Grim Collection (#4)

Death On Horseback From Alfred Rethels La Danse Macabre. From Histoire Des Peintres, eCole Allemande, Published 1875
Death On Horseback From Alfred Rethels La Danse Macabre. From Histoire Des Peintres, ECole Allemande, Published 1875

We Two. The War Lord And His Ally. A German Commander And A Skeleton, Or Death, Sitting On Top Of A Zeppelin. From The Year 1914 Illustrated

Seascape, Co Waterford, Ireland

Jp Morgan / Sem 1906 Profi
JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN American banker and financier, not looking too happy for all his wealth! Date: 1837 - 1913

Wild Life on the Western Front - Rats in the Trenches
Rats grown to aldermanic size pictured scuttling around the trenches on the Western Front. The vermin were a perennial problem during the conflict. Date: 1917

Slogan painted on a British artillery shell
An instance of the grim humours of war. A message for the Germans written across the back of a British artillery shell. Date: 1916

Bermondsey Union Infirmary, Lower Road, Rotherhithe, London
The entrance to the Bermondsey Union Infirmary, Lower Road, Rotherhithe, south east London. The infirmary, originally opened in 1876 as the St Olaves Union Infirmary, later became St Olaves Hospital

Back to Back Houses
A row of back to back terraced houses in Manchester; the chimney pots show up stark against an overcast sky

Blackpool Illuminations
The famous Blackpool Illuminations, Blackpool being Lancashires famous City of Light, when six miles of promenade are turned into a blaze of light

Amusement Arcade
Scene at a Blackpool amusement arcade, with a rather tawdry set of holidaymakers trying their luck on the One-Armed Bandits (slot machines) there

British prison life, 1907. Treadmill for hard labour, and punishment with the cat-o-nine-tails. France was suffering from gangs of thugs called the Apaches at this time

Prison discipline, 1884. A Dartmoor prisoner doing solitary punishment at the crank handle. In some prisons this soul-destroying task was put to use such as grinding flour

Prisoners at Clerkenwell House of Correction, London, 1874. Prisoners, in prison uniform, take their turn on the treadmill while the men who have just done their stint wait in silence until it is

Prison discipline, 1888. Prisoners at hard labour on the treadwheel in an English local jail. The prisoner had 15 minutes on, 5 minutes off the wheel, until his time was finished for the day

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, London, 1872. A scene depicting life in the poor Jewish quarter of the city. From London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore. (London, 1872)

Dudley Street, Seven Dials, London, 1872. Unkempt, dirty children play in the street while a cab tries to drive through without crushing them

Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867), French Symbolist poet and art critic, 1864-1865
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867), French Symbolist poet and art critic who was interested in satanism and the macabre, 1864-1865

Squeezing the Kaiser
ANTI-GERMAN The future looks grim for the Kaiser as the allies squeeze him on both fronts Date: 1914 - 1918

John Knox / Pulpit / St Andr
JOHN KNOX Scottish Protestant preachers pulpit in the Parish Church of St Andrews Date: 1505 - 1572

Group photo of middle-aged wedding guests, all wearing flowers in their buttonholes. Date: circa 1950s

Cartoon, On the Isonzo, WW1
Cartoon, On the Isonzo (a river on the eastern Italian Front). Showing an Italian carabiniere holding the imperial eagle upside down -- it will make a nice starter for his wolfs dinner

The Man Who Had A Tale To Tell. Southbank, Teesside 1970s 1970s

German delegates listen to peace terms after WW1
The Fate of the German Empire. The German delegates listen to the reading of the Peace Terms. They are: Dr Melchior; Herr Leinert (President of the Assembly), Dr Landsberg (Minister of Justice)

Oxo advertisement with trench scene, WW1
Advertisement for Oxo, for men at the Front and in training, with an excellent accompanying picture illustrating the grim conditions borne by soldiers in the trenches

The Grim Reaper awaits. - painted c. 1920. Gunner F.J. Mears, B.E.F. Royal Garrison Artillery, Died 1929

War Council Conseil de guerre 1872 Lithograph
Artokoloro

Source Size = 3550 x 4151
The Yarkund Mission: Mules and Baggage-Train Going over the Grim (Sanjoo) Pass, 1874

