Gun Powder Collection (#2)

Abu Yusuf using gunpowder, Morocco
MOROCCO - Abu-Yusuf, Sultan, use gunpowder to bombard Sidi- Mesa

Modern Reformers in Council - or - Patriots Regaling, 1818 (colour etching)
XCF290947 Modern Reformers in Council - or - Patriots Regaling, 1818 (colour etching) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856); Private Collection; (add.info.: published by G)

Wood engraving, 19th century
MINUTEMEN SOLDIER. Wood engraving, 19th century

Minutemen on their way to Boston to take part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 1775
NEW HAMPSHIRE MINUTEMEN. Minutemen on their way to Boston to take part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 1775, bringing with them a wagonload of gunpowder seized from Fort William

Members of Major John Sullivans raiding party transport kegs of gunpowder
GUNPOWDER SEIZURE, 1774. Members of Major John Sullivans raiding party transport kegs of gunpowder, which they have seized from Fort William and Mary at Portsmouth, over snowy New Hampshire terrain

(c1766-c1831). American pioneer. Elizabeth Betty Zane passing through hostile Indian lines to obtain gunpowder for
ELIZABETH ZANE (c1766-c1831). American pioneer. Elizabeth Betty Zane passing through hostile Indian lines to obtain gunpowder for the besieged garrison at Fort Henry, Virginia, in 1777

President Thomas Jefferson, right, urging Eleuthere Irenee Dupont, left, to go into the gun powder business
JEFFERSON & DUPONT, 1801. President Thomas Jefferson, right, urging Eleuthere Irenee Dupont, left, to go into the gun powder business. Paul Revere, second from left, was also at this meeting

MASS. : U. S. ARSENAL, 1861. Women workers filling cartridges at the U. S
MASS.: U.S. ARSENAL, 1861. Women workers filling cartridges at the U.S. Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. Engraving, 1861, after Winslow Homer

MASS. : U. S. ARSENAL, 1861. Workers filling cartridges at the U. S. Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts
MASS.: U.S. ARSENAL, 1861. Workers filling cartridges at the U.S. Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. Engraving, 1861, after Winslow Homer

UNION ARSENAL, 1861. Women workers filling cartridges at the U. S. Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts
UNION ARSENAL, 1861. Women workers filling cartridges at the U.S. Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts, during the American Civil War. Wood engraving, 1861, after Winslow Homer

NOVA REPERTA, c1600. Frontispiece engraving by Theodor Galle (c1570-1633) from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries) by Jan van der Straet, Antwerp, late 16th century

FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1789. Unloading gunpowder at a port in Saint Paul, 6 August 1789. Contemporary French engraving by Jean-Louis Prieur

REGULATORS REVOLT, 1771. A gunpowder shipment sent by Governor William Tryon captured by Regulators in Cabarras County, North Carolina, in May 1771. Wood engraving, 19th century, after Felix O.C

CHAMPLAIN FIGHTING NATIVE AMERICANS. Samuel de Champlains men, headed by a harquebusier, defeat an Iroquois war party with the aid of freindly Algonquins at the present site of Ticonderoga on Lake

NORTH CAROLINA REGULATORS. A gunpowder shipment sent by Governor William Tryon captured by North Carolina Regulators in Cabarras County in May 1771. Wood engraving, 19th century, after Felix O.C

Gunpowder for sale here. Broadsheet advertisement for the Laflin Powder Company, Saugerties, New York, manufacturers of gunpowder, with Offices at 29 Water St. cor. of Olive St. St. Louis Mo

Damaged house interior in Corporation Lane
Damage to a house interior in Corporation Lane, east London, caused by the gunpowder explosion at Clerkenwell Prison, an attempt to free two Fenian prisoners, Burke and Casey

Gunpowder Factory
The ruins of the old Powdermills in the Cherrybrook Valley, near Postbridge, Devonshire, England, which used to produce gunpowder. Date: 19th century

