Crisis Collection (page 4)

Weapons and drugs are displayed prior to their destruction in a nickel smelting plant near Kavadarci, North Macedonia July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Weapons and drugs are displayed prior to their destruction in a melting nickel plant near Kavadarci, North Macedonia July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Submerged
Avishek Das

HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal)
Royal Navy - HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier

Captain Scott's team nearly lose sledge through snow bridge
Captain Scott's team nearly lose a sledge through a snow bridge Date: 1910s

King William IV proroguing Parliament, House of Lords, April 1831, during the Great Reform crisis - My lords and gentlemen, I have come to meet you for the purpose of proroguing this Parliament'

Women and children, mining
Women and children of the mining districts. Children would gather coal. A Typical Pit-brow Woman; She was one of the 6, 221 females employed above ground

Coal Supplies in England which were gradually used up because of the coal strike. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom

Scenes from the Balkan's Crisis
Depictions of the Balkans Crisis. We see soldiers trekking over the Shipka Pass, a monument to fallen soldiers, and the artist's personal caravan en route to the front

The Continuing Balkans Crisis, Bulgaria
Images of the Balkans Crisis from Rustchuk, Bulgaria. We see the Quay of the town (top), and the departure of Bulgarian volunteers lined up, ready to go to the Turkish Frontier (Bottom)

The Construction of the University at Philippoplis
The Gymnase (University) at Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria, under construction in 1885. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia

Nebet Tepe, Philippopolis, Bulgaria
The district of Nebet Tepe, Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia, an event during the continuing Balkan's Crisis in which vassal states sought

Taat Tepe, Philippopolis, Bulgaria
Taat Tepe in Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria. The Governor's Palace and the Maritza river in the foreground. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia

Bridge over the Maritza, Philippopolis
The Bridge over the river Maritza, Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria. Equine and pedestrian traffic crosses the bridge, and the rest of the city is visible in the background.Part of a piece

Prince Alexnder of Bulgaria Entering Philippopolis
Prince Alexander of of Bulgaria entering Philippopolis (Plovdiv) at the head of a regiment of Bulgarian Cavalry during the crisis in Eastern Roumelia, 1885

Madrid Mob burns Arms of German Legation
A Spanish mob burns the arms of the German Legation in the Puerta del Sol, Madrid. This was in response to the Carolines Crisis (/Question)

Madrid Mob Tears Down German Flag
A Spanish mob tears down the flag at the German Legation, Madrid. This was in response to the Carolines Crisis (/Question)

Front cover, Daily Graphic, General Strike Emergency Edition - ninth day of the strike. Date: 1926

HMS Escort, E-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Escort, an E-class destroyer, built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion

But Who Will He Belong To? General Election 1910
Adapted drawing from a painting by Joshua Reynold of United Kingdom not knowing which way the election would go. The general election was resulted in a hung parliament

Panic Scene in New York 1907
Crowds in Wall Street, New York, during the recent run on the banks. Over a three-week period starting in mid-October, when the New York Stock Exchange fell almost 50% from its peak the previous

Neville Chamberlain giving a speech
Neville Chamberlain (Arthur Neville Chamberlain, 1869-1940), British Conservative politician, and Prime Minister from 1937 to 1940

Franklin Roosevelt leaving US Capitol Building, 1939 (b/w photo)
5974472 Franklin Roosevelt leaving US Capitol Building, 1939 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt Leaving U.S)

The itinerant maker of shoes, for one sex only (b / w photo)
6003689 The itinerant maker of shoes, for one sex only (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The itinerant maker of shoes, for one sex only)

Due to the food crisis, several tumultuous scenes have taken place in many French cities against... (colour litho)
2808826 Due to the food crisis, several tumultuous scenes have taken place in many French cities against... (colour litho) by Beltrame

L Homme Entre Deux Ages, Et Ses Deux Maitresses (engraving)
2787211 L Homme Entre Deux Ages, Et Ses Deux Maitresses (engraving) by Johannot, Tony (1803-52) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Homme Entre Deux Ages, Et Ses Deux Maitresses)

