Fired Collection (page 2)

Rockets Fired from Boats
Congreve rockets being fired from men-of-war boats, to attack enemy coastlines, the purpose for which William Congreve originally developed his rocket in 1804 Date: 1827

Congreve / Earthworks
The rockets developed by William Congreve in 1804 are here shown fired from earthworks in bombardments Date: 1827

Fiesler F-103 or V 1 -Over 9, 500 of these flying bombs were launched against London starting in mid June 1944, with nearly 2, 500 more fired against Antwerp

German Zeppelin over Antwerp 1914
A German Zeppelin airship over Antwerp, illuminated at night. The diagram shows how it dropped and fired its bombs on the Belgian city. Date: 1914

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

Enemy aeroplanes attack British steamer by G. H. Davis
Enemy aeroplanes attacking a British steamer. Bombs and bullets from above -- the Avocet attacked by three German planes during the First World War

German military rocket camera, WW1
A German military rocket camera with a Zeiss lens being fired into the air in the early weeks of the First World War. It was designed to map enemy territory to facilitate invasion

Torpedo boat, torpedo, and crew of HMS Adventure, WW1
A torpedo boat, a torpedo being fired and disappearing into the water, and the crew of HMS Adventure with a torpedo on deck, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Celebrating the arrival of Princess Margaret Rose
Scenes celebrating the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Yorks second child, Princess Margaret Rose, born on 21st August 1930

Cartoon, Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer, WW1
Cartoon, Surprises in Store for England, 1. Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer. An imaginary scene showing German soldiers standing inside shell casings, ready to be fired at the enemy

Brazza Photo
PIERRE SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA French sailor and traveler in Africa who, it is said, never fired a gun or shed a drop of native blood. Photo 1882. Date: 1852 - 1905

Thessaloniki - French Destroyer illuminates Zeppelin LZ85
Night Combat over the Bay of Thessaloniki, Greece - A French Destroyer illuminates the German military Zeppelin airship LZ85 and takes a few pot shots in the general direction

WW1 - British soldiers land fish killed by shell Dardanelles
WW1 - Two British soldiers landing a fish killed by an Asiatic Annie shell fired from Turkish Fort Gunners during the Dardanelles Campaign

RAFVR at Gatwick, instruction with the camera gun and Vickers gun. Each pupil fired a course of 180 rounds with the latter on a 25 yards silhouette target of aircraft

Advertisement: Rendsburg Stoves
Advertisement for Rendsburg Coal-fired Stoves. 1923

Assassination attempt on Queen Victoria
Attempted assassination of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by the eighteen year old Edward Oxford, on Constitution Hill, London

The Great offensive: The modern Lord of battle
A french 400mm, or (approximately 16 inch) shell fired by the giant ordnance now being employed by Allies in the Great Offensive on the Western Front, being placed in a gun by three men and a crane

Big gun smoking after being fired, Western Front, WW1
A big gun named Bunty smoking just after it has been fired, somewhere on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Attack on Pierre Baudin
Attack on M. Pierre Baudin by Countess Olszewski, who was really after ThÚ»░hile Delcasse. Date: 1901

Attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe
The royal family were in their carriage passing through Fontainebleau after a boar hunt when a man named Lecomte fired two shots from his gun

Casimir Guilhem attacks French magistrates
French magistrates are attacked by a mentally disturbed assassin, Casimir Guilhem who accused the court of ignoring law. Date: 1860

First Vickers Maxim gun, 1915
The first Vickers-Maxim machine gun, being fired from the breastwork at Rue de Bois by a soldier of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from 19th Brigade on the Western Front in France during

Azerbaijan - Transporting bricks
An Azerbaijani builders merchant with his horse-drawn wagon filled with red bricks

First experiences with Mazambonis people
Stanley comes into conflict with Mazambonis people on the Emin Pasha relief expedition in central Africa. Natives, armed with bows, arrows and spears

Gunshots in a Tavern
Customers in a tavern in Fourmies, France, duck for cover as gun shots are fired inside the building

Damaged Concrete Wall, France; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the damage caused to a reinforced concrete wall by a Flying Dustbin explosive charge, France, 1944. The Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers)

French mountain gun
An 80mm mountain-gun, ready to be fired by a French artillery regiment. The gun was able to fire mines weighing up to 236lb

Liverpool and Birkenhead Ferry-steamer Cheshire, October 1
Engraving of the Liverpool and Birkenhead Ferry-Steamer, Cheshire, 31st October 1863. This paddle-steamer ferry was built for the Woodside Ferry Commissioners to a design that allowed up to 2000

Library Fired
Public library and Temple of the Winds set on fire by the Russians as they evacuated the area

Murderers pursued by police in Tottenham
A chase between police and Russian Anarchists. Charles Wyatt, the conductor, was forced at gun point to drive the tram. A second Russian fired at the pursuing police from the back platform during

Cottage Life in Warwickshire: Baking Day
Illustration from 1872 showing a scene in a Warwickshire village with women baking bread. Small rural communities would often have only one bread oven which would be fired up on specific days to bake

Sailor and Arsonist
Sailor and arsonist : in the closing days of the Commune, many public buildings were fired by chaps like this, using a mixture of petrol, turpentine and liquid tar

Hotel De Ville Burns
In the early morning of 24 May the Hotel de Ville, perceived as a symbol of government oppression, is fired by the Communards

Buildings Fired
On the evening of 23 May, many government buildings are deliberately fired by the Communards as they face defeat

Cavalry Patrol Fired On
Three Hessian cavalrymen on patrol are disconcerted when they come under fire

Aurora Cruiser
A blank shot fired from the guns of the cruiser Aurora is the signal for the storming of the Winter Palace, and the overthrow of Kerenskys provisional govt

Castellucio Captured
Castellucio is captured by the insurgents, sacked and fired

Black Arrow
The evil Sir Isenbart de Belame and his lords, seated around their table at Wrangby, are startled by the Black Arrow which Robin and his men fired through the spy hole

Aurora Fired Upon, 1915
British light cruiser Aurora is fired upon by the German ship Kolberg and the Battle of Dogger Bank commences

RUSSIA / 1907 / SKORY
The rebel warship Skory is fired on by other naval vessels at Vladivostock. Date: 1907

Wwi / Cossacks at Strypa
Russian Cossack cavalry charge valiantly across the bridge over the river Strypa despite the fact that it has been fired by the dastardly Germans

German Albatros, 1917
A German Albatros fighter is fired on from the enemy lines

German Air Rescue
When a German warplane is shot down in the Adriatic, Linienschiffsleutnant Konjovich rescues them in his seaplane, though he too is being fired upon

Cannon Powered by Sun
A scientist demonstrates a cannon which is fired using the suns rays

ROCKET GUN
Rocket-Launcher Capable of being Fired Round Corners

Fired from a Gun
At the Circus Busch, a human cannonball is seemingly shot from a gun Date: 1905

Military Airship
In 1910, it is safe to predict that airships will play a part in a future war. This one is causing immense damage with its bombs, but is being fired upon in its turn

Mistaken for a Bird
This hunter saw a movement in the branches of a tree, and fired at what he assumed was a bird. Sadly, he was mistaken

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