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Bricklayers 1827A bricklayer standing on a rather precarious looking scaffold. His assistant mixes mortar behind him; his hod for carrying bricks etc is nearby
Building Emp State BuilA dizzy perch 350 yards above street level: A New York workman (Carl Russell) engaged on the worlds tallest bulding (at the time), the Empire State Building
Greenan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland - a 16th century tower house, possibly on the site of an ancient fort. Date: circa 1908
Precariously perched Studebaker Six - YosemiteOn June 10, 1916 photographer Arthur Clarence Pillsbury broke the driving time record from Oakland to Yosemite in his new Studebaker Six
Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado - one of the wonders of Pikes Region. This section of this peculiar rock formation is known as Mushroom Park
A simple device for removing a wartContrary to the title of this picture, a complicated and convoluted machine to help a sufferer remove a wart from his head
Long Drawn Out! by William Heath RobinsonA simple home cure for warts. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Tiger attempting to reach big game hunterA Tiger attempts to get at a big game hunter, sat rather precariously on a tree branch
Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, LondonLFB Special Services trying to help a woman patient at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London, on 15 April 1959. She has climbed out of a ward window at fifth floor level
Australia - Waterfalls series - Wentworth Falls and steps
La Piedra Movediza balancing rock, Tandil, ArgentinaLa Piedra Movediza was a balancing rock located in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Its weight was about 300 tons
Goats Path, Watcombe, near Torquay, South Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Prince Henry and Waldemar of PrussiaPrince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945) with his father, Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) at Balmoral in the 1890s. Waldemar was the eldest son of Henry and Princess Irene of Hesse
CLIMBING IS DANGEROUSPressed against a sheer rockface, buffeted by a howling gale, a climber gains a vivid insight into the narrow gap betwixt life and death. Date: late 19th century
Damocles dines with a sword hanging over his headDamocles, member of the Greek court of Dionysius of Siragusa (Syracuse), Sicily, dines dangerously, with a sword hanging over his head. Date: 404 BC
Lorry sheds its load, Trafalgar Square, LondonA lorry after shedding its load near St Martin-in-the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London. An engineer crouches precariously under the vehicle. Date: circa 1930s
Holding up the pillarThree men and two small children pretend to be supporting the weight of a rather precariously leaning pillar - part of quite a grand countryside entrance way. Date: late 1930s
The Two Towers, Bologna, Italy, one of them standing at a seemingly precarious angle. Date: circa 1904
Carried Away on SiteA man clings on for dear life as he is carried aloft on a building site, high above the rooftops. Date: 1915
Man on gate outside seafood processing factory shovels iceA man sits on a gate outside a seafood processing factory and shovels ice into a red skip. The ice is used during the processing of scallops in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland
Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on trailTibet - 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
Rock climbing at Bosigran, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
The Two Towers, Bologna, Italy. These medieval towers, both of them leaning, are the landmark of the city. The taller one is the Asinelli Tower, the shorter one the Garisenda Tower
Gathering headsail on board Hamburg at Cowes, IOWGathering a headsail on board the yacht Hamburg during the Regatta at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Formerly known as the Westward, this American schooner belonged to a syndicate of German yachtsmen
Bologna - Leaning TowersThe two leaning towers - the symbol of the City of Bologna, Italy. The taller one is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda
Dormy Six by George StuddyBonzo and his brethren choose a precarious place in the sun for their afternoon nap. Six little puppies, among them Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy
Wooden Rail in MineBlinkered pit-horses draw coal wagons along a wooden railway at an unidentified colliery : it looks extremely precarious - lets hope they can see where they are going
Tabby kitten balancing on a chairUnusual Friends - tabby kitten balancing on a chair. 1950s
Balancing act at the AlhambraLes Kiners-Moulins performing The Tribulations of a Soubrette, an extraordinary balancing act at the Alhambra in London in 1903. Date: 1903
Scrap - boy building house of cards. late 19th century
Cheery Families - Miss Fin the Fishmongers Daughter. 1890s
Man on a donkey on a bridge on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Swing RoundaboutChildren flying precariously through the air on the swing chairs of a roundabout at Hampton Court fair. Date: circa 1960
Unbalanced SkatersTwo attractive, fashionable young ladies grasp firmly to an obliging man who does his best to ensure they all remain on their feet. Date: 1935
Westminster BuildersWorkmen on precarious scaffolding, building the new Westminster Bank buildings high above Throgmorton Street, London. Date: 6 February 1930
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Suspension Bridge, Capilano Canyon (length 450ft, height 200ft). Date: 1929
Coach and horses on a New Year cardCoach and horses in the snow on a New Year card, looking rather precarious on a slope. Date: circa 1890s
Rock climbing near Porthcurno, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Ferrying a New BridgeThe rather precarious task of ferryimg the component parts of an iron bridge into position. Date: early 1930s
South Africa - Cape Town - Table Mountain - Precarious rock formation and some brave people sat atop it! Date: circa 1912
Mr Pickwick slides on the Ice - The Pickwick Papers Date: circa 1910s
Raising a Toast - Can Can Dancer and smart gentCan Can Dancer (performing on a chair, somewhat precariously!) and smart gent raising a Toast ! Date: 1905
Two little children wait to jump off a small rockNow Jump! Two little children look warily down at the sea from their precarious perch on a small rock and assess when best to make a leap for it! Date: circa 1920s
Early AeroplaneA rather precarious-looking aeroplane, flying very low over the sea. Date: early 1900s
Restoring belfry / W H RobinsonRestoring the belfry of a village church shattered during the second world war. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture
Paris Exhibition 1900 - Political cardA political card from the Paris Exhibition of 1900. The leaders of the major European nations stand precariously on a Boneshaker carriage, struggling to maintain a fragile peace
Canada - Ontario - Hunting tripOntario - Highlands - Canadian man and his dogs heads off derrhunting on one of the more improbably rafts one could imagine
Summer NightmaresA Good Suggestion For Stuffy Summer Nights. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans