Peril Collection (page 5)

Manufacture of Glass for "The Crystal Palace"...Birmingham, 1850. Creator:s Read
Manufacture of Glass for "The Crystal Palace", at Messrs. Chance's Works, Spon-Lane, near Birmingham, 1850. Workers making an...immense quantity of plate glass required for

Sewage disposal plant at the Aqua Fria Farm security administration camp, Maricopa County, AZ
Maricopa County, AZ. Sewage disposal plant at the Aqua Fria Farm security administration camp for migrant workers

Housing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Housing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona

Housing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Housing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona

M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. Creator: Unknown. M
M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. French milliner and balloonist Ernest Petin..has sought to give to his apparatus the greatest possible power

Crossing by a Sangha, near Jumnootree, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Crossing by a Sangha, near Jumnootree, 1845. Rope bridge over the Yamuna River near Yamunotri in India. From "Hindostan, The Shores of the Red Sea, and The Himalaya Mountains, Vol. I"

The Flood, n.d. Creator: William Young Ottley
The Flood, n.d

Bombay Harbour: - Fishing boats, in the Monsoon, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Bombay Harbour: - Fishing boats, in the Monsoon, 1845. Sailing boat and raft off the coast of what is now Mumbai, India. From "Hindostan, The Shores of the Red Sea, and The Himalaya Mountains

A Youth Rescued from a Shark, 1779. Creator: Valentine Green
A Youth Rescued from a Shark, 1779

Daring Leap in the Dining-Room of the White Hart Hotel, Aylesbury, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Daring Leap in the Dining-Room of the White Hart Hotel, Aylesbury, 1850. Mr. Charles Symonds, of Oxford, offered to bring a grey horse of his upstairs and lead him round the table

Crossing the River Tonse, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Crossing the River Tonse, 1845. People crossing a river using a rope bridge in south India. From "Hindostan, The Shores of the Red Sea, and The Himalaya Mountains, Vol. I"

Accident to Her Majesty's Steamer "Cuckoo", at Jersey, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Accident to Her Majesty's Steamer "Cuckoo", at Jersey, 1850. The beacon...on the Oyster Rocks (Les Huitrieres) at the entrance to the small roads to St

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Sash-Bar Finishing Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Sash-Bar Finishing Machine, 1850. As in every other part of the works the utmost skill is displayed with regard to economising power

H.M.S. "Sappho", on the Main Reef at Honduras, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Sappho", on the Main Reef at Honduras, 1850. Small low islands are seen in the distance, and in the foreground are low rocks

A Shipwreck, 1805/07. Creator: Charles Turner
A Shipwreck, 1805/07

Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin - First Iceberg Seen, June 3, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin - First Iceberg Seen, June 3, 1850. Sketch by...a Lieutenant of the Assistance...The iceberg was about 70 feet in height...During the still night

The Serpent-Charmers at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, 1850. Creator: Pearson
The Serpent-Charmers at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, [London], 1850. These remarkable persons...state that they are of the tribe called Rufaiah

Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, [Kent], 1850....Mr. Green ascended...accompanied by Mr. Rush...for the express purpose of testing the improvements made by that

The full-rigger Blixten, 1837-1838. Creator: Unknown
The full-rigger Blixten, 1837-1838. Depicting the full rigger Blixte from Gavle. Belonging to Dan Elfstrand & co Captain C.J Bolin. Came to Gavle's merchant fleet in 1837

Raising the iron ship Ganges, sunk in the Thames off Shadwell, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Raising the iron ship Ganges, sunk in the Thames off Shadwell, [London], 1862. The Ganges was...an iron ship of nearly a thousand tons burden...The accident happened just opposite the Shadwell

Diving for sponges on the coast of Syria, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Diving for sponges on the coast of Syria, 1862. Latakia sponges are known and appreciated in England, but very few of the superior quality ever reach this country

Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway: scene of the accident, [London], 1862. Owing to falls in the Fleet sewer the waters had accumulated to a great extent

The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. The use of this mill is to express the juice from the cane...an endless travelling-table...carries the canes up

The Great Chandelier by Defries in the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Chandelier by Defries in the International Exhibition, 1862. The largest chandelier in the world, made from...thousands of pieces of cut and polished glass

