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Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Placard stating 'I AM A MAN'carried by Arthur J

Placard stating "I AM A MAN"carried by Arthur J
A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. I Am a Man is a declaration of civil rights

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Placard for the 300 Men March, 2015. Creator: COR Health Institute

Placard for the 300 Men March, 2015. Creator: COR Health Institute
In August 2015, the 300 Men March, an anti-violence group based in Baltimore, marched all night from Baltimore to Washington DC to protest against violent crime

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Placard from memorial march reading 'HONOR KING: END RACISM!', 1968

Placard from memorial march reading "HONOR KING: END RACISM!", 1968
A placard comprised of black ink on white (yellowing) card stock. Text reads [HONOR/ KING: / END/ RACISM!]. There is a small hole at the top where the placard would have been stapled to wood

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Poster reading 'Race is not a crime'used at Baltimore protests, April 2015

Poster reading "Race is not a crime"used at Baltimore protests, April 2015
This protest poster is white and has text that reads [Race / is not / a crime]. The text is handwritten in black marker and there is a brown stain on the bottom of the poster just left of center

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Prop from dance recital performance 'Dance to Glory'by Studio A, 2015

Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory"by Studio A, 2015
This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads " Liberty/ And/ Justice". The back is blank

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Great Whig Procession, at New York, 1844. Creator: J. Kobb

Great Whig Procession, at New York, 1844. Creator: J. Kobb
Great Whig Procession, at New York, 1844. Crowds line the streets as a mounted procession carries banners through the city: a Whig procession in New York, drawn by J. Kobb

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Mr. Polk, candidate for the presidency, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Polk, candidate for the presidency, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Polk, candidate for the presidency, 1844. Portrait of American politician James Knox Polk. Democrat Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay in a close contest which turned on the controversial issues of

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Mr. Clay, candidate for the presidency, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Clay, candidate for the presidency, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Clay, candidate for the presidency, 1844. Portrait of American politician Henry Clay. Whig Clay was defeated by Democrat James Knox Polk in a close contest which turned on the controversial

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Pilate Washing his Hands, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi, 1507

Pilate Washing his Hands, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi, 1507

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Plate 25: Philip crowned King of Spain by his father, Charles V

Plate 25: Philip crowned King of Spain by his father, Charles V; from Guillielmus Becanuss Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis... 1636

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Notice announcing the Emperor Napoleons abdication, 11 April 1813, (1921). Creator: Unknown

Notice announcing the Emperor Napoleons abdication, 11 April 1813, (1921). Creator: Unknown
Notice announcing the Emperor Napoleons abdication, 11 April 1813, (1921). Extrait Du Moniteur - Acte D Abdication De L Empereur Napoleon. Extract from " Le Moniteur Universel" newspaper

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II at Amerongen Castle, Netherlands, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Kaiser Wilhelm II at Amerongen Castle, Netherlands, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Kaiser Wilhelm II at Amerongen Castle, Netherlands, 1918, (c1920). The Ex-Kaiser in Exile: a snapshot of the deposed emperor, with his suite, on the bridge over the moat at Amerongen

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Facsimile of the Deed of Abdication of the German Emperor, William II, 1919, (c1920)

Facsimile of the Deed of Abdication of the German Emperor, William II, 1919, (c1920). Document confirming the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany at the end of the First World War

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Dr. Macaura... addressing a recruiting rally, c1915, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Dr. Macaura... addressing a recruiting rally, c1915, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Dr. Macaura...addressing a recruiting rally, c1915, (1933). Dr. Macaura, who had raised a considerable amount of money for our mine sweepers, addressing a recruiting rally from the salvaged boat

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Hoch the Kaiser! : cheering crowds in the streets, Berlin, Germany, 4 August 1914, (1933)

Hoch the Kaiser! : cheering crowds in the streets, Berlin, Germany, 4 August 1914, (1933). Pictures of the two Kaisers, Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Josef of Austria

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte, (1815), 1890. Creator: Unknown

Abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte, (1815), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte, (1815), 1890. On 6 April 1814 at Fontainebleau and after defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was forced to abdicate

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The scene in the Lord Chancellors office... General Election, 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown

The scene in the Lord Chancellors office... General Election, 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The scene in the Lord Chancellors office when the writs were issued for the General Election, 1923, (1935). Officials with paperwork during the British general election of 1923

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown

A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Wireless brought the election results into the homes of the people

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Some women are able to vote for the first time, Britain, 14 December 1918, (1935)

Some women are able to vote for the first time, Britain, 14 December 1918, (1935). In the General Election on December 14, 1918

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The surrender of Buonaparte on board the Bellerophon, (15 July 1815), 1816. Creator: Unknown

The surrender of Buonaparte on board the Bellerophon, (15 July 1815), 1816. Creator: Unknown
The surrender of Buonaparte on board the Bellerophon, (15 July 1815), 1816. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French statesman

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Buonaparte at the Field of May, 1816. Creator: Unknown

Buonaparte at the Field of May, 1816. Creator: Unknown
Buonaparte at the Field of May, 1816. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French statesman, military leader returns from exile on Elba, and stages the Field of May in Lyon, France

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Arrival at Capitol... Inauguaration of Roosevelt, Washington, 1905. Creator: HC White

Arrival at Capitol... Inauguaration of Roosevelt, Washington, 1905. Creator: HC White
Arrival at Capitol - President Roosevelt and party ascending Senate wing steps. Inauguaration of Roosevelt, Washington, 1905