The Crisis in Egypt, a Detachment of Recruits (engraving)
1060818 The Crisis in Egypt, a Detachment of Recruits (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Egypt, a Detachment of Recruits)

The Crisis in Bulgaria (engraving)
1054993 The Crisis in Bulgaria (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Bulgaria)

Britisher and Boer, Major-General French and President Krugers Cousin discussing the Crisis on Board the Union Liner
1592698 Britisher and Boer, Major-General French and President Krugers Cousin discussing the Crisis on Board the Union Liner " Norman" (engraving) by Begg

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - and still it neared
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist ! and still it neared and neared

Cooking over done, or, View of the kitchen cabinet in distress, c. 1833 (litho)
AQS332023 Cooking over done, or, View of the kitchen cabinet in distress, c.1833 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 24x33.8 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Hard Times, page 2 from The American Comic Almanac for 1838 (litho)
614765 Hard Times, page 2 from The American Comic Almanac for 1838 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

And if we fail - we fail! Macbeth, page 7 from Elton
614764 And if we fail - we fail! Macbeth, page 7 from Eltons Comic All-my-nack, 1838 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The interior of the South Taku Fort, on the Pei-ho River, showing the place where the allies landed on 25 June 1859
6003782 The interior of the South Taku Fort, on the Pei-ho River, showing the place where the allies landed on 25 June 1859 (b/w photo) by European Photographer

Citizen soldiers of the queen at Hong-Kong; Cavalry and artillery volunteers at Shanghai (b / w photo)
6003742 Citizen soldiers of the queen at Hong-Kong; Cavalry and artillery volunteers at Shanghai (b/w photo) by European Photographer

On the banks of the Pei-ho River at Tientsin (b / w photo)
6003741 On the banks of the Pei-ho River at Tientsin (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the banks of the Pei-ho River at Tientsin)

The main street of Peking, Chinese hieroglyphics (b / w photo)
6003730 The main street of Peking, Chinese hieroglyphics (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The main street of Peking, Chinese hieroglyphics)

Four scenes of life and death in the Celestial Empire (b / w photo)
6003723 Four scenes of life and death in the Celestial Empire (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the banks of the Pearl River, water-side scenes at Canton (b / w photo)
6003719 On the banks of the Pearl River, water-side scenes at Canton (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the banks of the Pearl River)

A pair of picturesque nooks well-known to the legations at Peking (b / w photo)
6003699 A pair of picturesque nooks well-known to the legations at Peking (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Four snap-shots of life in the imperial Chinese capital (b / w photo)
6003694 Four snap-shots of life in the imperial Chinese capital (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Canton, the home of a swarming amphibious population (b / w photo)
6003692 Canton, the home of a swarming amphibious population (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canton)

Han-Kau Arsenal, a Chinese attempt to imitate the despised foreigner (b / w photo)
6003684 Han-Kau Arsenal, a Chinese attempt to imitate the despised foreigner (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Han-Kau Arsenal)

Christian hospital at Tientsin, first patronised and then confiscated by a heathen Viceroy (b / w photo)
6003679 Christian hospital at Tientsin, first patronised and then confiscated by a heathen Viceroy (b/w photo) by European Photographer

Travelling on the "Great River", a missionary and his family going up the Yang-tze-Kiang (b / w photo)
6003676 Travelling on the " Great River", a missionary and his family going up the Yang-tze-Kiang (b/w photo) by European Photographer

A Chinese family at home, the National Institution of Foot-Binding (b / w photo)
6003675 A Chinese family at home, the National Institution of Foot-Binding (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chinese family at home)

The Taku forts, just captured by a European fleet for the third time (b / w photo)
6003674 The Taku forts, just captured by a European fleet for the third time (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Taku forts)

Sir Edward Seymour, Sir Alfred Gaselee (b / w photo)
6003665 Sir Edward Seymour, Sir Alfred Gaselee (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Edward Seymour, Sir Alfred Gaselee)

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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.