Bombed Collection (#6)

The "Mayflower, "1620;Bomb Ketch, Late 18th Century (litho)
7184124 The " Mayflower, " 1620; Bomb Ketch, Late 18th Century (litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Mayflower)

Charleys Aunt (colour litho)
7154058 Charleys Aunt (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charleys Aunt, postcard advertising a production of the farce by Brandon Thomas at Londons)

Commodore George Dewey, the Hero of the Bombardment of Manila (engraving)
1615540 Commodore George Dewey, the Hero of the Bombardment of Manila (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commodore George Dewey)

Avenue at Bourlon, Western Front (oil on canvas)
1128471 Avenue at Bourlon, Western Front (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 109x156 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; © Bradford Museums & Galleries

Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho)
976433 Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meadow with Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255951 Meadow with Copse, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

Ladysmith Town Hall (b / w photo)
7160145 Ladysmith Town Hall (b/w photo) by Kisch, David Henry (1847-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith Town Hall)

Agony and fall of Antwerp, bombing of the city by the Germans who occupied it on the 9th current (colour litho)
2815691 Agony and fall of Antwerp, bombing of the city by the Germans who occupied it on the 9th current (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Harbor of Tripoli before the Italian bombardment (litho)
7171012 The Harbor of Tripoli before the Italian bombardment (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harbor of Tripoli before the Italian bombardment)

Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, by the German navy, World War I, 1914 (litho)
7157201 Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire, by the German navy, World War I, 1914 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardment of Scarborough, Yorkshire)

German Zeppelins attacking the English coast; World War I (litho)
7185941 German Zeppelins attacking the English coast; World War I (litho) by Diemer, Michael Zeno (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Zeppelins attacking the English coast)

Bombardement de Mogador (engraving)
7179364 Bombardement de Mogador (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Mogador)

Casualties of a German artillery bombardment, Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad, 1941 (b / w photo)
7200821 Casualties of a German artillery bombardment, Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad, 1941 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Wonders of Science (litho)
7149605 Wonders of Science (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wonders of Science. Illustration from Kultur Cartoons (Stanley Paul & Co, London)

The great bombard of Tours (engraving)
7192238 The great bombard of Tours (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great bombard of Tours)

Bombardement de Sweaborg (engraving)
7179606 Bombardement de Sweaborg (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Sweaborg)

Bombardement de Lille (engraving)
7194317 Bombardement de Lille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombardement de Lille)

German Zeppelin bombing Antwerp, Belgium, World War I, 1914 (litho)
7157185 German Zeppelin bombing Antwerp, Belgium, World War I, 1914 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Zeppelin bombing Antwerp, Belgium, World War I)

Explosion of the machine infernale, bomb intended to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris
5997594 Explosion of the machine infernale, bomb intended to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris, 1800 (litho) by Danish School

North Africans praying for a shipwreck 4, hawking in Barbary 5, and English ships under Lord Exmouth bombarding Algiers
6337715 North Africans praying for a shipwreck 4, hawking in Barbary 5, and English ships under Lord Exmouth bombarding Algiers in 1816 6 by English School

East Hill Estate: property damaged by bomb, London, 1941 (b / w photo)
1812614 East Hill Estate: property damaged by bomb, London, 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

East Hill Estate: bomb damage, London, 1941 (b / w photo)
1812612 East Hill Estate: bomb damage, London, 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Wandsworth)

HMS "Inflexible"(b / w photo)
3627494 HMS " Inflexible" (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Inflexible")

Hostile reception for the Phoenicians at Tarsus (engraving)
3647000 Hostile reception for the Phoenicians at Tarsus (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hostile reception for the Phoenicians at Tarsus)

Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, surveying damage to the cathedral inflicted by a German air raid, World War II
6015214 Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, surveying damage to the cathedral inflicted by a German air raid, World War II, June 1942 (photo) by English Photographer

Cleared site of buildings destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz, City of London, World War II (photo)
6015152 Cleared site of buildings destroyed by German bombing during the Blitz, City of London, World War II (photo) by English Photographer

Ruins of Caen, Normandy, after Allied artillery and air bombardment before the city was captured from the Germans
6015148 Ruins of Caen, Normandy, after Allied artillery and air bombardment before the city was captured from the Germans, World War II, July 1944 (photo) by English Photographer

British Blackburn Skua dive bomber over the sea (colour litho)
6014672 British Blackburn Skua dive bomber over the sea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Blackburn Skua dive bomber over the sea)

Children sleeping in hammocks in the London Underground during a German air raid, World War II, 1940-1941 (b / w photo)
6014638 Children sleeping in hammocks in the London Underground during a German air raid, World War II, 1940-1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Bombers in production (b / w photo)
6001047 Bombers in production (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombers in production. Illustration for The RAF in Action (A&C Black, 1940)

