Danger Collection (page 9)

The North-West Passage, 1874, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The North-West Passage, 1874, (1901). An old seaman looks thoughtful as he considers the danger of an expedition to find the sea route round North America via the Canadian Arctic

Venus and Anchises, c1889-1890, (c1930). Creator: Sir William Blake Richmond
Venus and Anchises, c1889-1890, (c1930). Illustration to the " Epipsychidion", a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, depicting the illicit meeting of Venus, goddess of love

Toilers of the Sea, 1870, (c1930). Creator: William Quiller Orchardson
Toilers of the Sea, 1870, (c1930). Fishermen with their catch in rough seas. The older man holds a young boy close to him as he steers the boat

Beachy Head, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Beachy Head, 1890. Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier

Reconnaissance ride of Count Zeppelin at Schirlenhof, 26 July 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Reconnaissance ride of Count Zeppelin at Schirlenhof, 26 July 1870, (1936). Erkundungsritt Des Grafen Zeppelin Bei Schirlenhof, 26 Juli 1870

In Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. Creator: Unknown
In Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. En Alsace, Une Paysanne Est Happee Par Une Machine A Battre

Stranded train passengers are attacked by wolves, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Stranded train passengers are attacked by wolves, 1929. Les voyageurs d un train immobilise par la neige sont attaques par des loups

A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Un Volcan Se Reveille A La Martinique. People grab belongings and flee as smoke and lava spew out of a volcano

The Hill of Error, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The Hill of Error, c1910. Scene from " The Pilgrims Progress", by John Bunyan. Glass lantern slide produced by the Church Army Lantern Department which in 1905 had approximately 100

Atheist meets Pilgrim, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Atheist meets Pilgrim, c1910. Scene from " The Pilgrims Progress", by John Bunyan. Glass lantern slide produced by the Church Army Lantern Department which in 1905 had approximately 100

Edward I. while Prince of Wales, killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poison d Dagger in the Holy Land, 1773. Edward Prince of Wales (1239-1307) kills the Saracen Assassin

The Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Damocles, 4th century BC courtier, swapped places for a day with King Dionysius II who arranged for a sword held by a single hair of a horses tail to hang above his

Snake Charmer, 1899. Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
Snake Charmer, 1899. Indian men with baskets of cobras. Postcard. [Ravi Varma Press, Karli & Bombay]

Snake Charmer. Creator: Unknown
Snake Charmer. Indian man with basket of cobras. Postcard

Alpine Pass, Colorado, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Alpine Pass, Colorado, c1897. Historic narrow gauge railroad. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

What are you at? What are you after?, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
What are you at? What are you after?, c1820. Satirical cartoon of the Prince Regent (future King George IV) dressed as a carpenter and self-destructively sawing through The Crown sign

To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. Creator: Unknown
To the rescue: the life-buoy, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Wreck of the Northam Castle, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Northam Castle, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Palling Boat: Throwing the life-line, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Erecting the Girders of a Huge New Store, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Erecting the Girders of a Huge New Store, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Crane Men at Work on a New York Skyscraper, c1930. Creator: GPA
Crane Men at Work on a New York Skyscraper, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Warm Work!, c1930. Creator: Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd
Warm Work!, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

A Riveting Hammer in Operation on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Riveting Hammer in Operation on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Joppa from the Sea, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
Joppa from the Sea, 1902. Bible as the name of the city of Jaffa. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

The Rockies: Asulkan Glacier, Hermit Range, Canada, 1895. Creator: William Notman & Son
The Rockies: Asulkan Glacier, Hermit Range, Canada, 1895. Mountaineer between two crevasses of a glacier in British Columbia

From San Francisco Cathedral, on the largest Aztec Pyramid, looking over Cholula, Mexico, 1901. A boy and his dog perched high on the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios

A Rescue at Sea, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Rescue at Sea, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Biarritz - La Digue de la Cafetiere, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Biarritz - La Digue de la Cafetiere, c1930. From " Souvenir de Biarritz". [Labouche Freres, Toulouse]

An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris, c1849. Creator: George Cruikshank
An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris - Mourir pour la Patrie, c1849. Humorous scene: shocked and terrified English diners are interrupted at dinner

I be just com d to the Catastrophe, early 19th century? Creator: Unknown
I be just com d to the Catastrophe, early 19th century? An absent-minded man with his nose in a book and fishing rod over his shoulder, walks past a cart falling off a cliff

Gefahrliche Frage, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Gefahrliche Frage, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Dangerous question. A man leans towards a young woman. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Suvorovs March through the Alps, 1799, (1899), (1939). Creator: Vasily Surikov
Suvorovs March through the Alps, 1799, (1899), (1939). In 1799 and 1780, General Alexander Suvorov (1729-1800) commanded a Russian army in campaigns against the French in Piedmont and Switzerland

Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and iceberg, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and iceberg, April 20, 1912. The Greatest of All Ships and the Greatest of All Shipping Disasters

Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and icebergs, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and iceberg, April 20, 1912. The Greatest of All Ships and the Greatest of All Shipping Disasters

Caught by the Tide, c1869, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Caught by the Tide, c1869, (c1902). After a painting in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London. Three children stranded on a rock by the rising water

The Bonxie, Shetland, 1873, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Bonxie, Shetland, 1873, (c1902). After a painting in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London. Children hunting birds eggs on the cliffs in northern Scotland

A Typical Crevasse on Level Surface, c1908, (1909)
A Typical Crevasse on Level Surface. The Snow Bridge fell in just after the Bluff Depot Party had passed over it, c1908, (1909)

Themistocles takes the bowl of poison, 1887. Found in the Collection of E cole nationale supe rieure des beaux-arts, Paris

Unselfconscious Heroes Who Toil in Dangers Face, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Eddystone Lighthouse, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938. Struts supporting a collapsing arch, with part of the roof missing

A London Nuisance Artist: Richard Dighton
A Pleasant Way to Lose an Eye, 1821. Plate IV of A London Nuisance. A butchers roundsman, not looking where he is going, has poked one of the horns of his tray in the eye of a passer by

A Heavy Fall of Snow, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
A Heavy Fall of Snow, 1821. Plate II of A London Nuisance. A man is clearing snow from above the shop front of Careless, skaite maker and the snow lands on the head of a passer- by

An Unlucky Hit, 1821. Artist: Richard
An Unlucky Hit, 1821. Plate VI of A London Nuisance. A porter walks blindly along a street, carrying a cupboard or wardrobe, with the corner of which he has struck a lady in the forehead

One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil, 1821. Plate V of A London Nuisance, depicting a gas lamp exploding in the shop of I Killem, chemist, throwing debris over a passing lady and small child

Grievances of London, 1812. Artist: George Cruikshank
Grievances of London, 1812. Scene on a busy street corner showing nuisances to passers-by. A woman watering plants from a window on the left knocks a pot on to figures below

Extraordinary Exploit, 1826. Henry Hunt, of Hunts Matchless Blacking, driving a van and four horses across the frozen Serpentine in Hyde Park. The feat won Hunt a bet of 100 guineas

One of the Advantages of Oil over Gas, 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton
One of the Advantages of Oil over Gas, 1821. A lamplighter is mounted on a ladder, engaged in filling a lamp with oil; momentarily distracted, he pours the oil over a passing citizen

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