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Background imageDevastation Collection: Ruins of the Cloisters at Messines, 1914. Artist: Adolf Hitler

Ruins of the Cloisters at Messines, 1914. Artist: Adolf Hitler
Ruins of the Cloisters at Messines, 1914. Adolf Hitler often claimed to be a frustrated artist, and art was one of his major interests throughout his life

Background imageDevastation Collection: The War in Denmark: the town of Sonderburg in ruins after the bombardment... 1864. Creator: Unknown

The War in Denmark: the town of Sonderburg in ruins after the bombardment... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: the town of Sonderburg in ruins after the bombardment, 1864. Engraving...from a sketch taken by Mr. Simonsen, our Danish Artist

Background imageDevastation Collection: Illustrations of the War in Denmark: the Düppel Windmill in ruins, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Illustrations of the War in Denmark: the Düppel Windmill in ruins, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: the Duppel Windmill in ruins, 1864. Engraving...from a sketch by our Special Artist...[showing] the aspect of Duppel since the storm of war has swept over that

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Bradfield Reservoir, near Sheffield: the gap in the Dale Dyke embankment... 1864

The Bradfield Reservoir, near Sheffield: the gap in the Dale Dyke embankment... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Bradfield Reservoir, near Sheffield: the gap in the Dale Dyke embankment - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Scene of...a terrible disaster...involving the sudden destruction of several

Background imageDevastation Collection: The village of Bradfield, near Sheffield, scene of the late floods...by our special artist, 1864

The village of Bradfield, near Sheffield, scene of the late floods...by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The village of Bradfield, near Sheffield, scene of the late floods - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Scene of...a terrible disaster...involving the sudden destruction of several hundred

Background imageDevastation Collection: Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield:conveying the dead... Malin Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield:conveying the dead... Malin Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield, by our special artist: conveying the dead to the receiving-house, Malin Bridge, 1864....we see men carrying a body...followed by the bereaved women

Background imageDevastation Collection: Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: burial of the unclaimed dead, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: burial of the unclaimed dead, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: burial of the unclaimed dead, 1864....about thirty of the unclaimed and unrecognised corpses...were carried away from the Sheffield workhouse...and laid in a

Background imageDevastation Collection: Sheffield, from the Langsett Road, showing the suburbs that were flooded... 1864. Creator: Unknown

Sheffield, from the Langsett Road, showing the suburbs that were flooded... 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sheffield, from the Langsett Road, showing the suburbs that were flooded - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. View of Sheffield, taken from the Langsett Road

Background imageDevastation Collection: Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: scene in a garden at Hillsborough, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: scene in a garden at Hillsborough, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: scene in a garden at Hillsborough, 1864. Engraving from a sketch showing...effects of the water upon substantial buildings...and the heaps of timber drifted

Background imageDevastation Collection: Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: searching for the dead at Malin Bridge, 1864

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: searching for the dead at Malin Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: searching for the dead at Malin Bridge, 1864. Engraving from a sketch showing... people digging

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Flood at Sheffield: plan of the Loxley Valley, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Flood at Sheffield: plan of the Loxley Valley, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Flood at Sheffield: plan of the Loxley Valley, 1864. Map showing the area affected by a burst reservoir, caused by inadequate building materials. Over a hundred people were killed

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Flood at Sheffield: remains of Ball-Street Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Flood at Sheffield: remains of Ball-Street Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Flood at Sheffield: remains of Ball-Street Bridge - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. View of...the ruins of the iron foot-bridge in Ball-street...The inquest...has resulted in a verdict

Background imageDevastation Collection: Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Punt Road, Richmond, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Punt Road, Richmond, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Punt Road, Richmond, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. On Dec. 13 heavy squalls of wind, accompanied by rain, swept across the city

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Flood at Sheffield: remains of a wire-mill near Malin Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Flood at Sheffield: remains of a wire-mill near Malin Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Flood at Sheffield: remains of a wire-mill near Malin Bridge, 1864. The inquest...has resulted in a verdict declaring, of course

