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Background imageChaos Collection: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin
CHARLES DARWIN satire : Man is but a worm

Background imageChaos Collection: Trams causing havoc on a Belfast street

Trams causing havoc on a Belfast street
Horses, 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson

Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before

Background imageChaos Collection: Sir Henry Havelock / Davie

Sir Henry Havelock / Davie
SIR HENRY HAVELOCK British soldier relieving Lucknow in 1857

Background imageChaos Collection: The Humorist - Easter Number front cover, Heath Robinson

The Humorist - Easter Number front cover, Heath Robinson
Spring 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Garnerins balloon and parachute

Garnerins balloon and parachute

Background imageChaos Collection: One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 2 of 2

One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 2 of 2
A group attempt a countryside picnic but are beset with problems ranging from angry wasps to an irate landowner

Background imageChaos Collection: Illustration, Peter, the fox terrier, discovers a fox

Illustration, Peter, the fox terrier, discovers a fox (White-Ear) has been hiding in the bed. Date: 1912

Background imageChaos Collection: Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2
Blitz 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Nevsky Prospekt 1917

Nevsky Prospekt 1917
Government troops open fire on demonstrators in Nevsky Prospekt, Petrograd

Background imageChaos Collection: Cartoon, January, Twelfth Night, Drawing Characters

Cartoon, January, Twelfth Night, Drawing Characters -- part of a series of Christmas and New Year cartoons. circa 1840s

Background imageChaos Collection: How WWI was fought

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

Background imageChaos Collection: St Etienne Circus / 1903

St Etienne Circus / 1903
At 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Vallee de Heads, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, Le Chaos

Vallee de Heads, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, Le Chaos
Vallee 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)

Background imageChaos Collection: Humorous endpapers by Charles Crombie

Humorous endpapers by Charles Crombie
Humorous endpapers (back) by Charles Crombie in The Wonder Book of Daring Deeds Date: circa 1940

Background imageChaos Collection: Irish Jacobite troops leaving Limerick for France, also known as the Flight of the Wild

Irish Jacobite troops leaving Limerick for France, also known as the Flight of the Wild Geese, following the Treaty of Limerick, 3 October 1691

Background imageChaos Collection: Defeat of the Retrievers of the Kings Glory, Melloon, Burma

Defeat of the Retrievers of the Kings Glory, Melloon, Burma, during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). Date: 1826

Background imageChaos Collection: Flight of the French from Vitoria, Spain, 21 June 1813, resulting in a victory for

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)

Background imageChaos Collection: Major General Edward Braddocks force attacked during an expedition against

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

Background imageChaos Collection: Comic postcard, Last Boat on the Water Chute, Edinburgh Exhibition Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Last Boat on the Water Chute, Edinburgh Exhibition Date: 20th century

Background imageChaos Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Cats School Chaos

Victorian Greeting Card - Cats School Chaos
Cat students misbehave whilst the teacher is out of the room. Date: circa 1890

Background imageChaos Collection: Cartoon, A Suggestion, London Underground escalator

Cartoon, A Suggestion, London Underground escalator
Cartoon, A Suggestion, a comment on the escalator (moving staircase) at Earls Court Station on the London Underground

Background imageChaos Collection: Steerforth and Mr Mell, David Copperfield

Steerforth and Mr Mell, David Copperfield
Steerforth and Mr Mell at Dotheboys Hall, in a scene from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. 19th century

Background imageChaos Collection: Illustration, Scene at the Cock and Punch Bowl

Illustration, Scene at the Cock and Punch Bowl - a drunken party. 19th century

Background imageChaos Collection: Sequel to the Battle of Temple Bar

Sequel to the Battle of Temple Bar. 1769

Background imageChaos Collection: Historical scene, The Good Old Times

Historical scene, The Good Old Times

Background imageChaos Collection: Poll Tax demonstrator and Met Police van, Central London

Poll Tax demonstrator and Met Police van, Central London
A 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Making Havoc with Cookware Date: 1947

Making Havoc with Cookware Date: 1947

Background imageChaos Collection: FRENCH REV LOOT CHURCHES

FRENCH REV LOOT CHURCHES
French Revolutionaries loot the churches and parade through the streets with religious trappings. Date: November 1793

Background imageChaos Collection: T ROOSEVELT / JUDGE CIRCUS

T ROOSEVELT / JUDGE CIRCUS
THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President depicted as a circus ringmaster

Background imageChaos Collection: MISTRESS AND SERVANTS

MISTRESS AND SERVANTS
The mistress of the house is dismayed by the aggravations, tribulations, vexations and irritations caused by her servants... Date: 1849

