Crisis Collection

WALL STREET: BEARS & BULLS. Bulls and Bears in the Market. An allegorical painting by William H. Beard, 1879

Retro Style Desert Scene with Old Gas Station and Saguaro Cactus on a sunny day

STOCK MARKET CRASH. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York, offering to sell his roadster after the stock market crash: oil over a photograph, Oct. 30, 1929

Churchill / Iwn May 1915
WINSTON CHURCHILL As First Lord of the Admiralty during the political crisis in the early months of the First World War

STOCK MARKET CRASH. Cartoon: New York Stock Exchange on Black Thursday, 1929. Print by William Gropper
STOCK MARKET CRASH. Cartoon: New York Stock Exchange on " Black Thursday", 1929. Print by William Gropper

WALL STREET CRASH, 1929. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York, offering to sell his roadster, October 30, 1929

Monumental Arch, Palmyra, Syria
Sunset at the Unesco World heritage Site. Before the Syrian conflict started in 2011, more than 150, 000 tourists visited the city of Palmyra every year

Typical Bulgarian Outfits, 1885
4 typical Bulgarian outfits of the time, 1885. We see the national costume, a water seller, a lady, and a peasant woman. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith visiting Ireland, 1914 (1951). Asquith visiting Ireland during the trouble over Irish Home Rule

Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling with fragments falling apart. Airbrush illustration

Palmyra, Syria
The Colonnade street in Palmyra, Syria

Edward VIII in his Coronation robes
A triptych of paintings by Fortunino Matania of King Edward VIII dressed in his ceremonial Coronation robes, part of a special Coronation number prepared in advance by the Illustrated London News but

Patriotic poster, Buy British, keep the home fires burning
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- Buy British and keep the home fires burning. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Suez Crisis 1956, The aircraft carriers HMS Theseus (nearest camera) and HMS Bulwark docked at Portsmouth, In the background can be seen the cruiser HMS Glasgow July 1956

John Dixon, Clarence Hatry, Edmund Daniels
Arrested on a charge of conspiracy with intent to defraud: from left to right, John Dixon, Clarence Hatry and Edmund Daniels. Date: 1929

Gas storage tanks. Supporting structures of three gas storage tanks and two electricity pylons and power lines silhouetted against a setting sun

Crisis at the Admiralty; Lord Fisher and Winston Churchill
Article detailing the friction between Lord Fisher and Winston Churchill during World War One. Previously they had been on very good terms but it is thought that the Dardanelles question

Oil derricks on the shore near Baku Azerbaijan

BANK PANIC OF 1857. Wall Street, half past 2 O Clock, 13 October 1857. Oil on canvas by James H. Cafferty and Charles J. Rosenberg

50000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 50 000 000 000 Mark edited iat Hamburg 1/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923

OIL CRISIS, 1979. Cars lined up for gas at a service station in Maryland at the time of the oil crisis, 15 June 1979. Photographed by Warren K. Leffler

Patriotic poster, Team Spirit, Buy British
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- It is the Team Spirit that gets there. Buy British and pass your wages to another member of the British team

Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water
Diagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories. City Electrical Engineer of Norwich

London pre-war tension
In Whitehall, London, police protect a man trying to distribute peace pamphlets to the crowd which had gathered on the Bank Holiday Monday

Firefighting Marines battle a huge blaze
December 7, 2011 - Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines battle a huge blaze during a pit fuel fires training exercise at the burn pit

Firemen neutralize a fire
May 23, 2007 - Firemen neutralize a fire during a field training exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina

1866 / London / City Panic
Black Friday. A scene in Lombard Street during the panic in the city arising from the Overend Gurney crisis

Ruhr Crisis / 1923
The French forcibly take coal from the Ruhr when Germany defaults on reparations

Food Convoy
9th May 1926: Guarded by armoured cars and troops, a food convoy passes through Poplar after leaving Londons East India dock on its way to Hyde Park Depot during the General Strike

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Enlarged View of
Engraving of a detail of the Sovereign weighing machine invented by Mr Bate to deal with the crisis in light gold coinage in the early eighteen forties

History of Egypt, Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XXV, n.637. February, 11, 1882
3599991 History of Egypt, Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XXV, n.637. February, 11, 1882; (add.info.: History of Egypt. The Kedhive and some leaders of the national party)

The great financial crisis of 1931, clerks rushing out of the bank after the fall of the bank rate to tell the brokers
3058473 The great financial crisis of 1931, clerks rushing out of the bank after the fall of the bank rate to tell the brokers on the Stock Exchange

The Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78, map of the seat of war in Europe
3062101 The Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78, map of the seat of war in Europe.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900).

