Destruction Collection (page 19)

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 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

The battle around the village of Gheluvelt, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Gheluvelt is near Ypres, the site of three major battles during the war. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1 August 1798 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1 August 1798 (c1857). The battle was fought at night in the Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria. Admiral Lord Nelson found the French fleet at anchor and attacked

The destruction of the Chinese war junk in Ansons Bay, 7 January 1841 (c1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
The destruction of the Chinese war junk in Ansons Bay, 7 January 1841 (c1857). The East India Companys steamer Nemesis, and the boats of the Sulphur

Homeless children, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Spanish Civil War, c1936-c1939

Once a grand hotel in Palma, Majorca, Spanish Civil War, c1936. At the start of the war Majorca was a Nationalist stronghold

Rubble in the main street, Palma, Majorca, Spain, Spanish Civil War, c1936. At the start of the war Majorca was a Nationalist stronghold

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

Damage done in the first bombing raid on London, 1915 (1937). Artist: Central Press
Damage done in the first bombing raid on London, 1915 (1937). On 31st May 1915, Zeppelin LZ38 of the German Army carried out the first air raid on London

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

Moscow on fire, 15th September 1812 (1882-1884). Artist: A Etienne
Moscow on fire, 15th September 1812 (1882-1884). After the indecisive but bloody Battle of Borodino, the Russians abandoned Moscow to Napoleon and the French invaders

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

Engineers repairing a light railway, Hangard, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Engineers repairing a light railway, Hangard, 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

Church in ruins, Richebourg, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Church in ruins, Richebourg, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Damage to the Church of Notre Dame, Armentieres, France, World War I, 1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Damage to the Church of Notre Dame, Armentieres, France, World War I, 1918. View after the Battle of the Lys (Fourth Battle of Ypres)

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

Aerial photograph of the German lines, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Aerial photograph of the German lines, World War I, 1914-1918. View showing deep trenches, mine and shell craters. Stereoscopic card detail

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

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

Benedict Arnold viewing the destruction of New London, 1781 (c1880). Arnold (1741-1801) fought for the American Continental Army from the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1775

The burning of Norfolk, Virginia, 1776 (c1880). The town of Norfolk was destroyed by fires after an eight hour bombardment by British warships on New Years Day 1776

Christ the Comforter, 1895. Artist: Dormoy
Christ the Comforter, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Sack of Puerto Principe, Hispaniola, by Captain Morgan, 1667 (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who

Attack on the Pequot Fort, 1637 (c1880). The Pequot were a Native American tribe who inhabited much of what is now Connecticut in the 17th century

The invincible fleet, 1588 (c1870). Artist: W Steelink
The invincible fleet, 1588 (c1870). Scene depicting the Spanish Armada, the supposedly invincible Spanish invasion fleet destroyed by a combination of the British Navy

The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Under the command of Colonel Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. The siege of Ladysmith by the Boers lasted from 1 November, 1899 until 28 February, 1900

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

Earthquake damage in the Piazza Cavallotti, Messina, Sicily, Italy, December 1908. Messina was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami on 28th December 1908

End of the World, c1514-1515 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
End of the World, c1514-1515 (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)

A ransacked Egyptian tomb, 1933-1934. A print from Wonders of the Past, Volume I, 1933-1934

Kelly, the non-juring clergyman, destroying the treasonable papers, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Earthquake damage and a burnt car, King Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

Earthquake damage, King Street and Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, London, 1834 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Reform riots in Queens Square, Bristol, 1831 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Damaged Austrian jewellers shop, Paris, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Street scene after the fall of Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Wrecked building, Grande Place, Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). A sign in German on the town hall reads: Nicht argern, nur wundern (No anger, just amazement)

Smashed locomotive at Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition

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