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King Henri IV and Queen Marie de' Medici are submerged in the Seine in an accident when crossing the river in carriages. Etching.

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is knocked down by a luggage porter whose attention has been distracted by a young woman. Watercolour by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1920.

A coach and horses have become stuck in the snow. Wood engraving.

On cases of accident to shipping and on railways due to defects of sight / by E. Nettleship.

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In a railway station, an elderly golfer is knocked down by a luggage porter whose attention has been distracted by a young woman. Watercolour by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1920.

A coach and horses have become stuck in the snow. Wood engraving.

On cases of accident to shipping and on railways due to defects of sight / by E. Nettleship.

King Henri IV and Queen Marie de' Medici are submerged in the Seine in an accident when crossing the river in carriages. Etching.