Harsh Conditions Collection

Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)
NGW311349 Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo) by Burrow, John Charles (1852-1914); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Woman Coal Bearers, East Lothian Coal Mine (line drawing)
NGW311359 Woman Coal Bearers, East Lothian Coal Mine (line drawing) by English School, (19th century); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

The family meal in a house partially destroyed during the siege of Tientsin, 1900 (b/w photo)
NUL204364 The family meal in a house partially destroyed during the siege of Tientsin, 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Underground Mining, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)
NGW311350 Underground Mining, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo) by Burrow, John Charles (1852-1914); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo)
NGW311347 Underground Miners, Dolcoath, Cornwall, 1893 (b/w photo) by Burrow, John Charles (1852-1914); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

The Coal Strike, from The Year 1912, published London, 1913 (litho)
KW280476 The Coal Strike, from The Year 1912, published London, 1913 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: National Coal Strike, 1912;)

Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas)
MAN277402 Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Armstrong, Thomas (1835-1911); 76x61.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Marshal Ney Supporting the Rear Guard During the Retreat from Moscow, 1856 (oil on canvas)
MAN278084 Marshal Ney Supporting the Rear Guard During the Retreat from Moscow, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93); 179.8x301 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Steamer Resolute, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 10th March
JHL358815 Steamer Resolute, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 10th March, 1900 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

Woman of the Crow Tribe (b/w photo)
PNP245325 Woman of the Crow Tribe (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures

Klondike, Canada, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358832 Klondike, Canada, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Clearing the track after a snow storm on the summit of White Pass and Yukon Route
JHL358817 Clearing the track after a snow storm on the summit of White Pass and Yukon Route, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 20th March

Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358820 Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Crater Lake, Dyer Trail, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo)
JHL358816 Crater Lake, Dyer Trail, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358825 Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan
JHL358821 Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

View showing the mode of the travel on the Chilkoot, from One Man's Gold Rush
JHL358829 View showing the mode of the travel on the Chilkoot, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Packers ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush
JHL358822 Packers ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas)
6262845 Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Carl Peter (1794-1876); 86x115 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Deadly Pole, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 10th August 1913 (colour litho)
XIR414881 Deadly Pole, back cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 10th August 1913 (colour litho) by French School

Waiting for the Chinook, 1887 (w / c on paper)
PNP244890 Waiting for the Chinook, 1887 (w/c on paper) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: chinook)

In harness across the ice, illustration from The Romance of Canada (colour litho)
IL283071 In harness across the ice, illustration from The Romance of Canada (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939); Private Collection

Huskies pulling a sleigh, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho)
IL370504 Huskies pulling a sleigh, illustration from Helpers Without Hands by Gladys Davidson, published in 1919 (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection

Women doing laundry through a hole in the ice, 1891 (oil on canvas)
OVR362921 Women doing laundry through a hole in the ice, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Ekenaes, Jahn (1847-1920); 67x108 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Hard Alee, 1882 (oil on canvas)
OVR390574 Hard Alee, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 92x113 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hard alee is a signal shouted to alert other crew members that you are pushing)

The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas)
OVR390565 The battle for survival, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 54x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Haul windward (oil on canvas)
OVR390548 Haul windward (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 76x56 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Miss Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, from The Illustrated London News
FNM321960 Miss Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, from The Illustrated London News, 24th February 1855 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Florence Nightingale Museum, London

Returning from Market (oil on canvas)
CH402184 Returning from Market (oil on canvas) by Munthe, Ludwig (1841-96); 67.3x100.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Norwegian, out of copyright

Albigensian worshippers on the banks of the Rhone, illustration from
619621 Albigensian worshippers on the banks of the Rhone, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

Silvio Pellico hears his sentence of imprisonment in harsh conditions
LLM459789 Silvio Pellico hears his sentence of imprisonment in harsh conditions by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Amid bursting gas and tear shells we dislodge the Bosche from Bourlon Wood
STC466091 Amid bursting gas and tear shells we dislodge the Bosche from Bourlon Wood, 1917 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

George Washingtons soliders at Valley Forge, Winter 1777-78 (litho)
PNP332844 George Washingtons soliders at Valley Forge, Winter 1777-78 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sledge party leaving H. M. S. Investigator in Mercy Bay, 15th April 1853, engraved by E
NBY332274 Sledge party leaving H.M.S. Investigator in Mercy Bay, 15th April 1853, engraved by E. Walker, published by Ackermann & Co

