Precarious Collection (page 2)

Swing Roundabout
Children flying precariously through the air on the swing chairs of a roundabout at Hampton Court fair. Date: circa 1960

Unbalanced Skaters
Two 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 Builders
Workmen 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 card
Coach 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 Bridge
The 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 gent
Can 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 rock
Now 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 Aeroplane
A rather precarious-looking aeroplane, flying very low over the sea. Date: early 1900s

Restoring belfry / W H Robinson
Restoring 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 card
A 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 trip
Ontario - Highlands - Canadian man and his dogs heads off derrhunting on one of the more improbably rafts one could imagine

Summer Nightmares
A 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

Lady Alexandra and Maud Duff
The daughters of Princess Louise of Wales, Duchess of Fife, Alexandra (1891-1959) and Maud (1893-1945) perched in a rather elaborate cane carriage

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing III
Sleeping arrangements during Spring Cleaning showing a family asleep in makeshift beds. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Notre Dame de Brebieres 1916
The ruined church of Notre Dame de Brebieres (Our Lady of the Ewes), in the town of Albert. The golden statue of the Virgin Mary holding aloft the infant Jesus was hit by a German shell in 1915

A Visit to the Alpini
A lone Italian Alpini soldier, staked out on the top of a precarious mountain is so isolated, nobody has managed to get to him to tell him the war is over

Sportsday / Egg Spoon 1960
Boys and girls, all concentrating hard, take part in an egg and spoon race; their parents watch from deckchairs while a man with a megaphone keeps control

Quick Supper Bite 1922
An amorous fellow steals a kiss from his companion, before they have even sat down to eat!

Spanish Cliff Houses
Houses like nests - cliff dwellings at Cuenca, Spain, which are in danger of falling down

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