Precarious Collection (page 2)

William Frasier, disabled beggar and seller of boot laces. He lost both his hands in the Napoleonic Wars
FLO5003406 William Frasier, disabled beggar and seller of boot laces. He lost both his hands in the Napoleonic Wars. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

William Tomlins, street crossing sweeper on Albermarle and St. James Street
FLO5000887 William Tomlins, street crossing sweeper on Albermarle and St. James Street. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Landing a 155 mm gun at Sedd-ul [i.e. Sedd-el] Bahr, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Landing a 155 mm gun at Sedd-ul [i.e. Sedd-el] Bahr, 1915. Warships near the Gallipoli Penninsula, Turkey during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I

A Pack Road in the Katun River Valley near the Village of Tavda. Cliff "Skakun"... 1911-1913
A Pack Road in the Katun River Valley near the Village of Tavda. Cliff "Skakun." Log Boards for the Passage of Horses over the Precipice, 1911-1913

Pioneer camp, 1929. Creator: GP Putintsev
Pioneer camp, 1929. From a collection of 153 photographs and documents drawn from the personal archives of people who lived in the town of Berdsk in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Snow on Mt. Haruna in Kozuke Province, 1853. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Snow on Mt. Haruna in Kozuke Province, 1853. From Famous Places of the Sixty-odd Provinces

les Italiens en Albanie ; un auto-camion italienen mauvaise posture sur le pont du Sarantaporos, a Creator: Unknown
les Italiens en Albanie ; un auto-camion italienen mauvaise posture sur le pont du Sarantaporos, a la frontiere greco-albanaise, 1916

The Twelve Months, between 1900 and 1918. Creator: Watanabe Seitei
The Twelve Months, between 1900 and 1918

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from... 1830/33. Creator: Hokusai
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, 1830/33

Man Crossing Log Bridge over Torrent, n.d. Creator: Jan van Eyck
Man Crossing Log Bridge over Torrent, n.d

Gathering Cliff Fungus at Kumano, Kishu Province (Kishu kumano iwatake tori), from the ser... 1860
Gathering Cliff Fungus at Kumano, Kishu Province (Kishu kumano iwatake tori), from the series "One Hundred Views of Famous Views in the Various Provinces (shokoku meishi hyakkei)", 1860

Mushroom Gathering at Kumano in Kii Province (Kishu Kumano iwatake tori) from the series "... 1860
Mushroom Gathering at Kumano in Kii Province (Kishu Kumano iwatake tori) from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)", 1860

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from... 1830/33. Creator: Hokusai
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, 1830/33

The Mitsui Shop in Surugacho in Edo (Koto Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu), from the... c. 1830/33. Creator: Hokusai
The Mitsui Shop in Surugacho in Edo (Koto Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, c. 1830/33

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from... 1830/33. Creator: Hokusai
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, 1830/33

Hida Province: Basket Ferry (Hida, Kagowatashi), from the series "Famous Places in the... 1853
Hida Province: Basket Ferry (Hida, Kagowatashi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

Hida Province: Basket Ferry (Hida, Kagowatashi), from the series "Famous Places in the... 1853
Hida Province: Basket Ferry (Hida, Kagowatashi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

home alone
Michael Allmaier

Cliff perched homes-Hopi, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Cliff perched homes-Hopi, c1906. Four Hopi women in front of pueblo buildings

Cliff "Trunk" and Shaman's Rock, 1880-1897. Creator: Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov
Cliff "Trunk" and Shaman's Rock, 1880-1897. From a collection of paintings, lithographs, sketches, studies, and drawings

Kamchatka, Hunting Puffins, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam, Godefroy Engelmann
Kamchatka, Hunting Puffins, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar

"Khabit" (Khobot) Rock and the Shaman's Stone at 4 Versts From the Village of Kaltuk... 1850-1899
"Khabit" (Khobot) Rock and the Shaman's Stone at 4 Versts From the Village of Kaltuk- Lake Baikal, 1850-1899

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at the top of a tree, Sichuan, China, January

The music of the poor (engraving)
7185818 The music of the poor (engraving) by Luxmoore, Myra E. (1851-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: The music of the poor)

La Piedra Movediza balancing rock, Tandil, Argentina
La Piedra Movediza was a balancing rock located in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Its weight was about 300 tons

Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on wheat stem feeding, Devon, UK, July. Captive

