Threatened Collection (page 2)

John Bull & Yellow Peril
John Bull finds his ambitions in the Far East threatened by the Yellow Peril

Spain. Madrid. Womens room on the Hospital installed at the
Spain. Madrid. Hospital installed at the Palace of Fine Arts on the occasion of the epidemic of cholera that threatened the city in 1890. Womens room. Engraving

Drusus Meets Priestess
Drussus, having reached the Elbe, is threatened by a German priestess Date: 9 BC

What we ought to do in China
A Chinese dragon is threatened by a British warrior on horseback. Date: 1860

Rhinoceros hornbill or rhinoceros bird, Buceros rhinoceros.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus Near threatened
Horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala Near threatened
Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala. Near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Sloth bear, Ursus ursinus (vulnerable) and hog badger, Arctonyx collaris (near threatened).. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals

Andean condor, Vultur gryphus, near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France, 1816-1830

Red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra (near threatened), and Nias Hill myna, Gracula robusta.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

European roller, Coracias garrulus, and broad-billed roller, Eurystomus glaucurus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology

Box turtle, Terrapene carolina Near threatened
Box turtle, Terrapene carolina. Near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Toque macaque, tufted capuchin, langur, and red-handed tamarin.. Toque macaque, Macaca sinica endangered 1, tufted capuchin, Cebus apella trepida 2 threatened, negro langur

Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis
Keeping track of German raiders during the Second World War: the method pictorially explained, from the moment their approach is noted until the sounding of the alert in the threatened areas

Seaport of Alexandria, Egypt, by G. H. Davis
Alexandria, Egypts chief seaport since 330 BC, and chief naval base of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet during the Second World War

The General Strike - incidents of the Strike 1926
The arrest of a woman (between two policemen in centre foreground) at Hammersmith Broadway in West London during the General Strike

The General Strike - civil constabulary reserve 1926
A unit of new recruits to the new civil constabulary reserve, equipped with steel helmets, truncheons and armlets, leaving headquarters at Buckingham Gate in London during the General Strike

The General Strike - clearing up Hyde Park 1926
Clearing up in Hyde Park after the end of the General Strike: packing blankets used by volunteers for return to army stores

Women helped during the Great Strike 1926
In Mrs Loefflers canteen at Scotland House. Lady volunteers, including Lady Louis Mountbatten, feeding Special Constables, who had come to Scotland Yard to report, while on duty

The General Strike - lorry transporting passengers
A lorry-load of Londoners in Kingsway, returning home after a days work during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - reading wireless bulletins 1926
Londoners reading the latest news from wireless bulletins issued at Marconi House in the Strand, London during the General Strike

The General Strike - Carrying On 1926
Montage of sketches by ILN Special Artist, Bryan De Grineau showing how volunteers, specials and motorists saved the situation during the General Strike of May 1926

Orphan girl responds to threat from man in the street
" Garn! You won t tell me Mother, cos I aven t got such a thing." Date: 1897

Partula affinis, P. otaheitana, French Polynesian tree snail
Plate 29 from Studies on the Genus Partula by Henry Edward Crampton (1916). Found only in French Polynesia this entire genus is on the brink of extinction due to predation from the introduced rosy

Paul, the Apostle, Saint (10? - 67?). Apostle of Jesuchrist. Saint Paul threatened by the Jews in Jerusalem. Engraving

The General Strike - convoy of meat supplies
An armoured convoy with meat supplies passing Bank en route for Smithfield Market during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

12th Night / Viola / Rackham
Viola - disguised as a youth - is threatened with a duel... Date: first performed 1601/2

Cliff erosion, Black Rock, Brighton, Sussex
The recent landslip at Black Rock, Brighton, Sussex

Lear / Nonsense / Smyrna
There was a Young Person of Smyrna, whose Grandmother threatened to burn her; But she seized on the cat, and said, Granny, burn that! You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!

The General Strike - an overturned motor-van
A motor-van overturned by Strike sympathisers in Blackfriars Road, London. Though largely peaceful, there were several violent incidents during the General Strike

The General Strike - strikers in Plymouth
Strikers at Plymouth arriving at St. Andrews Church for a special daily service during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - travelling by trailer
Londoners travelling by a steam-wagon and trailer combination past the Royal Exchange in the City of London during the General Strike

The General Strike - volunteers

The General Strike - Labour politicians
Labour leaders during the General Strike: (left to right), Arthur Henderson, Ramsay MacDonald (leader of the opposition) and Mr J. H. Thomas

The General Strike: Listening to speakers in Hyde Park
Labours May Day in London: Listening to the open-air speaker in Hyde Park during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - food convoys leaving docks
The last food convoy to leave the Royal Albert Docks before the termination of the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - a food convoy
Armoured convoy leaving Hyde Park at daybreak during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike
Cartoon sketch of a society lady helping out during the General Strike, accompanied by her pet poodle. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

American Indians. The threatened rising of American Indians
Group of American Indians in a mixture of traditional and European dress, boy in foreground holding a bow and arrow, on the right the Chief in feathered head dress holding a rifle

Magna Carta / Robinson
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Conference at Buda 1396
Threatened with attack by the Turks, King Sigismund helds a conference at Buda with the French and other allies

Stopping an Invader
How to stop an Invader England, threatened with invasion by Napoleon, responds with patriotic fervour !

Borodin - Igor - 6
The prologue is set in the streets of Putivl which is threatened by the Polovtsian Tartars of Khan Kontchak : but not to worry, Igor will save the town

Gambling Satire 1853
A pack of cards meet to debate the threatened closure of betting shops; a contemporary satire by Cruikshank

Luther Travels to Worms
Threatened with excommunication by the pope, Luther travels to Worms where he will be condemned as a heretic for refusing to retract his views

Magna Carta / Warren
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Jean Bart in Action
The French admiral Jean Bart, threatened by a superior Dutch fleet, cries Comrades, no more cannon-shots, use your sabres ! and wins the day with hand-to-hand fighting

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