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Public Demonstration Collection

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Fire sprinklers, 19th century

Fire sprinklers, 19th century
Fire sprinklers. This system of sprinklers was designed to extinguish fires, and here has been installed in a theatre in 19th-century France

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Anti-Fascist Demonstration

Anti-Fascist Demonstration
(Original Caption) 6/10/1933-New York, NY- Carrying banners and signs

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Firemen Aim Hoses at Civil Rights Protest

Firemen Aim Hoses at Civil Rights Protest
Although a group of 2, 000 African American protesters have been given permission to hold a civil rights rally near the Birmingham jail

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Women Protesting For Miniskirts

Women Protesting For Miniskirts
A group of women lead by Phyllis Tweel, in the black leather mini skirt, the founder of "GAMS, " Girls Against Maxi Skirts, protest for mini skirts along Fifth Avenue in New York

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Crowds of Demonstrators at Vietnam War Protest

Crowds of Demonstrators at Vietnam War Protest
Demonstrators carry banners and signs during a Vietnam War protest in New York's Central Park on April 15, 1967

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Peace Demonstrators and Military Police at Protest

Peace Demonstrators and Military Police at Protest
Peace protesters taunt a line of soldiers with the military police during an anti-Vietnam War protest outside the Pentagon in Washington DC

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Overhead View of Huge Street Demonstration

Overhead View of Huge Street Demonstration
(Original Caption) 6/27/1968-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- Students and other demonstrators crowd a street in Rio de Janeiro

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: French Crowd of Unrest at Barricaded Street

French Crowd of Unrest at Barricaded Street
(Original Caption) France: Revolution Of 1848

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: 19th-Century Print of Rioters Attacking Brownstones

19th-Century Print of Rioters Attacking Brownstones
The event took place during the New York Draft Riots which happened in July of 1863

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Rioters Fighting

Rioters Fighting
Citizens rioting in protest of King George III and his ministers efforts to prosecute John Wilkes for criticizing the King and his policies in his paper, The North Briton

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Massive Crowd in Front of Building

Massive Crowd in Front of Building
(Original Caption) Unrest in post-WWI Berlin: Scene at the Reichstag Building in Berlin showing protest against a bill regulating labor unions is shown

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Camille Desmoulins Urging Crowd to Take up Arms

Camille Desmoulins Urging Crowd to Take up Arms
(Original Caption) Popular uprising at the beginning of the French Revolution. Camille Desmoulins in front of the Royal Palace, July 12, 1789

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Protest Over American/Cuban Involement

Protest Over American/Cuban Involement
(Original Caption) Washington, DC- Picture shows people picketing outside of the White House in protest of the US involvement with Cuba

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Crowd of Students Being Controlled by Police

Crowd of Students Being Controlled by Police
(Original Caption) Some of the 400 rioting students at the United States Naval Base in Sasebo, 620 miles Southwest of Tokyo, are herded together by helmeted riot policemen

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: National Guard Confronting Demonstrators

National Guard Confronting Demonstrators
The National Guard disperses demonstrators who vowed to shut down the town's business community after their demands to the University of California were rejected

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Antiwar Protest

Antiwar Protest
(Original Caption) A construction worker (left) climbs down from the base of the statue of George Washington in front of the Subtreasury Building after he struck a demonstrator in the face

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses
Man protesting outside of a business owned by a Jehovah's Witness

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Rabbi Stephen Wise Addressing Protesters

Rabbi Stephen Wise Addressing Protesters
(Original Caption) Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, noted Jewish leader, shown as he addressed a throng in Battery Park, New York, May 10th, in the protest against mistreatment of Jews in Germany

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Rabbi Stephen Wise Addressing Protesters

Rabbi Stephen Wise Addressing Protesters
(Original Caption) Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, noted Jewish leader, shown as he addressed a throng in Battery Park, New York, May 10th, in the protest against mistreatment of Jews in Germany

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Australian Arab Community Staging Protest

Australian Arab Community Staging Protest
(Original Caption) Members of Sydney's Arab community demonstrate in street here 2/13

