Speeches Collection

Abraham Lincolns address at Gettysburg. Date: 1863

US Election Campaign1908
Fierce campaigning by the two presidential nominees of 1908, William J Bryan and William Taft; Taft became the 27th president

Charles Darwin statue unveiled, 1885
Unveiling the statue of the late Charles Darwin in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London. The white marble statue was sculpted by Mr

Great Demonstration in the Albert Hall 1908
Some ten thousand women gathered at the Embankment, then proceeded to march, in neat rows of either 4 or 6, to the Royal Albert Hall, London

Home Rule Bill of 1912
John Redmond (1856 - 1918), leader of the Irish party, claiming home bill for Ireland. Declaring that " The bill will establish in Ireland a Parliament with power to deal with purely Irish

HMS Pinafore, Sir Joseph Porter and Josephine Corcoran
HMS Pinafore. Sir Joseph Porter with Josephine Corcoran at the ships table. Her short and snappish replies to Sir Josephs pretty speeches at dinner. Date: 1908

Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole (John Bright)
Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole -- satirical comment on John Brights efforts in promoting Reform, in particular an extension of the franchise to working men, the year after he became MP for Birmingham

Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), delivering the Peroration of his Speech on the Introduction of the Home Rule Bill, granting Ireland limited self-rule within the British Empire

MUSSOLINI / ROME SPEECH / 22
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator giving one of his earliest speeches on the entry of the Blackshirts into Rome Date: autumn 1922

EARLY MUSSOLINI SPEECH
Mussolini gives one of his earliest speeches after the entry of the Blackshirts into Rome Date: Oct / Nov 1922

Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898), delivering the Peroration of his Speech on the Introduction of the Home Rule Bill, granting Ireland limited self-rule within the British Empire

Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press Conference
The Leader of the GLC (standing), Paddy Henry, Chairman of the GLCs Fire Brigades Committee (to his left) and Joe Milner, Chief Officer of the LFB (far right)

Public gathering to hear a speech during Revolution, Russia
Public gathering to hear a speech during the Revolutionary period in Russia. Date: circa 1917

Public gathering in street during Revolution, Russia
Public gathering in the street to listen to speeches during the Revolutionary period in Russia. Date: circa 1917

Public gathering around a speaker during Revolution, Russia
Public gathering to listen to a speaker during the Revolutionary period in Russia. This one was probably speaking in favour of Russia withdrawing from the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Promotional postcard for Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. The poster shows Henry Ainley as Mark Anthony making his big speech after the death of Caesar. For the St

Churchill as Leader of the Opposition in House of Commons
The devaluation debate in the House of Commons: Winston Churchill, then Leader of the Opposition, making a speech in which he accused Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Cartoon, The speech is in the cannon, WW1
Cartoon, The speech is in the cannon. A comment on the frequent speeches of Charles Humbert, owner of Le Journal newspaper, calling for more munitions. Date: 1917

Winston Churchill addresses congress
The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, addresses the senate chamber during his historic speech to a joint session of congress in Washington on 26th December 1941

Guildhall banquet on the evening of the Lord Mayors Show
The Guildhall banquet on the evening of the Lord Mayors Show in London: the Lord Mayor and cabinet ministers speaking at the high table. 1913

George Robey & Horatio Bottomley recruiting in London
Popular music hall star, George Robey, known as the Prime Minister of Mirth, pictured speaking at a recruitment rally in Trafalgar Square, London in 1915 alongside Horatio Bottomley

The royal visit to India
The Queens speech to a gathering of half-a-million people at delhi, during her royal visit to India in 1961. Date: 1961

George Onslow
GEORGE ONSLOW statesman, whose speeches in the Commons won him ridicule more often than respect. (do not confuse with George earl of Onslow born same year) Date: 1731 - 1792

From left: Duncan Sandys, Minister of Aviation, and Pete?
From left: Duncan Sandys, Minister of Aviation, and Peter Masefield, RAeS President 1959-1960, both discussed the White paper on Defence in their speeches at the 94th Anniversary Luncheon at

Commissioner Ronald James Dobson giving a speech at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

Kern County, California. Undernourished cotton pickers child listening to speeches of organizer at strike meeting to raise wages from seventy-five cents to ninety cents a hundred pounds

Eton schoolboys on 4 June
Five Eton schoolboys in smart suits and top hats, sitting on a wall on 4 June, traditionally the date when King George IIIs birthday is celebrated at the school with speeches

Red Entertainment
As a change from rousing speeches by Lenin and Trotsky, Red Army soldiers are entertained by a concert party

Bryan Campaigns Phono
A political candidate can t be everywhere : William Jennings Bryan records his speeches on the phonograph (gramophone) and they are broadcast in theatres, admission free

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