Accidents Collection (page 2)

Canadian Fire Department
Canadian fire services and engine Date: 1950s

Firemen at Chipping Norton Workhouse, Oxfordshire
Firemen stand in a burnt-out section of the Chipping Norton workhouse in Oxfordshire following a fire on 19 March 1911. Sewing machines and cotton reels amongst the debris indicate a sewing room

French Fireman 1850
French firemen - (sapeurs-pomiers) Date: 1850

Syntax Star-Gazing
Dr Syntax shows a lady the stars through a telescope, while the butler trips over a dog on the stairs and drops his tray of crockery

Insurance advertisement from 1912
A rather macabre insurance advertisement, with six photographs illustrating various road accidents of the time, including motor cars, motor bus, train and horse cabs

Accident- Snow from Roof
A REGULAR DAMPER - AND NO MISTAKE Having left an exhibition on Swiss avalanches a tatty man suffers a similar fate courtesy of a roof clearer !

Printemps Store Aflame
Printemps Department Store in flames, Paris

St Etienne Circus / 1903
At St. Etienne, a circus tent (the big top) is carried away by a high wind, causing chaos inside, as animals and humans panic and try to flee

C17th Fire Engine / Dutch
An early fire engine in use in Holland. The first flexible hose was invented by Jan van der Heijden in 1672 in the Netherlands, and a pre-cursor of this may be shown here

Burying the Hatchet
A terrible accident during a street circus act where a knife-thrower misjudges his aim and hits his woman assistant in the head with his throwing hatchet

Motor Fire-Boat / London
The Beta III one of the London Fire Brigades several fire-boats, constructed by Merryweathers in 1926

Electric Fire Engine
Merryweathers electrically propelled fire-engine, which enabled 12 men to travel on the vehicle

PIANO-TYPE FIRE ENGINE
Piano type manual fire-engine, named after a resemblance of the shape of the bodywork to that instrument. Nozzles and branch-pipes were carried on brackets on the main frame

Steam Fire Engine
Canterburys steam fire- engine, built be Messrs Merryweather & sons, of Greenwich

Late C18 Fire Engine
Known as a bed-poster, this London engine is a manual machine worked by pumping handles on either side : a Beadle and a Watchman are in official attendance

London Fireman 1750
A London fireman stands beside his engine : he is employed by an insurance company, the Hand-in-hand whose uniform he wears

Great Fire of London
Street scene during the Great Fire of London

Fatal wounding of King Henry II of France, 1559 (engraving)
8672829 Fatal wounding of King Henry II of France, 1559 (engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal wounding of King Henry II of France in a jousting accident)

Do You Know: What famous school was founded by a grocer? (colour litho)
8668118 Do You Know: What famous school was founded by a grocer? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What famous school was founded by a grocer)

An Interesting Scene on board an East-Indiaman, showing the Effects of a Heavy Lurch, pub.1818 (coloured etching)
3526876 An Interesting Scene on board an East-Indiaman, showing the Effects of a Heavy Lurch, pub.1818 (coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); The Stapleton Collection

De Groof's flying machine
5311807 De Groof's flying machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting De Groof's flying machine which rose from the Cremorne Gardens, London, attached to a balloon)

The Holyhead and Chester mail coaches stuck in show at Heckley Hill near Dunstable, 1837
5912965 The Holyhead and Chester mail coaches stuck in show at Heckley Hill near Dunstable, 1837. Driver of four-horse coach falling in deep snow near another mail coach.Color print after an

Mando, late 19th century (glass)
7341207 Mando, late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A cyclist before and after an accident
5615892 A cyclist before and after an accident; (add.info.: French cartoon showing a cyclist before and after an accident. By MARS, Maurice Bonvotsin 1849-1912)

Arch of London Bridge as it appeared in the Great Frost of 1814. Two watermen whose boat has crashed into a groin are
FLO5000499 Arch of London Bridge as it appeared in the Great Frost of 1814. Two watermen whose boat has crashed into a groin are pulled to safety by rope

"D--n this hiccup!" (litho)
8630047 "D--n this hiccup!" (litho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "D--n this hiccup)

An example of Mirth by Maybank (litho)
8634530 An example of Mirth by Maybank (litho) by Webb, Hector Thomas Maybank (1869-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Mirth by Maybank (Ward Lock, 1937).); © Look and Learn

Diving (colour litho)
8656900 Diving (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diving. Man diving off a springboard and hitting heads with another swimmer)

