Regime Collection

Art Deco lady with lipstick
Striking illustration showing a lady wearing a dramatic black hat with veil, together with red beads and a flamboyant turned up collar, about to apply vivid red lipstick

Congress of Vienna (1814-1815). Engraving
Congress of Vienna. Conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Metternich (1814-1815). Colored Engraving

Spain (20th c. ). Catalonia
Spain. Catalonia. Estatut dAutonomia de Catalunya (Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia). Cover. Basic rule of the Catalan autonomous regime adopted in 1979

Chaps Exercise Regime
A variety of body exercises, requiring no special apparatus, that will keep any chap in good shape

Statute of Catalonia (1932)
Cover of an edition of the Statute of Catalonia (1932), basic special law to the autonomous regime in Catalonia. Spain

The Elizabeth Arden eye strap was made of soft rubber, and was intended to mitigate puffiness beneath the eyes. Date: circa 1932

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

Death of Louis XI of France (1423-1483). Colored
Louis XI (1423-1483). King of France. Death of Louis XI. Engraving by Dupre. Universal Library. Popular editions. 1851. Colored

Spain. Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caidos). 1940-1958. Monumental memorial dedicated by the Franco regime to the dead of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Protest against Lions playing South Africa
Anti-Apartheid Movement demonstrators picketing in Twickenham to stop the British national rugby team playing against South Africa. Their placards read don't play with apartheid'. Date: c

Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician
Andreas G Papandreou (1919-1996), Greek economist and prominent socialist politician. Exiled during the Greek military regime, he returned after the fall of the junta in 1974

REFUGEE IN ENGLAND
Many opponents of Napoleon's regime take refuge in England : when one of them dies, his funeral at St Johns Wood cemetery is the occasion for a political gesture. Date: 1852

Rubber Rule in Africa - Methods of Barbarism. The atrocities carried out against the native population in Belgina Congo, Africa. An elderly Chief is shot for not meeting his rubber collection target

A Penultimatum - Huerta and U. S. Intervention
" A Penultimatum" - A Punch magazine satirical cartoon of the American intervention with the Mexican Revolution in 1914

National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens
Units of the National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens, during manoevres in preparation for forthcoming action against the Prussians or the Republicans. Date: 9-10 May 1870

Arrest of Henri Rochefort 1870
Henri Rochefort (1831 - 1913), arrested for publishing sentiments critical of the regime. Date: February 1870

HYGIENE MUSEUM DRESDEN
The Deutsche Hygiene Museum at Dresden is a tribute to the healthy regime made available by the National Socialist principle of Kraft durch Freude (Strength through joy). Date: circa 1938

MARTYRS AT MONTAUBAN
Martyrs of liberty : corpses litter the street of Montauban when troops of the Garde Nationale, still loyal to the ancien regime, fire on revolutionary demonstrators. Date: 10 May 1790

Seventh Crusade (1248-1254). Conquest of Damietta (June 7, 1249). Saint Louis (1214-1270) conquest the city and returned him to the Muslims. Engraving in The Religious Revolution, 1880. Colored

Burma - Socialist Propaganda postcard
Burma (now Myanmar) - Socialist Propaganda postcard from the early years of the Socialist State in Burma. The card appears to be showing a happy unity between a soldier representing the military

Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de (1588-1665). French noblewoman, owner of a famous literary caf頩 n Paris. Madame de Rambouillet and her daughter Julie d Angennes

Kaiser Wilhelm IIs sons
The six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II pictured in 1900: (l to r standing) Eitel Friedrich (1883-1942), Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951), Adalbert (1884-1948); (in front) Oskar (1888-1958)

Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by the vivid, gay and utterly charming Lady Milbanke, Australian-born socialite Sheila Chisholm

Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by society darling the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Ancien Regime by Rex Whistler
A romantic view showing a woman in 18th century dress opening a large arched window on the balcony of a magnificent baroque building to see snowflakes falling through the air. Date: 1938

