Destroying Collection (page 4)

Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War, by which time they had come to be seen as symbols of royal oppression. Date: 2 May 1643

Destroying an Enemys Gun, the Surprise of Gun Hill outside Ladysmith (litho)
1048673 Destroying an Enemys Gun, the Surprise of Gun Hill outside Ladysmith (litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destroying an Enemys Gun)

The Plague at Hong Kong, British Troops destroying the Refuse from Infected Houses at Tai-Ping-Shan (engraving)
1047977 The Plague at Hong Kong, British Troops destroying the Refuse from Infected Houses at Tai-Ping-Shan (engraving) by English School

Shermans army destroying the Macon Railroad between Rough and Ready and Jonesborough, August 1864 (engraving)
959408 Shermans army destroying the Macon Railroad between Rough and Ready and Jonesborough, August 1864 (engraving) by American School

Barbarian scenes in Seville (colour litho)
2778053 Barbarian scenes in Seville (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbarian scenes in Seville)

Episodes of the German advance in Russia (colour litho)
2778576 Episodes of the German advance in Russia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episodes of the German advance in Russia)

Destruction of the tea, Boston Tea Party, 1773 (engraving)
3626326 Destruction of the tea, Boston Tea Party, 1773 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of the tea, Boston Tea Party, 1773)

Byzantine iconoclasm, 8th Century (engraving)
3647188 Byzantine iconoclasm, 8th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Byzantine iconoclasm, 8th Century)

The aqueduct (gravure)
3620930 The aqueduct (gravure) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The aqueduct. L aqueduc. Illustration for Les Confessions de Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Tallandier)

German submarine destroying storage tanks at a British oil refinery on the coast of Ireland (colour litho)
3638325 German submarine destroying storage tanks at a British oil refinery on the coast of Ireland (colour litho) by Moralt

Destruction of a Germanic village by Roman soldiers (engraving)
3101249 Destruction of a Germanic village by Roman soldiers (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of a Germanic village by Roman soldiers)

Witches destroying a house by fire, Swabia in 1533, illustration from
530458 Witches destroying a house by fire, Swabia in 1533, illustration from Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo, 1608 (woodcut) by Italian School

The mob destroying and setting fire to the Kings Bench Prison and House of Correction in St Georges Fields
611349 The mob destroying and setting fire to the Kings Bench Prison and House of Correction in St Georges Fields (coloured engraving) by English School

An elephant on the rampage in a Toulouse cafe (colour litho)
2818239 An elephant on the rampage in a Toulouse cafe (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An escaped circus elephant on the rampage in a Toulouse cafe)

A Gentleman in a Cloak (oil on canvas)
1769866 A Gentleman in a Cloak (oil on canvas) by Detti, Cesare-Auguste (1847-1914); 73.7x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gentleman in a Cloak. Cesare-Auguste Detti (1847-1914)

Whale Destroying Whaling Ship, c. 1875 (watercolour on paper)
1201957 Whale Destroying Whaling Ship, c.1875 (watercolour on paper) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Children of the Bible: The Boy King (chromolitho)
6001802 The Children of the Bible: The Boy King (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Children of the Bible: The Boy King)

Exodus 10: 1-20 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: the plague of locusts
STC67475 Exodus 10:1-20 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: the plague of locusts, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

The Piano in the Wilderness (coloured engraving)
979141 The Piano in the Wilderness (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Piano in the Wilderness.); © Look and Learn

Puritan soldier preaching (engraving)
819287 Puritan soldier preaching (engraving) by Cattermole, George (1800-68) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puritan soldier preaching. After George Cattermole, engraved by W Radclyffe)

Playing Havoc, 1894 (oil on canvas)
827522 Playing Havoc, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Eycken, Charles van den (1859-1923); 82.9x118.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing Havoc. Charles van den Eycken (1859-1923). Oil on canvas

The Vandals attacking Rome, 455 (engraving)
3647151 The Vandals attacking Rome, 455 (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vandals attacking Rome, 455)

After the raid on Rome (colour litho)
2784237 After the raid on Rome (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the raid on Rome)

The Reds continue their barbaric tactic of destroying cities rather than abandoning them to the nationals (colour litho)
2783706 The Reds continue their barbaric tactic of destroying cities rather than abandoning them to the nationals (colour litho) by Beltrame

