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The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: UnknownThe Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. 'The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two
Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. Creator: UnknownScene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. 'A large order caused extra work, and filled the factory brimful of dangerous missiles...after the men had left
The Late Explosion at Mayence - Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal LeitchThe 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 LeitchThe 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
The Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Creator: UnknownThe Lund Hill Colliery Explosion: Mouth of the Downcast Shaft, 1857. Preparations to recover bodies after mining disaster in Barnsley
The Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Creator: UnknownThe Explosion at Lund Hill Colliery, Barnsley, 1857. Disaster at a coalmine on the South Yorkshire Railway, belonging to Taylor and Co
Lundhill Colliery, Barnsley, the Scene of the Recent Explosion, 1857. Creator: UnknownLundhill 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
The Great Fires, at Newcastle and Gateshead - sketched from the High-Level Bridge, 1854. Creator: Edmund EvansThe Great Fires, at Newcastle and Gateshead - sketched from the High-Level Bridge, 1854. Massive explosion after a warehouse fire
Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. Creator: UnknownRemains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. View of '...the Ruins of the Bonded Warehouses...with St. Mary's Church in the background
Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation client, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm Security Administration rural rehabilitation client, Tulare County, California, consulting with county supervisor. He and his family of seven were on relief
Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, 1850. Creator: SmythScene 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
Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: UnknownScene of the Explosion of the Hounslow [Gun]Powder-Mill, 1850. 'On Monday afternoon, a terrific explosion took place at the powder-mills of Messrs
Map - Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: UnknownMap - 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
The Bricklayers' Arms Railway Station, after the Late Accident, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Bricklayers' Arms Railway Station [in London], after the Late Accident, 1850. 'The accident was caused by a carriage which was being moved round on the turn-table striking against
Fallen Railway Arches in Copenhagen-Fields, 1850. Creator: UnknownFallen 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
Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Creator: UnknownScene 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: UnknownThe 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
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after the catastrophe, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
The New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon Churchyard, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland
Fall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, 1862. Creator: UnknownFall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, [London], 1862. On the morning of Wednesday week, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock
Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Creator: UnknownGas 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
Accident at the Castle Mills, Sheffield, 1854. Creator: UnknownAccident 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
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862 Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
The New Hartley Pit Calamity: Gilbert Ward, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. Creator: UnknownThe New Hartley Pit Calamity: Gilbert Ward, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland which resulted in the deaths of 204 men
The New Hartley Pit Calamity: Anthony Davison, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. Creator: UnknownThe New Hartley Pit Calamity: Anthony Davison, Esq. M.R.C.S.E. 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland which resulted in the deaths of 204
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England
Migratory boys come to the clinic for attention, FSA camp at Farmersville, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm Security Administration (FSA) camp at Farmersville, Tulare County, for migratory agricultural laborers. Migratory boys come to the clinic for attention of the resident nurse of the Agricultural
Ruins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Creator: UnknownRuins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Scene of an industrial accident at Oldham in Yorkshire, a centre of textile manufacture:the falling of a newly erected mill, the property of Messrs
Haswell Colliery explosion - burial of the dead, 1844. Creator: UnknownHaswell Colliery explosion - burial of the dead, 1844. On 28 September 1844, 95 men and boys were killed in an explosion at Haswell Colliery in County Durham
Haswell Colliery - the scene of the late awful explosion, 1844. Creator: UnknownHaswell Colliery - the scene of the late awful explosion, 1844. On 28 September 1844, 95 men and boys were killed in an explosion at Haswell Colliery in County Durham
Volunteer going to retrieve bodies in the Gresford Colliery disaster, Wales, 1935. A man with a gas mask recieving last-minute instructions
Tragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Creator: UnknownTragedy at the bottom of a well, 1932. Une Tragedie au Fond d un Puits. A well-digger was trapped in a landslide while drilling
The horrible death of two electrians, 1929. Creator: UnknownThe horrible death of two electrians, 1929. L Horrible Mort de Deux Electriciens. Lift engineers are crushed to death in an industrial accident. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"
In Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. Creator: UnknownIn Alsace, a peasant woman is caught in a threshing machine, 1929. En Alsace, Une Paysanne Est Happee Par Une Machine A Battre
Lifted into the air by his wedding ring, 1929. Creator: UnknownLifted into the air by his wedding ring, 1929. Enleve Dans Les Airs Par Son Alliance. A man dangles from a crane after his ring was caught on a hook. Cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre"
Scene at Silvertown following an explosion in a munitions factory, London, World War I, 1917. The explosion, which happened at 6.52 pm on Friday 19 January, killed 73 people and injured over 400
Coal mining disaster, Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, Yorkshire, December 1866. 350 people were killed in the disaster including a number who perished in the second
Coal mining accident, Tynewydd Colliery, South Wales, April 1877 (c1885). Artist: William Heysham OverendCoal mining accident, Tynewydd Colliery, South Wales, April 1877 (c1885). Volunteers digging through an obstruction to rescue colleagues trapped in flooded workings in the Tynewydd Colliery in
Coal mining accident, Seaham Colliery, County Durham, 1880 (c1895). Men being lowered down the pit shaft in a coal tub to begin rescue operations after the disaster of September 1880
Aftermath of a mining accident, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1895. Pit-head scene showing the reactions of friends and relatives as victims of a fire-damp (mainly Methane)
Coal mining accident, Courrieres Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1906. Anxious friends and relatives wait at the pit-head while bodies of the victims who died when the roof fell in are brought to
Coal miners trapped underground by a roof fall, Courrieres Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1906. The miners survived by eating carrots and oats they found in the pit pony stables