Fight Collection (page 26)

Naval Combat 1870
Naval fight between the Prussian Kanonenboot Meteor and the French Bouvet off Havana, Cuba - one of the few naval engagements of the war

Indian Boxing 1876
A particularly vicious form of boxing in India, where two men fight wearing spikes on their knuckles; the result is rather bloody

Tongan Women Box C1830
Two bare-breasted Tongan women fight it out as a predominantly male crowd enjoys the fun

Boxing Satire C18
Londons gentry enjoys nothing more than seeing a good fight: Polite amusement or an exhibition of beasts

Police Officer in Snow
Police officer with two snowballs in winter covered in snow

Herakles Versus Achelous
Herakles and the river-god Achelous, both enamoured of Dejanira, fight : though Achelous changes shape to dragon and bull, Herakles is the ultimate victor

Game / Winter / Snowballing
Schoolbooks are cast aside for a snowball fight in the street between two groups of schoolboys, three with a dog against four without one

Fight during Wedding
Two families quarrel rather violently during a marriage service

T Roosevelt / Judge Press
THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President and his fight against the gutter press

Fight in a Pub
Sons of Friendship - drinkers come to blows

Arthur & Green Knight
The Green Knight, on his green horse, surprises Arthur and Guinevere at a feast. He later challenged the Knights to a fight and Gawain, who volunteered, was victorious

Bismarck Versus the Pope
Bismarck versus the pope : Germany will support Alfonso only if he tolerates protestants : the pope insists that the pro-Catholic status quo be maintained. Date: April 1875

Lucerne Street Fight
Disagreement on religious and social issues leads to an attack on Lucerne by the Free Corps, and civil war breaks out here and elsewhere

Naughty Children
Naughty boys throwing snowballs at a passer-by

Paris Traffic Hell
Cars and buses fight for space in traffic chaos at Place de l Opera, Paris

Czechs Fight Reds
Czech forces under general Gaida fight the Red Army in the Urals

Charcoal Porters Fight
Two charcoal porters engaged in a brawl are kept apart by an oyster seller. Other porters, drinkers and a dog look on in alarm, humour and indifference

Cockfighting - Scrap
A mixed crowd of men from all stations in life watch as two cocks fight for their entertainment

Palermo Street Fight
There is bitter fighting in the streets of Palermo as Garibaldis men support a popular insurrection against the Neapolitan rule

Police & Men about Town
Some young men-about-town are apprehended by a policeman. One of the men foolishly holds up his fists ready to fight, but the policeman is armed with a truncheon

British / Indian Army Ww1
" India will help" -- A British and an Indian officer join forces to fight the enemy

The Double Minds
THE DOUBLE MINDS (John W Campbell junior) The Earthpeople fight the shleath of Ganymede

Roman Volunteers
Romans are encouraged to volunteer to fight for independence. They respond more enthusiastically than the citizens of Vienna (see picture 10197629)

Battle of Magenta 2
The battle of Magenta is essentially a fight for the town : Piedmontese and French forces drive the Austrians out after bitter street fighting

Election / Hindenburg / 1932
Stop Germanys self destruction. A Hindenburg election poster

Boys at Start of Fight
Two boys with their fists up at the beginning of a (mock) fight outside in the garden

Boys Fighting 1929
Two young comptetitors fight it out while a girl watches, unable to intervene

Crimea Volunteers
Sardinian volunteers leave Genova to fight in the Crimea, thus ensuring their country will have a place at the conference table and so be recognised as a nation

Augustus, Roman Emperor
AUGUSTUS, ROMAN EMPEROR allegorical representation showing him as a god, sitting among other gods, while his soldiers fight victoriously

Cockfight, 17th Century
Three men in a cellar watch eagerly as two cocks fight for their entertainment

Workmens Duel
Two American ironworkers, longtime enemies, fight with red-hot bars : their mates separate them, but not before each has received terrible burns Date: 1907

Rus / Jap War: Jap Flags
The Emperor of Japan bestows flags on his soldiers as they set off to fight the Russians

Wwi / 1915 / Jouy / Beausejour
During the French capture of Fort Beausejour, in Champagne, Private Jouy continues to fight off a German attack, standing alone amongst his fallen comrades. Date: February 1915

Robin Hood & Little John
Robin Hood and Little John enjoy a mock fight on a small bridge over a river

Maid Marian Rescued
Ripping Guy of Gisbornes sword from his grasp, Robin Hood rescues Maid Marian in true swachbuckling fashion

Beaumains Wins
Beaumains wins his fight against the Green Knight at the ford

Allies Resolve to Fight
The Allies kneel together to face the enemy as one

Polish Kossinieri
Members of a patriotic secret society, the KOSSINIERI (literally, the scythers) swear to fight for the freedom of Poland against the hated Russians who rule them

Jingo Meeting 1878
A meeting of enthusiastic jingoes in Guildhall, London - We don t want to fight, but by Jingo, if we do, we ve got the ships, we ve got the men, we ve got the money too !

Taking it Easy
While others fight, the British take it easy in Cairo with friendly girls and flowing champagne

WW1 / 1915 / ALLIES LEGS
With the Allies on their last legs, Germany - fresh and fit - awaits the final round of the fight (but this is May 1915, with more than three years to go !)

Anti-Bolshevik Czechs
Anti-Bolshevik Czech troops under the command of Alexander Kerensky requisition horses to fight Leninist forces in Siberia

Cartoon / Russia Vs. Japan
The world (represented by national archetypes such as John Bull, Marianne and Uncle Sam) watches the fight between Russia (as champion of Europe) and Japan (Asias champion)

Game / Winter / Snowballing
Even at military school Napoleon showed his ability to command, directing the action of a snowball fight

Wellington Vs Wichelsea
The Duke of Wellington & Lord Winchelsea fight a duel over their differing opinions on the Catholic Emancipation Bill

Froissart / Montiel / 1369
The French and the Spanish fight at Montiel, Castilian Civil War

Soviet Pilots Re-Enact
Soviet pilots at Murmansk recall their dog-fight with German aircraft, in which they were evidently the victors

Russians in Ukraine
Soviet commando unit fight to recapture a village in Ukraine

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