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Strike Collection (#11)

"Unyielding Demands and Unbreakable Spirits: A Glimpse into the World of Strikes" Poster for England's Glory Matches

Background imageStrike Collection: An uprising in Tripoli, Turkish soldiers who throw their weapons

An uprising in Tripoli, Turkish soldiers who throw their weapons and refuse to serve for not being paid (colour litho)
2814773 An uprising in Tripoli, Turkish soldiers who throw their weapons and refuse to serve for not being paid (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageStrike Collection: Railway obstructionism in Italy, episodes of travellers rebellion against railway workers

Railway obstructionism in Italy, episodes of travellers rebellion against railway workers (Colour Litho)
2814762 Railway obstructionism in Italy, episodes of travellers rebellion against railway workers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Background imageStrike Collection: Strikes in northern France (colour litho)

Strikes in northern France (colour litho)
2782325 Strikes in northern France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strikes in northern France. Les Greves Dans Le Nord)

Background imageStrike Collection: Meeting of striking tailors and dressmakers at the Paris Labour Exchange (colour litho)

Meeting of striking tailors and dressmakers at the Paris Labour Exchange (colour litho)
2782178 Meeting of striking tailors and dressmakers at the Paris Labour Exchange (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStrike Collection: Brickmaker (engraving)

Brickmaker (engraving)
2801950 Brickmaker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brickmaker. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Background imageStrike Collection: The Strike Of Eleven Thousand Masons In Milan, The Meeting In The Courtyard Of The Castle For The

The Strike Of Eleven Thousand Masons In Milan, The Meeting In The Courtyard Of The Castle For The Division
2798434 The Strike Of Eleven Thousand Masons In Milan, The Meeting In The Courtyard Of The Castle For The Division... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageStrike Collection: The Last Sulphur (Colour Litho)

The Last Sulphur (Colour Litho)
2798421 The Last Sulphur (Colour Litho) by Thiel, Ewald (1855-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last sulphur. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 14 April 1901.); © Look and Learn

Background imageStrike Collection: Twenty soldiers struck by lightning (colour litho)

Twenty soldiers struck by lightning (colour litho)
2785903 Twenty soldiers struck by lightning (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Twenty soldiers struck by lightning. Vingt soldats foudroyes)

Background imageStrike Collection: A scuffle during a strike by grocers clerks (colour litho)

A scuffle during a strike by grocers clerks (colour litho)
2818980 A scuffle during a strike by grocers clerks (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A scuffle during a strike by grocers clerks)

Background imageStrike Collection: Struck by lightning! (colour litho)

Struck by lightning! (colour litho)
2818407 Struck by lightning! (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Struck by lightning)

Background imageStrike Collection: Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub

Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub
2966822 Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike in the port of Marseilles (colour litho)

Strike in the port of Marseilles (colour litho)
3097415 Strike in the port of Marseilles (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strike in the port of Marseilles)

Background imageStrike Collection: Necessity the mother of invention: an incident during the cabmens strike

Necessity the mother of invention: an incident during the cabmens strike. A gentleman is conveyed in the barrow of a coalman while his wife has to hitch a lift on his head. Date: 1853

Background imageStrike Collection: General Strike - Scene at The Bank - City of London - view down Lombard Street

General Strike - Scene at The Bank - City of London - view down Lombard Street. The Strike lasted 9 days between 4th - 12th May, 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageStrike Collection: General Strike - Policeman riding with volunteer bus drivers

General Strike - Policeman riding with volunteer bus drivers. The barbed wire on the bonnet is to stop protestors damaging the engine. The strike lasted 9 days between 4th and 12th May, 1926

Background imageStrike Collection: Discussing the situation, apparently without misgivings

Discussing the situation, apparently without misgivings: Pit lasses and pit boys after ceasing work. Date: October 1920

Background imageStrike Collection: Notts strikers and their last mornings work: The final shift at Clifton Colliery

Notts strikers and their last mornings work: The final shift at Clifton Colliery. Date: October 1920

Background imageStrike Collection: Lancashire miners extinguishing their lamps after ceasing work

Lancashire miners extinguishing their lamps after ceasing work: Men on strike at Audenshaw pits. Date: October 1920

Background imageStrike Collection: Coal Strike in Stoke-on-Trent 1920

Coal Strike in Stoke-on-Trent 1920
Pit boys from Stoke-on-Trent with a chalked declaration

