<div id="list"><img id="item" src = "picture.jpg"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
function cloneItem() {
var item = document.getElementById("item");
var list = document.getElementById("list");
var clonedItem = item.cloneNode(true);
list.appendChild(clonedItem);
}
for(var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
cloneItem();
}
</script>