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Background imageCollapse Collection: The Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11 September 1297, (c1880)

The Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11 September 1297, (c1880). The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence

Background imageCollapse Collection: The late James Renforth, champion oarsman, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The late James Renforth, champion oarsman, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The late James Renforth, champion oarsman, 1871. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. W. and D. Downey. '...the British champion oarsman, James Renforth, ...died of congestion of the lungs

Background imageCollapse Collection: A disaster of which heroes were born: the Dock Disaster at Newport... 1909

A disaster of which heroes were born: the Dock Disaster at Newport... 1909. Creators: Illustrations Bureau, Bolak
A disaster of which heroes were born: the Dock Disaster at Newport, 1909. '1. Seeking To Save Those Buried Beneath The Wreckage: A Rescue Party At Work After The Dock Disaster. 2

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Dock Disaster at Newport: the fatal trench before and after... 1909. Creator: Collins

The Dock Disaster at Newport: the fatal trench before and after... 1909. Creator: Collins
The Trench Of Death: The Dock Disaster at Newport: the fatal trench before and after... 1909. '1. Before The Disaster: The Fatal Trench Before The Timbers Shifted And The Earth Caved In

Background imageCollapse Collection: Auto in subway on 7th Ave. 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Auto in subway on 7th Ave. 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Auto in subway on 7th Ave. 1915. Cave-in

Background imageCollapse Collection: Ruins of the tower of St. Issey Church, Cornwall, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the tower of St. Issey Church, Cornwall, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the tower of St. Issey Church, Cornwall, 1869. 'Among the disasters caused by the late heavy rains was the fall of the tower of St. Issey Church

Background imageCollapse Collection: Forlorn condition of Temple-Bar, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Forlorn condition of Temple-Bar, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Forlorn condition of Temple-Bar, [City of London], 1868. 'The great operation of demolishing the houses and clearing all the ground between the Strand and Carey-street

Background imageCollapse Collection: Austin Dam - Flood wreck, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Austin Dam - Flood wreck, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Austin Dam - Flood wreck, between c1910 and c1915. September 30, 1911, The Austin Dam, also known as the Bayless Dam, was a concrete gravity dam located in the Austin, Pennsylvania area

Background imageCollapse Collection: RR Station, Costello, After Flood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

RR Station, Costello, After Flood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
RR Station, Costello, After Flood, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCollapse Collection: 7th Avenue. cave-in, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

7th Avenue. cave-in, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
7th Avenue. cave-in, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCollapse Collection: Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Crucifixion [middle panel], 1380s

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Crucifixion [middle panel], 1380s

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Descent from the Cross, 1615-31. Creator: Charles David

The Descent from the Cross, 1615-31. Creator: Charles David
The Descent from the Cross, 1615-31

Background imageCollapse Collection: Ruins of the Fallen Houses in Pilgrim-street, City, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Fallen Houses in Pilgrim-street, City, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Fallen Houses in Pilgrim-street, City, 1858. Engraving from a photograph by Butler and Dyer, of Walnut-tree-walk, Lambeth

Background imageCollapse Collection: View of the collapsed tower in Egmond aan Zee, c. 1752. Creator: Anon

View of the collapsed tower in Egmond aan Zee, c. 1752. Creator: Anon
View of the collapsed tower in Egmond aan Zee, c. 1752

Background imageCollapse Collection: Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Disaster in Ireland, ...at Penrose's-lane...about forty people...had assembled...at the wake of an infant child...the flooring gave way...[the guests]

Background imageCollapse Collection: Andromache in Despair at the Sight of Hector's Body, 1803-1804. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund

Andromache in Despair at the Sight of Hector's Body, 1803-1804. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund
Andromache in Despair at the Sight of Hector's Body, 1803-1804. Andromache collapses at the news of her husband's death

Background imageCollapse Collection: La dêroute!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

La dêroute!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
La deroute!, 19th century. Total collapse!

