Unionists Collection

Carson Speaks 1913
Edward Carson, leader of the Irish Unionists (1910-21) speaks out against Home Rule at a meeting in Belfast

Ulster Says No
1st September 1912: Unionists from district Orange Lodges march to the Manor House Grounds, Coleraine, County Derry, in an Anti-Home Rule demonstration. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Advertisement for Trades Unionists Sheep Shear Co-operative Society steel sheep shears, Brunswick Works, Eldon Street
Original at Sheffield City Archives BandB/125

Edward Carson (1854-1935) in 1914 (b / w photo)
ILN128491 Edward Carson (1854-1935) in 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London

Trade Union March 1874
Trade Unionists marching through Manchester in support of locked-out farm labourers

The Civil War in America: Fight at Rainsville, on the upper
Advance of the Wisconsin men, showing Federalists(Unionists), on the secessionist position. Part of the first battle of Bull Run

The Ulster Slogan - Vote Early and Vote Often - woman voting
Woman seen voting during the Ulster elections of 1921. Date: 1921

Political ladders in the Strand
Victorian men outside the Daily Graphic looking at the political ladders on the Strand. The 1900 United Kingdom general election was held between 26 September and 24 October 1900

The Military Commission for the trial of eight civilians charged with the assassination of President Lincoln
PNP386820 The Military Commission for the trial of eight civilians charged with the assassination of President Lincoln, May 1865 (b/w photo) by Brady

Abraham Lincoln with Allan Pinkerton and Major General John A. McClernand, 1862 (b / w photo)
NYH258385 Abraham Lincoln with Allan Pinkerton and Major General John A. McClernand, 1862 (b/w photo) by Gardner, Alexander (1821-82); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Great Unionist demonstration in Belfast, 1890 illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving)
STC385363 Great Unionist demonstration in Belfast, 1890 illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by Peacock

Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 8th 1862, pub. by Currier & Ives
AQS331934 Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 8th 1862, pub. by Currier & Ives, 1862 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Treason and rebellion or the constitution the union and the laws! Which will you choose
1555255 Treason and rebellion or the constitution the union and the laws! Which will you choose? 1861 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Circular pertaining to construction and fortification of redoubts used by the Army of
696035 Circular pertaining to construction and fortification of redoubts used by the Army of Tennessee, 7 July 1864 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 25.5x21 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection

Soldiers standing atop a cliff (b / w photo)
701264 Soldiers standing atop a cliff (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Clara Barton tending wounded during the American Civil War (colour litho)
PNP375367 Clara Barton tending wounded during the American Civil War (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War)

Members who did not sit in the Last Parliament (b / w photo)
1600296 Members who did not sit in the Last Parliament (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members who did not sit in the Last Parliament)

President Lincoln at Sharpsburg, October 1862 (b / w photo)
STC355145 President Lincoln at Sharpsburg, October 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Siege of Vicksburg, May 18th - July 4th 1863 (colour litho)
STC354351 The Siege of Vicksburg, May 18th - July 4th 1863 (colour litho); by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

General F. P. Blair and Staff, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354337 General F. P. Blair and Staff, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Blair (1821-1875)

Portrait of Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln and Major J. A
STC354302 Portrait of Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln and Major J. A. McClernand, 1862 (sepia photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info)

Eight prominent American Civil War Generals (engraving)
PNP261601 Eight prominent American Civil War Generals (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: clockwise from centre, George Henry Thomas (1816-70) Jefferson C

We stand by the Union postcard, c. 1861-65 (colour litho)
5899400 We stand by the Union postcard, c.1861-65 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); 7.6x14 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Summer Camp Scene, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354365 Summer Camp Scene, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; ); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

General Jefferson C. Davis and Staff, 1861-65 (sepia photo)
STC354353 General Jefferson C. Davis and Staff, 1861-65 (sepia photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jefferson Columbus Davis (1828-1879)

Provost Marshalls Office, Alexandria, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354339 Provost Marshalls Office, Alexandria, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info)

Officers of the 4th New York Voluteers, 1861-65 (sepia photo)
STC354315 Officers of the 4th New York Voluteers, 1861-65 (sepia photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Washington in the 1860s - Ordnance Depot at City Point, 1861-65 (sepia photo)
STC354304 Washington in the 1860s - Ordnance Depot at City Point, 1861-65 (sepia photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Army square hospital for Union Army veterans (photogravure)
STC398849 Army square hospital for Union Army veterans (photogravure) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

