Abuse Collection

Ravages of Alcohol
An illustration of how alcohol abuse affects the appearance and liver of a man through different stages of his life

Cheeky American Military postcard
A GI uses his position to his advantage, stopping and searching a pretty young girl who he accuses of being a spy! I think he has just spied something else however... Date: 1941

The Courage to Heal, a Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, the book that fueled the American abuse scare of the 1980s/1990s

Hungary - A Road hog makes insulting gesture to donkey rider
Comic Postcard - Road Rage - Hungary - A Road hog makes an insulting gesture to a donkey rider who seemingly did not get out of the way fast enough! Date: circa 1917

Hansel & Gretel held captive by the witch. 20th century

The worship of Bacchus, or, the drinking customs of society. Published 1864

Brenda Dean Paul, socialite and notorious drug addict, pictured here in 1931 in her party frock at a costume ball given by Mr. Arthur Jeffress

Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, Surrey
Inmates at the Industrial Farm Colony for Female Inebriates, Duxhurst, Surrey. Founded in 1895 by Lady Henry Somerset, the colony provided care for women alcoholics

Old Yokel extols the fighting qualities of his son
" My Laad Garge as bin feaghtin t Booers. If e only whopped em like e did is did is Old Woman, ed mak em sit up, I tell ye." Date: 1900

Ladies complaining od bad language from the pub
It must have been awful. Mrs Baggs: (after receiving a tornado of abuse from over the road) " Well, I never eard sich langwidge in all my life.I never was called such names before

Domestic Violence discussed on a London street
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a conversation on a London street discussing domestic violence

Two drunks by a postbox, one already collapsed
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting two drunks by a postbox. Fraternity - " (Hic) Can t help you, ole f la, but I ll sit down with you (Hic)." !! Date: 1894

And sent them to bed

She beat them all soundly
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children... She beat them all soundly -- an illustration to the nursery rhyme, showing the old woman beating one of her many children. 1899

Barrack canteen exterior, 1847
Exterior of an army barrack canteen, 1847. An illustration provided to accompany an article in the Illustrated London News, advocating temperance and reform

Barrack canteen interior, 1847
Interior of an army barrack canteen, 1847. An illustration provided to accompany an article in the Illustrated London News, advocating temperance and reform

The Nest, Salvation Army Childrens Home, London
Inmates in the garden of The Nest, a home for sexually abused girls, opened by the Salvation Army in 1901 at Upper Clapton, north east London

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