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He smelt - O Lord! How he did smell!, c1820. Creator: George CruikshankHe smelt - O Lord! How he did smell!, c1820. Satirical cartoon, with a quote from Southeys " Minor Poems", vol. iii p. 103
Edmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). Creator: Albert BobbettEdmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). William Berkeley, the governor of Virginia (in what is now the United States)
The Bank Collapses, 1881, (1965). Creator: Vladimir MakovskyThe 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
Floods v. Railway Engine - A Collapse Near St. Erth, 1901. Creator: UnknownFloods 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]
Falling in of the Chapel at Blackfriars, 1623, (1897). Creator: UnknownFalling 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
Netley Abbey, 1776. Artist: Richard GodfreyNetley 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
Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938. Struts supporting a collapsing arch, with part of the roof missing
An accident near Coppice Row, Farringdon Street, City of London, 1862. View showing men attempting to rectify the damage and crowds watching
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
Monument to John Milton and part of St Giles without Cripplegate after bomb damage, c1940View of the monument to John Milton and part of St Giles without Cripplegate after bomb damage, London, c1940
Visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London, c1750A common Council-man of Candlestick Ward and his wife, on a visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London
Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827Civic 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
The humours and diversions of Southwark Fair, London, 1733The 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
Death of De Montfort, 1265 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund DoyleDeath 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
Death of Chatham, 1859. Artist: Francis NicholsonDeath 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
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]
The Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28th December 1879 (1951). Designed by the engineer Thomas Bouch and completed in 1878
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
A collapsed British dugout, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918
Mine collapse, Aniche, France, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th December 1900
A serious accident on the building site for the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, (1899). Artist: Oswaldo TofaniA serious accident on the building site for the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, (1899). An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th October 1899
Collapse of a church, Brousse, France, 1897. Artist: Henri MeyerCollapse of a church, Brousse, France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th April 1897
Medinet Abou, Thebes, 5th December 1832, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Louis HagheMedinet Abou, Thebes, 5th December 1832, Egypt, 19th century. The mortuary temple of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Rameses III, built in the 12th century BC
Medinet Abou, Thebes, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Henry PilleauMedinet Abou, Thebes, Egypt, 19th century. From the collection of the Schuster Gallery, London
Bombing of Helsinki by the Russians, World War 2, c1940. Block of flats in flames after a direct hit
Augustinian canons and their St Bernard dogs rescuing a traveller, SwitzerlandAugustinian 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)
Cardwells Collapse, 1871. Artist: Joseph SwainCardwells 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