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: People Rallying for Peace

People Rallying for Peace
(Original Caption) Pickets Parade at Waldorf "Peace" Parley

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: 19th-Century Engraving of a Mob Setting Fire to a House

19th-Century Engraving of a Mob Setting Fire to a House
The event took place during the New York Draft Riots which happened in July of 1863

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Woodcut, Women In Fr Rev; Invade Assembly

Woodcut, Women In Fr Rev; Invade Assembly
(Original Caption) Women in the forefront of the French Revolution: They invade the assembly June 20, 1791, demanding death penalty for members of the aristocracy. Undated woodcut

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Citizens Protesting in Calcutta

Citizens Protesting in Calcutta
(Original Caption) Flag-carrying, hand-waving, enthusiastic women shout anti-government slogans during a United Front women's Day Demonstration here recently

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Communist Demonstrators In Chinotown

Communist Demonstrators In Chinotown
(Original Caption) New York, NY-: Communist demonstrators in Chinatown. Undated

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: People Rally in Palace Square

People Rally in Palace Square
Residents of St. Petersburg hold a huge rally in Palace Square in favor of the government in 1914, the first year of World War I

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Kelly's Army Sprayed by Fire Hose

Kelly's Army Sprayed by Fire Hose
(Original Caption) 3/18/1914-Sacramento, CA- "General" Charles T. Kelly's unemployed army, victims of the hose

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: IWW Demonstration in New York

IWW Demonstration in New York
(Original Caption) 5/1/1914-New York, NY: Photo shows an I. W. W. demonstration

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Addressing Crowd

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Addressing Crowd
(Original Caption) Elizabeth Gurley Flynn addressing crowd. I.W.W. memorial services to bomb victims, Union Square, New York City

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Alexander Berkman Speaking

Alexander Berkman Speaking
(Original Caption) Night of July 11, 1914...Following negatives made at I.W.W. memorial services to bomb explosion victims, Union Square. Alexander Berkman speaking

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Labor Protest in Union Square in New York

Labor Protest in Union Square in New York
(Original Caption) An I.W.W. (Industrial Workers of the World) meeting at Union Square, New York, July 11-14th. To pay tribute to the three I.W.W

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Judge Speaking at Anti-War Rally

Judge Speaking at Anti-War Rally
(Original Caption) 8/8/1914-New York, NY: Judge Jacob Panken at anti-war rally. Union Square

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Mass Demonstration W/Banners In Turkey

Mass Demonstration W/Banners In Turkey
(Original Caption) 10/7/1914-Constantinople, Turkey- A patriotic demonstration in Constantinople as a result of the abolition of capitulations

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Peace Demonstrators

Peace Demonstrators
(Original Caption) Delegates with peace banner

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Suffragettes Holding Signs

Suffragettes Holding Signs
(Original Caption) Suffragettes In Costume To Advertise Rally: L to R: Eleanor Beach; Sylvia Beach; Mrs. Howard Hawkins; Doris Stevens; Elizabeth Frauman; Agnes Morganthau; Christina Meriman; Mrs

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Citizens Surrounding Horsedriven Buggy

Citizens Surrounding Horsedriven Buggy
(Original Caption) Suffrage campaign wagon

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Crowd Near Wagon

Crowd Near Wagon
(Original Caption) Distributing buttons to the crowd from suffrage campaign wagon

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Suffragette at Baseball Game Protest

Suffragette at Baseball Game Protest
(Original Caption) Polo Grounds, New York: Miss Virginia Torburn

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Suffragette Gesturing During Speech

Suffragette Gesturing During Speech
(Original Caption) New York City: Mrs. James Laidlaw delivering speech on cause

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Suffragette Pointing to Sign on Her Neck

Suffragette Pointing to Sign on Her Neck
(Original Caption) New York, Polo Grounds: Miss Bessie Brainard

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Suffragettes Traveling by Car

Suffragettes Traveling by Car
(Original Caption) New York City: Mrs. W. L. Colt at wheel and Miss Alice Paul, at extreme left

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Antiwar Protesters Carrying Placards

Antiwar Protesters Carrying Placards
(Original Caption) Anti-war demonstrators carrying placards in May Day Parade

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Women Suffragettes Picketing

Women Suffragettes Picketing

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Banner Carried In Demonstration

Banner Carried In Demonstration
(Original Caption) 6/16/17-Petrograd, Russia: A banner carried in one of the demostrations in Petrograd reading "Long Live Education for the People."

