Storm Collection (page 6)

The Origin of the Bob by William Heath Robinson
And the first realisation of its advantages. A lady struggling to maintain her hair style while on board a board, looks with envy at a decks mop and its unmoving head

The Pudding in Danger, Christmas WW1
A sailor on board a Royal Navy battleship keeps his balance on deck during a storm in order to preserve a fine Christmas pudding which has been sent from home. Date: 1916

Gott strafe England (For I can t)
Gott strafe England. (For I can t). France. Censor stamp and signed E. B. K(itching) - see No. 4489, note on Censor. Message verso - From what I read, he is taking London by storm

Sketch of HM Airship 9 in flight near Barrow-in-Furness, preparing to land before an approaching storm in 1916. This preliminary sketch was finally reproduced as an oil on canvas, 24 x 36

Rain and mud at Yser, 1914
British cavalrymen cleaning mud off accoutrements during a rain storm on the Yser line in 1914. The rain has come down in pitiless downpours and the flat meadows have become boggy in the extreme

Japanese woman in a rainstorm. Date: circa 1890s

Breakwater at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Breakwater with rough waves at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Pug Peter -- dog at sea with seagulls
Pug Peter -- Dangers of the Deep. A dog in a red box in a storm at sea, confronted by seagulls. Date: 1905

Storm and stress at sea by G. H. Davis
Storm and stress at sea: the two thrilling shipping incidents of the week. Above: how the Snowdon Range was driven hither and thither in her long voyage from Philadelphia across the Atlantic

Liner Narrung in a gale by G. H. Davis
The Christmas gale: beaten back by the sea. How the P&O liner Narrung was forced back by huge waves off Ushant, Brittany. Showing the vessels position before she met the huge waves

Tenby life boat, 1857
The Tenby life boat proceeding to the rescue of the crew of the Spanish ship Nuevo Torcuvato, 1857. The life boat bears the mark of the National Life Boat Institution. Date: 7th December 1857

Lifeboat, 1830s
A lifeboat of the 1830s, encountering a storm. Date: 1830s

Preparing to launch a lifeboat, 1830s
Preparing to launch a lifeboat into a stormy sea, with the help of a horse and wagon, 1830s. Date: 1830s

The volunteer life brigade at work : life saving at sea
The late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore

Lifeboat men in a rough sea
Lifeboat men rowing their boat in a rough sea, wearing cork lifebelts

Lynmouth before Flood
A cyclist standing in the harbour of the lovely village of Lynmouth, North Devon, England, as was before the great storm and flood of August 1952. Date: 1940s

Theodor Storm - 3
THEODOR STORM German writer Date: 1817 - 1888

Theodor Storm - 2
THEODOR STORM German writer Date: 1817 - 1888

Shelley Monument
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY monument : he died by drowning in a storm off the coast of Italy. Date: 1792 - 1822

Lola Lecturing
LOLA MONTEZ, who had taken London by storm with her Spanish dancing in 1843, returns in 1859 to tell Londoners of her interesting experiences in Bavaria... Date: 1818 - 1861

Giambattista Grimani
GIAMBATTISTA GRIMANI Venetian naval commander : while leading his fleet against the Turks, he was drowned in a storm off Psara. Date: ? - 1648

Morning after the Storm, off Yarmouth. Hayes, Edwin 1819-1904

Dramatic view of the Cliffs at Margate, Kent, England Date: circa 1904

International system of flag signalling - German postcard, including a section of storm signals (lower section). Date: circa 1910s

American Military Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era
American Military Recruitment/Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era. This is either a depiction of a cold soldier tempted by the thought of service abroad

Lightning during a thunderstorm - Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba
Lightning strike during a thunderstorm - Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba Date: circa 1910s

Fishing Boats running into Peel Harbour - Isle of Man
Fishing Boats running into Peel Harbour in strong wind, Isle of Man. The ruin of the Cathedral of St German (inside the walls of Peel Castle), which fell into ruin in the 18th century

Rough Sea - Morecambe, Lancashire - West End. Date: circa 1910s

Rough Sea - Blackpool, Lancashire - view from the Central Pier Date: circa 1904

The first test of the first goreless wonder, dropped in stick with a standard parachute for comparison in descent. The vintage Virginia, the last of its line

Bad weather, Magellan Straits
Illustration (p.229) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Le deluge asiatique
Fig 312 from La Terre Avant Le Deluge (1863) by Par Louis Figuier

Storm damaged houses beside coast
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Damaged structures, possibly by storm
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Raper drawing No. 19
Ice islands as seen on our passage round Cape Horn in 1788. By George Raper c. 1789

Seascape. 1868. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum

Cloudesley Shovell
SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL British naval commander, drowned when his vessel was wrecked in a storm off the Scillies. Date: 1650 - 1707

Fairy tale illustrations

Jugend front cover, young boy with sheep and lightning
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a young boy with his sheepdog and a flock of sheep. He looks up in astonishment at a flash of lighting above a classical building -- the lightning

AKRON CRASHES 1933
AKRON : always accident- prone, the American airship is caught in a storm and plunges into the sea, never to emerge... Date: 1933

Albert Arrives at Dover
PRINCE ALBERT, VICTORIAs CONSORT The Landing of Prince Albert at Dover, after experiencing very bad weather during the channel crossing Date: 6 February 1840

Roman lightning exorcist attending to a tree
The Romans had priests named strufertarii whose duty it was to exorcise trees which had been struck by lightning. Date: BCE

Early balloon design, described as an aerostatic globe, with equipment to travel in the air by wind. A) The Vessel. B) Sails that are used according to the wind

Evening storm over the mountain village. Print shows a cluster of thatch-roofed buildings in a mountain village and villagers, near a river. Date between 1804 and 1818

Pedestrians crossing a bridge during a rain storm. Date between 1890 and 1940

Night storm at Awazu. Print shows people walking along coastline under clearing skies outside a walled city. Date between 1804 and 1810

A storm of petals. Print shows on the left, two women consoling a third woman, in the center, one woman lifting another woman so she can attach a slip of paper to tree branch, and on the right

A group of vultures waiting for the storm to Blow Over - Let Us Prey. Illustration shows William Boss Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A

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