Destruction Collection (page 7)

Street scene in Verdun after German bombardment, WW1
Appearance of the town of Verdun after a heavy bombardment by German guns in 1916 in order to force French positions. The town was evacuated by civilians

Searching for a German sniper in ruined farmhouse
British soldiers searching for a German sniper in the ruins of a farmhouse within the firing line on the Western Front. Date: 1916

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA
Court of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA, after the earthquake and fire, 18 April 1906. Date: 1906

Suffragette, Hammer Headress Kew gardens. Suffragette portrayed as a hammer with tubular body, hammer headress and Votes for Women handbag

Paris, France - Petit Chatelet. Date: 1782

Paris, France - Chateau d Eau. Date: circa 1830

Paris, France - Barriers destroyed. Date: circa 1860

Paris, France - Destruction of Old College of Cluny. Date: 1860

Destruction by fire of Collards Piano Factory
Destruction by fire of Collards Piano-forte Manufactory - Oval Road, Camden, London on 19th December 1851. Date: 1851

Corner store ablaze - Blitz on London - WW2 Date: circa 1941

View from St Pauls Cathedral, London, WW2
View from St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, during the Second World War, with many ruined buildings as a result of bombing. Date: 1940s

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

Blitz in London -- house in Carew Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- a house in Carew Street, SE5, hit by a high explosive bomb on 29 August 1940. Three people were removed from the debris. Date: 1940

Li觥under bombardment
On 5th August 1914 the Germans began the bombardment of Li觥 forts on the left bank of the Meuse, resulting in much damage to the city. Date: August 1914

Destruction of the bridge at Li觥, Belgium at the beginning of World War I. So rapidly were the Belgians forced to retreat that they had no time to blow up the twelve Meuse bridges

Wipers-Before and After, 1915
A page from the Bystander, showing the Hotel de Ville at Ypres before and after the German bombardment in 1915. The Bystander reports that...our soldiers

Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres - Les Halles
Solid Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres and Les Halles and dated 1914. Shows The Cloth Hall in its full glory before its later destruction. Stamped on reverse RB.925a. Commemorative Ware

WWI silk and lace cushion cover - destruction of Arras
First World War silk and lace cushion cover commemorating the destruction of Arras. Commemorative Art

WWI silk and lace cushion - destruction of Albert
First World War silk and lace cushion cover commemorating the destruction of Albert. Commemorative Art

Replica of German shell sold in Berlin, WW1
A British soldier holding a life-size replica card of a German shell, as thrown by big siege guns, complete with photographs of places in which the shells had inflicted particular damage - Liege

Church of Saint Jean in Dixmude, West Flanders, WWI
The church of Saint Jean in Dixmude, West Flanders, near Ypres - almost in ruins after the bombardment of the town in the First World War. Date: 1914

Attrition - or the Driver Who Was Tired by H. M. Bateman
Humorous, sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman, showing an army driver oblivious to the shell fire that gradually entirely obliterates the truck he is driving on the Western Front. Date: 1918

Destruction of Sodom and Gamorrah
The destruction of Sodom and Gamorrah Date: 1493

Russo-German naval action in the Baltic, WW1
Russo-German naval action in the Baltic during the First World War which led to the destruction of a German destroyer and mine layer and the torpedoing of a German pre-dreadnought battleship

Scene at Longueval, France, Western Front, WW1
Scene in the rubble at Longueval, France, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Virgin of Montauban, Western Front, WW1
A statue known as the Virgin of Montauban, the only thing in the area left untouched by shell fire during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Naval engagement off Heligoland by G. H. Davis
The smart naval engagement off Heligoland: the destruction of German light cruisers and torpedo boats, shown in a series of drawings made from sketches by an eye witness. 1

Storm and stress at sea by G. H. Davis
Storm and stress at sea: the two thrilling shipping incidents of the week. Above: how the Snowdon Range was driven hither and thither in her long voyage from Philadelphia across the Atlantic

Destructive force of flying bomb by G. H. Davis
Blast -- the main destructive force of the flying bomb in use during the Second World War. How and why it creates widespread damage

The mine used by Germany by G. H. Davis
The mine: a weapon used by Germany for unrestricted warfare. The basic principles of mine laying: a form of naval warfare whose restrictions under international law are ignored by Germany to ensure

Churchill cheered by the House
Winston Churchill sits down, head in hands, following his speech to the House of Commons on 4 July 1940. On the previous day

Homeless women at Melle, Belgium, WW1
Homeless women searching through rubble for lost belongings at Melle, Belgium, in the early weeks of the First World War. Date: 1914

Ruined houses at Melle, Belgium, WW1
Ruined houses at Melle, Belgium, in the early weeks of the First World War. Date: 1914

German weapons found in Essen 1945
Essen in Germany, was a target for bombing due to its industrial centre. In April 1945 Essen was occupied by allied troops

Effect of high explosive shell, Western Front, WW1
The effect of a high explosive shell in a town on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Village on Western Front, France, WW1
Scene in a ruined village on the Western Front in France during World War One, with British troops and a tank. Date: circa 1916

Dramatic air battle off Malaya by G. H. Davis
The destruction of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse: phases in the dramatic air battle off Malaya during the Second World War, when British ships were attacked by Japanese planes. Date: 1941

Atom bombers view of Bikini Atoll by G. H. Davis
Target for annihilation: an atom bombers view of Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean, with the fleet of warship victims assembled in the lagoon. Date: 1946

Testing time of the fighter plane by G. H. Davis
Intensified air war -- the testing time of the fighter plane: the race to evolve a dominant type during the Second World War

Cartoon, Knights of the Air, WW1
First World War cartoon entitled Knights of the Air, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg with a scene of destruction behind them

Chateau de Mondemont, France, in ruins during WW1
The Chateau de Mondemont, near the river Aisne in north eastern France, in ruins after the Battle of the Marne in the early stages of the First World War

Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after WW1 bombing
Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after bombing during a Zeppelin raid in the early stages of the First World War. Showing scenes at the railway station, in the fish market

Cartoon, revolutionary Frenchwoman in Paris
Cartoon showing a plump revolutionary Frenchwoman kicking down the cathedrals of Paris. Date: early 20th century

Aberfan: the desolate village
The front page of The Illustrated London News, reporting on the Aberfan disaster. An aerial view of the path of destruction left by the rain-soaked coal tip that slipped 500 yards down

Westminster 1807
Bird s-eye view of Westminster before the destruction and rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament. Date: 1807

John Hays Hammond Jnr
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND American inventor of radio- controlled torpedoes and other useful weapons of mass destruction. Son of engineer of the same name. Date: 1888 - 1965

WW1 - Palestine - Destruction of Nebi Samuel Mosque by Turks
WW1 - Palestine - Destruction of Nebi Samuel Mosque (An-Nabi Samwil also al-Nabi Samuil - The Tomb of Samuel) by Turks in 1917 - this act of sacrilege allegedly cost the lives of many Muslims

Damage to Exeter during WW2 - Baedeker Blitz
" Exeter under fire" - Damage sustained by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2. The Baedeker Blitz (or Baedeker raids) were targetted raids

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