Destroyed Collection (page 6)

Troops passing the ruins of Monchy on the way up the line, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I, c1915-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I, c1915-c1918. Smouldering Bethune, ignited by German guns for the defeat at Festubert

The Hotel de Ville, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
The Hotel de Ville, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The ruins of the Mahdis tomb in Omdurman, Sudan, c1898. Artist: Newton & Co
The ruins of the Mahdis tomb in Omdurman, Sudan, c1898. Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah (1844-1885) was a Sudanese Muslim leader who, in 1881, proclaimed himself the Mahdi

Blockhouse destroyed by a mine, Lomme, near Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Concrete blockhouse destroyed by a mine, Lomme, near Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

British tank in front of ruined buildings, Peronne, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
British tank in front of ruined buildings, Peronne, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

House destroyed by a bomb, Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
House destroyed by a bomb, Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Forum, Pompeii, Italy, late 19th or early 20th century. Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania

Gondola of the Zeppelin shot down off the Essex coast, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Gondola of the Zeppelin shot down off the Essex coast, World War I, 1916. Stereoscopic card detail

Zeppelin shot down near Colchester, Essex, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Zeppelin shot down near Colchester, Essex, World War I, 1916. This Zeppelin, the L33, commanded by Captain Alois Bocker, took part in a bombing raid on London on the night of 23-24 September 1916

Houses damaged by German shellfire, Ypres salient, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. The site of threee major battles during the war

Ruins of Beury Chateau, Festubert, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ruins of Beury Chateau, Festubert, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. The village of Festubert was largely destroyed in the Battle of Festubert in 1915. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Shattered remains of a luckless howitzer blown up by a direct German hit, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Ruins of Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ruins of Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Ypres was on the front line for most of the war and was the site of three major battles

British troops on the Yser Canal, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
British troops on the Yser Canal, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Carrying supplies over a destroyed bridge. Stereoscopic card. Detail

British troops attacking Germans isolated in a captured village, World War I, c1914-c1918
British troops attacking a group of Germans isolated in a captured village, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

British troops occupying Houthulst Forest, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

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

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

Second Battle of Fredericksburg, American Civil War, 1863 (1955). The Aftermath of Sedgwicks Assault on Maryes Heights, (May 3, 1863)

Chateau de Montfort (Montfort-l Amaury), France, 1882-1884. Artist:s le Pippre
Chateau de Montfort (Montfort-l Amaury), France, 1882-1884. Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, was born in the castle in 1208. It was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years War

German prisoners of war beside the ruins of the basilica of Albert, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Aerial view of the ruins of the town and basilica of Albert, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

French graves smashed by German shell fire, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
French graves smashed by German shell fire, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Engineers clearing a destroyed tank from a road, World War I, 1917-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Engineers clearing a destroyed tank from a road, World War I, 1917-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Aftermath of the great earthquake, San Francisco, California, USA, 1906. Artist: HC White
Aftermath of the great earthquake, San Francisco, California, USA, 1906. Damage to the spire of the Steiner Street Catholic Church and settled houses

Destruction wrought by German Zeppelin bombs, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Destruction wrought by German Zeppelin bombs, World War I, 1914-1918. The Germans launched Zeppelin raids against various locations in Britain, including London, from 1915 onwards

Knocked out German machine gun position, Monchy, Battle of Arras, World War I, 1917-1918
Knocked out German machine gun position, Monchy, France, Battle of Arras, World War I, 1917-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Wreck of a German bomber that tried to break through the aerial defence, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Railway bridge across the Vals River at Kroonstad, blown up by the Boers, South Africa, 1901. Stereoscopic card

Royal Engineers repairing a railway destroyed by the Boers, Kroonstad, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card

The tower of Market Hall after a German bombardment, Ypres, Belgium, First World War, (1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War

King Koffees Palace, Coomassie, Ashanti War, Africa, 1900. During the Ashanti Campaign, the local Ashanti people offered substantial resistance to British imperial ambitions in Africa

The bridge at Trilport, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. Bridge over the River Marne blown up by the retreating Allies

The Ruins of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Artois, France, 18 December 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Ruins of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Artois, France, 18 December 1915, (1926)

The Ruins of Thann, Alsace, 1915, (1926). Artist: Charles-Jules Duvent
The Ruins of Thann, Alsace, 1915, (1926). Damage caused by fighting during the First World War

Clermont-en-Argonne, France, August 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Clermont-en-Argonne, France, August 1915, (1926). Buildings damaged by artillery bombardment during the First World War

The Church of Clermont-en-Argonne, France, 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Church of Clermont-en-Argonne, France, 1915, (1926). French soldiers on the steps of the church, destroyed by German shellfire during World War I

The Bridge at the Aisne, France, 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Bridge at the Aisne, France, 1915, (1926)

The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926)

The ruined town and church bell tower of Albert, Somme, France, 22 August 1918. Albert was the scene of fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 when it was largely reduced to rubble

British soldiers exploring the ruins of Albert, Somme, France, 22 August 1918. Albert was the scene of fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 when it was largely reduced to rubble

The carcass of Zeppelin LZ85 (L45), 20 October 1917. L45s crew carried out an emergency landing behind Allied lines and destroyed the airship

The offensive of Yser, 1917, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The offensive of Yser, 1917, (1926)

The Ruins of the Tuileries Palace after the Commune of 1871, 1877. Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
The Ruins of the Tuileries Palace after the Commune of 1871, 1877. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

A fire damaged prison camp in Germany, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 26 August 1915

Destoyed vehicle, Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

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