Demo Collection (#7)

Suffragettes waiting on the doorstep of Sir Edward Carsons London home, 6 April 1914, (1947). Campaigners for womens suffrage entrenched outside the residence of Irish unionist

Suffragettes demonstrate outside a prison, London, 1914, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Suffragettes demonstrate outside a prison, London, 1914, (1947). Campaigners for womens suffrage wearing sandwich boards criticising the then British government

Christopher Columbus cracking the egg, 1753. Creator: William Hogarth
Christopher Columbus cracking the egg, 1753. Christopher Columbus demonstrates how an egg can be made to stand upright on a table

Insurance Strike
A picket line outside the premises of the Friedrich Wilhelm Insurance Company on French Street, Berlin, Germany, during a strike by the Insurance Commissioners, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Haybox Cooking, Food Saving Exhibition, Institute of Hygiene
Hay Box Cooking Demonstration at the Food Saving Exhibition, Institute of Hygiene (which opened on 28th January 1918). A haybox, straw box, fireless cooker, insulation cooker

Suffragettes capture The Monument, London
Crowds gathered to witness the capture of the Monument by two suffragettes, Miss Ethel Spark and Mrs Gertrude Shaw - 18th April, 1913

March of Unemployed Men and Women - Demo in Hyde Park
The National Hunger March of September October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s

Military Demonstration in the Streets of Moscow, c1935. Artist: FA Mackenzie
Military Demonstration in the Streets of Moscow, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

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

Fireman using a hose, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910
Fireman on a training exercise using a hose, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. Firemen in brass helmets demonstrating motor fire escape vehicle ladder and first aid spray

Firemen demonstrating hoses worked by a petrol motor pump, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1909
Firemen demonstrating hoses worked by a petrol motor pump through top windows onto the courtyard, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1909

Firemen demonstrating motor steamer hoses, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. Firefighters in brass helmets demonstrate the use of hoses

Firemen demonstrating the magirus ladder, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. A fireman perches at the top of an extendable ladder

Firemen demonstrating a horse-drawm escape vehicle, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910
Uniformed firemen demonstrating a horse-drawn escape vehicle in courtyard, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. Ropes, extendable fire escape and fire bell visable

Demonstrating how to pick up an unconscious person, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910
Firemen demonstrating how to pick up an unconscious person, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, London, 1910. Firefighters practise techniques for rescuing people overcome by smoke

Political meeting at Smithfield, London, 1819. A meeting of radical reformers presided over by Henry Hunt on July 21st 1819

Columbus breaking the egg, 1753. Artist: William Hogarth
Columbus breaking the egg, 1753. Christopher Columbus demonstrates how an egg can be made to stand upright on a table. Prepared by Hogarth as a subscription ticket for his essay The analysis of

HG Pope driving a GWK through water at a demonstration event, Frensham Common Pond, Surrey, 1922
GWK 2-seater. 1370 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BL9673. Driver: Pope, H.G.. Place: Frensham Common Pond, Surrey. G.W.K. Frensham demonstration. Date: 31.8.22

GWK cars at a demonstration event at Frensham Pond Hotel, Surrey, 1922. Artist: Bill Brunell
GWK 2-seater. 1370 cc. Reg. No. BL3619. Centre: GWK 2-seater. 1370 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. B?L9420. Left: GWK 2-seater. 1370 cc. Reg. No. BL9673. Frensham Pond Hotel, Surrey. G.W.K

GWK fitted with tyre chains at a demonstration event, Frensham Common, Surrey, 1922
GWK 2-seater. 1370 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BL9673. Driver: Pope, H.G. Fitted with tyre-chains. Frensham Common, Surrey. G.W.K. Frensham demonstration. Date: 31.8.22

Two suffragettes celebrating their release from Holloway Prison, London, on 22 August 1908. Mary Leigh (left) (1885-c1978) and Edith New (1877)

The suffragettes of Ealing, London, 1912. A group of suffragettes holding placards publicising a public meeting to be held on Ealing Common on 1 June, 1912

Spectators gather on Portland Place to watch the Womens Sunday procession, London, 21 June 1908. On Sunday 21 June 1908 thousands of people gathered in London to watch six processions organised by

Ada Flatman, British suffragette, at a demonstration she organised in Liverpool, 1909. Ada Flatman (1876-1951) is second from the right

Britsh suffragette Emmeline Pethick-Lawrences release from prison, 17 April 1909. The procession in her honour of her release marched from Marble Arch to the Aldwych Theatre

British suffragette Elsie Howey as Joan of Arc, London, 17 April 1909. Elsie Howey (1884-1963) dressed as Joan of Arc on the day of Joans beatification

The Womens Social and Political Union fife and drum band out for the first time, 13 May 1909. On 13 May the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU)

The arrest of suffragette Dora Marsden, 30 March 1909. Dora Marsden (1882-1960) was the standard bearer at a demonstration organised by the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU)