An Incident in the Attack on Gallipoli, from The Year 1915
STC306853 An Incident in the Attack on Gallipoli, from The Year 1915: a Record of Notable Achievements and Events, 1915 (litho) by Soper

Miss Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, published by Jacomme et Dufat, Paris
FNM321951 Miss Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, published by Jacomme et Dufat, Paris, 1856 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Florence Nightingale Museum, London

The ill fated Donner Party, 1846 (engraving)
PNP246223 The ill fated Donner Party, 1846 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

American Railroad Brakeman, c. 1860 (engraving)
PNP246904 American Railroad Brakeman, c.1860 (engraving) by Schubert, O.V. (fl.1860); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Chinese workers helping construct the Central Pacific Railroad
PNP246754 Chinese workers helping construct the Central Pacific Railroad, completed 1869 (colour litho) by American School

Hardships in the Camp (Colonel Lowe and Captains Brown and George)
STC176426 Hardships in the Camp (Colonel Lowe and Captains Brown and George), 1855 (albumen print from wet collodion negative) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); 17.3x16.6 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum

Donkey in Snow, 19th century (w / c)
6198864 Donkey in Snow, 19th century (w/c) by MacWhirter, John (1839-1911); 15.9x24.1 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Fur Trapper Crossing the Mountains (oil on canvas)
PNP352697 Fur Trapper Crossing the Mountains (oil on canvas) by Ranney, William Tylee (1813-57); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Sledging over hummocky ice, April 1853, engraved by William Simpson
NBY332275 Sledging over hummocky ice, April 1853, engraved by William Simpson, published by Ackermann & Co. 1854 (colour litho) by Cresswell, Samuel Gurney (1827-67) (after); Newberry Library

H. M. S. Investigator in the Pack, 8th October 1850, engraved by E
NBY332271 H.M.S. Investigator in the Pack, 8th October 1850, engraved by E. Walker, published in 1854 (colour litho) by Cresswell, Samuel Gurney (1827-67) (after); 31.7x41.9 cm; Newberry Library

Howard Visiting a Lazaretto (pen & ink and wash on paper)
AGN270961 Howard Visiting a Lazaretto (pen & ink and wash on paper) by Romney, George (1734-1802); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Transport train making its way under heavy shell fire along the snow-bound Ypres
STC310996 British Transport train making its way under heavy shell fire along the snow-bound Ypres roads (litho) by Villiers

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In the depths of history, humanity has faced harsh conditions that have tested their resilience and strength. From the coal strike in 1912 to the Alaskan gold rush, these captivating images depict moments of struggle and adversity. "The Coal Strike" captures a bleak scene from London in 1913, where workers fought for better working conditions amidst challenging circumstances. The painting portrays their determination to overcome hardships and fight for justice. "Manchester and Salford Children" showcases young souls enduring difficult times in 1861. Their innocent faces reflect the toll taken by poverty and deprivation, yet they remain resilient against all odds. As depicted in "Marshal Ney Supporting the Rear Guard During the Retreat from Moscow, " soldiers brave freezing temperatures during war. Their unwavering commitment to protect their comrades highlights human endurance even under extreme duress. The photograph "Steamer Resolute" transports us to Klondike's gold rush era in 1900. In this black-and-white image, we witness individuals embarking on treacherous journeys seeking fortune despite dangerous weather conditions. A glimpse into Native American culture is captured through "Woman of the Crow Tribe. " This monochrome portrait reminds us that indigenous communities also experienced harsh living situations while preserving their heritage with immense strength. "Waves washing houses off Sandspit, Nome, " reveals nature's fury during a stormy day in Alaska's Gold Rush period. The relentless waves serve as a reminder of how unforgiving Mother Nature can be when humans venture into her domain. Another snapshot from One Man's Gold Rush album shows us "Klondike, Canada. " A desolate landscape covered with snow symbolizes both isolation and opportunity; those who dared face such inhospitable surroundings were driven by dreams of wealth or adventure. The photo titled "Clearing the track after a snowstorm on White Pass and Yukon Route" demonstrates perseverance amid blizzard-like conditions. Workers tirelessly remove obstacles caused by nature's wrath, ensuring the path remains open for progress.