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Controversial Collection (page 4)

"Unveiling the Controversial: A Glimpse into Historical Moments and Provocative Figures" Step back in time to the British General Election of January 1910

Background imageControversial Collection: À la Mairie.. 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier

À la Mairie.. 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier
A la Mairie.. 1854. "La femme doit obeisance et soumission a son mari". At the Town Hall. "The wife must show obedience and submission to her husband"

Background imageControversial Collection: Moose-hunting in Canada - the Attack, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Moose-hunting in Canada - the Attack, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Moose-hunting in Canada - the Attack, 1858. View of...an attack on snow-shoes, the victims being a pair of female moose. The moose is the largest of the deer tribe

Background imageControversial Collection: 1er Bas bleu - Profitons de l'occasion. L'oncle Tom est à la mode... 1852. Creator: Honore Daumier

1er Bas bleu - Profitons de l'occasion. L'oncle Tom est à la mode... 1852. Creator: Honore Daumier
1er Bas bleu - Profitons de l'occasion. L'oncle Tom est a la mode. Hatons-nous d'ecrire un roman intitule la tante Tom, 1852

Background imageControversial Collection: L'Adoption - Ah ça! Robert, mon ami... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier

L'Adoption - Ah ça! Robert, mon ami... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Adoption - Ah ca! Robert, mon ami... 1841. Ah ca! Robert, mon ami, tu tombes dans le pastoral, tu te livres a l'adoption?...tu vas bientot couronner des rosieres!

Background imageControversial Collection: Madame Celeste as the Arab Boy, in 'The French Spy', at the Standard Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth

Madame Celeste as the Arab Boy, in "The French Spy", at the Standard Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Madame Celeste as the Arab Boy, in "The French Spy", at the Standard Theatre, 1858. London stage production. Celeste, a pantomimist of the highest mark, plays the part of...a dumb girl

Background imageControversial Collection: Akalis Tower at Umritzir - from a drawing by W. Carpenter, Jun. 1858. Creator: Unknown

Akalis Tower at Umritzir - from a drawing by W. Carpenter, Jun. 1858. Creator: Unknown
Akalis Tower at Umritzir - from a drawing by W. Carpenter, Jun. 1858. For whatever purpose this elegant and fanciful building was erected

Background imageControversial Collection: H.M.S. 'Termagant' convoying the gun-boats 'Grappler'

H.M.S. "Termagant" convoying the gun-boats "Grappler" and "Forward" through the Straits of Magellan: passing English Narrows - from a sketch by C. Royle, R.N. 1860

Background imageControversial Collection: The Prince of Wales in Canada - the Orangemen's Arch at Toronto, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Prince of Wales in Canada - the Orangemen's Arch at Toronto, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in Canada - the Orangemen's Arch at Toronto, 1860. The future King Edward VII in North America. The outburst of Orangeism in Upper Canada led...to several unpleasant results

Background imageControversial Collection: H.M.S. 'Euryalus', with Prince Alfred on board, entering Simon's Bay, 1860. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S

H.M.S. "Euryalus", with Prince Alfred on board, entering Simon's Bay, 1860. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Euryalus", with Prince Alfred on board, entering Simon's Bay, 1860. Queen Victoria's son, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, became a naval cadet at the age of 14

Background imageControversial Collection: Sale at Calcutta of valuable government presents and Lucknow jewels, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Sale at Calcutta of valuable government presents and Lucknow jewels, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Sale at Calcutta of valuable government presents and Lucknow jewels, 1860. The sale of the valuable presents received during the late tour of his Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor-General

Background imageControversial Collection: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. The future King Edward VII hunting quails in Illinois

Background imageControversial Collection: Throwing Bulls at Seville before the Prince of Wales, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Throwing Bulls at Seville before the Prince of Wales, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. Creator: L.B
Throwing Bulls at Seville before the Prince of Wales, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876.... several gentlemen and noblemen...were dressed in the picturesque national costume of black short

