Ladder Collection

Soused Mouse
27th February 1954: A mouse is tempted to climb a miniature ladder for a sip of sherry in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub

Completed R100
HM Airship R100 nears completion at the Royal Naval Air Service Air Station near Howden in Yorkshire, November 1929

Workers Trimming Great Green Wall on Ladder
Workers stand on a tall ladder to trim the Great Green Wall, a 36-foot tall yew hedge encircling Oakley Hall. The hedge was planted in 1720 by the first Earl of Bathurst

Mt. Huangshan in Anhui, China morning

Spring Forward In London
A railway worker stands on a ladder and changes a clock ahead one hour to begin Daylight Savings (or Summer) time, at Liverpool Street Station, London, early 20th Century. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Pilot Aboard
1930: A river pilot from the PLA Pilot station at Gravesend, Kent climbs up the side of a ship to take it to its destination at one of the London docks. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

LMR Train
London Midland Regional Railways locomotive, the City of Edinburgh gets a new coat of paint

Two manual workers on ladders painting house exterior, (B&W)

Chicago Fire
9th October 1871: Firemen at the scene of a blaze during the Chicago Fire of 1871, which resulted in 250 deaths and losses of $196 million. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Zuni Couple in Front of Adobe Home
A Zuni couple stands in front of their adobe home in New Mexico

The Contruction of the Hand Section of the Statue of Liberty
Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty, explains the inner construction of the Hand section of the statue to a visitor

Print After a Drawing of an Artillary Park by Leonardo da Vinci
1872-Greeley, Horace: Incident of Mr. Greeley's Western Tour. An enthusiastic citizen of Hamilton, Ohio, stops Mr. Greeley's carriage and presents his child to be kissed. Drawing

Pueblo Indian Mother and Children Descend a Ladder
(Original Caption) Taos, New Mexico: This Pueblo Indian mother is taking her offspring down the ladder from their domicile for a morning walk

Group Of Pick And Shovel Miners
Miners came to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush

Inspection Party On The Panama Canal
(Original Caption) Inspection party during work on the Panama Canal. Gentlemen and ladies pose on the site. Undated photograph

Jazz Pianist Fats Waller At The Organ
(Original Caption) Fats Waller, jazz pianist, at the organ. Undated photograph

Acrobats on lake

Engraving of Apple Orchard with Pickers
(Original Caption) An apple orchard with pickers. Undated engraving. BPA2# 4346

Illus/T Roosevelt Seated On Ladder Readi
(Original Caption) Cartoon shows Teddy Roosevelt sitting on a ladder reading the US Constitution: "With all his faults, we love him -still." --Engraving from The Sun. Undated

Anneken Hendriks Being Hoisted to the Fire by Jan Luyken
(Original Caption) The Anabaptist martyr Anneken Hendriks tied to a ladder being hoisted toward the fire in 16th century Holland. Undated copper engraving by Tieleman Janszoon van Braght (1625-1664)

Chimney Sweeps
(Original Caption) 1895-Frankfurt, Germany. Chimney sweeps. BPA2# 736

Women Window Cleaners In Berlin
(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: Women window cleaners in the streets of Berlin. ca. 1905

Man Shaking a Woman's Ladder
Scene in library. Young man shaking ladder which woman is seated upon

Fatty Arbuckle Putting Poster Up
(Original Caption) 10/2/1917-New York, NY: "Fatty" Arbuckle, wielding the old paste brush, slapping up Liberty Loan posters on boards at Times Square

Woman On Ladder Painting House
Mrs. P.J. Simmons standing on a ladder painting a house in Flushing in New York in 1917

Woman on Ladder Fixes Women's Party Sign
(Original Caption) 6/5/1920- Chicago, IL- The Women's party has established headquarters in Chicago with the intention of making their influence felt at the Convention. Mrs

Women of the Volunteer Fire Department
Plenty of hose will play a striking part in the dashing Simmons College fire Department, which can put out anything from an inquisitive male to a real fire, and do a good job on both

C.J. Aldham, Topiarist
Mr. C.J. Aldham of Aythorpe Roding, Essex works on a large topiary of a horse.Mr. Aldham had several such topiaries encircling his garden

Chimney Sweeps in Snow
(Original Caption) 3/28/1934-St. Moritz, Switzerland-Three merry chimney sweeps of St. Moritz, Switzerland, pose with a background of freshly fallen snow. Just by way of contrast you know

Woman Seated on a Ladder
(Original Caption) Photo shows a woman holding a picture and a hammer, seated on a ladder. Model: Gloria Dalton. Ca. 1930s-1940s

Carole Lombard and Clark Gable in Library
(Original Caption) 1932: Clark Gable and Carole Lombard in the library in a scene from "No Man of Her Own."

