Aflame Collection

The Sinking of the Bismarck
The sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck. In response to sinking the HMS Hood, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the order to " Sink the Bismarck"

Printemps Store Aflame
Printemps Department Store in flames, Paris

Canada - Ontario - Mining Town - South Porcupine - A fire behind a Supply Store on Julyy 11, 1911. Date: 1911

Bloemfontein, South Africa - Government Building on fire
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa - Government Building on fire. Note the Union Flag on view on the dome, showing that this is a re-use of an earlier image (British rule ended in 1905!!)

Bifrost or The Rainbow Bridge leading to the Afterlife
Bifrost - a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (the world) and Asgard (the realm of the gods) in Norse mythology. 1916

Canada - Ontario - Mining Town - Cobalt - Firefighters on shed roof fighting blaze. Date: circa 1908

Austrian July Revolt of 1927 - Burning of Palace of Justice
The Palace of Justice in Vienna, Austria set on fire on July 15th 1927 during the Austrian July Revolt, which broke out following the acquittal of several nationalist paramilitaries who

Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action
The Great Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action on the waterfront - note the railway lines, laid by the French. Date: 1922

Fire at Pengwern Hall, St. Asaph, Wales - The Seat of Lord Mostyn. The treasures of the house (paintings and rare manuscripts) were for the most part saved the devastation

Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by fire
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by a devastating fire on 30th November 1936. One of the 284ft water towers (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel)

Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare burns down in 1930
The Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare burns down on 13th January 1930. The pavilion was completely destroyed with surrounding amusement booths and part of the pier itself

Village in India aflame - Partition 1947
A village close to New Delhi set on fire by rioters during the disturbances following the partition of India and Pakistan. A Mosque (centre) is also in flames

Great Fire at Brixton London - August 19th, 1910
The Great Fire that raged through the premises of Morley & Lanceley on Brixton Road in Brixton, London on 19th August 1910

Fire at Naworth Castle - possessions from the house saved from the flames and stacked in the courtyard. The fire destroyed virtually all of the Castle, including the old dungeons in the West Wing

The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didnt go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living

Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns - The Great Fire of London
Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns during The Great Fire of London of 1666. Date: 1666

Fire of Thessaloniki - Town in flames - Custom House Camp
The Great Fire that raged between 18th-20th August 1917 at Thessaloniki, Greece. In 72 hours, 9500 houses were destroyed which left more than 70000 people homeless

Large Fire at Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1923

Thessaloniki aflame - 1917
A view of the Great Fire at Salonica, Greece, that raged between 18th-19th August 1917. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless

Valentines Postcard - Matchless Valentine
Cupid strikes a match of love, casting his spell on two sweethearts... Though you may set these all alight, My heart is safe you know; For that has been aflame for you Sweetheart, long long ago

Reims Cathedral in Flames - WWI - part of a Heroic Towns French postcard series. The Cathedral was badly damaged during opening engagements of the First World War in September 1914. Date: 1914

Fire at the Michaeliskirche, Hamburg, Germany
A terrible fire which engulfed the spire of the Michaeliskirche at Hamburg, Germany on 3rd July, 1906. The fire lasted for three hours, ten minutes. Date: 1906

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (3 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people. The Metropolitan Police Department burning at Maranouchi near Hibiya Park. Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (6 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

RAF bombing German warship
An RAF biplane bombs a german warship off the coast of Africa during World War One. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Well, Bibi-Eibat, Baku - Azerbaijan
Naphta burnout at a well at Baku, owned by Rothschilds, who began drilling in Azerbaijan in 1892. Rothchilds fuel interests in the region were bought out by Royal Dutch Shell in 1911

Night Watchman crying Fire
A Night Watchman cries " Fire!". There were continual fires in Constantinople - only the very rich merchants and Pashas could afford stone houses

Constantinople - Pera District - a fire. Everything in Istanbul cooked over open charcoal or open wood fires and there were constant conflagrations in this district

Myth / Iliad / Troy Aflame
Troy in flames

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