Background imageDevastation Collection: Floods at Melbourne, Australia: St. Kilda Road, south side of Prince's Bridge, 1864

Floods at Melbourne, Australia: St. Kilda Road, south side of Prince's Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: St. Kilda Road, south side of Prince's Bridge, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. On Dec

Background imageDevastation Collection: Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Emerald Hill, from the suburban railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Emerald Hill, from the suburban railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Emerald Hill, from the suburban railway, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. On Dec

Background imageDevastation Collection: Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: the village of Malin Bridge after the flood, 1864

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: the village of Malin Bridge after the flood, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: the village of Malin Bridge after the flood, 1864. Aftermath of a burst reservoir, caused by inadequate building materials. Over a hundred people were killed

Background imageDevastation Collection: Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. The ruins of Bailleul, France after the German forces left on August 30, 1918 during the Battle of Bailleul which was part of the Battle of the Lys in World War I

Background imageDevastation Collection: Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta on the 5th of October - from a photograph, 1864

Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta on the 5th of October - from a photograph, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta on the 5th of October, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. F. Fisk Williams...of the devastation on the banks of the River Hooghly...With a noise like distant

Background imageDevastation Collection: Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta, 1864. Engraving from a photograph taken on the spot by Mr. Wagentreiber...of the terrible havoc caused by the cyclone or revolving hurricane of Oct

Background imageDevastation Collection: Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta, 1864. Engraving from a photograph taken on the spot by Mr. Wagentreiber...of the terrible havoc caused by the cyclone or revolving hurricane of Oct

Background imageDevastation Collection: Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The fire...destroyed nearly all that portion of the city comprised between the Church of St

Background imageDevastation Collection: Choisy Au Bac, Houses burned by Germans, 6 Nov 1914 (date created and published later)

Choisy Au Bac, Houses burned by Germans, 6 Nov 1914 (date created and published later). Creator: Bain News Service
Choisy Au Bac, Houses burned by Germans, 6 Nov 1914 (date created and published later). A street with houses in Choisy-au-Bac, France which were damaged by German forces during World War I

Background imageDevastation Collection: House burned by Germans, Choisy Au Bac, 16 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

House burned by Germans, Choisy Au Bac, 16 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
House burned by Germans, Choisy Au Bac, 16 Nov 1918 (date created or published later). A house burned by German soldiers in France during World War I

Background imageDevastation Collection: Senlis, Rue de la Republique, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Senlis, Rue de la Republique, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Senlis, Rue de la Republique, 1914. War damage from German bombs in Senlis, France, during World War I

Background imageDevastation Collection: Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Creator: Unknown

Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Creator: Unknown
Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Sixty-odd people were killed and over 1, 000 injured when a gas-holder exploded at Neunkirchen in the Saar

Background imageDevastation Collection: A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Creator: Unknown

A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The desolation and havoc wrought on the face of the country by modern guns baffles description

Background imageDevastation Collection: Signature of Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and another

Signature of Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and another
The signature of Anne Boleyn with the Tudor Rose during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and another prisoners carving of a cross, 1815 (engraving)

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Battle Seen by a Combatant; At nightfall, October 22, 1917, divisional artillery

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; At nightfall, October 22, 1917, divisional artillery.. 1917 Creator: Unknown
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; At nightfall, October 22, 1917, divisional artillery cross the ruins of a farm south of Malmaison to occupy forward positions

Background imageDevastation Collection: At Le Mort Homme; The recaptured ridge of Mort-Homme, 1917. Creator: Unknown

At Le Mort Homme; The recaptured ridge of Mort-Homme, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At Le Mort Homme; The recaptured ridge of Mort-Homme, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].Execution Date: 1924 - 1924

Background imageDevastation Collection: In Flanders; The Yser offensive (1917), French front line near Het-Sas... 1917. Creator: Unknown

In Flanders; The Yser offensive (1917), French front line near Het-Sas... 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Flanders; The Yser offensive (1917), French front line near Het-Sas, before the advance march of July 31. 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L Illustration

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Flood, c16th century. Creator: Unknown