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: American Soldiers Burning Kaiser Effigy

American Soldiers Burning Kaiser Effigy
(Original Caption) photo shows a crowd of American sailors burning the Kaiser in effigy at pier 72, East River, on Saturday. They are evidently reserving the Crown Prince for a later incineration

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Crowd Celebrating Armistice Day

Crowd Celebrating Armistice Day
(Original Caption) New York Celebrates Surrender of Germany. New York, New York: One of the many cheering crowds

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Speaker Standing in Front of Crowd and Inciting Berlin Riots

Speaker Standing in Front of Crowd and Inciting Berlin Riots
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Protesters Holding Signs Inside Vehicle

Protesters Holding Signs Inside Vehicle
(Original Caption) This is a photo of a demonstration as a protest against peace terms occurred, after the German defeat in World War I

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Scene of Soldiers Being Transported During Citizen Unrest

Scene of Soldiers Being Transported During Citizen Unrest
(Original Caption) The Revolution in Berlin is shown with revolutionary soldiers with machine guns mounted on automobile roof passing through Brandenburg gate

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: View of Soldiers Attacking Protesters From Window

View of Soldiers Attacking Protesters From Window
A scene in the Imperial Palace in Berlin is shown, during street fighting, with soldiers of the Revolutionary Regime firing from one of the windows

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Abraham Stupnicher Feeding Evicted Children

Abraham Stupnicher Feeding Evicted Children
(Original Caption) Many families living at numbers 856 and 864 East 172nd Street, New York City

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Suffragists Picketing Metropolitan Opera House

Suffragists Picketing Metropolitan Opera House
A group of suffragists picket outside the Metropolitan Opera House. From left to right: Ella C. Thompson, Alex Shields, Alice Paul, and Wilma Keams

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Striking Steelmill Workers Holding Bulletins

Striking Steelmill Workers Holding Bulletins
9/22/1919-Chicago, IL-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Steel strike at Illinois Steel Mills, Chicago. Photo shows strikers holding bulletins concerning a nation-wide strike

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Strike Agitator Addressing Crowd

Strike Agitator Addressing Crowd
(Original Caption) 9/24/1919-Gary, Indiana- A strike agitator addressing the strikers at a mass meeting at East End Park

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Group of Picketers Confronting Men

Group of Picketers Confronting Men
(Original Caption) 9/24/1919-Gary, IN- Pickets on duty in the vicinity of the steel mill. The policeman is an interested spectator

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Arthur Murray Demonstrating the Charleston

Arthur Murray Demonstrating the Charleston
Dance guru Arthur Murray demonstrates a Charleston step with a partner. Murray's nationwide dance studios swept America in the 1920s and are still going strong

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Movie Portrayal of Alexander Graham Bell

Movie Portrayal of Alexander Graham Bell
An actor portraying Alexander Graham Bell speaking into the Centennial telephone

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Irish Revolt

Irish Revolt
Military raid on the Regal Hotel in Dublin, during the Irish War of Independance

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Rioting in Dublin

Rioting in Dublin
Soldiers hold back civilians during bouts of rioting in the capital

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Haitians with Signs Demonstrate by Podium

Haitians with Signs Demonstrate by Podium
(Original Caption) 12/20/1921-Haiti-Over 12, 000 Haitians gathered in the Desselins Square, at the base of a monument erected in memory of the Father of Haiti

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Delegates Protesting

Delegates Protesting
(Original Caption) Delegates from Egyptian provinces in Cairo demand return of Said Pasha

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Protesting at Navy Yard

Protesting at Navy Yard
(Original Caption) Protests closing charleston navy yard

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Parade with Bi Amman

Parade with Bi Amman
(Original Caption) Latest photos of Ghandi movement in India

