Populace Collection (#2)

Selling Indulgences C15
Jesuits sell indulgences to the people of Lucerne, Switzerland - the populace give the Church money in return for spending a shorter period in Purgatory... Date: 15th century

COMET OF 1910
The populace of Tientsin, China, attempt to frighten away a comet by making hostile gestures and noises Date: 1910

1920 / Sebastopol Evacuate
The populace flee Sebastopol as the Russian Red Army advance, with a communist victory in the Russian civil war imminent. Date: November 1920

Italians in Albania / 1939
Invading Italians are welcomed by the populace Date: 1939

Rijeka (Fiume) - Scene just after WWI
An interesting postcard with silhouettes and line drawings, showing Rijeka (Fiume) just after WWI (1918-19) with street sellers, soldiers and some young lads

Tangiers - Morocco
The open market at Tangiers, Morocco. A Moroccan postcard, printed by Hauser & Menet in Spain, which was posted in Gibraltar in 1903 and sent to Lisbon, Portugal!!

German troops in Przemysl 1915
German troops march through the Polish city of Przemysl, watched by the local populace. The city was the scene of fighting in 1914 and 1915, Following brief occupation by Russian forces

Manure Dryers / Collectors - Madras, India
Indian manure collectors and dryers. The manure was collected off the streets, worked into brickettes, dried in the sun and then sold for fuel in place of wood and coal to the local populace

German Workers unloading food, Berlin, 1945
Photograph showing a group of German workers unloading barrels of powdered milk from a British truck, under the supervision of a British Soldier, Berlin, August 1945

Parade in Moscow
The new Soviet regime has to keep reminding the populace of its presence with parades and propaganda - this is a spontaneous street demo in Moscow

Prince George in Crete
Prince George, son of the king of Greece, arrives in Crete as High Commissioner after the Turks have been expelled. He is welcomed enthusiastically by the populace

Insurgents on Custody
Insurgent prisoners are marched through the streets of Paris as a warning to the populace to put up with the provisional government

Leopold II at Brussels
The duc de Brabant, son of Leopold I, becomes Leopold II - he is applauded by the populace as he enters the church of Saint Gudule, Brussels

Hungarian Workers
In Budapest a demonstration by discontented workers alarms the populace but is suppressed by mounted police

Lunar Corona
Lunar corona observed at Moscow, to the alarm of the populace

Napoleon Acclaimed
President Napoleon is acclaimed by the populace as he rides along the rue de la Madeleine, Paris

Roman Parliament
The populace of Rome watch in amazement as the first Roman Parliament opens

Constitution in Napoli
Though Ferdinando of Naples /Two Sicilies opposes independence, he grants a fairly liberal constitution which delights the populace

Ice Skating 1570
The populace of a town make the most of a frozen river, by skating and congregating around it

Fete De LA Vieillesse
La fete de la vieillesse - the festival of old age - is a public relations exercise designed to make the Revolution popular with the populace

Royal Evasion - 1
Louis and Marie Antoinette escape from the Tuileries in disguise, hoping to cross the frontier of France altogether. The authorities are alarmed and the populace dismayed

Against Espartero
In Seville and elsewhere there is growing antagonism to Esparteros government : street orators exhort the populace to insurrection

Drunken Sailors in Spain
The populace of Barcelona, Spain, are shocked by the behaviour of British sailors, who make too free with the local vino

Neufchatel Dispute 1
Prussias claim to the canton of Neufchatel is supported by royalists : Swiss federal troops are welcomed by the populace

Troops in Moscow
Red Army forces pass through the streets of Moscow, watched by the populace

Oastler speech in Huddersfield 1844
Radical politician Richard Oastler (1789-1861) addresses the populace of Huddersfield on Shrove Tuesday 1841 following his release from prison

Celebrations at Rome
Street celebrations of the Roman populace

Italians Enter Verona
The Italians enter Verona, now abandoned by the Austrians : the populace welcome their liberators with enthusiasm

Precautions in Venice
As the threat from the nationalists intensifies, the Austrians in Venice take precautions to prevent any patriotic demonstration by the populace

Riots in Verona
The populace of Verona riot against the Austrians who are still occupying their city - but not for long now

Father Giovanni Naples
Padre Giovanni addresses the populace in front of the Jesuits College, Naples

Pius IX Returns - 1
Pius IX returns to Rome after his flight to exile, and is acclaimed by his supporters among the populace

German Spiritualist Book
Poster for a German book, Der Spiritismus, designed to appeal to a populace disillusioned by their defeat in World War One

C17 Maypole
The Town Crier summons the populace to the maypole set up in the village street

China / Tibet / Potala C1910
The Potala, the former residence of the Dalai Potala, dominates the town of Lhasa, just as the Buddhist religion dominates the populace

Ethiopians Banditing
Due to the effects of war the populace take to banditry, attacking caravans etc

German Troops in Vosges
German troops march through the streets of a French town in the Vosges, north-east France, while the populace watch with apprehension

Cheers for Lous Philippe
At the Hotel de Ville, Louis- Philippe is acclaimed by the populace who will be only too glad to see the back of him eighteen years later

Caesar Praised by Marc A
Marcus Antonius delivers a laudatory funeral oration over the body of the murdered Caesar, inciting the populace against Brutus and his fellow- conspirators

Elisha at Samaria 2
When King Ben-hadad of Syria besieges Samaria, reducing the populace to cannibalism, Elisha predicts that all will be well, and behold, all is well

Elisha at Samaria
King Ben-hadad of Syria besieges Samaria, reducing the populace to cannibalism; but Elisha scares the besiegers away in panic with the noise of a great host

James I Enters London
James VI of Scotland enters London, to the plaudits of the populace who soon see him crowned as James I of England despite his disapproval of tobacco and witchcraft

Averting Cholera
The populace of Napoli, Italy, seek to avert the cholera plague by a religious procession

FLAMBETTES
The nocturnal FLAMBETTES, seen in Berry (central France) are believed by the local populace to assume human form

Uprising against French
The populace of Naples rise up against the French

Lion in Passenger Seat
A lion-tamer takes one of his menage for a car-ride to show it the sights of Dusseldorf, but the police are not amused and fine him for endangering the populace

Commodus Assassinated
When the appalling emperor Commodus is strangled in his bath by Narcissus, his palace is ransacked by the populace of Rome

Stettin Bread Riots
A riot by the populace in Stettin at the price of bread - loaves are handed out of the bakery window while the police attempt to restore order

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