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Illustrations of significant historical events including assassinations, revolts, and labor strikes, showcasing turmoil and conflict from the past.

The Pictuesque New York zouave regiments dressed in distinctive baggy trousers worn by freedom fighters in Hungary. Here they are shown passing through Broadway on their way to embark for the wars 'down south'. Date: 1861

Celebrated demolition of the Atarazanas Fortress in Barcelona, 1869, Spain, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Historical scene, opening of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation on 19 July 1870, France declared war on 19 July 1870, Franco-German War of 1870-1871 between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia

The Polish frontier is heavily guarded by Russian forces, who make the best of things by relaxing in taverns. Date: 1883

Students in Vienna form part of the revolt with radical liberals and workers calling for constitutional reform. One of the many European revolutions of the year 1848.

revolution 1848 - 1849 Italy surrender of Venice to the Austrians 23.8.1849 contemporary lithograph,

The Veterans' Appeal 1895 at Tempelhofer Feld near Berlin, Germany, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Artwork, Europe

Reception of HM the King of Sardinia on the railway station in Lyon, November 23, 1855. France. Engraving

THE CAMP AT SHOEBURYNESS

Colliery explosion near Accrington, North Lancashire, England, November 1883. Of the 110 men and boys below ground at the time, 30 men died. The main picture shows an injured miner (pitman) brought to the surface and his anxious wife rushing forward to greet him. Engraving from 'The Illustrated London News' (London, 17 November 1883).

Lunch in a bar in San Francisco, California. United States of America, drawing by Eustache Lorsay (1822-1871) Trip to California, 1859 by Louis Laurent Simonin (1830 - 1886) Le Tour du Monde 1862

After France's defeat by Prussia, Napoleon is forced to abdicate and a republic is formed : a triumphant procession in the boulevard des Italiens. Date: 1870

"United States Volunteers Attacked by the Mob, Corner of Fifth and Walnut Streets, St. Louis, Missouri" | Library of Congress

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862. 'At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present, either in person or by a representative - namely, Mr. Joseph Whitworth, Mr. John Rigby, Mr. Charles Ingram, Mr. Edward Burdett for Mr. Thomas Turner, Mr. William Terry, and Mr. Alexander Henry...They went through a course of firing, commencing over a range of 500 yards, for the purpose of enabling the National Rifle Association to determine the rifle with which the second stage of the Queen's prize sh

Chapel on board the prison hulk 'Warrior' at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation. Prisoners were used as labourers in the naval dockyards. Hulks (Tenders) were usually old naval vessels that were no longer seaworthy. From 'The Illustrated London News', 1848. Wood engraving

A military court-martial: the prisoner, disarmed, stands by the side of the Judge-Advocate, next to him a sentinel with fixed bayonet. The questions are put to the President, seated opposite the Judge-Advocate. Date: 1845

Marriage of Princess Louise: the Long Walk, Windsor Park, 1871. 'Outside the precincts of the Castle, a great multitude of people awaited their passage. There was a continual cheer along High-street, the Marquis repeatedly bowing his acknowledgments. The route was through Park-street and the Long Walk, which was lined with spectators...a Royal salute was fired'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

THE WAR IN THE EAST, WITH THE RUSSIANS

Irish Land League: In 1880 Parnell began campaign of social ostracism. Captain Boycott, agent for Lord Erne's Mayo estates, was one of the first victims. Boycotted goods being given an armed guard to Thurles station, February 1885.

Crimean War, England: Crimean Inquiry of the Earl of Lucan. Wood engraving.

Military Bazaar at Chatham, in Kent, 1858. 'A grand military bazaar in aid of the funds of the Central Association for Improving the Condition of the Wives and Families of Soldiers and Sailors was held at Chatham on Thursday and Friday last week. The stalls were crowded with every description of articles usually found at bazaars, received by the committee from all parts of the country, the principal ladies of the garrison and neighbourhood superintending the sale. The bands of the Royal Engineers and Royal Marines were in attendance, and a large number of visitors was attracted. The sum real

The declaration of war in the senate of Paris, July 15th 1870, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

The welcome to the princess Louise at Hamilton, Bermuda, historic image, 1883, North America

The Peninsular War (1808-1814). Death of religious Juan Gallifa and Pou Aulet and another resintant by hanging by the French. 2 June of 1809. Barcelona, Catalonia. Spain. Engraving, 1886.

