Bomb Collection (#58)

London In Wartime
A view of St Pauls Cathedral from Friday Street, after World War II bombing had levelled the surrounding area, 1942. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Outpost
American soldiers at an outpost in France during World War I, 4th October 1918. One of them is armed with a grenade launcher. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arras City Hall
The ruins of Arras City Hall during World War I, July 1915. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Zeppelins Raid Leyton
Damaged houses in Leyton, east London, after a zeppelin bombing raid, February 1916. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arras Ruins
The ruins of the French town of Arras during World War I, circa 1916. (Photo by Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arras Cathedral
The ruins of Arras Cathedral during World War I, June 1916. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Port Arthur After A Japanese Attack
View of damaged Russian warships, following a Japanese attack in Part Arthur, China, early February, 1904. The Japanese attack, on February 9, was the opening battle of the Russo-Japanese War

Zeppelin Damage
A wrecked house in Shoreditch, London, after a Zeppelin raid on the area, July 1915. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Zeppelin Damage
Bomb damage after a German zeppelin raid on Maldon, Essex, 1915. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Kings Lynn Raid
Bentwick Street, Kings Lynn, in ruins after a Zeppelin bombing raid, January 1915. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Civil Defence Poster
4th October 1952: A poster encouraging recruitment to the Civil Defence volunteers, against the background of bomb devastation around St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London

WW2 - Bomb Damage in London - Coats and Hats left on hooks
WW2 - " Wheres George?" - Bomb Damage in London - Coats and Hats left on hooks while the floor has disappeared. Date: 1940

USA Tea Car providing refreshment for bombed-out famillies
WW2 - The morning after - no homes, no gas, or water - but a USA Tea Car is there with hot tea and refreshment to care the children and families affected following the devastating raid

Nurses from Great Ormond Street Hospital examine bomb
Nurses from The Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital examine fragments from the bomb which struck the building but (thankfully) caused no loss of life - September, 1940

John A Collins - Lancashire Industrialist and Inventor
John A Collins - Lancashire Engineer, Industrialist and Inventor. Produced bicycle bags (Cykewear Limited) with a distinctive red dot in the centre

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in King Street, St James. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Pall Mall, directly opposite St. James Palace. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Duke Street, St James Date: circa 1941

Bomb Damage, London - Shell of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
London Under Fire. Bomb Damage, London - the Shell of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, bombed on 10th May 1941 with the (surviving) dome of St Pauls in the rear

WW1 - Whippet Tanks with air support - Western Front
WW1 - Tank Corps - Whippet Tanks with air support attack German positions on the Western Front. Date: circa 1917

Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London
London under fire - Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London Date: circa 1943

Christmas Greetings from The Australian Airforce. An RAF Hawk is flying in with a large bomb to take out a Japanese submarine, which is spouting curses via its periscope! Date: 1942

Hiroshima - re-building after WWII
Reconstruction of Aioi Bridge and Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce & Industry Hall, Hiroshima, Japan. The epicentre of the explision caused by the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 was

Broken Hohenzollern Bridge
A view from the west side of the River Rhine showing a bomb damaged Hohenzollern Bridge and Cologne Cathedral in the distance. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bombed Theatre
October 1963: The bomb damaged Bavarian National Theatre at Munich. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)

Sandbag Abbey
circa 1940: A wall of sandbags in Westminster Abbey to protect against bomb damage. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

London Burning after Fire Bombing
Rescue workers silhouetted against the light of burning buildings after a German fire-bombing raid on London, 25th February 1944. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Air raid results. A 50 kilo bomb fell on the pavement right immediately under the North Wall of the building and exploded in the basement. 1914 - 1918

Bomb damage. Rescue squads in Hackney, East London, worked unceasingly under a dangerous tottering wall and brought out a youth who had been completely buried under the debris of a house for twelve

A cleaner sweeping the archers between Downing Street and the foreign office quadrangle today, discovered a home-made bomb behind one of several packing cases stacked against the foreign office wall

Children inspecting the damage at their school in Sidcup, Kent in WWII

Schoolboy sweeping debris after his Gravesend home in Kent had been damaged by a bomb during WWII

Dennis Poultry farm, near Southfleet, Kent July 1940 after one of the first air raids

