Blast Collection (#3)

A feat of the Iron Man (Colour Litho)
2777809 A feat of the Iron Man (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A feat of the iron man)

The trench war on the Karst, the effect of our explosives on enemy positions (colour litho)
2777543 The trench war on the Karst, the effect of our explosives on enemy positions (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The trench war on the Karst)

Comic postcard, Lodgers and landlady - carving the poultry Date: 20th century

Are we uprooted? No! by G. L Stampa
Are we uprooted? No! Despite the fact that a three storey house has had a huge explosion near by and shrapnel has pierced through their home

Exploding car (chromolitho)
5995926 Exploding car (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exploding car. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Death of Cook, c. 1781-83 (oil on canvas)
5670751 Death of Cook, c.1781-83 (oil on canvas) by Webber, John (1750-93); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: As Webber did not witness the fall of Cook himself)

Opposition Telegraphs, or the little second-sighted Lawyer giving a true specimen of
2966819 Opposition Telegraphs, or the little second-sighted Lawyer giving a true specimen of Patriotic Information, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

View of the explosion at the blowing up of the Gamboa Dike
MNY381060 View of the explosion at the blowing up of the Gamboa Dike, during the construction of the Panama Canal, 10th October 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur (litho)
STC358043 The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bombardier French finishing his message after a shell had come through the room in which
STC412102 Bombardier French finishing his message after a shell had come through the room in which he was telephoning (litho) by Valda

wind blast
Christine von Diepenbroek

Terrific combat between the "Monitor"two guns and "Merrimac"
497540 Terrific combat between the " Monitor" two guns and " Merrimac" ten guns, c.1862 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur
STC306671 The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho) by Woodville

The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur
STC373338 The Russo-Japanese War: a hand-to-hand struggle in the earthworks at Port Arthur, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho) by Woodville

Plan of a blast furnace works, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Elevation and section of a blast furnace works with water regulator, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or

Plan, elevation and section of a blast furnace works, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

Cross-sections and plans of blast furnaces, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Poster, Blast them out, WW2. 1940s

The daily heroics of our war, a company of death on the attack of an Austrian grid (colour litho)
2777514 The daily heroics of our war, a company of death on the attack of an Austrian grid (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Austro-Hungarian destroyers Triglav and Lika sunk in front of Durres (colour litho)
2777511 Austro-Hungarian destroyers Triglav and Lika sunk in front of Durres (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pennsylvania, USA (chromolitho)
3656908 Pennsylvania, USA (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pennsylvania, USA)

The Cow and the Mine (Colour Litho)
2783945 The Cow and the Mine (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cow and the mine)

Great Blast on the London and Dover Railway (engraving)
1616810 Great Blast on the London and Dover Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Blast on the London and Dover Railway)

German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho)
2815238 German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Two officers and a worker who died from the explosion of a grenade at the Balipedio in Viareggio (colour litho)
2815165 Two officers and a worker who died from the explosion of a grenade at the Balipedio in Viareggio (colour litho) by Beltrame

Two days of battle in the Mediterranean, against an English convoy (Colour Litho)
2778582 Two days of battle in the Mediterranean, against an English convoy (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two days of battle in the Mediterranean)

Faced with the pressing Italian advance, the enemy abandons the places of his ephemeral conquest (Colour Litho)
2777562 Faced with the pressing Italian advance, the enemy abandons the places of his ephemeral conquest (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho)
2777513 The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Battle of Wissembourg, The Death of General Douay (chromolitho)
667701 Battle of Wissembourg, The Death of General Douay (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Wissembourg, The Death of General Douay)

Detonation of the Hawthorn Ridge mine, 7. 20 am, 1st July 1916 (b / w photo)
700923 Detonation of the Hawthorn Ridge mine, 7.20 am, 1st July 1916 (b/w photo) by Brooks, Ernest (1878-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Road construction, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, May 1919 (colour litho)
615306 Road construction, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, May 1919 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Ice Blasting, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, February 1919 (colour litho)
615304 Ice Blasting, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, February 1919 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

