Welcome to Mapping Disaster! A student project seeking to collect and present old postcards depicting accidents and disasters in the early 20th Century.
Joined March 2022
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Do you have any early 20th century postcards depicting disasters? Get in touch with us to add to our historical collection on history pin (see link below) #postcard #disasterpostcard #disaster #Edwardian #20thcentury #portsmouth #history
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I stuck at it at the #postcard fair yesterday and went for quality over quantity. I found some nice local cards even though I had to travel to Surrey to get them! Here are a few of my favourites
At #MappingDisaster we are looking to collect #postcards from the early #20thCentury that contain images of disasters, this could include a number of things, We're not picky!
Spread the word to friends and family and even work colleagues to help our online collection grow --->
Our postcards are being collected on the online platform @Historypin (see link below) and each card is posted along with details and background context to help you dive deeper into some #localhistory --->
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Just a reminder for all you #postcard enthusiasts or those who might be tempted! that it’s the big Woking fair this week. It has a great range of dealers and everything starting from 20p bargains Fast and frequent trains from Waterloo, I’ll be there on Friday.
It’s that time of week again… On #MappingDisasterMondays embrace those disastrous feelings by stepping into some local #history and get a taste of some disasters from the #past. (It might make you feel better)
Cromer Express Disaster, #Colchester, #Essex, 1913 —>
For any "old fashioned" #historians among us... or simply those who may be unfamiliar with our online project platform @Historypin here is all the information you need to get involved with #MappingDisaster
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Who said #disasters only happened in the U.K? (Probably no one)… but for the sake of our project why not showcase some disaster #postcards from overseas! Thanks to contributions from @cornoviapcards
1910 Flooding, St Lazarus Station, #Paris
1906 Cyclone Damage, Nebraska, #US
For more information on these #historical postcards plus many more, head over to our #historypin collection —>>
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'It is sad to think that this accident was caused because he was distracted by the spectacle of an Ambulance Train; a train designed to save lives.'- Sandra Gittins, discussing the Ivybridge railway accident of 1917 in our latest blog post: railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/…
#RailwayHistory
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🎼I don't like Mondays ... 🎶
Well, it's one way into the week - from one of our 2nd year student projects: do have a look & get involved if you can!
#MappingDisasterMondays @MappingDisaster
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#Mondays don’t always have to feel disastrous, but when they do, why not embrace it?
On #MappingDisasterMondays check out one of our latest additions to our #historical online postcard collection.
The #Salisbury Railway Disaster of 1906 —>
#Mondays don’t always have to feel disastrous, but when they do, why not embrace it?
On #MappingDisasterMondays check out one of our latest additions to our #historical online postcard collection.
The #Salisbury Railway Disaster of 1906 —>
Do you have any postcards that may have a place alongside this one? Don’t hesitate to digitally upload it to our #MappingDisaster collection by following this link:
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It’s Local and Community History Month!
What better way to get involved than by checking out an early 20th Century postcard collection? Showcasing some fascinating (yet unfortunate) disasters that took place in many local regions across the country! #history #local #community
Here’s just a few examples of what we’ve collected so far thanks to generous contributions from the community…
Why not make a contribution of your own? Simply follow the link to our historypin collection and get involved! All instructions can be found on the website, should you have any queries, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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Some fascinating background context to a recent addition to our Mapping Disaster postcard collection!
Just goes to show how things can change, yet not forgotten…
Keep them coming! We’re sure there’s more to be dug up and shared to our collection! All relevant contributions are welcome, they can offer a great insight into local history 👉🏼 historypin.org/en/mapping-di…
Our collection is growing! historypin.org/en/mapping-di…
I've just uploaded these from my own collection to the @MappingDisaster Historypin. There's a counterpart to the flooding postcard which shows my family's own street underwater: the Great Ouse (worst river name in the UK?) was and is prone to burst its banks - childhood memories-
