Punch Collection (#5)

Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister
527935 Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister, opening the gate to Free Trade and the Anti-Corn Law League

Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister
527934 Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister, being forced to beg for corn from the free trader Richard Cobden (1804-1865)

Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890) British advocate of female suffrage, editor of Women's Suffrage Journal 1870-90
532011 Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890) British advocate of female suffrage, editor of Women's Suffrage Journal 1870-90

Votes for Women
2603914 Votes for Women; (add.info.: Votes for Women. The British Liberal Party speaking with two voices. Lewis Vernon Harcourt saying No votes for women while on the other side of the platform his)

Arthur Balfour, Conservative, and Herbert Asquith, Liberal, with their Christmas stockings
527908 Arthur Balfour, Conservative, and Herbert Asquith, Liberal, with their Christmas stockings. In the General Election of December 1910 neither had an overall majority

Warning cyclists of the detriment to their deportment due to using the Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1889 (engraving)
5615895 Warning cyclists of the detriment to their deportment due to using the Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1889 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Horse staring at his owners new bycicle
5616647 Horse staring at his owners new bycicle; (add.info.: Punch illustration depicting a horse staring at his owner's new bicycle with a sense of sorrow 1896)

Punch marking the death of the sea cow (manatee) at the London Zoo in 1879, 19th century
5309050 Punch marking the death of the sea cow (manatee) at the London Zoo in 1879, 19th century; (add.info.: Punch marking the death of the sea cow (manatee) at the London Zoo in 1879

Cartoon illustration from Punch Magazine; illustrating Tobacco as a consolation for the poor. 1869
5311081 Cartoon illustration from Punch Magazine; illustrating Tobacco as a consolation for the poor. 1869; (add.info.: Date: 1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

Barber's tactful approach to a client's baldness
2602582 Barber's tactful approach to a client's baldness; (add.info.: Barber being tactful about a client's increasing baldness)

A man reading poetry while his wife sews, 1891
3479119 A man reading poetry while his wife sews, 1891; (add.info.: Punch illustration 1891, depicting a man reading poetry while his wife sews.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Leader of the pseudo-religious community at Spaxton, 1860
3479561 Leader of the pseudo-religious community at Spaxton, 1860; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, London, 1860, when the leader of the pseudo-religious community at Spaxton near Taunton, Somerset)

Mother presenting her son to a suitable young lady, 1883
3479450 Mother presenting her son to a suitable young lady, 1883; (add.info.: Punch cartoon showing a wealthy aristocratic mother presenting her son to a suitable young lady at a formal ball)

Men punching rivet holes in steel plate, 1850
3359118 Men punching rivet holes in steel plate, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of men punching rivet holes in steel plate. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The use of a hydraulic punch to make rivet holes, 1850
3359932 The use of a hydraulic punch to make rivet holes, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the use of a hydraulic punch to make rivet holes. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1865
3478894 The second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1865; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1865, at the time of the second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable)

Lawyer depicted reading a book on Libel Law, 1842
3478928 Lawyer depicted reading a book on Libel Law, 1842; (add.info.: Lawyer depicted reading a book on Libel Law. Cartoon from Punch by John Leech (caricaturist) (1817-1864)

Proposed use for Edison's phonograph, 1878
3478787 Proposed use for Edison's phonograph, 1878; (add.info.: Proposed use for Edison's phonograph. From Punch, London, 20 April 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Commemorating the journalist and Africa explorer Henry Morton Stanley
3585960 Commemorating the journalist and Africa explorer Henry Morton Stanley; (add.info.: Punch cartoon of 1878 commemorating the journalist and Africa explorer Henry Morton Stanley)

caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving)
3585539 caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: John Ruskin (8 February 1819 - 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era

Lord John Russell, 1838
3585533 Lord John Russell, 1838; (add.info.: Lord John Russell (1792-1878). English statesman, 1838.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Arthur Balfour (1849-1920) British Conservative statesman, defending the House of Lords against the Liberal Prime
527261 Arthur Balfour (1849-1920) British Conservative statesman, defending the House of Lords against the Liberal Prime Minister, Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836-1908)

World War I: America sent men to reinforce the Allied troops before the main US Army arrived, 1918 Engraving
530745 World War I: America sent men to reinforce the Allied troops before the main US Army arrived, 1918 Engraving; (add.info.: Cartoon by L)

