Explosions Collection (page 4)

A Russian warship, whose crew rebelled, bombed by other Russian ships and cast... (colour litho)
2815062 A Russian warship, whose crew rebelled, bombed by other Russian ships and cast... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Russian warship)

Terrible burst of ammunition aboard the French battleship Jena in the basin of the port of Toulon (colour litho)
2814991 Terrible burst of ammunition aboard the French battleship Jena in the basin of the port of Toulon (colour litho) by Beltrame

Very daring assault on a van loaded with values, in Petersburg (colour litho)
2814949 Very daring assault on a van loaded with values, in Petersburg (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grappa Heroes (colour litho)
2808706 Grappa Heroes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grappa Heroes. Sergeants Agostino Bruno and Giovanni Borello)

Our people bomb the Prebacina station, where the enemy clears the materials of lost positions (colour litho)
2777575 Our people bomb the Prebacina station, where the enemy clears the materials of lost positions (colour litho) by Beltrame

At what price does the Austrian offensive take place, the assailants mowed by our fire, in Trentino (colour litho)
2777552 At what price does the Austrian offensive take place, the assailants mowed by our fire, in Trentino (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Italian counterattack on 14 May at Monfalcone, ended with the capture of 254... (colour litho)
2777549 The Italian counterattack on 14 May at Monfalcone, ended with the capture of 254... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

New offensive means of war, effects of bombs dropped by an Italian military aviator on the... (colour litho)
2815491 New offensive means of war, effects of bombs dropped by an Italian military aviator on the... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Attack on the King of Spain on his wedding day, a bomb thrown from a window on the procession (colour litho)
2814904 Attack on the King of Spain on his wedding day, a bomb thrown from a window on the procession (colour litho) by Beltrame

Tragic harvest, explosion of a threshers locomobile near Marseille with Italian victims (colour litho)
2814805 Tragic harvest, explosion of a threshers locomobile near Marseille with Italian victims (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragic harvest)

Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho)
2777563... Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: "... Mortally wounded)

How the Austrian Offensive breaks, columns that moved to the attack of Coni Zugna... (colour litho)
2777555 How the Austrian Offensive breaks, columns that moved to the attack of Coni Zugna... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Capture of the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle (litho)
STC311000 The Capture of the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Neuve Chapelle and Artois)

The Coldstream Guards at Landrecies, August 1914 (litho)
STC312572 The Coldstream Guards at Landrecies, August 1914 (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: During the retreat from Mons)

The Coldstream Guards at Landrecies, August 1914 (colour litho)
STC311028 The Coldstream Guards at Landrecies, August 1914 (colour litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: during the retreat from Mons)

Fighting during the great French offensive west of the Argonne, 25-30 September 1915 (colour litho)
3638332 Fighting during the great French offensive west of the Argonne, 25-30 September 1915 (colour litho) by Schmidt, Hans W

A daring raid of our aircraft on the Chiapovano Valley, the enemy camps... (colour litho)
2815816 A daring raid of our aircraft on the Chiapovano Valley, the enemy camps... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho)
2815723 Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The huge and terrible war, avalanches of Russian soldiers descend in Prussia and Galicia... (colour litho)
2815682 The huge and terrible war, avalanches of Russian soldiers descend in Prussia and Galicia... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Shelling the Duckboards, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho)
STC255988 Shelling the Duckboards, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Night Bombing by Aeroplanes on a Road near Soissons, 1927 (litho)
1123855 Night Bombing by Aeroplanes on a Road near Soissons, 1927 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Oxen pushed by the Russians on the cleared land around Premysl and blown up by dynamite... (colour litho)
2815706 Oxen pushed by the Russians on the cleared land around Premysl and blown up by dynamite... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Air Fight at Wytschaete, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash
STC255943 Air Fight at Wytschaete, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, Part Three, Paul Nash, 1918 (colour litho) by Nash

In the Karst, on the morning of 22 July, our vigorous counter-offensive ends with a real route... (colour litho)
2815773 In the Karst, on the morning of 22 July, our vigorous counter-offensive ends with a real route... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Bloody baptism of fire by the Garibaldini in France, German trench conquered by the bayonet in the Argonne
2815715 Bloody baptism of fire by the Garibaldini in France, German trench conquered by the bayonet in the Argonne (colour litho) by Beltrame

Brining news of the Battle of Leipzig, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations (litho)
IL370618 Brining news of the Battle of Leipzig, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations (litho) by Schmidt, Hans W

The momentum of our offensives, as an Austrian stakeout at the Passo della... (colour litho)
2815787 The momentum of our offensives, as an Austrian stakeout at the Passo della... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The momentum of our offensives)

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

Charge of the Ninth Cuirassiers, Village of Morsbronn, August 6, 1870, 1874-1900

Fireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Du... 1595
Fireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Kustrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of Prussia, 1595. Possibly by Georg Keller

The great fight at Charleston S. C. April 7th 1863, pub
AQS331924 The great fight at Charleston S.C. April 7th 1863, pub. Currier & Ives, 1863 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

More Explosions expected! Startling Reports!! (engraving)
1627633 More Explosions expected! Startling Reports!! (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: More Explosions expected! Startling Reports!)

