Wreckage Collection (page 3)

Zeppelin LZ4 after the Echterdingen disaster, Germany, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she

The Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28th December 1879 (1951). Designed by the engineer Thomas Bouch and completed in 1878

Wreck of a German bomber that tried to break through the aerial defence, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

The naval Battle of Sole Bay, 1672, (c1870). Artist: CL van Kesteren
The naval Battle of Solebay, 1672, (c1870). The Battle of Sole Bay, was a bloody but indecisive naval battle fought off Southwold, Suffolk

The wreck of HMS Vanguard, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. (London, Paris and New York, 19th century)

The wreck of the steamship Union on the coast of lower California, 1851 (1937). Artist: John Henry Bufford
The wreck of the steamship Union on the coast of lower California, 1851 (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday

Street scene after the fall of Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Wrecked building, Grande Place, Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). A sign in German on the town hall reads: Nicht argern, nur wundern (No anger, just amazement)

The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. The cruiser Gladiator sank after colliding with an Anerican steamer, the St Paul, off the Isle of Wight during a severe snowstorm on 25 April 1908

A galley, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Field
A galley, London, 1926-1927. This galley, probably Roman, was found when the foundations for County Hall were being dug up in 1910

Ramasseurs d Epaves (Wreckage Gatherers), c20th century (1914-1915). Artist: Alexandre Marcette
Ramasseurs d Epaves (Wreckage Gatherers), c20th century (1914-1915). From The Studio Volume 63. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1914-1915]

Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (1900). Scene from the famous naval battle in which Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated the Spanish and French fleet during the War of the Third Coalition

The Bridge at the Aisne, France, 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Bridge at the Aisne, France, 1915, (1926)

The carcass of Zeppelin LZ85 (L45), 20 October 1917. L45s crew carried out an emergency landing behind Allied lines and destroyed the airship

The carcass of Zeppelin LZ93 (L44), St Clement, France, 20 October 1917. Wreckage of a German airship brought down by anti-aircraft fire

Loss of the fishing boat Marguerite, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Loss of the fishing boat Marguerite, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st March 1897

The Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, 19th Century. Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (1900). Scene from the famous naval battle in which Lord Nelson decisively defeated the Spanish

Destroyed aircraft at Le Bourget airfield, German-occupied Paris, July 1940

Bomb damage at a Renault factory, Sevres, Paris, 4 April 1943. The factory was bombed by aircraft of the US 8th Air Force

Renault factory destroyed by Allied bombing, Sevres, near Paris, 1940-1944

Third Eddystone lighthouse, 19th century. Built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) between 1757 and 1759, this was the third lighthouse to be sited on Eddystone Rocks

The Great Western Railway disaster at Thorpe near Norwich, 10 September 1874. Front page illustration taken from the Illustrated London News, (Vol 65, 19 September, 1874)

Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28 December 1879. Artist: Frank Dadd
Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28 December 1879. Illustration taken from the Illustrated London News, (3 January 1880), entitled View of the broken bridge from the north end

Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798. The British fleet under Nelson destroyed the French fleet in Aboukir Bay in a battle fought at night

A elephant in the Pre-Catalan Cafe, Toulouse, France, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
A elephant in the Pre-Catalan Cafe, Toulouse, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 14th November 1891

Wreckage of the aeroplane in which French pilot Adolphe Pegoud was killed in action, 1915. Pegoud was a test pilot for Bleriot before World War I

Wreckage of aeroplane in which British pilot Flight-Lieutenant Warneford was killed, 1915. Flight-Lieutenant Rex Warneford was the first Royal Naval Air Service pilot to be awarded the Victoria

Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aeronaut, unsuccessful attempt at the Deutsch Prize
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aeronaut, dirigibles and aeroplanes. Santos-Dumont coming to grief in his airship on roof of house in Quai de Passy, Paris

Naval battle between Russian and Japanese fleets, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Naval battle between Russian and Japanese fleets off Port Arthur, 10 August 1904. Scene on Russian flagship Tsarevich during the engagement showing gue being loaded

Explosion on a Russian warship, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Naval battle off Port Arthur. Explosion on board the Russian warship Tsarevich, flagship of Admiral Witheft (Withoeft)

A Voice from the Clouds, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Voice from the Clouds, 1875. John Bull, the representative of the British people, stands up to his thighs in flood water, surrounded by the wreckage of household furniture

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