Man is but a worm. Cartoon from Punch, London, 6 December 1881 (engraving)
530397 Man is but a worm. Cartoon from Punch, London, 6 December 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: the year in which Darwin published The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the action of Worms)

Unification of Italy: Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878), first King of Italy from February 1861, shaking Leopold II
530365 Unification of Italy: Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878), first King of Italy from February 1861, shaking Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, out of Italy

Mr Punch thanking Marconi for wireless telegraphy which was saving lives at sea
540142 Mr Punch thanking Marconi for wireless telegraphy which was saving lives at sea. Leonard Raven-Hill cartoon from Punch, London, 22 October 1913 by Raven-Hill

Lady using a Penny Farthing Bicycle as the man gallops by on a horse. 1876 (engraving)
5615894 Lady using a Penny Farthing Bicycle as the man gallops by on a horse. 1876 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cartoon depicting Mr Punch reviewing the British Navy, with Dog Toby, as part of the Spithead Review which marked Queen
5308764 Cartoon depicting Mr Punch reviewing the British Navy, with Dog Toby, as part of the Spithead Review which marked Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

A Schumacher Bicycle
5616681 A Schumacher Bicycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing a Schumacher Bicycle from Punch 1869. 01/01/1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

Satirical drawings of men flying
5616672 Satirical drawings of men flying; (add.info.: Illustrations from Punch 1871 showing satirical drawings of men flying. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Locomotive Acts
5616721 The Locomotive Acts; (add.info.: Punch cartoon about the Locomotive Acts (or Red Flag Acts) 1865. The laws were a series of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom regulating the use of

The telegraph cable linking France and Britain, 1850
3479163 The telegraph cable linking France and Britain, 1850; (add.info.: The telegraph cable linking France and Britain as seen in a John Leech cartoon from Punch magazine)

Priest all too keen to take a child's savings for church benefit, 1851
3479871 Priest all too keen to take a child's savings for church benefit, 1851; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch Magazine)

A male patient in love with his female doctor, 1880
3478835 A male patient in love with his female doctor, 1880; (add.info.: 1880 cartoon depicting a male patient in love with his female doctor. Cartoon from Punch, 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Women wearing bloomers while smoking, 1851
3478820 Women wearing bloomers while smoking, 1851; (add.info.: Women wearing bloomers while smoking. Cartoon from Punch 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878
3478791 Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel, 1878; (add.info.: Edison's phonomotor which used the energy generated by speech to drive a flywheel)

Edison's phonograph, 1878
3478789 Edison's phonograph, 1878; (add.info.: Edison's phonograph. From Punch, 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cartoon poking fun at the craze for seances
2602591 Cartoon poking fun at the craze for seances; (add.info.: John Leech cartoon from 'Punch', London, 1853, poking fun at the craze for seances)

Housemaid startled by a tilt-top table turning
2602570 Housemaid startled by a tilt-top table turning; (add.info.: Housemaid startled by a tilt-top table turning spontaneously)

Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux
2603682 Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux; (add.info.: Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868). Scottish - born lawyer and politician

Spithead naval review
2602577 Spithead naval review; (add.info.: Spithead naval review, 1887, Neptune and Vulcan, riding a Whitehead torpedo, toasting Queen Victoria at the time of her Golden Jubilee review of the fleet)

portrait of John Ruskin (engraving)
3585545 portrait of John Ruskin (engraving); (add.info.: John Ruskin (8 February 1819 - 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron

caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving)
3585540 caricature of John Ruskin, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: John Ruskin (8 February 1819 - 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era

Lord John Russell, 1850
3585535 Lord John Russell, 1850; (add.info.: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (1792 - 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861

Clothing produced by sweated labour, 1888
3478937 Clothing produced by sweated labour, 1888; (add.info.: Clothing produced by sweated labour. Cartoon from Punch 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858
3478895 The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable)

The rise of steam ships, 1847
3478568 The rise of steam ships, 1847; (add.info.: Punch illustration On the rise of steam ships, 1847.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A man holding a baby while pulling a cart, 1855
3478413 A man holding a baby while pulling a cart, 1855; (add.info.: Punch cartoon of a man holding a baby while pulling a cart in London Street 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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