Wall Gallery

Rathmullan, Co. Donegal

Rathmullan, Co. Donegal - an elevated view of the village with a group of men standing by the sea wall. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Rathmullan). Date: circa early 1900s

© National Museums NI / Mary Evans

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Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France

At the Montparnasse terminus of the Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest, the Granville train crashes through the buffers and into the street (Rue de Rennes), killing a poor woman selling newspapers (Marie-Augustine Aguilard) - Tuesday, 22nd October 1895 at 4:05 in the afternoon. The Driver was Guillaume-Marie Pellerin. Date: 1895

The Thief - painting by Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa

Postcard image after a painting by Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa La Ladrona ("The Thief") in the los Tiros art gallery in Granada, Spain. Painted in about 1900, showing a female criminal standing in the street, shackled to the wall by her neck and wrists - displayed as a warning to others. Date: circa 1900

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection