Accident Collection (page 18)

STRIKE / JUDGE (1906)
Perceptive comment on the effect of most strike action - the public get it in the neck

London / Cries / Billy Water
Billy Waters, who lost a leg in an accident, plays the violin in the street

A Softer Landing
The prudent aviator will wear protective clothing in case of accident, such as this gas- filled jacket which enables the victim to bounce when he hits the earth

Types of Accident
Three kinds of flying accident 1 - fall of aviator without plane. 2 - fall of plane without aviator (rare). 3 - fall of plane and aviator together (most common)

Winter Cartoon (Back)
Illustration 2/2 A comical cartoon showing what look like elves or pixies getting into mischief in the snow and ice

Motoring Cartoon (Back)
Illustration 2/2 A comical cartoon showing elves or possibly pixies getting into mischief with various motor vehicles

Flight Cartoon (Back)
Illustration 2/2 A comical cartoon showing elves or possibly pixies getting into mischief with various aircraft

Hazardous Street
One man crosses a busy street while a couple are caught between a horse cab & a loaded wagon in the days before pedestrian crossings. An accident waiting to happen

Insurance Ad / Fortune1930
Advertisement for the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. and the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company

Alexander Selkirk
ALEXANDER SELKIRK castaway on the uninhabited island of Juan Fernandez 1704- 1709; while hunting a wild goat he has a near-fatal accident

Driving Blindfold
French motorist drives an accident-free 3 kilometres, blindfolded and with his hands tied behind his back

Lady Rider in Race
Mrs Thornton races against Mr Flint at Knavesmire, Yorkshire, and would have won comfortably but for an accident to her saddle, all agreeing she deserved to win

15th Century Carriage 1
A French queen travelling through the streets in her carriage : unfortunately, the king seems to have met with some kind of accident

De Groof Accident
DE GROOF launches himself from a balloon over Cremorne Gardens, London, but his device lets him down... fatally

Boating Accident, 1828
A boating accident on the River Thames

Accident / Stagecoach
A stagecoach sheds its load

Chariot race accident
Chariot racing in the Circus at Rome -- one of the chariots overturns on the bend, causing an obstruction for the chariot behind

Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire
The Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire

Railway accident at Abergele, north west Wales
A railway accident at Abergele, north west Wales, when two trains collided on the Chester-Holyhead line. This is the scene an hour and a half after the accident

Futuristic hunting accident
A pilot and his aeroplane are mistaken for a bird and are shot down -- an unfortunate mishap during a hunting expedition

Birdman fails to fly at Frankfurt, but survives accident

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