Smash Collection

Labour Party election posters and television speakers
Labour Party election posters and speakers for Labours series of five short television programmes in the run-up to the General Election of 8th October 1959 (which the Conservatives won)

Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France
At the Montparnasse terminus of the Chemin de Fer de l Ouest, the Granville train crashes through the buffers and into the street (Rue de Rennes)

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

Formula One World Championship: Graham Hill climbs from the wreckage of his Lotus 49B
Graham Hill (GBR) climbs from the wreckage of his Lotus 49B, his rear wing having collapsed on the ninth lap. The accident illustrated the worthiness of Armco barriers

Wwi / British Tank / Cambrai
At Cambrai, British tanks smash through the Hindenburg Line, a success that the limited mobile reserves were unable to exploit

Le Mans 24 Hour Race: The Scuderia Filipinetti Ford GT40 of Peter Sutcliffe
The Scuderia Filipinetti Ford GT40 of Peter Sutcliffe (GBR) and Dieter Spoerry (SUI) is removed from the circuit after crashing out of the race. Le Mans 24 Hours Race, Le Sarthe, France, 19 June 1966

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

George Lansbury Pamphlet, Smash Up the Workhouse
The cover of George Lansburys 1909 pamphlet Smash Up the Workhouse. Lansbury (1859-1940) was a socialist politician and campaigner for social justice

The Barter Theatre of Virginia, Abingdon, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1949

All went well till the wheels came off. Cartoon strip from the Bonzo Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Leandre just smashed a guitar on Matamores head, illustration for "
PCT4271572 Leandre just smashed a guitar on Matamores head, illustration for " Captain Fracass", 1863 (engraving) by Dore

Tram Car Smash - Church Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1907

Formula One World Championship
Jacky Ickx (BEL) is stretchered into the waiting ambulance after he suffered a broken ankle and minor burns when his Ensign N176 crashed heavily on lap 15 and caught fire

Illustration by Gustave Dore for the novel " Le Capitaine Fracasse" by Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)
PCT4277929 Illustration by Gustave Dore for the novel " Le Capitaine Fracasse" by Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)

Vallombreuse kneels before Isabelle, whom he is in love. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's
PCT4271507 Vallombreuse kneels before Isabelle, whom he is in love. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel " Le capitaine Fracasse", edition Charpentier 1863

Formula One World Championship
Marshals push to the side of the circuit the Ensign N176 of Jacky Ickx (BEL), which crashed heavily on lap 15 and caught fire. Ickx escaped relatively lightly with a broken ankle and minor burns

Baron de Sigognac. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain
PCT4265041 Baron de Sigognac. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain Fracasse". Charpentier Edition 1863.; (add.info.: Baron de Sigognac)

General Testing
Alex Lloyd (GBR) ADR spins after collecting Chris Holmes (GBR) who was having his first Formula Ford test. General Testing, Silverstone, England, 20 February 2004.

The brigand Agostin is attacked by a wolf, near the dead horse still reached in the cart abandons comedians
PCT4271543 The brigand Agostin is attacked by a wolf, near the dead horse still reached in the cart abandons comedians, or hides the little Chiquita

Serie " Balli di sfessania" (also known as Curucucu or " Les Dances", " Les Pants")
JEB4891101 Serie " Balli di sfessania" (also known as Curucucu or " Les Dances", " Les Pants")

The fall and defeat of Vallombreuse. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the picaresque novel of cape
PCT4271492 The fall and defeat of Vallombreuse. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the picaresque novel of cape and epee by Theophile Gautier " Le capitaine Fracasse"

Baron de Sigognac. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel " Le capitaine
PCT4271576 Baron de Sigognac. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel " Le capitaine Fracasse", edition Charpentier 1863.; (add.info.: Baron de Sigognac)

Show of charlatans: tooth snatcher, saltimbanks and musicians on the Pont-Neuf (Pont Neuf)
PCT4271523 Show of charlatans: tooth snatcher, saltimbanks and musicians on the Pont-Neuf (Pont Neuf) in Paris at the time of Louis XIII (17th century)

Formula One World Championship
The Lotus 77 of Gunnar Nilsson (SWE) is removed from the circuit and onto a truck in the pit lane after he crashed out on lap 3 of his home GP

Progress no. 1 (w/c on paper)
STC174282 Progress no. 1 (w/c on paper) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Theophile Gautier's novel " Le Capitaine Fracasse" - Edition Charpentier
PCT4277675 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Theophile Gautier's novel " Le Capitaine Fracasse" - Edition Charpentier 1883, practically identical to the first edition illustrated by G

Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain Fracasse"
PCT4271555 Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain Fracasse". Charpentier Edition 1863

Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain Fracasse"
PCT4271541 Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain Fracasse". Charpentier Edition 1863

Formula One World Championship
The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78

Le Mans 24 Hour Race
The Scuderia Filipinetti Ford GT40 of Peter Sutcliffe (GBR) and Dieter Spoerry (SUI) crashes out of the race. Le Mans 24 Hours Race, Le Sarthe, France, 19 June 1966.