The Flood, c16th century. Creator: Unknown
The Flood, c16th century

Background imageDevastation Collection: In Canada: The Halifax Explosion The mills of Gurney finish burning, 1917. Creator: Unknown

In Canada: The Halifax Explosion The mills of Gurney finish burning, 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Canada: The Halifax Explosion The mills of Gurney finish burning, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDevastation Collection: La falaise de Craonne, 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng

La falaise de Craonne, 1917. Creator: Francois Flameng
La falaise de Craonne, 1917. First World War: the cliffs at Craonne. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDevastation Collection: Le champ de bataille; Un coin de Craonne: l'eglise, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Le champ de bataille; Un coin de Craonne: l'eglise, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Le champ de bataille; Un coin de Craonne: l'eglise, 1917. First World War: the battlefield; the church at Craonne. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Background imageDevastation Collection: Le champ de bataille; Les ruines de Craonne, pris le 4 mai 1917: au fond, la crete... 1917

Le champ de bataille; Les ruines de Craonne, pris le 4 mai 1917: au fond, la crete... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Le champ de bataille; Les ruines de Craonne, pris le 4 mai 1917: au fond, la crete parcourue par le Chemin des Dames, 1917

Background imageDevastation Collection: Apres la reprise du Fort de Vaux; le couloir central, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Apres la reprise du Fort de Vaux; le couloir central, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Apres la reprise du Fort de Vaux; le couloir central, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Late Explosion at Mayence - Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch

The Late Explosion at Mayence - Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch
The Late Explosion at Mayence - Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. This old town, the nearest fortress on the frontier towards France, and the strongest hold of the German Bund

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Late Explosion at Mayence - the Old Kastrick Street, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch

The Late Explosion at Mayence - the Old Kastrick Street, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch
The Late Explosion at Mayence - the Old Kastrick Street, 1857. This old town, the nearest fortress on the frontier towards France, and the strongest hold of the German Bund

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Late Explosion at Mayence - St. Stephen's Church from the Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857

The Late Explosion at Mayence - St. Stephen's Church from the Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. This old town, the nearest fortress on the frontier towards France

Background imageDevastation Collection: De Florina a Monastir; ruines de l'eglise d Ekchisou, 1916. Creator: Unknown

De Florina a Monastir; ruines de l'eglise d Ekchisou, 1916. Creator: Unknown
De Florina a Monastir; ruines de l'eglise d Ekchisou, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageDevastation Collection: Le Bois mutile (cote 955, au-dessus de Metzeral), 1916. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent

Le Bois mutile (cote 955, au-dessus de Metzeral), 1916. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent
Le Bois mutile (cote 955, au-dessus de Metzeral), 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageDevastation Collection: En Alsace; Thann : le quartier ruine, 1916. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent

En Alsace; Thann : le quartier ruine, 1916. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent
En Alsace; Thann : le quartier ruine, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Citadel of Antwerp shortly after the Siege of 19 November-23 December 1832... 1832-1839

The Citadel of Antwerp shortly after the Siege of 19 November-23 December 1832... 1832-1839
The Citadel of Antwerp shortly after the Siege of 19 November-23 December 1832, and the Surrender of the Dutch Garisson to the French, 1832-1839

Background imageDevastation Collection: Arras; Arras en feu (nuit 5 au 6 juillet 1915) Vue prise de Maroeuil, 1915 (1924). Creator: Unknown

Arras; Arras en feu (nuit 5 au 6 juillet 1915) Vue prise de Maroeuil, 1915 (1924). Creator: Unknown
Arras; Arras en feu (nuit 5 au 6 juillet 1915) Vue prise de Maroeuil, 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDevastation Collection: Arras; Incendie de la Cathedrale d'Arras, 1915 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng

Arras; Incendie de la Cathedrale d'Arras, 1915 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng
Arras; Incendie de la Cathedrale d'Arras, 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDevastation Collection: Arras; Maison eventree dans une rue d'Arras, 1915 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng

Arras; Maison eventree dans une rue d'Arras, 1915 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng
Arras; Maison eventree dans une rue d'Arras, 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDevastation Collection: Arras; Bombardement du Beffroi, 1915 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng

Arras; Bombardement du Beffroi, 1915 (1924). Creator: Francois Flameng
Arras; Bombardement du Beffroi, 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Conflagration at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Conflagration at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Conflagration at Varna, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imageDevastation Collection: Four army soldiers confused, c1826. Creator: Ary Scheffer

Four army soldiers confused, c1826. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Four army soldiers confused, c1826

Background imageDevastation Collection: Le Rêve : Paris incendié, septembre 1870, 1870. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Le Rêve : Paris incendié, septembre 1870, 1870. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Le Reve : Paris incendie, septembre 1870, 1870

Background imageDevastation Collection: Fire at the Hotel de Ville in 1871, 1871. Creator: Edouard Toudouze

Fire at the Hotel de Ville in 1871, 1871. Creator: Edouard Toudouze
Fire at the Hotel de Ville in 1871, 1871

Background imageDevastation Collection: Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig, 1813. Creator: John Augustus Atkinson

Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig, 1813. Creator: John Augustus Atkinson
Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig, 1813

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Flood in the Fens: the submerged railway between Lynn and Wisbeach, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Flood in the Fens: the submerged railway between Lynn and Wisbeach, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Flood in the Fens: the submerged railway between Lynn and Wisbeach, 1862. From the summit of the Middle-Level railway-bridge almost the entire extent of the flooded country was presented to

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Flood in the Fens: the breach in the bank, three miles and a half above the sluice, 1862

The Flood in the Fens: the breach in the bank, three miles and a half above the sluice, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Flood in the Fens: the breach in the bank, three miles and a half above the sluice, 1862. The high tides of the past week made no impression on the eastern bank of the Middle-Level Drain

Background imageDevastation Collection: Ruins of the Tulsa Race Riot 6-1-21, 1921. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Tulsa Race Riot 6-1-21, 1921. Creator: Unknown
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, mobs of white residents brutally attacked the African American community of Greenwood, colloquially known as " Black Wall Street

Background imageDevastation Collection: Two Shattered Trees;and Study for 'The Road'[verso], 1918

Two Shattered Trees;and Study for "The Road"[verso], 1918
Two Shattered Trees; and Study for " The Road" [verso], 1918

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Cheyenne Brothers Returning from Their Fall Hunt, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

The Cheyenne Brothers Returning from Their Fall Hunt, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Cheyenne Brothers Returning from Their Fall Hunt, 1861/1869. Historical event of 1832

Background imageDevastation Collection: St. Rocks, Quebec, after the late fire - sketched by a correspondent, 1845

St. Rocks, Quebec, after the late fire - sketched by a correspondent, 1845. Devastation in Canada: The scene of desolation

Background imageDevastation Collection: Juno Ordering Aeolus to Unleash the Winds, 1775. Creator: Louis Jean Jacques Durameau

Juno Ordering Aeolus to Unleash the Winds, 1775. Creator: Louis Jean Jacques Durameau
Juno Ordering Aeolus to Unleash the Winds, 1775

Background imageDevastation Collection: Bombed buildings in northern France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Bombed buildings in northern France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bombed buildings in northern France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). The Trail of the Retreating German Army: one of the ruined streets of Bapaume, occupied by the British troops on March 17, 1917

Background imageDevastation Collection: British troops in Peronne, northern France, First World War, 18 March 1917, (c1920)

British troops in Peronne, northern France, First World War, 18 March 1917, (c1920). British troops entering the town abandoned by the retreating enemy

Background imageDevastation Collection: Blasted trees by the River Ancre, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920)

Blasted trees by the River Ancre, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). The Flooded Battle-field: a scene on the Ancre in the closing months of 1916

Background imageDevastation Collection: Devastation in Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Devastation in Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Devastation in Verdun, northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). The Ordeal of Verdun: one of the city streets ruined by the German bombardment

Background imageDevastation Collection: Louvain after the German Bombardment: one portion of the devastated town, c1914, (c1920)