Background imageStrike Collection: Black country strikers: miners at the pit bank, Stoke-on-Trent

Black country strikers: miners at the pit bank, Stoke-on-Trent, coming up in the cage for the last time. Date: October 1920

Background imageStrike Collection: Pre strike view of Hiroshima, Japan, atom bomb

Pre strike view of Hiroshima, Japan, atom bomb
Pre strike aerial view of the city of Hiroshima, Japan, before the dropping of the atomic bomb 1945, World War II

Background imageStrike Collection: The Strike at Blackburn, Large Meeting of Operatives in the Market-Place on Thursday Week

The Strike at Blackburn, Large Meeting of Operatives in the Market-Place on Thursday Week (engraving)
1612780 The Strike at Blackburn, Large Meeting of Operatives in the Market-Place on Thursday Week (engraving) by English School

Background imageStrike Collection: The New Year in Scotland, discussing the Strike (engraving)

The New Year in Scotland, discussing the Strike (engraving)
1602753 The New Year in Scotland, discussing the Strike (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Year in Scotland, discussing the Strike)

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike among the Metropolitan Police of the E Division at Bow Street (engraving)

Strike among the Metropolitan Police of the E Division at Bow Street (engraving)
1596509 Strike among the Metropolitan Police of the E Division at Bow Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStrike Collection: Front cover illustration of Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902

Front cover illustration of Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902
CHT286990 Front cover illustration of Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902) engraved by Desire Dumont, 1886 edition (engraving) (b/w photo) by Ferat, Jules (b.1819) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale

Background imageStrike Collection: Caricature of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) with John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969

Caricature of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) with John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969
PNP254588 Caricature of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) with John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969) and Congress fiddling by American School

Background imageStrike Collection: Surrender of the Pinkerton men to the strikers at the Carnegie Steel Company

Surrender of the Pinkerton men to the strikers at the Carnegie Steel Company
PNP249841 Surrender of the Pinkerton men to the strikers at the Carnegie Steel Company, 1892 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Background imageStrike Collection: Cartoon, Strike Home! (strikers injure each other)

Cartoon, Strike Home! (strikers injure each other)
Cartoon, Strike Home! A working man who is on strike is dismayed to find that the local baker is also on strike -- the suggestion is that all they are doing is injuring each other by striking

Background imageStrike Collection: Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) in Punch, 1889-9-14 - Social, Greve

Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) in Punch, 1889-9-14 - Social, Greve
ICA4936646 Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) in Punch, 1889-9-14 - Social, Greve, English language, Foreign press by Tenniel

Background imageStrike Collection: The strike of the miners of Carmaux (Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees)

The strike of the miners of Carmaux (Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees)
XEE4176879 The strike of the miners of Carmaux (Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees): the gendarmes post the prefets arretion forbidding crowds. Engraving

Background imageStrike Collection: During the strike A family of workers, the mother told the father an article in

During the strike A family of workers, the mother told the father an article in
JLJ4579944 During the strike A family of workers, the mother told the father an article in the newspaper " La lutte sociale" Anonymous painting, 19th century

Background imageStrike Collection: Greve on the railway line connecting Baltimore, Ohio Workers chase drivers

Greve on the railway line connecting Baltimore, Ohio Workers chase drivers
JLJ4598113 Greve on the railway line connecting Baltimore, Ohio Workers chase drivers and engineers from a train heading to Baltimore

Background imageStrike Collection: Greve du Creusot. A conciliable of workers in the workshops, at the time of pay

Greve du Creusot. A conciliable of workers in the workshops, at the time of pay
GIA4709428 Greve du Creusot. A conciliable of workers in the workshops, at the time of pay. 19th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greve du Creusot)

Background imageStrike Collection: May 1 (1891) a Fourmies - Collision between strikers and the troupe - in '

May 1 (1891) a Fourmies - Collision between strikers and the troupe - in "
LSE4094810 May 1 (1891) A Fourmies - Collision between strikers and the troupe - in " Le Monde Illustre", 1891 by Unknown Artist

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike at the Anzin mines (Pas-de-Calais) in 1884 - Greves aux mines d

Strike at the Anzin mines (Pas-de-Calais) in 1884 - Greves aux mines d
XEE4160633 Strike at the Anzin mines (Pas-de-Calais) in 1884 - Greves aux mines d Anzin (Pas-de-Calais) in 1884. Drawing by Julien - engraving in " Le journal illustrious" of 1884 by

