Incident Collection (#7)

Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Samuel Foote (1720-1777) British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall, known for his eccentric comedic acting and writing

Loss of H. M. S. Gladiator, 1908, (1933). Creator: R Norton
Loss of H.M.S. Gladiator, 1908, (1933). On 25 April 1908, during a late snowstorm off the Isle of Wight, the armoured cruiser HMS Gladiator struck the outbound American steamer SS Saint Paul

St. Nicholas Church, Liverpool, 1812. Creator: James Sargant Storer
St. Nicholas Church, Liverpool, 1812. Members of the congregation had repeatedly warned officials that the spire was unsafe but nothing was done

William Huskisson, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
William Huskisson, c1810, (c1884). William Huskisson (1770- 1830) British statesman, financier and MP during reign of George IV. Educated at Appleby Grammar School

The breaking of the Atlantic Cable on board the Great Eastern, August 2, 1865, (1901). The first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island in

Adrift, c1890, (c1930). Creator: Charles Napier Hemy
Adrift, c1890, (c1930). Fisherman spot a seemingly empty rowing boat which has taken on water. Painting in the Gallery Oldham, Greater Manchester

A Man Overboard, 1893, (c1930). Creator: Thomas J Somerscales
A Man Overboard, 1893, (c1930). Sailing ship at sea. Painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London, c1930]

The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Creator: William Quiller Orchardson
The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Scene based on a real incident: the French satirist Voltaire (1694-1778) has been beaten by the servants of the Duc de Rohan after Voltaire outsmarted him

Incident in the Indian Mutiny: Lieut. De Kantzow Calming the Sepoys at Mynpooree, 1890. Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful

A vehicle falls into the River Isere after an accident, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A vehicle falls into the River Isere after an accident, 1930. A La Suite d une Collision, un Autocar Roule Dans l Isere. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 31 August 1930]

A ballooning accident, 1932. Creator: Unknown
A ballooning accident, 1932. Un Accident en Ballon. A Monsieur Debaisieux and two companions were injured when their hot air balloon crashed into the roof of police headquarters in Lille, France

Tragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Tragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Une Tragedie au Fond d un Puits. A well-digger was trapped in a landslide while drilling

The horrible death of two electrians, 1929. Creator: Unknown
The horrible death of two electrians, 1929. L Horrible Mort de Deux Electriciens. Lift engineers are crushed to death in an industrial accident. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Firedamp explosion, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Firedamp explosion, 1932. Coup de Grisou. On 9 December 1932, 7 miners were killed in an explosion at Cortonwood Colliery in South Yorkshire. An 8th man died later

Investigation into the Trait d Union II, 1931. Creator: Unknown
Investigation into the " Trait d Union II", 1931. L Enquete Sur Le Trait-D Union II. In September 1931, French aviators Joseph Le Brix

In Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. Creator: Unknown
In Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. En Alsace, Une Paysanne Est Happee Par Une Machine A Battre

Less accurate than William Tell, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Less accurate than William Tell, 1929. Moins Adroit Que Guillamume Tell. Theatre show: a sharp-shooter accidentally kills a knife-thrower. Cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

Lifted into the air by his wedding ring, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Lifted into the air by his wedding ring, 1929. Enleve Dans Les Airs Par Son Alliance. A man dangles from a crane after his ring was caught on a hook. Cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"

The mischievous Raven flew laughing away, c1885, (1934). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The mischievous Raven flew laughing away, c1885, (1934). Scene from the poem A Farmer went Trotting upon His Grey Mare. From " The Panjandrum Picture Book"

The Mare broke her knees and the Farmer his crown, c1885, (1934). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Mare broke her knees and the Farmer his crown, c1885, (1934). Scene from the poem A Farmer went Trotting upon His Grey Mare

Cranes At Work After An Accident, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Cranes At Work After An Accident, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

Floods v. Railway Engine - A Collapse Near St. Erth, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Floods v. Railway Engine - A Collapse Near St. Erth, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI. February 1901-July 1901", by [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, 1901]

Accident to the Nassau Balloon in the London-Road, on Wednesday, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Accident to the Nassau Balloon in the London-Road, on Wednesday, 1849. Greens Royal Nassau balloon damages a Ladies School

Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Clumsy man carrying a length of wood, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Clumsy man carrying a length of wood, 19th century. Labourer greeting a passerby, and not noticing that he has hit someone else in the face

Frank rescues Colman, c1850. Creator: George Cruikshank
Frank rescues Colman, c1850. Frank rescues Coleman - ropes are used to drag two boys from the sea after their boat overturns

I be just com d to the Catastrophe, early 19th century? Creator: Unknown
I be just com d to the Catastrophe, early 19th century? An absent-minded man with his nose in a book and fishing rod over his shoulder, walks past a cart falling off a cliff

The Coach Overturned, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
The Coach Overturned, 18th century. The passengers of a stagecoach emerge after an accident. From " The Ladys Magazine"

An incident at The Yard in the small hours, c1935. Creator: Unknown
An incident at " The Yard" in the small hours, c1935. A policeman and a plain clothes officer in a peaked cap at Scotland Yard Metropolitan Police headquarters in Whitehall Place

The Navys here. Cossacks rescue of British seamen from the Altmark. 1942 Creator: Unknown
The Navys here. The story of Cossacks rescue of British rescue of British seamen from the Altmark was heard throughout the world

An Accident to Mr. Churchill, November 1931, (1945). Creator: Unknown
An Accident to Mr. Churchill, November 1931, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) in a wheelchair after he was knocked down by a taxi driver on Fifth Avenue in

The legend of Icarus, 1932. Creator: Unknown
The legend of Icarus, 1932. In Greek mythology, Icarus flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax. The wax melted and he fell to his death. After a wall painting from Pompeii

Andrees Arctic balloon after the crash, 1897, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Andre es Arctic balloon after the crash, 1897, (1932). Swedish engineer and aeronaut Salomon August Andre e (1854-1897) perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen

Zeppelin LZ 4, 1908, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Zeppelin LZ 4, 1908, (1932). German experimental airship constructed under the direction of Ferdinand von Zeppelin, first flown on 20 June 1908

An Incident in the Park, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
An Incident in the Park, 1952. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Falling in of the Chapel at Blackfriars, 1623, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Falling in of the Chapel at Blackfriars, 1623, (1897). On 26 October 1623, some three hundred people crowded into an upper room at the French ambassadors residence, Hunsdon House, in Blackfriars

York Minster, 1840. Creator: W Monkhouse
York Minster, As it appeared from St. Peters School, on the night of the Fire (May 20th 1840. View of the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, North Yorkshire)

View of the Storm at Scarborough on the 17th February 1836. Creator: Charles Joseph Hullmandel
View of the Storm at Scarborough on the 17th February 1836. Shipwreck off Scarborough in Yorkshire: when Ten out of a crew of Fourteen were drowned by the upsetting of the Life Boat

The Royal George, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
The Royal George, (1931). HMS Royal George, launched in1756, was a 100-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy. The largest warship in the world at the time

The Incident of the Rose, 1896. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and others at a dining table. Engraving after the aquarelle by F De Myrbach

Crowd watches the arrested man taken to police van, 1937
Crowd watches the arrested man taken to police van, 1936 (1937). The failed assassination attempt by George McMahon following the Trooping the Colour ceremony 1936

King Edward at the head of the Brigade of Guards, turns, unperturbed, to make inquiry after revolver had been thrown in roadway, 1936 (1937)

The King Rode On, 1937
The King Rode On, 1936 (1937). The failed assassination attempt by George McMahon following the Trooping the Colour ceremony 1936. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles

Overturned electric tram and onlookers, London, 1913
Overturned electric tram and onlookers, Mitcham Lane, London, 1913. London County Council electric tram which has overturned, showing wheel tracks in the road

Road accident, Calabria road, Islington, London, 1925. A London County Council ambulance attending a road accident victim

Miseries of London... 1807. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Miseries of London... 1807. A congested London Street. Two coachmen threaten each other with their whips while two women have fallen over a wheelbarrow

London sportsmen, or the Cockneys journal of the first of September, 1821. Artist
London sportsmen, or the Cockneys journal of the first of September, 1821. Six cits with guns shoot wildly at birds; they are accompanied by dogs who worry a pig

Elements of Skateing. Making the most of a passing friend, in a case of emergency!, 1805

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