Abandoned Collection

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

View over Stanage Edge millstones at sunrise, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ulster 1914 - Patriotic Postcard
Patriotic Postcard from Ulster, 1914 depicting an Ulsterwoman with a gun, standing up for the British flag and her views as a Loyalist Unionist

Wheal Coates, abandoned disused Cornish tin mine at sunset, near St. Agnes, North Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The island of Hirta, St Kilda, Scotland
The ruins of the abandoned village on the Atlantic island of Hirta, the largest of the islands in St Kilda, Western Isles, Scotland. In the background are the stone cleits which were used for storage

USA, Texas. Bluebonnets surround this abandoned ranch house near Marble Falls. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Abanoned tin mine at Wheal Coates, Cornwall, UK
This abandoned structure used to house a water pumping engine that was used in the mining process

Battle of Arras 1917
Scene on the newly captured Fampoux Road with a ditched tank and soldiers at the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917

Bus 142 AKA The Magic Bus used in film Into The Wild, Stampede Trail, Healy, Denali Borough, Interior Alaska, Alaska, USA

Caesar crossing the Rubicon
Illustration of a Caesar crossing the Rubicon. This event of crossing a small stream in Northern Italy became one of ancient historys most pivotal events, for from it sprang the Roman Empire

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being prepared for demolition. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Girl on a Swing 1922
A young girl on a swing attached to a tree. Her reading book and hoop lie abandoned in the grass

Tintern Abbey, Wales, United Kingdom
Tintern Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Tyndyrn) was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131.It is situated in the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire

Cape Romano sunken domes
sunrise over the sunken domes of Cape Romano. Once a vacation residence but two Hurricanes destroyed the island and so these abandoned buildings slowly wandered into the Gulf of Mexico

Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890s
Policeman bringing in an abandoned infant found in an alley on a winter night, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Crowns Engine house, abandoned mining buildings, on coastasl cliffs at Botallack head, Cornwall, UK. February 2017

Botallack Long Exposure
A long exposure of the abandoned tin mines at Botallack, Cornwall in the west of Cornwall, England, UK. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Cornwall

Derelict fishing boats, Spiggi, Shetland Islands Scotland

The old pier at Lillies beach on Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia

England, Northumberland, Woodhorn Colliery Mining Museum. Pit Head Winding Gear at the Woodhorn Colliery Mining Museum near Ashington - Once a former coal pit

Nobody Loves Me by George Studdy
A wet and bedraggled Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy, is found tied to a lamp post in the pouring rain and forgotten by a policeman with a torch

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Portland Bill Lighthouse
The red and white lighthouse at Portland Bill, Dorset framed by a small boat and jib crane

Stanage Edge millstones at sunrise, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search

USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary. Interior of abandoned prison. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

A rural gravel road on south Bruny Island, Southern Tasmania

Crowns Mine, Botallack, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Penwith, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cwmorthin Quarry, Gwynedd, north Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Remains of the abandoned Christian Salvesen and Co. Ltd. whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate, Polar Regions

Wrecked fishing boat on shingle beach, Dungeness, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rusting locomotive at train graveyard, Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Gold Mining Ghost Town of Bodie, Bodie State Historic Park, California, USA

The famous Crown tin mine at Bottallack on the North Cornish coast, now abandoned but its old shafts extend way out
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Aerial view of the Belvedere Hotel and the Furka Pass road, famous for a scene of the James Bond film Goldfinger, a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri

The ghost town of Craco, Matera province, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Overgrown telephone box, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Children playing with a van in a Balham street, SW London
Children playing in and around an abandoned van in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Tank abandoned in a field, end of WWI
A tank abandoned in a field during the First World War, with a notice attached to it written in French saying, among other things, that it is forbidden to go inside. circa 1921

Dead trees and sand dunes in blistering hot sunlight at Deadvlei, Sossusvlei Salt Pan, Namib Naukluft National Park
The iconic Deadvlei in the Namibian desert is truly a special place on this planet. I had woken at 4am this morning and was first in line waiting to enter the national park of Sossusvlei Namibia

Outback ruins
Old ruined house near Silverton, Outback NSW, Australia

Cliff Baths at Beach of Enniscrone of County Sligo in Ireland
Abandoned building which used to have a seaweed bath inside at beach of Enniscrone in County Sligo of Connacht province in Ireland

Northern Ireland, Country Antrim, White Park Bay. An abandoned Youth Hostel overlooking White Park Bay part of the Giants Causeway World Heritage Site (UNESCO)

Dereliction
8th January 1955: The derelict buildings and discarded machinery of a worked-out coal mine near Wigan, Lancashire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7467 - Problem Of A Dying Coalfield - pub

Rusty abandoned old car in Bodie Ghost Town, California, USA. Autumn

Vintage Commer truck with hay bales, Hawea Flat, near Wanaka, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Namibia, Africa. Inside of an abandoned building

St Dubhthachs Church or Clachan Duich Cemetery
This ancient church and cemetery overlooks Loch Duich in between Dornie and Shiel Bridge, near A87 Morvich. In the distance to the left is the mountain Beinn Fhada or Ben Attow

