Ruins Collection (page 17)

Packard 38 Phaeton
The Packard 38 Phaeton is the appropriate car for visiting the ruins of the Roman forum. Ask the man who owns one... Date: 1913

Ruins of Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, dating back to the 12th century. Date: 1809

Fourth Guards Brigade in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Fourth Guards Brigade, including the Coldstream Guards, fighting the Germans in the narrow streets of Landrecies during the retreat from Mons

After WW1 - The battlefield at Fort Vaux in Verdun, France
A post-war view of the heavily damaged fortifications, wire fences and bunkers at Fort Vaux on the Verdun Battlefield, France. Date: 1920

Egyptian architecture. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

French explorers at ancient Chamorro stone structures on Rota.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Ruins after Fire at Primrose Mill, Harle Syke, Burnley, Engl
Ruins after Fire at Primrose Mill, Harle Syke, Burnley, Lancashire, England. Date: 1921

GREECE. PELOPONNESE. LACONIA. Sparta. Ruins of a theater

A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor
Black and white. A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor. The stone walls (partly in ruins) have been carved decoratively and there are several doorways

Ruined fortress at Beth Zur, Judea
Ruined fortress at Beth Zur (Beit Tzur, Bethsura), Judea, mentioned in the Bible (Old Testament), site of the Battle of Beth Zur in 164 BC, during the Maccabean wars. Date: 1920s

German army arriving in Lille, France, WW1
German army arriving in Lille, France, 12 October 1914. Buildings show damage from bombing. The railway station can be seen in the distance. Date: 1914

Suffragette Arson Felixstowe. The ruins of the Bath Hotel, felixstowe Suffolk, with crowd of onlookers, following the spectacular blaze on 28th April 1914

Reims Cathedral, France, after German bombing, WW1
Two views of Reims Cathedral, France, after bombing by the Germans during the First World War. Date: September 1914

People in a bomb damaged street during WW2
People in a bomb damaged street in Germany during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Jamestown, Virginia, USA - Pocahontas and John Smith
Jamestown, Virginia, USA - Pocahontas (1595-1617) and Captain John Smith (1580-1631), the Old Fort and the ruins of the Old Church. Postcard produced for the Jmestown Exposition of 1907 Date: 1907

Izmir, Turkey - view from Castle of Kadifekale (Mt Pagus)
Izmir, Turkey - view from the Summit and Castle of Kadifekale (Mount Pagus). Date: circa 1930s

Baalbek, Lebanon - Marble columns - Octagonal Building
Lebanon - Polished marble columns suppport the heavy blockwork roof lintels in this octagonal structure in the environs of Baalbek

Ruins of Moorgate Station, London - Blitz, WW2
London under Fire - The ruins of Moorgate Station, London during the Blitz, WW2. Date: circa 1942

Destruction at Albert, Somme, France - WWI - Ruins of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres after several bombardments by the German Forces during the First Battle of the Somme

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Pansa (the architect of the Amphitheatre) Date: circa 1910s

WWI - Balkan Front - Belgrade Citadel - Arsenal destroyed
WWI - Balkan Front (1914-1915) - Belgrade Citadel - Arsenal destroyed. In the distance is Hungary. Date: 1915

The Temple of Venus at Baalbek, Lebanon
The Temple of Venus (Aphrodite) at Baalbek, Lebanon. A town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon situated east of the Litani River, known as Heliopolis during the period of Roman rule

The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon. A town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon situated east of the Litani River, known as Heliopolis during the period of Roman rule

Aftermath of Earthquake and Fire at Messina, Sicily, Italy. The devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 measured 7.5 on the richter scale and claimed 100, 000-200

Borsippa, Iraq - The ziggurat - Tower of Babel
Borsippa, Iraq - The ziggurat, or " Tongue Tower" - identified in the Talmud and Arab culture with the Tower of Babel. Date: circa 1920

Old Castle, Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland
Old Castle, located in what is now Linn Park in the Cathcart area of southern Glasgow, Scotland. The remaining ruins were pulled down in 1980, leaving only foundations visible. Date: circa 1910s

Stela E in Quirigua, Guatemala, Guatemala
Ruins of Quirigua, an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. The monuments at Quirigua include unusually large stelae elaborately carved from single

Stela K - Ruins of Quirigua, Guatemala
The photograph shows the west side of a carved stone stela known by archaeologists as Stela K, created during the reign of Jade Sky (early 9th century)

Italianate Landscape, by Jean Victor Bertin
Italianate Landscape with a Watermill and Stream, with Figures, by Jean Victor Bertin (1767-1842)

Le Jardin d Hercule, by Hubert Robert (1733-1808)

GREECE. Corinth. Ancient Rome ruins. Fountain. Roman art. Early Empire

Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action

GLC-LFB Aftermath of fatal fire in care home, NE London
Aftermath of a fatal fire at an elderly peoples care home in Billet Road, Walthamstow, NE London. Showing the seat of the fire, with heat damage and smoke staining to the upper areas of the walls

Blitz in London -- Weltje Road, Hammersmith, WW2
Blitz in London -- clearing up after an air raid in Weltje Road, Hammersmith, 4 September 1940

Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, Cheapside, WW2
Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a bombing raid on the City of London, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. A fire brigade trailer pump at work near Cheapside EC4 with firefighters damping

Morrison shelter WWII
World War II. Morrison shelter at Shillingford Street, Islington, London, after bomb strike. Man, woman and child uninjured. 28-29 June 1944 Date: 29th June 1944

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi at the ancient city Yasy (Turkistan/Turkestan), Kazakhstan - one of important commercial centres on the Silk Road, the trade route between Europe and China

The ruins of Tiwanaku - Bolivia
The ruins of Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) - Bolivia. An important pre-Columbian archaeological site in the west of the country, Tiwanaku flourishing as the ritual

American troops in Cunel, France, WW1
American troops in action in a street in Cunel, north eastern France, during the First World War, with damaged buildings on both sides. Date: 29 October 1918

Neath Abbey
The ruins of Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales. The first Cistercian monks arrived from Normandy in 1130. The abbey was ravished by Welsh uprisings in the 1200s. Date: 12th century

The Red Mill - Volvograd, Russia
Russia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad): The Red Mill, the only building left from the World War Two Battle of Stalingrad fought between August and January (1942/43). Date: 2010

St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul
Byzantine Church and Monastery of St Mary Peribleptos - Istanbul, Turkey (Sulu Manastir). A string in the foreground holds a row of drying fish

Ned Kelly- The Glenrowan Inn
The ruins of the hotel in Glenrowan after the siege. Ned Kelly and his gang attempted to derail a train carrying a number of police officers

Street Children - Naples, Italy. The Scunizzi street urchins, running wild amid the bombed buildings of Naples. The priest Father Mario Borrelli achieved international renown with his campaigns to

Arch of Constantine / Rome
The Arch of Constantine in Rome built in the 4th century AD to commemorate the battle of Milvian bridge in 312 AD. Date: 4th century

Kunigunde Legend at Chojnik Castle (Kynast)
A hold-to-light card - showing an artists impression of Kynast Castle (Chojnik), a castle located above the village of Sobieszow, today part of Jelenia Gora in southwestern Poland

Via del Tulliano, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
View of the Via di Consolazione del Tulliano at the north western entrance to the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, in Rome, Italy

Corinthian pillars in Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
View of three Corinthian pillars in the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, with the Basilica di Massenzio (Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine) in the background

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