Ladder Collection (page 8)

Quarterly Dunns, or Clamorous Tax Gatherers, February 3, 1805. February 3, 1805
Quarterly Dunns, or Clamorous Tax Gatherers, February 3, 1805

A Snip in a Rage, July 1, 1802. July 1, 1802. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
A Snip in a Rage, July 1, 1802

The Two Ladders, 17th century. Creator: Allart van Everdingen
The Two Ladders, 17th century. Second state of two

Off She Goes, 1812. 1812. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Off She Goes, 1812

Fighting a Fire, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel
Fighting a Fire, 1870s

The Lamp Lighter, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel
The Lamp Lighter, 1870s

Manuscript Leaf with the Betrayal, from a Book of Hours, ca. 1500. Creator: Unknown
Manuscript Leaf with the Betrayal, from a Book of Hours, ca. 1500

Escapade at Night:, ca. 1800-10. Creator: Chokha
Escapade at Night:, ca. 1800-10

The Crucifixion, ca. 1625-30. Creator: Pedro Orrente
The Crucifixion, ca. 1625-30

Jacobs Dream, Early 1650s. Creator: Giordano, Luca (1632-1705)
Jacobs Dream, Early 1650s. Private Collection

Scouts Practising Pioneering, 1944. Creator: Unknown
Scouts Practising Pioneering, 1944. Boy scouts taking part in outdoor activities. The Scouting movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1908. From " Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds

Sugar-Loaf Rock - (West Side), 1872. Creator: A. Measom
Sugar-Loaf Rock - (West Side), 1872. 75-foot-high rock stack formed by post-glacial erosion on Mackinac Island, Lake Huron, Michigan, USA

The Curfew Tower, c1870. Curfew Tower at Windsor castle dates from the 13th century. The interior of the tower contains a former dungeon. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Dungeon Ghyl, c1870. Dungeon Ghyll waterfall in the Great Langdale valley of the Cumbrian Lake District. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Warehouses by the Thames, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Warehouses by the Thames, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

A River Side Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A River Side Street, 1872. Victorian warehouse alleys in 19th century London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Ivory mirror case depicting the Storming of the Castle of Love, early-mid 14th century, (1881). Etching of a circular mirror case squared off by corner terminals in the form of crouching lions

The Express Bus, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The " Express" Bus, 1900, (1933). Open-top horse-drawn bus outside Ye Olde Swiss Cottage public house in north London

Painters at work on the White City tote, West London, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Painters at work on the White City tote, West London, 1932, (1933). The largest tote in the world was erected in the White City stadium in time for the Greyhound Derby of 1932

The Ladder of Good Progress, First World War, c1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Ladder of Good Progress, First World War, c1914, (c1920). There never was a war in which the wounded were handled so perfectly

Pitt Street, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Pitt Street, Sydney, 1901. Assumed to be named after British Prime Minister William Pitt, the road ended close to water tanks or " pits" excavated in 1791-1792 as a source of fresh water

Military observers on the railway, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Military observers on the railway, First World War, 1914, (c1920). On one of the Naval Armoured Trains in Belgium: the look-out men

Full Width of the Street Swung The Pendent Figure, 1910. Creator: W. R
" Full Width of the Street Swung The Pendent Figure", 1910. Illustration to " Colbys Crux", a short story about the fire brigade by Edward Price Bell

The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, (1901). Irish astronomer and engineer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867)

Rustic Treatment. - Summer House in a Tree, an ideal Tea House, 1920. Creator: Unknown
A Rustic Treatment. - A novel treatment for a Summer House built in a Tree, making an ideal Tea House, 1920. From " The Ideal Home - April 1920". [London, 1920]

Red Star Line passenger ship and tender, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Red Star Line passenger ship and tender, c1900. A tender would take passengers to or from an ocean liner when it was not possible for the ship to dock. Postcard

Sale of Hyde Park Turnpike, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Sale of Hyde Park Turnpike, c1876. Auction of the toll gate between Piccadilly and kensington From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Wolpi... a chief pueblo of the mysterious Moki race (Cliff Dwellers), Arizona, U
Wolpi - 600 ft. above the plain - a chief " pueblo" of the mysterious Moki race (Cliff Dwellers), Arizona, U.S.A. 1901

Painting the statue of King William III black, Dublin, Ireland, 1821 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Opponents of British rule in Ireland painting the statue of King William III black, Dublin, Ireland, 1821 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Here is a Gentlemen, and a friend of mine!, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
Here is a Gentlemen, and a friend of mine!, c1820. Satirical cartoon from a political pamphlet: " The question is not merely whether the Queen shall have her rights

Methods of Warfare During The Hundred Years War, c1400, (c1930). Creator: Unknown
Methods of Warfare During The Hundred Years War, c1400, (c1930). The English attacking a French town: archers shoot arrows from a wooden siege tower as troops climb ladders

Photographing at the Craters Lip, Aso-San, 1910. Creator: Unknown
Photographing at the Craters Lip, Aso-San, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Jacobs dream, 16th century, (1849). Creator: Kellerhoven
Jacobs dream, 16th century, (1849). Old Testament scene: Jacob dreaming of angels ascending and descending the ladder to Heaven

Flight Mechanics; Also a W. A. A. F. Trade, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Flight Mechanics; Also a W.A.A.F. Trade, c1943. British Royal Air Force mechanics working on aircraft during World War II

Demolishing Devonshire House, 1927. Creator: William Walcot
Demolishing Devonshire House, 1927. From " Disappearing London", by E. Beresford Chancellor, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [" The Studio" Limited, London, 1927]

The Quadrant, Looking South, 1927. Creator: Randolph Schwabe
The Quadrant, Looking South, 1927. From " Disappearing London", by E. Beresford Chancellor, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [" The Studio" Limited, London, 1927]

How The London Fire Brigade Comes To Grips With Its Enemy, c1935. Creator: Unknown
How The London Fire Brigade Comes To Grips With Its Enemy, c1935. Fire brigade at the scene of a fire in London, with hoses being deployed from extending ladders

Subduing a Conflagration in a Narrow City Street, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Subduing a Conflagration in a Narrow City Street, c1935. Fire brigade at the scene of a fire in London, with a ladder on wheels

Native House, Fiji Islands, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Native House, Fiji Islands, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

One of the Signs of Our Civilization: Well-Stocked Zoological Gardens to Delight the Curious, c1935. Elephant rides at London Zoo which opened in 1828. The rides were discontinued in the 1960s

The Unfortunate Death of Major Andre, 1780, (1790?). Creator: John Goldar
The Unfortunate Death of Major Andre, 1780, (1790?). British soldier Major John Andre (1751-1780) was hanged as a spy during the American War of Independence

Fisherman arranging salmon nets at Balestrand on Sognefjord - Balholm in distance, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Traditional house on stilts, Sumatra, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Traditional house on stilts, Sumatra, c1928. House with space underneath for livestock. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Execution of Guy Fawkes, pub. 1841. Creator: George Cruikshank (1792-1878)
Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from " Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance", by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

Buzz Aldrin descends from the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin descends from the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin (b1930) descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon

Autumn, Negro Servant. Creator: John Collet (c. 1725-80) after
Autumn, Negro Servant, (colour lithograph)

Spring cleaning, 1944. Creator: Shirley Markham
Spring cleaning, 1944. Painting done age 13. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, from A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book, pub. 1914. Creator
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, from A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book, pub. 1914 (colour lithograph), 1914

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