Sabotage Collection

Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis
Introducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches

LIONEL BUSTER CRABB Commander Crabb, underwater sabotage agent and alleged double-agent, who disappeared whilst investigating the Russian cruiser Ordkhonikidze Date: 1910 - 1956

Sabotage of railways Illustration in: Le Petit Journal, France, Aug., 6, 1911 (print)
5674886 Sabotage of railways Illustration in: Le Petit Journal, France, Aug., 6, 1911 (print); (add.info.: Transport. Train)

French illustration depicting a campaigner for universal suffrage sabotaging a railway train. Circa 1840
5304850 French illustration depicting a campaigner for universal suffrage sabotaging a railway train. Circa 1840; (add.info)

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Sabotier, between circa 1678 and circa 1693. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Sabotier, between circa 1678 and circa 1693

The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort... 1860. Creator: F. J. S
The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort of Melazzo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Crimean War. It was the intention of our engineers to blow in a portion of the English half of the docks...the charges in

Grand Manifestation in Honour of the Successes of the Allies in the Crimea, given at South Park, San Creator: Unknown
Grand Manifestation in Honour of the Successes of the Allies in the Crimea, given at South Park, San Francisco, 1856. Crimean War....a spacious pavilion had been prepared for the banquet

'L'Alliance avec la mer; M Karel Cogge, qui assura l'inondation de la region de Nieuport, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I"

'L'Alliance avec la mer; L'inondation protectrice sur la rive gauche de l'Yser, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'L'Alliance avec la mer; L'inondation protectrice sur la rive gauche de l'Yser, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Boers Caught in the Act of Cutting the Telegraph Wires, 1902. Creators: Walter Paget
Boers Caught in the Act of Cutting the Telegraph Wires, 1902. Telegraph wires were cut and railways sabotaged by the Boers. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage
An illustrated front cover for The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage, written by Stanton Hope, no. 736 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Deeds of the Apaches (colour litho)
2779298 Deeds of the Apaches (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deeds of the Apaches)

History of Steam, illustration for an educational textbook
CHT307820 History of Steam, illustration for an educational textbook, mid 19th century (colour litho) by Bertmont (fl.1860); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Tragic night in a French convent (Colour Litho)
2783696 Tragic night in a French convent (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragic night in a French convent)

Retreating Belgian soldier obliterating signpost names to confuse the invading enemy during the early stages of the First World War. 1914

Leslie Thornton in the dock at a trial in Moscow, USSR
Leslie Thornton in the dock, at a trial in Moscow of employees of the Metropolitan Vickers Company, April 1933. They were charged with sabotage, espionage

Alfred Hitchcock at work directing Sabotage with Sylvia Sidney (colour litho)
3642351 Alfred Hitchcock at work directing Sabotage with Sylvia Sidney (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Denis Papin (1647-1712) watching his paddle steamer destroyed by the boatmen of Muenden
CHT236724 Denis Papin (1647-1712) watching his paddle steamer destroyed by the boatmen of Muenden in 1707 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Two sentries shooting at would-be saboteurs on the French railways (colour litho)
2779664 Two sentries shooting at would-be saboteurs on the French railways (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Old Abes First Night in the White House, c. 1860 (litho)
AQS257104 Old Abes First Night in the White House, c.1860 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Punishment for saboteurs! (colour litho)
2779739 Punishment for saboteurs! (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment for saboteurs! Sus aux saboteurs)

Frontispiece from The riot, or, Half a loaf is better than no bread
5890769 Frontispiece from The riot, or, Half a loaf is better than no bread; The good militia man, or, The man that is worth a host; and, The loyal sailor, or, no mutineering

Finishing the masterpiece
István Lahpor

On October 7th 1943, a German military train was wrecked by sabotage on the Drammen-Mjondalen railway about 50 km from Oslo. A large number of Germans were killed and wounded

Sabotage of the Artillery Park at Grenoble on the night of 13th / 14th November 1943 by the French Resistance. Detonations were put in position near some 30 tons of powder

Bull Run. Orange and Alexandria R. R. near Union Mills, 1861-65
Bull Run. Orange and Alexandria R.R. near Union Mills, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Bull Run. The Stone Bridge, 1861-62. Creators: Tim O Sullivan, George N. Barnard
Bull Run. The Stone Bridge, 1861-62. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Confederate Method of Destroying Rail Roads at McCloud Mill, Virginia, 1863. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

