Reaction Collection

The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - Bateman
The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - H M Bateman. This illustration shows an arrogant man who has defied etiquette by lighting his cigar before the correct course of dinner

Fire-Fighting Motorcycle
Merryweathers fire-fighting motor-cycle and sidecar unit of 1910, with manual fire- pump mounted on a platform

Irish sea serpent off Kilkee, Ireland
A large and frightening sea monster seen by several people off the coast of Kilkee, Ireland. 1871

Sectional drawing of the Lusitania showing the German U-boat responsible for the torpedo which sunk it in 18 minutes on May 7th 1915, with the loss of 1200 lives

The Language of Eyes - each expression of the eyes conveying a different feeling, emotion or reaction. Date: circa 1910s

Luddites smash weaving machinery in a Nottingham textile factory. The Luddites were a movement of radical group of English textile workers

Well - You KNOW wot men are! A young lady of seemingly considerable experience of the other sex exposes on the subject to an invisible audience. Date: 1934

Robert Helpman Helpmann Ballet Dance Dancer In
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Melodrama at the Theatre
Watching Melodrama at the Theatre, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

The Effects of Wine on different Temperaments Date: 19th century

9 Thermidor 18th Century 27 July 1794 Bayonet
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Thermidorian Reaction. Ninth Thermidor. 27 July 1794. Result. End of the Reign of Terror. Paris. France. Engraving. 19th century. Date:

John Thaw, English actor of stage and screen
John Edward Thaw (1942-2002), English actor of stage and screen. Seen here (right) with another actor. Date: circa 1980s

Comic postcard, Vicar with group of women Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vicar with group of women. And now, dear friends, I want a Committee of Ladies to sit on the supply of eggs! Date: 20th century

Cartoon, Don t Touch the Queen (Irish Church)
Cartoon, Don t Touch the Queen -- a satirical comment on Gladstones Irish Church Suspensory Bill, which was carried against the Conservative government by a large majority

Cartoon, Ben and his Bogey (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Ben and his Bogey -- a satirical comment on Disraelis speech to his Buckinghamshire electors, suggesting that the Roman Catholic Church will be the only organisation to gain from

River Severn ferry sisters - 3
Sisters Annie James, 76, and Kath Evans, 72, on the passenger ferry which crosses the River Severn at Hampton Loade, Shropshire

River Severn ferry sisters - 2
Sisters Annie James, 76, and Kath Evans, 72, on the passenger ferry which crosses the River Severn at Hampton Loade, Shropshire

River Severn ferry sisters - 1
Sisters Annie James, 76, and Kath Evans, 72, on the passenger ferry which crosses the River Severn at Hampton Loade, Shropshire

Pretty young woman in Harem Pants
A tall glamorous lady draws approval (and less favourable opinion!) with her choice of new style Harem Pants. Date: 1911

The Reckoning
THE RECKONING. Pan German: Monstrous, I call it. Why, its fully a quarter of what WE would have made THEM pay if WE D won. Supposed German reaction to war reparations after the First World War

Cartoon, The Optimist and the Pessimist, showing two men reading the same news items about the war but reacting in very different ways. Date: 1915

Down by the Sea - Catch of the Season - Crab biting a toe
Down by the Sea - The Catch of the Season - A pesky Crab bites the toe of a late Victorian / early Edwardian lady having a paddle through the rockpools

The Above Have Arrived by H M Bateman is an illustration of the arrival of quads and the reaction of the new father to this news

Music cover, Nancy Fancied a Soldier, or Nancys Fancies, written and composed by Gus Leach, sung by Mr E Mosedale. 1880

Advertisement for Rawlplugs. 20th century

Cartoon, The disciple of Kant, WW1
Cartoon, The disciple of Kant. Showing a German follower of Kantian philosophy, with illustrations of Kants theory of Cause, Effect, and Sufficient Reason

WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in Poland
WW1 - The army on the ground are seen positioned by a slope running down a railway track. Soldiers on foot and on horses, aim their rifles attack the enemy above

Anti-Germanism during WW1
Examples of Anti-German action during the first years of the First World War; property being looted, Germans not being served in certain premises

Action and Reaction by H. M. Bateman
Colonel X in 1918 - - And in 1920 A retired Army commander, who once showed unflappability in battle, is not quite so confident on the golf course when a ball whizzes past his head. Date: 1920

Country in Danger
Recruitment for the armed forces - a street exhibit La patrie en danger ! encourages citizens to volunteer to protect France from the forces of reaction. Date: circa 1790

Different approaches to personal slights
" You Engleeshe you do not fight ze duel. Vat d you do ven you air insult?" " Oh, we write to the newspaper." Date: 1895

Humorous exchnge between actor and theatre critic
Actor - " What did you think of my performance of the ghost?" Critic - " It was most lifelike." !!! Date: 1893

Billiards Illustrated - Spot Barred
A relaxing Vicar, just about to don his tripey bathing suit and take a dip at a likelt spot, is thwarted by a zealous landowner

Baby with German Measles - WWI connection
Screaming baby with German Measles - both a reference to this childhood ailment and a reaction to the state of European relations during World War One! Date: circa 1915

Politician pelted with rotten eggs
A Politician (Juggins) is pelted with rotten eggs at a hustings. A clever play on words on this postcard from the Market Reports series

Lady in Harem pants draws amazed reactions
A rotund lady draws breath (it appears she has been wound in to a VERY tight corset!) as she ascends some steep stares, but also draws gasps of astonishment from three gentleman

French Suffragettes in Paris, 1936
Photograph showing a policeman attempting to end a suffragette demonstration in the Rue Royale, Paris, 1936. The suffragettes had formed a human barrier across the road to stop traffic

DDP POSTER / 1930
A German Democratic Party (DDP) poster Go the right way to a prosperous society. A man points out the way that avoids the paths to reaction and Bolshevism

Priestleys House Burnt
In reaction to a celebration of the French Revolution, a Birmingham mob run riot and destroy much property. Amongst their targets is the home of Joseph Priestley, here burning

Pitt Belabours Fox
Pitt chastises Fox for his support of the French Revolution

Forces of Reaction
The working man is garotted by the Establishment - the army, the church and the state

Over Reaction to Fashion
Polish girl wearing fashionable short skirts is forced to take refuge in a Warsaw church from an angry mob demonstrating their disapproval

Fire Motor-Cycle / Sidecar
A motor-cycle fire-fighting unit, with a sidecar accommodating 500 feet of hose standpipes, branch-pipes, turncocks and tools

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