Bomb-aimer (b / w photo)
6001041 Bomb-aimer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bomb-aimer. Illustration for The RAF in Action (A&C Black, 1940)

The Houses of Parliament, London, showing bomb damage during WW2 (b / w photo)
5987024 The Houses of Parliament, London, showing bomb damage during WW2 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Houses of Parliament, London)

Retrieving British wounded under heavy German fire, Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (b / w photo)
6000100 Retrieving British wounded under heavy German fire, Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

King George VI amd Queen Elizabeth, together with Winston Churchill, surveying bomb damage
6030257 King George VI amd Queen Elizabeth, together with Winston Churchill, surveying bomb damage, presumably to Buckingham Palace (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Damage to the interior of St Pauls Cathedral caused by a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II
6033031 Damage to the interior of St Pauls Cathedral caused by a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II, 1940 (colour litho) by English School

Firemen fighting a blaze during the Blitz in London, World War II, 1940-1945 (colour litho)
6033022 Firemen fighting a blaze during the Blitz in London, World War II, 1940-1945 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment (engraving)
1052130 A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Street in Sedan during the Bombardment)

The Mayor of Tours on his Way to ask for a Cessation of the Bombardment (engraving)
1052356 The Mayor of Tours on his Way to ask for a Cessation of the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bombardment of Malaxa on 23 March, the International Fleet shelling the Insurgents in the Blockhouse (litho)
1036870 The Bombardment of Malaxa on 23 March, the International Fleet shelling the Insurgents in the Blockhouse (litho) by Wyllie

The Bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, the Rua do Ouvidor, 1893 (engraving)
1627423 The Bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, the Rua do Ouvidor, 1893 (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombardment of Rio de Janeiro)

British Ships engaged in the Bombardment of Alexandria (engraving)
1622307 British Ships engaged in the Bombardment of Alexandria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Ships engaged in the Bombardment of Alexandria)

Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States, April 13, 1861 (engraving)
672223 Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States, April 13, 1861 (engraving) by English School

The completely ruined Fort de Vaux (aerial photo) near Verdun
697655 The completely ruined Fort de Vaux (aerial photo) near Verdun, September 1916 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont, Jules (1863-1931); (add.info.: captured by the Germans June 7)

The heavily damaged village of Chatillon-sur-Morin, south of Esternay during the Battle
697579 The heavily damaged village of ChAtillon-sur-Morin, south of Esternay during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris, September 1914 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont

Fortress of Kinburn after the Bombardment (engraving)
655542 Fortress of Kinburn after the Bombardment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fortress of Kinburn after the Bombardment)

The Bombardment of Zanzibar (b / w photo)
1050937 The Bombardment of Zanzibar (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombardment of Zanzibar)

With the Russians and Turks (engraving)
1049607 With the Russians and Turks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians and Turks)

The War in the East, with the Turks, the Bombardment of Rustchuk (engraving)
1049565 The War in the East, with the Turks, the Bombardment of Rustchuk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East, with the Turks)

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"Bombed: A Glimpse into the Devastation of World War II" Bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, WW2: This haunting image captures the aftermath of a bomb attack on Brampton Road during World War II. The scars left behind serve as a reminder of the destruction and resilience witnessed by this community. Bomb damage in Kilgour Road, SE London, WW2: Amidst the rubble and chaos caused by enemy bombings, Kilgour Road stands as a testament to the strength and unity displayed by Londoners during World War II. Blitz in London -- ambulance at Ladywell, Lewisham, WW2: In times of darkness and despair, heroes emerged from every corner. This powerful photograph showcases an ambulance stationed at Ladywell in Lewisham during one of London's darkest hours - symbolizing hope amidst devastation. Blitz in Plymouth -- St Andrews Parish Church, WW2: The once majestic St Andrews Parish Church now lies shattered under the weight of relentless bombings endured by Plymouth during World War II. Its ruins stand as a poignant reminder of sacrifice and resilience. Blitz in London -- Balham High Road, WW2: Balham High Road bears witness to unimaginable destruction inflicted upon innocent lives during the Blitz era. These remnants tell stories that must never be forgotten – tales etched forever into history's pages. NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2: Brave members of the National Fire Service gather amidst wreckage following a V1 bombing attack on Pimlico during World War II—a testament to their unwavering dedication to protect lives amid chaos. Winston Churchill in Bristol 1941: Winston Churchill visits Bristol amidst its wartime struggles; his presence instills hope within those who have lost so much but remain determined to rebuild their city from ashes with indomitable spirit.