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Background imageExplosion Collection: Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol during the Siege, 1854. Crimean War: the Black Sea, the battlefield, allied and Russian positions: "Twelve Apostles" (three-decker [warship]); Barracks; Gordon's Battery

Background imageExplosion Collection: Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Crimean War. View of warships on the Black Sea, the battlefield, and positions of the allies and the Russians

Background imageExplosion Collection: Mast From U.S.S. Maine, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mast From U.S.S. Maine, 1914

Mast From U.S.S. Maine, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mast From U.S.S. Maine, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mast From U.S.S. Maine, 1914. [Mast of United States Navy ship that exploded and sank in Havana Harbour on February 15, 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Great Fires, at Newcastle and Gateshead - sketched from the High-Level Bridge, 1854

The Great Fires, at Newcastle and Gateshead - sketched from the High-Level Bridge, 1854. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Great Fires, at Newcastle and Gateshead - sketched from the High-Level Bridge, 1854. Massive explosion after a warehouse fire

Background imageExplosion Collection: Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. View of...the Ruins of the Bonded Warehouses...with St. Mary's Church in the background

Background imageExplosion Collection: Attack by Orsini in front of the facade of the Opera on January 14, 1858, 1862. Creator: H Vittori

Attack by Orsini in front of the facade of the Opera on January 14, 1858, 1862. Creator: H Vittori
Attack by Orsini in front of the facade of the Opera on January 14, 1858, 1862

Background imageExplosion Collection: Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Military exercises in Kent, attended by Prince Albert. A column of the 34th then advanced from Gillingham Tower under a heavy fire from the 32

Background imageExplosion Collection: Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views...', 1858

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views...", 1858
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

Background imageExplosion Collection: Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views...', 1858

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views...", 1858
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

Background imageExplosion Collection: Captain Matsuzaki Bravely Fights at the Great Battle of Songhwan (Seikan no Gekissen... 1894)

Captain Matsuzaki Bravely Fights at the Great Battle of Songhwan (Seikan no Gekissen... 1894)
Captain Matsuzaki Bravely Fights at the Great Battle of Songhwan (Seikan no Gekissen, Matsuzaki Taii funyu no zu), Japan, 1894

Explosion of the Laboratory, at Rendsburg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Explosion of the Laboratory, at Rendsburg, [Schleswig-Holstein, Germany], 1850. Explosion...in the laboratory, in which the ammunition, shells, shrapnels, &c

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Carnival at Rome - Explosion of a Hand-Grenade in the Carriage of the Prince of Musignano

The Carnival at Rome - Explosion of a Hand-Grenade in the Carriage of the Prince of Musignano, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Carnival at Rome - Explosion of a Hand-Grenade in the Carriage of the Prince of Musignano, 1850. Giuseppe Bonaparte, Prince of Musignano, had received several anonymous letters

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Schleswig-Holstein War - Blowing Up of the Screw Steamer 'Von der Tan', 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Schleswig-Holstein War - Blowing Up of the Screw Steamer "Von der Tan", 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein War - Blowing Up of the Screw Steamer "Von der Tan", 1850. Depiction of...a strategic episode in the war - the blowing up of the screw steamer Von der Tann

Background imageExplosion Collection: Explosion of a Steam-Boiler in Hague-Street, New York, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Explosion of a Steam-Boiler in Hague-Street, New York, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Explosion of a Steam-Boiler in Hague-Street, New York, 1850. Scene showing the...explosion of a boiler of a steam-engine in a machine shop

Background imageExplosion Collection: Wang Pu (Oho), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843

Wang Pu (Oho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843
Wang Pu (Oho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)", c. 1843

Background imageExplosion Collection: Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views...', 1858

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views...", 1858
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

Background imageExplosion Collection: Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series 'One Hundred Famous...', 1858

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous...", 1858
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

Background imageExplosion Collection: Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, 1850. Creator: Smyth

Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, [in Yorkshire], 1850. The boiler, with one huge lift, raised the whole of the four floors above it to a considerable height; when

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Army and Navy Attack and Capture Weihaiwei (Ikaiei rikukaigun kogeki senryo zu), Japan, 1895

The Army and Navy Attack and Capture Weihaiwei (Ikaiei rikukaigun kogeki senryo zu), Japan, 1895. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Long shore drift at Seaford in Sussex was causing deposition of debris to such an extent that Seaford Bay

Background imageExplosion Collection: Eckernforde, on the Night of September 12-13, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Eckernforde, on the Night of September 12-13, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Eckernforde, on the Night of September 12-13, 1850. Scene from the First Schleswig War: "The Schleswig-Holstein army, advancing by Breckendorf and Kochendorf

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Cliff, after the Explosion, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Cliff, after the Explosion, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Cliff, after the Explosion, 1850. Long shore drift at Seaford in Sussex was causing deposition of debris to such an extent that Seaford Bay

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Great Explosion at Seaford - Seaford Bay and Cliff, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Explosion at Seaford - Seaford Bay and Cliff, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Explosion at Seaford - Seaford Bay and Cliff, 1850. Long shore drift at Seaford in Sussex was causing deposition of debris to such an extent that Seaford Bay

