Stilts Collection (page 5)

A Home on the Road (Colour Litho)
2808968 A Home on the Road (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A home on the go)

Stilts (b / w photo)
3106041 Stilts (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stilts. Illustration for Peoples of All Nations by J A Hammerton (Fleetway)

Burmese making laka work, 1887 (b / w photo)
NAM310675 Burmese making laka work, 1887 (b/w photo) by British Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

It is necessary to suffer to be beautiful (coloured engraving)
968911 It is necessary to suffer to be beautiful (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It is necessary to suffer to be beautiful)

Dwellings and costumes of Ancient Germany and Gaul (chromolitho)
972024 Dwellings and costumes of Ancient Germany and Gaul (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dwellings and costumes of Ancient Germany and Gaul)

The Fizzgiggious Fish (engraving)
973135 The Fizzgiggious Fish (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fizzgiggious Fish)

Shepherd on stilts, Landes, France (coloured engraving)
976040 Shepherd on stilts, Landes, France (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shepherd on stilts, Landes, France.); © Look and Learn

Easter card with rooster on stilts (litho)
3096355 Easter card with rooster on stilts (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easter card with rooster on stilts)

View of the Reisenberg Gardens near the city of Vienna, engraved by Johann Ziegler (c
STC171609 View of the Reisenberg Gardens near the city of Vienna, engraved by Johann Ziegler (c.1750-c.1812) (colour litho) by Janscha

There was an Old Person of Wilts, who constantly walked upon Stilts (litho)
966299 There was an Old Person of Wilts, who constantly walked upon Stilts (litho) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Person of Wilts)

Winter in the French Landes, the Rural Postman on his Rounds (litho)
1042665 Winter in the French Landes, the Rural Postman on his Rounds (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter in the French Landes)

Battle on Stilts at Namur, Eighteenth Century (engraving)
1092827 Battle on Stilts at Namur, Eighteenth Century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle on Stilts at Namur, Eighteenth Century)

The Dream of the Doctor, 1497-98 (engraving)
877240 The Dream of the Doctor, 1497-98 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 18.8x11.9 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; German

Curiosities of Locomotion (engraving)
3643687 Curiosities of Locomotion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curiosities of Locomotion)

Hagenbecks Ceylon village and Indian arena, Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 (b / w photo)
3103920 Hagenbecks Ceylon village and Indian arena, Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Where Carnival Still Rages (Colour Litho)
2809282 Where Carnival Still Rages (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where the carnival is still going crazy)

Masked parade in San Franciscos Chinatown (chromolitho)
2788787 Masked parade in San Franciscos Chinatown (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masked parade in San Franciscos Chinatown)

L Habitation Humaine A L Exposition Universelle (engraving)
2789229 L Habitation Humaine A L Exposition Universelle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Habitation Humaine A L Exposition Universelle)

Stilts (engraving)
2801430 Stilts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stilts. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Korean women on stilts playing a game of jumping over hurdles, 1904 (colour litho)
473339 Korean women on stilts playing a game of jumping over hurdles, 1904 (colour litho) by European School; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Spirit House on stilts in Offak Harbour, Waigou Island
497827 A Spirit House on stilts in Offak Harbour, Waigou Island, from Voyage autour du Monde sur la Corvette Coquille by Lieutenant Louis Isodore Duperrey, 1826 (colour litho) by French School

Department of Landes in southern France (chromolitho)
724698 Department of Landes in southern France (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Department of Landes in southern France)

Musical Clowns (chromolitho)
734840 Musical Clowns (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musical Clowns. Liebig card)

The Pump, Notre Dame, 1852 (etching)
LMG150685 The Pump, Notre Dame, 1852 (etching) by Meryon, Charles (1821-68); 17.1x25.1 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

North Side of the St. Johannis Klosters in Hamburg (w / c on paper)
XKH156784 North Side of the St. Johannis Klosters in Hamburg (w/c on paper) by Gensler, Johann Martin (1811-81); 31x22 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

A Prisoner led off by a Policeman and a Councillor, from
CH145837 A Prisoner led off by a Policeman and a Councillor, from The Flebus Album of Views In and Around Manila, c.1845 (w/c on paper) by Lozano

From High to Low... or the Causes and the Effects
CHT173596 From High to Low... or the Causes and the Effects, caricature of Napoleons foreign policy, c.1814 (coloured engraving) by French School

Wet Under Foot, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1812 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190151 Wet Under Foot, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1812 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

A Pastoral in the Landes (engraving)
6010776 A Pastoral in the Landes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pastoral in the Landes)

A Sportsman of the Landes (France) (engraving)
1613845 A Sportsman of the Landes (France) (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sportsman of the Landes (France)

The Derby Day, Scenes by the Roadside and on the Downs (engraving)
1098779 The Derby Day, Scenes by the Roadside and on the Downs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Derby Day, Scenes by the Roadside and on the Downs)

Caffe-concerto: eccentric musical clowns (chromolitho)
1093218 Caffe-concerto: eccentric musical clowns (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caffe-concerto: eccentric musical clowns)

Women stilt jumpers, Korea (chromolitho)
1093281 Women stilt jumpers, Korea (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women stilt jumpers, Korea. Liebig educational card.); © Look and Learn

Street Entertainers
Hari Sulistiawan

TRIO
Natalia Rublina

Reflections
LM Meng

Stick Walker
Sohel Parvez Haque

The Bertram Mills Circus comes to town as one worried little boy looks down from the arms of a stilt walker anouncing where and when the citizen of Cambridge can see the circus. 1st April 1959

A giant clown, on stilts, at the Tyneside Summer Exhibition. 28th July 1987

Circus boy Peter Jolly is walking tall at the tender age of three. Peters father believes this makes the pint-sized circus performer the youngest stilt walker in the country on 9th December 1976

Mike Bridge on stilts with chloe Gardener, 2, helps relaunch historic Seaham promenade on 27th July 1998

Mike Bridge with Dean Kennedy, 7, on stilts helps relaunch historic Seaham promenade on 27th July 1998

Farming Hops in the fields of Beltring farm Paddock wood Kent The bad weather had held up the restringing of the field as the ground was too wet for the walkers stilts. April 1951 © Mirrorpix

Stilt walkers and dancers on Newcastle Quayside

A stilt walker taking part in the Easter parade, Battersea Park. March 1975 75-1706-010

Stilt walker Roy Moore taking a lion cub for a walk in Newcastle

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Discover the fascinating world across the globe. From the iconic Wellington Inn on stilts (OP05766) to the charming Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines, these elevated structures have captivated cultures for centuries. Take a stroll through history with old stilt buildings along Ketchikan Creek or experience thrilling entertainment at Brighton Pier. Travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan and witness the unique Native School perched on stilts, or immerse yourself in traditional village life in Papua, New Guinea. Explore the enchanting stilt village on Inle Lake in Burma/Myanmar or visit Elevara Mission and L. M. S Mission in Papua New Guinea. For a taste of paradise, bask in the sun at Doctors Cave Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Delve into nostalgia with an engraving from 1896 featuring Stilt Houses or admire the restored cannery in Monterey, California. Finally, marvel at Peter & Paul Fortress's grandeur as it stands tall above its surroundings. Whether for practicality or cultural significance, stilts continue to amaze us with their architectural wonders worldwide.