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Terror Collection (page 2)

Background imageTerror Collection: The Terror, by Edgar Wallace, Lyceum Theatre, London

The Terror, by Edgar Wallace, Lyceum Theatre, London
The Terror, by Edgar Wallace, at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London, starring Mary Glynne and Dennis Neilson Terry. circa 1927

Background imageTerror Collection: The Flight (La Fuite) by Pierre Paulus

The Flight (La Fuite) by Pierre Paulus - a Belgium family flee the advancing terror of the German army and the atrocities which ensued. Date: circa 1914

Background imageTerror Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Bombings of Boatmen of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece - Bombings of Boatmen of Thessaloniki
The Boatmen of Thessaloniki (or the Assassins of Salonica), were a Bulgarian anarchistic group, active in the Ottoman Empire in the years between 1900 - 1903

Background imageTerror Collection: Cannibalism - Humorous postcard - Fiji - Doctor to be eaten

Cannibalism - Humorous postcard - Fiji - Doctor to be eaten
Cannibalism - Humorous postcard - Fiji - Western Doctor, investigating the Culinary Habits of the Cannibal Islands is himself about to become the entrea.. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTerror Collection: WW1 - Vendome Column shakes at news of German successes

WW1 - Vendome Column shakes at news of German successes
WW1 - The Vendome Column shakes in fear at news of German successes in the war. Date: circa 1916

Background imageTerror Collection: WW1 - Eiffel Tower in Paris is scared of the Zeppelin menace

WW1 - Eiffel Tower in Paris is scared of the Zeppelin menace and curls (wobbles/quivers/shakes/shivers). Date: circa 1916

Background imageTerror Collection: Poster by Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. Poland

Poster by Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. Poland
Polish postwar communist propaganda poster showing soldier of communist Armia Ludowa resistance and soldier of Armia Krajowa. Made by Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. Poland. Krakow. Gestapo Museum

Background imageTerror Collection: List of people who was deported to Siberia by the Russian au

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

Background imageTerror Collection: French Revolution (1789-1799). the Committee of Public Safe

French Revolution (1789-1799). the Committee of Public Safe
French Revolution (1789-1799). During the Revolution, special courts were created. The most important was the Committee of Public Safety. Colored engraving. 19th century

Background imageTerror Collection: War mask pongdudu, made by Boa people (Congo). Used

War mask pongdudu, made by Boa people (Congo). Used to engender fear in the enemy and served during war and dances. African art. Decorative Arts. BELGIUM. FLANDERS. BRABANT. Tervuren

Background imageTerror Collection: Liberty Bonds War Poster

Liberty Bonds War Poster
A World War One poster urging people to buy Liberty Bonds to prevent the Germans attacking civilians

Background imageTerror Collection: Mouse (Bewick)

Mouse (Bewick)
mus musculus - COMMON MOUSE terror of housemaids, target of mousetrap-makers, prey of cats and farmers wives - but we all have a sneaking fond- ness for this cute creature

Background imageTerror Collection: Comic visual and verbal pun - Reign of Terror

Comic visual and verbal pun - Reign of Terror
Cartoon - Comic visual and verbal pun - Reign of Terror. 19th Century

Background imageTerror Collection: Protest placard printed with ?Afghanistan time to go?

Protest placard printed with ?Afghanistan time to go?, 2006-2011. Example of placards held by protesters on marches against the ?wars on terror

Background imageTerror Collection: Suffragette Female Agitator

Suffragette Female Agitator
One solution for dealing with the problem of the Female Agitator. Hang a lump of cheese around her neck, tie her hands behind her back and introduce a hungry rodent

Background imageTerror Collection: The Gironde Monument - Bordeaux, France

The Gironde Monument - Bordeaux, France
The Gironde Monument in Place des Quinconces - Bordeaux, France - erected between 1894 and 1902 in memory of the Girondists who fell victim of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

Background imageTerror Collection: Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794). Politician of the French

Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794). Politician of the French
Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794). French lawyer and politician. Figure of the French Revolution. Member of Lacobin Club. Engraving. Portrait. Colored

Background imageTerror Collection: Ross and Icebergs

Ross and Icebergs
The Erebus and Terror amid icebergs in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842

Background imageTerror Collection: Terror in the Ice

Terror in the Ice
The Terror nipped in the ice in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: January 1842

Background imageTerror Collection: Ship Crushed by Ice

Ship Crushed by Ice
The rudder-post of H.M.S. Terror crushed by the ice in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: January 1842

Background imageTerror Collection: Ross and South Barrier

Ross and South Barrier
The Erebus and Terror amid the ice off the South Polar Ice Barrier, 700 km long, in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842

Background imageTerror Collection: Ross in Pack Ice

Ross in Pack Ice
The Erebus and Terror in pack ice, in gale conditions, off the South Polar Ice Barrier, in the course of James Rosss 1839-1843 Antarctic expedition Date: January 1842

Background imageTerror Collection: Victoria Land Discovered

Victoria Land Discovered
The discovery of Victoria Land by the Erebus and Terror in the course of James Rosss 1839-1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842