President Lincoln meets his generals at Antietam, 3rd October 1862 (b / w photo)
PNP261613 President Lincoln meets his generals at Antietam, 3rd October 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Volunteer Refreshment Saloon Supported Gratuitously By The Citizens of Philadelphia
NYH182488 The Volunteer Refreshment Saloon Supported Gratuitously By The Citizens of Philadelphia (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Sixth Maine Infantry Regt. Union Army, on parade after the Battle of Fredericksburg
PNP270227 The Sixth Maine Infantry Regt. Union Army, on parade after the Battle of Fredericksburg, 15th December 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson, at Newcastle
Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson, Unionists opposed to Irish Home Rule, at Newcastle in 1913. 1913

Unionists being initiated (engraving)
2786960 Unionists being initiated (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unionists being initiated)

The Political Siamese Twins, The Offspring of Chicago Miscegenation, 1864 (litho)
1078651 The Political Siamese Twins, The Offspring of Chicago Miscegenation, 1864 (litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Battle of Gettysburg, pub. Kurz & Allison, 1891 (colour litho)
1630642 Battle of Gettysburg, pub. Kurz & Allison, 1891 (colour litho) by Philippoteaux, Paul Dominique (1846-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bloodiest battle of the American Civil War)

Capture of Fort Fisher, pub. Kurz & Allison, 1890 (colour litho)
1630639 Capture of Fort Fisher, pub. Kurz & Allison, 1890 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Stones River, pub. Kurz & Allison, 1891 (colour litho)
1630637 Battle of Stones River, pub. Kurz & Allison, 1891 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Stones River)

Gas Stokers strike 1872
Political disturbance in the industrial south-eastern districts of Victorian London involving Trade Unionists, striking to assert their rights

Union Soldiers (b / w photo)
701265 Union Soldiers (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The White House, Washington D. C. at the start of the American Civil War
PNP270226 The White House, Washington D.C. at the start of the American Civil War, 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Seven prominent Generals from the American Civil War (engraving)
PNP261600 Seven prominent Generals from the American Civil War (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: clockwise from centre)

The 164th New York Volunteers at General McMahons Headquarters
STC354305 The 164th New York Volunteers at General McMahons Headquarters, 1861-65 (sepia photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Martin T)

The Capture of Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 2nd 1864, pub. by Currier & Ives, c
AQS331940 The Capture of Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 2nd 1864, pub. by Currier & Ives, c.1864 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The Battle of Spottsylvania, Va. May 12th 1864, pub. by Currier & Ives, c
AQS331935 The Battle of Spottsylvania, Va. May 12th 1864, pub. by Currier & Ives, c.1864 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

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"Unionists: Defenders of Unity and Rights Throughout History" From the iconic "Ulster Says No" slogan to the historic Trade Union March of 1874, they have long been at the forefront of advocating for their beliefs. In a time when workers' rights were often overlooked, they stood up for fair treatment and better conditions. One example of this dedication can be seen in an advertisement from c. 1900 promoting the Trades Unionists Sheep Shear Co-operative Society steel sheep shears. This cooperative initiative, based at Brunswick Works on Eldon Street, aimed to empower workers by providing them with high-quality tools that would enhance their efficiency and productivity. The influential figure Edward Carson (1854-1935) also played a significant role in championing unionist causes. In 1913, Carson delivered his powerful speech known as "Carson Speaks, " rallying support for maintaining unity within Ulster during challenging times. During World War I, Irish Ulster and Nationalist men joined forces despite their differences to fight together against a common enemy. This display of solidarity showcased how even amidst conflict, unionists could find common ground for a greater cause. Looking back further into history reveals instances where unionism transcended borders. The engraving depicting contrabands accompanying Sherman's March through Georgia in 1864 highlights how individuals fought against oppression and sought freedom alongside Union troops during the American Civil War. The sacrifices made by soldiers are evident in haunting images such as dead soldiers on the Battlefield of Gettysburg in 1863 or Abraham Lincoln standing alongside Allan Pinkerton and Major General John A. McClernand in 1862 – all captured in black-and-white photographs that serve as reminders of the immense toll taken during wartime struggles. Furthermore, justice was pursued even after President Lincoln's assassination with The Military Commission formed to try eight civilians accused of this heinous act – showcasing society's commitment to upholding the rule of law.