Lamplighter Lighting Street Lamps
A lamplighter carries a ladder as he lights the gas street lamps lining the street

Officer With Ladder From Lindbergh Case
(Original Caption) 1/7/1935-Flemington

Authorities Display Lindbergh Ladder
(Original Caption) 1/25/1935-Flemngton, NJ- The kidnap ladder is shown being taken through the crowded Hunterdon County Court, Flemington, New Jersey, January 25th, just before Bruno Hauptmann

Youth Ambassador Program
(Original Caption) 6/6/1935- Roger Echegut, 14, of Paris, arriving here yesterday as "exchange ambassador" from France

Charlie Chaplin In Modern Times
(Original Caption) Photo shows Charlie Chaplin and another actor in a scene from the movie "Modern Times." Movie released in 1936

Giant Robert Wadlow Being Interviewed by Reporter
(Original Caption) Robert Wadlow, 19-year-old youth of Alton, IL, who stands eight feet seven inches and is still growing, is shown above being interviewed by a reporter at Omaha, NE

Man Stands Atop Ladder To Hang Sign
(Original Caption) 5/26/37-Detroit, Michigan: Richard Frankensteen, C.I.O

Mary Pickford Trims Christmas Tree
(Original Caption) 12/5/1937- Beverly Hills, CA- Assited by Little Johanna Randall (whom she is holding) and Muriel Wisdom, Mary Pickford, keeps up a Hollywood, CA

Eddie Cantor with Giant Christmas Tree
(Original Caption) 12/19/1938- New York, NY- Eddie Cantor, noted comedian

Woman Seated On Ladder Pointing
(Original Caption) Photo shows a woman seated on a ladder, pointing to her left. Model: Gloria Dalton. Ca. 1940s

Tallest Man Harvesting Limes
The World's tallest man Robert Wadlow and two Florida citrus queens harvest limes from orchard trees near Miami. | Location: Near Miami, Florida, USA

Rescue Dog Climbing Fire Ladder
(Original Caption) 9/13/1942- Ordinarily "Sussex" bounds up a fire ladder as expertly as any fireman, but he does not like this posing stuff

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Touring Aircraft Factory
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt on an inspection tour of the Douglas Aircraft Company's factory in Long Beach, California, USA

Singer and Actor Frank Sinatra with Fans
Throngs of fans surround singer and movie star Frank Sinatra for his autograph. Sinatra is on his way to Hollywood to make a movie

American Labor Party Supports FDR
The American Labor Party shows its support for Franklin Roosevelt's fourth term by hanging a large sign outside the Ladies Garment Center Club

Norma Shearer and Husbnd Getting On Plane
(Original Caption) 2/8/1946-New York, NY- Having just arrived in New York from the West Coast, Norman Shearer and her husband, Martin Arrouge

Howard Hughes Posing With Airplane
(Original Caption) 1947-Howard Hughes (1905-1976) near legendary American magnate, poses at entry hatch of one of his airplanes. Photograph dated 1947

Firefighting Demonstration with Replica of Burning Building
(Original Caption) 8/19/1947-New York, NY: In a realistic demonstration of their training, members of the New York Fire Department "fight a fire" in Cobweb Hall

Firemen Climb Ladders to Fire
(Original Caption) 7/6/1948-Atlanta, GA- Atlanta firemen fight smoke and flame in the new building housing "Atlanta Journal" after cleaning fluid ignited, casuing a small, but smoky, fire

Man Touches up Painting of Pope John Paul II
(Original Caption) 8/25/1987-Miami, Fl- Roger Amador touches up the paint on a billboard of Pope John Paul II after it was erected on Biscayne Boulevardd 8/25

Teen Girl at Top of Clock Changing Time
(Original Caption) 9/25/1924-New York, NY- Hildur Johnson, 18, who was "Miss Brooklyn" in the recent Atlantic City Beauty Pageant

Maria Lenke, Brazilian Olympic swimmer training in the Olympic pool, Los Angeles, California

Political Power Cartoon
(Original Caption) Capital and Labor arbitration is the true balance of power. Undated cartoon by Joseph Keppler. BPA2# 3400

Girls Holding Indian Clubs In Gymnasium
(Original Caption) Girls posing in the big gymnasium of the Pilgrim's Church in Cincinnati. Undated photograph

General View Waldi Indian Pueblo
(Original Caption) A closer view of the Waldi homes. Some of the houses are built pn the very brink of the abyss

View Of Taos Pueblo
(Original Caption) Taos, NM: View of Taos Pueblo. Undated photograph

People Pick Peppers W/Ladder/Singapore
(Original Caption) Photo shows people picking peppers in Singapore, using a ladder. Undated. BPA2 #4843

