Struggle Collection (page 10)

Lammert Van Meliszoon
Nobody seems to know anything about Lammert Meliszoon van Westzanen, least of all us. But maybe he was a hero of the Dutch struggle for independence

Antwerp Attacked
The Spanish storm Antwerp

The Struggle, for a Bengal Butcher and an Imp-pie
Another print about the impeachment of Warren Hastings. A tug-of-war is taking place, with Hastings in a jewelled turban and a large pie (Sir Elijah Impey) in the middle

War with Turks - 2
The Austrians help the Montenegrans in their struggle with the Ottoman empire : an Austrian battery opposite Cattaro

Vlissingen Battle
The port of Vlissingen (Flushing) is one of the first Dutch towns to assert its independence from Spain : in June 1572 a battle takes place between Dutch & Spanish ships

Alvas Statue
After he is safely out of the way, the statue of the hated Alva is dragged through the streets by the citizens of Antwerp

Struggle for tickets at a railway station
An illustration of a fight breaking out at a railway ticket office on the first day of Epsom races. Demand for transportation was always high and inevitably resulted in scuffles at the ticket office

Greece Missolonghi
Famous as the deathplace of the poet Byron, who had come to Greece to help their struggle for independence from the Turks, but died here of a faver

Lady and Ladys Maid
An Edwardian Lady gives her Ladys Maid a disdainful look for failing to tie her hat on properly

Storia Di Due Anni
Title page of Vecchis Storia di due anni which recounts the history of two crucial years in the history of Italy - the struggle for and the achievement of independence

Vendee Submission
After Napoleon, first consul, offers them an amnesty, the royalist leaders submit to the government : their surrender brings the bitter Vendee struggle to an end

Vendee : Catholics
The Vendee struggle is as much religious as political : the Catholic clergy are harassed by the government and forced to hold clandestine masses in the countryside

French Cross Rhine
The French army crosses the Rhine, in the on-going struggle with the Netherlands

The Islanders, a huge relief sculpture by Siegfried Charoux, representing the struggle and resilience of the British people, especially during World War Two

John Bull in Ireland
John Bull faces a struggle against the myriad groups factions and social problems of early 19th century Ireland

Jesus Carrying Cross
A statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross inside the cathedral at Victoria (Rabat) on Gozo, Maltese archipelago

Madrid Insurgents
Revolutionaries in Madrid arm themselves for the imminent struggle against the monarchy

Kerensky Headquarters
Kerenskys headquarters at Tsarskoe Selo, during his struggle to preserve his government against the attempted coup by general Kornilov

Austrian Ship Sunk
The Italian struggle provides little opportunity for naval heroics, but the Piedmontese at Salo sink an Austrian steamship on lake Garda

Wwi / Germans under Fire
German artillery struggle through the mud, while under enemy fire

Demetrius Mavromichalis
DEMETRIUS MAVROMICHALIS Greek prince and patriot involved in the struggle for Greek independence from Ottoman rule

Bloody Sunday riot in Trafalgar Square
On 13th November 1887 a demonstration organised by the Social Democratic Federation and the Irish National League in Trafalgar Square in London turned into a riot after police

Cartoon satire on Lloyd George and the drink trade
A cartoon satire on David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and the drink trade, in an echo of David and Goliath

Man versus robot in Revolt of the Robots
REVOLT OF THE ROBOTS (Arthur R Tofte) Man finds himself challenged by the machines he himself created

Payer / Sledge Party / 1873
A sledge party making a difficult journey

Soviet Poster, Russia
The heroic Soviet worker pits his strength against the might of the Church, the Capitalists and the Military Clique of the old regime...a simplistic view of the workers struggle

Empress of Ireland Sinks
Following the collision with a a Norwegian collier, passengers below decks of the listing Canadian liner struggle up stairs in the dark

Dame School (Webster)
Village children struggle with their lessons while their teacher struggles with her pupils

T Roosevelt / Judge Bear
THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President and his struggle over Railroad Rebates

Whale and Steamship
A whale captured by a steamship

1916 / Somme / Maisonette
Dawn breaks at the Maisonette as French troops struggle through the knee-deep mud

Diving Suit Struggle
A German underwater photographer struggles to get into his rubber diving suit, with a little help from his friends. Date: 1930s

Wwi / Refugees / Evacuation
Refugees struggle through harsh weather, their belongings carried in a horse- drawn wagon

1916 / Verdun / Meuse Battle
French troops make a bayonet charge during a struggle on the banks of the River Meuse, part of the almost year-long battle of Verdun

St Bernard and Milk Cart
A Saint Bernard and his owner struggle to pull the milk cart up a hill in Switzerland

Reform Riot, Hyde Park
The Reform League meeting in Hyde Park, London, dissolves into rioting as the crowd pull down railings on Park Lane; the police struggle to maintain control

Reform League Riot / 1866
Rioting during the Reform League demonstration in Hyde Park, London: the mob pull down the railings while the police struggle to maintain order

Runaway Car / Ca 1900
I can t stop it Charlie; it must work differently from the one Father had. Two boys struggle to stop a runaway car as it alarms the locals

Wwi Repairing Railways
British army engineers repair light railways near Hangard, damaged by shell-fire during the struggle for Amiens

Bewick / Sable
(Martes zibellina) this mustelid seemingly survived the evolutionary struggle by being the fittest to provide garments for the lady friends of the wealthy

Ireland / Seizing Fzgerald
The arrest of Lord Edward Fitzgerald for high treason

Woman Dressing 1831
A skinny husband helps his plump wife with her corset: " He is fond of a slender waist!"

Cave people fighting bears who are trying to gain possession of their caves

Lion defends itself against human attackers
A lion defends itself against its human attackers

To seat five persons Gentlemen struggle to read their newspapers in an overcrowded train

Sleeping native attacked by Boa Constrictor
A sleeping native attacked by a Boa Constrictor

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