Liberation Collection (#8)

Souscrivez a l Emprunt de la Liberation, c. 1917 (colour litho)
1199847 Souscrivez A l Emprunt de la Liberation, c.1917 (colour litho) by Royer, Henri (1869-1938); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

As national troops triumphantly entered Madrid, the valiant Italian Legionaries... (colour litho)
2783891 As national troops triumphantly entered Madrid, the valiant Italian Legionaries... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vintage photograph WW II - Irrawaddy River railhead 1945
Vintage photograph World War II - Irrawaddy River railhead town of Prome, now Pyay after liberation 1945

Hetman Koniecpolski Liberating Prisoners from the Tartars in 1624, 1875-76 (w / c on paper)
AGR145110 Hetman Koniecpolski Liberating Prisoners from the Tartars in 1624, 1875-76 (w/c on paper) by Rodakowski, Henryk Hipolit (1823-94); 24x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Womens Club, 19th century (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163576 Womens Club, 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by Janet, Gustave (b. 1829); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Governor Carl Elias Milliken signing the Suffrage Bill as six women look
SLS249196 Governor Carl Elias Milliken signing the Suffrage Bill as six women look on, 1917 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Women working in factories during World War I, c. 1917 (b / w photo)
SLS251166 Women working in factories during World War I, c.1917 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Banner for the Societe Le Suffrage de Femmes (silk)
CHT206244 Banner for the Societe Le Suffrage de Femmes (silk) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

The Reception in Holland, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190443 The Reception in Holland, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

On the occasion of his future (1227), the young Louis IX made prisoners delivate
XEE4154900 On the occasion of his future (1227), the young Louis IX made prisoners delivate - engraving in " Les Hommes Celebres de la France" by Louis Dumas 1889 by French School

The relief of Orleans by Joan of Arc, 1429 (colour litho)
5229967 The relief of Orleans by Joan of Arc, 1429 (colour litho) by Lenepveu, Jules Eugene (1819-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: The relief of Orleans by Joan of Arc, 1429)

The Deliverance of St. Peter (oil on canvas)
622420 The Deliverance of St. Peter (oil on canvas) by Gentileschi, Orazio (1565-1647) (circle of); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Woman having a mud bath treatment at a beauty salon (b / w photo)
6015499 Woman having a mud bath treatment at a beauty salon (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman having a mud bath treatment at a beauty salon)

Japanese businessman and his secretary taking shorthand notes (b / w photo)
6015498 Japanese businessman and his secretary taking shorthand notes (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young woman working in a textile mill (b / w photo)
6015496 Young woman working in a textile mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman working in a textile mill)

Young Japanese women in their last year at the Womens University, Tokyo (b / w photo)
6015487 Young Japanese women in their last year at the Womens University, Tokyo (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

African American chorus girls in Harlem, New York (b / w photo)
6015476 African American chorus girls in Harlem, New York (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: African American chorus girls in Harlem)

Young woman being treated by a female dentist in a mobile dental surgery (b / w photo)
6015464 Young woman being treated by a female dentist in a mobile dental surgery (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women undergoing a body brushing beauty treatment (b / w photo)
6015442 Women undergoing a body brushing beauty treatment (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women undergoing a body brushing beauty treatment)

Ninette de Valois, Irish born English ballet dancer and teacher (b / w photo)
6015432 Ninette de Valois, Irish born English ballet dancer and teacher (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ninette de Valois (1898-2001)

Woman with a silk stocking (b / w photo)
6015424 Woman with a silk stocking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with a silk stocking)

American author Helen Keller, reading a braille book to children at the School for the Blind, London
6015421 American author Helen Keller, reading a braille book to children at the School for the Blind, London, 1932 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Ruins of Falaise, Normandy, after its capture by Canadian troops, World War II, August 1944 (photo)
6015159 Ruins of Falaise, Normandy, after its capture by Canadian troops, World War II, August 1944 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of Falaise)

Veldhoven Liberation Memorial and HCR Memorial
The Operation Market Garden plan required that the Guards Armoured Division, which was leading the ground advance north, should advance at maximum speed in order to cross the river bridges as soon as

508th PIR, Devils in Baggy Pants, Memorial, Beek
The Memorial was designed by H. J. Guse and was erected on 17 September 1981. It commemorates the liberation of Beek on 17 September 1944 by the 508th who were known as the Red Devils

Zetten Liberation Monument, Holland
This impressive Monument, designed by G. Berns, was inaugurated on 24th September 1984. It takes the form of a symbolic dugout representing the many civilians

Aalst Liberation Memorial, Holland
This small dramatic Memorial stands on a plinth in a little park in the middle of Aalst. It depicts three human figures rising from the straightjacket of German occupation

The Liberation Gate Memorial, Dutch-Belgian border
This Memorial is just inside the Dutch border about 3 kms from Joes Bridge. In the battles before the start of the Market Garden Operation from Joes Bridge