United Mine Workers Certificate, 1890 (coloured engraving)
NYH188440 United Mine Workers Certificate, 1890 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

German soldiers firing a heavy cannon (b / w photo)
STC406147 German soldiers firing a heavy cannon (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The war from above, one of our airships launches bombs on the Divaccia railway junction
2815764 The war from above, one of our airships launches bombs on the Divaccia railway junction, producing serious damage (colour litho) by Beltrame

The first victims in Italy of the great war, parances that jump into the air for the explosion of mines
2815689 The first victims in Italy of the great war, parances that jump into the air for the explosion of mines... (colour litho) by Beltrame

How an Austrian supply station was destroyed, on the slopes of Lavarone (colour litho)
2815795 How an Austrian supply station was destroyed, on the slopes of Lavarone (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

In a fire drill in Reggio Calabria, two firefighters remained at the top of the castle... (colour litho)
2783526 In a fire drill in Reggio Calabria, two firefighters remained at the top of the castle... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The White Rabbit with trumpet and scroll heralding the accusation
5668954 The White Rabbit with trumpet and scroll heralding the accusation, from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll first published in 1865 by Tenniel

Tunneling, Interior of Haverstraw Tunnel during Construction (engraving)
5207139 Tunneling, Interior of Haverstraw Tunnel during Construction (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tunneling)

In the Evening, Lying on her Bed, She Reread the Letter from her Artilleryman at
3613983 In the Evening, Lying on her Bed, She Reread the Letter from her Artilleryman at the Front, 1917 (letterpress) by Marinetti

Down among the pitmen - preparing a blast in a breast (engraving)
736146 Down among the pitmen - preparing a blast in a breast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

To shatter the ice that has invaded the Loire, in France, and threaten to collapse... (colour litho)
2783864 To shatter the ice that has invaded the Loire, in France, and threaten to collapse... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the lands abandoned by the reds, between Teruel and the sea, the Spanish national troops, advancing
2783815 In the lands abandoned by the reds, between Teruel and the sea, the Spanish national troops, advancing... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Soviets Against Religion (Colour Litho)
2777921 The Soviets Against Religion (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soviets Against Religion)

Storms, accompanied by polar cold, are scourging the Transylvanian region of Romania (colour litho)
2777677 Storms, accompanied by polar cold, are scourging the Transylvanian region of Romania (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Storms)

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"Blast: A Powerful Force Shaping History and Art" In 1914, the world witnessed the birth of a revolutionary publication - Blast magazine. With its bold and avant-garde approach, it challenged traditional norms and ignited a cultural explosion that would resonate for years to come. From the mesmerizing strokes of Peder Severin's masterpiece, "The Iron Foundry, " to the devastating impact of the IRA bombing on Westminster, blast became synonymous with both creation and destruction. It symbolized industry's relentless pursuit of progress in metals and steel while also embodying the horrors unleashed during times of conflict. As Sputnik 1 soared into space, propelled by an explosive burst of energy, humanity realized that even beyond our planet's boundaries, blasts could shape destiny. Just as a wolfpack of German U-Boat submarines prowled beneath treacherous waters during World War II, London experienced its own cataclysmic blast during the Blitz on Old Compton Street. But not all blasts brought devastation; some were necessary for renewal. The demolition of a factory chimney in Chorley exemplified how controlled explosions cleared space for new beginnings. In Govan Ironworks, Glasgow witnessed molten metal surging through fiery furnaces—a spectacle capturing raw power harnessed for progress. Yet amidst these tumultuous events, poetry found solace in blasts too. As Robert Burns penned his verses about longing and isolation with "Oh. Wert thou in the cauld blast" engraving itself upon hearts forevermore—reminding us that even within chaos lies beauty. Whether witnessing a blast furnace roaring to life or feeling its tremors shake foundations beneath our feet—the concept transcends time and place—it is an embodiment of human ambition pushing boundaries further than ever imagined. Blasts have shaped history; they have molded art; they have defined eras. They remind us that from destruction springs creation—that sometimes we must embrace powerful forces to forge a new path forward.