Louvain after the German Bombardment: one portion of the devastated town, c1914, (c1920). The town of Louvain in Belgium was attacked by German soldiers in August 1914

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Battle of Blenheim, (1704), 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Battle of Blenheim, (1704), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Blenheim, (1704), 1890. Battle of Blenheim on 13 August 1704, was a battle fought at Blindheim in the War of the Spanish Succession, the Duke of Marlborough led allied forces

Background imageDevastation Collection: Italy is in mourning, 1930. Creator: Unknown

Italy is in mourning, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Italy is in mourning, 1930. L Italie Est En Deuil. Soldiers and fascist Blackshirts help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of a serious earthquake

Background imageDevastation Collection: A home destroyed, 1930. Creator: Unknown

A home destroyed, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A home destroyed, 1930. Le Foyer Detruit. Flooding in southern France: a distraught elderly couple salvage a few possessions from the wreckage of their home

Background imageDevastation Collection: All That Remains of Sermaize, (1919). Creator: Unknown

All That Remains of Sermaize, (1919). Creator: Unknown
All That Remains of Sermaize, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The towns and villages along the valley of the Marne [in northern France] eclipse even the devastation wrought in

Background imageDevastation Collection: The Village of ---. (1919). Creator: Unknown

The Village of ---. (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Village of ---. (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: This village was held by the Germans and was by the tremendous intensity of the British Artillery reduced to little more than a

Background imageDevastation Collection: View of Nobb Hill. The millionaire residence district, 1906. Creator: Unknown

View of Nobb Hill. The millionaire residence district, 1906. Creator: Unknown
View of Nobb Hill. The millionaire residence district, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageDevastation Collection: Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking south, corner Sutter and Stockton, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageDevastation Collection: Looking west from the Jewish Synagogue, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Looking west from the Jewish Synagogue, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking west from the Jewish Synagogue, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906. As well as damaging many buildings, the quake ruptured gas lines

Background imageDevastation Collection: Looking up Grant Ave. from Market St. 1906. Creator: Unknown

Looking up Grant Ave. from Market St. 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking up Grant Ave. from Market St. 1906. Photographer with camera on tripod in foreground. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageDevastation Collection: Looking northeast from corner Ellis and Powell Sts, 1906. Creator: Unknown

Looking northeast from corner Ellis and Powell Sts, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Looking northeast from corner Ellis and Powell Sts, 1906. A major earthquake struck San Francisco, California, USA, on 18 April 1906

Background imageDevastation Collection: After the earthquake, Gifu, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown

After the earthquake, Gifu, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown
After the earthquake, Gifu, Japan, 1895. Destruction caused by the Mino-Owari earthquake of 1891. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Background imageDevastation Collection: Restoring a burned city - Aalesund, an island port, and important cod-fish market

Restoring a burned city - Aalesund, an island port, and important cod-fish market, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Background imageDevastation Collection: Devastated. - Over sixty yards of snow-shedding destroyed by an avalanche in 1921, 1935

Devastated. - Over sixty yards of snow-shedding destroyed by an avalanche in 1921, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]

Background imageDevastation Collection: Air raid damage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, World War II, April 1940

Air raid damage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, World War II, April 1940. The first British casualties of the German bombing of England occurred at Clacton on 30 April 1940

Background imageDevastation Collection: Entry of Crusaders into Constantinople, 1840, (c1915). Artist: Eugene Delacroix

Entry of Crusaders into Constantinople, 1840, (c1915). Artist: Eugene Delacroix
Entry of Crusaders into Constantinople, 1840, (c1915). Held by the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageDevastation Collection: Bois du Chapitre, Vaux, northern France, c1914-c1918

Bois du Chapitre, Vaux, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageDevastation Collection: After bombardment, c1914-c1918

After bombardment, c1914-c1918. Scene in the trenches: a crucifix marks a grave, with blasted trees behind. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I

Background imageDevastation Collection: First-aid post, Verdun, northern France, c1914-c1918

First-aid post, Verdun, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageDevastation Collection: Banks of the River Yser, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918

Banks of the River Yser, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)



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