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Swiss Open Air Meeting

Swiss Open Air Meeting
(Original Caption) Open Air meeting of Parliamentary body of certain sections of Switzerland

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Swiss Open Air Meeting

Swiss Open Air Meeting
(Original Caption) Open Air meeting of Parliamentary body of certain sections of Switzerland

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Crowd with Signs Congregated Together

Crowd with Signs Congregated Together
(Original Caption) Antiwar demonstration in Berlin, July 1922

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Group of Woman Protesters

Group of Woman Protesters
(Original Caption) July 20, 1922. Placards at Entrance to White House Grounds

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Soldiers Guarding Railroad During Labor Strike

Soldiers Guarding Railroad During Labor Strike
Illinois State troopers maintain order at railroad tracks during a railroad strike

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: View of Massive Crowd Near Street Trolleys

View of Massive Crowd Near Street Trolleys
Unemployed "food riots" in Berlin is shown, as rioters raid trains

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Police Holding Hands to Form Barricade Against Citizens

Police Holding Hands to Form Barricade Against Citizens
A view of unemployed riots in Germany is shown with police trying to hold back mob in town of Schoenberg

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Suffragists Picketing House of Commons

Suffragists Picketing House of Commons
A group of suffragists picket outside the House of Commons. Presently, a bill is being passed giving women the right to vote at the age of 21

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Crowd of Dock Workers Holding Up Cards

Crowd of Dock Workers Holding Up Cards
Dock workers hold up their union cards during a walkout, which helped cripple Great Britain in the greatest strike in the history of the world

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Labor Day Demonstration Crowd

Labor Day Demonstration Crowd
(Original Caption) 5/27/1925-Tokyo, Japan: Japanese workmen, surrounded by police, make speeches during a Labor Day demonstration

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Unionists and Demonstrators at Marble Arch

Unionists and Demonstrators at Marble Arch
(Original Caption) 5/11/1926-London, England- A scene at the marble arch as the trade unionists and other demonstrators marched in procession into Hyde Park

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Riot Police Arrest Demonstrator on Street

Riot Police Arrest Demonstrator on Street
(Original Caption) 6/18/1926-Shanghai, China- The arrest of one of the May Day rioters

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Women Enrolling For Labor Demonstration

Women Enrolling For Labor Demonstration
(Original Caption) 4/1927-Chinese Women Participate in labor Demonstration... : Photo shows Chinese women enrolling for participation in a great labor demonstration

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Anti-War in Nicaragua Protest

Anti-War in Nicaragua Protest
(Original Caption) 1/15/1928-Washington

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: View of a May Day Unrest in Streets

View of a May Day Unrest in Streets
(Original Caption) Bitter controversy continues in the Berlin press and among the public as to the part played by the police in suppressing the Communist riots which broke out on May Day

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Unemployed Picketers with Signs at Civil Works Administration

Unemployed Picketers with Signs at Civil Works Administration
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Indian Women Forming Human Chain During Demonstration

Indian Women Forming Human Chain During Demonstration
INDIA. DEMONSTRATION, WOMEN FORMING A HUMAN WALL (CHAIN). 1930, PHOTOGRAPH

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Group of People Demonstrating

Group of People Demonstrating
(Original Caption) Large demonstrations were held sympathizers of India's freedom movement against England

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Bombay Police and Merchants During Street Protest

Bombay Police and Merchants During Street Protest
(Original Caption) Bombay, India: Bombay Merchants And Police Reach An Impasse When Merchants Stage Parade Protesting Against Police Atrocities

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Scene of Fatal Rioting in Mansura, Egypt

Scene of Fatal Rioting in Mansura, Egypt
A demonstration turned into a riot situation in Mansura, Egypt on July 22, 1930

Background imagePublic Demonstration Collection: Effigy of Argentine President over Street Pedestrians

Effigy of Argentine President over Street Pedestrians
(Original Caption) Buenos Aires, Argentina...Effigy Of Irigoyen "hanging" The Deposed President Of Argentina



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