Smashing Collection

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Sea Otter Eating on back using stone to break abalone
FG-2627 SEA OTTER - eating on its back, using stone to break Abalone Enhydra lutris Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to smash
Striking! A tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to hit a net-side smash shot. It looks like game, set and match for her handsome male companion. Date: early 1940s

Sea Otter - Using tool cracking clam on rock. California, USA Mo82
TOM-788 Sea Otter - Using tool to crack clam on rock California, USA Enhydra lutris Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

British artillery smashing a German pontoon bridge across the Petit Morin River, France (litho)
3252915 British artillery smashing a German pontoon bridge across the Petit Morin River, France (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917
Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. The chistening of the SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies

Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actor in the Role of Wrestler Hanaregoma no Chokichi, c1850

Ah! tu dis que tu passes la nuit à ton bureau... 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ah! tu dis que tu passes la nuit a ton bureau... 1840. Ah! tu dis que tu passes la nuit a ton Bureau! et tu vas a Musard avec des Gourgandines!...'

Un affreux cauchemar, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un affreux cauchemar, 19th century. A horrible nightmare

Luddites smash weaving machinery in a Nottingham textile factory. The Luddites were a movement of radical group of English textile workers

Georgian cartoon, The First Scrape - woman smashing a violin over a young man's head, because he was making a terrible noise with it. Date: circa 1820s

Scenes from Gaumont film, Smashing Through
Scenes from Gaumont motoring film Smashing Through Date: 1929

Rioting in the West End of London 1886
Looting shops in Piccadilly, London. A meeting of the unemployed was held in Trafalgar Square, which divided itself into two groups, the Fair Trade League and the Revolutionary Social Democrats

Elie smashes the idols of Baal, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665490 Elie smashes the idols of Baal, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Elie smashes the idols of Baal, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

The brute (chromolitho)
1094251 The brute (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brute. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

"There was an Old Person of Buda, whose conduct grew ruder and ruder", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386658 " There was an Old Person of Buda, whose conduct grew ruder and ruder", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

La Croisade Des Femmes Contre L Intemperance Aux Etats-Unis (engraving)
2783410 La Croisade Des Femmes Contre L Intemperance Aux Etats-Unis (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The great manifestations of joy that took place in Constantinople for the victory over the Greeks gave rise to unrest
2809140 The great manifestations of joy that took place in Constantinople for the victory over the Greeks gave rise to unrest (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Election Campaign Poster for the Bavarian Peoples Party (colour litho)
1630633 Election Campaign Poster for the Bavarian Peoples Party (colour litho) by Keimel, Hermann (1899 - 1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bayerische Volkspartei)

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Smashing Mantis Shrimp - TK2 dive site, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia Date: 25-09-2019

Patriotic Delirium, French Revolution, August 1789 (engraving)
972684 Patriotic Delirium, French Revolution, August 1789 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patriotic Delirium, French Revolution, August 1789)

A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition (colour litho)
2809263 A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition)

The food of French winemakers, thousands of hectolitres of champagne dispersed and destroyed for revenge (Colour Litho)
2815409 The food of French winemakers, thousands of hectolitres of champagne dispersed and destroyed for revenge (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Collegiate students of the Garibaldi Hospice in Palermo rebel against the masters (colour litho)
2798847 Collegiate students of the Garibaldi Hospice in Palermo rebel against the masters (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sixty schoolchildren crashed into a river, near Tarnovo, Bulgaria, because of a sudden... (colour litho)
2778424 Sixty schoolchildren crashed into a river, near Tarnovo, Bulgaria, because of a sudden... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Extravagant Enterprises (Colour Litho)
2778385 The Extravagant Enterprises (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The extravagant feats)

The Bear... a congress (colour litho)
2778170 The Bear... a congress (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bear... at the congress)

In the middle of the night, due to a fatal carelessness of the driver, a terrible clash between a truck
2778269 In the middle of the night, due to a fatal carelessness of the driver, a terrible clash between a truck... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Three masked bandits broke, with revolvers in their hands, in a crowded... (colour litho)
2778046 Three masked bandits broke, with revolvers in their hands, in a crowded... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Riots in Paris (colour litho)
2819081 Riots in Paris (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riots in Paris. Looting of the Church of Saint-Joseph. Pillage de l eglise Saint-Joseph)

