Explosion Collection (page 4)

Blowing up of the Royal George
Wreck of the HMS Royal George blown up after failure of the attempts to raise her. Date: 1782

Cartoon, Explosion on a battlefield, WW1
Cartoon, Explosion on a battlefield. A French soldier guarding a trench sees a dramatic explosion on the battlefield. He hopes he will be able to get back to civilisation so that he can watch it

Susi - bursting a balloon, the moment of explosion! 1950s

Cartoon, Ace of Diamonds, WW1
Cartoon, Ace of Diamonds. An ordinary French soldier on the Western Front, carrying his kit on his back. The title suggests that every soldier is an Ace, not just the high-profile heroes. Date: 1917

Civil Defence Handbook, introduction and basic facts
Civil Defence Handbook introduction and facts, pages 4 and 5. Highlights the events following on from a H-bomb explosion

The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of G
Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen (c.1577-1633). Dutch painter. The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c.1621. Detail. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Cartoon, Hell for Horses, WW1
Cartoon, Hell for Horses. A horse on the battlefield says that those who say Paris is hell for horses should give this place a try. Date: 1917

Bruce Bairnsfather, The Herald of the Dawn. 1914-1918

Caricature of Henry James Byron, dramatist
Caricature of the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, Henry James Byron (1835-1884) -- A " Special" Engagement. 1881

Cartoon, The Martians, WW1
Cartoon, The Martians. During the First World War, the residents of Mars complain to their neighbouring planet about the noise, and ask them to be more considerate. Date: 1918

Silent Partner / Sci-Fi
Silent Partner (Story bys A Lombino) Date: 1952

Cartoon, The Inventors Dream, WW1
Cartoon, The Inventors Dream. An inventor dreams of fantastic new weaponry for delivery next spring. Date: 1917

Fire from gas explosion on a London street
Fire from a gas explosion on a London street near the Princes Theatre, with a fireman standing nearby. Date: circa 1928

Explosion on the eastern front, Russia, WW1
Explosion on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Cartoon, Sharing a drink, WW1
Cartoon, a French soldier and a British soldier share a drink of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk), enjoying a break from fighting. Date: 1916

Cartoon, During the bombardment, WW1
Cartoon, During the bombardment. A British soldier eats from a hamper during a bombing raid. He tells another soldier, Jim, that when he eats quickly he gets the hiccups -- can he suggest a remedy

Cartoon, Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, by James Gillray

Territorial Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Territorial Corps of the British Army giving a glorious lead and example to all those fighting in France -- the London Scottish making an epoch in British military history

WW1 poster, War Loan, Invest Today
WW1 poster, War Loan, five shillings, Invest Today, apply at nearest Post Office. Date: circa 1916

What an Explosion at a Munitions Factory looks like - a photograph included in a feature discussing the blast at the Silvertown Munitions Factory in East Lonon on 19th January 1917

WW1 - HMS E13 British submarine - Aground and attacked
WW1 - HMS E13 was a British E class submarine. Due to a compass failure, it ran aground on the Danish Island of Saltholm in the Oresund

WW1 - British field-artillery shelling a Turkish fort
WW1 - The British field-artillery advancement and shelling of one of the Turkish forts in Dardanelles. The narrow peninsula amongst the ranges of high hill or small mountains make it safe for

WW1 - Australian Infantry advancing to battle in Turkey
WW1- In a large stretch of hilly terrain in Turkey, the Australian mounted infantry and heavy artillery adavance in full force towards battle. Date: 1915

WW1 - German aircraft views the English Navy - North Sea
WW1 - A German illustration of a battle in the North Sea showing a German aircraft beating-off the English Navy. Three enemy merchant-vessels are being destroyed

WW1 - Gas attacks near Canadian lines, October 1916
WW1 - Exploding gas shells used by the Germans near the Canadian front line in Guillemont, France, October 1916. Date: 1916

WW1 - Trench warfare and ammunition transportation at night
WW1 - Ammuntion is brought by the regimental transport section to the dump during the night for the trenches. Working fatigue parties run carrying the boxes from the dump to the firing trenches

Providence Ironworks - Boiler Explosion, Cradley Heath, Dudley, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1906

WW2 greetings card, Shelling a British Convoy from the French Coast, by Charles Pears, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, Where did that one go to?
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, Where did that one go to?, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

A Proposal in Flanders by Bairnsfather
Humours from the Front - No 31 A Proposal in Flanders The point of Jeans pitchfork awakens a sense of duty in a mine that shirked A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander

The first World war (1915). Battle of Dardanelles. Attack to an anglo-French fleet. Illustration by Achille Beltrame

Urgent, by Bairnsfather
Urgent " Quick, afore this comes down!" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander 1916

Illustrated London News cover, 19th October 1844
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 19th October 1844 featuring an engraving of an explosion at the Kings Bastion in Portsmouth which killed two artillerymen. Date: 1844

Fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The latter stage of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Aftermath of fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The aftermath of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Petrol station, Old Brompton Road, London SW7
Brew Brothers petrol station in Old Brompton Road, London SW7, where a fire and explosion occurred in a basement store, 20 July 1957

Gas explosion, Godliman Street, City of London
Results of a gas explosion in Godliman Street, City of London, on 4 August 1939, with firefighters in action with hosepipes. Date: 1939

Firefighters in action, Calders Wharf, East London
Firefighters in action at a fire in Calders Wharf, East London, 21 May 1955. Seen here with hosepipes, cooling down barrels of collodion cotton and boxes of paint

Horses running the gauntlet of the guns, 1917
Horses pulling ammunition supplies on the Ypres salient have to run through a crump barrage. Date: 1917

Firefighting at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion. Showing men training their hoses on the east face of a building

Zeppelin bomb explosion diagram
A special Sphere diagram combining a photograph of bomb damage on a building in Antwerp with an added illustration of the bomb, dropped from a German Zeppelin, exploding on impact with the ground

Victorious British advance at Loos
Part of one British battalion, with a strong party of bombers in advance, charged across the interveniing space between the British and the first-time German trenches. Date: 1915

Convincing by W. Edward Wigfull, WW1
Wife (as bomb explodes): There, John, now will you believe me? I told you I heard the syren (sp.). A couple, still in their bed, suffer the brunt of a German bombs impact

WW2 safety poster, Use Your Head Brother! Unpack and handle all materials with care. By Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Dynamite explosion, South Africa mine

Waltham Abbey explosion
Explosion of no 2 Corning-house at the gunpowder mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex Date: 13 April 1843

A Proposal in Flanders by Bruce Bairnsfather
A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, in which a French farmer is about to propose, when a dormant mine ruins the moment. Date: 1915

Zeppelin raids -- dangers to avoid. Showing how important it is to avoid falling glass (left), and the importance of taking cover behind walls (right). Date: 1915

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