Oppression Collection

Patriotic Poster - 30th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 30 Years Commemoration of the Victory against the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in May, 1954. Breaking the shackles of Colonial oppression. Date: 1984

Nevsky Prospekt 1917
Government troops open fire on demonstrators in Nevsky Prospekt, Petrograd

Philip van Artevelde of Ghent addressing the people during the Flemish revolt against the French, as reported in Froissarts Chronicles. circa 1381

Skeleton of Death killing a Count with his own escutcheon. On the ground is his helmet and a flail, symbol of his oppressed vassals

1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR 1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR
Workers oppressed by Tsar, Pope and Boyar (the bourgeois) - but now the Bolsheviks will put a stop to oppression... Date: 1919

Thessaloniki, Greece - Bombings of Boatmen of Thessaloniki
The Boatmen of Thessaloniki (or the Assassins of Salonica), were a Bulgarian anarchistic group, active in the Ottoman Empire in the years between 1900 - 1903

Satire on Oppression
A Dutch satire on Spanish oppression : Margaret of Parma and the duke of Alva turn the screw on the Dutch lion, with the approval of the pope and the king of Spain. Date: circa 1567

Washing day - Before and After marriage! Before, " when I was a young and single chap I wore some shirts like this" (complete)

Berlin Riots & Kaiser
German workers, rioting in Berlin, are cleared away by the police to allow the passage of Kaiser Wilhelm who rides by with an armed escort. Date: 1892

Workers Riots in Berlin
German workers riot in Berlin in the evening (presumably after doing a days work) hurling sticks, stones & other missiles while police charge with swords raised. Date: 25 February 1892

Greek Church Burned
Fighting in Lithuania between insurgents and Russians : a Greek church near Novogroudek is destroyed as a symbol of oppression

Hotel De Ville Burns
In the early morning of 24 May the Hotel de Ville, perceived as a symbol of government oppression, is fired by the Communards

Vendome Column Felled
Inspired by the artist Gustave Courbet, the Communards pull down the colonne de Vendome, perceived as a symbol of monarchical oppression

Burning the Gullotine
The guillotine, symbol of oppression, is burnt by the Communards

1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR
The workers oppressed by Tsar, Pope, and Boyar (bourgeois) - but now the Bolsheviks will put a stop to oppression

Prince of Orange 1567
In the face of intense Spanish oppression, William of Orange leaves Antwerp by one gate while Margaret of Parma, Regent of the Netherlands, enters by another

Robin Thanked
Robin Hood, in armour and on horseback, is thanked by the peasants for rescuing them from oppression

French in Togo-Land
A German view of French oppression in Togo-land (West Africa)

Exacting Tax with Sword
Exacting taxes with the sword

John Duke Lauderdale
JOHN MAITLAND, duke of LAUDERDALE BUCKINGHAM - Scottish statesman who enslaved his country by every mode of oppression; with his autograph

Riots in Ghent 1892
Police and mounted troops clash with socialist rioters in Ghent. A placard asks for universal suffrage

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