Pacifism Collection

Front page, Youth Against the Bomb, CND newspaper, with an article about support from Paul McCartney of The Beatles pop group, Easter 1964. 1964

TANKS RECYCLED
German tanks from World War One are scrapped and recycled Date: 1920

Group portrait: the representatives at the Somerset House conference
MMM5463225 Group portrait: the representatives at the Somerset House conference; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630743 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

"I hold in my toga peace and war, choose ye which ye will have" (colour litho)
8644883 "I hold in my toga peace and war, choose ye which ye will have" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Result of the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho)
8655561 Result of the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Hope for the New Year, the Spirit of Peace driving away the Demons of War (engraving)
8643290 A Hope for the New Year, the Spirit of Peace driving away the Demons of War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hope for the New Year)

Teutons and Celts unite in Endeavours to drive the Romans from Gaul (litho)
8661143 Teutons and Celts unite in Endeavours to drive the Romans from Gaul (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Kitchener on the Veldt (litho)
8639057 Lord Kitchener on the Veldt (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Kitchener on the Veldt)

Sunday, the day that is blest with heavenly peace and rest (chromolitho)
8677372 Sunday, the day that is blest with heavenly peace and rest (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday)

The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, 1919 (photo)
2602166 The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, 1919 (photo); (add.info.: The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty at the Hall of Mirrors 28th June 1919.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference
2602167 German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference; (add.info.: German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference at the Trianon Palace 1919.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795; reverse, 1795 (silver)
7339295 Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795; reverse, 1795 (silver) by Zane, Francesco (fl.1795); 3.2x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Peace conference at Zurich, 1859 (engraving)
8676932 Peace conference at Zurich, 1859 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peace conference at Zurich to end the Second Italian War of Independence)

Peace celebrations in Milan, Italy (engraving)
8676991 Peace celebrations in Milan, Italy (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peace celebrations for the end of the Second Italian War of Independence)

Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War, Paris (engraving)
8676938 Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War)

Keeping Guard (engraving)
8635863 Keeping Guard (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keeping Guard. Illustration from The Juvenile Album, or Tales from Far and Near)

History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871 (litho)
8636023 History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871)

Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty (litho)
8661086 Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty (litho) by Ward, Charles Daniel (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty)

Buying off Assur-bani-pal (litho)
8660870 Buying off Assur-bani-pal (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buying off Assur-bani-pal)

Cure of the Hittite Princess who was possessed by a Devil (litho)
8660915 Cure of the Hittite Princess who was possessed by a Devil (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cure of the Hittite Princess who was possessed by a Devil)

Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655555 Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630774 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630755 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630753 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern British Sculpture, 1929: Peace by Captain Adrian Jones (b/w photo)
8668338 Modern British Sculpture, 1929: Peace by Captain Adrian Jones (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peace by Captain Adrian Jones)

Congress of Berlin, 1878 (litho)
8664031 Congress of Berlin, 1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Congress of Berlin, 1878)

Our Countryside, 1938: Home from the Fields (b/w photo)
8671516 Our Countryside, 1938: Home from the Fields (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home from the Fields)

Angels fighting demons, detail, 1433 (tempera on wood)
AIS5376363 Angels fighting demons, detail, 1433 (tempera on wood); Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain ; © Iberfoto.

Franco Russian Alliance, 1914 (print)
7293522 Franco Russian Alliance, 1914 (print); (add.info.: History. France. Franco Russian Alliance at the beginning of World War I, July, 28, 1914)

Cleopatra visits Herod, c 33 BC (litho)
8661272 Cleopatra visits Herod, c 33 BC (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatra visits Herod, c 33 BC)

The consequences of peace, a bucolic scene
MMM5475431 The consequences of peace, a bucolic scene by Hodges, William (1744-97); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The consequences of peace, a bucolic scene)

Medal commemorating the peace of Amiens (France, 1802), 1802 (bronze medal)
MMM5475417 Medal commemorating the peace of Amiens (France, 1802), 1802 (bronze medal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Medal commemorating the peace of Amiens (France, 1802)

Celebrating the peace ending the Boer War, London (litho)
8672107 Celebrating the peace ending the Boer War, London (litho) by Prater, Ernest (1864-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrating the peace ending the Boer War, Piccadilly Circus)

In the Days of the Great Shadow (colour litho)
8673146 In the Days of the Great Shadow (colour litho) by Robinson, Frederick Cayley (1862-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Days of the Great Shadow)

Austrian, Franch and Sardinian delegates at the Zurich Conference (engraving)
8677005 Austrian, Franch and Sardinian delegates at the Zurich Conference (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austrian)

The sharing of the milchsuppe (milk soup), First War of Kappel, Switzerland, 1529 (engraving)
8673018 The sharing of the milchsuppe (milk soup), First War of Kappel, Switzerland, 1529 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655557 Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Child asleep in bed (coloured engraving)
8655768 Child asleep in bed (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child asleep in bed)

Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655560 Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Forgetting Pain (litho)
8655395 Forgetting Pain (litho) by Max, Gabriel Cornelius, Ritter von (1840-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forgetting Pain. Ape sleeping on a blanket in an enclosure)

1914 - Heroes? Past and Present - lithograph - Poster showing Uncle Sam cranking a newsreel camera
7134048 1914 - Heroes? Past and Present - lithograph - Poster showing Uncle Sam cranking a newsreel camera, filming world leaders and events; an injured 'Dove of Peace' looks on (lithograph)

Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795; obverse, 1795 (silver)
7339294 Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795; obverse, 1795 (silver) by Zane, Francesco (fl.1795); 3.2x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630761 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War, Paris (engraving)
8676981 Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War)

Meeting of the Emperors of France and Austria, Villafranca, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676907 Meeting of the Emperors of France and Austria, Villafranca, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by Gaildrau, Jules (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Reading news of the peace in the Franco-Austrian War in the streets of Paris (engraving)
8676865 Reading news of the peace in the Franco-Austrian War in the streets of Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Status of Manchuria as determined by the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho)
8655654 Status of Manchuria as determined by the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho) by English School

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"Pacifism: A Path Towards Lasting Peace" On the front page of history, pacifism stands tall as a beacon of hope for a world weary of violence and destruction, and is a philosophy embraced by many, including the passionate youth who form organizations like Youth Against the Bomb and contribute to the CND newspaper. In an era where tanks are recycled into symbols of peace rather than instruments of war, we find Bertrand Russell, the renowned British philosopher and author. Sitting on the pavement alongside fellow protesters under a grand banner that reads "Committee of 100, Action for Life, " they demonstrate their unwavering commitment to non-violence outside London's Defence Ministry on February 18th, 1961. Russell's dedication to pacifism extends beyond street demonstrations. In his study at Plas Penrhyn in Wales during the late 1960s, he immerses himself in knowledge with an open book showcasing architectural illustrations. His pursuit of peace encompasses intellectual exploration as well. The movement gains momentum with members of London Peace Action tirelessly campaigning for their cause. The walls bear slogans from Daily Worker urging unity against aggression while Communist Party members exercise their democratic rights through voting. A poignant cartoon reminds us that true peace can only be achieved when wars become relics confined to history books. World War I serves as a stark reminder that conflict must never be glorified or repeated. Bertrand Russell remains at the forefront once again, joining forces with others in various campaigns organized by CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament). This multifaceted British writer embodies pacifism not just through words but also through actions aimed at fostering harmony among nations. Pacifism transcends borders and professions alike; it finds allies in individuals such as Ben Rubner, General Secretary of FTAT union fighting for peaceful resolutions within labor disputes and Michael Tippett, an English composer using his artistry to promote understanding and unity.