Jacques NECKER (etching)
CUL4856161 Jacques NECKER (etching) by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: NECKER, Jacques (1732-1804). Swiss financier and statesman at France's service

Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
CUL4849344 Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt by Unknown Artist, (17th century); (add.info.: Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt (1605 - 1657)

Cartoon on the Dutch ministerial crisis of 1862, 1862
1577641 Cartoon on the Dutch ministerial crisis of 1862, 1862; (add.info.: Cartoon on the Dutch ministerial crisis of 1862, involving Johan Rudolph Thorbecke.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Run on Berlin Bank when war declared, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Run on Berlin Bank when war declared, Aug 1914. Crowd of people at door of a bank in Berlin, Germany at the beginning of World War I.

Rohingya refugee crisis
Azim Khan Ronnie

Libyans Protesting In All Ages
Martin Agius

La Nouvelle Europe; le bolchevisme en Hongrie; une premiere tentative communiste a Budapest...1919 Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; le bolchevisme en Hongrie; une premiere tentative communiste a Budapest, en decembre 1918: le comte Karolyi, haranguant, d'une fenetre du palais

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; Sparta... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; Spartakistes prisonniers conduits au depot, 1919

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; enlevement des morts autour du palais de la Marine, 1919

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; reseau... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; reseau de fils de fer barbeles et de chevaux de frise

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; un tank... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; un tank, pris naguere a l'armee britannique

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; la guerre... 1919 Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; la guerre civile a l'aide d'engins modernes: une equipe de lance-flammes, 1919

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; dans l'apres-midi du 5 janvier, les sparta... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; dans l'apres-midi du 5 janvier, les spartakistes font irruption dans l'immeuble du Vorwaerts; dans la soiree et pendant la nuit

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; la porte principale du chateau royal... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; la porte principale du chateau royal. L'aspect de quelques batiments de la place du Chateau-Royal, a Berlin

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And HMS Eagle (farthest camera) in the Mediterranean Sea during the Suez Crisis. Photographed by Lieutenant-Commander A. J. Titheridge, 1956) "Crisis: A Glimpse into Turbulent Times" In the annals of history, moments have left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. They serve as powerful reminders of human resilience and the capacity for change amidst adversity. From political unrest to economic upheaval, these snapshots capture pivotal events that shaped our world. One such image transports us back to Saigon in 1963, where Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze at a busy intersection. His self-immolation was a desperate act of protest against President Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Buddhist measures and mistreatment of demonstrators. Another scene takes us to Wall Street in 1879, where William H. Beard's allegorical painting depicts the eternal struggle between bulls and bears in the market—a metaphor for financial crises that continue to haunt economies even today. A retro-style desert landscape reveals an old gas station standing tall beside a majestic saguaro cactus—a reminder that even amidst desolate surroundings, hope can emerge from unexpected places. The iconic photograph capturing Winston Churchill during World War I showcases his unwavering resolve as he navigated through one of humanity's darkest hours—an embodiment of leadership during times of crisis. The stock market crash of 1929 looms large with images depicting Walter Thornton offering his roadster for sale—symbolizing shattered dreams and fortunes lost overnight—the repercussions echoing throughout society. Cartoons portraying Black Thursday on Wall Street transport us back to October 1929 when panic gripped investors like never before—a stark reminder that markets are not immune to volatility or sudden collapse. Palmyra's monumental arch stands defiantly against time itself—an enduring symbol amid Syria's ongoing turmoil—a testament to the resilience of a nation grappling with crisis.