World War II Airplane Nose Art
"Naughty But Nice, " this warbird flies daily over Japanese bases in the Southwest Pacific area--to show those sons of the Rising sun just how "Naughty" she can be. Tech. Sgt

Illustration of Applegarth's Vertical Printing Machine
(Original Caption) Applegarth's Vertical Printing Machine, as used by the London Illustrated News and the The Times newspapers. Engraving by G. Selby after a drawing by H. Mason

Woodcut Of Gymnasium Interior
(Original Caption) Interior of Tremont Gymnasium, Tremont and Eliot Streets in Boston, MA. Undated woodcut

Prospectors Panning For Gold
(Original Caption) Engraving depicting prospectors panning for gold. Undated illustration

Traditional Japanese Fire House with People
"Fire Company's House and Engine, " illustration in Yokohama, Japan. The color illustration depicts a traditional Japanese house with a long ladder leading to the roof

Illustration Man Leaving Space Capsule
(Original Caption) An illustration for "From the Earth to the Moon, " published by Jules Verne in 1865

Virginia MacPherson and Musician Spade Cooley
United Press columnist Virginia MacPherson chats with Western band leader Spade Cooley on December 15, 1949 before appearing in a scene in Cooley's new movie

Woman Falling from Ladder
A woman holds her back in pain after falling from a ladder in her living room

Woman Testing Portable Shelter
(Original Caption) 6/13/1950: Bolling Field, Washington, DC: This fiberglass-reinforced plastic portable shelter was unveiled here today

Jacques Cousteau Demonstrates Aqua-Lung
Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau demonstrates his latest invention, the Aqua-Lung, with the help of Ethel Janney of Cold Spring Harbor, and Commander Douglas Fane

Actors Setting up Guys & Dolls Marquee
(Original Caption) 8/31/1951-New York, NY: Robert Alda, leading actor-singer in the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls" helps Isabelle Bigley, member of the cast

Family Escaping in a Tunnel
John C. Leger, a New York advertising executive who lives in Bronxville, New York, has made elaborate preparations for the preservation of himself and his family in the event of an atomic war

Rita Moreno Posing on Non-Slip Ladder
(Original Caption) No Faulty Footing

Audrey Hepburn Placing Letters on Marquee
Audrey Hepburn places her name on the top of the theater's marquee

Woman Holding Collapsible Ladder
(Original Caption) A handy gadget about the house is this collapsible eight foot ladder Mrs. Constance Miller, of Esher, is assembling and putting to good use. Invented by Mrs

French Dancer Yvonne Menard
(Original Caption) Folies-Bergere star here for movie making. New York, New York: Yvonne Menard, well known Paris dancing star of the Folies Bergere poses aboard the S.S

Crowds Watching a Woman Place an Offering at a Statue
(Original Caption) Climax of Paris seamstress holiday

Firefighters Battle Building Fire
(Original Caption) 7/13/55-San Francisco, California- Firemen battle a spectacular four-alarm blaze in the heart of North Beach here early July 11th

People Celebrating the New Year
(Original Caption) 12/31/1955-New York, New York- Like the blades of scissors, the hands of the clock are close to snipping off an another year, and gleeful Dorothy Rowand, of New York City

Dorothy Dandridge in Swimsuit
(Original Caption) 5/1/1957-Antibes, France- American singer and film star, Dorothy Dandridge, relaxes in the sunshine on the Riviera as she prepares for a swim in the Mediterranean

Firemen On Truck Ladder @ Burning Bldg
(Original Caption) 5/28/1957-New York, NY- Eight New York City firemen beat a hasty retreat down their ladder as flames billow from a building at a lumber yard (627 West 51st Street)

Lena Horne Rehearsing Atop Ladder
(Original Caption) Plenty of Horne. New York: Sultry singer Lena Horne climbs off the nightclub circuit and up the ladder for a Broadway role in the new musical, Jamaica

Mary Ann Mobley in Pageant Dress
Mary Ann Mobley gets a good look at New York City from a ladder atop the Park Lane Hotel as her twelve year old sister, Sandra, holds on to her legs beneath her pageant dress

Actress Ida Lupino Directing a Television Show
Film star Ida Lupino, wearing jeans and sneakers, sits on a ladder while directing a Western, "The Only Man in Town" for CBS television's weekly series

Arizonans Decorating a Christmas Cactus
The Tucson desert may be short on Christmas trees, but that doesn't stop model Vickie Brazeal and kids from the National Foundation for Asthmatic Children from doing their best to entice Santa

Audie Murphy on Set
(Original Caption) 12/17/1959-Universal City, CA- No horse laughs, please, as you get this behind-the-scenes peek of Audie Murphy riding a stepladder instead of a mustang for a new movie western

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