Bomb Collection (#68)

At the school for Strafing
At count zeppelins evening classes for bomb droppers. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1916

Bomb damage to a house next to Reims Cathedral
A photograph of a family, along with their pet dogs, as they survey the damage caused by a heavy German artillery shell which has blown out the walls of their house

Taking cover in Piccadily underground
A photograph of Londoners using an underground station as bomb shelter during an air raid in 1940. Date: 1940

Yerba Buena Aerodrome
Plans for the island of Yerba Buena, San Francisco, U.S.A. to be turned into a harbour airport and runways for the U.S. airforce, with tunnels serving as bomb-proof hangars Date: 1940s

Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire, England. The present cathedral dates from 1215. It was damaged during World War Two air raids and by an I.R.A. bomb in 1996. Date: 1967

Elephants and sandwich boards - Jack Legs Diamond
Elephants carrying sandwich boards to advertise the exhibition of the $20, 000 Killer Car ( Direct from New York ) of American Gangster and Bootlegger Jack Legs Diamond (1897-1931)

World War Two Bomb Damage
A couple survey the damage caused by a bomb dropped on the UK during World War Two. Date: circa 1942

German troops with smoke bombs, Romania, WW1
German stormtrooperss advancing through smoke bombs on the Eastern Front in Romania during the First World War. Date: 1917

Captured British Whippet tank on Western Front, WW1
An American photograph of a captured British Whippet tank used by the Germans during the First World War, with a German marking painted on the side

German bomb damage, Salonika, Greece, WW1
Damage caused by bombs dropped from the German military airship LZ85 on Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Three people were killed and three injured

Sopwith T1 Cuckoo biplane launching torpedo, WW1
A British Sopwith T1 Cuckoo bomber biplane launching a practice torpedo over the sea towards the end of the First World War. It was powered by a Sunbeam Arab V8 200 horsepower engine. Date: circa 1918

German poster giving air raid instructions, WW1
A German poster giving air raid instructions, warning of danger from enemy aircraft, and telling vehicles not to stop in this location. Date: 1914-1918

London bomb damage
Residents from the bomb damaged street, peer through a huge whole in their house, viewing the utter destruction caused by Goerings men, and salvaging clothes and blankets from the ruins

Bomb damage in London - Fore Street Date: circa 1943

Lysander Mercury and Perseus planes, with detachable bomb racks, used for army cooperation during the Second World War. Seen from four different angles. 1941

German wartime poster, how to deal with a fire bomb -- tackle it with water or sand. 1940s

Greek fire used by Saracens, 1248
Greek fire used by Saracens against Crusaders when crossing a branch of the Nile, 1248

Aerial photograph, Fort Douaumont, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of a bomb exploding in Fort Douaumont, north eastern France, during the First World War. The village of Douaumont was destroyed during the Battle of Verdun

WWI postcard by George Ranstead
Humorous postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur soldier artist of the Great War, showing a sergeant handing a bomb to a rather green looking new recruit on the battlefield and saying, Ere you are

Anarchy by H. M. Bateman
Anarchy, as imagined by a peaceful British humorist (H. M. Bateman) showing two mischievous rather than menacing anarchists with a large comedy style bomb which appears to dwarf them. Date: 1909

Celebration outside St Pauls Cathedral, London
A celebration outside St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, on the evening of 3 May 1951, the opening day of the Festival of Britain

Blitz - St Marks - Church Choir sing
St. Marks Church, one of the first London churches to be hit by German bombing during World War Two. Left a rofless ruin on the night of 21st September 1940

Staden, Belgium - the Ypres Road, showing heavy bombing damage caused during WWI Date: circa 1919

German Military 1738
GERMAN Grenadier, Dragoon and Infantry Date: 1738

Stukas Bomb Norway
Norway : German Junkers JU-87 Stukas dive-bomb Norwegian railway installations in order to hamper resistance to the German invasion Date: May 1940

Military / Weapons
Bomb-shell and fire-ball Date: 16th Century

Time bomb with timer, cartoon
Time bomb with timer. Cartoon artwork of a time bomb with an alarm clock attached

Exploding brain

Mine-disposal robots. Computer artwork of flying robots, a possible future technology, being used to find and detonate mines in a minefield

Atomic explosion after the detonation of the worlds first atomic bomb. This bomb, code-named Trinity, was part of the Manhattan Project, set up by the US government during the Second World War

Smart missiles. Computer artwork of smart missiles protecting an army vehicle. The missiles would detect and destroy any incoming missiles

Computer artwork depicting an Earth AIDS time bomb
AIDS time bomb. Computer artwork of the Earth as a lit bomb representing a possible epidemic caused by the AIDS viruses covering its surface

Population explosion, conceptual artwork

Nuclear pulse spacecraft, artwork

Night view of eruption of Alaid Volcano, CIS
A geologist at night silhouetted against the eruption of Alaid volcano in 1988. Alaid is 2339 metres high, and forms the bulk of Ostrova Atlasova, an island in the Kuril chain north of Japan

19th Century military submarine, artwork
19th Century military submarine. Historical artwork showing the workings of an early 19th Century American military submarine designed by the American Engineer Robert Fulton (1765-1815)

Nuclear explosion. Mushroom cloud from a Soviet nuclear weapons test rising above the Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan

Bomb, artwork
Bomb. Computer artwork of a timer tied around sticks of dynamite

First Soviet nuclear bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 aircraft that carried the first air-dropped Soviet nuclear bomb, known as RDS-3. RDS-3 was a modified version of the American Fat Boy implosion-type bomb with a plutonium core

Global time bomb, conceptual image
Global time bomb. Conceptual image of a smouldering fuse on top of a globe (centred on Europe), representing various issues that threaten the future of the Earth

Semipalatinsk nuclear test site
Ground Zero. View of the central area of the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site in eastern Kazakhstan. This was the site of the first Soviet nuclear bomb test, that took place on 29 August 1949

Mobile X-ray security scanner
Security scanner. Mobile X-ray unit used to scan trucks and other vehicles. The scanner detects weapons and explosives but can also be used at border points to detect people trafficking

Buckytube bomb, conceptual artwork
Buckytube bomb, conceptual computer artwork. This image of a stick of dynamite inside a buckytube could represent the use of nanotechnology in warfare

Buckyball bomb, conceptual artwork
Buckyball bomb, conceptual computer artwork. This image of a bomb inside a buckyball could represent the use of nanotechnology in warfare

Picryl chloride explosive molecule
Picryl chloride explosive, molecular model. This highly reactive explosive, also known as chlorotrinitrobenzene, forms a white crystalline powder at room temperature

RDX explosive, molecular model
RDX explosive. Molecular model of the explosive chemical RDX (C3.H6.N6.O6). Also known as T4, cyclonite and hexogen, the full chemical name is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine

WORLD WAR I: WOMEN WORKERS. Women welding bomb casings in an American munitions factory, c1917

RED SCARE CARTOON, 1919. Contemporary American cartoon on the Red Scare of 1919 suggesting that the law was overly lenient with political agitators

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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.