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Suffragette House that Man Built Policeman. Policeman has a suffragette in his grip whilst another attempts to bring her umbrella down firmly on his head
SOS message from TitanicA wireless message received by the Russian steamer Birma from the Titanic about five minutes after Titanic struck the iceberg that sank her
Warships in a Heavy Storm, c. 1695, by Ludolf Bakhuysen (163Ludolf Bakhuysen (1631-1708). Dutch painter. Warships in a Heavy Storm, c. 1695. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
13139861The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)
Greatheads Lifeboat 2In a heavy sea, Greatheads lifeboat puts out to the aid of a vessel in distress : the helmsman stands aft, the look- out in the bows, the ten oarsmen row as best they can. Date: 1791
WWI Poster, Belgian & Allies Aid LeagueDesign by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), Belgian & Allies Aid League, Will you help these sufferers from the war to start a new home. Help is better than sympathy
Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, LondonLFB Special Services trying to help a woman patient at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London, on 15 April 1959. She has climbed out of a ward window at fifth floor level
Lifeboat to Sail ShipLifeboat going to the aid of a sailing ship in trouble
World War II - a young captured German soldier in distress - reputed to be only 15 years old
Teddy Tail, Duke of Yorks Theatre, LondonTeddy Tail, a childrens fantastic musical play by Charles Folkard, music by Frederic Norton, based on the Teddy Tail comic strip in the Daily Mail newspaper, at the Duke of Yorks Theatre
RMS Titanic - RMS Virginian Christmas cardRMS Titanic - unusual RMS Virginian Christmas card for December 1912. The Virginian was one of the vessels that took Titanic's distress calls
Angel of Death taking dead childThe Angel of Death taking a dead child away from its mother. 1886
Photograph of Ship In Distress PH, Bermondsey, LondonPhotograph of Ship In Distress PH, Marigold Street, Bermondsey, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub
With the distressed hop pickers in Kent - a series of drawings by ILN Special Artist Mr H. C. Seppings Wright showing the poor conditions for hop pickers in Kent during bad wet weather
Views of South Africa, 1820View of Griquatown, Northern Cape, 52, Khoikhoi visiting their family graves 53, and a Khoikhoi preacher preaching in front of a wagon 54. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Cartoon, Brothers in Distress, Bishop v. Maskelyne and Labouchere. They were accused of defaming an American stage mentalist, Washington Irving Bishop
Meeting of unemployed men on Tower Hill, LondonMeeting of unemployed men on Tower Hill, East London. 1892
STARVING REFUGEESAn encampment of starving refugees who have fled their villages in the Volga district. Date: 1922
FAMINE VICTIMSEncampment of famine victims at Novorossisk. Date: 1922
RELIEF FOR VICTIMSThe Soviet government organise trains to bring food and provisions to the homeless and hungry. Date: 1922
The Distresst PoetA distresst poet writes the verses which will, he hopes, bring him enough money to buy new clothes, food and drink, and enable him to move to somewhat better accommodation. Date: circa 1750
A Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay and P. G. WodehouseA Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay (17 April 1876 22 September 1952) and P.G. Wodehouse (15 October 1881 14 February 1975), based on Wodehouses novel written in 1919
Distress in Lancashire: mill-hands work on Preston MoorsThe distress in Lancashire: mill-hands at work on Preston Moors. Unemployed operatives levelling waste ground on the north side of the town, over seen by inspectors
Keep Our Secrets Secret - a poster created by The Central Office of Information during the Cold War. Date: 1960s
Gulliver in BrobdingnagMuch to his distress, Gulliver is admired by the ladies of the country
Commandeered by Lawson Wood, WW1 cartoonCartoon by Lawson Wood showing two British soldiers taking away a little boys toy horse, much to his distress. The cartoon is a humorous comment on the number of horses commandeered by the Army in
Damsel in distress Date: 1919
The distress in Lancashire: Sewing for unemployed girls, 1862Sewing school for unemployed factory girls, Zion Chapel, Stretford Street, Manchester. The girls, ranging in age from sixteen years old to adult women, have free use of the premises
Hagar in distress with her son, comforted by an angel in the wilderness - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 21.17. 1787
The end of loveThe Honourable John Maler Collier (18501934) - Pre-Raphaelite Painter and one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation
Chinese Toddlers - one of whom is rather upsetChinese Toddlers - one bawling his/her eyes out at some frightful injustice (or having just been poked in arm/eye/back by another 2-year-old...). Date: circa 1910s
French Lifeboat at WorkThe French lifeboat Amiral Barrera sets out in heavy seas to the aid of a sailing boat in distress. Date: 1905
Message in BottleThe captain of a fishing boat, disabled by a storm, puts an S.O.S. message in a bottle, hoping it will be found by someone who can (a) read and (b)initiate a rescue. Date: 1884
Marquis of Granby - 4John Manners, marquis of GRANBY military commander, depicted in the act of relieving the distress of a poor soldier and his family Date: 1721 - 1770
Demon King repelled by knightAn armed knight protects his beloved from the evil clutches of the Demon King. Date: circa 1820
Damsels in distressTwo girls cling to one another as three large white geese encroach. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911
HMS Jackal on Loch LuirbostH.M.S. Jackal at anchor on Loch Luirbost. The gun-boat was the vessel which carried the Government commissioners to the island of Lewis
Five boys on a Balham street, SW LondonFive boys in distress on a Balham street, SW London. They have just fallen off a plank of wood which they were using as an improvised slide. Date: circa 1961
Post Office telegraph from OMHS Buckingham PalaceA Post Office telegraph from O.M.H.S. Buckingham Palace, dated 15th August 14. To E. D. Towse, Esq. Swanley Village, Kent
Man at the end of his tether with piano-playing singing wife" Every Morning I feel like shooting." An American man seemingly at the end of his tether with the less-than-tuneful efforts of his enthusiastic piano-playing, singing wife
Three boys on a desert island attract a passing ship using their robes and spears as signal flags. Date: 1898
Language of Flowers - Geranium. The captions reads: Friendship Distressed - When you come back? Date: circa 1904
Scotsman shocked by expensive of the Worlds Fair in ChicagoThe Chicago Exhibition McPherson - " Four Dollars for a bed! The extravangance. I canna sleep for thinking o t." Date: 1893
Kindy Old lady asks if a little lost girl is alrightKindly Old Woman - " Poor little fellow. Are you lost?" " No - boo hoo. But me Muvver is." !!! Date: 1895
In dire distress. Illustration shows George Edmunds, Mark Hanna(?), and another man onboard a grounded ship labeled Shipping Subsidy Bill in rough seas labeled Press Attacks
Distress in Paris 1874The war with Prussia, followed by the Commune, leave France in an impoverished condition : in Paris the poor are forced to pawn household possessions such as bedding, Date: 1874
The Distress SignalWhilst captured by the Iroquois, Captain Mac-Kinsty makes the distress signal and is saved by the Chief, who has recognised him as a Brother. 1890s
Rattle Snake / Nest AttackA rattle snake (or pit-viper) climbs a tree and attacks a nest, much to the distress of the two adult birds whose eggs are in the nest. Date: circa 1850