Waltham Gunpowder Mills
Her Majestys (Queen Victoria s) Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey. Date: 1854

DUPONT POWDER MILLS, 1802. The initial plan for the Dupont powder mills on the Brandywine Creek, near Wilmington, Delaware, drawn by Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont himself in 1802

Gunpowder explosion

Roger Bacon, English philosopher
Roger Bacon, (c.1214-1292) English philosopher and alchemist. Bacon studied at Oxford and in Paris, and joined the Franciscan Order (c.1247) as a monk

Potassium nitrate crystals
Potassium nitrate (KNO3) crystals, as seen through a light microscope. These large crystals form by slow cooling of the crystallizing solution

PALESTINE: CAVE DWELLING. The cave dwelling of gunpower makers in Bayt Jibrin, Palestine. Stereograph, early 20th century

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Minutemen bringing gunpowder to use in the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Howard Pyle

Patriots moving ammunition before the British arrive in Concord, 1775
Women and children removing military supplies from Concord ahead of the British attack, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonial Regulators capturing a British supply wagon of gunpowder in North Carolina, 1770s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Guy Fawkes reprimands trespasser
A life-like effigy of the famous Gunpowder Plot conspirator reprimands a schoolboy who has trespassed, having climbed a ladder over a fence to take fruit from the store shed

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Mr Guy Fox
Mr Guy Fox - Lantern House, Underhand. Seated, holding a book and with a quill behind his ear - but a more famous figure is cast upon his wall...could that be Guy Fawkes with lantern

Thatched Cottages 1940S
A row of lovely traditional English thatched cottages in the picturesque village of Ashby St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, with its Gunpowder Plot connections

Wilhelm Ii / Beurre 1908
WILHELM II German Emperor sharpens his sword and says " I m ready!"

Petard Offensive / 17th C
Diagrams showing the attack offensive on a castle using a petard. A device filled with gunpowder and fastened to the gates, the danger lest the engineer be blown up too

Robert Parsons - 3
ROBERT PARSONS Jesuit missionary in England, thought to have been the leading conspirator against Elizabeth and the instigator of the Gunpowder Plot

Picking Cotton / Gunpowder
Picking cotton for gunpowder production in Turkmenistan during World War Two

Gunpowder Horns
Ornamental gunpowder horns from Norway

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

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Japan Kyoto Hanabi Fireworks display or Flowers Of Fire

16th Century Townhouses
Houses in Butcher Row, London; the building on the right, demolished in 1798, is supposed to have been where the Gunpowder Plotters did their plotting

Gunpowder / I See & Smile
I see and smile The barrels of gunpower are discovered

Dangerous Spark Gun
A Dangerous Spark - a man gets a shock when his gunpowder ignites unexpectedly

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"Unleashing the Power: Exploring the Origins and Infamy of Gunpowder" In the 16th century, a revolutionary weapon emerged on the battlefield - an arquebusse. This firearm marked a turning point in warfare, as it harnessed the destructive force of gunpowder. Fast forward to November 5th, when history was forever changed by the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605. A group known as the 1605 Conspirators sought to assassinate King James I by detonating barrels of gunpowder beneath Parliament. However, their plans were thwarted when Guy Fawkes was detected guarding these explosive materials. The Declaration of Guy Fawkes revealed his involvement in this treasonous act, leading to his arrest and subsequent imprisonment at Clerkenwell Prison. But fate had other plans for him – an explosion rocked Clerkenwell Prison, leaving Fawkes severely injured but alive. Meanwhile, across Europe in Paris Salpetriere, another significant discovery regarding gunpowder took place. Scientists realized that saltpeter (a key ingredient) could be extracted from urine and used for military purposes. As time went on, Guy Fawkes became synonymous with gunpowder itself – a symbol of rebellion against oppressive regimes. The phrase "Remember remember the Fifth of November" echoed through generations as a reminder of this failed plot. Today we reflect upon both its destructive potential and historical significance; gunpowder remains an integral part of our collective memory.