Crowd Control Collection

The Royal Visit to the City: Amusements of the Crowd - Scrambling for Pence, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to the City: Amusements of the Crowd - Scrambling for Pence, 1876....the populace and the youngsters displaying their frolicsome temper in a less dignified manner as crowds wait to

The first FA Cup Final is held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, 28 April 1923, (1935). Police trying to keep the crowds back at the first Football Association Challenge Cup final match between

Box Lobby Loungers, January 5, 1811. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Box Lobby Loungers, January 5, 1811

View showing part of the Jubilee Procession of King George V and Queen Mary, May 6 1935. Crowds line the street to watch the coach pass, with soldiers and policemen lining the route

Daniel Defoe in the Pillory, Temple Bar, London, c1840?. Artist: JC Armytage
View of Daniel Defoe in the pillory at Temple Bar, London, c1840?, surrounded by a crowd

Police on Horseback controling crowds during the Great Strike at Hyde Park Corner, pub. 1926 (photogravure)

Mounted police disperse a crowd, Union Square, New York City, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. The crowd had gathered to hear speeches by anarchists Emma Goldman (1869-1940)

Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. Artist
Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. 1912 saw a number of industrial disputes, most notably a strike by immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts

The legation deliver, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900. Artist: Eugene Damblans
The legation deliver, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900. Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics

The French Republican Guard, 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
The French Republican Guard, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th February 1899

Riot on Rue Nationale, Paris, 1934. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th may 1934

The Flagellation of St Gervais, c1620-1670. Artist: Philippe de Champaigne
The Flagellation of St Gervais, c1620-1670

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac making a balloon ascent from Paris, 14 September 1804 (1910). On this flight, French chemist and physicist Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)

Demonstration against Joseph Chamberlain, Ireland, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Demonstration against Joseph Chamberlain, Ireland, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st December 1899

Rioting in Mons, Belgium, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Rioting in Mons, Belgium, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th June 1893

Rioting in Place Kleber, Strasbourg, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 15th July 1893

Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, 16 August 1819. On 16th August 1819, soldiers of the 15th Hussars charging an unarmed crowd gathered on St Peters Field in Manchester to hear speeches supporting

The Universities Boat-Race, 1883. In this illustration of the University Boat Race, a group of cheering students are enabled to maintain a proper distance from the rowdy proletariat on the other side

The City Police, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
The City Police, 1863. Magog comments: I Say, Brother Gog, They Seem to Think We Ain t No Sort O Use. Here, following the recently highlighted failings of the Citys police force

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