Accident Collection (page 9)

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

In a London fog (engraving)
8631251 In a London fog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse omnibus accident during a London fog. Illustration from Black and White)

"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)

Formula One World Championship
Jos Verstapen (NED), Benetton, suffers from burns after his pit stop fire. German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, Germany.31 July 1994

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

Nonsense: Man falling from his kite (colour litho)
8636051 Nonsense: Man falling from his kite (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man falling from his kite)

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)

No time to write: too much upset (colour litho)
8656404 No time to write: too much upset (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "No time to write: too much upset." Couple capsizing in a boat)

An example of Mirth by Maybank (litho)
8634532 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

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

Formula 1 2022: British GP
SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 03: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18, leads Carlos Sainz, Ferrari F1-75, Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W13, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1-75, Sergio Perez

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)

1997 German Grand Prix. Hockenheim, Germany. 25-27 July 1997. Eddie Irvine (Ferrari F310B) with a puncture after a collision with Frentzen on lap 1. Ref-97 GER 07. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

2018 Belgian GP
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM - AUGUST 26: Fernando Alonso, McLaren MCL33, crashes over Charles Leclerc, Alfa Romeo Sauber C37, after contact from Nico Hulkenberg, Renault Sport F1 Team R.S

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

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

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)

A balloon falling into the sea
3732762 A balloon falling into the sea; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a balloon falling into the sea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

1928 BARC Whitsun Meeting
BROOKLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 28: The remains of P. H. Turnbull's Bugatti T37 during the BARC Whitsun Meeting at Brooklands on May 28, 1928 in Brooklands, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Pierre-des-Corps: a car falls in the port of Saint Pierre des Corps, 1912
LUX4797741 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Pierre-des-Corps: a car falls in the port of Saint Pierre des Corps, 1912; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Duties towards oneself: the soul. Initiative - Presence of spirit. A yellow boy suffocates the flames of his little
DUV4212638 Duties towards oneself: the soul. Initiative - Presence of spirit. A yellow boy suffocates the flames of his little brother's clothes and spreads the fire with a blanket

The ro-ro. The ro-ro carries three barrels of wine when it is interrupted by death
FLO4675734 The ro-ro. The ro-ro carries three barrels of wine when it is interrupted by death. A horse collapses on the ground, when Death wield a wheel from the cart

Procris's death, accidentally killed by Cephale - Procris killed by an arrow which her husband Cephalus darted
FLO4607673 Procris's death, accidentally killed by Cephale - Procris killed by an arrow which her husband Cephalus darted through the thicket while hunting. Greek myth

A ship hitting rocks, 1850
3478498 A ship hitting rocks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a scene aboard a ship that has just crashed into rocks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The German ship SMS Grosser Kurfurst, 1850
3478519 The German ship SMS Grosser Kurfurst, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the German ship SMS Grosser Kurfurst sinking after colliding with the Konig Wilhelm)

Hapless Londoners riding in the Epping Hunt, Easter Monday. Dandies and fops came down from London
FLO4619105 Hapless Londoners riding in the Epping Hunt, Easter Monday. Dandies and fops came down from London and rode on horses and in carriages chasing a single stag

A balloonist leaping to his death in order to save his love
3732774 A balloonist leaping to his death in order to save his love; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a balloonist leaping to his death in order to save his love)

Sophie Blanchard's fatal ballooning accident
3732770 Sophie Blanchard's fatal ballooning accident; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Sophie Blanchard's fatal ballooning accident)

Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century
LSE4093802 Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The macon falls from a scaffold and kills a maneuver, is he responsible for this death
DUV4212597 The macon falls from a scaffold and kills a maneuver, is he responsible for this death? Duties towards oneself: the soul. Freedom - Responsibility

First World War: France, Humorous propaganda postcard showing the force landings, 1917
LUX4734658 First World War: France, Humorous propaganda postcard showing the force landings, 1917; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

1993 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 12: Derek Warwick, Footwork FA14 Mugen-Honda, is hit and spun by teammate Aguri Suzuki, Footwork FA14 Mugen-Honda

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"Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France: A haunting reminder of the devastating rail accident that occurred at Gare Montparnasse in 1895. The image captures the sheer horror and chaos as a locomotive crashed through the station's wall, leaving debris scattered and lives forever changed. " "The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman: In this comical yet unfortunate incident depicted by H. M. Bateman, a simple touch between a car and a policeman leads to unexpected consequences. A lighthearted reminder that they can happen even in the most ordinary situations. " "MONTPARNASSE ACCIDENT: Reflecting on one of history's most infamous accidents - the MONTPARNASSE ACCIDENT - where an over-speeding train failed to stop, resulting in it crashing through the station's façade. This tragic event serves as a stark reminder of how human error can have catastrophic consequences. " "Markham Colliery Mining Disaster: Remembering the Markham Colliery mining disaster, which claimed numerous lives due to an underground explosion. This heartbreaking incident sheds light on the dangers faced by miners daily and emphasizes the importance of safety protocols within hazardous industries. " "The Suffragette Incident at The Derby: Unforgettable is Emily Davison's courageous act during The Derby at Epsom in 1913 when she stepped onto Anmer's path, attempting to attach suffragette colors to his bridle. Tragically, her actions resulted in fatal injuries but sparked conversations about women's rights worldwide. " "The Coventry Climax Engines ET199 – Revolutionizing Industry Safety: Celebrating British innovation with ET199 – Britain’s first-ever forklift truck produced by Coventry Climax Engines. With its introduction came enhanced workplace safety standards and increased efficiency across industries globally. " "Consequences Illustrated by William Heath Robinson.