A Carom on the Chandelier, pub. 1882 (colour litho)
2646245 A Carom on the Chandelier, pub. 1882 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms 870 Moses on Mount Sinai and Moses and the Golden Calf
BMR185949 Ms 870 Moses on Mount Sinai and Moses and the Golden Calf, from La Somme le Roy by Frere Laurent, illuminated by Maitre Honore (vellum) by French School

Moved and indignant at the end of Lusitania, the people of London attack and devastate the property of the Germans
2815754 Moved and indignant at the end of Lusitania, the people of London attack and devastate the property of the Germans (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The crimes of ignorance, the people of Molfetta destroy a cart of disinfectants intended for... (colour litho)
2815377 The crimes of ignorance, the people of Molfetta destroy a cart of disinfectants intended for... (colour litho) by Beltrame

An exceptional rescue (colour litho)
2783803 An exceptional rescue (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An exceptional rescue)

An unexpected visit (Colour Litho)
2783471 An unexpected visit (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An unexpected visit)

Teach the Young idea - to window-smash
The elderly suffragette (a believer in the window-breaking policy): Look, dear - thats the sort of hammer. Cartoon commenting on the window-smashing policy of militant suffragettes. Date: 1912

An unprecedented accident occurred at the station of Zollino (South East Railways) in Apulia (colour litho)
2778351 An unprecedented accident occurred at the station of Zollino (South East Railways) in Apulia (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Unexpected Obstacle (Colour Litho)
2778222 The Unexpected Obstacle (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The unexpected obstacle)

Barbarian scenes in Seville (colour litho)
2778053 Barbarian scenes in Seville (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbarian scenes in Seville)

Cut in two! (colour litho)
2778227 Cut in two! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cut in two! During a storm in the Bay of Biscay)

The car that enters through the roof (colour litho)
2778474 The car that enters through the roof (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The car that comes in through the roof)

An Energumen in the Temple of Temi (Colour Litho)
2777765 An Energumen in the Temple of Temi (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An enthusiast in the temple of Temi)

Byzantine iconoclasm, 8th Century (engraving)
3647188 Byzantine iconoclasm, 8th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Byzantine iconoclasm, 8th Century)

When the storm dominates (colour litho)
2778141 When the storm dominates (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the storm dominates)

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"Smashing: From Sea Otters to Suffragettes, a Journey of Power and Impact" A sea otter effortlessly smashes through an abalone shell using a stone, showcasing nature's ingenuity and resourcefulness. With her fierce determination, a tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to smash the ball with unmatched precision and strength on the championship court. The wonders of the cinema organ come alive as G. H. Davis skillfully smashes the keys, creating captivating melodies that transport audiences into another world. Delve into Georgian humor with "The First Scrape, " a hilarious cartoon depicting mischievous characters engaging in comical smashing antics. Gaumont film "Smashing Through" takes viewers on an exhilarating journey filled with heart-pounding action scenes that leave them at the edge of their seats. Witness history unfold as rioting erupts in London's West End during 1886, where angry crowds clash and smash through barriers demanding change. In an act of rebellion against industrialization, Luddites take matters into their own hands by smashing weaving machinery, symbolizing resistance against technological advancements. Step back in time with Collins Music Hall poster from Islington Green in London; its vibrant colors invite you to experience unforgettable performances that will leave you breathless. Discover how to make it hard for invaders as we explore bizarre tactics used throughout history—strategies designed to smash any hopes they had of conquering new lands. Elie fearlessly smashes the idols of Baal in this powerful illustration from the Dore Bible (1866), reminding us of humanity's unwavering quest for truth and justice. Accuracy meets advanced technology as Australian athletes demonstrate perfect balance while smashing balls across blue courts during intense championships—a sight worth witnessing. Suffragette militants shattered glass ceilings both metaphorically and literally when they fearlessly smashed windows, fighting for women's rights and equality.