Background imageExplosion Collection: Third Illustration of the Great Victory of Our Forces on the Yellow Sea (Kokai ni okeru...), 1894

Third Illustration of the Great Victory of Our Forces on the Yellow Sea (Kokai ni okeru...), 1894
Third Illustration of the Great Victory of Our Forces on the Yellow Sea (Kokai ni okeru wagagun no taisho, dai san zu), Japan, 1894

Background imageExplosion Collection: Advancing across the Ansong River at the Battle of Asan (Gazan gekisen Anjo no... Japan, 1894)

Advancing across the Ansong River at the Battle of Asan (Gazan gekisen Anjo no... Japan, 1894)
Advancing across the Ansong River at the Battle of Asan (Gazan gekisen Anjo no watashi shingeki no zu), Japan, 1894

Background imageExplosion Collection: Long Live the Japanese Navy and Army! The Great Battle near Weihaiwei (Nihon kairiku... 1895)

Long Live the Japanese Navy and Army! The Great Battle near Weihaiwei (Nihon kairiku... 1895)
Long Live the Japanese Navy and Army! The Great Battle near Weihaiwei (Nihon kairiku banzai, Ikaiei fukin daigekisen no zu), Japan, 1895

Background imageExplosion Collection: Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow [Gun]Powder-Mill, 1850. On Monday afternoon, a terrific explosion took place at the powder-mills of Messrs

Background imageExplosion Collection: Map - Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Map - Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Map - Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow [Gun]Powder-Mill, 1850. It appears to be quite ascertained that the mischief commenced in what is called the "Treble Dusting-house, " i. e

Background imageExplosion Collection: Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. In 1826, Margaret Graham became the first British woman to make a solo balloon flight

Background imageExplosion Collection: Terrific Explosion at the Raj Ghaut Ferry, Benares, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Terrific Explosion at the Raj Ghaut Ferry, Benares, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Terrific Explosion at the Raj Ghaut Ferry, Benares, [India], 1850....a fleet of thirty-four boats, laden with military stores, consisting of 16 brass guns

Background imageExplosion Collection: In mid air A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill

In mid air A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
In mid air A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood, 1890. Black cloud from explosive blast on side of mountain

Background imageExplosion Collection: Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by W. H. Dodds, photographer, Railway-street, Wolverhampton

Background imageExplosion Collection: The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards

The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by W. H. Dodds, photographer, Railway-street, Wolverhampton

Background imageExplosion Collection: Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). Creator: Unknown

Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). The town of Mafeking, (now called Mahikeng, in South Africa)

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Battle of Colenso - The Last Desperate Attempt to Save the Guns of the 14th

The Battle of Colenso - The Last Desperate Attempt to Save the Guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Pipers at Longueval... July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

The Pipers at Longueval... July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Pipers at Longueval: how the Highlanders were led into battle on July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Scots pipers of the 9th (Scottish)

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Historic Landing from the River Clyde at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th

The Historic Landing from the River Clyde at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th
The Historic Landing from the " River Clyde" at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th, 1915, 1916. Sedd el Bahr was the site of V Beach, the landing zone for SS River Clyde

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Zeppelin Bombardment of Antwerp in August, 1814, in Defiance of the Hague Convention, 1915

The Zeppelin Bombardment of Antwerp in August, 1814, in Defiance of the Hague Convention, 1915. On the night of 25/26 August

Background imageExplosion 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 imageExplosion Collection: The HMT Royal Edward, c1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

The HMT Royal Edward, c1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The HMT Royal Edward, c1915, (c1920). The British Transport Royal Edward, sunk by a German submarine in the Aegean, with a loss of over 1000 lives, August 14, 1915

Background imageExplosion Collection: The sinking of the SS Arabic, First World War, 19 August 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

The sinking of the SS Arabic, First World War, 19 August 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The sinking of the SS Arabic, First World War, 19 August 1915, (c1920). Germanys Submarine War: the torpedoing of the outward-bound White Star Liner Arabic off the Irish coast

Background imageExplosion Collection: A bomb explodes on the day of the wedding of the king and queen of Spain, Madrid, 1906, (1910)

A bomb explodes on the day of the wedding of the king and queen of Spain, Madrid, 1906, (1910)
A bomb explodes on the day of the wedding of King Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Spain, Madrid, 31 May 1906, (1910)

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria... (1901)

The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria... (1901)
The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria by the British Fleet, (1901). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Origin of the Milky Way, 1575, (1909). Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto

The Origin of the Milky Way, 1575, (1909). Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto
The Origin of the Milky Way, 1575, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Background imageExplosion Collection: Bombardment of Bingen, Germany, March 1945

Bombardment of Bingen, Germany, March 1945. Artillery of General Pattons American 3rd Army shelling German positions in the town of Bingen on the Rhine

Background imageExplosion Collection: Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939

Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump. Shown tamping in dynamite in prepared hole. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imageExplosion Collection: Shows stump on cut-over farm after blasting, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Shows stump on cut-over farm after blasting, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Shows stump on cut-over farm after blasting. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imageExplosion Collection: Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump. It will take fourteen sticks of dynamite. Bonner County, Idaho



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