Climbing Collection (#11)

Wie Ceylonesen auf die Kokospalmen klettern, 1926. Ceylonese men climbing coconut plams. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

L Heureuse Escalade, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Rifle Brigade Practising Hill Climbing with Maxim, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Prisoners going to dinner, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London, c1903 (1903). HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs is a Category B mens prison opened in 1891

The Iron Stove, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Iron Stove, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Toddy palms 100 ft. tall, Pagan, Burma, 1907. Artists: Elmer Underwood, Bert Elias Underwood
Toddy palms 100 ft. tall, Pagan, Burma, 1907. From The Underwood Travel Library, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1907]

The Pilot, 1925, (1926). Artist: Arthur Briscoe
The Pilot, 1925, (1926). From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Out in the Blitz, silhouetted aganinst the light of fires, rescue men climb into a building in St. Leonard Street, Shoreditch to reach people trapped in the upper floors, 1941 (1942)

We Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan
We Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). The title is a quote from The Hive by Will Levington Comfort published in 1918. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby

Climbing a palm tree, Cuba, c1920. From Souvenir Album from Havana Cuba. [Harris Bros. Company, Havana, Cuba, c1920]

Nut-Gathering, by Thomson, c1900

King George V afloat with his Navy, c1910s (1935). From King Emperors Jubilee, by F. G. H. Salusbury [Daily Express Publications, London, 1935]

Gloria Dickson, American stage and screen actress, 1938. Gloria Dicksons film debut in They Won t Forget (1937) earned her the reputation of one of Hollywoods up and coming stars

Climbing the steep zig-zag trail at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, California, USA, 1902. Detail from a stereoscopic card

Edelweiss, late 19th or early 20th century(?)

British sailors visiting the Doges Palace, Venice, Italy, 1938. Members of the crew of the British battleship HMS Malaya during the warships visit to the city

Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Devonport, Devon, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett
Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Devonport, Devon, 1896. HMS Impregnable was a second-rate ship of the line that became a training ship at Devonport in 1862

A loris and a yak, 1799. A print from Asiatic Researches or Transactions of the Society Instituted in Bengal, for Inquiring into the History and Antiquities, the Arts

Officer of the guards, Garde du corps de la prevote 1574-1589 (1882-1884). Artist: Felix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux
Officer of the guards, Garde du corps de la prevote 1574-1589 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Stereoscopic card detail

Dang it pincher hold un fast!, 19th century. Encouraged by a farmer, a dog chases a hunter or poacher up a tree

Pilgrims at the end of their ascent of Mount Fuji (Fujiyama), Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Pilgrims at the end of their ascent of Mount Fuji (Fujiyama), Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A man climbing a palm tree, Cuba, 1911

The capture of Ting-Hae, China, 1841 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Charming the venom from a cobra; a snake charmer with a mongoose, India, 1922. Artist: JH Powell
Charming the venom from a cobra; a snake charmer with a mongoose, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Steeplejacks on the summit of St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Fire engine, late 19th century

Walpi homes-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Walpi homes-Hopi, c1907. Women climbing ladder and steps of pueblo building

Full Moon at Mochizuki, from 69 stations of Kisokaido, 1832
solar system, moon, stream, time of day, evening, sky, night, water, arts, landscape, location, forest, exterior, geographical feature, hill, travel, luggage, animal, donkey, journey, Japan

Jacobs Ladder from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: John Thompson
Jacobs Ladder from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

The Bird Nester, 1590-1629. Creator: Claes Jansz Visscher
The Bird Nester, 1590-1629

Stuarts cavalry cutting telegraph wires, American Civil War, c1861-1864 (c1880). Confederate general James Ewell Brown Jeb Stuart was known as a dashing cavalry commander

Fighting Figures, 1527-1585. Artist: Luca Cambiaso
Fighting Figures, 1527-1585

The Mur de la Cote, c1855. Artist: George Baxter
The Mur de la Cote, c1855. From the mid 19th century, the British professional and leisured classes travelled to the Alps for health and recreation

Climbing through the Bossons icefall on the way up Mont Blanc, Switzerland, early 20th century

The Bernina Range, Alps, early 20th century
The Bernina Range, Alps, 20th century

Peteret ridge, Mont Blanc, France, early 20th century

Picking coconuts, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
Picking coconuts, Jamaica, c1905. Illustration from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (England, c1905)

A page of sketches, 1913. Artist: Adolph Menzel
A page of sketches, 1913. Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings

Climbing the Logan Rock, near Treen, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Church Army Lantern Department
Climbing the Logan Rock, near Treen, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. The Logan Rock is a granite boulder weighing around 80 tons

Staitcase at Milton Court, near Dorking, Surrey, 19th century. Artist: Thomas Allom
Staitcase at Milton Court, near Dorking, Surrey, 19th century

The 199 steps, Whitby, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Escape of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, 1863 (c1880). Morgan was captured after leading the campaign in the American Civil War that became known as Morgans Raid

Monday afternoon at the zoological societys gardens, 1871. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland
Monday afternoon at the zoological societys gardens, 1871. A print from the Illustrated London News, 23rd September 1871

Inside of a House in Oonalashka, c1776-1779. Artist: Walker
Inside of a House in Oonalashka, c1776-1779. The interior of a native American dwelling in what is now known as Alaska, as seen by members of Captain Cooks expedition in 1776-1779

Taste: The Gate of Burlington House, 1731. Artist: William Hogarth
Taste: The Gate of Burlington House, 1731. Contemplations upon a coronet. 1797. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

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