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American train robbery on Louisville. New Albany and Chicago railroad; the criminal shoots the baggage master. Date: 5th August 1886
Ned Kelly kills Police Officer LoniganWhile the Kelly gang were in hiding, the police launched a mission to find them, setting up camp at Stringbark, near where they suspected the gang were staying
Assassination attempt on Alfonso XII of SpainAssassination attempt by a pastry chef, Otero, on Alfonso XII of Spain, while the King was honeymooning in Madrid. 1879
Assassination of President Garfield by GuiteauCharles J. Guiteau shoots and kills President, James A. Garfield, on 2nd July 1881. 1881
Assassination attempt on Francesco CrispiAn unsuccessful assassination attempt on the life of the Italian statesman, Francesco Crispi, by the anarchist Lega. 1894
Attack on Pierre BaudinAttack on M. Pierre Baudin by Countess Olszewski, who was really after ThÚ»░hile Delcasse. Date: 1901
Rabbit huntingHuntsman shooting rabbits. Date: 1880
Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, CaldecottFront cover of The Queen of Hearts illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, showing the Queen of Hearts walking upon a carpet of playing cards and proudly displaying one of her famous jammy treats
Shooting birds from floating cycleA sporting gentleman in top hat hunts ducks out in the middle of a lake thanks to his remarkable floating aquatic cycle - useability possibly determinate on the level of swell
Shooting Birds AldinA man shoots his first bird of the season
Man Shoots Rabbit AldinA man shoots a rabbit, and his dog leaps to retrieve it
Bamboo CultivationBamboo is cultivated throughout Asia : the young shoots are edible, while the mature stalks have countless uses - building, piping and holding up garden plants
Fable / Dove and AntTHE DOVE AND THE ANT The ant bites the hunter on the ankle when he is about to shoot the dove, so repaying the doves good deed in rescuing him from the stream
Persian ArcherA Persian warrior shoots from the saddle
Popular PlebisciteFeelings run high during the plebiscite : an angry working man shoots a soldier who says that he will fire on the people if he is ordered to
Tall Soldier RidiculedQuarter-Master Sergeant scares a tall young private with the cutting line " What 15 boots? Why, when they shoots you they ll have to push you over"
Madman with Gun / 1899A madman shoots an innocent tenant in a lodging house during an attempt to seize him
Explorers Meet LionDutch soldier Jan van Harwarden leads an exploring expedition from Cape Town : by the Eerste River a lion nearly gets one of his men but he shoots it
Scandinavian BearA Scandinavian hunter shoots a bear with his bow, while the animal is feeding on fruit and excreting copiously
Terrorist V ZassulichVera Zasulich (1849-1919), a leading nihilist, shoots and wounds police chief Trepov in retaliation for his brutality : she is tried but acquitted by a sympathetic court
Terrorist V ZasulichVera Zasulich (1849-1919), a leading nihilist, shoots and wounds police chief Trepov in retaliation for his brutality : she is tried but acquitted by a sympathetic court
Umberto AssassinatedIn retaliation for the brutal suppression of a workers demo at Milano, anarchist Gaetano Bresci travels from America to Italy and shoots Umberto I at a sports meeting at Monza
Western / Cowboy GunsCOWBOY GUNS (Forrest R Brown) A cowboy on foot shoots back at his pursuers
Hamiltan Shoots MorayJames Hamilton prepares to shoot James Stewart, the earl of Moray and regent of Scotland. He is assassinated in the main street of Linlithgow
Owen Jones Flowers 92Full-sized vine leaves, traced from nature
Syntax / Falls in RiverDoctor Syntax: Shoots London Bridge and Pops Overboard
Warneford Shoots ZepLieutenant Warneford shoots down a Zeppelin over Belgium
Warneford Downs 1st ZepLieutenant Warneford shoots down the first Zeppelin of the war over Ghent
Robinson Downs Zep 1916Lieutenant W.L. Robinson shoots down a Zeppelin over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, winning the Victoria Cross for his valour
Rossini / Tell / Liebig 6Act Four : the Swiss rebel against the Austrians, and Tell shoots Gessler. The storm abates, the sun shines, Tell rejoins his family, Switzerland is free at last !
Eigel Shoots AppleEigel shoots the apple off his sons head
Syrian War ChariotA warrior shoots his bow from the rear seat of an ancient Syrian war chariot : note the blades on the wheels, and the spears projecting in front
Stanley in Danger / CongoTravelling in the Congo, Stanley is attacked by natives who threaten him with spears, so of course he shoots them
Edward Shoots SwansEdward, prince of Wales, that great sportsman, enjoys a fine day out shooting wild swan in Sweden
Edward VII ShootingPheasant - Edward VII shoots them in the park at Windsor
Mariner, Albatross ShotThe Mariner shoots the albatross with his crossbow
Banana Tree / 18th CenturyA fine engraving of a banana plant, showing 1)The full tree 2)A ripe bunch of the fruit 3)One figg to the full proportion 4)Young shoots growing from the base
Potemkin Mutiny - 2Mutiny on the warship Kniaz-Potemkin - Matioutschenco shoots Gelerowsky