League Of Nations Collection

Blowing Bubbles. Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations, 1919. Creator: Anonymous
Blowing Bubbles. Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations, 1919. Private Collection

First meeting in London of the Council of the League of Nations, 1920 (b/w photo)
8626583 First meeting in London of the Council of the League of Nations, 1920 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, from Bibby's Annual, pub. 1915
3671097 Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, from Bibby's Annual, pub. 1915; (add.info.: Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood)

Photocard, 1930s: Danzig (coloured photo)
8671663 Photocard, 1930s: Danzig (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danzig)

Photocard, 1930s: Geneva (coloured photo)
8671655 Photocard, 1930s: Geneva (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geneva)

League of Nations 1919
Andreas Magnusson

President Wilson's Escort, Place Saint-Augustin, 14–12–1918. Creator: Andre Devambez
President Wilson's Escort, Place Saint-Augustin, 14-12-1918

The Gap in the Bridge. Cartoon on the absence of the USA in the League of Nations, Dec 1919
The Gap in the Bridge. Cartoon on the absence of the USA in the League of Nations. Punch, 10 December 1919, 1919. Private Collection

Germany raises the tombstone of the Treaty of Versailles, illustration from Kladderadatsch, 1926 (colour litho)
CHT212462 Germany raises the tombstone of the Treaty of Versailles, illustration from Kladderadatsch, 1926 (colour litho) by Garvens, Oskar Theodor (1874-1951); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Partition of Europe under Treaties of Paris, June 1919, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Partition of Europe under Treaties of Paris, June 1919, (c1920). Independent States coloured separately; Names of New States shown in Red capitals; Proposed League of Nations Territory; Projected

Satirical poster on the League of Nations, 1920. Artist: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Satirical poster on the League of Nations, 1920. Rosta (the Russian Telegraph Agency) was the state news agency in Russia from 1918 until 1935

CARTOON: LEAGUE OF NATIONS. If we were in the League of Nations. American cartoon, 1920, showing John Bull (Britain) demanding more soldiers from Uncle Sam as American men return wounded or killed

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) 28th president of the United States, 1919 (b/w photo)
CHT184348 Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) 28th president of the United States, 1919 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b / w photo)
3740447 President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b/w photo) by Bain

The lamb from the slaughter, 1919 (ink over graphite)
3740423 The lamb from the slaughter, 1919 (ink over graphite) by Berryman, Clifford K. (1869-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the world showing League of Nations members and Mandated Territories (litho)
7172856 Map of the world showing League of Nations members and Mandated Territories (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Members of the League of Nations (colour litho)
7163177 Members of the League of Nations (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the League of Nations)

Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George leaving the Palace of Versailles after signing
3740422 Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George leaving the Palace of Versailles after signing the peace treaty, 1919 (b/w photo) by Keystone View Company; Private Collection; (add.info)

Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe
CHT225291 Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe (Project for Unalterable Peace in Europe) c.1710-13 (pen and ink on paper) by Saint-Pierre, Charles Irenee Castel

Street in Katowice, Poland, souvenir postcard commemorating the plebiscite in Upper Silesia held on 20 March 1921 to
6029869 Street in Katowice, Poland, souvenir postcard commemorating the plebiscite in Upper Silesia held on 20 March 1921 to determine part of the border between Poland and Germany (photo)

Woodrow Wilson, c. 1912 (b / w photo)
5854157 Woodrow Wilson, c.1912 (b/w photo) by Pach Brothers (fl.1867-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States 1913-21

A la conference de la paix, 1919 (lithograph)
3740448 A la conference de la paix, 1919 (lithograph) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tu comprends)

Lord Robert Cecil, English statesman and enthusiastic advocate of a League of Nations (b / w photo)
3626976 Lord Robert Cecil, English statesman and enthusiastic advocate of a League of Nations (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Postcard of the Palais des Nations at Geneva, postcard c. 1924 (colour litho)
CHT211332 Postcard of the Palais des Nations at Geneva, postcard c.1924 (colour litho) by Swiss School; Private Collection; (add.info)

US President Woodrow Wilson, the driving force behind the establishment of the League of Nations
6000263 US President Woodrow Wilson, the driving force behind the establishment of the League of Nations, who nevertheless failed to persuade his country to join the organisation (b/w photo)

Galerie des Glaces, showing table where peace treaty was signed, Versailles
3740421 Galerie des Glaces, showing table where peace treaty was signed, Versailles, 1919 (b/w photo) by Keystone View Company; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth, British statesman who became the first Secretary General of the League of Nations
3626973 Sir Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth, British statesman who became the first Secretary General of the League of Nations in 1920 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

European Union project. "For European Peace": Aristide Briand (1862-1932
XEE4183318 European Union project. " For European Peace" : Aristide Briand (1862-1932) paves the way for the realization of the United States of Europe during a speech at the General

Up-Hill Work. John Bull. "Even though its only half a league
Up-Hill Work. John Bull. " Even though its only half a league, it must go onward." Punch 1935, 1935. Private Collection

First meeting of the League of Nations, November 15, 1920 in Geneva, 1920. Creator: Anonymous
First meeting of the League of Nations, November 15, 1920 in Geneva, 1920. Found in the Collection of UN, New York

