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Selling Indulgences C15Jesuits sell indulgences to the people of Lucerne, Switzerland - the populace give the Church money in return for spending a shorter period in Purgatory... Date: 15th century
COMET OF 1910The populace of Tientsin, China, attempt to frighten away a comet by making hostile gestures and noises Date: 1910
1920 / Sebastopol EvacuateThe populace flee Sebastopol as the Russian Red Army advance, with a communist victory in the Russian civil war imminent. Date: November 1920
Italians in Albania / 1939Invading Italians are welcomed by the populace Date: 1939
Rijeka (Fiume) - Scene just after WWIAn interesting postcard with silhouettes and line drawings, showing Rijeka (Fiume) just after WWI (1918-19) with street sellers, soldiers and some young lads
Tangiers - MoroccoThe open market at Tangiers, Morocco. A Moroccan postcard, printed by Hauser & Menet in Spain, which was posted in Gibraltar in 1903 and sent to Lisbon, Portugal!!
German troops in Przemysl 1915German troops march through the Polish city of Przemysl, watched by the local populace. The city was the scene of fighting in 1914 and 1915, Following brief occupation by Russian forces
Manure Dryers / Collectors - Madras, IndiaIndian manure collectors and dryers. The manure was collected off the streets, worked into brickettes, dried in the sun and then sold for fuel in place of wood and coal to the local populace
German Workers unloading food, Berlin, 1945Photograph showing a group of German workers unloading barrels of powdered milk from a British truck, under the supervision of a British Soldier, Berlin, August 1945
Parade in MoscowThe new Soviet regime has to keep reminding the populace of its presence with parades and propaganda - this is a spontaneous street demo in Moscow
Prince George in CretePrince George, son of the king of Greece, arrives in Crete as High Commissioner after the Turks have been expelled. He is welcomed enthusiastically by the populace
Insurgents on CustodyInsurgent prisoners are marched through the streets of Paris as a warning to the populace to put up with the provisional government
Leopold II at BrusselsThe duc de Brabant, son of Leopold I, becomes Leopold II - he is applauded by the populace as he enters the church of Saint Gudule, Brussels
Hungarian WorkersIn Budapest a demonstration by discontented workers alarms the populace but is suppressed by mounted police
Lunar CoronaLunar corona observed at Moscow, to the alarm of the populace
Napoleon AcclaimedPresident Napoleon is acclaimed by the populace as he rides along the rue de la Madeleine, Paris
Roman ParliamentThe populace of Rome watch in amazement as the first Roman Parliament opens
Constitution in NapoliThough Ferdinando of Naples /Two Sicilies opposes independence, he grants a fairly liberal constitution which delights the populace
Ice Skating 1570The populace of a town make the most of a frozen river, by skating and congregating around it
Fete De LA VieillesseLa fete de la vieillesse - the festival of old age - is a public relations exercise designed to make the Revolution popular with the populace
Royal Evasion - 1Louis and Marie Antoinette escape from the Tuileries in disguise, hoping to cross the frontier of France altogether. The authorities are alarmed and the populace dismayed
Against EsparteroIn Seville and elsewhere there is growing antagonism to Esparteros government : street orators exhort the populace to insurrection
Drunken Sailors in SpainThe populace of Barcelona, Spain, are shocked by the behaviour of British sailors, who make too free with the local vino
Neufchatel Dispute 1Prussias claim to the canton of Neufchatel is supported by royalists : Swiss federal troops are welcomed by the populace
Troops in MoscowRed Army forces pass through the streets of Moscow, watched by the populace
Oastler speech in Huddersfield 1844Radical politician Richard Oastler (1789-1861) addresses the populace of Huddersfield on Shrove Tuesday 1841 following his release from prison
Celebrations at RomeStreet celebrations of the Roman populace
Italians Enter VeronaThe Italians enter Verona, now abandoned by the Austrians : the populace welcome their liberators with enthusiasm
Precautions in VeniceAs the threat from the nationalists intensifies, the Austrians in Venice take precautions to prevent any patriotic demonstration by the populace
Riots in VeronaThe populace of Verona riot against the Austrians who are still occupying their city - but not for long now
Father Giovanni NaplesPadre Giovanni addresses the populace in front of the Jesuits College, Naples
Pius IX Returns - 1Pius IX returns to Rome after his flight to exile, and is acclaimed by his supporters among the populace
German Spiritualist BookPoster for a German book, Der Spiritismus, designed to appeal to a populace disillusioned by their defeat in World War One
C17 MaypoleThe Town Crier summons the populace to the maypole set up in the village street
China / Tibet / Potala C1910The Potala, the former residence of the Dalai Potala, dominates the town of Lhasa, just as the Buddhist religion dominates the populace
Ethiopians BanditingDue to the effects of war the populace take to banditry, attacking caravans etc
German Troops in VosgesGerman troops march through the streets of a French town in the Vosges, north-east France, while the populace watch with apprehension
Cheers for Lous PhilippeAt the Hotel de Ville, Louis- Philippe is acclaimed by the populace who will be only too glad to see the back of him eighteen years later
Caesar Praised by Marc AMarcus Antonius delivers a laudatory funeral oration over the body of the murdered Caesar, inciting the populace against Brutus and his fellow- conspirators
Elisha at Samaria 2When King Ben-hadad of Syria besieges Samaria, reducing the populace to cannibalism, Elisha predicts that all will be well, and behold, all is well
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
James I Enters LondonJames VI of Scotland enters London, to the plaudits of the populace who soon see him crowned as James I of England despite his disapproval of tobacco and witchcraft
Averting CholeraThe populace of Napoli, Italy, seek to avert the cholera plague by a religious procession
FLAMBETTESThe nocturnal FLAMBETTES, seen in Berry (central France) are believed by the local populace to assume human form
Uprising against FrenchThe populace of Naples rise up against the French
Lion in Passenger SeatA lion-tamer takes one of his menage for a car-ride to show it the sights of Dusseldorf, but the police are not amused and fine him for endangering the populace
Commodus AssassinatedWhen the appalling emperor Commodus is strangled in his bath by Narcissus, his palace is ransacked by the populace of Rome
Stettin Bread RiotsA riot by the populace in Stettin at the price of bread - loaves are handed out of the bakery window while the police attempt to restore order