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Fire at Thessaloniki - Before the Fire (1 / 3)Fire at Thessaloniki - before the blaze took hold, August 1917. The Great Fire raged between 18th-19th August 1917. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless
Caister-on-Sea - Lifeboat MemorialCaister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England - Lifeboat Memorial (dedicated in 1903 at Caister Cemetery) to the lives lost in the Caister Lifeboat Disaster of 13th November 1901. Date: circa 1903
Lusitania - Saved and MissingA page from The Illustrated London News, illustrated with photographs of some of the survivors of the Lusitania, along with pictures of some of those who perished
What Will Mummy Say? by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a pink dress gets in a mess with a pot of jam. 1937
Cuba Independence War (1898). Gun pointing to Santiago de Cuba. Engraving
The Terra Nova leaving PortsmouthCaptain Scotts vessel, the Terra Nova in which he sailed to the Antarctic in his great effort to reach the South Pole, pictured leaving the South West India Dock in Portsmouth in June 1910
Oil refinery fire. Buncefield Terminal, HertfordshireOil refinery fire. Buncefield Terminal, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Brigade Command Unit at the scene of oil refinery fireBrigade Command Unit at the scene of an oil refinery fire, Buncefield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
LCC-LFB Flooding caused by burst water main in streetAn area of Hammersmith and Fulham extensively flooded following the fracture of a large diameter water main in the street
Titanic chargesThomas Ryan, plaintiff, and Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. defendants. Charge, negligence in navigation of RMS Titanic, June 1913 Date: 1913
Thames flooding 1947Aerial view of 1947 River Thames flooding at Oxford Date: 1947
Vulcan aircraft crashCrash of Vulcan Mk 1, VX770, RAF Syerston, Notts, 20 Sept. 1958 (1) Date: 20th September 1958
Andes AircrashInvestigation into the crash of G-AGWH, a BSa Avro 691 Lancastrian 3 plane in the Andes on Tupungato Mountain, Argentina, killing 11 people in 1947 Date: 2nd August 1947
Titanic survivorSurvivor from RMS Titanic being lifted aboard the Carpathia, April 1912 April 1912
Jack Phillips on TitanicMarconi operator on RMS Titanic, Jack Phillips
HMS Victoria sinkingSinking of HMS Victoria off Tripoli, after collision with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres, 22 June 1893 Date: 22nd June 1893
Disaster Broadcast receivers can help the enemy sink you : Don t use them!. Poster for Thirteenth Naval District, United States Navy
Smoking stacks attract attacks Don t invite disaster. Poster for Thirteenth Naval District, United States Navy, showing smoke coming from smokestack of ship, Japanese submarine in foreground
The S. S. Princess Sophia, coastal passenger linerThe S.S. Princess Sophia, coastal passenger liner of the Canadian Pacific Railway. She was sunk in October 1918 with the loss of all aboard after grounding on Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal near
Chicago, 1871
Wreck of HMA1, the Royal Navys first airshipThe wreck of HMA1, The Mayfly. Built by Vickers, this was the first naval airship built in the UK; work began on it in 1909 at Cavendish Dock
The U. S. Battleship MaineThe U.S. Battleship Maine. Twin Screw; Length, 318 Feet; Breadth, 57 Feet; Displacement, 6, 682 Tons. Destroyed in the Harbor of Havana, February 15th, 1898
Man rescuing woman and baby from the sea during a shipwreckThey re Saved! They re Saved! Man rescuing woman and baby from the sea during a shipwreck in a storm Date: ca. 1865
Titanic - fifteen minutes before she sankA double page spread from the Illustrated London News showing an artists impression of the White Star Line passenger liner, RMS Titanic, fifteen minute before she sank beneath the waves
Titanic - Report and Timeline in the SpherePage from the Sphere with comments, reports and anecdotes relating to the sinking of the Titanic together with a timeline listing the events that eventually led the ship to sink
Titanic disaster appeal fund - report of donations in TatlerSmall piece of editorial in The Tatler magazine reporting on the significant donations made in response to their appeal to their readers to help victims of the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912