Background imageChaos Collection: THE CAT DID IT

THE CAT DID IT
The cat did it ! The cats are to blame for every breakage... Date: 1849

Background imageChaos Collection: Demetrius starts a riot in Ephesus

Demetrius starts a riot in Ephesus
Demetrius, 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageChaos Collection: Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1

Defeat of Prussian Guard in Great War Deeds, WW1
The defeat of the Prussian Guard near Ypres, Belgium, by the British Army

Background imageChaos Collection: Suffragette Not at Home

Suffragette Not at Home. Chaos reigns as the suffragette neglects home and family in the name of the cause

Background imageChaos Collection: Prince Mircea of Romania

Prince Mircea of Romania (1913-1916), youngest child of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania, pictured in 1915

Background imageChaos Collection: The Vacuum - A Masterpiece by H. M. Bateman

The Vacuum - A Masterpiece by H. M. Bateman
Page 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

Background imageChaos Collection: The Collectors Office, 1615 by Pieter Brueghel the Younger

The Collectors Office, 1615 by Pieter Brueghel the Younger
Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. The Collectors Office, after 1615. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageChaos Collection: Christmas Shopping by Laurie Tayler

Christmas Shopping by Laurie Tayler
A chaotic scene as a bus travels through a crowd of last minute Christmas shoppers. Date: 1921

Background imageChaos Collection: Squatter Sovereignty by Edward Harrigan

Squatter Sovereignty by Edward Harrigan
Promotional postcard for Squatter Sovereignty by Edward Harrigan, first produced at Harrigan and Harts Theatre, New York in 1882. Date: circa 1882

Background imageChaos Collection: Cartoon, Promis d Horrors of the French Invasion

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

Background imageChaos Collection: Fourth Guards Brigade in Great War Deeds, WW1

Fourth Guards Brigade in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Fourth Guards Brigade, including the Coldstream Guards, fighting the Germans in the narrow streets of Landrecies during the retreat from Mons

Background imageChaos Collection: Chaos, Cybele or Rhea, and Saturn

Chaos, Cybele or Rhea, and Saturn

Background imageChaos Collection: Miseries of London by Rowlandson

Miseries of London by Rowlandson

Background imageChaos Collection: Stock market crash, Vienna, 1873

Stock market crash, Vienna, 1873
The failure of the stock exchange in Vienna, 9th May 1873. Date: 9th May 1873

Background imageChaos Collection: Following in fathers footsteps by George Studdy

Following in fathers footsteps by George Studdy
Following in fathers footsteps -- the Bonzolines take after their father by getting into a complete mess with ink and paint, which Bonzo finds hilarious

Background imageChaos Collection: Bonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling by George Studdy

Bonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling by George Studdy
Bonzo 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Cartoon satirising German soldiers, WW1

Cartoon satirising German soldiers, WW1
Cartoon satirising German soldiers during the First World War: Goot gracious me! Here kom der 16th Royal Scots. Date: 1914-1915

Background imageChaos Collection: Cover design, Lady Arabellas Birthday Party

Cover design, Lady Arabellas Birthday Party, by Margaret and Mary Baker. Showing a chaotic party with children misbehaving. Date: 1940

Background imageChaos Collection: Statue of Mahishasura - Chamundi Hills Mysore, India

Statue of Mahishasura - Chamundi Hills Mysore, India
A 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Scene in Sarajevo after assassination

Scene in Sarajevo after assassination
The chaotic scene in the street in Sarajevo after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Date: 28 June 1914

Background imageChaos Collection: Gang fight in London

Gang fight in London
Two groups of hooligans fight eachother on the streets of London. Date: 1902

Background imageChaos Collection: Bandits in medieval Germany

Bandits in medieval Germany
A chaotic scene in the aftermath of a stagecoach attack made by bandits in medieval Germany. Date: Medieval

Background imageChaos Collection: Frost in London, 19th century

Frost in London, 19th century
A touch of frost in London brings chaos to the streets, with horses slipping on the icy surfaces. Date: 1865

Background imageChaos Collection: The English Take Their Pleasures Sadly by Gooderham

The English Take Their Pleasures Sadly by Gooderham
Humorous illustration showing vast crowds of people " enjoying" themselves at a typical British seaside town

Background imageChaos Collection: Rabies / Bitten / Petit J

Rabies / Bitten / Petit J
A rabid and hydrophobic dog causes chaos in a French barbershop

Background imageChaos Collection: Primeval Chaos

Primeval Chaos
Primeval 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Damage from cyclone, Isabela de Sagua, Cuba