An Arab tribe from the territory of Aden, who had opposed the construction of a road by... (colour litho)
2783690 An Arab tribe from the territory of Aden, who had opposed the construction of a road by... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The tragedy of coffee (Colour Litho)
2783610 The tragedy of coffee (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The coffee tragedy)

German victories against monuments, the destruction of the Templar Towers and the Cathedral of Nieuport (colour litho)
2777518 German victories against monuments, the destruction of the Templar Towers and the Cathedral of Nieuport (colour litho) by Beltrame

Explosion of a boat off the coast of Tunisia (colour litho)
2779306 Explosion of a boat off the coast of Tunisia (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explosion of a boat off the coast of Tunisia)

Aeroplanes against mines (colour litho)
2808790 Aeroplanes against mines (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Airplanes against mines)

Kelly, the Non-Juring Clergyman, destroying the Treasonable Papers (engraving)
654580 Kelly, the Non-Juring Clergyman, destroying the Treasonable Papers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kelly, the Non-Juring Clergyman)

Moses breaking the Tablets of the Law and the Adoration of the Golden Calf
REV326556 Moses breaking the Tablets of the Law and the Adoration of the Golden Calf, illustration from a catechism L Histoire Sainte, published by Charles Delagrave, Paris

Female members of the Anti-Saloon League smash up a saloon, Fredericktown, Ohio
PNP252349 Female members of the Anti-Saloon League smash up a saloon, Fredericktown, Ohio, from the Police Gazette, 1897 (engraving) by American School

HMS Badger ramming a German submarine, illustration from Told in the Huts
STC308711 HMS Badger ramming a German submarine, illustration from Told in the Huts: The YMCA Gift Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Cuneo

Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) smashing confiscated slot machines, 1934 (b / w photo)
PNP251796 Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) smashing confiscated slot machines, 1934 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prussian Soldiers destroying Arms at Rebais (engraving)
1052163 Prussian Soldiers destroying Arms at Rebais (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Soldiers destroying Arms at Rebais)

An American man of war destroying derelicts in the Atlantic (engraving)
981905 An American man of war destroying derelicts in the Atlantic (engraving) by Stoewer (Stower) Willy (1864-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis blowing up the bridge at Jemappes, Belgium, 23 August, 1914 (litho)
976456 Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis blowing up the bridge at Jemappes, Belgium, 23 August, 1914 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Preparations for destroying the Napoleon Column, April 1871 (engraving)
958823 Preparations for destroying the Napoleon Column, April 1871 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparations for destroying the Napoleon Column)

The Genevans destroying the suburbs of their city, illustration from
621415 The Genevans destroying the suburbs of their city, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

Hercules, full of dignity, strength and valour, calmly destroying the Stymphalades (engraving)
666921 Hercules, full of dignity, strength and valour, calmly destroying the Stymphalades (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules, full of dignity)

The Triumph of Realism (colour litho)
6000135 The Triumph of Realism (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Realism)

The Livingstone Expedition (engraving)
1612960 The Livingstone Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Livingstone Expedition)

The Crisis in China (engraving)
1600119 The Crisis in China (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China, Tartar Soldiers destroying Villages round Tientsin)

West Coast of Africa (engraving)
1618696 West Coast of Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: West Coast of Africa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 January 1854)

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From the destruction of towering landmarks to engulfing battles and militant attacks, history reveals the power of change. This 19th-century French engraving captures the essence of transformation as Tinsley cooling towers in Sheffield meet their demise. Just like His Broadcast Masters Voice by George Studdy, these structures once echoed with life but now crumble under progress's weight. Witnessing the demolition unfold is reminiscent of a neutrophil engulfing MRSA, an act necessary for healing and renewal. As we reflect on this scene, let us not forget the sacred oak at St Boniface that witnessed countless changes throughout time. The Battle of Salamanca reminds us that even in destruction lies opportunity for victory and growth. In a surprising twist, suffragette militants attacked a golf course to fight for equality - proof that sometimes breaking norms can lead to progress. Like a Sunderland Flying Boat soaring through stormy skies, we must navigate challenges fearlessly to forge ahead towards brighter horizons. Phagocytosis of fungal spores teaches us about nature's ability to cleanse itself from within while wrecked fishing boats symbolize resilience amidst turbulent times. Destruction may seem daunting, but it often paves the way for new beginnings.