The hotel on Rue Dauphine, near Porte Dauphine in Paris in the time of Louis XIII (17th century)
PCT4271531 The hotel on Rue Dauphine, near Porte Dauphine in Paris in the time of Louis XIII (17th century). Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel " Le capitaine

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)

The hotel on Rue Dauphine, near Porte Dauphine in Paris. Three drunkards drinking
PCT4271529 The hotel on Rue Dauphine, near Porte Dauphine in Paris. Three drunkards drinking. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel " Le capitaine Fracasse"

The Baron de Sigognac and the Marquis de Bruyeres. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel
PCT4271534 The Baron de Sigognac and the Marquis de Bruyeres. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel " Le capitaine Fracasse", edition Charpentier 1863

3 theatre characters: the Scapin, the Matamore (or Slice Mountain Outranche-Montagne) and the Tyrant
PCT4265050 3 theatre characters: the Scapin, the Matamore (or Slice Mountain Outranche-Montagne) and the Tyrant. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain

Night duel in the moonlight between Baron de Sigognac and Jacquemin Lampourde
PCT4265065 Night duel in the moonlight between Baron de Sigognac and Jacquemin Lampourde, under the equestrian statue of the Bronze King

Engraving by Gustave Dore in frontispiece of the novel by Theophile Gautier " The Captain Fracasse"
PCT4271561 Engraving by Gustave Dore in frontispiece of the novel by Theophile Gautier " The Captain Fracasse". Charpentier Edition 1863

Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain Fracasse"
PCT4271549 Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating Theophile Gautier's novel "The Captain Fracasse". Charpentier Edition 1863

Jacquemin Lampourde, a blade in the hollow of his arm, watches the prisoners
PCT4271493 Jacquemin Lampourde, a blade in the hollow of his arm, watches the prisoners. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the picaresque novel of cape

Jacquemin Lampourde, the gun in his hand, came at a point in the battle. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating
PCT4271497 Jacquemin Lampourde, the gun in his hand, came at a point in the battle. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the picaresque novel of cape

Night duel in the moonlight between Baron de Sigognac and Jacquemin Lampourde
PCT4271567 Night duel in the moonlight between Baron de Sigognac and Jacquemin Lampourde, under the equestrian statue of the King of Bronze

Sigognac and Isabelle: lovers finally united in the moonlight. In the end love triumphs
PCT4271487 Sigognac and Isabelle: lovers finally united in the moonlight. In the end love triumphs! Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the picaresque novel of cape

Formula One World Championship
Jim Clark (GBR) Lotus 33 crashed out of the race. German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany, 7 August 1966

Formula One World Championship
Bruce McLaren (NZL) McLaren M7A leads Graham Hill (GBR) Lotus 49B. Both drivers failled to finish the race. Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, 8 September 1968

Formula One World Championship
Jacky Ickx (BEL) is stretchered into the waiting ambulance after he suffered a broken ankle and minor burns when his Ensign N176 crashed heavily on lap 15 and caught fire

Formula One World Championship
Jacky Ickx (BEL) is stretchered into the waiting ambulance after he suffered a broken ankle and minor burns when his Ensign N176 crashed heavily on lap 15 and caught fire

Formula One World Championship
(2) Bruce McLaren (NZL) McLaren M7A, (4) Jackie Stewart (GBR) Matra MS10 and (14) John Surtees Honda RA301Ebattle it out down the start finish line. All three drivers failled to finish the race

Formula One World Championship
The remains of a badly smashed sports car competing in one of the support races. British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, 16 July 1966.

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"Unleashing Chaos: The Power of the Smash" From dramatic rail accidents to political upheavals, from sporting triumphs to moments of sheer destruction, the concept of a "smash" has captivated our attention throughout history, and is an embodiment of both catastrophe and victory, leaving us in awe of its raw power. In 1895, Gare Montparnasse in France witnessed a scene straight out of a nightmare as a train crashed through the station's façade. The deafening sound and shattered glass left onlookers stunned by the sheer force unleashed upon impact - a true smash that would forever be etched in their memories. Labour Party election posters and television speakers have also utilized this term to convey their message with intensity. They aim to shatter complacency and ignite passion within voters' hearts, urging them to embrace change and revolutionize society for the better. The Formula One World Championship has seen its fair share of smashes too. Graham Hill's miraculous escape from his Lotus 49B after his rear wing collapsed showcased not only his resilience but also highlighted the dangers these drivers face every time they step into their high-speed machines. Even during times of war, smashes have made their mark. In WWI at Cambrai, British tanks smashed through enemy lines, changing the course of battle with their unstoppable might. These mechanical beasts became symbols of hope amidst chaos - proof that even in darkness, there is always room for triumph. But it's not just about destruction; smashes can also be found on tennis courts where players unleash powerful shots with precision and finesse. A brunette beauty prepares herself for an epic smash – her determination evident as she readies herself to conquer her opponent with an explosive stroke that will leave spectators breathless. Beyond sports arenas or battlegrounds lies another kind - one aimed at societal structures themselves.