Political Activist Collection

W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Shows William Dudley (Big Bill) Haywood, an American labor movement leader, marching with strikers in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Jessie Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Jessie Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, 1912.

Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, 1911.

Mrs. Nellie van Slingerland, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Nellie van Slingerland, 1914.

Mrs. Pankhurst in doorway, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pankhurst in doorway, 1913.

Maxim Gorky, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Maxim Gorky, 1910.

Mrs. Millicent Fawcett, portrait bust, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Millicent Fawcett, portrait bust, 1913.

Little Falls, Phil. Caley speaking on "Permitted" corner, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Little Falls, Phil. Caley speaking on "Permitted" corner, between c1910 and c1915.

Mrs. Pankhurst in Wall St., 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pankhurst in Wall St., 1911. Shows a woman suffrage meeting in New York City, where British suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst addressed a crowd near the Subtreasury Building on Wall Street

Helen Keller, standing next to tree, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Keller, standing next to tree, 1912.

Mrs. J. Hardy Stubbs, Miss Ida Craft, Miss Rosalie Jones, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J. Hardy Stubbs, Miss Ida Craft, Miss Rosalie Jones, between c1910 and c1915. Shows 3 suffragists with bag "Votes for Women pilgrim leaflets."

Irving Bertman presents flowers to Helen Keller, Flower Show, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Irving Bertman presents flowers to Helen Keller, Flower Show, 1913. Shows Helen Keller (1880-1968) with her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy (1866-1936)

The rights of man, 1791
1574910 The rights of man, 1791; (add.info.: The rights of man or Tommy Paine, the little American Taylor, taking the measure of the crown, for a new pair of revolution-breeches)

Jozef Kazimierz Kossakowski, 1790
1577249 Jozef Kazimierz Kossakowski, 1790; (add.info.: Jozef Kazimierz Kossakowski ( 1738 - 1794), Polish noble and bishop of Livonia, political activist, writer

Portrait of Karl von Rotteck, 19th century (engraving)
3521742 Portrait of Karl von Rotteck, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Karl von Rotteck (1775-1840) German political activist, historian

Thomas Paine, 1776
1574907 Thomas Paine, 1776; (add.info.: Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, author, political theorist and revolutionary)

Portrait of Charles Bradlaugh
673187 Portrait of Charles Bradlaugh; (add.info.: Charles Bradlaugh (26 September 1833 - 30 January 1891) was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists of the 19th century

Suf. [i.e. suffrage] parade, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Suf. [i.e. suffrage] parade, 1917. Shows women carrying a ballot box in a women's suffrage parade, New York City, Oct. 27, 1917

H.C. Wallace, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
H.C. Wallace, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924), Secretary of Agriculture during President Harding's Administration

Maxim Gorky, seated with heavy coat on, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Maxim Gorky, seated with heavy coat on, 1910

Healy, Fitzgerald, Mahon, Frayne, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Healy, Fitzgerald, Mahon, Frayne, 1916. Shows Timothy Healy, William B. Fitzgerald, William D. Mahon, Hugh Frayne (general organizer in New York for the American Federation of Labor)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of George Bernard Shaw, 1930s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of George Bernard Shaw, 1930s, (2023). Shaw, (1856-1950), was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

AI IMAGE - Portrait of George Bernard Shaw, 1920s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of George Bernard Shaw, 1920s, (2023). Shaw, (1856-1950), was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Rheta C
Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. American journalist, writer, and political activist, the first editor of the influential newspaper, The Suffragist

Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Rheta C
Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. American journalist, writer, and political activist, the first editor of the influential newspaper, The Suffragist

Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914
Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson with her husband Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. professor at Harvard Law School and High Commissioner of the Philippines

Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914
Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson with her husband Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. professor at Harvard Law School and High Commissioner of the Philippines

Edward H. Wright, Cook County, Ill. Commissioner, (1899?). Creator: Unknown
Edward H. Wright, Cook County, Ill. Commissioner, (1899?)

