Accident Collection (page 11)

The beginning of a spill at Donington Park, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Doctor Syntax Tumbling into the Water, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Tumbling into the Water, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

The Titanic colliding with an iceberg, 1912. The SS Titanic, operated by the White Star Line, struck an iceberg in thick fog south of Newfoundland en route from Southampton to New York just before

A Duck in the Park, c1870. Attracting over 77 million visitors a year, Londons eight Royal Parks, the Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of the United Kingdom for

Aground, 1911. Artist: Francis Calcroft Turner
Aground, 1911. Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds

The Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. Artist: Francois d Orleans, Prince de Joinville
The Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. The Ocean Monarch set sail from Liverpool bound for Boston on 24 August 1848, carrying passengers

A war charity flag day incident, 1915. A wounded member of the Canadian Scottish buys a buttonhole. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Fifty Thousand Incidents were reported to London Control Centres during the Blitz, 1941 (1942). From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

The risks of night flying, c1918 (1919). An aeroplane landed in a tree close to the aerodrome it was aiming for. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward

A French aeroplane descends in a Paris street, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

An unexpected caller, c1918 (1919). An aircraft crashed into the roof of a house in Twickenham, London. Tthe pilot escaped unhurt

Receiving an accident case at Poplar Hospital, London, c1903 (1903).The Poplar Hospital for Accidents opened in 1858 on East India Road under the patronage of the Quaker banker

The Strange Adventures of a Dog-Cart, 1888, (1946). Artist: Randolph Caldecott
The Strange Adventures of a Dog-Cart, 1888, (1946). Originally printed in Last Graphic Pictures. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell. [Collins, London, 1946]

Very Slippy Weather, 1808. Artist: James Gillray
Very Slippy Weather, 1808. This print depicts a scene outside Gilrays publishers premises. From A Smile Among Friends. [Alb. Cammermeyers Forlag, Norway, 1949]

Advertisement for Isoflamme fire extinguishers, 1913. Artist: Louis Houpin
Advertisement for Isoflamme fire extinguishers, 1913

Collision of the Bywell Castle with the Princess Alice, 1878 (1906). Artist: J Nash
Collision of the Bywell Castle with the Princess Alice, 1878 (1906). The paddle steamer Princess Alice was rammed by the collier Bywell Castle off Tripcock Point in the Thames Estuary on 3 September

Mr Heatherley?s Holiday: An Incident in Studio Life, c1874. Artist: Emery Walker
Mr. Heatherleys Holiday, c1874. After Samuel Butler (1835?1902)

One of Multum in Parvos going days, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight Browne
One of Multum in Parvos going days, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co. London, 1865]

Mr. Sponge completely scatters his Lordship, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight Browne
Mr. Sponge completely scatters his Lordship, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co. London, 1865]

Traffic Trouble in 50, 19th century. Artist: Eugene Louis Lami
Traffic Trouble in 50, 19th century. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; nee Spencer; 1961-1997), 2013. Diana, Princess of Wales, as she became known after her 1996 divorce

Steeplechasing, , c1805-1851, (1924). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Steeplechasing. One of a series of four pictures. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

The Romps, c1786-1826, (1919). Artist: William Ward
The Romps. After William Redmore Bigg (1755-1828). From The Connoisseur Volume LV [Otto Limited, London, 1919]

Scene of the Terrible Railway Disaster at Salisbury, 1906. The Salisbury rail crash of 1 July 1906, occurred when a London

The Birmingham Mail near Aylesbury, the guard Banbury proceeding with the bags, 1837 (1907). Artist: Robert Havell
The Birmingham Mail near Aylesbury, the guard Banbury proceeding with the bags 1837. Mail coach drawn by two horses stuck in a snowdrift, with three other horsemen coming to the rescue

SS Drummond Castle, late 19th century. The Drummond Castle was a steamship built by John Elder & Co of Govan in 1881. Operated by the Castle Mail Packets Co

Awkward Incident in Fashionable Life, 1876 (1891). Artist: Swain
Awkward Incident in Fashionable Life, 1876 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch

Lei Feng, Chinese soldier of the Peoples Liberation Army, c1962. In the posthumous Learn from Comrade Lei Feng campaign, initiated by Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong in 1963

Damaged anti-aircraft gun on the British battleship HMS Malaya, off the coast of Portugal, 1937. The damage occurred in a collision with the Dutch steamer Kertosono

Crashed Zeppelin LZ 8 Deutschland II, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1911 (1933). Attempting his first Zeppelin flight, Dr Hugo Eckener crashed Deutschland II into the hangar wall after launching the airship

Army Zeppelin Z2 (LZ5) stranded near Weilburg during a storm, Germany, 1910 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932

Zeppelin LZ4 after the Echterdingen disaster, Germany, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she

Zeppelin LZ2 after its destruction, 1906 (1933). The second Zeppelin to be built, LZ2 made its only flight on 17th January 1906

Literature. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Literature. Stereoscopic card detail

Boiler explosion on board HMS Britannia, 28th April 1908. The explosion, which occurred in one of the warships aft boiler rooms, seriously injured five of the crew. Three of them died later

Amputation. A clumsy carpenter saws his own leg off

German gas mantle advertising label

Zeppelin and accident insurance advertisement, 1910. Front and back. From The Connoisseur magazine (September 1910)

The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. The cruiser Gladiator sank after colliding with an Anerican steamer, the St Paul, off the Isle of Wight during a severe snowstorm on 25 April 1908

Death of Turenne, Henri de La Tour d?Auvergne, marshal of France, 1898. Artist: Laplante
Death of Turenne, Henri de La Tour d?Auvergne, marshal of France, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

The Derby tragedy of 1913, (1935). Emily Davison, a suffragette, threw herself in front of the Kings horse, Anmer, and was killed

The University Boat Race, March 1912 (1935). Both the Oxford and Cambridge boats sank during the race, swamped by rough waters in the Thames

Cartoon on a riding theme, 19th century. Just as he had with ineffable grace lifted his hat to greet the ladies, the horse went on his knees, and deposited the beau in a puddle at their feet

Field Sports: A Double Shot, late 18th-early 19th century. Hand-coloured later

Hounds throwing off, 1800. Artist: Henry William Bunbury
Hounds throwing off, 1800. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Chaos is Come Again... 1791
Chaos is Come Again: Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften bricks and bend the knotted oak, 1791. A quote from The Mourning Bride by William Congreve

Fireworks at Green Park, St Jamess, April 27th, 1749
Fireworks at Green Park, St James s, April 27th, 1749. The Grand Whim for Prosperity to Laugh at: Being the night view of the royal fireworks as exhibited in the Green Park

Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Artist: George Cruikshank
Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Cartoon sketch: Adventures of a lady in search of a good servant/by one who has been almost worried to death

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