Perilous Collection

Collecting Eggs at Flamborough Head
Collecting seagulls eggs at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. A traditional practice for farmers whose land adjoined the cliff edge

Balloon descending into Bristol Channel
A balloon descending into the water of the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth. The passengers were Sadler and Clayfield, who ascended from Bristol. 24 September 1810

The Rescue of Zaidi; H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expeditio
Engraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877

Watching Cricket at The Oval, From a Gasometer
A test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, Kennington. The spectators in the foreground have scaled a nearby gasometer. Date: 1931

The Great Blondini - walking the high wire above four lions
A slightly fanciful illustration of French tightrope walker Charles Blondin (Jean Francois Gravelet) (1824-1897) - walking the high wire above a pit of four large male lions. Date: circa 1850s

Amazonian Adventure - article in the Sphere
Amazonian Adventure - an account of a 3, 000 mile-journey along the Amazon written and illustrated by Victor Coverley-Price Date: 1st March 1932

Building Site Trauma
An awkward accident on a skyscraper building site: a man is carried aloft by a crane Date: 1915

Domestic Gas Accident - Explosion blows man out through roof
Song Titkes Illustrated: " I Arise from my Dreams of Thee". Domestic Gas Accident - An explosion blows a sleeping man out through his roof after his wife has unwisely investigated a strange

The St. Louis Beef Canning Co. - Cooked Corn Beef - suitable for any dramatic raft-based sea survival situation... Date: circa 1870s

Kavanaghs journey, Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny
Scenes from Thomas Henry Kavanaghs (1821-1882) perilous journey leading to the Relief of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross

Kislovodsk - Russia - a humourous card
A 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

An Indian Girls Devotion by F N Brownmann
Promotional postcard for An Indian Girls Devotion by F. N. Brownmann. First produced in England at the Holloway Empire 26th January 1914, according to The Stage Year Book 1915

Indian street Gymnastic and Acobatic Display Date: circa 1910s

The Perilous Situation of Major Money
Plate showing The Perilous Situation of Major Money. When he fell into the sea with his balloon on th 23 July 1785 off the coast of Yarmouth; was providentially discovered

Major Moneys Perilous Situation
Plate showing Major Moneys Perilous Situation. When he fell into the sea 23 July 1785 off the coast of Yarmouth. From Polehamptons Gallery of Art and Nature

Perilous Honeymoon by David Wright
Front cover of Perilous Honeymoon, a title in the Famous Romance Library, painted by David Wright, best-known for his pin-ups during World War Two. Date: 1958

The perilous situation of Major Mony i. e. Money, when he fel
The perilous situation of Major Mony i.e. Money, when he fell into the sea with his balloon on the 23rd of July, 1785, off the coast of Yarmouth... Date 1789 June 24

Art Nouveau scene with Handwalking greek girl
An Art Nouveau picture depicting a young handwalking greek girl along with an accompanying musician, playing a set of pipes

America. On the Southern Route from San Francisco to New Yor
A stagecoach on a perilous mountain journey down hill at great speed

Pallas Athene
The goddess Athene, who watched over Odysseus (Ulysses) throughout his perilous travels

Lancelot in Chapel
Sir Lancelot in the Chapel Perilous

Bob Leach & his Barrel
Bobby Leach and his barrel after his perilous trip over Niagara Falls

The Chapel Perilous
Lancelot approaches the Chapel Perilous

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