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Aboard a sinking shipAboard the sinking Vesris; a photograph taken on deck just seconds before the liner went down, showing people in lifebelts heading for the lifeboats
Land-mine explosionPhotograph 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
Bicycle Race at Lillie-Bridge, London, 1875Engraving showing a race between G.P. Whiting (left) and G.N. Keith-Falconer, the best two amateur bicycle riders of the day, over a course of 25 miles at the Lillie-Bridge grounds, London
Effect of the San Francisco earthquakeEffect of the earthquake on a typical frame house. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale
Large clouds of smoke from the spreading fires. The aftermatFires spreading through San Francisco, completing the ruin of the city. The business distract was completely devastated, with only the steel structures of modern buildings still standing
the fires that spread across the city of San Francisco fromThe conflagration which swept across the city from the harbour shore. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale
A burning street after the San Francisco earthquakeA burning street in San Francisco, a few men try to reach their offices to salvage what they can. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale
Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver RestaIllustration showing the driver Resta covering a half-mile in 17.372 seconds (or at a speed of 103.615 miles an hour) at Brooklands
Santos-Dumont Biplane 3The unwieldy Santos-Dumont 14- bis biplane, though it never stays in the air for more than 21 seconds, is officially the first aircraft to fly in Europe... at Bagatelle, Paris
French Spirit DrawingMrs E J French, inspired by the spirits, made this drawing in 11 seconds - including 200 words of writing !
Fashionable DuellersPleated or cossack trousers (one pair strapped & striped), top boots, coats with roll collars, top hats, Wellington hat, blue coat braided & frogged with a stand collar
Lighthouse KeeperHead lighthouse keeper Mr. Cottee marches up the long spiral staircase at Norah Head lighthouse, Australia. Tne light flashes every five seconds and must never fail
Aerial DuellistsShould one aviator impugn the honour of another, they may settle their differences in an airborne duel, while their seconds see the rules are observed from the wings
Paranormal / FirewalkingFirewalkers of Fiji take 12 to 15 seconds to cross a pit of stones which have been heating for two days; they use no special preparations
Futuristic underwater duelA futuristic underwater duel on the seabed, with everyone in diving helmets