Background imageCollapse Collection: Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913

Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Collapsed timber buildings

Background imageCollapse Collection: Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio?, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio?, 1913

Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio?, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio?, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio?, 1913. Collapsed timber buildings

Background imageCollapse Collection: China - Bridge Broken Under American Truck, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

China - Bridge Broken Under American Truck, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
China - Bridge Broken Under American Truck, 1913

Background imageCollapse Collection: Scene from 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles', by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "In stagnant blackness they waited through an interval which seemed endless", 1891. From "The Graphic

Background imageCollapse Collection: 'More Frightened Than Hurt', 1890. Creator: John Charlton. 'More Frightened Than Hurt', 1890

"More Frightened Than Hurt", 1890. Creator: John Charlton. "More Frightened Than Hurt", 1890
"More Frightened Than Hurt", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageCollapse Collection: A Sailor's Picnic--'Man Overboard; Lower away the Lifeboats', 1890. Creator: Unknown

A Sailor's Picnic--"Man Overboard; Lower away the Lifeboats", 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Sailor's Picnic--"Man Overboard; Lower away the Lifeboats", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Union Workhouse, at King's Lynn, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Union Workhouse, at King's Lynn, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Union Workhouse, at King's Lynn, 1854. Collapse of a building in Norfolk. This ancient building, which fell to the ground on the morning of Sunday...(by which two lives were lost)

Background imageCollapse Collection: Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway... 1862

Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway: scene of the accident, [London], 1862. Owing to falls in the Fleet sewer the waters had accumulated to a great extent

Background imageCollapse Collection: 'The Return of the Lost Sailor', by T. Roberts, in the Exhibition of the Society of... 1862

"The Return of the Lost Sailor", by T. Roberts, in the Exhibition of the Society of... 1862
"The Return of the Lost Sailor", by T. Roberts, in the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Background imageCollapse Collection: Reading the Will, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Reading the Will, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Reading the Will, c1780-1825. Here is a brilliant example of Rowlandsons genius at capturing human emotions. This scene...becomes a humorous study of variously affected would-be inheritors

Background imageCollapse Collection: Virgil Reading the 'Aeneid'to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790 / 93

Virgil Reading the "Aeneid"to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790 / 93
Virgil Reading the " Aeneid" to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, 1790/93

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Descent from the Cross, 1550-1600. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cavalieri

The Descent from the Cross, 1550-1600. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cavalieri
The Descent from the Cross, 1550-1600

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Crucifixion, with the lowering of the cross at center, soldiers throughout

The Crucifixion, with the lowering of the cross at center, soldiers throughout, and a thief on a cross at left, 1762

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Death of Samson, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel

The Death of Samson, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
The Death of Samson, 1547

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Crucifixion, c. 1504 / 1505. Creator: Luca Signorelli

The Crucifixion, c. 1504 / 1505. Creator: Luca Signorelli
The Crucifixion, c. 1504/1505

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Faint, c. 1744. Creator: Pietro Longhi

The Faint, c. 1744. Creator: Pietro Longhi
The Faint, c. 1744

Background imageCollapse Collection: Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion... 1380s

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion... 1380s
Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion, and the Descent into Limbo [entire triptych], 1380s

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Death of the Earl of Chatham, 1779. Creator: John Singleton Copley

The Death of the Earl of Chatham, 1779. Creator: John Singleton Copley
The Death of the Earl of Chatham, 1779

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Descent from the Cross, 1606. Creator: Francesco Villamena

The Descent from the Cross, 1606. Creator: Francesco Villamena
The Descent from the Cross, 1606

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Crucifixion, probably 1491. Creator: Benvenuto di Giovanni

The Crucifixion, probably 1491. Creator: Benvenuto di Giovanni
The Crucifixion, probably 1491

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Descent from the Cross, 1650 / 1652. Creators: Rembrandt Workshop

The Descent from the Cross, 1650 / 1652. Creators: Rembrandt Workshop
The Descent from the Cross, 1650/1652

Background imageCollapse Collection: Aedificare Super Arenam, from Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and P

Aedificare Super Arenam, from Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories, 1575-1617

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Crucifixion, from The Large Passion, ca. 1498. Creator: Albrecht Durer

The Crucifixion, from The Large Passion, ca. 1498. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Crucifixion, from The Large Passion, ca. 1498

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Crucifixion, from The Large Passion. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer

The Crucifixion, from The Large Passion. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Crucifixion, from The Large Passion.n.d

Background imageCollapse Collection: Calvary with the Three Crosses, ca. 1503. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Calvary with the Three Crosses, ca. 1503. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Calvary with the Three Crosses, ca. 1503

Background imageCollapse Collection: Christ on the Cross, 1508. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Christ on the Cross, 1508. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ on the Cross, 1508

