Explosives Collection (page 2)

In mid air A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
In mid air A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood, 1890. Black cloud from explosive blast on side of mountain

Berthold Schwartz, german chemist, 1865 (engraving)
7345958 Berthold Schwartz, german chemist, 1865 (engraving) by Montaut, Henri de (1829-89); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Avro Lancaster bomber which has been frequently flown as a Master bomber pictured after completing its 100th operation. She is Lancaster A-Able and is pictured with members of the ground crew

The stubborn church tower... and the frustration of blaster Bates
The stubborn church tower...and the frustration of blaster Bates. The second attempt to demolish the spire of the Trinity Methodist church at Macclesfield fails as Blaster looks on in amazement

Dismantled Bomb. Members of Royal Army Ordanance Corps with Dismantled 50lb Bomb. September 1971 71-8819-002

Boeing B707 F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean
Boeing B707-328B F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean (msn 18459, line no.335), of Air France. First flown on 12 March 1963, delivered to Air France on 30 March 1963

Blasting the Granite Rock, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Blasting the Granite Rock, 1857. One of the vast natural depots is the granite quarries at Rubislaw (pronounced Robsley), within a mile of Aberdeen [in Scotland]...The area already worked is several

Cordite railway HAY03_01_037
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Holton Heath, Wareham St. Martin, Dorset. Cordite being transported to the press houses on the narrow-gauge railway system, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

USA, Delaware, Wilmington, The Hagley Museum, site of the first Du Pont gunpower factory, Eleutherian Mills, first mansion of E.I. Du Pont built in 1803

Willingham House, Market Rasen
An oil painting of Willingham House, a country house near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. It was built circa 1790 for Ayscoghe Boucherett, member of parliament for Grimsby between 1796-1803

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Western
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, western, front, army, troops, soldiers, charge, charging, battle, satchels, explosives, explosions, exploding, running, run, attack, attacking, enemy

Harnessing the atom by G. H. Davis
The force which can move mountains: harnessing the atom to vast projects for the benefit of mankind. Showing how the use of atomic explosives could be used on ambitious engineering works

WSPU Right to Serve march to demand work in munitions, 1915 (b/w photo)
2906468 WSPU Right to Serve march to demand work in munitions, 1915 (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection

Women making bullets, 1915 (b/w photo)
2920858 Women making bullets, 1915 (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection

How France mobilised her industrial resources for making munitions: pointing shells for 75s in a private factory
STC312569 How France mobilised her industrial resources for making munitions: pointing shells for 75s in a private factory, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by Jonas

Le sultan du Maroc Abou-Yousouf emploie la poudre a canon pour lancer des graviers de fer, au siege de Sidjilmesa
5993232 Le sultan du Maroc Abou-Yousouf emploie la poudre a canon pour lancer des graviers de fer, au siege de Sidjilmesa, en 1273 (engraving) by European School

Navire couvert portant le feu gregeois, d apres un manuscrit latin du XIIIe siecle (engraving)
5993215 Navire couvert portant le feu gregeois, d apres un manuscrit latin du XIIIe siecle (engraving) by European School

Munitions girl powdering her face in the reflection of a shell casing (colour litho)
6000043 Munitions girl powdering her face in the reflection of a shell casing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement featuring the The Chrysler Building, from the DuPont Magazine
615339 Advertisement featuring the The Chrysler Building, from the DuPont Magazine, May 1930 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

The Whitehead Torpedo, from The Illustrated War News, 17th February 1915 (litho)
700908 The Whitehead Torpedo, from The Illustrated War News, 17th February 1915 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; English, out of copyright

Glazing barrel, Moses Campbell (b / w photo)
HGL396716 Glazing barrel, Moses Campbell (b/w photo) by Gentieu, Pierre A. (1842-1930); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware, USA; (add.info.: worker at Eleutherian Mills gunpowder mill)

A large mine being detonated in French territory during World War One (b / w photo)
STC429799 A large mine being detonated in French territory during World War One (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

The enemy that comes from the air, a French airplane launches five bombs on the big neighborhood... (colour litho)
2815745 The enemy that comes from the air, a French airplane launches five bombs on the big neighborhood... (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)

General view of the dynamite works at Cugny-La Genevraye, France (engraving)
2783440 General view of the dynamite works at Cugny-La Genevraye, France (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite (colour litho)
3097538 A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite)

The Turkish Crisis (engraving)
1605863 The Turkish Crisis (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Turkish Crisis. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 October 1896)

Emploi de la nitro-glycerine pour l exploitation des carrieres et des mines (engraving)
5993253 Emploi de la nitro-glycerine pour l exploitation des carrieres et des mines (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Experience faite avec une torpille sous-marine dans la rade d Hyeres, le 20 avril 1868 (engraving)
5993242 Experience faite avec une torpille sous-marine dans la rade d Hyeres, le 20 avril 1868 (engraving) by European School

Preparation du fulmi coton, trempage dans les acides et expression du produit (engraving)
5993235 Preparation du fulmi coton, trempage dans les acides et expression du produit (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparation du fulmi coton)