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862. In viewing the manner in which the work is carried out in the various branches of the Royal

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862.... to fire a piece of ordnance...by the ordinary method of a man pulling a friction-tube while others are

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. This is the upper floor of a two-storied building upwards of 200ft. in length and 60ft

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the bars previous to coiling, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Fall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Fall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, [London], 1862. On the morning of Wednesday week, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock

The Civil War in America: the Picket leading the ships of the Burnside Expedition over... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: the Picket leading the ships of the Burnside Expedition over Hatteras Bar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at Maudslay... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at the foundry of Maudslay, Sons, and Field, Westminster-road, London, 1862

A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]

Louis Zborowskis Mercedes after his fatal crash at Monza, Italy, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Louis Zborowskis Mercedes after his fatal crash at Monza, Italy, 19 October 1924

The Unsafe Tenement. One of the Twelve Etchings from Nature. (The French Set), 1858

The Chamber of Genius, April 2, 1806. April 2, 1806. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Chamber of Genius, April 2, 1806

Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838, (1942). In 1838 Grace Darling and her father William Darling, a local lighthouse keeper

The Spouting Horn in a Storm, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
The " Spouting Horn" in a Storm, 1872. Rocks on the coast of Maine, north eastern USA: a wide chasm in the cliff

The Pipers at Longueval... July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Pipers at Longueval: how the Highlanders were led into battle on July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Scots pipers of the 9th (Scottish)

Love Conquered Fear, c1840. Creator: Auguste Hervieu
Love Conquered Fear, c1840. Ragged child workers in a Victorian textile factory. British writer Frances Trollope visited Manchester in 1832 to witness the condition of children employed in

Temperance Movement - The Perils of too much beer and baccy... Date: circa 1900

Drama on Mont Blanc, Alps, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st August 1902

Ruins of the Patent Steam Wheel-Works, Pimlico, destroyed by fire, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Patent Steam Wheel-Works, Pimlico, [London], destroyed by fire, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. A. Bool

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Displacement of the Cable on Board the "Agamemnon", 1858. Storm of 20th June

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Breaking Adrift of the Coal on Board the "Agamemnon", 1858. A storm on 20th June....everything broke adrift, whether secured or not

Quelle heure est-il s'il vous plait?, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quelle heure est-il s'il vous plait?... 1839. Shady-looking character holding a large stick: What time is it please?'. Series: Emotions parisiennes; Periodical: Le Charivari, 24 November 1839

Destruction of a Skin-Boat by the Falling of an Iceberg, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of a Skin-Boat by the Falling of an Iceberg, 1856. Kayak off the coast of Greenland. Boat travelling among the icebergs is not without danger; rotten icebergs frequently fall in pieces

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"Peril: A Glimpse into the Abyss of Danger and Uncertainty" In this captivating collection of artworks, peril takes center stage, reminding us of the fragility and unpredictability of life. From Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max's haunting "The Lion's Bride, " where a woman faces the danger lurking within nature itself, to Briton Riviere's intense portrayal in "In Manus Tuas Domine. " that depicts a fiery struggle for survival, these masterpieces evoke a sense of impending doom. As we delve deeper into this exploration, George Baxter's depiction of climbers on the treacherous ascent of Mont Blanc serves as a stark reminder that even conquering great heights comes with its own perils. Winslow Homer's masterpiece "The Gulf Stream" captures both the beauty and danger intertwined in our relationship with nature. Moving beyond physical dangers, suffragettes in Hastings boldly faced societal peril as they fought for their rights during an era when women were silenced. The concept of "yellow peril" reminds us how fear can be used to stigmatize and marginalize certain communities based on race or ethnicity. Even entertainment carries its share of risk; whether it is Biggles maneuvering through fire-filled skies or children risking injury while playing with fire on wasteland at Beaumont Street. The Great Blondini defies death by walking above four lions on a high wire – an act that epitomizes courage amidst imminent danger. But not all they are visible; sometimes they hide behind masks at tragic masked balls like the one depicted in 1930 by an unknown artist. These masquerades symbolize hidden dangers lurking beneath seemingly harmless facades. Lastly, we catch a glimpse into futuristic perils through sci-fi previews where humanity battles against unknown forces threatening our existence.