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Collapses Collection

Background imageCollapses Collection: Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy

Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy
A photo-montage re-creation of the dramatic collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902

Background imageCollapses Collection: Chimneysweep Falls

Chimneysweep Falls
A chimney collapses - and a chimneysweep falls

Background imageCollapses Collection: BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 6

BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 6
Scene from act five : in the vault of the circus, the Christians are trapped by the fire, and die when the building collapses. Date: first performed 1924

Background imageCollapses Collection: BRIZIO'S DELUSION

BRIZIO'S DELUSION
Chronic invalid Giuseppe Brizio of Intra, Italy, sees the figure of Death in a mirror, beckoning him ; he collapses and dies, a victim of auto-suggestion Date: 1931

Background imageCollapses Collection: Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter

Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter
(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCollapses Collection: The end of love

The end of love
The Honourable John Maler Collier (18501934) - Pre-Raphaelite Painter and one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation

Background imageCollapses Collection: The Truce Collapses

The Truce Collapses
Satire on the collapse of the never-very-solid truce with Spain. Date: 1665

Background imageCollapses Collection: One Encore too many - Boy performer collapses backstage

One Encore too many - Boy performer collapses backstage
One Encore too many - A young boy performer collapses backstage and is tended to by his female co-star, a kindly clown and another older member of the ensemble

Background imageCollapses Collection: English soldier is taken ill at the death of Joan of Arc

English soldier is taken ill at the death of Joan of Arc
An English soldier is taken ill at the moment of the death of Joan of Arc - decoration on the Partheon, Paris, France Date: 1912

Background imageCollapses Collection: Cabhorse Collapses

Cabhorse Collapses
A cab-horse slips and collapses in a snow-covered Stockholm street - passers-by gather with help and advice, and a horse-bus halts. Date: 1907

Background imageCollapses Collection: Protot Minister Justice

Protot Minister Justice
Citizen Eugene Protot, minister of justice : when the Commune collapses, he will flee to exile in England

Background imageCollapses Collection: Last Doge of Venice

Last Doge of Venice
Lodovico Manin, the 120th and last doge of Venice, collapses after swearing allegiance to Austria, a consequence of Napoleons conquest of northern Italy

Background imageCollapses Collection: Quebec Viaduct

Quebec Viaduct
A viaduct at Quebec collapses during construction - this is the scene at the moment it starts to break up. Date: 1907

Background imageCollapses Collection: Lesseps and Engineers

Lesseps and Engineers
Ferdinand de Lesseps with his team of engineers during the early days of the French project, which collapses for financial and other reasons

Background imageCollapses Collection: Dinner Table Collapses

Dinner Table Collapses
During a meal, the dinner table collapses because of the sheer weight of food on it!

Background imageCollapses Collection: Elder Pitt Wants War

Elder Pitt Wants War
The elder Pitt, vigorously demanding war with France, collapses in the House of Lords

Background imageCollapses Collection: Japan - the Koto

Japan - the Koto
A Japanese musician plays the KOTO, a harp-like instrument played horizontally on the floor till the player collapses from back-ache

Background imageCollapses Collection: Iroq. Myth / Healing Water

Iroq. Myth / Healing Water
Nekumonta, collapses in the snow whilst searching for a rememdy for his sick wife; he dreams of the healing waters of the Great Manitou who sing to him

Background imageCollapses Collection: Building Collapses / 1902

Building Collapses / 1902
Construction workers fall from the sky as a building and associated scaffolding collapse at Rosy-sous-Bois, France

Background imageCollapses Collection: Dionysian Dancer

Dionysian Dancer
ANCIENT GREECE A female dancer collapses during an ecstatic dance in honour of Dionysos

Background imageCollapses Collection: Mary Celeste / Crew / Water

Mary Celeste / Crew / Water
ABEL FOSDYKs STORY The crew fall into the water when Babys quarter-deck, built for Captain Briggs daughter, collapses (almost certainly a hoax)

Background imageCollapses Collection: The Lady Faints

The Lady Faints
The Ladys Sorrow Lady collapses - her concerned maids gather round to attend to her while gentlemen look on unconcerned


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