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The Salon d abdication, Fontainbleau, c1840. Creator: JB Allen

The Salon d abdication, Fontainbleau, c1840. Creator: JB Allen
The Salon d abdication, Fontainbleau, c1840. French emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) abdicated at the Chateau de Fontainebleau in France in 1815

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Election meeting in Ireland, 1826 (c1890). Creator: Edmund Blair Leighton

Election meeting in Ireland, 1826 (c1890). Creator: Edmund Blair Leighton
Election meeting in Ireland, 1826 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V." [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, c1890]

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Annual Celebration by the Wall of the Communards at the... Cemetery in Paris, 1883, (1965)

Annual Celebration by the Wall of the Communards at the... Cemetery in Paris, 1883, (1965)
Annual Celebration by the Wall of the Communards at the Pere-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, 1883, (1965). Crowd of people at the Communards Wall (Mur des Federes) at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Jennie Baines speaking in Trafalgar Square, 1908, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Jennie Baines speaking in Trafalgar Square, 1908, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Jennie Baines speaking in Trafalgar Square, 1908, (1947). Jennie Baines (1866-1951), British-Australian campaigner for womens suffrage

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Declaring the Poll at Epping, 1924, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Declaring the Poll at Epping, 1924, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Declaring the Poll at Epping, 1924, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and his wife Clementine listen to the official declaration after he won the seat of

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Election at Epping, 1924, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Election at Epping, 1924, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Election at Epping, 1924, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) campaigning as a Constitutionalist before the General Election in which he won the seat of Epping

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Member for North-West Manchester, c1906, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Member for North-West Manchester, c1906, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Member for North-West Manchester, c1906, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) won the Manchester North West seat for the Liberals in the general election of

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Napoleons Departure from Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814, (c1850). Artists: Francois Pigeot

Napoleons Departure from Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814, (c1850). Artists: Francois Pigeot
Napoleons Departure from Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814, (c1850). The defeat at the Battle of Leipzig and the subsequent invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleons abdication on 11 April

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Charles and Ferdinand at Bayonne, 1808, (1896)

Charles and Ferdinand at Bayonne, 1808, (1896). Abdications of the Spanish Royal Family, Bayonne, France: King Charles IV was forced to abdicate the throne to his son Ferdinand VII in 1808 by order

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Demonstration in Whitehall, December 10th, 1936, 1937

Demonstration in Whitehall, December 10th, 1936, 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, December 4th, 1936 (1937)

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, December 4th, 1936 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Seeking news of King Edward, December 3rd, 1936, 1937

Seeking news of King Edward, December 3rd, 1936, 1937
Seeking news of King Edward - December 3rd, 1936, 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Newspaper men at No. 10, Dec 1936 (1937)

Newspaper men at No. 10, Dec 1936 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: A Reign Ended, 1936 (1937)

A Reign Ended, 1936 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The Last Phase - Fort Belvedere, night of December 10th, 1936, 1937

The Last Phase - Fort Belvedere, night of December 10th, 1936, 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The Abdication, Fontainebleau, April 6, 1814, (1896)

The Abdication, Fontainebleau, April 6, 1814, (1896). Under the terms of The Treaty of Fontainebleau, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Covent Garden Market, Westminster, London, 1808. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin

Covent Garden Market, Westminster, London, 1808. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin
Covent Garden Market, Westminster, London, 1808. View of electioneering taking place at Covent Garden, with some spectators carrying banners

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The high-flying candidate, (ie Little Paul-Goose), mounting from a blanket, 1806

The high-flying candidate, (ie Little Paul-Goose), mounting from a blanket, 1806. View of the hustings in Covent Garden showing Sir Samuel Hood

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Middlesex-election, 1804. A long pull, a strong pull and a pull all together, 1804

Middlesex-election, 1804. A long pull, a strong pull and a pull all together, 1804. Sir Francis Burdett drawn by his supporters in his carriage

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: A barbers shop, 1784

A barbers shop, 1784. The interior of a barbers shop during the Westminster election of 1784. A man is seated having his hair combed by a boy from whose pocket shows the label [Wr]ay

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The scrutiny, or examination of the filth, 1784

The scrutiny, or examination of the filth, 1784. Five men, holding their noses and examining chamber pots, with devils in the background on either side. One man is vomiting

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The Westminster mendicant, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

The Westminster mendicant, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Westminster mendicant, 1784. A blind beggar, Sir Cecil Wray, being led by his dog. This satire is a reference to Wrays lack of success in contesting the Westminster constituency at the 1784

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: Wits last stake... 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Wits last stake... 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Wits last stake... 1784. Scene in a poor district of Westminster (Peter Street). The Duchess of Devonshire is canvassing a cobbler. She is supported on Charles James Foxs knee

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The Westminster Watchman, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

The Westminster Watchman, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Westminster Watchman, 1784. Charles James Fox as a watchman. In the background, two sham watchmen, Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The Westminster Deserter drum d out of the regiment, 1784. Artist

The Westminster Deserter drum d out of the regiment, 1784. Artist
The Westminster Deserter drum d out of the regiment, 1784. Sir Cecil Wray being drummed away from the hustings in Covent Garden. Sam House is in the centre and Charles James Fox is on the right

Background imagePolitical Event Collection: The Rival Candidates, 1784. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

The Rival Candidates, 1784. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
The Rival Candidates, 1784. The three candidates for the Westminster constituency at the 1784 general election. Charles James Fox in the centre, in the pose of orator



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