Futile Collection

Cartoon, Excelsior! (Suffragist as Sisyphus)
Cartoon, Excelsior! A Suffragette depicted as Sisyphus pushing the large boulder of Womens Suffrage up the Parliament Hill

Uncrossing the Crosses on a Hot + Bun
A contraption for removing the cross on a hot cross bun left over from Easter. Date: 1922

Weighing Squirmy Baby Date: 1947

The New Mrs Partington. The new Mrs Partington (of the Anti-suffrage Society) Somehow the tide keeps rising! Depicts Mrs Partington in a futile attempt to hold back the huge tide of support for

Caricature of Norman Angell, writer and politician
Caricature of Sir Ralph Norman Angell (1872-1967), writer, lecturer and Labour politician. Best known for his book, The Great Illusion (1910), arguing against war from an economic point of view

Damage caused by British mines and guns on the Western Front
Officers examining the damage caused by an explosion of a British mine underneath the enemies position during the Battle of the Somme

Results of British mines and guns on the Somme
Officers examining the damage caused by an explosion of a British mine underneath the enemies position during the Battle of the Somme

A German 15cm Siege gun
A photograph showing a German gun captured by French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme. Intended to be a decisive breakthrough

The Charge of the Light Brigade - Balaclava, Crimean War
The Charge of the Light Brigade (4th Hussars) - Balaclava, Crimean War, 25th October 1854. Date: 1854

Weapons on the British Front
A photograph of British howitzers in action during the bombardment of the German lines preceding the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916

Lear / Nonsense / Rhodes
There was an Old Person of Rhodes, who strongly objected to toads; He paid several cousins, to catch them by the dozens, that futile Old Person of Rhodes

Lear / Nonsense / Rats Dozed
There was an Old Man who supposed, that the street door was partially closed; But some very large rats, ate his coats and his hats, while that futile old gentleman dozed

Palermo Bombarded
The Neapolitan navy bombards Palermo in a futile attempt to halt the insurrection

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