Background imageCollapse Collection: Ruins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Scene of an industrial accident at Oldham in Yorkshire, a centre of textile manufacture:the falling of a newly erected mill, the property of Messrs

Background imageCollapse Collection: Man Clutching Moneybags While Banks Collapse, late 19th-early 20th century

Man Clutching Moneybags While Banks Collapse, late 19th-early 20th century

Background imageCollapse Collection: Diana Discovering Callistos Pregnancy, 1566. Creator: Cornelis Cort

Diana Discovering Callistos Pregnancy, 1566. Creator: Cornelis Cort
Diana Discovering Callistos Pregnancy, 1566

Background imageCollapse Collection: Miracle of a Saint, 1777. Creators: Benedetto Eredi, Ranieri Allegranti

Miracle of a Saint, 1777. Creators: Benedetto Eredi, Ranieri Allegranti
Miracle of a Saint, 1777

Background imageCollapse Collection: Riverside Scene (Old Mill), 1805-10 (?). Creator: Peter de Wint

Riverside Scene (Old Mill), 1805-10 (?). Creator: Peter de Wint
Riverside Scene (Old Mill), 1805-10 (?)

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Cart Horse (from The Life of a Racehourse, or The High-Mettled Racer), July 2

The Cart Horse (from The Life of a Racehourse, or The High-Mettled Racer), July 20, 1789

Background imageCollapse Collection: Quae Genus Assisting a Traveler, from The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Litt

Quae Genus Assisting a Traveler, from The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Litt
Quae Genus Assisting a Traveler, from " The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax", March 1, 1822

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Cart Horse (from The Life of a Racehorse, or The High-Mettled Racer), July 20

The Cart Horse (from The Life of a Racehorse, or The High-Mettled Racer), July 20, 1789

Background imageCollapse Collection: Plate 25: A Landing Place, from World in Miniature, 1816. 1816

Plate 25: A Landing Place, from World in Miniature, 1816. 1816
Plate 25: A Landing Place, from " World in Miniature", 1816

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Crucifixion, ca. 1420-23. Creator: Fra Angelico

The Crucifixion, ca. 1420-23. Creator: Fra Angelico
The Crucifixion, ca. 1420-23

Background imageCollapse Collection: Christ Shown to the People, 1510-15. Creator: Jan Mostaert

Christ Shown to the People, 1510-15. Creator: Jan Mostaert
Christ Shown to the People, 1510-15

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Crucifixion. Creator: Andrea di Bartolo

The Crucifixion. Creator: Andrea di Bartolo
The Crucifixion

Background imageCollapse Collection: Saint John the Evangelist Causes a Pagan Temple to Collapse, ca

Saint John the Evangelist Causes a Pagan Temple to Collapse, ca. 1370

Background imageCollapse Collection: He smelt - O Lord! How he did smell!, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank

He smelt - O Lord! How he did smell!, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
He smelt - O Lord! How he did smell!, c1820. Satirical cartoon, with a quote from Southeys " Minor Poems", vol. iii p. 103

Background imageCollapse Collection: Edmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Edmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Edmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). William Berkeley, the governor of Virginia (in what is now the United States)

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Bank Collapses, 1881, (1965). Creator: Vladimir Makovsky

The Bank Collapses, 1881, (1965). Creator: Vladimir Makovsky
The Bank Collapses, 1881, (1965). A group of agitated people who are unable to withdraw their money - a woman on the left has fainted, overcome with worry

Background imageCollapse Collection: Floods v. Railway Engine - A Collapse Near St. Erth, 1901. Creator: Unknown

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]

Background imageCollapse Collection: Falling in of the Chapel at Blackfriars, 1623, (1897). Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageCollapse Collection: Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Building collapse in Yorkshire....a portion of the Castle Mills, situate in Blonk-street, belonging to Messrs. Wm. Parker and Co

Background imageCollapse Collection: Netley Abbey, 1776. Artist: Richard Godfrey

Netley Abbey, 1776. Artist: Richard Godfrey
Netley Abbey, 1776. Ruined late medieval monastery in the village of Netley near Southampton in Hampshire. The abbey was founded in 1239 by the Bishop of Winchester as a house for Roman Catholic

Background imageCollapse Collection: Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938

Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938. Struts supporting a collapsing arch, with part of the roof missing

Background imageCollapse Collection: An accident near Coppice Row, Farringdon Street, City of London, 1862

