Devastation Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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