Dynamite Collection

PAUL NEWMAN (1925-2008). American actor. As Butch Cassidy in the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969

Golf Course, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 6th June 1910
View from Perranporth golf course over the beach to the town. Nobels explosives works can be seen on top of the hill at Cligga Head. Two ladies and a gentleman are standing in the foreground

Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa, Irish Fenian
Cartoon, Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa (1831-1915), Irish Fenian leader - The terrible monster who was frightened by a woman! He was a pioneer in the use of explosives for political persuasion

Women packing dynamite cartridges, 1888. Explosives factory at, Val Bormida, near Cengio, North West Italy
538432 Women packing dynamite cartridges, 1888. Explosives factory at, Val Bormida, near Cengio, North West Italy. From La Nature, Paris, 1888. Engraving

Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century
NWI4962689 Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century)

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: The Dynamite Dragon (engraving)
8657326 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: The Dynamite Dragon (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dynamite Dragon)

Blowing up flood rock, Sectional view showing tunnelling for insertion of dynamite cartridges (engraving)
8643760 Blowing up flood rock, Sectional view showing tunnelling for insertion of dynamite cartridges (engraving) by English School

Nitroglycerin processing plant, explosives factory, Val Bormida, near Cengio, North West Italy, 1888
538429 Nitroglycerin processing plant, explosives factory, Val Bormida, near Cengio, North West Italy, 1888. From La Nature, Paris, 1888

Castle at Ham, 2 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Castle at Ham, 2 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). The Cha^teau de Ham (fort or forteresse de Ham), a castle in Ham, Somme department

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

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

WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed - Passage over Somme
WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed (by dynamite by the retreating German forces) - Passage over Somme cleared by British Army. Date: 1917

Examination of John Daly, alias Denman, at the Birkenhead police court, 1884. Court case involving the dynamite plot. Illustration from the The Graphic, (3 May 1884)

Hot explosion
Artem Pozdniakov

Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour)
GIA4786601 Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de l'Opera Garnier, Paris

Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho)
2783787 Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian heroism in Catalonia)

Bomb explosion in the Liceo Theatre, Barcelona, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th November 1893 (colour litho)
CHT218563 Bomb explosion in the Liceo Theatre, Barcelona, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th November 1893 (colour litho) by French School

Risk
Dina Belenko

Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump. Shown tamping in dynamite in prepared hole. Bonner County, Idaho

Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump. It will take fourteen sticks of dynamite. Bonner County, Idaho

Explosion in the dynamite factory in Cugny, Aisne, in "Le Petit Parisien"on 17 / 03 / 1901 (engraving)
XEE4172768 Explosion in the dynamite factory in Cugny, Aisne, in " Le Petit Parisien" on 17/03/1901 (engraving) by Meaulle, F

Roland Sjogren & Niklas Tisell, Sweden Aluminium Systems, Mr Dynamite Thundercat P750 World Campionships Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England 09 June 2007 Date: 09 June 2007

Red squirrels standing in snow on dynamite with matches
Red Squirrel standing in snow on dynamite with matches Date: 02-01-2021

Red squirrels standing in snow and on dynamite
Red Squirrel is standing in snow and on dynamite Date: 02-01-2021

Red squirrel standing in snow climbing in dynamite
Eekhoorn, Red Squirrel is standing in snow climbing in dynamite Date: 02-01-2021

Red squirrel standing in snow holding dynamite with great tit on it
Eekhoorn, Red Squirrel is standing in snow holding dynamite with great tit on it Date: 31-12-2020

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 dynamite plot (engraving)
614480 The dynamite plot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dynamite plot)

The Situation in Constantinople, the Armenian Bombs discovered by the Police (b / w photo)
1051028 The Situation in Constantinople, the Armenian Bombs discovered by the Police (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); 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 Attempt to destroy a Train on the London and North Western Railway, Spot where the Dynamite was found (engraving)
1060243 The Attempt to destroy a Train on the London and North Western Railway, Spot where the Dynamite was found (engraving) by English School

Captain Edmund Louis Zalinski (chromolitho)
2802547 Captain Edmund Louis Zalinski (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Edmund Louis Zalinski)

Wreck of the ship Gipsy at Bristol
The stranded Waterford Steam Navigation Companys steamer, the Gipsy, on, May I2th, 1878. The boat left Cumberland Basin for Waterford in the early morning. It was then high water

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 Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving)
1603490 The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah)

The Dynamite Outrages (engraving)
1590944 The Dynamite Outrages (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dynamite Outrages. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 January 1885)

Laboratorium of Alfred Nobel at his Villa in Sanremo, 1890s (b / w photo)
6281730 Laboratorium of Alfred Nobel at his Villa in Sanremo, 1890s (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Nobelmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden; Photo eFine Art Images; out of copyright

High Explosives, Flood Rock (engraving)
5207092 High Explosives, Flood Rock (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: High Explosives, Flood Rock)

The attempt to blow up London Bridge with dynamite on Saturday last (engraving)
605359 The attempt to blow up London Bridge with dynamite on Saturday last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Fenian dynamite conspiracy in England (engraving)
608697 The Fenian dynamite conspiracy in England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fenian dynamite conspiracy in England; De La Mottes Hotel)

The dynamite outrages in Westminster (engraving)
608687 The dynamite outrages in Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dynamite outrages in Westminster; Back area of the Junior Carlton Club)

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

Man threatening to blow himself up (colour litho)
3096388 Man threatening to blow himself up (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man threatening to blow himself up)

The Dynamite Outrages in London (engraving)
1590957 The Dynamite Outrages in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dynamite Outrages in London)

Recent dynamite explosions at the House of Commons in London (engraving)
965497 Recent dynamite explosions at the House of Commons in London (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Dynamite: A Powerful Force in History and Entertainment" From the explosive scenes of Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy in the iconic film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" to the fiery spirit of Irish Fenian Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa depicted in a captivating cartoon, it has left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. In 1910, a hot explosion rocked Perranporth Golf Course in Cornwall, reminding us of both its destructive power and its potential for controlled demolition. This event foreshadowed the devastation witnessed during World War I when Chateau Caulaincourt was destroyed, forever altering the landscape and marking a passage over Somme that would be etched into history. Even suffragettes found inspiration in dynamite's forceful nature. Ruthless rhymes of martial militants echoed their determination as they fought for equality with explosive fervor. The explosions at Houses of Parliament in 1885 served as a stark reminder that sometimes radical actions are taken to ignite change. It also played a pivotal role behind closed doors. In 1884, John Daly alias Denman faced examination at Birkenhead police court where his involvement with this powerful substance came under scrutiny, and is through these moments that we realize how they are shape lives and alter destinies. During times of war, munition workers became unsung heroes harnessing dynamite's might to fuel victory on postcards circulated during World War I. Their tireless efforts symbolized both sacrifice and innovation as they worked tirelessly to arm troops fighting for freedom. Whether it's on-screen or off-screen, dynamite continues to captivate our imagination with its raw power. From Hollywood legends like Paul Newman embodying larger-than-life characters to historical events immortalized through cartoons or court records - it remains clear that dynamite holds an undeniable allure throughout history.