Home Front 1940 Salvaging school books at a bombed Northfleet school, Kent

New York Taxi
An abandoned New York taxi during a mock hydrogen bomb attack, which was staged in sixty US cities. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7882 - The Ten Minutes That Shook America - pub

Corner house partially wrecked by bomb dropped from a zeppelin, London, England. Photograph, 1917
WORLD WAR I: HOUSE BOMBED. Corner house partially wrecked by bomb dropped from a zeppelin, London, England. Photograph, 1917

British artillery passing on a road and targeted by enemy air raid bombers
WORLD WAR I: BALKAN FRONT. British artillery passing on a road and targeted by enemy air raid bombers, who instead struck houses in a nearby village, on the Balkan front during World War I

Trasportation as imagined in the year 3000, engraving c1880
THE BOMB FERRY, 1880. Trasportation as imagined in the year 3000, engraving c1880

Total Eclipse?: American anti-war cartoon, 1914, by Luther Daniels Bradley
CARTOON: AIRSHIP RAID 1914. Total Eclipse?: American anti-war cartoon, 1914, by Luther Daniels Bradley, remarking on the potential of the airship to wreak indiscriminate destruction on humanity

That Liberty Shall Not Perish... American World War I Liberty Loan poster
WORLD WAR I: U.S. POSTER. That Liberty Shall Not Perish... American World War I Liberty Loan poster

USaF B-24 Liberators bomb the Trystian Lock and the inner end of the eastern jetty at Dunkirk on 15 February 1943

Donating to the mayors Spitfire fund using an unexploded German 500lb bomb. c.November 1940

Standard-built Handley Page O / 400, 62448, during trials
Standard-built Handley Page O/400, 62448, during trials by the US Air Service over Aberdeen, Maryland, proving range with a 4, 000lb bomb in September 1921

Pen-and-ink drawing of a mortar bomb from Leonardo da Vincis notebook, c1495
LEONARDO DA VINCI. Pen-and-ink drawing of a mortar bomb from Leonardo da Vincis notebook, c1495

The USS Shaw exploding during the Japanese attack on the U. S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 December 1941
WWII: PEARL HARBOR. The USS Shaw exploding during the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 December 1941

Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer. American World War II poster, 1943, by Henry Koerner
WORLD WAR II: U.S. POSTER. Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer. American World War II poster, 1943, by Henry Koerner

Gassing the Troops on Our Own Front Line : American cartoon by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
LABOR CARTOON, 1942. Gassing the Troops on Our Own Front Line : American cartoon by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) for the New York City newspaper, PM, 26 March 1942

Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2
Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, with firefighter and hose

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"Bomb: A Devastating Force Through History" Bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, WW2: Witnessing the scars of war, a haunting reminder of the destructive power that once ravaged this peaceful neighborhood. Polish anti-war poster -- Nie: In a powerful message against violence and conflict, this thought-provoking artwork urges us to say "no" to bombs and embrace peace instead. Bomb damage in Kilgour Road, SE London, WW2: Traces of destruction serve as a testament to the resilience and strength displayed by communities during one of humanity's darkest hours. Propaganda poster for the RAF: Celebrating bravery and heroism, this captivating artwork showcases how bombs were utilized as instruments of defense during times of war. Labour Party election posters and television speakers: Political battles fought with words rather than bombs; an essential reminder that democracy offers alternative paths towards change. Cutaway Diagram of the V-1 Flying Bomb; Second World War: Peering into its intricate design reveals both innovation and terror - a chilling glimpse into mankind's capacity for destruction. Stauffenberg: The name synonymous with resistance - his failed attempt to bomb Hitler serves as a stark reminder that even within darkness there can be flickers of hope for justice. Mills Bomb No 5 hand grenade used during World War One: An iconic symbol from history's trenches - these handheld explosives forever changed warfare tactics on the battlefield. Sectional view of a Mills grenade, WW1: Exploring its inner workings unveils meticulous engineering designed to unleash chaos upon enemy lines while safeguarding those who wielded it. Rejected by the inventions board: Some ideas never see fruition - perhaps reminding us that not all innovations are meant for progress but rather preservation or prevention instead? Avro Vulcan B2 armed with a Blue Steel stand-off bomb.