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Charles DarwinCHARLES DARWIN satire : Man is but a worm
Trams causing havoc on a Belfast streetHorses, carts, wagons and pedestrians in an almighty crash involving two trams in Donegal Place in Belfast. The card caption reads: " Our Trammelled Streets" Date: 1905
Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before
Sir Henry Havelock / DavieSIR HENRY HAVELOCK British soldier relieving Lucknow in 1857
The Humorist - Easter Number front cover, Heath RobinsonSpring Handicaps. Front cover of The Humorist magazine featuring a glorious cartoon by William Heath Robinson showing the chaos created on the roads by spring romances. Date: 1937
Garnerins balloon and parachute
One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 2 of 2A group attempt a countryside picnic but are beset with problems ranging from angry wasps to an irate landowner
Illustration, Peter, the fox terrier, discovers a fox (White-Ear) has been hiding in the bed. Date: 1912
Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943
Nevsky Prospekt 1917Government troops open fire on demonstrators in Nevsky Prospekt, Petrograd
Cartoon, January, Twelfth Night, Drawing Characters -- part of a series of Christmas and New Year cartoons. circa 1840s
How WWI was fought" As it is for most of us" World War I was a slog, described by many as " 90% routine and 10% terror." Although soldiers lived with death every day, for the most part
St Etienne Circus / 1903At St. Etienne, a circus tent (the big top) is carried away by a high wind, causing chaos inside, as animals and humans panic and try to flee
Vallee de Heads, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, Le ChaosVallee de Heads, Hautes-Pyrenees, Occitanie, France - Le Chaos. A chaos, in geology, is the piling up of blocks forming under the action of erosion in certain types of rocks (sandstone, granite)
Humorous endpapers by Charles CrombieHumorous endpapers (back) by Charles Crombie in The Wonder Book of Daring Deeds Date: circa 1940
Irish Jacobite troops leaving Limerick for France, also known as the Flight of the Wild Geese, following the Treaty of Limerick, 3 October 1691
Defeat of the Retrievers of the Kings Glory, Melloon, Burma, during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). Date: 1826
Flight of the French from Vitoria, Spain, 21 June 1813, resulting in a victory for the allied British, Portuguese and Spanish forces, in the Battle of Vitoria, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814)
Major General Edward Braddocks force attacked during an expedition against the French-occupied Ohio River Valley on 9 July 1755; he died of his wounds a few days later
Comic postcard, Last Boat on the Water Chute, Edinburgh Exhibition Date: 20th century
Victorian Greeting Card - Cats School ChaosCat students misbehave whilst the teacher is out of the room. Date: circa 1890
Cartoon, A Suggestion, London Underground escalatorCartoon, A Suggestion, a comment on the escalator (moving staircase) at Earls Court Station on the London Underground
Steerforth and Mr Mell, David CopperfieldSteerforth and Mr Mell at Dotheboys Hall, in a scene from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. 19th century
Illustration, Scene at the Cock and Punch Bowl - a drunken party. 19th century
Sequel to the Battle of Temple Bar. 1769
Historical scene, The Good Old Times
Poll Tax demonstrator and Met Police van, Central LondonA Poll Tax demonstrator aims a metal barrier at the back of a Police van, during a violent demonstration in Central London. Date: 31 March 1990
Making Havoc with Cookware Date: 1947
FRENCH REV LOOT CHURCHESFrench Revolutionaries loot the churches and parade through the streets with religious trappings. Date: November 1793
T ROOSEVELT / JUDGE CIRCUSTHEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President depicted as a circus ringmaster
MISTRESS AND SERVANTSThe mistress of the house is dismayed by the aggravations, tribulations, vexations and irritations caused by her servants... Date: 1849
THE CAT DID ITThe cat did it ! The cats are to blame for every breakage... Date: 1849
Demetrius starts a riot in EphesusDemetrius, a silversmith who makes shrines to Artemis (Diana), starts a riot in Ephesus against St Paul, crying Great is Artemis of the Ephesians, as described in the Acts of the Apostles
Statue of a winged lion with human head. NimrudColossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1The defeat of the Prussian Guard near Ypres, Belgium, by the British Army
Suffragette Not at Home. Chaos reigns as the suffragette neglects home and family in the name of the cause
Prince Mircea of Romania (1913-1916), youngest child of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania, pictured in 1915
The Vacuum - A Masterpiece by H. M. BatemanPage 1 of 4. Brilliant sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a man asking his maid to have a go at a vacuum cleaner, only to find he sucks up everything in his path. Date: 1920
The Collectors Office, 1615 by Pieter Brueghel the YoungerPieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. The Collectors Office, after 1615. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany
Christmas Shopping by Laurie TaylerA chaotic scene as a bus travels through a crowd of last minute Christmas shoppers. Date: 1921
Squatter Sovereignty by Edward HarriganPromotional postcard for Squatter Sovereignty by Edward Harrigan, first produced at Harrigan and Harts Theatre, New York in 1882. Date: circa 1882
Cartoon, Promis d Horrors of the French Invasion, or, Forcible Reasons for negotiating a Regicide Peace, Vide, The Authority of Edmund Burke, by James Gillray
Fourth Guards Brigade in Great War Deeds, WW1The Fourth Guards Brigade, including the Coldstream Guards, fighting the Germans in the narrow streets of Landrecies during the retreat from Mons
Chaos, Cybele or Rhea, and Saturn
Miseries of London by Rowlandson
Stock market crash, Vienna, 1873The failure of the stock exchange in Vienna, 9th May 1873. Date: 9th May 1873