Matadi, Congo Free State - Leopold II and Colonial Officials
Matadi, the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Bas-Congo province. Postcard celebrating the Independence of the Congo Free State

List of people who was deported to Siberia by the Russian au
History of Latvia. Occupation first soviet Union (1940-1941). Known Year of Terror (Baigais Gads). List of people who was deported to Siberia by the Russian authorities. June 14, 1941

The Collectors Office, 1615 by Pieter Brueghel the Younger
Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. The Collectors Office, after 1615. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

France. 18th century. Masquerade ball. Colored engraving
French history. 18th century. Masquerade ball. Party hosted by the city of Paris in honor of King Louis XVI. January 23, 1782. Engraving of Paris to travers les ages. Colored

A young woman at her dressing table
A woman applies powder puff to her face as she beautifies herself in the mirror; make-up, perfume and clothes are scattered around the room which the maid in the background seems to be sorting out

Lyon Conspirators
A conspiracy at Lyon against the regime is foiled, and the conspirators put on trial

Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream as endorsed by English aristocrat, Lady Alington, the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper. Date: 1931

Using Ponds Cold Cream
Illustrations depicting women using various Ponds skincare products, available in jars for use at home, or tube for when travelling. Date: 1935

Sacking the Tuileries Palace, Paris, France, at the time of the abdication of King Louis-Philippe. 1848

Rennes, France - The Palace of Justice (Palais de Justice). The Parlement of Brittany - a court of justice under the Ancien Regime in France, with its seat at Rennes. circa 1910s

France. Paris. New bridge Louvre Palace and the College of F
French history. Paris. View of new bridge Louvre Palace and the College of the Four Nations. Anonymous painting. 1680 French School. Carnavalet Museum. Paris

Marriage of Louis XI of France (1423-1483) by Margaret Stuar
Louis XI (1423-1483). King of France. Marriage of Louis XI by his first wife Margaret of Scotland (1424-1445). Engraving. Colored

Saint Louis (1214-1270) administering justice under a beech
Louis IX or Saint Louis (1214-1270). King of France. St Louis administering justice under a beech. Engraving. Colored

Louis XII of France (1462-1515) in the States General, 1506
Louis XII (1462-1515). King of France. The monarch in the States General, 1506. Engraving by Dupre. Universal Library. Popular editions. 1851. Colored

Latvia. Second Soviet occupation (1944-1991). Ration cards
History. Latvia. Second Soviet occupation (1944-1991). Ration cards. Some dated 10.29.1944. Occupation Museum. Riga. Latvia

Affray between Peasants and Soldiers by Pieter Brueghel the
Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. Affray between Peasants and Soldiers. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Spain. Referendum of 1966
Spain. Franco dictatorship. Referendum of December 14, 1966. Poster in favor of yes

Proclamation of the First Spanish Republic. 1873
First Spanish Republic.1873 - 1874. Proclamation of the Republic by the National Assembly. 1873-02-11. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana

NO-DO. Franco Regime news and documentaries. Spain

Metternich-Winneburg, Klemens, prince (1773-1859). Austrian politician. Appointed chancellor in 1809, replacing Stadion. Between 1814 and 1815 chaired the Congress of Vienna

Speech of Louis XVI to the Assembly of Notables at Versailles on February 22, 1787. Assembly proposed by Charles Alexandre de Calonne to approve a new land tax that also affect the nobles and clergy

LOUIS XVI of France (1754-1793). King of France (1774-1792). Coronation of Louis XVI. Arrival of the King to Reims for the consecration ceremony on June 11, 1775. Engraving. FRANCE

OLIVARES, Gaspar de Guzmᮬconde-duque de (1587-1645)
OLIVARES, Gaspar de Guzmᮬ conde-duque de (1587-1645). Spanish statesman, court favourite of Philip IV (1622-1643). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

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