Ladder Collection (page 6)

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Study for House Painters: Man on a Ladder, Three-Quarter Back View, 1877 (pencil on paper)
8901176 Study for House Painters: Man on a Ladder, Three-Quarter Back View, 1877 (pencil on paper) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 47.5 x 30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828 (oil on canvas)
8724031 The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Sodring, Frederik Hansen (1809-62); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By F. Sodring).

Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas)
FGL5483192 Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas, Succot) - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684)

View of the officers' mess in a submerged submarine, with cooking utensils and four sailors playing cards
MMM5480879 View of the officers' mess in a submerged submarine, with cooking utensils and four sailors playing cards by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); National Maritime Museum, London

The love tree, ca 1850 (illustration)
7422852 The love tree, ca 1850 (illustration); (add.info.: Society. The love tree. Seduction between men and women in the 19th century. Imagery, Epinal (France), ca 1850.); © Archives Charmet.

Lovers at a Balcony in Bavaria (postcard)
7377753 Lovers at a Balcony in Bavaria (postcard); (add.info.: wearing traditional costumes); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

Bavarian lovers at a balcony (postcard)
7377740 Bavarian lovers at a balcony (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

A convertible ladder and steps
5310252 A convertible ladder and steps; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a convertible ladder and steps. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bambino blue, Polemonium coeruleum
5855869 Bambino blue, Polemonium coeruleum; (add.info.: Bambino blue, Polemonium coeruleum. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

An Observation Post, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404043 An Observation Post, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A high ideal (colour litho)
8656238 A high ideal (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A high ideal. Man admiring the backside of a woman up a ladder)

Fish and frog in a fish tank (engraving)
8672827 Fish and frog in a fish tank (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish and frog in a fish tank)

J K L M : jackdaws, kite, ladder, mill, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225090 J K L M : jackdaws, kite, ladder, mill, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries)

Army engineers fixing telegraph wires near coomassie, 1874
3479640 Army engineers fixing telegraph wires near coomassie, 1874; (add.info.: Army engineers fixing telegraph wires near coomassie; Ashanti war, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ruins of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Sees, near Alencon, France
3566488 Ruins of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Sees, near Alencon, France by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Sees, France 1880 ca. Date of Artwork: XIII - XIV,XVI secc)

A little boy and a little girl playing on a rope ladder. He is seated on a rung
3566232 A little boy and a little girl playing on a rope ladder. He is seated on a rung and the little girl is standing behind him by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1913 ca)

A burglar activating a basic home security locking system, 1850
3330947 A burglar activating a basic home security locking system, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a burglar activating a basic home security locking system)

An Accommodation Ladder, 1850
3330556 An Accommodation Ladder, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of an Accommodation Ladder, a portable flight of steps down a ship's side. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Companionway, 1850
3330561 A Companionway, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Companionway, a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck)

Un incendie chex un editeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101435 Un incendie chex un editeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Kern, Leon (1883-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un incendie chex un editeur)

Purgatory: Dante and Virgil at the entrance of Hell. Miniature from "The Divine Comedie" (Divina commedia)
AIS5386203 Purgatory: Dante and Virgil at the entrance of Hell. Miniature from "The Divine Comedie" (Divina commedia) by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family, 1850s
NWI4759646 Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family, 1850s.; (add.info.: Acrobat performance of the American Brothers and Levater Lee Family)

Additional Library at the British Museum. The British Museum had 13 miles of shelves
FLO4669753 Additional Library at the British Museum. The British Museum had 13 miles of shelves and its catalog of books ran to 61 folio volumes

View of part of Duke Street, formerly Duck Lane, West Smithfield, 1807. Tudor timber houses of oak
FLO5000669 View of part of Duke Street, formerly Duck Lane, West Smithfield, 1807. Tudor timber houses of oak, chestnut and plaster. Man on a ladder lighting a gas lantern

A Yurt or winter hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century
3252963 A Yurt or winter hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century; (add.info.: A Yurt or winter hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century)

Climbers on the Bernese Alps
3560287 Climbers on the Bernese Alps; (add.info.: Bernese Alps, Switzerland 1860-1880 Photographer: Charnaux, F.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

'One more step, Mr Hands, and I'll blow your brains out', 19th century (engraving)
7339224 'One more step, Mr Hands, and I'll blow your brains out', 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Ms 5064 fol.35r Threshing, from 'Livre des Prouffitz Champestres' by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum)
XIR206473 Ms 5064 fol.35r Threshing, from 'Livre des Prouffitz Champestres' by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque de L'Arsenal

Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865638 Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Building a 'pre-fabricated' house (b/w photo)
8675785 Building a 'pre-fabricated' house (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Building a 'pre-fabricated' house)

Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving)
8672747 Wood, the fire escape conductor heroically rescuing a mother and child from the fire in Whitechapel (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wood)

Things to avoid (colour litho)
8656349 Things to avoid (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Things to avoid. Don't pass beneath a ladder)

English windmills: Moreton Mill, Essex (b/w photo)
8628835 English windmills: Moreton Mill, Essex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moreton Mill, Essex)

Removing gypsy moth eggs from a tree, Massachusetts (litho)
8663806 Removing gypsy moth eggs from a tree, Massachusetts (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Removing gypsy moth eggs from a tree, Massachusetts, USA)

Jacob's Dream, c.1720 (gouache on brown kidskin)
XOS5878240 Jacob's Dream, c.1720 (gouache on brown kidskin) by Goupy, Joseph (c.1680-1768); 28.5x42 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Joseph Goupy).

Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo)
LSE746616 Construction of the Metro, crossing the Seine, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva.

View of the celebrated Logan Rock near the Land's End in Cornwall taken after the Rock was displaced on the 8th
7482949 View of the celebrated Logan Rock near the Land's End in Cornwall taken after the Rock was displaced on the 8th April 1824, 1824 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Tonkin

E for Scale, 1908 (photo)
8713196 E for Scale, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo)
8713195 The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven)

Harvest
3562372 Harvest; (add.info.: Greve in Chianti 1920 Photographer: Fierli, Alberto); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Jacob's Ladder
5312111 Jacob's Ladder; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Jacob's Ladder the connection between the earth)

Members of the London Fire Brigade
5310138 Members of the London Fire Brigade; (add.info.: Engraving depicting members of the London Fire Brigade using the newly introduced fire-ladder truck)

A shipmaster, in the Royal Navy in the 18th century, to achieve this rank
MMM5482487 A shipmaster, in the Royal Navy in the 18th century, to achieve this rank, a man had to have served at least one year as the captain's secretary, to write the mail and the logbook

Cartoon depicting a couple climbing over a fence so that they can elope, 1820 (engraving)
5616322 Cartoon depicting a couple climbing over a fence so that they can elope, 1820 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, 1810 (engraving)
FLO4577745 House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, 1810 (engraving); (add.info.: House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, many tools, saw, hammer)

A Balagan or summer hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century
3252962 A Balagan or summer hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century; (add.info.: A Balagan or summer hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century)

Facade of an unfinished church in Venice
3569866 Facade of an unfinished church in Venice by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Venice 24/04/1899 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

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"Ascending to the Divine: The Ladder of Saint John Climacus" In the realm of spiritual enlightenment, few have reached the pinnacle as Saint John Climacus did. As an Abbot of Mount Sinai in the 6th century, he crafted a metaphorical ladder that would guide souls towards heavenly ascent. This late 12th-century icon depicts St. John at the top rung, symbolizing his profound wisdom and connection with God. Meanwhile, across time and space, other ladders tell their own stories. In 1926-1927 London, an old pub on the River Thames witnessed laughter and camaraderie as locals climbed its wooden steps to enjoy pints and conversations that echoed through history. On Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall during 1903-1904, sturdy ladders were essential tools for miners seeking precious minerals deep within Earth's embrace. Each step taken was a testament to human resilience and determination. But not all they are meant for earthly endeavors alone. Zazel, known as the Human Cannonball, defied gravity itself by soaring through the air propelled by explosive force – her ladder becoming a launching pad into awe-inspiring heights. Even within iconic structures like Big Ben's clock face or towering oil rigs in Iran's deserts, ladders serve as gateways to hidden worlds where brave individuals venture daily. Firefighters battling infernos on Eagle Street or responding swiftly to serious house fires in Notting Hill rely on these trusty companions to ascend towards danger with unwavering courage. And then there are those unique instances where nature intertwines with human craftsmanship – Meoto-Iwa (Wedded Rocks) standing tall amidst crashing waves off Japan's coast beckon visitors who dare climb their sacred path towards unity and harmony. From ancient monastic teachings to bustling city streets or remote corners of our planet – each ladder holds significance beyond its physical form. They represent our innate desire for growth, progress, and connection.