Incident Collection (page 4)

A Rich Scene, from Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, published 1830. Creator: Charles Bentley
A Rich Scene, from Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, published 1830

Fallen Railway Arches in Copenhagen-Fields, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fallen Railway Arches in Copenhagen-Fields, [London], 1850. Extension of the Birmingham Railway to Blackwall. Last week, one of the most important works on this line

Wreck of the "Royal Adelaide" Steam-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the "Royal Adelaide" Steam-Ship, 1850. On Sunday 31 March 1850 a ship was wrecked on Tongue Sands, just off the coast of Kent

Scene of the Fire at Cottenham - sketched from Lambs Corner, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Fire at Cottenham - sketched from Lambs Corner, [Cambridgeshire], 1850. The inflammable nature of the materials in the yard soon caused the fire to spread with the most fearful rapidity;

Fire in All Saints Church, at Manchester, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fire in All Saints Church, at Manchester, 1850....seven fire engines...were stationed in the yard attached to the church; four of them, the Vesta, Neptune, Mersey, and Waterwitch

Hunting Scene: Horse and Thrown Rider, 1867/83. Creator: Francis Arthur Fraser
Hunting Scene: Horse and Thrown Rider, 1867/83

Great Fire in Guildford-Street, Belvidere-Road, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire in Guildford-Street, Belvidere-Road, [London], 1850....a fire broke out in the extensive timber yard belonging to Mr

The Fire-Brigade, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Fire-Brigade, 1850. Fire in Lambeth, south London: The flames were first discovered by a policeman of the L division, and engines from various stations quickly arrived at the scene

The Fire-Brigade, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Fire-Brigade, 1850. Fire in Lambeth, south London: In a very short period the window-frames at the back of the houses in the York-road caught fire

Destruction of Caversham-Park House by Fire, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of Caversham-Park House by Fire, 1850....an extensive conflagration broke out at Caversham-park, near Reading, the seat of Mr

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

Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, [Kent], 1850....Mr. Green ascended...accompanied by Mr. Rush...for the express purpose of testing the improvements made by that

The "Orion" Sinking, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The "Orion" Sinking, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The "Orion" Sinking, 1850. The Orion paddle steamer struck a submerged rock near Portpatrick Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, Scotland. 41 of the 200 passengers on board died

Wreck of the "Orion" at High Water, 1850. Creator: Unknown. Wreck of the "Orion" at High Water
Wreck of the "Orion" at High Water, 1850. The Orion paddle steamer struck a submerged rock near Portpatrick Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, Scotland. 41 of the 200 passengers on board died

Scene of the recent railway accident at Winchburgh, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the recent railway accident at Winchburgh, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 1862....a collision on the Edinburgh and Glasgow line, near Winchburgh

The fatal fire at the Liverpool Workhouse, Brownlow-Hill: ruins of the children's dormitory, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The fatal fire at the Liverpool Workhouse, Brownlow-Hill: ruins of the children's dormitory, 1862....a most calamitous fire...resulted in the loss of the lives of two women

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

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

Fall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Fall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, [London], 1862. On the morning of Wednesday week, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock

A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]

Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 1911
Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 20th September 1911. The collision took place as Olympic

Louis Zborowskis Mercedes after his fatal crash at Monza, Italy, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Louis Zborowskis Mercedes after his fatal crash at Monza, Italy, 19 October 1924

Broken Eggs, 1756. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Broken Eggs, 1756

Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). L.C. Thornton and W.L. MacDonald arrive back in England after an international crisis

Surpris Par Un Express, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Surprised by an express train, 1929. Surpris Par Un Express. A steam locomotive bears down on people taken unawares. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 17 November 1929]

Front view of the Guildhall, looking north, City of London, 1750. With figures in Guildhall Yard, including lamplighters, one of whom has been knocked off his ladder by a coach and horses

The Omnibus after the Smash, 1906. The wreckage of a London Motor Omnibus after an accident at Handcross, West Sussex, England. From The Tatler Volume 21 [The Tatler, London, 1906]

The Fall of Icarus, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
The Fall of Icarus, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana

Ruins of the Patent Steam Wheel-Works, Pimlico, destroyed by fire, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Patent Steam Wheel-Works, Pimlico, [London], destroyed by fire, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. A. Bool

Destruction of a Skin-Boat by the Falling of an Iceberg, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of a Skin-Boat by the Falling of an Iceberg, 1856. Kayak off the coast of Greenland. Boat travelling among the icebergs is not without danger; rotten icebergs frequently fall in pieces

Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Building collapse in Yorkshire....a portion of the Castle Mills, situate in Blonk-street, belonging to Messrs. Wm. Parker and Co

An Accident;An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. Creator: Gustave Doré
An Accident; An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. [Stagecoach falling from a mountain road in Spain]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

"To The Rescue"-- An Episode of a Colliery Disaster, 1886. Creator: Unknown
" To The Rescue" -- An Episode of a Colliery Disaster, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Perilous Situation of Major Mony, When He Fell into the Sea with His Balloon, June 24, 1789. Creator: John Murphy
The Perilous Situation of Major Mony, When He Fell into the Sea with His Balloon on the 23rd of July, 1785, Off the Coast of Yarmouth; Most Providentially Discovered and Taken Up by the Argus Sloop

Professor Robert Emmet Odlum, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Professor Robert Emmet Odlum, 1865-1880. Odlum, Prof. between 1865 and 1880. [Swimming instructor: first person to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, killed doing so]

Member of the committee... erects sign on U.S. 99 highway, near Hanford, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Hanford, California. On U.S. 99. A member of the committee from adjoining town erects sign on the highway. [Sign: Abstinence Not Moderation, Will Reduce Accidents. W.C.T.U

Member of the committee... erects sign on the highway, U.S. 99, near Hanford, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Hanford, California. On U.S. 99. A member of the committee from adjoining town erects sign on the highway. [Sign: Abstinence Not Moderation, Will Reduce Accidents. W.C.T.U

Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonba... 1859)
Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonban Omi Miidera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Perils of the Illiterate; After Sketches by Miss Emily Lees, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Perils of the Illiterate; After Sketches by Miss Emily Lees, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

The Broken Cart-Rope, n. d. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
The Broken Cart-Rope, n.d

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara)
Goldfish, from the series " Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)", Japan, c. 1802

Skaiting Dandies, shewing off, c. 1818. Creator: Charles Williams
Skaiting Dandies, shewing off, c. 1818

The Widows of Courrieres, 1909. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Widows of Courrieres, 1909

Crashed Talbot Lago of Andre Chambas, Le Mans 24 Hour Race, France, 1953
Crashed Talbot Lago of Andre Chambas and Charles de Cortanze, Le Mans 24 Hour Race, France, 1953. The Porsche 356 of Gonzague Olivier and Eugene Martin passes in the background

The Fall of Phaeton, Aubusson, after 1776. Creator: Manufacture royale d Aubusson
The Fall of Phaeton, Aubusson, after 1776. The Fall of Phaeton (Phaetontis casus) from Ovids Metamorphoses. Possibly woven at the workshop of Gabriel Babonneix at the Manufacture Royale d Aubusson

MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA
MA-1 capsule reassembled after explosion, USA, 1960. The main objectives of Mercury Atlas-1 (MA-1) were to recover the capsule and test the integrity of the Mercury capsule structure

Ford Fiesta accident in New Forest, 2020. Creator: Tim Woodcock
Ford Fiesta accident in New Forest, 2020

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