Lighthouse on Little Curacao (Klein Curacao)
Klein Curacao (English: Little Curacao) is a 1.7 square kilometres (170 ha; 0.66 sq mi) uninhabited island south-east of Curacao in the Caribbean Sea, and is part of the country of Curacao

Burra storm
Storm over an abandoned farmhouse near Burra, South Australia

Old abandoned shack by Mersey
Collapsing shelter on pier by the side of the Mersey in Liverpool at sunset

Casino
The abandoned Casino building on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey

Prairie Ghost Town in Black and White
A ghost town on the plains. Dramatic landscape image in black and white. This image taken in the great plains in an abandoned town. Saskatchewan, Canada. Western faAzade on the old store

Mundaka, Larrinaga Palace
The Larrinaga Palace, now abandoned, was built by the family of the same name, owner of a shipping company based in the English city of Liverpool

Old abandoned gas station in Arizona desert
Old abandoned gas station building in Quartzsite, Arizona desert with two blue retro gas pumps. Bright sunny day. Salt Cedar tree and cactus in background

The abandoned pavilion in Mrauk U, Rakhine State
Mrauk U is an archaeologically important town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is also the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a sub region of the Sittwe District

Old and abandoned derelict farmhouse, near Portland, western Victoria

Old fishermans hut in the dunes
The old fishermans settlement of Tin City amongst the dunes on Stockton Beach near Newcastle on the east coast of Australia

Hellifield Station, British Rail, 21 September 1984. Showing the boarded up station buildings and platforms of this still functioning Settle to Carlisle line station

Combine harvesters in a scrapyard
Combine harvesters. Aerial photograph of combine harvesters in a scrapyard. Photographed in Northumberland, UK

Bodie, ghost town, California, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

No More Gold
Rob Darby

Requiem for a Lost Marque
Francis Keogh

Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote, Spain
The road from the Timanfaya National Park on Lanzarote going back towards Yaiza

Lighthouse on Klein Curacao (Little Curacao)
Klein Curacao (English: Little Curacao) is a 1.7 square kilometres (170 ha; 0.66 sq mi) uninhabited island south-east of Curacao in the Caribbean Sea, and is part of the country of Curacao

Abandoned house in rural Iceland with a brilliant sunset
Iceland

An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet. Ominous clouds form in the distance while his scorched capsule is nearby

A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground
A herd of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, walk past a giant flying saucer lodged into the ground after a bad landing

Deserted village of Slievemore, Achill Island, County Mayo, Connacht province, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Murray River at Walker Flat
Golden cliffs, dilapidated jetty and young River Red gum tree (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) on Murray River at Walker Flat north of Mannum

France, Paris, attic room, set design for act III in opera La boheme by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), La bohA

Music Hall Song / Parcel
A burlesque ballad: who knows what a parcel may contain? An abandoned baby, a pawned overcoat, a strippers costume, a dog for drowning... Date: 1894

USA, Texas, Route 66, Conway Bug Ranch, Made of VW Beetles USA Texas Route 66 Conway Bug Ranch (homage to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo TX). Made of VW Beetles

Derelict croft, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

The Babes in the Wood, 1903. From A Peep into Fairyland, by E. F. & C. Manning. [Frederick Warne & Co. London, New York, 1903]

1867 Tory Seamanship
The Abandoned! or Tory Seamanship The Constitution lies wrecked and adrift. A comment on Disraelis Reform Act, which extended the franchise. Date: 1867

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"Journeys of the Abandoned: Tales from History to Nature's Embrace" In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror embarked on a treacherous voyage that would leave them abandoned in icy waters. Captain Francis Crozier of the ill-fated HMS Terror faced unimaginable challenges as he battled nature's wrath during their abandonment. As the sun rises over Stanage Edge millstones in Derbyshire's Peak District National Park, a sense of solitude fills the air, hinting at forgotten stories. The haunting island of Hirta stands as a testament to human resilience amidst isolation, where once-thriving communities were ultimately abandoned. Amidst Texas' picturesque landscapes near Marble Falls lies an abandoned ranch house engulfed by vibrant bluebonnets, whispering tales of past lives. Wheal Coates, a disused Cornish tin mine near St. Agnes, paints a mesmerizing picture at sunset—a poignant reminder of Cornwall's industrial heritage left behind. A vintage photograph captures "Girl on a Swing 1922, " frozen in time like memories attached to forgotten playgrounds and lost innocence. The abandoned tin mines at Wheal Coates stand as silent witnesses to Cornwall's rich mining history—now reclaimed by nature but forever etched into its landscape. In New York City during the 1890s, an abandoned baby found by police tells a heartbreaking tale that echoes through time—an unsolved mystery waiting for closure. Bus 142 or "The Magic Bus" along Alaska's Stampede Trail became an iconic symbol after being featured in "Into The Wild, " now resting silently among wilderness trails—a relic from Christopher McCandless' fateful journey into abandonment. Caesar crossing the Rubicon—an act that marked his defiance against Rome—is shrouded with intrigue and consequences that altered history forever.