Notorious Collection (page 8)

The Able Doctor, Or, America Swallowing The Bitter Draught, En Sanguine Engraving Shows Lord North, With The Boston Port Bill Extending From A Pocket

THE ALPINE ROAD, CALLED THE VIA MALA. Viamala or Via Mala is an ancient and notorious section of the Hinterrhein River between Zillis-Reischen and Thusis in the Canton of GraubAFA

The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith at The Garrick Theatre
Agnes Ebbsmith, played by Mrs Patrick Campbell, and the Duke of St. Olpherts, played by Mr Hare, in the play, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith at the Garrick Theatre, London. Date: 1895

Elephants and sandwich boards - Jack Legs Diamond
Elephants carrying sandwich boards to advertise the exhibition of the $20, 000 Killer Car ( Direct from New York ) of American Gangster and Bootlegger Jack Legs Diamond (1897-1931)

Sketch cover - Mrs Charles Sweeny as the Queen of Light
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as the Queen of Light in the Pageant of Industries at the British Industries Dinner Ball

Charles Price
The notorious swindler and bank-note forger, Charles Price, who committed suicide in 1786. Date: 18th Century

John Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, John Younger. 1889

James Whitney seized by a bear while cattle stealing Date: 1680s

James Whitney is caught by a bear
The highwayman, James Whitney is caught by a bear Date: 17th Century

Frank James, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Frank James, brother of Jesse James. 1910

Fleet Marriages
A minister takes money from a couple in the Liberty of the Fleet (the area around the Fleet Prison) - a notorious venue for clandestine marriages

James Whitney
The highwayman, James Whitney, attacks Mr Hull, a money-lender on Hounslow Heath, and ties him backwards on his horse. Date: 1694

Bob Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Bob Younger, photographed two weeks before his death. 1889

Jim Younger, American train robber
Member of the notorious James-Younger gang, Jim Younger. 1889

Henry Vct Bolingbroke
HENRY ST JOHN BOLINGBROKE Statesman, depicted bewigged. Though Secretary of State, he is a notorious libertine. Date: 1678 - 1751

Calamity Jane, notorious frontier character, General Crooks scout

General C. F. Beyers
General Beyers became notorious in the early stages of the war for throwing up command of the South African Union Defence Force, when directing to act against German South-West Africa

Heights, Balaklava
A general view of the heights above Balaklava - the scene of the important battles and the notorious Charge of the Light Brigade

France Carcassonne
The fortifications before the notorious restoration

Algiers Bombarded
Algiers, notorious as the home port of pirates terrorising shipping in the Mediterranean, is bombarded by vessels of the Royal Navy commanded by Lord Exmouth.1yn

Geriah Fort. India
Geriah is a notorious pirate stronghold, until February 1756 when the East India Company send admiral Watson and Clive to seize the town and burn the ships

Morocco ? Sale
(aka Sallee, Sla, Sali etc) Harbour, once a notorious pirates lair

Antoine Dreux Daubray
ANTOINE DREUX DAUBRAY civil lieutenant of Paris, poisoned by his daughter Marie Madeleine, marquise de Brinvilliers, the notorious murderess

Masdrid Meeting
Resistance to Isabelas heavy- handed rule - to say nothing of her notorious private life - is fomented by political meetings calling the citizens of Madrid to decisive action

Bagne De Brest - 1
LE BAGNE DE BREST Convicts leave the notorious prison in the morning to go to work in the harbour or in naval establishments

1920S / Witchcraft
Masked Germans celebrate Walpurgisnacht on the Brocken mountain, a notorious site of witchcraft sabbats

Johann Tetzel
JOHANN TETZEL German Dominican monk, notorious for trafficking in indulgences whereby gullible persons purchased release from purgatory

Discours Des Sorciers
Title page of the second (enlarged) edition of DISCOURS DES SORCIERS by the notorious southern French witch-hunter Henry BOGUET

Titus Oates / R White
TITUS OATES Anti-Catholic agitator, notorious for his bigotry and intransigence, for which he had eventually to flee the country

Racing Accident 1903
The PARIS - MADRID race this year is notorious for its accidents : this encounter between vehicle and vegetation is just one of many

Animals Failings
Animals and their notorious failings - the parrot talks too much, the pig is always putting his foot in it, the donkey is obstinate, the turkey is ignorant, and so on

Socrates & Xanthippe (2)
SOCRATES with his wife Xanthippe, a notorious shrew

Kings Bench (Microcosm)
Located in St Georges Fields, south of the Thames : a debtors prison notorious for the laxness of its rules - it housed 30 gin shops, as well as facilities for dining

CLIFFORD (1558 - 1605)
GEORGE DE CLIFFORD 3rd Earl of Cumberland. Notorious gambler and owner of a private fleet

Donnybrook Fair
The fair held until 1855 at Donnybrook (a suburb of Dublin) was notorious for its rowdiness, though this couple dancing an impromptu jig seem well-behaved enough

James Hay Carlisle
JAMES HAY, earl of CARLISLE diplomat notorious for his extravagance, entering Paris his horses were shod with silver... with his autograph

Flagellants of Coimbra
The Jesuits of Coimbra, Portugal, notorious for their high life-style, do public penance for their sins, flagellating themselves through the streets. Date: circa 1560

Seven Dials / Slums / 1850
A notorious London slum - the Rookery of St Giles, near Seven Dials, where even the police were at risk

Seven Dials / Slums / 1855
Wild Court, in the Seven Dials district of London, notorious as one of the most dangerous slums in London

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