Explosion Collection (page 8)

Mine explosion 1916
Mine explosion on the French front during World War I in 1916

Members of the rescue parties at Gresford Colliery, Wales
Equipped with oxygen apparatus, these are some of the men who battled for a day and a half to save the lives of miners who had been trapped by flames following an explosion in the mine

Waiting for the news of the Missing, Gresford Colliery
After an explosion in the mine flames trapped the miners and efforts were made to rescue them. The crowd that had gathered could only stand by and wait for news

Wrecked boat hit by a mine
The effect of a mine explosion on a wrecked boat in Southend during World War I

Land Mine explosion 1918
Explosion of a land mine on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918

Second Battle of Cambrai 1918
Explosion of a German time bomb in Cambrai (Nord) during the Second Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Home Guard demonstration
During a Home Guard intensive training course at Osterley Park, in the west London suburbs, a car pulling a trailer, supposed to represent a tank

Ansells Fire-Damp Indicator, 1880
Engraving showing the instrument, designed by Ansell, for the detection of fire-damp in underground mines, 1880. If fire-damp gases built up then the risk of explosion increased

British Soldiers advance in Tunisia; Second World War, 1943
Photograph showing British infantrymen advancing towards enemy positions in Tunisia, North Africa, during 1943. The explosion

British soldiers in a mine-crater
British soldiers are pictured in a crater captured from the German army. The crater was created by the explosion of an Allied mine buried beneath enemy lines

Land-mine explosion
Photograph showing the upheaval of earth and debris as a land-mine explodes. A frequent characteristic of siege warfare, the landmine could destroy huge section of trenches

Mine crater
Aerial view of a crater formed by a mine explosion on the Western Front, 1915

Anarchist Bomb / Police
An anarchist bomb explodes at the Commisariat de Police in the Rue des Bon-Enfants in Paris

Explosion in Victoria
Firemen deal with an explosion in Medway Street, Victoria, London. An interested crowd gathers to watch their progress

Navy Attack Fort / China
An attack on a Chinese coastal fort by British forces during the Opium Wars

The damaged gun of H. M.s Thunderer, condition of the turret
H.M.S Thunderer, the damage caused by the bursting of the 38 ton gun. The gun exploded during a practice exercise because of a fault

Explosion at a rocket factory at Woolwich Arsenal. Rockets f
The explosion at a rocket factory at Woolwich Arsenal, as seen from Plumstead Marshes. The explosion occurred in the rocket storehouse, which was completely destroyed after the fire

Rescue workers on the way to the rest hut, Gresford Colliery
Gallant rescue workers on the way to a rest hut accompanied by a nurse. Over 260 miners lost their lives as a result of an explosion that orphaned nearly 800 children

Explosion at Regents Canal, a barge covered in petroleum and gun powder blew up as it passed underneath the bridge on the night of1st of October 1874

Clearing up after the explosion at Regents canal
Clearing up the debris after a massive explosion caused a bridge over the Regents Canal to blow up. A barge covered in petroleum

A family group waiting for news at the pit head, Gresford Co
A family wait by the pithead after the great explosion at Gresford colliery in Wales. Over 260 miners lost their lives as a result of raging fires in the pits, orphaning nearly 800 children

T Roosevelt / Judge Erupt
THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President and the national supervision of corporations, depicted as a volcano erupting

Coal Mine Explosion
An explosion in a coal mine

Bomb Accident
The accidental explosion of a bomb at the Hotel Bristol, St Petersburg, is at first thought a deliberate plot, but is found to be an insuffic- -iently careful terrorist

Wounded Horses
Tsar Alexander II assassinated by nihilists : two of the horses who were wounded by the explosion

Davy Tests his Lamp
Humphry Davy tests his safety lamp, designed to operate in gassy mines without fear of sparking an explosion

Explosion at Rome
A mine explodes in the barracks of the French zouaves, defending the pope at Rome : accident or sabotage ?

Hazardous Hairspray
An aerosol can of Harmony Hairspray, carelessly left on a hot Belling coal effect fireplace, which could cause a nasty explosion!

Russian Depth Charge
Launching a depth charge from a Soviet Sea Hunter

Irish terrorism in London. Fenians attempt to blow up government offices in Charles Street, Westminster (as seen from King Street)

Wwi / Flanders Explosion
Seen from 2000m up, the explosion caused when German artillery hits a munitions dump in Flanders

Justus Liebig / 2 of 6
JUSTUS VON LIEBIG German scientist experimenting in the chemists shop where he works - he causes an explosion

Stock in Hand Explosion
Our Gun-Sporting Partnership - two men and their dog get a shock when a rifle explodes unexpectedly

Pilot Destroys Truck
A British pilot destroys fourteen ammunition trucks with a single bomb

German Disabled
A German battleship is disabled by HMS Warspite at the Battle of Jutland

Chasing a U-Boat 1915
British patrol boats use hydrophones to track the path of a U-Boat

Arabs Sabotage Oil Pipes
Arabs sabotage oil pipes

Uii Attacked by French
The U.II is attacked at low altitude by the French squadron of Jean Roulier

Customs / Scotland / Burns N
Brown entertains his friends wi a haggis by stabbing it and splattering them all as they sit around the table on Burns Night !

Woolwich Arsenal Explode
A terrible explosion in the lyddite works at Woolwich causes great damage and the loss of several lives

Gas Explosion / Paris / 1905
A gas explosion in Boulveard Sebastopol, Paris Date: 1905

CRICKET WRECK
An engine explosion on board the Thames paddle-steamer Cricket sinks her in Limehouse Reach

JOHORE EXPLOSION
The iron paddle-steamer Johore blows up off Singapore

Sorcerers Apprentice
The Sorcerers Apprentice : " and then there came another splash from overhead"

Fenian Explosion
Londoners contemplate damage caused by Fenian terrorists dynamite attack on Scotland Yard : most of the damage was to the Rising Sun pub

Chamber of Deputies Bomb
An anarchist bomb explodes in the Chamber of Deputies: Monsieur Dupuy shows coolness asking for silence and stating that the sitting would continue

Explosion at Holbeach
GUY FAWKES The explosion at Holbeach causes chaos

German Sub Exploded
A trapped German submarine is driven inshore and blown out of the water

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