Risks Collection

Religion / Egypt / Bes
Dwarf-god who, for all his grotesque appearance, is actually benevolent : his role is to protect women through the risks of childbirth

The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, Two Sketches
A pair of sketches, one displaying a scene in which a military tailor is trying to force close a jacket that is clearly too small, on a poor man who risks being suffocated

MUSSOLINI GOES TO WAR
BENITO MUSSOLINI During World War Two, he displays his courage and risks his life by taking part in naval operations, meeting a convoy in the open sea Date: 1883 - 1945

Projects for a road & rail link between Britain & France
A double page spread from The Illustrated London News demonstrating a number of rival proposals for building a road and rail link between France and Britain

WW2 safety poster, Don t Take Risks, Take Care. Use a ladder to top bins or the unexpected is just what is to be expected! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Sin Taung village - Kalaw - SinTaung (sin =elephant, taung = mountain). A Gurka village - Walk to station to take the down train to Sintaung to eat picnic lunch and then await return train

Know the risks involved Syphilis is acquired and transmitted largely by youth : Youth should receive special attention : Consult a reputable physician. Poster encouraging examinations for syphilis

John T. Raymond as the insurance agent in Bartley Campbell s
John T. Raymond as the insurance agent in Bartley Campbells comedy, Risks. Date 1878

Sign Now
Risks and liabilities new golf insurance scheme for golfers. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Heroism of Epaminondas
At the battle of Mantinea (between one clutch of Greek states and another) Theban general Epaminondas risks his own life to save that of his friend Pelopidas

Oiling Bridge Pulleys
This brave workman risks his life to oil one of the pulleys used to construct the new Lambeth Bridge, designed by George Humphreys, opened by George V in 1932

SHIPWRECK
An early warning of the risks involved in crossing the Atlantic at high speed

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