Ruppells weaver (Ploceus galbula) male building nest, Oman, May

Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do an, Hayd Al-Jazeel

Goats Path, Watcombe, near Torquay, South Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Prince Henry and Waldemar of Prussia
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945) with his father, Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) at Balmoral in the 1890s. Waldemar was the eldest son of Henry and Princess Irene of Hesse

CLIMBING IS DANGEROUS
Pressed against a sheer rockface, buffeted by a howling gale, a climber gains a vivid insight into the narrow gap betwixt life and death. Date: late 19th century

Damocles dines with a sword hanging over his head
Damocles, member of the Greek court of Dionysius of Siragusa (Syracuse), Sicily, dines dangerously, with a sword hanging over his head. Date: 404 BC

The Penny Sit-up, c. 1895 (b/w photo)
476227 The Penny Sit-up, c.1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Run by the Salvation Army this pioneering homeless shelter in Blackfriars)

Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving)
7234864 Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Punishment of the idle in the workhouse of Hamburg, Germany (engraving)
7172543 Punishment of the idle in the workhouse of Hamburg, Germany (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment of the idle in the workhouse of Hamburg)

Move on! (colour litho)
3648163 Move on! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Move on! Dedicated to the Commissioners of Police)

A Difficult Crossing (colour litho)
3646241 A Difficult Crossing (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Difficult Crossing)

Reflections of a Starving Man or Social Contrasts, 1894 (oil on canvas)
ALI198065 Reflections of a Starving Man or Social Contrasts, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Longoni, Emilio (1859-1932); 190x155 cm; Museo Civico, Biella

The Hunger March in London (Colour Litho)
2783643 The Hunger March in London (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hunger March in London)

Une Rixe Dans Un Asile De Nuit A Londres (engraving)
2783364 Une Rixe Dans Un Asile De Nuit A Londres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Rixe Dans Un Asile De Nuit A Londres)

Putorana snow sheep (Ovis nivicola borealis) lamb, standing precariously on sheer cliff face, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Three female Putorana snow sheep (Ovis nivicola borealis) climbing up rocky mountainside with lamb following, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

The Starving, 1886 (oil on canvas)
ALG329491 The Starving, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Geoffroy, Henri Jules Jean (1853-1924); Museo Civico Revoltella, Trieste, Italy; (add.info.: Les Affames; )

DDE-90033554
Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Melting icebergs along Wahlberg Island in fog on summer evening Date: 17/07/2007

No. 41: Distant View of the Ina River Bridge at Nojiri (Yonjuichi: Noriji Inagawabas... c. 1835 / 36)
No. 41: Distant View of the Ina River Bridge at Nojiri (Yonjuichi: Noriji Inagawabashi enkei), from the series " [Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido", Japan, c. 1835/36

Slum terraces, by Gustave Dore
7261227 Slum terraces, by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Over London - By Rail)

Illustration of the Round (rhyme), 19th century (epinal print)
ELD4836712 Illustration of the Round (rhyme), 19th century (epinal print) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Capturing the Essence of Precarious: From Bricklayers to Balanced Rocks" In 1827, bricklayers showcased their skill and bravery as they precariously balanced on scaffolding, building towering structures that still stand today. A precariously perched Studebaker Six in Yosemite National Park reminds us of the delicate balance between man-made machines and nature's grandeur. The Empire State Building stands tall and proud, a testament to human ingenuity and engineering prowess, defying gravity with its precarious height. Taki Katei's exquisite artwork "Flowers and Birds" transports us back to the 19th century when delicate brushstrokes captured fleeting moments in nature's precarious beauty. Greenan Castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland stands stoically atop a cliff edge, its ancient walls teetering on the brink of time - a monument to history's precarious grip on our present. Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs unveils its awe-inspiring Balanced Rock - an extraordinary natural formation that defies logic by remaining precariously poised for centuries. Discovering a simple device for removing warts reminds us that even seemingly trivial ailments can create precarious situations if left unattended or underestimated. Raven Wall at Bosigran challenges climbers with its sheer cliffs and treacherous routes – an extreme adventure where every move is carefully calculated amidst a world hanging by a thread. William Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration "Long Drawn Out. " humorously depicts everyday tasks becoming increasingly complex and precarious – reminding us not to take life too seriously. Squam Lake in New Hampshire reflects tranquility amid uncertainty; its glassy surface mirroring both calm skies above and turbulent waters below – capturing nature's own sense of precariousness.