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Struggles Collection

Background imageStruggles Collection: Beethoven / Ninth Symphony

Beethoven / Ninth Symphony
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Beethoven sits, head in hands, and struggles with his inner demons as he composes his Ninth Symphony

Background imageStruggles Collection: Struggles for independence in Spanish American

Struggles for independence in Spanish American

Background imageStruggles Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Owl Late Night Return Home

Victorian Greeting Card - Owl Late Night Return Home
An owl in a top hat arrives home late and struggles to get his key in the door. Date: circa 1890

Background imageStruggles Collection: Early struggles 1858

Early struggles 1858
Interior scene of a city dwellings, in the harsh winter months with snow on the rooftops outside and few coal on the grate, a family have got behind in their rent and a broker has come round

Background imageStruggles Collection: Haitian Insurrection

Haitian Insurrection
Insurrection at Haiti, an insurgent camp at the suburb market of the town of Cap-Haitien during the various political struggles that occurred in Haiti at the time

Background imageStruggles Collection: UNABLE TO SEE AT THEATRE

UNABLE TO SEE AT THEATRE
The fellow in front of you at the theatre is always the tallest in the room: a short man struggles to catch a glimpse of the stage Date: 1843

Background imageStruggles Collection: COWBOY ON BAD HORSE

COWBOY ON BAD HORSE
An American cowboy struggles to master a bad hoss. Date: 1905

Background imageStruggles Collection: FOREIGNER ORDERS FOOD

FOREIGNER ORDERS FOOD
A foreigner struggles to order a meal in a restaurant. Date: 1849

Background imageStruggles Collection: CHILDREN / WINDY DAY 1880

CHILDREN / WINDY DAY 1880
A girl struggles home on a windy autumn day. Date: circa 1880

Background imageStruggles Collection: Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public

Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848

Background imageStruggles Collection: A walk on a windy day

A walk on a windy day
A girl with a billowing dress struggles to maintain her composure due to high winds. Artist: Xavier Sager Date: circa 1925

Background imageStruggles Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Eye of the World

Fantastic Adventures - Eye of the World by Alexander Blade. Two men parachute over a mountain range, passing by a gigantic jewel

Background imageStruggles Collection: Fantastic Adventures - The black Arrow

Fantastic Adventures - The black Arrow
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, June 1948, featuring the story The black Arrow by Jamieson Wood. Huge black snake struggles in the water and destroys boats of American Indian. Date: 1948

Background imageStruggles Collection: Italy - Naples - Monument in the Piazza de Martiri

Italy - Naples - Monument in the Piazza de Martiri
Coloured lantern slide of the piazza de Martiri in naples, Italy. This square took on patritoic significance in 1861 when Italy was united. The monument in the centre was erected in 1866

Background imageStruggles Collection: Is your Wife a Suffragette?

Is your Wife a Suffragette?. A man struggles to deal with the family wash and puffs and pants trying to use the mangle. Implies that the wife is off campaigning and is neglecting her duties

Background imageStruggles Collection: Family Shopping

Family Shopping
A family shopping expedition in London. The little boy drops a doll as he struggles to carry all his new toys. Date: circa 1890

Background imageStruggles Collection: Over the Garden Wall by H. M. Bateman

Over the Garden Wall by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by the artist H.M. Bateman showing neighbours in adjacent gardens simultaneously rolling their lawns

Background imageStruggles Collection: Suburban Sunday 1970S

Suburban Sunday 1970S
A sensible boy cools down with a bottle of shandy and his dog laps up a glass of Caribbean lemonade. Meanwhile, Dad, with his shirt off, struggles on in the heat with his lawnmower

Background imageStruggles Collection: Cooking & Baking 1940S

Cooking & Baking 1940S
The grandmother of the house struggles to make ends meet and cooks the best meals she can with the rations she has. Her daughter rolls out pastry for baking with a rolling pin

Background imageStruggles Collection: Dame School (Webster)

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

Background imageStruggles Collection: Boy Struggles with Kite

Boy Struggles with Kite
A boy finds that it isn t easy to make a kite

Background imageStruggles Collection: German Mail Coach Snow

German Mail Coach Snow
A German mail coach makes its way through heavy snow, the horses slipping on the icy road. Young Bismarck is inside the coach, if you care

Background imageStruggles Collection: Quadrille Inconveniences

Quadrille Inconveniences
Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing: a short gentleman struggles on tiptoe as he tries valiantly to turn two tall women with tall hairstyles

Background imageStruggles Collection: Perils of Crinolines No3

Perils of Crinolines No3
The High Style (Stile): a woman is thankful that no one is looking as she struggles over a country stile in a cage crinoline, thereby exposing her legs


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