Background imageStrike Collection: Paris in darkness - The surroundings of the Clichy place

Paris in darkness - The surroundings of the Clichy place
XEE4150290 Paris in darkness - The surroundings of the Clichy place, the evening of the strike of the electricians - " Le petit Journal", March 1907 (engraving) by French School

Background imageStrike Collection: They began to strike at One Another with their Swords (colour litho)

They began to strike at One Another with their Swords (colour litho)
5223687 They began to strike at One Another with their Swords (colour litho) by Mann, Merlyn (fl.1910-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: They began to strike at One Another with their Swords)

Background imageStrike Collection: He would mix Finance with Art (litho)

He would mix Finance with Art (litho)
5221869 He would mix Finance with Art (litho) by Taylor, C.J. (fl.1889); Private Collection; (add.info.: He would mix Finance with Art)

Background imageStrike Collection: The Gnomes Bowling, (oil on canvas)

The Gnomes Bowling, (oil on canvas)
822905 The Gnomes Bowling, (oil on canvas) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); 65x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gnomes Bowling. Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945). Oil on canvas

Background imageStrike Collection: Strike Days in a Mining Village (b / w photo)

Strike Days in a Mining Village (b / w photo)
6004335 Strike Days in a Mining Village (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strike Days in a Mining Village)

Background imageStrike Collection: How England might appear to an envoy from Africa (colour litho)

How England might appear to an envoy from Africa (colour litho)
5998340 How England might appear to an envoy from Africa (colour litho) by Garrett, Edmund Henry (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: How England might appear to an envoy from Africa)

Background imageStrike Collection: Queen Street Railway Station, Glasgow, during a strike 1891

Queen Street Railway Station, Glasgow, during a strike 1891
A crowded scene at Queen Street Railway Station, Glasgow, during the strike of 1891. Date: 1891

Background imageStrike Collection: Great Cab Strike, London 1853

Great Cab Strike, London 1853
Arrival of a train, not a cab to be had. Date: 1853

Background imageStrike Collection: London Bridge, Great Cab Strike 1853

London Bridge, Great Cab Strike 1853
The Great Cab Strike: The rush for omnibuses, at the South-Eastern Railway Terminus, London Bridge. Date: 1853

Background imageStrike Collection: Sport Fishing: Northern Pike Striking a Lure, 1950 (colour litho)

Sport Fishing: Northern Pike Striking a Lure, 1950 (colour litho)
3036067 Sport Fishing: Northern Pike Striking a Lure, 1950 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a northern pike (Esox lucius)

Background imageStrike Collection: Woman Bowling Makes a Strike, 1958 (screen print)

Woman Bowling Makes a Strike, 1958 (screen print)
3034763 Woman Bowling Makes a Strike, 1958 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of pins flying as a woman bowler makes a strike at a bowling alley;)

Background imageStrike Collection: Plate 386. Miner Using a Pick, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 386. Miner Using a Pick, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950483 Plate 386. Miner Using a Pick, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 27x25.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageStrike Collection: Strikers demonstrating on the streets of Chicago during the Pullman Riots of 1894, c

Strikers demonstrating on the streets of Chicago during the Pullman Riots of 1894, c
CHT214792 Strikers demonstrating on the streets of Chicago during the Pullman Riots of 1894, c.1895 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School




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"Unyielding Demands and Unbreakable Spirits: A Glimpse into the World of Strikes" Poster for England's Glory Matches: Igniting a Spark of Solidarity National Coal Strike - The Battle for Miners' Rights in 1912 RAF Hastings T Mk. 5 - Taking Flight amidst Turmoil at RAF Finningley Suffragette Hunger Strike Medal W. S. P. U: Sacrifices for Equality Soviet Propaganda Poster: Fueling the Flames of Revolution through Strikes Picking Coal from Waste Tip during the 1921 South Wales Strike: Resilience in Adversity Soldiers at Brynkinalt Colliery, 1912: When Uniforms Joined the Ranks of Striking Workers How Pianola Works 1912: Music Amidst Labor Discontent The Fourth State by Giuseppe Pelliza da Volpedo: An Artistic Depiction of Working-Class Unity Waiters, Chefs, and Kitchen Hands at London's Savoy Hotel Go on Strike Early Today – Demanding Fairness Behind Luxurious Facades Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South Wales – A Battleground for Worker's Rights