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Calamity Collection

Background imageCalamity Collection: Betws-y-coed Conwy County Borough, Wales

Betws-y-coed Conwy County Borough, Wales
Vintage 19th century photograph: Betws-y-coed is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located in the historic county of Caernarfonshire

Background imageCalamity Collection: Man losing control of his mount while passing a carriage

Man losing control of his mount while passing a carriage
Man losing control of his mount while passing a horse and carriage on a road. How to Pass a Carriage. Academy for Grown Horsemen

Background imageCalamity Collection: HESTIA / VESTA

HESTIA / VESTA
The Greek-Roman virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire which Aeneas brought to Rome from Troy and which must never go out, lest a great calamity should occur

Background imageCalamity Collection: Western / Calamity Range

Western / Calamity Range
CALAMITY RANGE (Paul Evan Lehmann) The hero, with the bad guys gun in his back, is rescued by the gal from the livery stables. Date: 1930s

Background imageCalamity Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Moufflou, by Ouida

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Moufflou, by Ouida, showing Moufflou howling when the eldest brother of the family, Tasso, is conscripted to join the army. Date: 1915

Background imageCalamity Collection: Evidence of the Earthquake in San Francisco - 1906

Evidence of the Earthquake in San Francisco - 1906
Buckled tram tracks in front of the Post Office provide evidence of the Earthquake in San Francisco, USA - 1906. Date: 1906

Background imageCalamity Collection: Foxhunting Humour - In the action

Foxhunting Humour - In the action
" Hullo, old chap, you look as if you d had sport! In at the kill?" " Well, no. I was in at the ditch and in a the river. We can t expect to be in everywhere." Date: 1902

Background imageCalamity Collection: Jobs Resignation

Jobs Resignation after receiving the successive blows of unprecedented calamities. circa early 18th century

Background imageCalamity Collection: The calamity of the night of July 1st / 56

The calamity of the night of July 1st / 56
The calamity of the night of July 1st/56. Drawing showing the collapse of the Reed Street wharf on the Delaware River in the Southwark section of Philadelphia. Date 1856 July 1

Background imageCalamity Collection: Awful calamity gulf tidal wave. September 8th 1900

Awful calamity gulf tidal wave. September 8th 1900

Background imageCalamity Collection: Calamity Jane, notorious frontier character

Calamity Jane, notorious frontier character, General Crooks scout

Background imageCalamity Collection: Calamity Jane when she was a scout for General Crook

Calamity Jane when she was a scout for General Crook in the Black Hills, S. D

Background imageCalamity Collection: Crash Amid Crocodiles

Crash Amid Crocodiles
To crash in central Africa is sufficient of a calamity in itself, but to crash into crocodile-infested Lake Victoria is more than anyones share of bad luck


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