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Pedestrian accidents

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Accidents, Traffic

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Images from the collections

Images about Pedestrian accidents

9 images from works
  • A schoolgirl knocked down by a motor car, indicating the need for blood donations. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount and Eileen Evans.
  • A man is pinned against a lamp post by the clothes-props that a street trader is selling. Coloured lithograph, ca.1840 (?).
  • A woman standing at the wet roadside holding an umbrella against the rain. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
  • A boy walking with crutches, held in the palm of a hand, representing the responsibility of the motorist to avoid hitting pedestrians. Gouache painting by John Bonella Third, 1949.
  • A man pasting posters on to a wall: one poster has blown away and covered a man who was walking past, knocking his hat to the ground. Lithograph after R. Seymour, 1834.
  • People walking along the Strand in London holding umbrellas and carrying luggage, leading to accidents and commotion in the street. Etching by J. Baker, ca. 1819.
  • Agata Paladino in a street accident. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 1843.
  • A deadly claw holding a slate listing the number of pedestrians killed or injured in traffic accidents in Germany in 1929. Colour lithograph by V. Zietara, ca. 1930.
  • An animated pedestrian crossing sign hung with a blackboard containing a message of caution in crossing the road. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden, ca. 1940-1950.

Works from the collections

11 works

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    A woman standing at the wet roadside holding an umbrella against the rain. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

    | Cusden, Leonard. | Reference: 32582i
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    People walking along the Strand in London holding umbrellas and carrying luggage, leading to accidents and commotion in the street. Etching by J. Baker, ca. 1819.

    | Baker, John, active 1819-1824. | Date: 1819 | Reference: 35934i
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    Lewisham road safety guide 2003/4 / [designed and published by Publications UK Limited].

    | Date: 2003
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    An animated pedestrian crossing sign hung with a blackboard containing a message of caution in crossing the road. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden, ca. 1940-1950.

    | Cusden, Leonard. | Date: 1940-1950 | Reference: 32565i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A deadly claw holding a slate listing the number of pedestrians killed or injured in traffic accidents in Germany in 1929. Colour lithograph by V. Zietara, ca. 1930.

    | Zietara, Valentin, 1883-1935. | Date: [1930?] | Reference: 663810i
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