Damage from cyclone, Isabela de Sagua, Cuba
Damage from cyclone of 1 September 1933, Isabela de Sagua, Cuba. Date: 1933

Background imageChaos Collection: Accident on the North-Western railway, Near Watford

Accident on the North-Western railway, Near Watford
Engraving illustrating a railway accident just north of Watford, on the North-Western railway. Luckily on this occasion there was no loss of life. 1858

Background imageChaos Collection: West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886

West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886
At 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Sacking the Tuileries Palace, Paris, France

Sacking the Tuileries Palace, Paris, France, at the time of the abdication of King Louis-Philippe. 1848

Background imageChaos Collection: Crimean War, British troops entering the Redan

Crimean War, British troops entering the Redan
Crimean War -- British troops entering the Battle of the Great Redan -- Colonel Windham with Daniel Mahoney and Cornellis. 1855

Background imageChaos Collection: Arrival of cattle at the railway terminus, Euston Square

Arrival of cattle at the railway terminus, Euston Square
Chaos on the platform at Euston terminus, due to the arrival of cattle for the Smithfield Cattle Club Show. Date: 1849

Background imageChaos Collection: A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls

A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls and to see what chaos may then ensue! Date: 1913

Background imageChaos Collection: Susi - tipping up a draughts board

Susi - tipping up a draughts board. 1950s

Background imageChaos Collection: Manuel Juarez Celman

Manuel Juarez Celman
MANUEL JUAREZ CELMAN Argentine statesman, president 1886 - 1890 when he had to resign because of financial chaos caused by collapse of Barings. Date: 1844 - 1907

Background imageChaos Collection: Manuel Juarez Celman 2

Manuel Juarez Celman 2
MANUEL JUAREZ CELMAN Argentine statesman, president 1886 - 1890 when he had to resign because of financial chaos caused by collapse of Barings. Date: 1844 - 1907

Background imageChaos Collection: Circus Elephant / Chaos

Circus Elephant / Chaos
A circus elephant runs amok with with one of the performers sitting astride his trunk. The ring-masters top hat gets a soaking. Date: 1928

Background imageChaos Collection: Wwi Refugees 1917

Wwi Refugees 1917
A 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

Background imageChaos Collection: An attack at Peking by Boxer rebels

An attack at Peking by Boxer rebels
European legations at Peking are attacked by the rebels during the Boxer Rebellion. Date: 1900

Background imageChaos Collection: Servants Wanted by Will Onda

Servants Wanted by Will Onda
Promotional postcard for Servants Wanted. First known production at the Chatham Palace of Varieties, 27th March 1905. A music hall sketch For Will Ondas Company

Background imageChaos Collection: Three cherubs fighting on a New Year card

Three cherubs fighting on a New Year card
Three cherubs fighting and breaking things on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChaos Collection: Six boys pillow fighting on a Christmas card

Six boys pillow fighting on a Christmas card
Six boys having a turbulent pillow fight on a Christmas card, with a notice on the wall: Love one another. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChaos Collection: Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card

Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card, with their shoes scattered all over the floor. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChaos Collection: Sphere cover - East Coast bombardments, Hartlepool chapel

Sphere cover - East Coast bombardments, Hartlepool chapel
The 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

Background imageChaos Collection: The Deed by H. M. Bateman

The Deed by H. M. Bateman
Scene 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Territorial Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1

Territorial Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1
The 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

Background imageChaos Collection: Suffragette House of Ladies

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

Background imageChaos Collection: Tempora Mutantur! Militancy at Buckingham Palace, 1914&1915

Tempora Mutantur! Militancy at Buckingham Palace, 1914&1915
The Bystander contrasts the militancy of demonstrating suffragettes outside Buckingham Palace in the summer of 1914, before the outbreak of World War One

Background imageChaos Collection: Bonzo shows the Bonzolines how to do it! by George Studdy

Bonzo shows the Bonzolines how to do it! by George Studdy
Bonzo shows the Bonzolines how to do it! He manages to shower everyone with water from a garden hose

Background imageChaos Collection: Monkeys on the Rocks

Monkeys on the Rocks
Planet of the apes - monkeys running amok on a huge rock formation in a zoo in Australia. Date: early 1930s

Background imageChaos Collection: Why Get Married?

Why Get Married?
" Why Get Married?" The Joys of Bachelor Life illustrated quite clearly in this humorous German postcard illustration! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChaos Collection: Working Elephants 1907

Working Elephants 1907
Elephants help to extinguish the flames when a train carrying a menagerie crashes in West Virginia, USA. Date: 1907



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