Lovely Geneva, Home of the League of Nations, Switzerland, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Lovely Geneva, Home of the League of Nations, Switzerland, c1930s. View of the Brunswick Monument mausoleum built in 1879 to commemorate the life of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick in Geneva

International Red Day: The day to mobilize the proletariat of the world against the armies of imperialism, 1929. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

President Woodrow Wilson on the bridge of the George Washington, 4 December, 1919. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th President of the United States, holding office from 1913 until 1921

Sir Samuel Hoare, British statesman, 1935. Artist: Edmond Xavier Kapp
Sir Samuel Hoare, British statesman, 1935. Known as Sir Samuel Hoare until 1944 when he was created Viscount Templewood, Hoare (1880-1959)

Viscount Cecil, British statesman, 1935. Artist: Edmond Xavier Kapp
Viscount Cecil, British statesman, 1935. Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood was a delegate to the League of Nations

Study for Baron Aloisi, Italian statesman, 1935. Artist: Edmond Xavier Kapp
Study for Baron Aloisi, Italian statesman, 1935. Baron Pompeo Aloisi was a delegate to the League of Nations. A print from The New Statesman and Nation, 16th November 1935

Bedjironde Tecle Hawariate, Ethiopian statesman, 1935. Artist: Edmond Xavier Kapp
Bedjironde Tecle Hawariate, Ethiopian statesman, 1935. Tecle Hawariate was an Ethiopian delegate to the 16th and 19th Assemblies of the League of Nations

The Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The League of Nations (Poster), 1920. Artist: Deni (Denisov), Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946)
The League of Nations (Poster), 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Cartoon by John T. McCutcheon for the Chicago Tribune, April 1920, critical of the members of the League of Nations for
LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARTOON. Cartoon by John T. McCutcheon for the Chicago Tribune, April 1920, critical of the members of the League of Nations for failing to uphold their mandate to promote world

The Coonskin on the Wall. American cartoon, 1920, blaming the demise in the U. S
LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARTOON. The Coonskin on the Wall. American cartoon, 1920, blaming the demise in the U.S. Senate of the League of Nations on Senator Henry Cabot Lodge

1919: contemporary cartoon by Nelson Harding depicting President Wilsons cherished League of Nations met by Republican
A PILGRIM LANDING IN AMERICA, 1919: contemporary cartoon by Nelson Harding depicting President Wilsons cherished League of Nations met by Republican hostilities upon reaching American shores

Wilson: League of Nations
WILSON: LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Pilgrim Landing in America, 1919. American cartoon by Nelson Harding, 1919, depicting President Woodrow Wilsons cherished League of Nations met by Republican hostilities

LEAGUE OF NATIONS, 1919. And Still the Cart has Precedence. American cartoon comment by W. A
LEAGUE OF NATIONS, 1919. And Still the Cart has Precedence. American cartoon comment by W.A. Rogers, March 1919, on the resistance to the League of Nations

JOZEF KLEMENS PILSUDSKI (1867-1935). Polish general and statesman. At the League of Nations in December 1927 to resolve Polish-Lithuanian differences

VERSAILLES TREATY CARTOON. Signed. American cartoon by Boardman Robinson, 1919, on the signing of the Versailles Treaty and the creation of the League of Nations at the end of World War I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARTOON. Triumphant Entry into Normalcy. American cartoon, 1921, by Rollin Kirby on the Senate battle against the League of Nations led by Henry Cabot Lodge and Philander Chase Knox

Interupting the Ceremony. John T. McCutcheons 1918 cartoon on the Senate fight against the League of Nations
LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARTOON. Interupting the Ceremony. John T. McCutcheons 1918 cartoon on the Senate fight against the League of Nations

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"League of Nations: A Bubble Bursting Dream" In the aftermath of World War I, a glimmer of hope emerged in the form of the League of Nations. Conceived by Woodrow Wilson, this international organization aimed to prevent future conflicts and promote peace among nations. However, as depicted in anonymous artwork titled "Blowing Bubbles, " it seemed like an idealistic notion that could easily burst. The Treaties of Paris in 1919 marked the partitioning of Europe, with unknown creators capturing this significant moment in history through their artwork. The world was divided and fragile, yet there was optimism that the League would bring unity and stability. But satire soon took hold as Russian artist Vladimir Mayakovsky created a poster mocking the League's ineffectiveness. It portrayed a comical scene where being part of this organization meant nothing more than blowing bubbles into thin air – empty promises without substance. Even American cartoons joined in on ridiculing the League's shortcomings. One cartoon humorously questioned what difference it would make if they were actually part of it or not. Skepticism grew as doubts about its efficacy spread. Woodrow Wilson himself, captured in a black-and-white photograph from 1919, had high hopes for his brainchild but faced opposition at home that hindered America's full participation. His vision clashed with political realities. Germany raised its tombstone to symbolize burying the Treaty of Versailles – another blow to faith in international cooperation underpinned by the League. Kladderadatsch's illustration from 1926 showcased Germany's discontentment with these imposed terms. Meanwhile, President Poincare gave an opening address at Quai d'Orsay during the Peace Conference; little did he know that his words would be overshadowed by subsequent disillusionment towards global collaboration efforts. "The lamb from slaughter" ink drawing depicted how smaller nations felt vulnerable within this new framework despite their membership status – questioning the League's ability to protect them from aggression.