METRO-VICKERS TRIAL 1933
Russian lawyers confront the British engineer, Thornton, and his secretary, Kutosuova, accusing them of spying and sabotage. Metropolitan-Vickers trial, Moscow, Russia. Date: April 1933

Les Conseilleurs ne Sont Pas les Payeurs, 1943. Creator: Bedos et Cie Imprimeurs
Les Conseilleurs ne Sont Pas les Payeurs, 1943. French anti-Resistance poster of the Vichy government

Shermans March to the Sea, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Shermans March to the Sea, (1878). Unionist Major General William Tecumseh Shermans men sabotaging a railrway during a military campaign of the American Civil War

British Soldiers Cutting a Dam Constructed by Arabi at Mahuta, c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Robert Fay (on the left) and his two accomplices photographed in court, 1915. Robert Fay was a German spy during WWI who was convicted of trying to sabotage ships in American harbors

Detection of an incendiary, American Revolutionary War, c1776 (c1880). Soldiers searching the streets as a man prepares to set fire to a house

Railway bridge across the Vals River at Kroonstad, blown up by the Boers, South Africa, 1901. Stereoscopic card

Royal Engineers repairing a railway destroyed by the Boers, Kroonstad, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card

Troops tearing up a railway, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Boston Tea Party, 26 December 1773. Inhabitants of Boston, Massachusetts, dressed as American Indians, throwing tea from vessels in the harbour into the water as a protest against British taxation

Jack Hindon and his train wreckers, 2nd Boer War, c1900. Oliver John Jack Hindon (1874-1919), the most famous of the Boer train wreckers, with his gang

Sabotage telephone kiosks Tel-Aviv night 12 13th June
Sabotage to telephone kiosks in Tel-Aviv on night between 12 & 13th June. 1939, Israel, Tel Aviv

Sabotage G. P. O building June 10th 11th 1939 Blown out
Sabotage in G.P.O. building on June 10th & 11th 1939. Blown out collection box. 1939, Jerusalem, Israel

Sabotage electric power station west Julian Way
Sabotage to electric power station west of Julian Way, 1939, Jerusalem, Israel

Workers strike in Jumet (Belgium) on 26 March 1886. Strikers destroying an smelter in the H. Bandoux glass factory. Engraving

Human torpedo in action by G. H. Davis
A human torpedo in action: a two-man crew working together to sink an enemy warship during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Destruction of the Union Depot and Hotel at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the Great Railroad Strike
GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Destruction of the Union Depot and Hotel at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the Great Railroad Strike, 21-22 July 1877. Contemporary American wood engraving

Communist China - sabotaged supply line
Chinese villagers standing behind an uplifted railway track in Communist China - they had sabotaged a supply line to cut off the enemys route in wartime. circa 1940s

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"Sabotage: Unveiling the Intriguing Tales of Disruption and Deception" In a world filled with covert operations and clandestine acts, the concept has woven its way into history's tapestry. From daring frogmen divers to striking workers, from cutting telegraph wires to burning wheat fields, these stories reveal the fascinating nature of human ingenuity and subterfuge. One such tale takes us back to post-war Britain when Lionel Buster Crabb emerged as an enigmatic figure. Known for his exceptional skills as a diver, he became instrumental in uncovering secrets lurking beneath the surface. As part of Britain's frogmen divers team by G. H. Davis, Crabb embarked on daring missions that would forever etch his name in history. But sabotage is not limited to underwater exploits alone; it extends far beyond those depths. "The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage" sheds light on how individuals can manipulate circumstances within industrial settings for their own gain or ideological motives. Delving further into history reveals instances like "Boers Caught in the Act of Cutting the Telegraph Wires. " Walter Paget's illustration captures a pivotal moment during the Boer War where cunning tactics disrupted communication networks, leaving enemies bewildered and vulnerable. Saboteurs come from all walks of life - even ordinary workers seeking justice. The Jumet strike in Belgium serves as a reminder that sometimes disruption is born out of desperation or grievances against oppressive conditions. As we explore further, we encounter extraordinary methods employed by saboteurs throughout time - including human torpedoes depicted vividly by G. H. Davis' artwork. These audacious actions demonstrate how unconventional means can be utilized to achieve desired outcomes amidst chaos and conflict. Not confined solely to physical acts, sabotage manifests itself through arson too - exemplified by Le Petit Parisien's depiction of "Arson at the Naphtha Wells in Baku.