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Background imageDisaster Collection: German Air Disaster; The navy zeppelin 'L-49', after its forced landing... 1917. Creator: Unknown

German Air Disaster; The navy zeppelin "L-49", after its forced landing... 1917. Creator: Unknown
German Air Disaster; The navy zeppelin "L-49", after its forced landing near Bourbonne-les-Bains, October 20, 1917

Background imageDisaster Collection: Shipwreck, 1853. Creators: Kilian Christoffer Zoll, Markus Larsson

Shipwreck, 1853. Creators: Kilian Christoffer Zoll, Markus Larsson
Shipwreck, 1853

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Fire at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 7th, 1697, (1862-1866). Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert

The Fire at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 7th, 1697, (1862-1866). Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert
The Fire at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 7th, 1697, (1862-1866). Slottsbranden. The young King Charles XII of Sweden with his grandmother

Background imageDisaster Collection: Quelques drames sur mer; un homme du `Gallia`, grievement blesse par l'explosion de la torpille

Quelques drames sur mer; un homme du `Gallia`, grievement blesse par l'explosion de la torpille, est hisse a bord d'un navire patrouilleur, 1916

Background imageDisaster Collection: Fire in a landscape in Central Java, 1825, (1825). Creator: Anon

Fire in a landscape in Central Java, 1825, (1825). Creator: Anon
Fire in a landscape in Central Java, 1825, (1825). Fire at night between the towns of Semarang and Demak, in the evening of September 23, 1825. Probably an event during the Java War

Background imageDisaster Collection: Army of Theodore overtaken by a flood crossing the Bashilo; A journey through Soudan... 1875

Army of Theodore overtaken by a flood crossing the Bashilo; A journey through Soudan... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Army of Theodore overtaken by a flood crossing the Bashilo; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Ruins (of the Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf), from Thames-Street, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Ruins (of the Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf), from Thames-Street, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins (of the Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf), from Thames-Street, [London], 1876. Aftermath of a fire at...a large bonded warehouse...having an extensive river frontage

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, [London], 1876. The...fire took place [in] a large bonded warehouse...having an extensive river frontage, in the occupation of Messrs

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Fire in the San Marcuola Quarter of Venice, 28 November 1789, 1789-1820. Creator: Unknown

The Fire in the San Marcuola Quarter of Venice, 28 November 1789, 1789-1820. Creator: Unknown
The Fire in the San Marcuola Quarter of Venice, 28 November 1789, 1789-1820

Background imageDisaster Collection: King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship... (1807-1809)

King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship... (1807-1809)
King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the explosion of the powder ship on January 12, 1807, (1807-1809)

Background imageDisaster Collection: View of the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship on Jan 12, 1807, (1807-1809)

View of the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship on Jan 12, 1807, (1807-1809). Creator: Jan Willem Pieneman
View of the ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the explosion of the powder ship on January 12, 1807, (1807-1809). The ruins on the Steenchuur, a canal in the extension of the Rapenburg

Background imageDisaster Collection: The seventh plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon

The seventh plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon
The seventh plague in Egypt, 1755-1779

Background imageDisaster Collection: The sixth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon

The sixth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon
The sixth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779

Background imageDisaster Collection: The tenth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon

The tenth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon
The tenth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779

Background imageDisaster Collection: The ninth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Monogrammist BF

The ninth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Monogrammist BF
The ninth plague in Egypt, 1755-1779

Background imageDisaster Collection: The first plague of Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Monogrammist BF

The first plague of Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Monogrammist BF
The first plague of Egypt, 1755-1779

Background imageDisaster Collection: The third plague of Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon

The third plague of Egypt, 1755-1779. Creator: Anon
The third plague of Egypt, 1755-1779

Background imageDisaster 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 imageDisaster 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 imageDisaster 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 imageDisaster Collection: Burning Steamer, 1858. Creator: Markus Larsson

Burning Steamer, 1858. Creator: Markus Larsson
Burning Steamer, 1858

Background imageDisaster Collection: Scene of the Recent Earthquake in Japan - Sinking of 'The Diana', 1856

Scene of the Recent Earthquake in Japan - Sinking of "The Diana", 1856. On 23rd December 1854, ...a large wave was noticed rolling into the bay

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Morning after the Explosion at Inkerman Mill, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Morning after the Explosion at Inkerman Mill, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Morning after the Explosion at Inkerman Mill, 1856. Scene from the Crimean War:..the right siege-train in front of the commissariat stores at Inkerman

Background imageDisaster Collection: Scene of the Recent Accident on the Great Western Railway, near Hamilton, Canada West, 1857

Scene of the Recent Accident on the Great Western Railway, near Hamilton, Canada West, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Recent Accident on the Great Western Railway, near Hamilton, Canada West, 1857. Aftermath of...the most terrible railroad accident that has ever occurred in that colony...Just before

Background imageDisaster Collection: Rescue of Capt. Baker and a Seaman by the Royal Mail Steamer 'England', 1857. Creator: Unknown

