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Cause & Effect - dentist cartoon by H. M. BatemanCause and Effect - or, how two moods can change places. A dental patient enters a surgery clearly terrified at what lies ahead of him, but such is his struggle
Ww1 / 15Sep16 / Battle SommeFIRST BATTLE OF THE SOMME British tanks are used in action for the first time, causing panic among the Germans
The Voice that filled the Albert Hall by H. M. BatemanIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a buxom, matronly singer hitting a high note in the Albert Hall. Her voice is so loud (or bad)
Belfast riots, August 1920A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week
Belfast riots, July 1920A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast from 20th to 23rd July 1920. 18 people were killed, and 200 wounded during the disturbances
Salem WitchesAt Salem, Dr Wilkinson is pursued by a sinister wolf which, in the prevailing climate of panic, is linked to the witchcraft scare
Nevsky Prospekt 1917Government troops open fire on demonstrators in Nevsky Prospekt, Petrograd
Constable in TroubleA constable, confronted by a mob of roughs in the East End of London, blows his whistle for reinforcements
Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, November 1929Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on 15 November 1929 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30
1866 / London / City PanicBlack Friday. A scene in Lombard Street during the panic in the city arising from the Overend Gurney crisis
St Etienne Circus / 1903At St. Etienne, a circus tent (the big top) is carried away by a high wind, causing chaos inside, as animals and humans panic and try to flee
Bearded PolicemenThe Police wear Beards and Moustaches : Panic among the Street Boys
View of Pompeii at the moment of the eruption of VesuviusView of Pompeii at the moment of the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D.79 showing residents fleeing in the streets near the large theatre, small theatre, Quadriportico dei Teatri, etc
The Walls of Jericho, Garrick Theatre, LondonThe Walls of Jericho, a satirical comedy by Alfred Sutro, at the Garrick Theatre, London, starring Arthur Bourchier as Samson. 1904
Panic Scene in New York 1907Crowds in Wall Street, New York, during the recent run on the banks. Over a three-week period starting in mid-October, when the New York Stock Exchange fell almost 50% from its peak the previous
EARTHQUAKE PANIC SICILYThree churchgoers are trampled to death when the congregation of a Sicilian church panic at the false alarm of an earthquake. Date: 1907
CHICAGO THEATRE FIRE600 people die when the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, burns Date: 1904
USA Train in Street 1885A train passes through the streets of an American city. Horses panic, but fortunately there is a man with a flag to save the residents from accidental death. 1885
EARTHQUAKE PANICAt San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907
SICILIANS PANICAt San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907
Crowd in Dublin being fired upon without orders by men of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. The incident had taken place after gun-running by the Irish National Volunteers at Howth
The avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1856Woman in bonnet, jacket and wide crinoline with dog watching horse riders and carriages on the riding track. The avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1856. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Man and ladies searching for a carriage in a crowdMan and ladies searching for their carriage outside a crowded theatre in the rain. Miseries of Public Places. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
The Losing Lady And The Cough-Drop, A Hectic Moment At Monte Carlo by H M Bateman. The innocent cough-drop and the worried officials
Ufos / Sutton / HopkinsvilleAt Kelly, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the Sutton family see small figures around their farm, fire on them, driving them away, and report in panic to the police
Comic postcard, Couple about to fly in a monoplane - alarming advice from an expert pilot Date: 20th century
Panic of 1907 in Wall Street, New YorkThe 1907 Bankers Panic or Knickerbocker Crisis lasted three-weeks where the stock exchange had dropped almost 50% from its peak the previous year
Suffragette Scared by Mouse. Suffragette stands on stool, shrieking with panic as a mouse runs towards her. In the series, This is the House that man built Caption reads
Belfast riots, 1921A page from the Illustrated London News, dated 10th September 1921, reporting on rioting in Belfast. An armoured car is shown on duty in Royal Avenue
People facing ruin from bank failure in the Panic of 1907, NIn the summer of 1907, the American economy was showing signs of weakness as a number of business and Wall Street brokerages went bankrupt
Dr Syntax in danger. Syntax is unwell and tended to by a doctor who asks him to put his tongue out; servants panic and one rushes in with a dish of boiling water accompanied by an excitable dog
A family of Iraqi civilians seek the help of a soldierDigital photograph: A family of Iraqi civilians seek the help of a soldier serving with No 2 Company, 1st Battalion The Irish Guards to locate their other child caught up in the panic caused by
Mirage on the beachOn a Tripoli beach, bathers mistake a mirage for a huge tidal wave. Date: 1936
Wall Street panic 1890Panic on Wall Street in New York, America in 1890 Date: 1890
Parisians panic at the sight of a comet, thinking that it presages the end of the world. Date: 1819
The Dirt-Track Rider who appeared in Rotten Row. A motorcyclist causing noisy havoc amonst the genteel riders on Rotten Row in Hyde Park, London. 1929
Sphere cover - East Coast bombardments, Hartlepool chapelThe bombardment of the East Coast - the scene outside a Hartlepool Baptist Chapel. Scene painted by Fortunino Matania based on a sketch by fellow Sphere artist, G. H
Mother goose and goslings in a fright after one of them has been stolen by the fox. Date: circa 1933
Engraving of a steamer in action during a fire, with panic on the street
