Political Event Collection

Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - 31 March 1814, (1845). Artist: Paul Delaroche
Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - 31 March 1814, (1845). The invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleons abdication of 11 April

Mary Queen of Scots Compelled To Sign Her Abdication in Lochleven Castle, 1567, (1878). Artist: Thomas Brown
Mary Queen of Scots Compelled To Sign Her Abdication in Lochleven Castle, 1567, (1878). After Sir William Allan (1782-1850)

Federal Republic of Germany joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 1952. Dr Hans Riesser of the German Diplomatic Mission in the US signs the document making West Germany the 53rd member of

Pan African flag used at the Million Man March 20th Anniversary, 2015. Creator: Unknown
The Million Man March - a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C. took place on 16 October 1995. It was called by Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam

The Suffragette Housemaid 1908, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Suffragette Housemaid 1908, (1933). A suffragette (Vera Wentworth?) wearing a pinafore advertising a protest on Londons Victoria Embankment

Crowd in front of Convention Hall, Baltimore, Md. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd in front of Convention Hall, Baltimore, Md. 1912. 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2

Baltimore Convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2

Baltimore Convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2

Roosevelt at Washington, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Roosevelt at Washington, 1912

Chicago delegation at Dem. Nat'l Com'ee Meeting 1912, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago delegation at Dem. Nat'l Com'ee Meeting 1912, 1912

J. Frank Hanly, cameo portrait, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
J. Frank Hanly, cameo portrait, 1916

The Swearing In Of President Boyer At The Palace Of Haiti, c1818. Creator: Adolphe Eugene Gabriel Roehn
The Swearing In Of President Boyer At The Palace Of Haiti, c1818

Marshall accepting nomination, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Marshall accepting nomination, 1912. Shows Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925), Governor of Indiana, giving his acceptance speech to be Woodrow Wilson's running mate in Indianapolis, Indiana

T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] and Ill. Delegation, 6/1/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] and Ill. Delegation, 6/1/12, 1912

California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912

California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the...1912
California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912

California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the...1912
California delegates on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912

Roosevelt leaving Capitol, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Roosevelt leaving Capitol, 1912. Shows President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

Crowd being turned back at Coliseum, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd being turned back at Coliseum, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Taft voting 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft voting 1912

Ormsby McHarg, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ormsby McHarg, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Sen. Thos. Thorson, S.D. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Sen. Thos. Thorson, S.D. 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Gen. Powell Clayton, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Powell Clayton, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
E.R. Stoddard and J[ohn] P. Haswell, Ky. 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Roosevelt at Capitol, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Roosevelt at Capitol, between c1910 and c1915

Entrance to Convention Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Entrance to Convention Hall, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Cal[ifornia] Delegation entering Coliseum, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Cal[ifornia] Delegation entering Coliseum, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912

George E. Pexton, Wyoming, at the Republican National Convention held at the Chicago... 1912
George E. Pexton, Wyoming, at the Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912

Ex-Senator [Charles W.F.] Dick, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ex-Senator [Charles W.F.] Dick, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Socialists, Union Sq. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Socialists, Union Sq. between c1910 and c1915

Socialists, Union Sq. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Socialists, Union Sq. between c1910 and c1915

Okla[homa] Delegation, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Okla[homa] Delegation, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Penn[sylvania] Delegation, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Penn[sylvania] Delegation, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Ormsby McHarg and G.T. Taylor, Tenn. 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ormsby McHarg and G.T. Taylor, Tenn. 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Dem. Nat'l Comm. at Sea Girt 1912, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Dem. Nat'l Comm. at Sea Girt 1912, 1912

Dem. Nat'l Committee at Sea Girt, 1912, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Dem. Nat'l Committee at Sea Girt, 1912, 1912

Pennsylvania delegation at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the... June 18-22, 1912
Pennsylvania delegation at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912

Saratoga, 1912 Convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Saratoga, 1912 Convention, 1912

Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Chicago - Coliseum (exterior), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago - Coliseum (exterior), 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Chicago - Coliseum (exterior), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago - Coliseum (exterior), 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Convention crowd - Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Chicago Convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago Convention, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Crowd listening to T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] speak, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd listening to T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] speak, Chicago, 1912. Possibly taken at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22)

Chicago police at convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago police at convention, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Inside empty Coliseum, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Inside empty Coliseum, Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Convention crowd, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Convention crowd, Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Coliseum - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Coliseum - Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession...to the Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession from the royal landing place to the Palace, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. R

Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession of boats up the river... 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession of boats up the river from the British Consulate, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. R

The New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, negotiating with Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, negotiating with Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Major Tupper

The Elections in the Metropolitan Boroughs: Lambeth...the nomination at Kennington Park, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Elections in the Metropolitan Boroughs: Lambeth election: the nomination at Kennington Park, [London], 1865. View in front of the main entrance to Kennington Park

The Elections in the Metropolitan Boroughs: Westminster...the nomination in Covent-Garden, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Elections in the Metropolitan Boroughs: Westminster election: the nomination in Covent-Garden, [London], 1865. At the Westminster nomination, Mr. Scott Turner, High Bailiff, presided

City of London Election: the nomination at Guildhall, 1865. Creator: Unknown
City of London Election: the nomination at Guildhall, 1865....the hustings was graced by the presence of Royalty: her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands

The Elections in the Metropolitan Boroughs: Finsbury...the nomination on Clerkenwell Green, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Elections in the Metropolitan Boroughs: Finsbury election: the nomination on Clerkenwell Green, [London], 1865. The Finsbury nomination took place in front of the Middlesex Sessions House