Background imageControversial Collection: Hindoo Dance - from a native drawing, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Hindoo Dance - from a native drawing, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Hindoo Dance - from a native drawing, 1857. Devotees outside a temple in India. The dancing takes place in the open air, and behind may be seen the peculiar architecture of a Hindoo temple

Background imageControversial Collection: Trial of Native Prisoner by General Court-Martial, at the Main Guard, Fort William, Calcutta

Trial of Native Prisoner by General Court-Martial, at the Main Guard, Fort William, Calcutta, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Trial of Native Prisoner by General Court-Martial, at the Main Guard, Fort William, Calcutta, 1857....a native was tried for attempting to seduce the sepoys of the 70th Native Infantry in Calcutta

Background imageControversial Collection: Private John Penn, 17th Lancers, with Eleven Honours, from the Crimea

Private John Penn, 17th Lancers, with Eleven Honours, from the Crimea, from a photograph by Mayall, Creator: Smyth
Private John Penn, 17th Lancers, with Eleven Honours, from the Crimea, from a photograph by Mayall, 1856....left an orphan before he was eight years of age

Background imageControversial Collection: 'Prayer Wheel' in Cashmere, 1857. Creator: Unknown. 'Prayer Wheel' in Cashmere, 1857

"Prayer Wheel" in Cashmere, 1857. Creator: Unknown. "Prayer Wheel" in Cashmere, 1857
"Prayer Wheel" in Cashmere, 1857....the interior of a Lama Temple, with a prayer-wheel at work. These wheels are about ten feet high by eight or ten in diameter

Background imageControversial Collection: The Recent Deep Snow in Massachusetts: street in New Bedford, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Recent Deep Snow in Massachusetts: street in New Bedford, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Recent Deep Snow in Massachusetts: street in New Bedford, [USA], 1857. Not for twenty-five years has this part of the country been visited

Background imageControversial Collection: Noonday Shelter, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Noonday Shelter, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Noonday Shelter, 1857. Middle Eastern scene. Here we come upon a wild son of the desert, who, together with his camel, is luxuriating in the shade afforded by the hut and the palm-tree

Background imageControversial Collection: Portrait of a man, c.1910-c.1935. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of a man, c.1910-c.1935. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a man, c.1910-c.1935. Bust of a scholar, fake in the style of Melozzo da Forli 1438-1494). Manner of Melozzo da Forli

Background imageControversial Collection: Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Planning controversy in London. The facilities granted to hired carriages a few years since having been suddenly stopped in the autumn of last

Background imageControversial Collection: Babylonian Lions just received at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, 1856

Babylonian Lions just received at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, 1856. Creator: Pearson
Babylonian Lions just received at the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's-Park, [London], 1856. Alderman Finnis has on various occasions given proof of his disposition to support

Background imageControversial Collection: Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. View of...the great waterworks at present in course of erection upon Messrs

Background imageControversial Collection: Faustin, Emperor of Hayti, in his Coronation Robes, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Faustin, Emperor of Hayti, in his Coronation Robes, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Faustin, Emperor of Hayti, in his Coronation Robes, 1856. Previously to his election as President Soulouque (the present Emperor Faustin) was unknown to fame...His first military service consisted

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Sidewalk performance or carnival performance, Cliff Dwellers, between 1896 and 1911

Sidewalk performance or carnival performance, Cliff Dwellers, between 1896 and 1911. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sidewalk performance or carnival performance, Cliff Dwellers, between 1896 and 1911. Crowds at an attraction featuring Native Americans

Background imageControversial Collection: Sidewalk performance or carnival performance, Cliff Dwellers, between 1896 and 1911

Sidewalk performance or carnival performance, Cliff Dwellers, between 1896 and 1911. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sidewalk performance or carnival performance, Cliff Dwellers, between 1896 and 1911. An attraction featuring Native Americans