French Christmas in Alsace, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
486936 French Christmas in Alsace, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 27th December 1914 (colour litho) by Damblans

Miss Marie Spelterini crossing Niagara Rapids on a rope (engraving)
669479 Miss Marie Spelterini crossing Niagara Rapids on a rope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Marie Spelterini crossing Niagara Rapids on a rope)

St. Peter Released from Prison (oil on panel)
KAB180311 St. Peter Released from Prison (oil on panel) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656) (after); Palazzo Comunale, Prato, Italy; eDario Grimaldi; Dutch, out of copyright

Liberation of the 1st Town Hall, Benouville, Normandy
This plaque, on the wall of the Mairie just up the road from what became known as Pegasus Bridge, claims that Liberation came at 2345 hours on 5 June

Com Deb Sig Liberation Memorial, Oistreham
Ten distinctive Comite du Debarquement Memorials were put up at stragegic points to commemorate the landings and the Liberation. This one, which has beside it a No

Canadian Maple Leaf sign on Juno Route Route 2
The Souvenir Juno Committee consists of some 60 Communes that have pledged to Remember the Canadians who fell during the Liberation.Tours using three separate Routes are featured with a Maple Leaf

Local Memorial in Cairon to Canadian Liberators
The Souvenir Juno Committee consists of some 60 Communes that have pledged to Remember the Canadians who fell during the Liberation

Attack by Cubans on fortified railroad train, illustration from
CHT207752 Attack by Cubans on fortified railroad train, illustration from The Story of Cuba by Murat Halstead, published 1898 (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School

Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) Upton and Shuler being driven in a suffrage parade
SLS251163 Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) Upton and Shuler being driven in a suffrage parade, 1919 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Female worker in a factory during World War One, c. 1917 (b / w photo)
SLS251167 Female worker in a factory during World War One, c.1917 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

The Red Cavalry of Abd El-Kader, c. 1840-45 (coloured engraving)
CHT179330 The Red Cavalry of Abd El-Kader, c.1840-45 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Women learning to shoot (photo)
560014 Women learning to shoot (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women learning to shoot.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

The Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issues the Grito de Dolores calling for Mexican independence
3620607 The Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issues the Grito de Dolores calling for Mexican independence, 15 September 1809 (chromolitho) by Spanish School

Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan miltary leader and revolutionary (litho)
3620602 Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan miltary leader and revolutionary (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816)

Jose Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (litho)
3620594 Jose Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jose Miguel Carrera (1785-1821), Chilean general and politician

American Womanhood -You release my shackles and I ll release yours, editorial cartoon
3709808 American Womanhood -You release my shackles and IA ll release yours, editorial cartoon, c.1898 (black and white editorial cartoon) by American School

Mrs. Woodhull Asserting Her Right to Vote, engraving from Harpers Weekly
3709803 Mrs. Woodhull Asserting Her Right to Vote, engraving from HarperAs Weekly, November 25, 1871 (newspaper engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs)

Votes for Women, front cover of Leslies The Peoples Weekly
3709795 Votes for Women, front cover of Leslies The Peoples Weekly, 7th November 1912A (colour litho) by Monahan, Patrick J

2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles Memorial Cambes en Plaine
The Battalion captured the village on 9 June. The German posltion was one of the strongest on this part of the front. The capture sealed the connection between Canadian & British Forces

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"Liberation: A Journey Through Time and Triumph" In 1922, a Vassar College girl stood tall, breaking societal norms and paving the way for female empowerment. Her liberation echoed across generations. Emiliano Zapata Salazar, a Mexican revolutionary leader from 1879 to 1919, fought tirelessly for the liberation of his people. His unwavering spirit ignited hope in the hearts of many. As three American soldiers sat at a sidewalk cafe in Paris in August 1944, they witnessed firsthand the Allied liberation of a city once held captive by tyranny. The taste of freedom lingered in the air that day. The direction-finding tower MP2 on La Corbiere, Jersey, became an emblematic symbol in May 1945. Its towering presence marked not only victory but also resilience against oppression. A monument dedicated to liberation stood proudly in St. , serving as a reminder that freedom is never free. It honored those who sacrificed everything for liberty's sake. Amidst chaos and destruction during wartime, one woman's act of bravery saved lives - she became an embodiment of humanity's capacity for compassion and selfless acts even amidst turmoil. At Stalingrad Tractor Plant, workers labored relentlessly to produce machinery essential for victory. Their sweat and determination fueled not just production but also their own personal sense of emancipation. Cafe Gondree holds historical significance as it was the first house liberated on D-Day. This humble establishment represented newfound hope and marked the beginning of triumph over oppression. Preparation for Normandy Landings at Slapton Sands captured intense moments before history changed forever. In black-and-white photos from Devon in 1944, we witness soldiers readying themselves mentally and physically - their spirits yearning for liberation from darkness. Lydia Pinkham Co. 's advertisement from 1923 showcased women embracing their bodies unapologetically - an early step towards liberation from societal constraints.