Picture No | 10267609 |
Date | 1920 |
Description | Superstitions by William Heath Robinson |
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An interesting instance of the popular aversion to walking under a ladder. A group of superstitious pedestrians find themselves in a bit of a scrum as they attempt to squeeze through the smallest gap left by a painter's ladder on the pavement.
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Source | Illustration by William Heath Robinson in The Bystander 7 January 1920 page 39 |
Credit | (c)Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans Picture Library |
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