Garibaldi in England: presentation of the freedom of the City of London...at Guildhall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: presentation of the freedom of the City of London...at Guildhall, 1864. View of...the interior of the Council Chamber at Guildhall

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving addresses at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving addresses at the Crystal Palace, 1864....we see the dais erected in front of the great orchestra, in the north transept

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last, 1864. The Italian patriot in a...box erected at the north-west comer of the great transept

The Duchess of Sutherland's assembly at Stafford House in honour of Garibaldi, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Duchess of Sutherland's assembly at Stafford House in honour of Garibaldi, 1864. Scene depicting an episode during...the General's sojourn in this metropolis [ie London

Swords presented to Garibaldi and his son Menotti at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Swords presented to Garibaldi and his son Menotti at the Crystal Palace, 1864. General Garibaldi received an address and a gift of swords from the Italian committee of London

Garibaldi's visit to London: arrival at Charing-Cross, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi's visit to London: arrival at Charing-Cross, [London], 1864. View of...the scene which took place at Charing Cross...when Garibaldi had arrived so far on his way to Stafford House

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. View of...the interior of the large goods shed at the Nine Elms station of the London

Garibaldi in England: presentation of address of Southampton Town Council...in the Townhall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: presentation of address of Southampton Town Council to Garibaldi, in the Townhall, 1864. A...view of the interior of the Townhall, an apartment over the Bargate

The Court at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last: arrival of the foreign ambassadors, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Court at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last: arrival of the foreign ambassadors, 1864. As a memorial of the occasion, last Saturday, when our Queen, to the gratification of all her people

Election Day in New York: a polling-place among the "Lower Twenty", 1864. Creator: Unknown
Election Day in New York: a polling-place among the "Lower Twenty", 1864. Crowds at a polling station on 8 November, ...the day of the Presidential election

Election Day in New York: a polling-place among the "Upper Ten", 1864. Creator: Unknown
Election Day in New York: a polling-place among the "Upper Ten", 1864. Crowds at a polling station on 8 November, ...the day of the Presidential election

King Ludwig of Bavaria & Family, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
King Ludwig of Bavaria & Family, between c1915 and c1920

Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). A rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign which took place on the steps of Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I

The election of Mr. Horatio Seymour, Governor of the State of New York…, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The election of Mr. Horatio Seymour, Governor of the State of New York: Democratic procession passing the New York Hotel, 1862

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: great meeting in favour of Prince Frederick... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: great meeting in favour of Prince Frederick at Elmshorn, Holstein, 1864....the great open-air meeting...was a scene of the greatest enthusiasm...there were 20

Oscar Straus, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Oscar Straus, May 1918. Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926), former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York City

Cecil Arden, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Cecil Arden, May 1918. Cecil Arden (1894-1989), an American mezzo-soprano and contralto opera singer, appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street

Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York City

Cecil Arden, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Cecil Arden, May 1918. Cecil Arden (1894-1989), an American mezzo-soprano and contralto opera singer, appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street

Anti-War meeting, 8 Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Anti-War meeting, 1914. A Socialist anti-war rally against World War I in Union Square, New York City

Keir Hardie gives a speech in Trafalgar Square, London, 2 August 1914, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Keir Hardie speaking at a peace rally in Trafalgar Square, London, 2 August 1914, (1933). James Keir Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and founder member of the Labour Party

Napoleon I, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Napoleon I, (1936). Portrait of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). After the painting Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814, painted in 1840

The Queen's Visit to Leeds - the Town Clerk reading the Address to Her Majesty in the Townhall, 1858. Queen Victoria visits the newly-opened town hall at Leeds in Yorkshire

Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, [Canada], 1858....a demonstration...in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday...[one of] the many proofs of the loyalty of our

Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street...1876. Creator: Unknown
Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street, [London]: Delegates signing Petition, 1876. About a thousand persons from different parts of the country were present

Entry of Alfonso XII. Into Madrid: Triumphal Arch in the Calle de Alcala, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Entry of Alfonso XII. Into Madrid: Triumphal Arch in the Calle de Alcala, 1876. Inscription: Al Rey Don Alfonso XII; Pacificador de Espana (To King Alfonso XII, Pacifier of Spain)

Proclaiming the result of the vote on the annexation question before the Royal Palace, Naples, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Proclaiming the result of the vote on the annexation question before the Royal Palace, Naples, 1860. Three sides of the square were occupied by the National Guard, and the fourth by a booth

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

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"From Abdications to Protests: A Glimpse into Political History" "Mary Queen of Scots Compelled To Sign Her Abdication in Lochleven Castle, 1567" Witness the dramatic moment when Mary Queen of Scots was forced to relinquish her throne, forever altering the course of Scottish history. "Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - 31 March 1814" Step back in time and join Napoleon Bonaparte as he grapples with his first abdication, marking a turning point in European politics. "Federal Republic of Germany joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 1952" Explore how Germany's entry into the IMF shaped its economic trajectory and solidified its position on the global stage during post-war reconstruction. "Pan African flag used at the Million Man March 20th Anniversary, 2015" Discover the powerful symbolism behind this iconic flag that united millions in their quest for equality and justice at one of history's largest civil rights gatherings. "The Suffragette Housemaid 1908" Uncover an intriguing snapshot from women's suffrage movement as a housemaid defies societal norms to fight for her right to vote. "Keir Hardie gives a speech in Trafalgar Square, London, 2 August 1914" Immerse yourself in Keir Hardie's impassioned words echoing through Trafalgar Square just days before World War I erupted – a pivotal moment amidst mounting tensions. "Souvenir Book of King Edward VIII: Told in Pictures, 1937" Delve into this visual narrative capturing King Edward VIII's controversial reign and his eventual abdication for love – an event that shook British monarchy to its core.