Rescue of Capt. Baker and a Seaman by the Royal Mail Steamer "England", 1857. Creator: Unknown
Rescue of Capt. Baker and a Seaman by the Royal Mail Steamer "England", 1857....Archelaus Baker...master of the whaling barque Henry H

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Preparations to recover bodies after mining disaster in Barnsley

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Disaster at a coalmine on the South Yorkshire Railway, belonging to Taylor and Co....a fearful explosion occurred

Background imageDisaster Collection: Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Sightseers after a mining disaster. Every train to-day has brought a large number of "excursionists

Background imageDisaster Collection: View of the fire in the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on May 11, 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon

View of the fire in the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on May 11, 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon
View of the fire in the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on May 11, 1772, (1772-1799). Firefighters pump water from the Keizersgracht in the foreground and belongins are rescued from houses

Background imageDisaster Collection: Dyke breach in Brakel, January 4, 1861, (1861). Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch

Dyke breach in Brakel, January 4, 1861, (1861). Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Dyke breach in Brakel, January 4, 1861, (1861). People stranded on rooftops in a flooded village, as others are swept away

Background imageDisaster Collection: Winter, night and fire; the four seasons, times of day and elements, 1797. Creator: Jacob Cats

Winter, night and fire; the four seasons, times of day and elements, 1797. Creator: Jacob Cats
Winter, night and fire; the four seasons, times of day and elements, 1797

Background imageDisaster Collection: The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Creator: Dirk Langendijk

The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Creator: Dirk Langendijk
The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Sint-Janskerk in Arnhem was demolished in 1817

Background imageDisaster Collection: A Shipwreck, 1729-1789. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet

A Shipwreck, 1729-1789. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet
A Shipwreck, 1729-1789

Background imageDisaster Collection: Shipwreck of two ships, one of which is under American flag, on a dune coast, 1780-1848

Shipwreck of two ships, one of which is under American flag, on a dune coast, 1780-1848. Creator: Martinus Schouman
Shipwreck of two ships, one of which is under American flag, on a dune coast, 1780-1848

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood, c.1490-c.1495. Creator: Master of the St Elizabeth Panels

The Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood, c.1490-c.1495. Creator: Master of the St Elizabeth Panels
The Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood, c.1490-c.1495

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood, c.1490-c.1495. Creator: Master of the St Elizabeth Panels

The Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood, c.1490-c.1495. Creator: Master of the St Elizabeth Panels
The Saint Elizabeth's Day Flood, c.1490-c.1495

Background imageDisaster Collection: Fire at Amsterdam by Night, 1645-1660. Creator: Aert van der Neer

Fire at Amsterdam by Night, 1645-1660. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire at Amsterdam by Night, 1645-1660

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. The English traveller who has visited France, and knows the districts through which the river Rhone runs from Lyons to the Mediterranean

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Inundation at Lyons - sketched by Gustave Dore, 1856. The inundation includes in its ravages upwards of 550 English miles, from Lyons to the delta of La Camargue

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Inundation at Lyons, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Inundation at Lyons, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Inundation at Lyons, 1856. Flooding in France....upwards of 10, 000 men, women, and children are by this catastrophe thrown out of work, and not only so, but they are without house or home

Background imageDisaster Collection: Wreck of the Chilian Steamer 'Cazador', 1856. Creator: Smyth. Wreck of the Chilian Steamer

Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Creator: Smyth. Wreck of the Chilian Steamer
Wreck of the Chilian Steamer "Cazador", 1856. Disaster off the coast of Chile. The vessel left Talcahuano with a smooth sea

Background imageDisaster Collection: Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Disaster in Ireland, ...at Penrose's-lane...about forty people...had assembled...at the wake of an infant child...the flooring gave way...[the guests]

Background imageDisaster Collection: Collision in the English Channel, between the Steamer 'Mangerton' and 'The Josephine Willis', 1856

Collision in the English Channel, between the Steamer "Mangerton" and "The Josephine Willis", 1856. The mate [of the Josephine Willis]...shouted to the steamer; but no notice was

Background imageDisaster Collection: The explosion of the powder magazine in Delft, 12 October 1654, (1654-1660)

The explosion of the powder magazine in Delft, 12 October 1654, (1654-1660). Creator: Egbert van der Poel
The explosion of the powder magazine in Delft, 12 October 1654, (1654-1660). One of the gunpowder stores accidentally detonated, flattening a large part of the city

Background imageDisaster Collection: The Rapenburg, Leiden, three Days after the Explosion of a Powder Ship on 12 January 1807, (1807)

The Rapenburg, Leiden, three Days after the Explosion of a Powder Ship on 12 January 1807, (1807). A ship laden with 37, 000 tons of gunpowder exploded on the Steenschuur

Background imageDisaster Collection: San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, 1906 Apr. Creator: Arnold Genthe

San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, 1906 Apr. Creator: Arnold Genthe
San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, 1906 Apr. Steps that lead to nowhere

Background imageDisaster Collection: Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913

Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Collapsed timber buildings

Background imageDisaster Collection: Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913

Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flood Scenes, Dayton, Ohio, 1913. Dead bodies and coffins



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