Accident Collection (page 6)

MYTTON DRIVES CARRIAGE
JOHN MYTTON English eccentric attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper and doubtless his passenger Date: 1796 - 1834

Street Violinist
Billy Waters, who lost a leg in an accident, plays the violin in the street. Date: 1823

MISHAP WITH A GUN
A gentleman drops his gun as he climbs a gate, spattering both himself and his companion with shot Date: 1836

FRANCE / ABBEVILLE
Rue du Puit-a-la-Chaine, where a coach seems to have suffered an accident, losing a wheel on the rough paving Date: 1821

GEORG V & QUEEN 1868 GEORG V & QUEEN 1868
GEORG V, KING OF HANOVER (1851 - 1866), He lost his sight in a childhood accident and is pictured here with his wife

LITTLE WOMEN / ICE FALL
Amy falls through the ice. Date: First published: 1868

Cartoon, The Tourists Guide
Cartoon, THE TOURISTS GUIDE, a satirical comment on the growing number of climbing accidents. Date: 1867

LEAK DISTURBS FAMILY
Family disturbed by water leaking from upstairs Date: C.1860

Horse-drawn ambulance 1882
Exterior and interior of a horse-drawn ambulance used by the Hospital Accident Service in London. Date: 1882

Stagecoach Accident with People Thrown from Carriage
A stagecoach sheds its load... Date: 1824

Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire
The Houses of Parliament destroyed by fire, as seen from across the River Thames. Date: 16 October 1834

Dustman collecting refuse
Bring out your dust, the dustman cries, whilst ringing of his bell: If the wind blows, pray guard your eyes, to keep them clear and well. Date: 19th Century

Osbornes leap
In 1559, Sir William Hewet (Clothworker) was mayor, whose income is estimated at lb6, 000 per annum. Hewet lived on London Bridge, and one day a nurse playing with his little daughter Anne

Fleet Super Bonanza N174SV
Fleet Super V Bonanza N174SV (msn SV115) (donor aircraft msn D-422 built in 1947). In the late 50s Bay Aviation (formerly Oakland Airmotive produced a twin-engined conversion of the V-tailed Beech)

Miles M. 14A Hawk Trainer Mk. 3 G-ANWO
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer 3 G-ANWO (msn 7183). Previously L8262 with the Royal Air Force. Withdrawn from use after an accident at Kirton-in-Lindsey on 21 April 1962

North American T-6G N7765C
North American T-6G 50-1288 (MSN 88-17307); transferred to civil registry as N7765C. Seen with racing number 74. N7756C was written off in a fatal accident on 11 October 1993. Date: 1950s

Rowinski TM-1 Sport - NX / NR12992 {c/n LWM-1) - after a landing accident at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Date: 1937

P&O Steamship Nepaul - The Nepaul shown aground on the Shagstone, although she went aground further east. Nepaul was built by Alexander Stephan and Sons, Glasgow

Fidos eaten the FRONT of my backless (swimming costume). A slightly risque humorous comment of the fad for backless bathing attire at this time. Date: 1934

Disaster at the Mouth of the Mersey - Wreck of the Lelia
Disaster at the Mouth of the Mersey off the north west lightship - the cutter-rigged steamer Lelia commanded by Captain Skinner foundering with the loss of 20 lives

Wrecked Scottish Express at Creamlington - General Strike
Wrecked Scottish Express at Creamlington, Northumberland - Deliberate derailment attributed to strikers during the General Strike. Date: 1926

Submarine A3 - sunk at Spithead in collision with HMS Hazard
A-class Submarine HMS A3 - sunk at Spithead in collision with HMS Hazard with the loss of all 14 lives on 2nd February 1912 - The HMS Hazard

Zeppelin
3D Stereoscopic Image of the Gondola - from Which Bombs Were Dropped on London - of a Zeppelin Brought Down Off the Essex Coast, Guarded by a Soldier Date: 1918

Domestic Gas Accident - Explosion blows man out through roof
Song Titkes Illustrated: " I Arise from my Dreams of Thee". Domestic Gas Accident - An explosion blows a sleeping man out through his roof after his wife has unwisely investigated a strange

Churchill recovering from injuries following a car accident
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) leaves hospital after being struck by a car late one evening while crossing New Yorks Fifth Avenue in December, 1931, barely escaping with his life. Date: 1931

The Colonnacce, Forum of Nerva, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1900s

A Skiing mishap in Switzerland - a tumble down the slopes Date: 1912

Burnt-out shell of an early motor car, possibly photographed after an accident? Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Mother sleeps as baby causes havoc
A Japanese Mother sleeps as her baby causes havoc, by knocking a flowerpot filled with water all over the floor - print by Utamaro Kitagawa (1753-1805). Date: circa 1790s

Maruyama Okyo - Womans shock at dropping a water container Date: late 18th century

Preparatory sketch by Tom Browne - Pain - screaming boy
Preparatory pencil sketch by the extremely popular English strip cartoonist, painter and illustrator of the late Victorian and Edwardian period

The ship Rangoon sinks, 1871
The P&O mail steamship Rangoon sinking after the removal of the passengers and crew. The ship was accidently run onto the rocks when leaving Galle harbour in Sri Lanka, where it eventually sank. 1871

Derailing of the Flying Scotsman
The accident took place near Chevington Junction, between Morpeth and Alnmouth. The tender and the six bogey-carriages left the rails and tore up the permanent way

Conlon Street, off Old Lodge Road, Belfast Scene of Accident
Conlon Street, off Old Lodge Road, Belfast - Scene of Accident (1882). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1882

Daimler Vintage Car Accident, Husbands Bosworth, Lutterworth, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. Leicester registration. Date: 1910

Road accident involving a bus, Elgin Avenue, London
Road accident involving a bus which has fallen down a large hole in Elgin Avenue, West London, on 5 May 1946. The advert on the side of the bus says: Look Your Best in Windsmoor. Date: 1946

Scene inside London Underground tunnel after a crash
Scene inside a London Underground tunnel following an incident on 28 February 1975. A train had failed to stop at Moorgate station and had crashed into the wall at the end of the tunnel

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Spanker!"
Yachting Terms Illustrated - " A Spanker!" A housewife reacts with furious anger to the indiscretions of her younger son, who has spilt black ink all over her pressed white tablecloth

Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridge
Firefighters working to remove a van trapped under a low bridge, Norbury, SW London

GLC-LFB Turntable ladder overturned on roadway
Lack of stability at speed and when manoeuvring very occasionally resulted in fire engines overturning, because of the relatively high centre of gravity (loading) of the turntable ladder

Bus crash in Cannon Street, City of London
LFB Special Services attending a bus crash in Cannon Street, City of London, on 21 April 1959. The bus, which was travelling eastwards (right to left)

LCC-LFB bus crash, Walworth Road SE17
London firefighters, London ambulance service and Metropolitan Police attend the scene of crash between two London Transport buses in South London near the Elephant and Castle

Thats So! A man driving a horse and carriage running over a couple in a dog cart Date: ca. 1865

Bus Crash 1960S
An accident involving an upturned vehicle and an Eastbourne bus, which has crashed into the corner of a house. A good advert for Douglas Catt, Photographers ! Date: 1960s

Knife-Thrower Accident
In a London theatre, a cry from the audience causes the knife-throwers assistant to move her head; fortunately the wound is not fatal Date: 1939

Theresa Neumann
German farm girl of Konnersreuth who developed stigmata ater a work accident, especially on Fridays, attracting worldwide interest

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