Miss J. Imogene Howard, 1892. Creator: Unknown
Miss J. Imogene Howard, 1892

Dr. J. E. W. Thompson, Permanent Chairman, 1892. Creator: Unknown
Dr. J. E. W. Thompson, Permanent Chairman, 1892

Officers of the League; C. H. Lansing, Jr. Temporary Chairman, 1892. Creator: Unknown
Officers of the League; C. H. Lansing, Jr. Temporary Chairman, 1892

Officers of the League; William E. Gross, Treasurer, 1892. Creator: Unknown
Officers of the League; William E. Gross, Treasurer, 1892

Officers of the League; William Russell Johnson, Secretary, 1892. Creator: Unknown
Officers of the League; William Russell Johnson, Secretary, 1892

The North Kilkenny Election--Mr. Parnell Mobbed Whist Leaving Castlecomer, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The North Kilkenny Election--Mr. Parnell Mobbed Whist Leaving Castlecomer, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

On to Washington; A. Philip Randolph, Candidate for Assembly from the 19th Assembly... 1918-1922. Creator: Unknown
On to Washington; A. Philip Randolph, Candidate for Assembly from the 19th Assembly Distric, 1918-1922

Charles von Rotteck, L. L. D. 1843 (litho)
1272219 Charles von Rotteck, L.L.D. 1843 (litho) by Kuhl, F. (19th century); 8.5x7.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Michael Collins (1890-1922) with Emmet Dalton during the treaty discussions in London
TPG259840 Michael Collins (1890-1922) with Emmet Dalton during the treaty discussions in London, 1921 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

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

Louis Aragon (1897-1982) in uniform (b / w photo)
CHT247742 Louis Aragon (1897-1982) in uniform (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leader of the Surrealist movement; ); eArchives Charmet; French

Portrait of Louis Aragon (1897-1982) 1920 (b / w photo)
CHT224209 Portrait of Louis Aragon (1897-1982) 1920 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Musee de Saint-Denis

Maxim Gorky and Feodor Chaliapin (b / w photo)
817560 Maxim Gorky and Feodor Chaliapin (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), Russian writer and political activist

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-72) 1830 (charcoal) (b / w photo)
NUL201188 Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-72) 1830 (charcoal) (b/w photo) by Isola, Giuseppe (1808-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: member of revolutionary government in 1848; ); Italian, out of copyright

Charles Stewart Parnell (b / w photo)
TPG290443 Charles Stewart Parnell (b/w photo) by Irish Photographer (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parnell (1846-91) Irish nationalist leader; ); Irish, out of copyright

Caricature of Emile Zola (1840-1902) illustration for the front cover of
CHT201755 Caricature of Emile Zola (1840-1902) illustration for the front cover of Le Grand Guignol, 1898 (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Portrait of Jose Marti (1853-95) from The Story of Cuba by Murat Halstead
CHT207749 Portrait of Jose Marti (1853-95) from The Story of Cuba by Murat Halstead, published 1898 (litho) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Miss Nancy Cunard, 1920s (oil on canvas)
1128593 Miss Nancy Cunard, 1920s (oil on canvas) by McEvoy, Ambrose (1878-1927); 127.5x102 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Portrait miniature, believed to be of Claire Lacombe, 1792 (oil on canvas)
BWM153218 Portrait miniature, believed to be of Claire Lacombe, 1792 (oil on canvas) by Ducare (fl.1792); The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham

Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), Russian writer and political activist (b / w photo)
817558 Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), Russian writer and political activist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maxim Gorky (1868-1936)

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"The End of Pain: A Glimpse into the Life of a Political Activist" In the realm of political activism, there are those whose voices echo through history, leaving an indelible mark on society. From the last speech that reverberates with passion to dying words whispered in defiance, their stories unfold like chapters in a gripping novel. One such figure is T. P. , whose confessions were published in 1793. Through an engraving capturing his essence, we catch a glimpse of his unwavering determination and unyielding spirit. His legacy lives on as a testament to the power of one person's convictions. Charles von Rotteck, L. L. D. , immortalized in litho in 1843, stands tall among these icons. His image speaks volumes about his commitment to change and progress. With every stroke of the artist's hand, we see resilience etched onto his face—a symbol of hope for generations yet to come. Michael Collins and Emmet Dalton engage in treaty discussions amidst uncertain times captured by a black-and-white photograph from 1890-1922. Their presence evokes both courage and trepidation as they navigate complex negotiations that will shape their nation's destiny forever. The Women's Club depicted in a nineteenth-century engraving serves as a reminder that political activism knows no gender boundaries. These women fought tirelessly for equality and justice—forging paths for future generations to follow. Louis Aragon dons military attire—an emblematic black-and-white photograph showcasing his dedication not only as an activist but also as a soldier fighting against oppression during tumultuous times. In another portrait from 1920, Aragon exudes youthful idealism—a beacon lighting up dark corners with revolutionary ideas. Maxim Gorky and Feodor Chaliapin stand side by side—a powerful duo captured within the frames of time itself. This monochromatic photograph encapsulates their shared vision for a better world, their artistic endeavors intertwined with political activism.