An accident near Coppice Row, Farringdon Street, City of London, 1862. View showing men attempting to rectify the damage and crowds watching

Background imageCollapse Collection: Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale, 1821

Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale, 1821. Caroline of Brunswick, between Bergami and Alderman Wood, falls from the tilting summit of a breaking pillar which rests on the word Adultery

Background imageCollapse Collection: Monument to John Milton and part of St Giles without Cripplegate after bomb damage, c1940

Monument to John Milton and part of St Giles without Cripplegate after bomb damage, c1940
View of the monument to John Milton and part of St Giles without Cripplegate after bomb damage, London, c1940

Background imageCollapse Collection: Visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London, c1750

Visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London, c1750
A common Council-man of Candlestick Ward and his wife, on a visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London

Background imageCollapse Collection: Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827

Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827
Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall ; a large board containing fairy lamps plummets towards the new Lord Mayor, Matthias Prime Lucas and guests

Background imageCollapse Collection: The humours and diversions of Southwark Fair, London, 1733

The humours and diversions of Southwark Fair, London, 1733
The humours and diversions of Southwark Fair, 1733. Scene near St Georges Church in Borough High Street, London; plays being performed, a rope-flyer, rope-dancer, booths and other entertainments

Background imageCollapse Collection: Death of De Montfort, 1265 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Death of De Montfort, 1265 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Death of De Montfort, 1864. Simon de Montfort, (1208- 1265) was a French-English nobleman who led the rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons War of 1263-64

Background imageCollapse Collection: Death of Chatham, 1859. Artist: Francis Nicholson

Death of Chatham, 1859. Artist: Francis Nicholson
Death of Chatham, 1859. Death of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham and British Whig, on 7 April 1778, during a debate in the House of Lords on the American War of Independence

Background imageCollapse Collection: Through the long night the rescue men at work, searching, helping to safety, 1941 (1942)

Through the long night the rescue men at work, searching, helping to safety, 1941 (1942). The night of 11th January 1941. From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

Background imageCollapse Collection: The Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28th December 1879 (1951)

The Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28th December 1879 (1951). Designed by the engineer Thomas Bouch and completed in 1878

Background imageCollapse Collection: The finish of the marathon, Olympic Games, London, 1908, (c1920)

The finish of the marathon, Olympic Games, London, 1908, (c1920). Dorando Pietri of Italy, the first runner to enter the stadium, collapsed several times and ran the wrong way

Background imageCollapse Collection: A collapsed British dugout, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918

A collapsed British dugout, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Background imageCollapse Collection: Mine collapse, Aniche, France, 1900

Mine collapse, Aniche, France, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th December 1900

Background imageCollapse Collection: A serious accident on the building site for the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, (1899)

A serious accident on the building site for the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, (1899). Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
A serious accident on the building site for the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, (1899). An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th October 1899

Background imageCollapse Collection: Collapse of a church, Brousse, France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer

Collapse of a church, Brousse, France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
Collapse of a church, Brousse, France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th April 1897

Background imageCollapse Collection: Medinet Abou, Thebes, 5th December 1832, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Louis Haghe

Medinet Abou, Thebes, 5th December 1832, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Louis Haghe
Medinet Abou, Thebes, 5th December 1832, Egypt, 19th century. The mortuary temple of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Rameses III, built in the 12th century BC

Background imageCollapse Collection: Medinet Abou, Thebes, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Henry Pilleau

Medinet Abou, Thebes, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Henry Pilleau
Medinet Abou, Thebes, Egypt, 19th century. From the collection of the Schuster Gallery, London

Background imageCollapse Collection: Bombing of Helsinki by the Russians, World War 2, c1940

Bombing of Helsinki by the Russians, World War 2, c1940. Block of flats in flames after a direct hit

Background imageCollapse Collection: Augustinian canons and their St Bernard dogs rescuing a traveller, Switzerland

Augustinian canons and their St Bernard dogs rescuing a traveller, Switzerland
Augustinian canons and their St Bernard dogs from the hospice of Great St Bernard, Switzerland, rescuing a traveller collapsed in the snow. Founded by St Bernard of Menthon (923-1008)

Background imageCollapse Collection: Cardwells Collapse, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain

Cardwells Collapse, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Cardwells Collapse, 1871. This cartoon depicts Edward Cardwell, Liberal Secretary for War during the period 1868 to 1874. From Punch, or the London Charivari, August 12, 1871



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