Distress Collection (page 2)

Scotsman shocked by expensive of the Worlds Fair in Chicago
The 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 alright
Kindly 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 1874
The 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 Signal
Whilst 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 Attack
A 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

Consoling Madonna by Bouguereau
The Consoling Madonna (Vierge Consolatrice) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) -- the Virgin Mary, seated on a throne, comforts a distressed woman. Date: circa 1870s

Lifeboat on Carriage
A lifeboat rests on its carriage, ready to be dragged across the beach and launched into the water to the aid of a ship in distress. Date: circa 1880

Sinking Ship
The last handshake - the crew of a sinking steamship climb the bridge to shake hands with their captain before it - and they = go under. Date: 1895

Refugees in Dubrovnik
The war with Turkey causes much distress : refugees flee to Ragusa (now Dubrovnik in Croatia) and beg from well-to- do people outside a hotel

Racecourse Plowed
The authorities take the food shortage seriously - just how seriously is evidenced by the plowing up of this racecourse near Petrograd so that crops can be planted there

Italian Red Cross
Though many nations intervened in Russias affairs, some tried to help. Aid for Russias homeless and hungry is provided by the Italian Red Cross

Helping the Homeless
Homeless children of Petrograd receive free dinners at a canteen

Homeless Volga Family 1
A homeless family in a makeshift tent in the Volga region

Balfour Rescues Erin
Balfour depicted as the modern Perseus rescuing the distressed Erin (as Andromeda) as she perishes on the rocks

Millionaires in Distress
American millionaires in distress

Cottonworkers Read News
Manchester cotton workers study the news from America - whose civil war is causing distress to the textile industry - in the public library

Ship in High Seas
The transatlantic steam-packet France caught in high seas

Thatch for Animals
Peasants strip the thatch from roofs of farm buildings, to feed their livestock

Famine St Petersburg
Distress among the Russian poor : queuing at a soup kitchen in St Petersburg

Hunting Hoarders
Russian police search the homes of peasants suspected of having hidden stores and stolen grain

Punishment / N. Africa
In North Africa, Barbary arabs strip prisoners and suspend them from a beam by one hand and one foot

Two Russian Orphans
Two Orphaned children wander alone among the smouldering ruins of their town

Unemployment / Germany
Berlins unemployed - a sign of the economic distress

Spanish Peasants Desert
Discouraged by agricultural distress, Andalusian peasants desert the countryside

Germany / Soup Kitchen
The poor queue at a state soup kitchen - a symptom of inflation

Ship Near Hastings
Local folk gather on the cliffs near Hastings as a sailing ship is driven onto their shore by a storm

Mother by Sick Sons Bed
I have sinned, she repeated several times, by her sons bedside

Toilers of the Sea / 1873
Fishing boats in a storm

Rescue Breeches Buoy
The crew of a sailing ship which has wrecked on a rocky shore are carried to dry land by a breeches buoy slung between the vessel and the beach where rescuers wait

Alftruda Kisses Hereward
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward slays a bear and recues Alftruda, who smothers him with kisses

Female Type / Beaute
A lady wearing a lace dress and jewelry holds her hands upon her head and looks rather melancholic

Pyne - Life Boat
THE LIFE BOAT Mr Greatheads life boat rows out to a vessel in distress

Cyclone at Sea C1870
at sea - a steamship in distress

Mahatma Gandhi arrested for civil disobedience
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, is arrested by the Indian government for his civil disobedience tactics

Coriolanus banished from Rome
The Roman general, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, is banished from Rome because of his arrogance, and suspicion concerning his political ambitions

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