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Plebiscite Collection

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Silesia Plebiscite

Silesia Plebiscite
In Silesia, with a mixed German and Polish population, residents of Kattowitz/ Katowice await the results of the plebiscite which will divide the region

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Voting on the National Health Service Act, 1948

Voting on the National Health Service Act, 1948
Counting of votes in the British Medical Association plebiscite on the National Health Service Act at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London. 1948

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Ancona - Piaza del Plebiscito - Italy

Ancona - Piaza del Plebiscito - Italy
Ancona - Piaza del Plebiscito (Plebiscite Square) - Italy Date: 1930s

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Germany Reoccupiers Saar

Germany Reoccupiers Saar
The region of the Saar votes overwhelmingly in a plebiscite to return to Germany - it had been administered by the League of Nations since 1919, the french controlling mines. Date: 1935

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Army barracks in Arica, Chile, South America

Army barracks in Arica, Chile, South America, connected with a failed plebiscite in 1893 regarding the disputed border towns of Arica and Tacna

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Italian Unification (1859-1924). Vote for annexation of the

Italian Unification (1859-1924). Vote for annexation of the
Italian Unification (1859-1924). Francis II, king of the Two Sicilies (1859-1860) was forced to abdicate, while a plebiscite (21-22 October 1860)

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Saarland Plebiscite 1935

Saarland Plebiscite 1935
Counting the votes from Warthburg in Saarbrucken during the Saarland Plebiscite in 1935. 90% of Saar people voted for the Saarland to rejoin Germany

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Nhs Ballot Papers

Nhs Ballot Papers
Ballot papers are destroyed following the plebiscite of doctors organised by the B.M.A. The doctors voted overwhelmingly against the National Health Service Act

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Silesia Plebiscite 2

Silesia Plebiscite 2
After a plebiscite which splits the region into German and Polish districts, people make their way to whichever district they want to live in

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: The King of Greece

The King of Greece
Photograph of H. M. Constantine I, King of Greece. Brother-in-law to Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, he insisted on Greek neutrality during World War I

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Empire Allegorised

Empire Allegorised
An allegory of Napoleons imperial take-over after the 1852 plebiscite - Marianne, the symbol of France, chooses to wear imperial robes

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Popular Plebiscite

Popular Plebiscite
Feelings run high during the plebiscite : an angry working man shoots a soldier who says that he will fire on the people if he is ordered to

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Romans Vote for Italy

Romans Vote for Italy
The Romans, by plebiscite, vote to become part of united Italy : the result is announced from the Capitol

Background imagePlebiscite Collection: Plebiscite in Venicee

Plebiscite in Venicee
Austria permits a plebiscite in Venice : the Venetians vote in favour of union with Italy by 674, 426 votes to 69


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