G. K. Chesterton Our Notebook - comment on the TitanicPage from the Illustrated London News with the magazines weekly column, Our Notebook, by G. K. Chesterton commenting on the disaster of the sinking of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic
Titanic - uncrowded lifeboatsA page from the Illustrated London News reporting on the disaster of the sinking of the Titanic and critically commenting on the uncrowded life boats containing survivors. Date: 1912
Leicester Great Fire, church destroyedThe most disastrous fire ever known in Leicester broke out on a Thursday evening in Queen Street, and a series of warehouses and large factories were destroyed
Mr Joughin, survivor of the Titanic disasterMr Charles Joughin, Chief Baker on the Titanic. He drifted for nearly three hours and then found a place on a raft which saved his life. Date: 1912
Titanic - Craving News at White Star officesPage from the Illustrated London News showing inquirers at the White Star Line offices in Cockspur Street (top image) and Leadenhall Street (bottom image)
Aftermath of fire, Salisbury Square, LondonThe aftermath of a fire in Salisbury Square, at the time the heart of the newspaper world of London. A disastrous fire broke out in Dorset Buildings
Titanic disaster - comment in The TatlerPage from the Tatler, featuring a comment about the dreadful tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912, illustrated by a cartoon by Pog
Saving a baby from flooded building, South WalesA baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911
The Wreck of the Titanic - page from the SpherePage from the Sphere which reported in great detail on the sinking of the Titanic. Top part of the page shows the wireless telegraph message with the SOS and CQD signals
The Sinking of the Steamship Ville du Havre Date: 1873
Sinking of the British Battle Ship Victoria Off Tripoli, Syria, June 22nd 1893. By Collision with the Battle Ship Camperdown during the Manoeuvres of the British Squadron commanded by Vice Admiral
Titanic - Danger Field of the Atlantic with routes through iA diagram or map showing the dangerous area of the Atlantic Ocean indicating steamer routes that cut through fog and ice. It was here that the Titanic hit an iceberg on 15 April 1912
Titanic - Lifeboats needed to save lives on board shipsA diagram published in the Illustrated London News following the disaster of the sinking of White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic showing the ratio of lifeboat capacity to passenger numbers
Titanic - Need for Searchlights on Ocean RacersPage from The Sphere demonstrating how searchlights on fast ocean passenger liners might have avoided the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912
The Wreck of the Titanic - Honour to the BravePage from the Sphere honouring the brave men who were part of the Titanics crew who were lost with the ship when it sank, including all the engineers (36), the band (8), the postal clerks (5)
The Wreck of the Titanic - Survivors leave the Carpathia705 survivors of the Titanic, brought home on board the Titanic have an emotional reunion with friends and relatives in New York. Date: 1912
The Wreck of the Titanic - Noted passengers - SpherePage from The Sphere reporting on the disaster of the sinking of White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, featuring portraits of notable passengers including W. T. Stead, Mr and Mrs J. J
Titanic - W. T. SteadWilliam Thomas Stead (1849 - 1912), English journalist and victim in the Titanic disaster. He became assistant editor, and later editor
Titanic - the greatest shipwreck in the worldDouble page spread from The Sphere showing interior views of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, including the luxurious Parisian cafe, the gymnasium
Titanic - Bruce IsmayPage from the Illustrated London News reporting on the inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic, featuring a portrait of Joseph Bruce Ismay
Scene of Welsh floods with damaged bridge, AberdareScene of Welsh floods, with people standing near a damaged bridge in Aberdare, South Wales. Two lives were lost when the bridge collapsed due to heavy rain -- two youths
Titanic - precisely what the sinking meantA huge crowd scene of around 1635 people, the number estimated at the time of publication to have perished in the sinking of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic. Date: 1912