Death and the Maidens (oil on millboard)
XCF282067 Death and the Maidens (oil on millboard) by Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-98); 40.6x31.4 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Prison of the Inquisition, Cordoba, Spain, from Spanish Pictures, by Reverend
KW268390 Prison of the Inquisition, Cordoba, Spain, from Spanish Pictures, by Reverend Samuel Manning, published in 1870 (engraving) by English School

NEW YORK: CHURCHES, 1800. The Brick Meeting House at Nassau and Beekman Street(left) and St. Pauls Chapel in the distance, New York, 1800. Lithograph from a drawing by David Grim, 1856

Tarot Card of Death, the grim reaper. Noblet tarot, 17th century. Tarot pack of 22 cards was used in fortune telling

Wilhelm II (1859-1941) Emperor of Germany 1888-1918, mailed fist on War Map, looks at sand glass labelled Summer 1918, while Father Time, the Grim Reaper is ready to strike. World War I

Students And Their Headmaster
United States: c. 1885. A rough and tough looking group of male students with a headmaster to match

Men waiting on a bread line, New York

Men in bread line during depression, New York City, New York

Man in front of sign showing no job openings

Woman prisoner inside jail cell

HULL LOCK
Lock gates at Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire, England. Date: early 1980s

London / Farringdon Road
London/Farringdon Road

Men exercising, Wandsworth Prison, south west London
Inmates in the exercise yard at Wandsworth Prison, south west London

Interior of kitchen, Strangeways Prison, Manchester
The interior of a prison kitchen, believed to be at Strangeways Prison, Manchester. The room is filled with assorted boilers, coppers, ovens and cooking hobs. Much of the cooking was done using steam

Inmate at cell window, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
An inmate of Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, stands on a stool to catch a glimpse of the outside world through the high window of his cell

Workhouse interior, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse interior from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. A female inmate carries a baby. Behind her are workhouse " coffin beds"

Wilbur Wright / Vie Parisi
Wilbur Wright, American pioneer aviator, doesn t succumb to the seductions of a Parisian admirer

Lady Spinning, C17
A grim-faced lady at her spinning wheel

Paris / Bastille C1760
A variety of carriages and riders at the Porte Saint- Antoine, passing the grim Bastille prison with its deep moat. Soon, the citizenry of Paris will tear it down

Stone lions, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Foggy winter dawn, november 2005

Von Ludendorff / Jugend
General Efw Von Ludendorff German General

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"Unveiling the Grim Realities: A Glimpse into History's Dark Corners" Step back in time and witness the haunting echoes of humanity's struggles through these captivating images. From Leon-Maxime Faivre's poignant painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" to the desolate landscapes captured by Free to Roam in Southbank, Middlesbrough during the 1970s, each frame tells a story of hardship and resilience. Travel along the Lancashire Cotton Barge as it navigates treacherous waters, carrying dreams and aspirations amidst an unforgiving industrial era. Enter Poplar Workhouse in East London, where destitution met despair, leaving a lasting mark on those who sought refuge within its walls. Explore Halifax Workhouse in 1901, a stark reminder of societal inequalities that plagued our past. Amidst turmoil and strife emerges moments of rebellion like never before - behold the Prohibition Ball of 1918 where flappers danced with defiance against restrictive laws. Delve into political campaigns with Liberal Election Campaign Card from 1909 or witness satire at its finest through Cartoon Triumph of De-Jenner-Action in 1898. War leaves no one untouched; Gerald C. Hudson's "Periscope and All" transports us to WW1 trenches where soldiers faced unimaginable horrors while Sultan Selim I conquering Egypt reminds us that history is often shaped by conquests drenched in bloodshed. Venture deep underground into Ferndale Colliery and Tylorstown mines located in Glamorgan, South Wales - symbols of both economic prosperity and tragic loss as witnessed during Llest Colliery explosion. These glimpses into our collective past serve as reminders that behind every triumph lies untold stories etched with pain. Let us not forget those who endured hardships so we may stand here today - their legacy forever imprinted upon our souls.