An engraving depicting the roasting of an ox at Driffield, Yorkshire, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Dated 19th century

Die Polizisten von London im Jahre 1875, England, digital verbesserte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19.Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt 1f-4999682

French refugees evacuated from a war zone in World war One

The soldiers of the Guard Landwehr are received by their families at the Potsdam station of Berlin, on March 22, 1871, woodcut, Germany, Europe

The three culprits. They were taken in the presence of the captain, vintage engraving. The three culprits. They were taken in the presence of the captain, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656938

French Revolution. Execution of Louis XVI of France (1754-1793) in the Revolution Square (Concorde Square). 21 January 1793. The king is led to the scaffold. Paris. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.

THE LATE FESTIVITIES AT BERLIN: GALA MARCH OF THE COMPOSITE OR REPRESENTATIVE BATTALION.(TI)

Pay-Day in the Army of the Potomac Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Pay-Day in the Army of the Potomac, 1863. Wood engraving, Image: 13 5/8 x 20 1/2 in. (34.6 x 52.1 cm). This illustration most likely was part of the series that Harpers ran on life at the front. Here, the soldiers line up to receive their pay, and after sending money and letters home, they descend upon the sutler, a merchant who followed the army and sold provisions to the soldiers. Homer took care to depict the men as a heterogeneous group—old and young, white and black, officers and enlisted men. American Art 1863

Several people are killed when students riot in Madrid against the regime. Date: 10 April 1865

GEORGIA

Proclaiming Kaiser Wilhelm I as first German Emperor, Versailles, 1871 (late 19th century). Artist: R Taylor

There is widespread delight in France when Dreyfus is found guilty for the second time, proving that the military have been right all the time... 1899

Naval warship launched at Millwall, on the Thames : shipworkers man the capstan preparatory to the launch. Date: 1866

Historical scene, US-American history, 19th century, a parade of Garibaldini or followers of Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1807 - 1882, an Italian guerrilla fighter, marching in front of the the President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1865, American Civil War, about 1862

Government Buildings for Contrabands, erected at Hilton Head, South Carolina in 1862. USA Civil War

Funeral of Ramon Maria Narvaez Campos (4 August 1800 - 23 April 1868), Duke of Valencia since 1844, was a Spanish military man and politician. He was Spanish Prime Minister several times between 1844 and 1868, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Crown prince 1870 at the Versailles headquarters, Wilhelm II.

Derby. The acrobats on the hill, vintage engraving. Derby. The acrobats on the hill, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657003

Installation of Sir W.M.Gomm as Constable of the Tower - inspecting the Beefeaters Date: 1872

Execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators in Washington, DC. Shortly before 1:30 in the afternoon at the Old Arsenal Building. With George Atzerodt's last words, 'May we meet in another world,' the trap of the gallows was sprung and George Atzerodt, Mary Surratt, Davis Herold, and Lewis Powell were hanged (BSLOC_2019_5_86)

Engraving showing four members of the Coventry Volunteer Fire Brigade, standing beside their fire engine, 1862. Date: 1862

Second Opium War. Lord Elgin (1811-1863), left, signing the Treaty of Tainjin which brought to a formal end the Second Opium War between Britain and China, 16 June 1858. Tainjin: modern Tientsin. Contemporary woodcut.

events Second Schleswig War 1864 Battle of Dybbol 18.4.1864 the victorious troops arrive in Kiel welcomed by the local citizens wood engraving after drawing by E. Wolperding published on 14.5.1864,

Theodor Koerner (1791-1813), poet, giving a recitation of his poem "Schwetlied" in front of the Luetzow Freikorps, historical illlustration, about 1886

THE FIRST VOTE, by A.R. Waud, 1867, wood engraving published in Harper's Weekly. An elderly African American is at the head of a line of voters waiting to cast their ballots. This was the end of Andrew Johnson's 'Presidential Reconstruction' which favored the restoration of White domination of southern civil society. This image celebrates its replacement by 'Congressional Reconstruction', led by the Radical Republicans accompanied by military occupation to defend emancipated African Americans civil rights (BSLOC_2019_5_148)

Insurgents from Cartagena Murcia Province Spain foraging at Torrevieja during 3rd Carlist War from cover of Illustrated London News October 4 1873

Hunting for terrorists : a suspect is brought into a police office at St Petersburg on suspicion of terrorism - members of the public are asked to identify him. Date: 1887

Engraving depicting the consignment of Californian gold arriving at the Bank of England.

