Destroying Collection (page 2)

William Leefe Robinson is awarded the Victoria Cross for destroying a Zeppelin over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, under very courageous conditions. Date: 1916

Montgolfier Cartoon
Peasants at Gonesse, near Paris, France, attacking and destroying the experimental balloon of the Montgolfier brothers with pitchforks, for being the devils work! Date: 27 August 1783

Poster, The Recruit Who Took To It Kindly. Showing an army recruit learning to use his bayonet and demolishing a row of stuffed sacks

Dog Tears Things Up
Towser is very naughty, tearing things to pieces

Dog with Red Slippers
Towser wrestles with his masters nice red slippers

Two Dogs and a Doll
It was a fortunate thing for Arabella that it was only her dress they had between them, otherwise she would have been torn to pieces before her own unblinking eyes

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Setting fire to a village
Lord Giffords scouts setting fire to a village and destroying houses during their advance on the Ashanti. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

French soldiers taking cover from artillery fire inside a ca
A photograph of two French soldiers taking shelter from artillery fire inside a captured German ammunition depot. The Illustrated London News reported that the men were in the process of removing

American Prairie on Fire
A Fire broke out in Monticello prairie, a few miles away from Alton, destroying buildings and causing much loss of life

Franco-Prussian War. Prussian soldiers destroying arms at Re
Following the Prussian victory all arms held by French people were destroyed, only Paris remained armed

Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine
Sketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines

Jj Rousseau / Monsiau
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU French writer and philosopher destroying an aqueduct - a scene from his Confessions

Destructive Dachsies
Three dachshunds have a great time with masters papers

Tsushima (P. Parisien)
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar

Tsushima (P. Journal)
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar

Retreat from Moscow
Napoleon finally orders his troops to evacuate MOSCOW, where fires have been blazing for weeks, destroying three- quarters of the city

Newtons Dog Diamond
ISaC NEWTON His dog Diamond knocks over a lighted candle, destroying the results of years of work (circa 1689)

Hezekiah and the Idols
Hezekiah, king of Judah, wins favour in Gods sight by destroying the idols of rival faiths

Battle of Salamanca 1812
At SALAMANCA Wellington scores a great victory, destroying a third of the French army in 45 minutes : British losses were only one-third of the French

Olaf Defeats Skjalgasson
King Olaf defeats Erling Skjalgasson in sea battle. Olaf pardons him, but Aslak, one of the kings men slays him thus destroying trust in Olaf

Lt. William Robinson
Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, Englands hero of the hour, is awarded the V.C. for destroying a Zeppelin over Cuffley, Hertfordshire

Chinese Silk Industry
Women destroying the Chrysalides & reeling the cocoons while their children play nearby

Pacini / Saffo / Liebig 6
Saffo, to expiate the sacri- lege of destroying Apollos altar, even though it was the result of misunderstandings for which she can hardly be blamed, jumps off a cliff

Pacini / Saffo / Liebig 4
Saffo, after the sacrilege of destroying Apollos altar, is expelled from the temple

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig4
Act 4 scene 2 : Robert breaks the magic branch, destroying the spell set by Bertram, the Devil

Nesters Reproached
A young woman reproaches two boys for destroying a birds nest

Locust Plague Algeria
Algerian farmers do their best to prevent a locust swarm destroying their crops

Bubonic Plague, Portugal
When Portugal is struck by an epidemic of bubonic plague, the population burn infected homes in hope of destroying the source of the trouble

British Take Trujillo
To secure repayment of debts, the Royal Navy ship Plumper captures the port of Trujillo and briefly occupies it, destroying property etc

Destroying Documents
Before the house search - Warned of an imminent visit from the police, a Russian subversive destroys incriminating letters and documents

1798 Rebels Destroy Home
Rebels destroying a house and furniture : property smashed with hammers and axes, floorboards ripped up and set on fire, piano danced upon

Battle of Sluys
At the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel

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