The Surrender of Candahar, Sketches on the Proposed State Railway, now abandoned (engraving)
1037679 The Surrender of Candahar, Sketches on the Proposed State Railway, now abandoned (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Surrender of Candahar)

The Scene on Spion Kop: Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation
STC363470 The Scene on Spion Kop: Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, from a sketch by a British Officer (litho) by Craig

Blinded for You - WWI postcard published on behalf of the National Institute
701027 Blinded for You - WWI postcard published on behalf of the National Institute for the Blind (colour litho) by Woodville

Scene of the Late Gun-Cotton Explosion at Faversham (engraving)
1096029 Scene of the Late Gun-Cotton Explosion at Faversham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene of the Late Gun-Cotton Explosion at Faversham)

The Great Explosion at Seaford (engraving)
1096888 The Great Explosion at Seaford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Explosion at Seaford)

The Gas Main Explosion, Scene in Charlotte-Street, Tottenham-Court-Road, on Monday Evening (engraving)
1106771 The Gas Main Explosion, Scene in Charlotte-Street, Tottenham-Court-Road, on Monday Evening (engraving) by English School

Boiler Explosion in Chatham Dockyard Yesterday Week (engraving)
1103532 Boiler Explosion in Chatham Dockyard Yesterday Week (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boiler Explosion in Chatham Dockyard Yesterday Week)

French infantry under fire from German artillery during the Battle of Verdun
870228 French infantry under fire from German artillery during the Battle of Verdun, 1916 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Explosion on Southwark Bridge (photo)
605013 Explosion on Southwark Bridge (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explosion on Southwark Bridge)

How, in the area of Plava, was rejected an attempt by Austrian nuclei, brought from Gorizia by armored train
2815790 How, in the area of Plava, was rejected an attempt by Austrian nuclei, brought from Gorizia by armored train (colour litho) by Beltrame

Our artillery disperses a column on its way from Varda to Corvara, in the Upper Cordevole (colour litho)
2815789 Our artillery disperses a column on its way from Varda to Corvara, in the Upper Cordevole (colour litho) by Beltrame

Fierce battle to force the Dardanelles Strait, bursting mines sink the battleship... (colour litho)
2815737 Fierce battle to force the Dardanelles Strait, bursting mines sink the battleship... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The episodes of the war, French troops fleeing from an underground trench bombarded by enemies (colour litho)
2815696 The episodes of the war, French troops fleeing from an underground trench bombarded by enemies (colour litho) by Beltrame

The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho)
2809096 The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reign of terror in Belfast)

The dramas of the mines (colour litho)
2808998 The dramas of the mines (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The drama of the mines)

The formidable explosion of the Basovizza powder keg, near Trieste, which contained 900 quintals of balistite
2808867 The formidable explosion of the Basovizza powder keg, near Trieste, which contained 900 quintals of balistite (colour litho) by Beltrame

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"From devastating wars to powerful tests, they have shaped history and left lasting impacts. In this captivating collection of images, we witness the chaos and destruction caused by explosions throughout different eras. A World War I cartoon takes us back in time, showcasing the explosive nature of warfare during that period. Meanwhile, a better hole is created through an explosion, demonstrating how controlled blasts can be used for construction purposes. The haunting aftermath of a 1957 nuclear test reminds us of the long-lasting effects of such detonations – fall-out that lingers for years to come. On a more heroic note, a fireboat fearlessly battles flames at Colonial Wharf in East London, highlighting the bravery required to combat destructive forces. The sheer power unleashed by an atomic bomb explosion is captured in another striking image. It serves as a chilling reminder of humanity's ability to create weapons capable of immense devastation. Moving on from war zones, Italians in Somalia are seen dealing with an explosion's aftermath – evidence that explosions transcend borders and affect lives worldwide. In WWI on the Western Front at Longueval, France in 1916, Highlanders face both enemy fire and exploding shells as they fight valiantly for their cause. The Monte Bello atomic test showcases yet another chapter in mankind's exploration into harnessing explosive energy for various purposes. A Royal Air Force display poster from Hendon captures the awe-inspiring spectacle of aircraft breaking through sound barriers with thunderous booms. However, not all they can intentional or celebratory; scenes depicting fatal incidents like the Birmingham explosion remind us of their tragic consequences. Even under cover darkness Handley Page Hampden Bombers take flight - silent but deadly - reminding us that danger can strike unexpectedly even when unseen. Lastly, Home Guard practice sessions demonstrate how they were utilized as part of training exercises during times when nations stood united against common threats. "