Collapse Collection (page 9)

An old abandoned dam near mine workings on Helvellyn Lake district UK
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Cardwells Collapse, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Cardwells Collapse, 1871. This cartoon depicts Edward Cardwell, Liberal Secretary for War during the period 1868 to 1874. From Punch, or the London Charivari, August 12, 1871

The Best of Luck, by Hamilton, Raleigh and Collins
The Best of Luck by Henry Hamilton, Cecil Raleigh and Arthur Collins. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, September 1916

Collapsed building in Eastbourne, Sussex
View from the side of a collapsed building in Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: circa 1965

Manuel Juarez Celman
MANUEL JUAREZ CELMAN Argentine statesman, president 1886 - 1890 when he had to resign because of financial chaos caused by collapse of Barings. Date: 1844 - 1907

Manuel Juarez Celman 2
MANUEL JUAREZ CELMAN Argentine statesman, president 1886 - 1890 when he had to resign because of financial chaos caused by collapse of Barings. Date: 1844 - 1907

Racial / Mandan Bull Dance
NATIVE AMERICANS The Last Race in which the young initiate warriors compete in a race until they collapse Date: circa 1830

Wreck of City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
Wreck of the City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA, seen here on 24 September 1909 after the collapse of the dam. Date: 1909

London. Bombed Streets in 1941. Drawing and watercolor by Henry Moore. Drawing. Private Collection

GREECE. WESTERN GREECE. ELIS. Olympia. Temple of Hera (Heraion) in ruins, Dorian style. Built around 600 BC. Archaic Greek art

PAKISTAN. PUNJAB. Taxila. Archaeological site. 6th c. B.C. - 2nd c. A.D. Hindu art. Gandharan period. Architecture

WWI. France (1914-1918). The neighborhood of small industries in Reims destroyed by bombing. In the background the cathedral of Reims. Painting

ITALY. Pompeii. The Forum. Roman art. Early Empire

Japan - Bandai-san volcano
Lantern slide of In the Crater of Bandai-San. Bandai-san is a volcano in the central area of Fukushima Prefecture, southern Tohoku

The Truce Collapses
Satire on the collapse of the never-very-solid truce with Spain. Date: 1665

Manuscript Illumination Saint Dominic Saving
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Arctic Ocean, Norway, Svalbard. Calving glacier. Credit as: Bill Young / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Island Archway at Great Ocean Road after been collapse

ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Seventh President of the United States. The Rats Leaving a Falling House. Jackson beneath a toppling Altar of Reform, with rats as Secretary of War John H

WALL STREET CRASH, 1929. Crowds gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street as stock prices collapse, late October 1929

An artists illustration of the Cygnus X-1 system. Cygnus X-1 is a so-called stellar-mass black hole, a class of black holes that comes from the collapse of a massive star

Illustration of a massive star going supernova, which means it is creating an immensely powerful explosion, which for a brief moment is brighter than the entire light of the galaxy

The final stages of the life of a massive star, which will go supernova

A stellar black hole caused by the collapse of a massive star
A stellar black hole is caused by the collapse of a massive star and is also called a supernova explosion or a gamma ray Burst

Implosion of a Sun with visible solar system and planets

A lone astronaut stares at a statue of a mysterious humanoid being
High in the mountains of a distant alien world, a lone astronaut looks upon the gigantic statue of a mysterious humanoid being

Artists concept of a Hypergiant Star. Hypergiant stars are the most massive known. They can weigh more than 250 times the mass of the sun

Stigmatisation and Faint of St. Catherine of Siena (oil on panel)
BAL992699 Stigmatisation and Faint of St. Catherine of Siena (oil on panel) by Sodoma, G.A.Bazzi (1477-1549) (circle of); 46x30 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

The Death of the Knight of Celano, 1297-1300 (fresco)
XIR63349 The Death of the Knight of Celano, 1297-1300 (fresco) by Giotto di Bondone (c.1266-1337); 270x230 cm; San Francesco, Upper Church, Assisi

Nelsons Monument Struck by Lightning, c. 1810 (litho)
XJF486494 Nelsons Monument Struck by Lightning, c.1810 (litho) by Knox, John (1778-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nelsons Monument was erected on Glasgow Green in 1806)

