Failure Collection (#10)

MINER STRIKE, 1875. A marked man is scolded while passing a group of striking miners in the coal regions of Pennsylvania. Engraving, American, April 1875

NEW YORK: UNEMPLOYMENT. New York City employment bureau registration desk. Photograph, February 1914

NEW YORK: BREAD LINE, 1913. Unemployed workers waiting in Fleishmans bread line in New York City. Photograph, December 1913

NEW YORK CITY: BREAD LINE. Unemployed workers outside the Bowery Mission, New York City. Photograph, 7, February 1910

NEW YORK: BREAD LINE, 1908. Free coffee at Bowery Mission for unemployed workers in New York City. Photograph, 2 January 1908

Mother trying to make daughter (4-5) finish food at table, (B&W)

CAR ACCIDENT, c1919. Men examining a wrecked car on the side of a street. Photograph, c1919

BANK PANIC, 1869. What a Fall was There, My Countrymen! Thomas Nasts cartoon comment on Wall Streets original Black Friday, the bank panic of 24 September 1869

BANK PANIC, 1873. The Long and Short of it is a General Bust up in the Street
BANK PANIC, 1873. " The Long and Short of it is a General Bust up in the Street." Thomas Nasts cartoon comment on Wall Streets Black Friday, 19 September 1873

PERILS OF DAILY LIFE, 1881. Common Perils of Daily LIfe. Engraving after a drawing by Yeager and Thulstrup, 1881, showing accidents and dangerous situations in everyday life

SIEGE OF VICKSBURG, 1863. Admiral David Porters plan to gain a position at Haines Bluff, behind the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, by connecting a series of creeks and bayous

SIEGE OF VICKSBURG, 1863. General Ulysses S. Grants plan to gain a position at Haines Bluff, behind the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi

CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. Unable to Obtain Employment, They Are Driven by Poverty into the Streets to Beg, and by This Means They Still Supply the Bottle

Great Dane
August 1912: One of Miss May Wickinsons Great Danes, Rupert. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Antoinette XIII
1st September 1909: Lathams Antoinette Mark XIII in flight in September 1909 during the unsuccessful cross Channel attempt. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Girl On A Donkey
1907: Miss Evelyn Wall riding a donkey. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump
An extremely irritated foxhunting man who is vainly attempting to persuade his reluctant horse to jump a hedge, so he can keep up with the rest of the Hunt. Understandably, the horse is adamant

Picture No. 11073450
Bank of Deep Cycle Storage Batteries linked in parallel in case of power failure Kenya

Spotlit Bouquet; Why Marriage Can Fail, Picture Post 1954
30th October 1954: A man hiding a bouquet of flowers behind his back to illustrate the problem of putting ones wife on a pedestal, which can cause a marriage to fail

Story of Cruel Joseph - Joseph Chamberlain and Paul Kruger
The Story of Cruel Joseph (cont.) - Joseph Chamberlain tries to reach accord with the South African Boer leader Paul Kruger (1825-1905) (as a boar), but only ends up getting his ankles bitten

Cupid Baffled - cannot believe love is not blossoming here
Cupid Baffled - he cannot believe love is not blossoming here... Date: 1907

Hard Luck Sir - Young lad lets in a goal
" Hard Luck Sir" - Young lad lets in a goal... Date: 1906

WWI - The (German) Fox and the (Allied) Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes - A Hungry Fox, finding that he could not reach some tempting bunches of ripe grapes, declared that they were sour and that he did not want them

Airship Norge
The airship Norge, piloted by Italian Umberto Nobile and commissioned by explorer Roald Amundsen for his failed attempt to reach the North Pole

(1873-1932). Brazilian aviator. Santos-Dumont being rescued out of the Bay of Monaco after his airship crashed
ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT (1873-1932). Brazilian aviator. Santos-Dumont being rescued out of the Bay of Monaco after his airship crashed, 14 February 1902. Contemporary English illustration

Remains of a Fokker tri-motor airplane after crashing during World War I
FOKKER TRI-MOTOR AIRPLANE. Remains of a Fokker tri-motor airplane after crashing during World War I

Wreckage of a German fighter plane piloted by Lieutenant Kirsch at the Stenay Airfield in France during World War I
WORLD WAR I: PLANE CRASH. Wreckage of a German fighter plane piloted by Lieutenant Kirsch at the Stenay Airfield in France during World War I. Photograph, c1916

Hot air balloon that ascended from Norwich, England has fallen into the sea. Wood engraving, American, c1835
BALLOON ACCIDENT. Hot air balloon that ascended from Norwich, England has fallen into the sea. Wood engraving, American, c1835

Professor John Steiner leaping from his hot air balloon into Lake Erie during an attempt to fly to Canada in 1857
BALLOON ACCIDENT, 1857. Professor John Steiner leaping from his hot air balloon into Lake Erie during an attempt to fly to Canada in 1857. Contemporary American wood engraving

English balloonist. Sadlers crash into the Irish Sea during his attempt to cross it in October 1812
JAMES SADLER (1753-1828). English balloonist. Sadlers crash into the Irish Sea during his attempt to cross it in October 1812. 19th century engraving