Background imageControversial Collection: R.T. Elliott Jr. Lincoln Shah Jr. American Guard Drilling, Front Right, 1917

R.T. Elliott Jr. Lincoln Shah Jr. American Guard Drilling, Front Right, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. R.T. Elliott Jr
R.T. Elliott Jr. Lincoln Shah Jr. American Guard Drilling, Front Right, 1917

Background imageControversial Collection: Cato Sells, Commr. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Cato Sells, Commr. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Cato Sells, Commr
Cato Sells, Commissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1913

Background imageControversial Collection: Cato Sells, Commr. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Cato Sells, Commr. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Cato Sells, Commr
Cato Sells, Commissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1913

Background imageControversial Collection: Cato Sells, Commr. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Cato Sells, Commr. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Cato Sells, Commr
Cato Sells, Commissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, 1913

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918

Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Countess De La Greze, 1918. From 1920: Countess Jean de la Greze, daughter of Charles Steele, member of the firm of J.P. Morgan & Co...is reported to have won a divorce from her husband in the French

Background imageControversial Collection: Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918

Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Countess De La Greze, 1918. From 1920: Countess Jean de la Greze, daughter of Charles Steele, member of the firm of J.P. Morgan & Co...is reported to have won a divorce from her husband in the French

Background imageControversial Collection: Junior American Guard, Drilling, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Junior American Guard, Drilling, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard, Drilling, 1917
Junior American Guard, Drilling, 1917

Background imageControversial Collection: Junior American Guard, R. Alexander, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard, R

Junior American Guard, R. Alexander, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard, R. Alexander, 1917
Junior American Guard, R. Alexander, 1917

Background imageControversial Collection: Junior American Guard, Lincoln Shab, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Junior American Guard, Lincoln Shab, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard, Lincoln Shab, 1917
Junior American Guard, Lincoln Shab, 1917

Background imageControversial Collection: Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917

Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917
Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageControversial Collection: Adm. Dewey's House, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Adm

Adm. Dewey's House, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Adm. Dewey's House, between 1910 and 1920
Admiral Dewey's House, between 1910 and 1920. [US Navy officer George Dewey's home at 1747 Rhode Island Avenue in the District of Columbia




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"Unveiling the Controversial: A Glimpse into Historical Moments and Provocative Figures" Step back in time to the British General Election of January 1910, where a vivid Liberal Party Poster captivated minds with its striking color lithography. Fast forward to the thrilling 1989 Japanese GP, where adrenaline-fueled controversy ignited passionate debates among racing enthusiasts. Witness the enigmatic Variety Theatre performance by Dr. Walford Bodie that left audiences spellbound and questioning societal norms. Explore the bustling Birmingham Bull Ring, a melting pot of diverse opinions and conflicting ideologies that shaped an era. Escape to Carlyon Bay in the vibrant 1970s, a place where cultural shifts clashed against traditional values amidst stunning coastal beauty. Marvel at Porton Down's aerial photograph, revealing secrets behind controversial scientific experiments conducted within its secretive walls. Engage with Richard Dawkins, a thought-provoking British science writer whose ideas have sparked heated discussions on religion and evolution. Contemplate two skeletons side by side—one human, one gorilla—reminding us of our shared ancestry while challenging notions of superiority. Delve into controversy surrounding embryonic stem cells as they intertwine with a needle under an SEM microscope—a glimpse into medical ethics debates that continue to divide society today. Listen intently as Carson Speaks in 1913—an influential figure whose words stirred up controversy and reshaped public opinion during tumultuous times. Behold the captured German Railway gun from WW1's Battle of Amiens—a symbol of triumph over adversity but also a reminder of devastating conflicts that divided nations. Bid farewell to David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street—an iconic image marking both his political legacy and contentious decisions made during his tenure. In this collection lies captivating snapshots from history—each hinting at controversies that have shaped our world; provoking thought, igniting passions, and reminding us how differing perspectives can shape our understanding of the past and present.