THE IRISH ORANGE RIOTS IN NEW YORK, 1871

Review of Federal troops on the 4th of July by President Lincoln and General Scott; the Garibaldi Guard filing past - t shows uniformed men of the Garibaldi Guard Regiment, New York Volunteers marching past President Abraham Lincoln and General Winfield Scott during a parade of 20,000 troops in Washington, D.C. A large American flag waves above the reviewing stand, while a soldier walks with the Italian "Dio e Popolo" flag. The Illustrated London News description mentions: "As each company came in front of General Scott the men took the green sprigs they had fastened amid their cock feathers a

USA American Civil War 1861 - 1865 politics draft in the Union drawing of lots wood engraving 19th century,

A Rebel guerrilla raid in a western town - a raid on a western town by a group of Confederate guerrillas who are abusing and executing the citizens, destroying property, and stealing whatever they can carry, September 27, 1862

THE RECENT WAR IN EGYPT

The government arsenal in Charleston, S.C., guarded by detachments of the Washington Light Infantry / from a sketch by our special artist. | Library of Congress

Fenian trial in the High Court in Dublin, Ireland, illustration by Janet Lange from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1261, Volume XLIX, April 27, 1867.

A messenger from Sandringham bringing news of the Prince of Wales' illness. Date: 1871

Manoeuvre, Kaiser Wilhelm II Comes to the Town of Muehlhausen, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy, Europe

Camp punishments--too fond of whisky sic--scene in the Army of the Mississippi | Library of Congress

Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling as if at a fire / Abdullah Frères, Phot, Constantinople

The Paris Communards seize the cannon of Montmartre, to defend themselves against the forces of the provisional government whose conservative policies they oppose. Date: March 1871

Citizens of Naples throng the strada de Toledo, welcoming Garibaldi and his men. Date: 7 September 1860

PROCLAMACION DE LA BULA DE LA SANTA CRUZADA - 1868. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN.

Spanish-American War. Military conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898, after the US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. United States. War preparations following the blowing up of the 'Maine'. Recruiting office in New York by means of posters illustrated with vignettes. Photoengraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898.

The Puritan Governor Interrupting The Christmas Sports 1883 Pyle, Howard(1853-1911 American) Lithograph Private Collection

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Constantinople. Visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas (1831-1891) to the Sultan. Ahmed Vefyk Pasha (1823-1891) and Raouf Pasha receiving him at Dolma Bagtche Palace. Engraving. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume III. 1878.

Review of Federal troops on the 4th of July by President Lincoln and General Scott; the Garibaldi Guard filing past / from a sketch by our special artist.. Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, v. 39 (1861 Aug. 3), p. 111, Attributed to Frank Vizetelly in: Confederacy's secret weapon: the Civil War illustrations of Frank Vizetelly / Douglas W. Bostick. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009, Reference print filed in LOT 4420-G. Soldiers, Union, Washington (D.C.), 1860-1870, Parades & processions, Washington (D.C.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Abraham Lincoln making his famous address on 19 November 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg on the site of the American Civil War battle with the greatest number of casualties.

The war in the southwest - Adjutant-General Thomas addressing the Negroes in Louisiana on the duties of freedom / from photograph.. Title from item, Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 359 (1863 November 14), p. 721. Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875, Military service, African Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, Liberty, 1860-1870, Audiences, Louisiana, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans.

In front of the Headquarters of the Crown Prince of Saxony in Margency, in the entourage of the Crown Prince are the Johanniter officer Prince Reuss, who rides to the left of the former, the Prince of Schönburg, the Major General v. Schlottheim and the two Majors v. Schweinsel and Baron v. Welck, France, 1871 / Vor dem Hauptquartier des Kronprinzen von Sachsen in Margency, im Gefolge des Kronprinzen befinden sich der Johanniterofficier Prinz Reuß, der dem Ersteren zur Linken reitet, der Fürst von Schönburg, der Generalmaior v. Schlottheim und die beiden Majore v. Schweinsel und Freiherr v. Welck, Frankreich, 1871, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

A Cadet Hop at West Point (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. III) September 3, 1859 After Winslow Homer American. A Cadet Hop at West Point (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. III). After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). September 3, 1859. Wood engraving. Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916). Prints

Presentation of two hundred battle-flags to Governor Fenton at Albany, New York, July 4, 1865 / sketched by Theodore R. Davis.. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 July 29, p. 468, top. Rites & ceremonies, New York (State), Albany, 1860-1870, Fourth of July, 1860-1870, Military standards, American, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Commemoration.

