Liberal Collection (page 14)

Domestic Servants Insurance Act - Comic Postcard
Domestic Servants Insurance Act " I don t care how often I get hurt now, I am insured." A bandgaged housemaid shows her delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act

Liberal Reunion, 1923. Two men dressed as ballarinas, one stands on tip toes Date: 1923

Portrait of Reverend Baden Powell
Head and shoulders portrait of Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell, drawn by his wife, Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914)

Major General Brocklehurst, Cottesmore Hunt
Major General John Fielden Brocklehurst (later Lord Ranksborough, 1852-1921), soldier, courtier and Liberal politician. Seen here as Master of the Cottesmore Hunt (Rutland)

Lady Terrington
Vera Florence Annie Woodhouse, Lady Terrington (nÚÑáBousher) (1889 1973), British Liberal Party politician, and one of the first women Members of Parliament (MP). Date: 1923

Group of Romanian Jews
A group of Romanian Jews, with a quotation from Prime Minister Carp. Below is an historical note about the persecution of the Jews in Romania in 1866

The Servants Insurance Act - Are we downhearted? No! Three housemaids show delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act

The General Election, 1924, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald and H. H. Asquith the leaders of the competing political parties appear to be playing musical chairs

Silhouette of David Lloyd George
Silhouette profile portrait of David Lloyd-George (1863 - 1945), 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, the Welsh Liberal statesman by H. L. Oakley, made at Llandudno. circa 1925

The National Liberal Club, London, 1885
Engraving showing the exterior of the National Liberal Club in Whitehall Place, London, 1885. This building was designed by the architect, Alfred Waterhouse. Date: 1 August 1885

Political cartoon - Joseph Chamberlain as jockey
" Who is Going to Ride it?" Joseph Chamberlain watches on in amusement as three jockeys (including Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (seated) and Herbert Henry Asquith

William James Ingram
Sir William James Ingram (1847 1924), proprietor of The Illustrated London News, and son of founder Herbert Ingram. He was also a Liberal politician

Lloyd George, General Haig, General Joffre, France
David Lloyd George (1863-1945), Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), and General Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre (1852-1931), at 14th Army Corps Headquarters, Meaulte, northern France

Lloyd George in shell hole, Fricourt, France, WW1
David Lloyd George, at the time Secretary of State for War, standing in a shell hole at Fricourt, on the Western Front in France, during the First World War. Date: circa September 1916

Sir Edward Grey, British politician
Sir Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862-1933), British Liberal politician and ornithologist. He served as Foreign Secretary (1905-1916) under Campbell-Bannerman

The Three R s
Following the introduction of the Elementary Education Act, commonly known as Forsters Education Act, in February 1870, Punch magazine depicts William Forster, the Liberal MP who drafted the Act

Herbert Henry Asquith, British Prime Minister
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928), British Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916. Date: early 20th century

Joseph Chamberlain - Coat of Many Colours
In a picture postcard, Radical politicial Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) is pictured wearing a coat of many colours. Each segment reflects the different stages in his political career: socialist

Gladstone after the Great Division
William Ewart Gladstone entering the House of Commons after the Great Division, which involved a vote of no confidence against the government of the Conservative Marquess of Salisbury

Joseph Chamberlain - Balancing Act
Fiscalitis Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) performs a balancing act, standing precariously on a glass globe entitled Class whilst juggling a loaf of bread

The $100, 000 Typewriter - 1728 times larger than the standard Underwood (weight 14 tons) - exhibited at the Underwood Exhibit, The Palace of Liberal Arts, The Panama-Pacific Exposition

1st Baron Strathclyde
Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician and judge. He was the Liberal member for Linlithgowshire from 1895-1913 and served as Solicitor General for Scotland 1905-09

W. E. Gladstone
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE (1809-1898) Liberal MP, statesman and Prime Minister

Liberal Ball 1934
The Hon Margaret Sinclair, Mr Lionel Sackville West, Miss Elaine Laine and Lord Pentland. Miss Sinclair and Lord Pentland were siblings, their father a Liberal M.P

The Election Campaign in Full Swing
Some curious scenes from the General Election campaign of 1910. The top left picture shows David Lloyd George making his way over the back wall of the Queen Hall Skating Rink in Peckham to address an

Canvassing for Votes in Derby, 1910
Three images depicting candidates canvassing for votes in Derby during the General Election of 1910. At half-time, the Unionist candidates walk across the ground in the match between Derby County

Humours of the Elections
Two sketches showing humours of the 1892 election showing a canvassing costermonger in one picture and a modern Duchess of Devonshire in another

The Declaration of the Poll
Illustration depicting a lively crowd scene in an unidentified town or city during the declaration of the poll in the 1892 General Election

Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Waiting his Arrival
Front cover of the ILN depicting people awaiting the arrival at West Calder railway station of four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone on his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign

Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Departure, West Cald
A scene showing four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone being waved off by a huge crowd of people at West Calder on his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign which saw the elderly

Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Meeting in Corn Exch
View of the Ladies Gallery in the Corn Exchange, Edinburgh during a meeting in which four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone undertook his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign

Transformation from young tramp to soldier
Before-and-after pictures of a young vagrant transformed into an army cadet over a three-month period with the help of former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray

Frank Gray, Liberal MP
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

Frank Gray, MP, disguised as a tramp
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836 - 1908). British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister from 1905 - 1908

5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847 - 1929). British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister"

Satire on the plea for a labourers vote
Excellent political satire on the plea for a labourers vote, as both a Tory and a Liberal Politician get down on their knees to beg for the vote of the common working man

Joseph Chamberlain 1836 - 1914
Joseph Chamberlain (1836 - 1914). British politician and statesman. Liberal Member of Parliament

Statue of the 8th Duke of Devonshire, Whitehall, London
The Marquis of Lansdowne unveiling a statue to the 8th Duke of Devonshire (Spencer Compton Cavendish, Lord Hartington, 1833-1908), Liberal politician

Joseph Chamberlain at Cannes, France
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), Liberal politician, with his wife Mary at Cannes, France. He was convalescing following a stroke, and is seen here in a bath chair

Lord Rosebery leaving the Liberal League building
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929) leaving the Liberal League, of which he became President in 1902

Government Critics
Its a thankless task stopping a Punch ball - The harder you hit it, the harder it comes back. Cartoon showing the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George

Herbert Henry Asquith / Stamp
HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852 - 1928) Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916

Reginald McKenna / Stamp
REGINALD McKENNA (1863 - 1943) British banker and Liberal politician, serving as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the Asquith premiership

Lloyd George in full oratorical blast
David Lloyd-George, (1863 - 1945), 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, the Welsh Liberal statesman, caricatured by the humorous artist, Will Owen as the power behind the " Labour throne"

Edward Grey / Stamp
SIR EDWARD GREY British Liberal statesman who served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916

Mayor of Brussels / Stamp
ADOLPHE EUGENE JEAN HENRI MAX (1869 - 1939) Belgian liberal politician and Mayor of Brussels from 1909 until his death

Chamberlain and the proposed corn tax
A satire on Joseph Chamberlains speech at Bingley Hall, where he produced two loaves (here babies, farmers and tea cups) to illustrate the impact of the proposed corn tax on the size of a loaf

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