The Human Letters dispatched by Jessie Kenney to Mr Asquith at 10 Downing Street, London, 1909. Part of the campaign by the suffragette movement to win the vote for women

Procession to welcome the early release of suffragettes from prison on 19 December 1908. Procession in Trafalgar Square to welcome Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

The Womens Freedom League attempting to enter the House of Commons, London, 1908. On 28 October, as part of the campaign to secure the vote for women

The head of the Womens Sunday Procession to Hyde Park, London, 21 June 1908. Artist
The head of the Womens Sunday Procession to Hyde Park, London, 21 June 1908. On Sunday 21 June 1908 thousands of people gathered in London to watch six processions organised by the suffragettes which

Members of both Houses watching suffragettes in Parliament Square, London, 30 June 1908. Lord Rosebery, Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Herbert Gladstone all watched from Palace Yard

Keir Hardie addressing the first womens suffrage demonstration, London, 19 May 1906
Keir Hardie addressing the first womens suffrage demonstration, Trafalgar Square, London, 19 May 1906. Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist

Radical hunger marchers gathering in New York, USA, Great Depression, November 1932. Prior to a march on Washington. The marchers carried red banners and chanted the Internationale

Bonus Army in Anacostia Park, Washington DC, USA, Great Depression, 1932. Artist
Bonus Army in Anacostia Park, Washington DC, USA, Great Depression, 1932. The Bonus Army (Bonus Expeditionary Force) was a protest by First World War veterans

Bonus Army demonstrating outside the Capitol, Washington DC, USA, Great Depression, 1932. The Bonus Army (Bonus Expeditionary Force)

Russian children demonstrate for education and a better life, February 1917. Artist
Russian children demonstrate for education and a better life, February 1917

Peaceful demonstration regarding the treatment of British ex-servicemen, 1923. Artist
Peaceful demonstration regarding the treatment of British ex-servicemen, 1923. They hold placards protesting at the sacking of over 3000 civil servants who were former members of the armed services

The suffragette housemaid, 1908. Artist: Central News
The suffragette housemaid, 1908. A suffragette wearing a pinafore advertising a protest on Londons Victoria Embankment. The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain saw women adopting a range

The welcome to the victims of masculine tyranny, 1908. Artist: Central News
The welcome to the victims of masculine tyranny, 1908. The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain saw women adopting a range of protests, direct action and civil disobedience

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call between New York and Chicago, USA, 1892. Scottish-born American inventor Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

Russian revolutionaries in Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, 1917

King Canute failing to hold back the waves, early 11th century (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
King Canute failing to hold back the waves, early 11th century (c1900). Canute (Sveinsson Knut) (d1035) was King of England from 1016, Denmark from 1018 and Norway from 1030

Danish Bacon Company exhibition day, Wilsic, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. Danish Bacon organised this meeting of grocers from the Doncaster area at the Wilsic Cricket Club for a

Butcher from Danish Bacon giving a demonstration, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1961. A butcher from the Danish Bacon Company giving a demonstration at their depot in Kinhurst

Cooking demonstration for East Midlands Gas Boards gas cooker promotion, 1961. Artist
Cooking demonstration for East Midlands Gas Boards gas cooker promotion, 1961. During the 1950s and 1960s the gas board were in compertition with the locally produced coal gas

CND demo, Horley, Surrey, c1969. Protesters from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament marching in Horley. The CND was founded in 1958 after Britain agreed to the siting of American atomic weapons

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"Unveiling the Power of Protest: A Glimpse into Historic Demos" Met Police officers during Grunwick dispute: Witness the clash between authority and workers' rights as Met Police officers confront protesters during the iconic Grunwick dispute. Women's Rights Demo / 1906: Step back in time to witness the fierce determination of suffragettes fighting for women's rights in a historic demo from 1906. Communist Demo 1931: Explore the fervor of political ideologies as communist demonstrators take to the streets, demanding change and equality in a powerful display from 1931. Votes for Women Hyde Pk: Feel the energy surge through Hyde Park as suffragettes gather, demanding their right to vote in an empowering demonstration that shook society. Crofters of Lewis Riot: Uncover a lesser-known chapter of history as crofters on Lewis Island rise up against oppressive landowners, igniting a riotous demo that echoes with resilience. Foucault Demo, 1851: Dive into intellectual dissent as philosopher Michel Foucault leads a thought-provoking demonstration challenging societal norms and advocating for freedom in 1851 London. Demonstration in London - Tariq Ali (b. 1943): Join renowned writer, journalist, and filmmaker Tariq Ali at a vibrant London protest where voices unite against injustice under his influential leadership. Votes for Women Air Balloon, 1909: Soar above prejudice with courageous suffragists who took their fight to new heights by floating high above cities aboard air balloons adorned with messages advocating votes for women. The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, 1632. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn Peer into Rembrandt's masterpiece capturing an unconventional "demo" as Dr.