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The Cross Bearers, WW1 battlefield by MataniaBritish soldiers on a devastated battlefield rescuing a figure of Jesus Christ and his cross from a ruined church. Date: 1918
British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1A poignant scene captured by the Sphere magazines special artist, Fortunino Matania showing a British trooper riding through a devastated French landscape and stopping to speak to a French woman
Athelney in Somerset, the most flooded village in EnglandAthelney in Somerset, devastated by floods in 1930 showing the only method of travel around the area - in Venetian style, by boat
Phylloxera VastatrixThe PHYLLOXERA VASTATRIX - the tiny insect first noticed in 1865 in southern France and which devastated vineyards for decades to follow : it attacks the plant, not the grapes
Jamaica EarthquakeWhen Jamaica is devastated by an earthquake, the Royal Navy brings food and supplies for the victims
Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East LondonPolicemen guarding the devastated house in Sidney Street, East London, after the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London
Cyclone, Galveston 1900Galveston, Texas, is devastated by a severe storm
Longueval 1916A convoy of British ammunition carts passes through the devastated remains of the village of Longueval, in the heart of the Somme region
Sf Earthquake PhotographThe heart of the factory district, devastated by the earthquake and the flames
Old man comforting crying woman, 1903Painting by Louisa Starr Canziani (1845 - 1909) depicting an elderly man comforting a crying young woman after seemingly having read a devastating report in a newspaper about an overseas battle
Bomb damage, London, St Pauls Cathedral from Paternoster RowWW2 - Bomb damage in London - St. Pauls Cathedral from Paternoster Row. Date: circa 1943
Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Town Hall, Konigstrasse with Marienkirche in background. Date: circa 1945
Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Chancellery - Mosaic Hall Date: circa 1945
WW2 - Paddy Finds A FamilyA WW2 short story illustration which shows a mother and child searching the wreckage of a home that has been devastated by an enemy air raid, a warden helps them, the child races towards a poor dog
Coffin of Prince Albert lying in stateCoffin of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, lying in state. Queen Victoria was devastated by the death of her husband and became a recluse after his funeral. Date: 1861
Mourning Dress 1888A windswept, forlorn young widow stands at the ship's railings - the white cliffs of Dover behind her. Fashionable mourning dress is courtesy of Maison Jays, Regent Street. 1888
Tragedy in the shadow of Big Ben: The breached wall in Grosvenor Road, sandbagged after the sudden floods devastated Westminster and Rotherhithe and caused fourteen deaths. January 1928
Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Sport Palace, Potsdamerstrasse Date: circa 1945
Earthquake - Damage to the Cathedral, Messina, SicilySicily, Italy - 12th Century Norman Cathedral of Messina badly damaged during an earthquake in 1908. King Conrad is buried inside, alongside several archbishops
Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, BelgiumWW1 - poat-war - Aerial view of the damaged town centre of Termonde, Belgium. Date: circa 1919
A Witch Doctor and his brideThe Witch Doctor pictured is from the Mashlangan tribe, inhabiting the Lydenburg district of the Transvaal Republic. He had claimed to have used his power to rid the plague of locusts that devastated
Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road, Westcombe Park
Blitz in London -- Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe, WW2Blitz in London -- roofs of the timber cargo storage areas totally collapsed after the intensity of the fires that devastated the Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, SE London
Aerial photograph of Houthulst, Western Front, WW1Aerial photograph (German) of Houthulst (or Houthoulst) Forest on the Western Front in Flanders, devastated after a battle during the First World War. 1914-1918
The Aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 18th April 1906, showing devastated and burnt-out buildings, many reduced to piles of rubble
The Church St Eloi at Dunkirk devastated in WW1The Church of St Eloi (Eligius, also Eloy or Loye), Dunkirk, France - devastated during WW1. circa 1916
War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in FranceRestoring the devastated towns of Northern France. Montage of sketches by Helen McKie showing the careful rebuilding and restoration of towns in France devastated during the First World War
Bombed BuildingsA devastated landscape showing a ruined church and surrounding buildings; the ravages war. Date: 1940s
Canine Devotion in War Time, WW1 dog guarding homeA dog still seeking to defend its former home during the entry of the Germans into Vailly, a small town lying on the Aisne
Sphere cover - artillery negotiating shell craters, MataniaBritish artillery in difficulty among shell craters in August 1918. Shell craters were created by explosions, could easily subside and filled with water in wet weather
Givenchy, adopted by Liverpool post-First World WarThe Lord Mayor of Liverpool at Givenchy, an adopted French village : a ceremony at the 55th West Lancashire Division Memorial
Gift of Old Etonians to French village of Eton WoeuvreThe gift of Old Etonians to Etons adopted French village devastated in the First World War : the opening of the school and mairie at Eton Woeuvre near Verdun
Liverpools gift - new memorial hall at GivenchyLiverpools gift to its adopted French town : the new memorial hall at Givenchy after the opening ceremony performed by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool
Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it
Vis頤estroyedThe devastated Avenue de Mstricht, main street of the Belgian town of Vis鬠 through which the German advance passed. Date: August 1914
Aftermath of Mino-Owari EarthquakeBleak and devastated landscapes such as this made up most of the area hit by the 1891 Mino-Owari Earthquake. Date: 1891
China - Shanghai - Devastation following Earthquake. Date: circa 1910s
China - Shanghai - Residential Quarter following EarthquakeChina - Shanghai - Residential Quarter devastated following an Earthquake Date: circa 1910s
Vermelles in the Pas-de-Calais department - after WW1The severely damaged commune of Vermelles in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, following WW1. Date: circa 1919
Thessaloniki - Great Fire of 1917Devastation in Salonica, Greece, during the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless
A sad tale of a family torn apart - Siberia, RussiaA sad tale of a family torn apart by the oppressive actions of the Tsarist military, Siberia, Russia. In this second card
WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in King Street, St James. Date: circa 1941
WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Pall Mall, directly opposite St. James Palace. Date: circa 1941
WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Duke Street, St James Date: circa 1941
Bomb Damage, London - Shell of St. Nicholas Cole AbbeyLondon Under Fire. Bomb Damage, London - the Shell of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, bombed on 10th May 1941 with the (surviving) dome of St Pauls in the rear
The Great Fire at Thessaloniki - View from the seaThe 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
Great Fire at Thessaloniki - General View of Destroyed TownThe 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
Great Fire at Thessaloniki - General Post Office, Liberty SqThe 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