Devastation Collection (page 3)

Hiroshima - re-building after WWII
Reconstruction of Aioi Bridge and Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce & Industry Hall, Hiroshima, Japan. The epicentre of the explision caused by the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 was

Chinese Opium Smokers. In 1907, the Chinese Government condemned Opium smoking (and addiction) as the greatest curse of the country and passed laws to restrict its use. Date: circa 1908

Fire at Thessaloniki - Aftermath of the Fire (3 / 3)
A view of the devasted remains of the centre of Salonica, Greece, following the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917

Fire at Thessaloniki - Commencement of the Fire (2 / 3)
Th Commencement of the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917 at Thessaloniki. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless

Damaged structures, possibly by storm
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Blitz in City of London -- bomb crater, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- devastation caused after a heavy explosive bomb caused a vast crater and opened up underground workings after an air raid during the night

Aftermath of the Crystal Palace fire, South London
The aftermath of the Crystal Palace fire on 30th November 1936, showing the remains of a concrete wall, turned into rubble by the fire

Blitz on London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2
Blitz on London -- a fire crew extinguishing fires as a result of high explosive and incendiary bombs that fell in the West End area of Oxford Street and Regent Street on 18 September 1940

Reims Cathedral in Flames - WWI - part of a Heroic Towns French postcard series. The Cathedral was badly damaged during opening engagements of the First World War in September 1914. Date: 1914

Bombs reveal underground railway in Warsaw, 1939
Following the bombardment and subsequent invasion of Warsaw, photograph revealing the citys underground railway system only a few feet below the surface. Date: 1939

Destruction in Warsaw after invasion, 1939
A group of German soldiers watch the devastation of the Praga quarter of Warsaw from behind their batteries following the invasion of the Polish capital in September 1939. Date: 1939

Flood Damage in Madeira
Debris and mud deposited in the streets of Funchal, Madeira as a result of severe flooding in February, 2010. 2010

Dynamited Street - WWI - Northern France
A Street dynamited after German attack during invasion in World War One - Peronne, France Date: circa 1910s

Floods in Madeira
Debris strewn across a narrow street in Fuchal, Madeira following devastation floods in February, 2010. 2010

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (4 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

Flooding in Madeira
Raging flood waters rush down a street in Funchal, the capital of Madeira, February 2010. 2010

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (2 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

World War One short story illustration
Illustrated header to a story entitled No, no, Murgatroyd! by Cosmo Hamilton featuring British World War One soldiers traipsing through the devastated landscape of the Western Front. Date: 1926

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (1 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

Earthquake damage - Messina, Italy
A crumbling Palace on Via Maddalena the result of the devastating earthquake which hit Messina, Sicily, Italy on 28th December 1908. Date: 1908

Lille, France - The Liberation of the city (1 / 2)
Lille, France - The Liberation of the city at the end of the First World War. Ruins of the Station Quarter. Date: 1918

Flood damage in Funchal, Madeira
The damage causes by severe flooding to the narrow streets of Funchal, Madeira in February 2010. 2010

The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (3 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland

Eruption of Mt. Pelee - Devastation at Saint-Pierre
Eruption of Mt. Pelee on Martinique - May 8th 1902 - This card depicts the devastation at Saint-Pierre, with the remains of a Rum Distillery at Place du Mouillage. Date: 1902

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (8 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (4 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people. Here, refugees lines the platforms of Tokyo Station, desperate to flee the burning city

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (2 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people (2/9). Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (9 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (1 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people (1/9). Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (7 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (5 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Damage caused by fire at Selby Abbey
The damage caused by a fire at Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire on October 20th, 1906. The conflagration was of such intensity that it melted the bells in the central tower. Date: 1906

Belgium - Zeebrugge - Damaged church
Damage to the Church at Zeebrugge, Belgium, following the devastation of the First World War. Date: circa 1919

Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice
The dramatic results of the collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902

First Balkan War - result of Montenegrin bombardment
The First Balkan War 1912-13 - Effects on the Turkish Ottoman positions at Sutari following bombardment by Montenegrin artillery of the Balkan League

Devastation during bombing, Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Devastation inside a church in Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Nuns stand on the right, looking at the bodies of women, and a jumble of wooden chairs. Date: circa 1914

Bomb damage in London - Fore Street Date: circa 1943

Scene on the Western Front, WW1
A scene on the Western Front during the First World War, with soldiers travelling along a country road by horse and cart, and debris at the roadside. Date: 1914-1918

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (7 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (8 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (9 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (6 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (3 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915. Date: 1911

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (2 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (5 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (4 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Izmir, Turkey - Results of bombardment in 1915 (1 / 9)
Izmir, Turkey - View of the city 24 hours after bombardment by British in March 1915

Glendurgan, Cornwall, after the 1987 hurricane
Scene at Glendurgan, a National Trust garden in North Falmouth, Cornwall, after the 1987 hurricane. A man stands behind a large tree which has been completely uprooted

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