Illegal Collection

Pirate Radio ship, Radio Caroline, Essex coast
The pirate radio ship, Radio Caroline, anchored off the Essex coast near Walton-on-the-Naze, with a boat alongside. circa 1966

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens 100m Final
Athletics - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens 100m Final Canadas Ben Johnson (#6) raises his hand as he easily wins the race from the chasing pack

Pirate Radio ship, Radio London, Essex coast

1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens 100m Final
Athletics - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens 100m Final Canadas Ben Johnson (#6) breaks away from the chasing pack, including the USAs Carl Lewis (#3) and Great Britains Linford Christie (#4)

British passport

Posters warning those guilty of illegal oaths were liable to deportation, (1834), 1934
Posters warning that people found guilty of uttering illegal oaths were liable to deportation, 1834. On 24th February 1834 local landowners in Dorsetput up posters warning that people found guilty of

Police evidence bags for illegal drugs
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

British passport

Seized dead birds from raid on illegal trapping operation by the Game Fund in Republic of Cyprus area, birds include Cuckoo, Blackcap, Spotted Flycatcher, Leeser Whitethroat

Smoking shotgun
Smoking gun. Smoking chambers of a double- barrelled shotgun

Start of a Cock Fight Date: circa 1906

Driving in bus lane

Illegal salmon fishing in Galway, Ireland

Illegal Night Club 1934
During Prohibition, Cooks tourists in New York are given a glimpse of an illegal night club where only millionaires can afford to buy a drink. Date: 1934

Mescaline hallucinogenic drug molecule
Mescaline hallucinogenic drug, molecular model. Mescaline is a hallucinogenic drug, produced from the dried tops (buttons) of the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii)

Krasnoyarsk Sloboda Nakhalovka, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Krasnoyarsk Sloboda Nakhalovka, 1904. National Library of Russia

Mercedes Pirelli Tyre Test Hearing
FIA Headquarters, Paris, France 20th June 2013 The hearing over the Mercedes tyre test is underway World Copyright: DPPI/LAT Photographic ref: Digital Image _JC23757

The Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong. This illegally-built block was demolished in 1994 because of health fears, It was largely ungovernable

A lookout tower covered in graffiti along the Israeli West Bank Barrier wall, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine

Court trial in Ethiopia - illustration, 1906
3787688 Court trial in Ethiopia - illustration, 1906; (add.info.: Court trial in Ethiopia - illustration, 1906. Following penal code known as Fetha Nagast (Law of Kings)

William "Digger"Hanley, Hoxtons most famous street bookmaker gives up
William " Digger" Hanley, Hoxtons most famous street bookmaker gives up street betting as betting shops become legal in England

United States Air Force - Convair VT-29B O-51-3811
United States Air Force Convair VT-29B (msn 239) O-51-3811. Entering service as a standard T-29B, 3811 was converted to NT-29B with extra dorsal and ventral radomes

Mercedes Pirelli Tyre Test Hearing
FIA Headquarters, Paris, France 20th June 2013 Ross Brawn, Team Principal, Mercedes AMG World Copyright: DPPI/LAT Photographic ref: Digital Image _JC17377

Smugglers in the mountains on a mule track, Italy, historical woodcut, circa 1870
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, alpine landscape, arts, arts and crafts, black, black-and-white, black-white, cliffs, copy, countryside, crafting, criminality, depiction, depictions, deserted

The latest thing in flasks, Washington, D. C. 1926 (b/w photo)
1582588 The latest thing in flasks, Washington, D.C. 1926 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Dancer Mlle)

New York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach, watching agents pour liquor into sewer following a raid during
1127461 New York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach, watching agents pour liquor into sewer following a raid during the height of prohibition, c.1921 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The eviction of the judges of the High Court of Justice, while making provision for the impeachment of Louis Napoleon
3062044 The eviction of the judges of the High Court of Justice, while making provision for the impeachment of Louis Napoleon during his coup d'etat of 1851

St. Petersburg Police Discovering a Nihilist Printing Press, from The Illustrated London News
BAL127900 St. Petersburg Police Discovering a Nihilist Printing Press, from The Illustrated London News, 16th April 1887 (engraving) by English School

Russian police discovering a nihilist printing house at Charkoff, from Le Monde Illustre
CHT286994 Russian police discovering a nihilist printing house at Charkoff, from Le Monde Illustre, February 1881 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lepere

Armed sentries keeping watch during a meeting of Scottish Covenanters, 17th Century (colour litho)
5208313 Armed sentries keeping watch during a meeting of Scottish Covenanters, 17th Century (colour litho) by Skelton, J. R