Death of Robert Cocking in the first parachute accident, 1837 (engraving)
8672722 Death of Robert Cocking in the first parachute accident, 1837 (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A mishap during a game of tennis (chromolitho)
8677552 A mishap during a game of tennis (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mishap during a game of tennis.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Crash of Nadar's balloon Le Geant, 1863 (engraving)
8672673 Crash of Nadar's balloon Le Geant, 1863 (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crash of French aeronaut Nadar's balloon Le Geant, 1863)

If Sir Walter Raleigh had not spread the cloak (engraving)
8672627 If Sir Walter Raleigh had not spread the cloak (engraving) by Downey, Thomas Edward (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ifs" in history)

Do You Know: Where did the kiss originate? (colour litho)
8668111 Do You Know: Where did the kiss originate? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where did the kiss originate)

Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion
ICA4839074 Cover of " The Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1898_10_1: Cree du coeur - Anti feminism, Leisure, Fashion, Mountain Mountaineering Climbing

Freight wagon and locomotive and a locomotive destroyed by demonstrators during the revolt (strives) of Pullman
NWI4827620 Freight wagon and locomotive and a locomotive destroyed by demonstrators during the revolt (strives) of Pullman, Chicago, 1894

A motorcyclist barely escaped at the intersection of two steam locomotives, crossing the railways, around 1900
NWI4963370 A motorcyclist barely escaped at the intersection of two steam locomotives, crossing the railways, around 1900. Illustration by William Harnden Foster (1886-1941)

Capital letters Plate in " Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet"
DUV4220095 Capital letters Plate in " Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet". Bookshop by Theodore Lefevre et Cie - 1892 - Coloured wood engravings

In Fauves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950433 In Fauves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

A Drama of the Mountain - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving)
ICA4949957 A Drama of the Mountain - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1911 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Myths and legends: the ghost ship attracts the sailors ship against the rocks to make it sink
NWI4930510 Myths and legends: the ghost ship attracts the sailors ship against the rocks to make it sink. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Myths and legends)

The British ship "Investigator" by British explorer Robert McClure (1807-1873)
NWI4849472 The British ship "Investigator" by British explorer Robert McClure (1807-1873) caught in the ice of the Arctic seas where it discovers the detroit north of the Northwest

The death of William II of England known as William the Roux (1056-1100) during a deer hunt in the vicinity of
ELD4902129 The death of William II of England known as William the Roux (1056-1100) during a deer hunt in the vicinity of Brockenhurst, New Forest, England in 1100

Second expedition of Kamchatka: the expedition of Vitus Bering (Behring), Danish explorer and navigator (1681-1741)
NWI4902747 Second expedition of Kamchatka: the expedition of Vitus Bering (Behring), Danish explorer and navigator (1681-1741)

Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England)
NWI4829159 Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England), circa 1880 - Colorised engraving

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a car of the American army in the basin of the place jean Jaures, 1917
LUX4798942 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a car of the American army in the basin of the place jean Jaures, 1917; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Theodore Sivel
3586165 Theodore Sivel; (add.info.: Portrait of Theodore Sivel (1834-1875) a French balloonist who died in a ballooning accident. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The accidental crashing of Mrs Graham's balloon near Piccadilly
3732776 The accidental crashing of Mrs Graham's balloon near Piccadilly; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the accidental crashing of Mrs Graham's balloon near Piccadilly)

The fatal parachute descent of Robert Cocking
3732625 The fatal parachute descent of Robert Cocking; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the fatal parachute descent of Robert Cocking (1776-1837)

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"Accidents: Unpredictable, yet unforgettable moments that shape our lives. From the infamous Montparnasse Accident to a bus embedded in a house on Blackstock Road, London, these incidents remind us of the fragility of existence. Sometimes they are even take an unexpected turn, like the incredible encounter between a diver and an octopus deep beneath the ocean's surface. Looking back at history, we find ourselves marveling at 18th-century fire engines and their valiant efforts to protect communities from devastating blazes. The GLC-LFB Road Traffic Accident (RTA) serves as a stark reminder of the dangers we face on modern roads every day. But they can not always tragic; they can also teach us valuable lessons about safety. Take the Fire Safety Hop Pickers who risked their lives amidst flames to save others or witness the heroic firefighters racing through streets on their trusty fire-fighting motorcycles. Traveling further back in time, we discover manual fire-engines from 1885 and horse-drawn fire engines that were once relied upon for firefighting duties. And let's not forget about innovation –the first petrol-powered fire engine revolutionized emergency response forever. In action-packed scenes captured by photographers over generations, we see these mighty machines battling against roaring infernos with unwavering determination. Each image tells its own story of bravery and resilience. From small towns to bustling cities, they have left indelible marks on our collective memory. They remind us to appreciate life's precious moments while emphasizing the importance of preparedness and safety measures. " Note.