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Demonstration Collection (page 4)

"Demonstration: A Glimpse into the Power of Collective Action" From historic rallies to artistic expressions

Background imageDemonstration Collection: The ambulance squad of the 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers

The ambulance squad of the 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers
5308445 The ambulance squad of the 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers.; (add.info.: Engravings depicting the ambulance squad of the 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers giving a demonstration before)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850

A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850
3330605 A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives from shipwrecks by)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY

Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY
NWI4695033 Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY.; (add.info.: Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Chief of Police lynched by the crowd in Paris, 1899 (illustration)

Chief of Police lynched by the crowd in Paris, 1899 (illustration)
8698435 Chief of Police lynched by the crowd in Paris, 1899 (illustration) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); (add.info.: Society. Justice. Chief of Police lynched by the crowd in Paris)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Sabots Elastiques being demonstrated, 1860 (engraving)

Sabots Elastiques being demonstrated, 1860 (engraving)
1579534 Sabots Elastiques being demonstrated, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Sabots Elastiques being demonstrated. Sabots Elastiques is an apparatus for walking on water)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: World War I 1914-1918: Demonstration of German airforce effectiveness

World War I 1914-1918: Demonstration of German airforce effectiveness. 1918 German propaganda poster of British biplane
528527 World War I 1914-1918: Demonstration of German airforce effectiveness. 1918 German propaganda poster of British biplane going down in flames. Sigmund Suchodolski (1875-1935) German artist

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Demonstration of the Earth's rotation using (Jean Bernard) Leon Foucault's Pendulum

Demonstration of the Earth's rotation using (Jean Bernard) Leon Foucault's Pendulum, 1887 (engraving)
535581 Demonstration of the Earth's rotation using (Jean Bernard) Leon Foucault's Pendulum, 1887 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635310 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Demonstration of how Roman numerals may be formed with the fingers (litho)

Demonstration of how Roman numerals may be formed with the fingers (litho)
8641530 Demonstration of how Roman numerals may be formed with the fingers (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: F1 Formula 1 Formula One Parade Demonstration

F1 Formula 1 Formula One Parade Demonstration
London, United Kingdom. Wednesday 12 July 2017. Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, demonstrates a 1991 McLaren MP4/6 that was raced by Ayrton Senna

Background imageDemonstration Collection: The Great Unionist demonstration in Belfast 1892

The Great Unionist demonstration in Belfast 1892
5312089 The Great Unionist demonstration in Belfast 1892; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Unionist demonstration in Belfast 1892)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show

Steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show
3732404 Steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show; (add.info.: Illustration depicting steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: A demonstration of Boydell's steam plough

A demonstration of Boydell's steam plough
3740609 A demonstration of Boydell's steam plough; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a demonstration of Boydell's steam plough. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show

Steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show
3740725 Steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show; (add.info.: Illustration depicting steam engines and threshing machines at the 1854 Smithfield Show)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Deroulede and Habert trying to circumvent General Roger and his troops during a nationalist march

Deroulede and Habert trying to circumvent General Roger and his troops during a nationalist march in Paris, 1899
3480895 Deroulede and Habert trying to circumvent General Roger and his troops during a nationalist march in Paris, 1899; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: A demonstration in Dublin, 1899

A demonstration in Dublin, 1899
3480851 A demonstration in Dublin, 1899; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a demonstration in Dublin in 1899, against Joseph Chamberlain (1836 - 1914)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd

The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo)
3331003 The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of members of the Red Guards)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850

A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850
3331171 A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives from shipwrecks by)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Procession of the Holy League in Paris, 1590 (print)

Procession of the Holy League in Paris, 1590 (print)
2757146 Procession of the Holy League in Paris, 1590 (print); (add.info.: France. Procession de la Ligue a Paris, 1590. Coll. Part. History. France. French Wars of Religion)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Repeat of Foucault's demonstration of the Earth's rotation made at the Polytechnic Institution

Repeat of Foucault's demonstration of the Earth's rotation made at the Polytechnic Institution
530775 Repeat of Foucault's demonstration of the Earth's rotation made at the Polytechnic Institution, London in May 1851 by Dr Bachhoffner. Leon Foucault (1819-1861) French physicist

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Anti Home Rule demonstration, Donegall Place to Linen Hall Square, Belfast (engraving)

Anti Home Rule demonstration, Donegall Place to Linen Hall Square, Belfast (engraving)
8631556 Anti Home Rule demonstration, Donegall Place to Linen Hall Square, Belfast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anti Home Rule demonstration)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Burning of the Home Rule Bill, Linen Hall Square, Belfast, Ireland (engraving)

Burning of the Home Rule Bill, Linen Hall Square, Belfast, Ireland (engraving)
8631555 Burning of the Home Rule Bill, Linen Hall Square, Belfast, Ireland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Police arresting demonstators at a rally by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Police arresting demonstators at a rally by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635298 Police arresting demonstators at a rally by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635309 Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: A heavily stocked window mainly of canned goods (b/w photo)

A heavily stocked window mainly of canned goods (b/w photo)
8647458 A heavily stocked window mainly of canned goods (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heavily stocked window mainly of canned goods)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Ulster Unionist demonstration, Herne Hill, London, 1914 (b/w photo)

Ulster Unionist demonstration, Herne Hill, London, 1914 (b/w photo)
8626509 Ulster Unionist demonstration, Herne Hill, London, 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: May Day demonstrations before the General Strike, London, 1926 (b/w photo)

May Day demonstrations before the General Strike, London, 1926 (b/w photo)
8626466 May Day demonstrations before the General Strike, London, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver)

Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver)
7339290 Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver) by Soranzo, Mario (fl.1765); 3.3x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageDemonstration Collection: A riotous mob of Spencian Philanthropists during The Spa Fields Riots, Islington, London

A riotous mob of Spencian Philanthropists during The Spa Fields Riots, Islington, London, England in 1816
3062199 A riotous mob of Spencian Philanthropists during The Spa Fields Riots, Islington, London, England in 1816.; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: An engraved guide of the Grotto del Cane, demonstrating the dangers of suffocating in the grotto

An engraved guide of the Grotto del Cane, demonstrating the dangers of suffocating in the grotto by holding his dog in
5311017 An engraved guide of the Grotto del Cane, demonstrating the dangers of suffocating in the grotto by holding his dog in the fumes until it was almost unconscious

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys, 1887

Solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys, 1887
3480083 Solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys, 1887; (add.info.: Solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys in a darkened room by means of a Heliostat and a prism)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Liberal Party rally disrupted by suffragettes, 1905

Liberal Party rally disrupted by suffragettes, 1905
3037858 Liberal Party rally disrupted by suffragettes, 1905 by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Vintage IAF VIII

Vintage IAF VIII
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Vintage IAF III

Vintage IAF III
Tal Paz-Fridman

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Demonstration in the garden of the Tuileries, 1890 (engraving)

Demonstration in the garden of the Tuileries, 1890 (engraving)
1574801 Demonstration in the garden of the Tuileries, 1890 (engraving); (add.info.: Demonstration in the garden of the Tuileries, Paris in 1882)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: March by members of the Women's Land Army, Lincoln, 1918 (b/w photo)

March by members of the Women's Land Army, Lincoln, 1918 (b/w photo)
8626501 March by members of the Women's Land Army, Lincoln, 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635313 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635312 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635311 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London

Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London, England 21 April 1834 in protest against
5614428 Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London, England 21 April 1834 in protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: An engraving depicting a demonstration of how white light is broken down into the spectrum

An engraving depicting a demonstration of how white light is broken down into the spectrum
5311269 An engraving depicting a demonstration of how white light is broken down into the spectrum and can be reconstructed into white light

Background imageDemonstration Collection: F1 Formula 1 Formula One Parade Demonstration

F1 Formula 1 Formula One Parade Demonstration
London, United Kingdom. Wednesday 12 July 2017. Former racer Susie Wolff talks with Jenson Button, McLaren. World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/LAT Images ref: Digital Image _31I9342

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Engraving depicting the solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys in a darkened room by

Engraving depicting the solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys in a darkened room by means of a heliostat
5309431 Engraving depicting the solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys in a darkened room by means of a heliostat and a prism

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Bloody Sunday in St Petersburg, Russia in 1905 (print)

Bloody Sunday in St Petersburg, Russia in 1905 (print)
5669577 Bloody Sunday in St Petersburg, Russia in 1905 (print); (add.info.: French satirical Illustration after the Bloody Sunday, 22 January 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Protesters passing a man with a sandwhich board

Protesters passing a man with a sandwhich board
5616659 Protesters passing a man with a sandwhich board; (add.info.: 19th century protesters passing a man with a sandwich board advertising 'Jones Eating House' London 1843)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic 1849. Gentleman facing a revolt by his wife, children

Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic 1849. Gentleman facing a revolt by his wife, children
FLO4995421 Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic 1849. Gentleman facing a revolt by his wife, children, housekeepper and servants

Background imageDemonstration Collection: Russian agitators demonstrating at the Russian Pavilion in advance of the Exposition Universelle

Russian agitators demonstrating at the Russian Pavilion in advance of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, 1900
3480901 Russian agitators demonstrating at the Russian Pavilion in advance of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, 1900; (add.info)

Background imageDemonstration Collection: A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham

A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham
3740742 A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.



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"Demonstration: A Glimpse into the Power of Collective Action" From historic rallies to artistic expressions, demonstrations have long been a powerful tool for expressing ideas and effecting change. Just like Joseph Wright's "The Orrery" beautifully showcases the demonstration of scientific principles, various events throughout history have exemplified the strength of collective voices. One such event was the Suffragette Rally during Women's Sunday Programme in 1908. Thousands gathered, demanding equal rights and suffrage for women. Their determination echoed again in 1906 when Suffragettes held another demonstration, leaving an indelible mark on history. In 1936, the Jarrow Marchers embarked on a journey that would become an iconic demonstration against unemployment and poverty. Their resilience symbolized unity as they marched from Jarrow to London, capturing national attention. Demonstrations aren't limited to political causes alone; even sports like fencing exhibit strategic positions as athletes demonstrate their skills with precision and grace. Artistic demonstrations also hold immense power. In Joseph Wright's painting "The Airpump, " he portrays a scientific experiment demonstrating air pressure – showcasing how art can capture moments of discovery and enlightenment. Beyond traditional forms of protest or expression, John Lennon and Yoko Ono famously staged their week-long Bed-In at Amsterdam's Hilton Hotel in 1969. This unconventional demonstration aimed to promote peace by challenging societal norms through peaceful resistance. Even automobiles like Richard Boyall's Ford Escort MK1 (CM30 2348) or aircrafts like the DC3 Dakota (Douglas C-47) can be seen as demonstrations of engineering prowess and technological advancements that shape our world today. Furthermore, magnetic repulsion demonstrates fundamental physics principles while Suffragette Demonstrations in Hyde Park serve as reminders of courageous women who fought tirelessly for gender equality over a century ago. In essence they can more than just gatherings or displays; they represent humanity's desire for progress, justice, and freedom.