Married for Love (colour litho)
1624136 Married for Love (colour litho) by Stone, Marcus (1840-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Married for Love. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1882)

Sarah Brown Posing as Cleopatra for the Bal des Quat z arts, 1893 (b / w photo)
495416 Sarah Brown Posing as Cleopatra for the Bal des Quat z arts, 1893 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An illegal distiller defending his home (colour litho)
2807720 An illegal distiller defending his home (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An illegal distiller defending his home)

A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition (colour litho)
2809263 A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of pond, in the country of prohibition)

Arrest of poachers by the police boat La Mouette on the River Seine in Paris (colour litho)
3097347 Arrest of poachers by the police boat La Mouette on the River Seine in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sacking of Panama by Henry Morgans Pirates, 1887 (engraving)
PNP269020 The Sacking of Panama by Henry Morgans Pirates, 1887 (engraving) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spanish smuggler of Cadiz area, 1815, engraved by Langlume (19th century)
REV326653 Spanish smuggler of Cadiz area, 1815, engraved by Langlume (19th century) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Smugglers & Revenue Cutter (oil on canvas)
REA197514 Smugglers & Revenue Cutter (oil on canvas) by Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842); 27.9x38.1 cm; Private Collection; eRoyal Exchange Art Gallery at Cork Street, London; English

London Corresponding Society, alarm d, or Guilty Conscience
NCO190103 London Corresponding Society, alarm d, or Guilty Conscience, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (hand-coloured etching and aquatint) by Gillray

Where to ride?, illustration for Punch, 1883 (pen & ink on paper)
863161 Where to ride?A, illustration for A Punch, 1883 (pen & ink on paper) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); 19.1x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Arnold Rothstein (1882-1928) (b / w photo)
PNP252305 Arnold Rothstein (1882-1928) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A US Federal Agent oversees the destruction of beer kegs during the American Prohibition
PNP252066 A US Federal Agent oversees the destruction of beer kegs during the American Prohibition era (1920-33) (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The ladies who were... policemen (colour litho)
2777856 The ladies who were... policemen (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ladies who were... cops)

Discovery Of A Counterfeit Coin Factory In Rome, Police Officers, Transvestites, Struggling With... (colour litho)
2798492 Discovery Of A Counterfeit Coin Factory In Rome, Police Officers, Transvestites, Struggling With... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Discovery Of A Gambling Site In Florence, Ps Guards Invade The Game Room (Colour Litho)
2798289 Discovery Of A Gambling Site In Florence, Ps Guards Invade The Game Room (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A US Federal Agent closing a saloon during the American Prohibition (1920-33) (b / w photo)
PNP252071 A US Federal Agent closing a saloon during the American Prohibition (1920-33) (b/w photo) by American Photographer

French Smugglers Detected by Custom House Officers at Landing, 1790 (pen & ink
AGN270941 French Smugglers Detected by Custom House Officers at Landing, 1790 (pen & ink, w/c and ink wash on paper) by Rowlandson

Buccaneer of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (colour litho)
PNP269019 Buccaneer of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

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"Uncharted Waters: The Untold Story Ventures" In the vast expanse of the sea, a clandestine force emerged, defying regulations and challenging authority. Welcome aboard the Pirate Radio ship, where rebels like Radio Caroline and Radio London broadcasted their unfiltered voices from the heart of Essex coast. (Pirate Radio ship, Radio Caroline, Essex coast) As history unfolded its chapters, another tale took center stage - the electrifying 1988 Seoul Olympics Men's 100m Final. Sprinters pushed boundaries in pursuit of glory while spectators held their breaths in anticipation. (1988 Seoul Olympics: Mens 100m Final) Back on the treacherous waters off Essex coast stood yet another Pirate Radio ship - Radio London. Its rebellious spirit echoed across waves as it dared to challenge conventional broadcasting norms once again. Radio London, Essex coast) Meanwhile, within passport pages lay tales of identity and belonging; a British passport symbolizing legality and access to new horizons for those fortunate enough to possess it. (British passport) Yet not all stories were filled with hope and opportunity; posters warning against illegal oaths served as reminders that transgressions could lead to deportation since times immemorial - from 1834 till even1934 when consequences remained unchanged. (Posters warning those guilty oaths were liable to deportation, (1834), 1934) Within police evidence bags resided remnants of an illicit underworld – illegal drugs seized by law enforcement agencies striving tirelessly to keep communities safe from harm's way. (Police evidence bags for illegal drugs) Amidst these tales lurked a darker side – dead birds confiscated during raids on unlawful trapping operations conducted by the Game Fund in Republic; a poignant reminder that nature too suffered at human hands driven by greed or ignorance.