Hit Collection (page 6)

German mortar damage to fort, Liege, Belgium, WW1
Damage to a fort in Liege, Belgium, caused by a 42cm German mortar during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Canadian nurses on the Western Front, France, WW1
Canadian nurses on the Western Front during the First World War, looking among the ruins of their quarters after a bomb strike by German airships at No

Italian steamer torpedoed by German U-boat, WW1
An Italian steamer torpedoed by a German U-boat during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

DART BOARD
Darts sticking in a dart board - one of them has hit the bullseye! Date: 1980

Sports Car Posers
A couple posing with a classic racing green MGB sports car. Introduced in 1962, the MGB was originally available only as a convertible and proved to be an immediate hit. Date: 1960s

Shell craters at Liege, Belgium, WW1
Three shell craters after bombardment at Liege, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Damage to fort, Liege, Belgium, WW1
Damage to a fort in Liege, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Men on HMS Tiger during the Battle of Jutland, WW1
Men on the Q turret of British battlecruiser HMS Tiger, after being hit during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War. Date: 31 May - 1 June 1916

German battleship sinking at night, WW1
An artists impression of a German battleship sinking at night, with searchlights flashing in all directions, during the First World War. Date: 1916

American ambulance destroyed, Verdun, France, WW1
An American ambulance destroyed (probably during an air attack) at Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 10 September 1917

Rough Seas hit the Waterfront at Ramsgate, Kent Date: circa 1910s

Enemy plane shot down, Orne valley, France, WW1
German troops salvaging an enemy plane (possibly a French Spad) which has been shot down in the Orne valley, north east France, during the First World War. Date: 5 May 1918

Illustration, The Sea Mine, WW1
An illustration entitled The Sea Mine, depicting people drowned and drowning in the sea following their ship being hit and sunk by a mine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Giuseppe Garibaldi cruiser sinking in Adriatic, WW1
The Giuseppe Garibaldi armoured cruiser (launched 1899) sinking in the Adriatic during the First World War, having been hit by an enemy torpedo. Date: 18 July 1915

Fleet Minesweeper sinking after striking a mine, WW1
A Fleet Minesweeper sinking after striking a mine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Majestic, British battleship, capsized, WW1
HMS Majestic, British predreadnought battleship, launched 1895, served before and during the early part of the First World War including the Dardanelles

HMS Majestic, British battleship, sinking, WW1
HMS Majestic, British predreadnought battleship, launched 1895, served before and during the early part of the First World War including the Dardanelles

Sinking of the French liner Sontay, Mediterranean, WW1
Scene during the sinking of the French liner Sontay in the Mediterranean after being torpedoed by a German submarine during the First World War, with passengers and crew escaping into lifeboats

You can t hit me -- children snowballing
You can t hit me -- two children snowballing. 20th century

Little girls playing shuttlecock
Little girls hit their shuttlecocks high into the air, but gravity always wins... first published 1879

Nelsons arrival in Goldfield, Nervada, Battling Nelson vs Joe Gans, Boxing, Gans dropped Nelson repeatedly during the bout, but could not knock him out

Traffic Accident Investigation officers at work
Met Police Traffic Accident Investigation officers measuring distances on the road to determine speed and braking distance

A batsman exhibitis four different shots
A combination action photograph of a batsman, in full cricket kit, plays four different shots, from the classic forward defensive shot (left) through to a cover drive (right)

Peaceful Summer pastures
A view across summer pastures of burnt yellow crops and wild grasses toward distant hills, purple in the sun. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

RMS Titanic and iceberg
Artists impression of RMS Titanic at the moment it hit the fatal iceberg on 15 April 1912

A Striking Example
Cartoon, A Striking Example. The sort of thing that convinces one of the necessity of lightning conductors on a golf course. Playing in a storm you may get hit

The solution to the Turkish Question
French cartoon - the solution to the Turkish Question. A huge fist falls on the Sultans head

German Explosive Motorboat; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a German explosive motorboat being craned into the water, 1944. Controlled by one man, these craft were steered towards the target

Hit
A photograph taken by a French dragoon showing a fellow soldier struck by a German bullet while on reconnaissance duty in the Forest of Champenoux

A recaptured French trench
A French trench, complete with dug-outs, converted quickly from a German trench hit by a mine

Ship Hit by Lightning
The French warship Amiral is hit by lightning in St Lawrence river, Canada, and sinks with all her hands : only two women survive, by swimming to the shore

The Civil War in America. Attack on the blockading squadron
The Confederate iron-clad boats score a hit against the wooden boats of the Unionists

When Meteorites Crash
Every day 1000s of meteorites hit our planet : most are small, but if a large one were to fall into the ocean near a major city, the destruction would be immense

Italy Messina
Distant view of the harbour : on 28 December 1908, 90 percent of the town will be destroyed in an earthquake, one of the most catastrophic ever to hit Europe

Acccident in London docks, the ship Eastminster, when it cap
The iron clipper ship, the Eastminster, shown capsized in London Docks. Strong winds blew her over causing her to hit and sink three barges. The crew escaped wet but unharmed

Diving Belle 1928
A diving woman at full stretch prepares to hit the water

Cockings Parachute
Robert Cockings parachute descent above the Vauxhall Gardens, London. Dropped from Charles Greens Royal Vauxhall the inverted cone failed and Cocking hit the ground fatally

Lightning / Thunderstorm
THUNDERSTORM Lightning bolts emerge from a black, rain filled sky hitting the sea and buildings of a small coastal town. Date: circa 1890

Evictions Saxony 1920S
Farmers in northern Saxony try to prevent an eviction as the police look on. Small farmers were hard hit by falling agricultural prices in these years

Quarrel between a husband and wife
A violent quarrel between a husband and wife. He is about to hit her with a bottle, while she holds the paper knife as if ready to stab him

Kearsarge Sinks Alabama
Scene showing the sailors on deck of the Confederate war- steamer Alabama when she is hit by an 11 inch shell from the Federal war-steamer Kearsarge

Pineapples Hit London
Pineapples from the West Indies intrigue Londoners

Rossini / Tell / Liebig 4
Act Three : Gessler orders Tell to shoot an apple off his sons head : he does so, but tells Gessler that had he hit his son, his second arrow would have been for Gessler

Pall Mall Game C18
Gentleman enjoy a game of pall mall, a French hybrid of golf and croquet played on a large strip of land; the idea is to hit a ball through a raised hoop

A Hit-And-Run Driver
A hit-and-run driver makes his getaway, although he has caused serious damage to this gentlemans hat and brolly. A constable takes down the ghastly details

Bread Riots in Paris
LA GUERRE DES FARINES When grain crops are hit by disease, it leads to a bread shortage which in turn leads to rioting in Paris and other cities

After the Duel
The end of a duel with pistols - one of the protagonists has been hit, and his second signals to his carriage to fetch him away Date: circa 1830

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