Following in fathers footsteps by George StuddyFollowing in fathers footsteps -- the Bonzolines take after their father by getting into a complete mess with ink and paint, which Bonzo finds hilarious
Bonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling by George StuddyBonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling -- the Pekingese watches Bonzo having his bath, after which he chases her, knocks into the coal scuttle and makes himself dirty all over again
Cartoon satirising German soldiers, WW1Cartoon satirising German soldiers during the First World War: Goot gracious me! Here kom der 16th Royal Scots. Date: 1914-1915
Cover design, Lady Arabellas Birthday Party, by Margaret and Mary Baker. Showing a chaotic party with children misbehaving. Date: 1940
Statue of Mahishasura - Chamundi Hills Mysore, IndiaA statue of Mahishasura in Chamundi Hills, Mysore. Mahishasura was an Asura in Hindu Mythology - one of the forces of chaos that are in constant battle with Devas. Date: circa 1910s
Scene in Sarajevo after assassinationThe chaotic scene in the street in Sarajevo after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Date: 28 June 1914
Gang fight in LondonTwo groups of hooligans fight eachother on the streets of London. Date: 1902
Bandits in medieval GermanyA chaotic scene in the aftermath of a stagecoach attack made by bandits in medieval Germany. Date: Medieval
Frost in London, 19th centuryA touch of frost in London brings chaos to the streets, with horses slipping on the icy surfaces. Date: 1865
The English Take Their Pleasures Sadly by GooderhamHumorous illustration showing vast crowds of people " enjoying" themselves at a typical British seaside town
Rabies / Bitten / Petit JA rabid and hydrophobic dog causes chaos in a French barbershop
Primeval ChaosPrimeval chaos pre-existed the Big Bang and Gods seven-day Creation. The Zodiac signs and other notable celestial celebrities tumbled about the cosmos every which way
Damage from cyclone, Isabela de Sagua, CubaDamage from cyclone of 1 September 1933, Isabela de Sagua, Cuba. Date: 1933
Accident on the North-Western railway, Near WatfordEngraving illustrating a railway accident just north of Watford, on the North-Western railway. Luckily on this occasion there was no loss of life. 1858
West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalgar Square, the people were stirred to violence following incendiary speeches, and rioted
Sacking the Tuileries Palace, Paris, France, at the time of the abdication of King Louis-Philippe. 1848
Crimean War, British troops entering the RedanCrimean War -- British troops entering the Battle of the Great Redan -- Colonel Windham with Daniel Mahoney and Cornellis. 1855
Arrival of cattle at the railway terminus, Euston SquareChaos on the platform at Euston terminus, due to the arrival of cattle for the Smithfield Cattle Club Show. Date: 1849
A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls and to see what chaos may then ensue! Date: 1913
Susi - tipping up a draughts board. 1950s
Manuel Juarez CelmanMANUEL JUAREZ CELMAN Argentine statesman, president 1886 - 1890 when he had to resign because of financial chaos caused by collapse of Barings. Date: 1844 - 1907
Manuel Juarez Celman 2MANUEL JUAREZ CELMAN Argentine statesman, president 1886 - 1890 when he had to resign because of financial chaos caused by collapse of Barings. Date: 1844 - 1907
Circus Elephant / ChaosA circus elephant runs amok with with one of the performers sitting astride his trunk. The ring-masters top hat gets a soaking. Date: 1928
Wwi Refugees 1917A mother and her children, with their meagre possessions wrapped in three bundles, shelter in a ruined building from the battle raging close by. Date: 1917
An attack at Peking by Boxer rebelsEuropean legations at Peking are attacked by the rebels during the Boxer Rebellion. Date: 1900
Servants Wanted by Will OndaPromotional postcard for Servants Wanted. First known production at the Chatham Palace of Varieties, 27th March 1905. A music hall sketch For Will Ondas Company
Three cherubs fighting on a New Year cardThree cherubs fighting and breaking things on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Six boys pillow fighting on a Christmas cardSix boys having a turbulent pillow fight on a Christmas card, with a notice on the wall: Love one another. Date: circa 1890s
Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card, with their shoes scattered all over the floor. Date: circa 1890s
Sphere cover - East Coast bombardments, Hartlepool chapelThe bombardment of the East Coast - the scene outside a Hartlepool Baptist Chapel. Scene painted by Fortunino Matania based on a sketch by fellow Sphere artist, G. H
The Deed by H. M. BatemanScene at a solicitors where one partner rubs his hands as a monocle wearing gentleman signs a deed. Everyone else looks aghast - what can he have signed away? Date: 1928
Territorial Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1The Territorial Corps of the British Army giving a glorious lead and example to all those fighting in France -- the London Scottish making an epoch in British military history
Suffragette House of Ladies. Women have taken over the House of Lords and chaos reigns, and politicians can only look down from the balcony. Christabel Pankhurst wears a uniform, while Mrs
Tempora Mutantur! Militancy at Buckingham Palace, 1914&1915The Bystander contrasts the militancy of demonstrating suffragettes outside Buckingham Palace in the summer of 1914, before the outbreak of World War One
Bonzo shows the Bonzolines how to do it! by George StuddyBonzo shows the Bonzolines how to do it! He manages to shower everyone with water from a garden hose
Monkeys on the RocksPlanet of the apes - monkeys running amok on a huge rock formation in a zoo in Australia. Date: early 1930s
Why Get Married?" Why Get Married?" The Joys of Bachelor Life illustrated quite clearly in this humorous German postcard illustration! Date: circa 1910s
Working Elephants 1907Elephants help to extinguish the flames when a train carrying a menagerie crashes in West Virginia, USA. Date: 1907