Charles Greens Nassau balloon crashing into the ocean after descending too quickly from a high altitude
GREENs BALLOON, 1850. Charles Greens Nassau balloon crashing into the ocean after descending too quickly from a high altitude. English engraving, 1850

Parachute designed by Robert Cocking, which turned inside out and crashed on 24 July 1837 in London
COCKINGs PARACHUTE. Parachute designed by Robert Cocking, which turned inside out and crashed on 24 July 1837 in London. 19th century engraving

Hot air balloon fire. English newpaper engraving, 1850
BALLOON ACCIDENT, 1850. Hot air balloon fire. English newpaper engraving, 1850

Paul Roliers mail carrying balloon falling into the North Sea, on its way from Paris to Norway during
MAIL BALLOON CRASH, 1870. Paul Roliers mail carrying balloon falling into the North Sea, on its way from Paris to Norway during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870. American newspaper engraving

The end of John Wises unsuccessful trans-Atlantic balloon flight in Henderson, New York
WISEs ATLANTIC BALLOON. The end of John Wises unsuccessful trans-Atlantic balloon flight in Henderson, New York, nineteen hours after setting out from St. Louis, Missouri, on 1 July 1859

French victor in aerial combat with a German plane over France. Watercolor, 1916
WORLD WAR I: AERIAL COMBAT. French victor in aerial combat with a German plane over France. Watercolor, 1916

Bristol Type 133, R-10, after it had crashed on a field at Longwell Green following its failure to recover from a flat spin

Illustration of four zones of plate tectonics: Sea-floor spreading, in which new earth crust is created as magma rises;
GEOLOGY: PLATE TECTONICS. Illustration of four zones of plate tectonics: Sea-floor spreading, in which new earth crust is created as magma rises; subduction zone in which a seafloor plate descends

Brookers line up to throw themselves out of the window after the stock market crash of 29 October 1929
WALL STREET CRASH. Brookers line up to throw themselves out of the window after the stock market crash of 29 October 1929. Contemporary American cartoon

Piccard ascent failure September 1930
Piccard ascent failure, September 1930. Date: 1930

Saunders-Roe A33 K4773
Saunders-Roe A33, K4773, following structural failure of the mainplane during high-speed taxy tests in the Solent

Fernandez stand at the Salon Aeronautique in 1909. This aircraft flew at the aviation meeting at Rheims in 1909 but the designer/pilot was killed later in the year due to the failure of a wire in

Leander Starr Jameson (1852-1917) taken prisoner after failure of Jameson Raid, aim of which was to initiate rebellion in Johannesburg by British settlers or Uitlanders

Harold II (c1020-1066) last Anglo-Saxon king of England (1066): Harold swearing an oath on sacred relics (c1064) before William of Normandy to support his claim to the English throne on death of

James, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685) illegitimate son of Charles II and Lucy Walter. Pretender to the thrones of Scotland and England. After failure of Monmouth Rebellion, beheaded on Tower Hill

George Darell Jeffreys, lst Baron Jeffreys (1645-1689) English lawyer and jurist. Presided at the Bloody Assize at Taunton after the failure of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685. Engraving

Snigs End, Gloucestershire, where Feargus O Connor set up a Chartist Land Scheme where allotments of 2 acres and a cottage were made. From The Illustrated London News, February 1850

General Fernand de Langle de Cary (1849-1931) French soldier who entered the Army in 1869. In the First World War he commanded the French Fourth Army in 1914

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"Failure: A Reflection on Life's Trials and Setbacks" MACCARI, Cesare (1840-1919). Cicero Denouncing: In this powerful painting, Cicero denounces failure as a mere stepping stone towards success. The Ladder of Fortune: Climbing the ladder of fortune often involves stumbling upon failures that teach us valuable lessons along the way. Scene at the Battle of Gettysburg: Even in the face of defeat they can ignite resilience and determination to rise again stronger than ever before. Two businessmen and different business models: Failure serves as a contrasting backdrop for two businessmen; one embracing risks while learning from failures, while the other hesitates due to fear itself. Thucydides / Bust: As Thucydides once said, "The secret to happiness is freedom. . And the secret to freedom is courage. " Embracing our failures with courage leads us closer to true fulfillment. Moon Phase Sequence: Just like phases of the moon cycle through darkness before illuminating fully, our journey through life encounters moments that ultimately lead us towards growth and enlightenment. An unemployed lumberjack with his wife in a migrant workers camp for bean harvest by Dorothea Lange (1939): This poignant photograph reminds us that even amidst hardship and societal labels like unemployment or poverty, individuals possess immense strength within themselves despite perceived failures. Admiral Teddy Evans - British naval officer and Antarctic explorer (1916): Admiral Evans' expedition faced numerous setbacks but demonstrated how perseverance in times of adversity can transform apparent failures into remarkable achievements. Ruins in Los Escullos against Milky Way background: Amidst ruins lies an opportunity for rebirth; just as celestial bodies illuminate dark skies, we find hope after experiencing personal or collective failures. RAILROAD COLLISION (1896) at Crush, Texas.