Crisis Collection (page 5)

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)

In the heart of the British Legation, the home of Sir Claude and Lady Macdonald (b / w photo)
6003664 In the heart of the British Legation, the home of Sir Claude and Lady Macdonald (b/w photo) by European Photographer

The Crisis in Ireland, Opening of the Court of the Land Commission (engraving)
1054674 The Crisis in Ireland, Opening of the Court of the Land Commission (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Ireland)

The Crisis in Ireland, Land Commissioners inspecting a Holding near Limerick (engraving)
1054729 The Crisis in Ireland, Land Commissioners inspecting a Holding near Limerick (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Ireland)

The Crisis in Egypt, the British Fleet available to defend our Interests in the East (engraving)
1624105 The Crisis in Egypt, the British Fleet available to defend our Interests in the East (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Egypt)

The Crisis in Crete, with the Forces of the Powers (litho)
1036873 The Crisis in Crete, with the Forces of the Powers (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Crete, with the Forces of the Powers)

The Crisis in the East, the Turkish Fleet leaving the Dardanelles for Cretan Waters (litho)
1036860 The Crisis in the East, the Turkish Fleet leaving the Dardanelles for Cretan Waters (litho) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Crisis in Egypt, the Men for Arabi Pasha, English and French Sailors at Alexandria (engraving)
1624071 The Crisis in Egypt, the Men for Arabi Pasha, English and French Sailors at Alexandria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Egypt)

The Crisis in Egypt, the Bows of one of Her Majestys Ships of War (engraving)
1622301 The Crisis in Egypt, the Bows of one of Her Majestys Ships of War (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Egypt)

The Crisis in China, Count Waldersee inspecting French Troops on his Arrival at Shanghai (litho)
1039985 The Crisis in China, Count Waldersee inspecting French Troops on his Arrival at Shanghai (litho) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China)

The Crisis in Burma (engraving)
1041239 The Crisis in Burma (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Burma)

The Crisis in the Balkan Peninsula (engraving)
1041201 The Crisis in the Balkan Peninsula (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in the Balkan Peninsula)

The Crisis in Persia, Typical Scenes (litho)
1042167 The Crisis in Persia, Typical Scenes (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Persia, Typical Scenes)

The Crisis in the Transvaal, fighting their Battles over Again (litho)
1042065 The Crisis in the Transvaal, fighting their Battles over Again (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in the Transvaal)

The Crisis in Johannesburg, Uitlander Preparations (litho)
1041917 The Crisis in Johannesburg, Uitlander Preparations (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Johannesburg, Uitlander Preparations)

The Crisis in the East, Members of the British Embassy at Constantinople (engraving)
1050056 The Crisis in the East, Members of the British Embassy at Constantinople (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in the East)

The Crisis in Constantinople, Armenian Refugees on Board the SS "Douro"(b / w photo)
1051005 The Crisis in Constantinople, Armenian Refugees on Board the SS " Douro" (b/w photo) by English photographer

The Crisis in the East (engraving)
1050121 The Crisis in the East (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in the East)

The Crisis in Matabeleland (engraving)
1063176 The Crisis in Matabeleland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Matabeleland)

Teapot Stamp Act Repeal d, Cockhill Pit Factory
940967 Teapot Stamp Act Repeal d, Cockhill Pit Factory, 1766 (lead-glazed earthenware) by English School, (18th century); height: 13.2 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

The Crisis in the East, Sketches at Constantinople (engraving)
1061317 The Crisis in the East, Sketches at Constantinople (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in the East, Sketches at Constantinople)

The Crisis at Constantinople (litho)
1100496 The Crisis at Constantinople (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis at Constantinople)

The reception given by the Speakers wife, Mrs Gully, at the House of Commons (engraving)
604410 The reception given by the Speakers wife, Mrs Gully, at the House of Commons (engraving) by Wilson, Walter (1851-1912) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bartering in Russia after the collapse of the currency following the Russian Revolution
473612 Bartering in Russia after the collapse of the currency following the Russian Revolution, illustration from La Domenica del Corriere, 1 June, 1919 (colour litho) by Beltrame

The crisis of the moment (colour litho)
2808861 The crisis of the moment (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The crisis of the moment)

The serious unemployment crisis in the province of Ferrara, women who prevent chivalry... (colour litho)
2815541 The serious unemployment crisis in the province of Ferrara, women who prevent chivalry... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Fight for the Standard at the Battle of Pinkie, near Musselburgh, Scotland, 10 September 1547, during the War of the Rough Wooing, part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars

The Austro-Hungarian crisis (colour litho)
2795989 The Austro-Hungarian crisis (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Austro-Hungarian crisis)

The World, Boston Theatre Company, USA - Tableau II, a dramatic scene from The Infernal Machine. Date: late 19th century

The Crisis in China, Views in Peking and Neighbourhood (b / w photo)
1606542 The Crisis in China, Views in Peking and Neighbourhood (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China)

The Crisis in China, Scenes in Tientsin after the Bombardment (b / w photo)
1600616 The Crisis in China, Scenes in Tientsin after the Bombardment (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China)

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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.