Food panic at the outbreak of World War OneIllustration depicting the sad fate of a family stricken with war panic which was so prominent during the first week of the war
Throgmorton Street 1914An excited crowd of stockbrokers gather in Throgmorton Street in the City of London. Financial panic was anticipated as outbreak of war seemed inevitable. 27 July 1914
Getting quickly on deck from cabins by G. H. DavisThe difficulty of getting quickly on deck from cabins: the maze inside a modern liner. A suggested illuminated sign, and a photograph of the newly designed Gaskin Hart lifeboat at the West India
Arrested for wearing a corset advertising placard" Why pick on me, officer? Its my guv nors idea!" A policeman is not sympathetic to the protestations of the beardy gentleman employed to parade in front of a Drapers shop wearing a corset
Paris. Rue Quinquempoix, 1720. Scene of panic outside a financial institution during the speculative crisis, 1719-1720. Engraving by Antoine Humblot. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris
The panic. Illustration shows a crowd of capitalists on Wall Street fleeing a volcano labeled Common Honesty erupting in the background; they are carrying packages labeled Secret Rate Schedules
Panic season
Panic at the National Penny Bank, East LondonPolice were required to keep control as panic sent thousands of depositors to the Stepney Branch of the National Penny Bank in the Commercial Road, East London
Family flees from tornado, 1903The method of protection against tornadoes in North America. A farmer and his family seek shelter in a storm cellar, a protective underground shelter to be found attached to many farm houses
Zeppelin illuminated by searchlightsThe unmistakable and ominous outline of a raiding German Zeppelin airship, illuminated by five searchlights. The Zeppelin raids (which commenced on 31st May 1915)
Panic in a railway carriagePassengers flee a railway carriage in Florida after a female passenger shows symptoms of Yellow fever
War Nerves - Terrible Effect of a Clap of ThunderAn edgy population descend into panic on hearing a clap of thunder, convinced it is a zeppelin bomb. The result of propaganda and the spread of hysteria in the opening months of World War One
Macanny Late for the TeeComic scene showing a panicking Scottish man dashing through a hotel after sleeping in and missing the start of his golf match
Sheep Push through GateA flock of sheep squeeze out of a field through a gate
French Money CrisisA scarcity of small change sets off a financial panic in France : would-be gold buyers on the steps of the Paris bourse
Fire Alarm PanicRushing feet sometimes become entangled. A child trips up and slips to the floor, tripping up the next and the next child, in a domino effect caused by fire alarm panic
The ship, Cospatrick in flamesEmigrant ship, the Cospatrick on fire at sea. On discovery of the fire, the crew tried to extingush the flames, but the wind spread them around the ship
Europeans Boxer PanicTerrified by the rising of the Boxers, panicking Europeans flee from China
Wolves and SledgeAn everyday scene in a Russian forest - travellers defend themselves against a pack of wolves while their horses panic
Bull Escapes Novara 1907An escaped bull causes havoc in a small town near Novara, Italy
Battle of Patay 1429BATTLE OF PATAY The French under Jeanne d Arc and le duc d Alencon defeat the English as they retreat from Orleans : some English panic, Talbot is captured
Theatre Fire / Tokyo / 1905A fire at the Chikichima Theatre, Tokyo
Panic in the Year 1000Panic in the church in the year 1000
Eve of Day of Doom 1000The panic caused in the Tenth Century by the belief Satan was about to be let loose to work the misery of men, having been bound for a thousand years (Revelation XX, vs 2, 3)
Citizens of Chicago flee the burning cityThe panicking citizens of Chicago flee the burning city
The Midianites DefeatedThe Midianites are defeated by the Israelites who panic them by a night attack with much blowing of trumpets and smashing of pottery
Moray Assassinated / AllenJames Stewart, the earl of Moray and regent of Scotland, assassinated in the main street of Linlithgow by James Hamilton
Raleigh / Smoking / ServantSIR WALTER RALEIGH Smoking his pipe - his servant thinks he is on fire, and douses him with water
Chicago Strikers / 1886Strikers in Chicago riot at the McCormick Reaper Works; police, aided by Allan Pinkertonss men (US Secret Service head) fire into the crowd
Turks Attack MarriageAt Bolitza, occupying Turks fire on orthodox marriage procession
Syntax / Falls in RiverDoctor Syntax: Shoots London Bridge and Pops Overboard
Edward Vii / Iln 1900Edward, Prince of Wales, attacked on the station platform at Brussels on his way to Cologne, by an anarchist named Sipido
Elisha at SamariaKing Ben-hadad of Syria besieges Samaria, reducing the populace to cannibalism; but Elisha scares the besiegers away in panic with the noise of a great host
Black Friday, 1866Black Friday - a monetary panic makes the headlines
Inflated CrinolineKittys cage crinoline is apt to inflate on windy days and carry her off like a balloon striking fear and panic into her, her intended Adolphus and pet dog Fido
Gas Explosion / Paris / 1905A gas explosion in Boulveard Sebastopol, Paris Date: 1905
American Bank FailureThe financial panic of 1907 forces many American banks to suspend payments, bringing ruin to countless of their customers
Elephant / Cafe 1905An elephant invades the Cafe de la Comedie at Perigueux, France
Perils of CrinolinesVoyeurs can cop an eyeful in Hyde Park on a windy day thanks to the latest fashion. A lady is lifted off the ground as her crinoline inflates scaring her pet dog & page boy Date: 1859
Financial Panic 1866The murky machinations of Gould and Fisk in the gold market lead to a financial crisis : their New York offices are besieged by angry citizens
Fall of BloodFALL OF BLOOD Crimson rain causes panic among the people of Sicily, and many parts of Italy; it is however simply dust from the Sahara desert
Flames Panic 1666Panicking citizens seek to save their possessions as the flames sweep towards them
People panic as the Millennium arrives -- the fearful populace seek refuge in a church
Events / China-Japan WarAs the Japanese bombard Shanghai, residents flee in panic
