Disorder Collection

Soviet propaganda poster: a Red Army officer, fearing civil disorder during a strike, asks the citizens to hand in their weapons

Hoffmann / Augustus / Soup
THE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP "...& on the fifth day he was dead!"

Charles Baudelaire, French poet, essayist, translator
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, essayist, art critic, and translator of Edgar Allan Poe

Belfast riots, August 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week

Belfast riots, July 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast from 20th to 23rd July 1920. 18 people were killed, and 200 wounded during the disturbances

Graham Greene, English writer, in old age
Graham Greene (Henry Graham Greene, 1904-1991), English author, playwright and literary critic, best known for his novels focusing around Roman Catholicism and morality: Brighton Rock

KING CHARLES AT NASEBY
The Battle of Naseby during the first English Civil War The main army of King Charles was defeated by the New Model Army of the Parliamentarians under Sir Thomas Fairfax Date: 14 June 1645

BATTLE OF NOVARA 1849
BATTLE OF NOVARA The Austrians under Radetzky inflict a crippling defeat on the Piedmontese, who after fighting valorously quit the battlefield in disorder Date: 23 March 1849

Young South African Boy suffering from Vitiligo
Young South African Boy from Pretoria suffering from Vitiligo - titled here at the Leopard Skin Kaffir Child - A Freak of Nature. Date: circa 1905

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

Cartoon, Westminster Conscripts under the Training Act, by James Gillray. Showing Napoleon training a group of British politicians, including Charles James Fox

With the high browse 1923
A customer enters a disorganised bookshop to have a browse. Date: 1923

Boxley Abbey, near Maidstone, Kent, England, was founded by William de Ypres, King Stephens military commander of the whole of Kent during the civil disorder. Date: founded 1146

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing III
Sleeping arrangements during Spring Cleaning showing a family asleep in makeshift beds. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing II
The dis-order of the bath showing a couple decorating and spring cleaning the bathroom. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Battle of Kobylanka
The insurgents rout the Russians at Kobylanka : the Russians flee in disorder

Armed Police Collect Tax
French Government officials seeking to make an inventory of church property meet resistance from peasants who regard it as an attack on the Church

Battle of Long Island
BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND Superior in numbers and skill, the British defeat the Continental Army on Long Island, forcing them to retreat in disorder. Date: 29 August 1776

Military Checkpoint 1920
A British military checkpoint which was set up (in vain) to control disorder in the province

Electric Light Bath
An electric light bath in the Bilz Sanatorium, Berlin. " The copious perspiration promotes increased assimilation efficacious in cases of gout asthma, etc." Early sunbed ?

Spanish Revolution 1868
REVOLUTION: Hanging out the flag of the Revolution at the Public Offices in the Puerta Del Sol, Madrid. A jubilant crowd gives it support

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