Death of Samson, Judges 26: 28-30, illustration from Dores The Holy Bible
KW259181 Death of Samson, Judges 26:28-30, illustration from Dores The Holy Bible, engraved by G.Larlante, 1866 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

The Great Fire of London (September 1666) with Ludgate and Old St Pauls, c. 1670
XYC234976 The Great Fire of London (September 1666) with Ludgate and Old St Paul s, c.1670 (oil on canvas) by English School, (17th century); 134.6x110.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Descent from the Cross, 1435 (oil on panel) (detail of St. John, the Virgin Mary and Christ)
XJL187563 Descent from the Cross, 1435 (oil on panel) (detail of St. John, the Virgin Mary and Christ) (see also 187570) by Weyden, Rogier van der (1399-1464); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Netherlandish

Roman soldiers make a tower on the wall of Gamala collapse by undermining it, Jan Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1704

NEW YORK: STORM DAMAGE. Storm damage on Broadway in New York City. Photograph, c1915

NEW YORK: BLIZZARD OF 1888. A man shovels snow beneath the collapsed awning of a grocery store in New York City, as a result of the heavy snowfall during the blizzard of March 1888

NEW JERSEY: STORM DAMAGE. The storm damaged Octagon Hotel in Sea Bright, New Jersey. Photograph, January 1914

CLEVELAND: STORM DAMAGE. Buildings damaged by the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photograph, November 1913

CHINA: STREET SCENE, 1902. A pony being unharnessed from a heavy cart after collapsing on a street in Peking, China. Stereograph, 1902

VENICE: ST. MARKs SQUARE. View of Saint Marks Square in Venice, Italy, following the collapse of the Campanile on 14 July 1902

VENICE: SAINT MARK S, 1902. The collapse of the Campanile at Saint Marks Basilica in Venice, Italy, 14 July 1902

WORLD WAR I: HOUSE BOMBED. A home destroyed and child killed by a bomb dropped during an air raid, London, England. Photograph, c1916

WORLD WAR I: HOUSE BOMBED. A German bomb dropped during an air raid destroyed this home and killed two children, London, England. Photograph, c1916

WILLIAM PITT (1708-1778). Earl of Chatham. English statesman. The Death of the Earl of Chatham. Oil on canvas, 1779-81, by John Singleton Copley

SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. The Valencia Hotel on Valencia Street, San Francisco, the top three stories of which had collapsed, killing about thirty people, during the earthquake of 18 April 1906

MINE COLLAPSE, 1863. Miners fleeing a collapsing mine. Drawing, 1863

Comic Postcard - unfolding drama on the broken bridge - Ernest is regretting his boast to Letty, Agnes, Dot and Prunella that the structure would take their combined weight. Date: circa 1905

One Encore too many - Boy performer collapses backstage
One Encore too many - A young boy performer collapses backstage and is tended to by his female co-star, a kindly clown and another older member of the ensemble

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From towering structures to historical landmarks, the haunting echoes resonate through time. Witness the grandeur and demise of Tinsley cooling towers in Sheffield, as they crumble into dust during their demolition. Reflect on the Battle of Stirling Bridge, where forces clashed and a once mighty bridge met its tragic end. Explore the intricate web of power and greed in 'His Masters Vice', as societies teeter on the edge under corrupt leadership. Transport yourself to Southwark Fair in 1733, captured forever in an engraving that immortalizes this vibrant event before its eventual downfall. Marvel at the majestic Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy, only to be shattered by fate's cruel hand. In Queen Victoria Street during the Blitz, witness London Fire Brigade's valiant efforts amidst chaos and destruction. Step back into history with Hogarth Restored's illustration from Southwark Fair 1733 - a vivid depiction of life before it all came crashing down. John Law, a Scottish economist whose satirical ideas shook society to its core; his controversial theories threatened stability like a collapsing building ready to bury everything beneath it. Glimpse into darkness as you observe diving operations following the Tay Bridge disaster - a chilling reminder that even seemingly indestructible structures can succumb to nature's wrath. Collapse: A word that encapsulates both tragedy and transformation; reminding us that nothing is permanent and urging us to learn from our past mistakes.