Le feu gregeois employe par les assiegeants et les assieges au siege de Constantinople par Mahomet II
5993230 Le feu gregeois employe par les assiegeants et les assieges au siege de Constantinople par Mahomet II, en 1453 (engraving) by European School

Effets de l explosion de l atelier pour la fabrication du fulmi-coton, a la poudrerie du Bouchet
5993236 Effets de l explosion de l atelier pour la fabrication du fulmi-coton, a la poudrerie du Bouchet, le 17 juillet 1848 (engraving) by European School

Arrest of Guy Fawkes for attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot
6029837 Arrest of Guy Fawkes for attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot, 5 November 1605 (engraving) by English School

Arrest of Guy Fawkes, illustration from Cassell
STC385317 Arrest of Guy Fawkes, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Boring Machines and Explosives Twin Helpers, front cover of the DuPont Magazine
615318 Boring Machines and Explosives Twin Helpers, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, March-April 1922 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington

Raising a Railroad Bridge with Dynamite, front cover of the DuPont Magazine
615317 Raising a Railroad Bridge with Dynamite, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, January-February 1922 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington

Infernal Machine designed by the Confederates to destroy the Federal Flotilla in
PNP265277 Infernal Machine designed by the Confederates to destroy the Federal Flotilla in the Potomac (engraving) by American School

Armoured Gunboats Commanded by U. S. Flag Officer Andrew Foote
PNP265273 Armoured Gunboats Commanded by U.S. Flag Officer Andrew Foote, 6th February 1862 (coloured engraving) by American School

White tape marking clear tracks through a minefield, by the River Senio, Italy
NAM429773 White tape marking clear tracks through a minefield, by the River Senio, Italy, March 1945 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

Sappers of the 237 Field Company, Royal Engineers, clearing a minefield in the aftermath
NAM429772 Sappers of the 237 Field Company, Royal Engineers, clearing a minefield in the aftermath of the First Armys attack on Toukabeur and Chaouach, April 1943 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Entrance to the lane, through a minefield, leading up to Licolle Ridge, c
NAM429770 Entrance to the lane, through a minefield, leading up to Licolle Ridge, c.1944 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

The Infernal used by the English Navy at St. Malo s. A floating mine constructed in a vessel with sand, gunpowder, masonry, bombs and fireworks. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Ancient Chinese weapons and war engines
Ancient Chinese weapons including shield 1, bow and arrow 2, axe 10, helmet 12, lance 8, 9, quiver 4, and war engines, including mobile siege ladder 13, mobile moat bridge 15, fire starter engine 14

Napoleons Army retreating from the battlefied
Napoleon Bonaparte and his Army retreating from the battlefied of Liepzig, after the premature destruction of the bridge on the Elster River, 1813

Women riding on cases of TNT, WW1
Women riding on cases of TNT, packed for despatch to a shell factory, First World War. 1914-1918

German soldier carrying incendiary materials who catches fire and burns like a torch and flees... (colour litho)
2815732 German soldier carrying incendiary materials who catches fire and burns like a torch and flees... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The giveaways of our Alpine, barrels and explosive sleds plunged to the Austrian positions (colour litho)
2777541 The giveaways of our Alpine, barrels and explosive sleds plunged to the Austrian positions (colour litho) by Beltrame

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"Explosives: Unleashing Power and Defying Conventions" During the First World War, women shattered societal norms as they fearlessly entered the workforce, including in explosive factories. Their dedication fueled the war effort. A firework rocket on a stick illuminates the night sky, captivating spectators with its vibrant colors and thunderous booms. A symbol of celebration and excitement, it reminds us of our fascination with controlled explosions. In a cartoon by Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, an Irish Fenian revolutionary, explosives become a metaphor for resistance against oppression. The power to ignite change lies within these volatile substances. A German stormtroop officer during WWI demonstrates cluster grenades' devastating potential against tanks—a stark reminder of how technology transformed warfare forever. The French Resistance in WWII exemplified courage amidst danger. These brave individuals clandestinely used explosives to disrupt enemy operations and protect their homeland. G. H. Davis's depiction of Britain's frogmen divers showcases their expertise in underwater demolitions—an integral part of neutralizing threats lurking beneath the surface. Members of the bomb disposal squad meticulously measure the length of a time-delayed bomb—every second counts when defusing these deadly devices that threaten innocent lives. Willingham House stands as a testament to history—a former ammunition depot turned into a memorial site honoring those who handled explosives during times of conflict. WWI witnessed unimaginable destruction on an unprecedented scale—the harnessing of atom depicted by G. H. Davis highlights humanity's relentless pursuit for even more powerful explosives. Various types of grenades were deployed during WWI—each designed for specific purposes but sharing one common trait: unleashing devastation upon impact with unwavering force. Fort de la Bonnelle in Saint-Geosmes, Haute-Marne, France serves as a haunting reminder that once this fortress guarded secrets behind its walls—explosives poised to defend or destroy at command. From women working tirelessly to the French Resistance's bravery, they have played a pivotal role in shaping history.