Interior of a British prison transportation ship (prison hulk) used to take convicts to Australia for re-settlement. 1850

'A German Prisoner Dares to Attack an Officer', France, World War I, 1915. Artist: Unknown

League of the Three Emperors. Alliance formed from 1873 to 1887 by the emperors of the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires. They created a common front to oppose liberal forms of government in Western Europe. Three Emperors Meeting in Skierniewicz (Poland) (15-17 September, 1884). Arrival of Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany in Skierniewice. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), October 8, 1884.

GUERRA DE CUBA 1868 - 1898. NOMBRE GENERICO CON EL QUE SE CONOCE LAS TRES GUERRAS POR LA INDEPENDENCIA DE CUBA DE ESPAÑA. " EMBARQUE DE ARTILLERIA DELEJERCITO NORTEAMERICANO EN TAMPA ". GRABADO L ¿ILLUSTRATION , 1898.

Great Fire of New York City - December 16, 1835 with description at bottom

Robert Pate, a former British army officer, approached the royal carriage and hit Queen Victoria on the head with great force; some reports say this drew blood, others that it resulted in bruising. Pate tried to plead insanity but was convicted and sentenced to seven years of penal transportation. Date: 1850

military Germany Prussia infantry ""Potsdam Giants"" grenadiers of the Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 6 ""King"" (Koenig) drill wood engraving after drawing by Adolf von Menzel (1815 - 1905),

Assassination of William MacKinley, (Circa 1901), American History

Commodore Matthew Perry (1794ñ1858); United States Navy officer at the Convention of Kanagawa; Japan; in 1854

The War in Egypt: bringing the wounded home on board H.M.S. "Euprates". Wood engraving.

De Kaap goldfields, Transvaal, South Africa, 1887. Artist: Anon

Corporal Schlague ; Or the new way of the knout.(TI)

Vintage Photograph. The Minute Men of the Revolution, from Currier & Ives, 1876

'L'Alsace et la Lorraine retrouvees; les representants de l'Alsace et de la Lorraine font leur entrée a la Chambre Francaise, le 8 decembre 1919', 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Berlin Conference (15 November 1884 to 26 February 1885). German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck organised the conference, to seek solutions to colonial expansion in Africa and to agree on its partition. A session of the conference. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

THE WAR BETWEEN SERBIA AND BULGARIA: WITH THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA: THE LUXURY OF A SMOKE, 1886

View of the flag-raising over Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina, April 14, 1865, with the arrival of Major General Robert Anderson and guests.

"Scene in Adams Express office, at Fortress Monroe, in 1861- Volunteers receiving letters and packages from home. Frank Leslie, 1896.

events Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871 politics Government of National Defense General Louis Trochu Etienne Arago Jules Favre Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pages Henri Rochefort Gaston Cremieux Jules Ferry Eugene Pelletan Leon Gambetta Jules Simon Paris September 1870 contemporary wood engraving,

Signature of the Treaty of Hue, 25 August 1883 - French Indochina War (left to right: Tran Dinh Tuc, lieutenant de vaisseau Palasne de Champeaux, Jules Harmand, Monsignor Gaspar, Nguyen Trong Hiep, M. Masse)

Criminals conducted to Execution, Fifteenth century, Harl. MS., 4,374, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Military life in Vienna, Austria, watercolour

World War I (1914-1918). Early War. Farewell to a German military train, Leipzing, Germany. Engraving by La Esfera, 1914.

THE ASSASSINATION OF CZAR ALEXANDER II. OF RUSSIA, 1881: PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL PROCESSION

Frank Pierce, one of the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, diving for a missing rail on the road from Annapolis to Washington | Library of Congress

protest against the Russian Provisional Government. July 1917 (illustration)

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