limited. Illustration showing two children hanging up decorations on Christmas Eve. Date: 1906

Man at work thatching a cottage roof, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

A Country Mouse by Arthur Law. Angela is followed up the ladder by one of her many suitors, probably the Duke of St. Kitts. Touring to Theatre Royal in Bournemouth on 19th July 1909

Firemen and children with 1927 Dennis fire engine
Firemen, a policeman and two children with a 1927 Dennis fire engine. Some of the men are also wearing historic uniforms and helmets. Date: circa 1960s

Christmas Morning - Decorating the Signboard. circa late 19th century

St Georges Church, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, India
St Georges Church, Trimulgherry (Tirumalagiri), suburb of Secunderabad, India. Date: circa 1910

Wadia Maternity Home, Bombay, India
Wadia Maternity Home, Bombay (Mumbai), India, opened in 1926. Date: 1930s

Sunbathing in the Swiss Alps
Holiday-makers at the St. Moritz resort in the Swiss Alps, 1920s. 1927

Lobster Fishing on Sark - lay lines hanging from rings
Lobster Fishing on Sark, Channel Islands - lay lines hanging from rings and ladder Date: circa 1906

Cartoon, Augustus Harris, British actor and dramatist
Cartoon, Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario. Why should that figure of Shakespeare be kept on the facade? Augustus Harris would look quite as well! 1883

Soldiers with Omani elders walking in the sand. in Oman
Salalah Sultanate of Oman. Groups of Omani elders with soldiers walking in the sand by the beach wearing traditional clothes. Men wearing uniforms holding rifle. Small ladder leaning against the van

Damascus, Syria - Dervish Square Date: circa 1907

Crossing a Crevasse - Climbing Mont Blanc, France
Crossing a Crevasse with ladders - Climbing Mont Blanc, France. Date: circa 1905

Old Maid card game - Fun with Georgie Giraffe. circa 1950s

An awkward position - true love never did run smooth circa early 19th century

Fox Under the Hill, site of Hotel Cecil, London
The Fox Under the Hill, a tavern off The Strand, London, future site of the Hotel Cecil, a grand hotel built in the 1890s. late 19th century

Out with the Fire Brigade -- firemen in action at a fire. 1894

London Trade Card - William Conaway, Lamp Seller
London Trade Card - William Conaway, near the Bull Head in Dean Street, by St Anns Church, selling lamps, lanterns and irons, and servants to light them. 18th century

London Trade Card - John Clark, Lamp Lighter, Denmark Street near St Giles Church. 18th century

London Trade Card - Richard Siddall, Chemist at the Golden Head in Panton Street near the Haymarket. 18th century

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Daubs
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Daubs the Artists Wife. circa 1910

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Daubs
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Daubs the Artist. circa 1910

Ascent of Mont Blanc in the Alps between France and Italy. 1834

Busy scene in a wheelwrights workshop. 19th century

Jacobs Ladder - Genesis 28. circa 1690

Jacobs heavenly vision of the ladder and angels at Bethel - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 28.12. 1787

Great Fire at Brixton London - August 19th, 1910
The Great Fire that raged through the premises of Morley & Lanceley on Brixton Road in Brixton, London on 19th August 1910

Head Street, Colchester, Essex Date: 1909

Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- Rue de la Plume, WW1
Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium -- bombed houses in the Rue de la Plume during WW1. Date: 1914-1918

Acrobat walking a tightrope on a stage. circa 18th century

Boy and girl with pink roses on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Watercolour: West Room Old Library - Cambridge
Watercolour: West Room and the Dome Room of the Old University Library, Cambridge. 1800 by Thomas Rowlandson, Fitzwilliam Museum

Vilvoorde, Belgium - Botanical Gardens
Vilvoorde (Vilvorde), Belgium - State School of Horticulture, within the Vilvoorde Botanical Gardens circa 1910s

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