Background imageTerror Collection: The Terror by Edgar Wallace

The Terror by Edgar Wallace
Promotional postcard for The Terror by Edgar Wallace. First produced Winter Garden, New Brighton, 21st February, and Lyceum, 11th May 1927

Background imageTerror Collection: Father Christmas apparition on a Christmas card

Father Christmas apparition on a Christmas card
Father Christmas awful apparition on a Christmas card -- he appears to be terrorising three edible birds with strings of sausages and onions. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTerror Collection: Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee

Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee [Pompeys Pillar, a Roman triumphal column], Science in the Pillory, by James Gillray

Background imageTerror Collection: WW1 - Germans in Poland

WW1 - Germans in Poland
WW1 - Illustrating the reality and irony behind German intentions as they arrive in Poland. The Germans " words and deeds", as seen in the poster displayed by the Kaiser

Background imageTerror Collection: Paris, France - Foundation-Stone of the Sacre Coeur

Paris, France - Foundation-Stone of the Sacre Coeur on the 16th of June. Date: 1875

Background imageTerror Collection: Paris, France - Conciergie

Paris, France - Conciergie. Date: circa 1850

Background imageTerror Collection: Electric eels shock horses

Electric eels shock horses
Some electric eels(Gymnotus Electricus)wreak havoc on a herd of terrified looking horses. A large eel with a particularly mischievous expression reclines in the foreground

Background imageTerror Collection: Ordeal for horses on the Western Front, 1917

Ordeal for horses on the Western Front, 1917
British horses in the back area of the battle zone are terrified by the flash of an exploding bomb leading the cussing guard to round them up and resume control. Date: 1917

Background imageTerror Collection: The German acoustic mine by G. H. Davis

The German acoustic mine by G. H. Davis
The German acoustic mine: a new terror under the sea during the Second World War. A trembler circuit, set in motion by an advancing ships propeller vibrations, brings about an explosion. Date: 1941

Background imageTerror Collection: Italian recruitment poster, WW1

Italian recruitment poster, WW1
Italian recruitment poster during the First World War. A woman being led away with her baby by three enemy soldiers cries out to her brothers to save her by joining up. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageTerror Collection: Montagnards Triumph 2

Montagnards Triumph 2
In a coup involving guns and troops, the Montagnard extremists out-manoeuvre the more moderate Girondins : the events will usher in the Reign of Terror. Date: 2 June 1793

Background imageTerror Collection: Mermaid / Octopus Rackham

Mermaid / Octopus Rackham
The Polyps shrink back from the little mermaid in terror. Date: First published : 1836

Background imageTerror Collection: Isaac Le Chapelier

Isaac Le Chapelier
ISaC RENE GUY LE CHAPELIER French revolutionary statesman, dismayed by the terror, visited England whereupon he was arrested, and guillotined as a traitor. Date: 1754 - 1794

Background imageTerror Collection: That 16-inch sensation - Bairnsfather postcard

That 16-inch sensation - Bairnsfather postcard
" That 16-inch sensation" - Bairnsfather postcard. Bairnsfather was badly wounded by a shell burst in April 1915 and during his weeks of convalescence suffered recurring nightmares

Background imageTerror Collection: The Electric Tram is Coming! A warning to pedestrians

The Electric Tram is Coming! A warning to pedestrians (in danger of being run down), horses (packed off to the slaughterhouse)

Background imageTerror Collection: Its a long way to Tipperary - A Mouse heads up a ladys leg

Its a long way to Tipperary - A Mouse heads up a ladys leg, who is standing on a chair in obvious terror! Date: circa 1915

Background imageTerror Collection: Cladhymenia oblongifolia

Cladhymenia oblongifolia
Plate CXXVII from The Botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, Volume 2 (1847), by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Background imageTerror Collection: Speed! The terror of the sea

Speed! The terror of the sea. Illustration shows travelers rushing past the cobwebbed ramp to a ship that claims to take Five Days to New York

Background imageTerror Collection: Lieutenant Moody - this officer during the American war dist

Lieutenant Moody - this officer during the American war dist

Background imageTerror Collection: Easter Customs - Czech Republic

Easter Customs - Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic there are many customs tied up with the Easter weekend. One such custom is illustrated on this postcard

Background imageTerror Collection: Bailly Guillotined

Bailly Guillotined
Jean-Sylvain Bailly, astronomer, mayor of Paris and notable supporter of the Revolution, is himself a victim of the Reign of Terror. Date: 12 November 1793

Background imageTerror Collection: British monitor, WW1

British monitor, WW1
A British monitor (small warship), either the Erebus or the Terror, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageTerror Collection: The Tower of Terror

The Tower of Terror, Lizard Point, Cornwall, England. Date: January 1939

Background imageTerror Collection: French highwaymen

French highwaymen
A group of French highwaymen take control of a passing carriage, blindfolding the victim and marching him away, with gun against his head. Date: 1899

Background imageTerror Collection: French gang of robbers

French gang of robbers
Two female members of a French gang of robbers, known as chauffeurs who spread terror across France during the last years of the 18th century. Date: 1790s



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