Public Speaking Collection

Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev (1893-1985), Soviet geologist, speaking in public at his 80th birthday celebration. Urvantsev is best known for his exploration of northern Siberia and the Arctic

Roy Jenkins M. P. Speaking on common market. October 1961. P011425
Roy Jenkins M.P. Speaking on common market. October 1961. P011425

Roosevelt at Washington, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Roosevelt at Washington, 1912

Theodore Roosevelt speaking in N.J. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Theodore Roosevelt speaking in N.J. between c1910 and c1915

Theodore Roosevelt speaking in N.J. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Theodore Roosevelt speaking in N.J. between c1910 and c1915

World Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali held his first public speaking in England at the New Victoria Theatre in London, where a packed crowd listened and ask him questions. 29th November 1974

The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent Princess Michael of Kent was in the region to officially open the Disabled Ex-services Invitation World Games at Gateshead International Stadium 7 September

Winston Churchill speaking from the top of a car in Manchester in April 1908. In an April Cabinet changeover that saw Herbert Asquith become Prime Minister

Queen Elizabeth II visits Newcastle Central Station as part of a 12-stop tour to mark the electrification of the East Coast main railway line between London and Edinburgh Circa 1991

John Jasper, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John Jasper, 1887. African-American minister, activist and public speaker. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

George William Curtis, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Geo. Wm. Curtis, between 1855 and 1865. [Author, public speaker: in favour of African-American equality and civil rights ]

The General Election, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman at St Jamess Hall on 29 September (litho)
1600216 The General Election, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman at St Jamess Hall on 29 September (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The General Election)

The General Election, Mr Chamberlain addressing a Meeting in the Opera House, Coventry, on 1 October (litho)
1600213 The General Election, Mr Chamberlain addressing a Meeting in the Opera House, Coventry, on 1 October (litho) by Begg

The Prince of Waless First Public Speech since he received his Title, Installation of His Royal Highness as President
1628672 The Prince of Waless First Public Speech since he received his Title, Installation of His Royal Highness as President of St Bartholomews Hospital, 3 December (engraving) by Stewart

Berlin Demonstration
circa 1920: Crowds gather for a demonstration at the National Monument to Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany on the west side of the Royal Palace in Berlin

Portrait of George William Curtis (1824-1892), Circa 1870s. Creator: Purdy & Frear
Portrait of George William Curtis (1824-1892), Circa 1870s

Mr Bright speaking at the Townhall, Birmingham (engraving)
1099313 Mr Bright speaking at the Townhall, Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Bright speaking at the Townhall, Birmingham)

Evangelistic Society meeting, East 79th Street and Avenue A, New York City, July 24
1078912 Evangelistic Society meeting, East 79th Street and Avenue A, New York City, July 24, 1914 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Father Theobald Mathew administering the pledge in London (engraving)
587527 Father Theobald Mathew administering the pledge in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Opening day: the orators, 1876 (albumen print)
483685 Opening day: the orators, 1876 (albumen print) by American Photographer, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The druids inciting the Britons to oppose the landing of the Romans, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal
LLM438547 The druids inciting the Britons to oppose the landing of the Romans, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier

The Socialists, 1892 (etching)
3120566 The Socialists, 1892 (etching) by Strang, William (1859-1921); 24.8x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-portrait in centre); Abbott and Holder, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

Lord John Russell at the Soiree of the Leeds Mechanics Institution and Literary Society (engraving)
1618641 Lord John Russell at the Soiree of the Leeds Mechanics Institution and Literary Society (engraving) by English School

Stump Speaking (oil on canvas)
BBC186480 Stump Speaking (oil on canvas) by Bingham, George Caleb (1811-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: painting in the Boatmans Bank Collection, St)

Place de la Madeleine, Paris, 1857 (oil on canvas)
NUL384719 Place de la Madeleine, Paris, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Jacobsen, David (1821-71); 96.5x129.5 cm; Private Collection; Danish, out of copyright

Herodotos reading his History at a public festival, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World
LLM438549 Herodotos reading his History at a public festival, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

The Appeal to the People, 1923-24 (lithograph)
874645 The Appeal to the People, 1923-24 (lithograph) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 35.56 x46.04 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; American

The Sawdust Trail, 1917 (litho)
874626 The Sawdust Trail, 1917 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 68.58 x50.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: William Ashley Billy Sunday (1862-1935)

Portrait of the Very Rev Theobald Mathew (engraving)
587530 Portrait of the Very Rev Theobald Mathew (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stump Speaking, 1856 (hand-coloured mezzotint)
497574 Stump Speaking, 1856 (hand-coloured mezzotint) by Bingham, George Caleb (1811-79); 66.3x82 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Pauls Cross and Preaching there, 1809 (engraving)
468864 Pauls Cross and Preaching there, 1809 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The late Torchlight Meeting in New Palace-Yard, Westminster (engraving)
2773897 The late Torchlight Meeting in New Palace-Yard, Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Torchlight Meeting in New Palace-Yard)

Charles Dickens giving a public reading, 1858 (oil on ivory)
3071357 Charles Dickens giving a public reading, 1858 (oil on ivory) by Hannah, Robert (1812-1909); 33x25 cm; Charles Dickens Museum, London

Mr Gladstone addressing the Meeting on Blackheath (engraving)
1626011 Mr Gladstone addressing the Meeting on Blackheath (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstone addressing the Meeting on Blackheath)

The Travelling Orator (engraving)
1603350 The Travelling Orator (engraving) by Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Travelling Orator. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 9 July 1892)

Home Rule, Great Meeting at Belfast, Arrival of Mr Balfour at the Linen Hall (engraving)
1604178 Home Rule, Great Meeting at Belfast, Arrival of Mr Balfour at the Linen Hall (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Rule)

Among the London Anarchists, a Chant of Labour on Sunday Evening (engraving)
1047514 Among the London Anarchists, a Chant of Labour on Sunday Evening (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Among the London Anarchists)

Une seance du club des femmes, dans l eglise Saint-Germain-l Auxerrois
3504381 Une seance du club des femmes, dans l eglise Saint-Germain-l Auxerrois, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol

Anti-Home Rule Meeting at the Albert Hall, the Bishop of Derby speaking (engraving)
1604219 Anti-Home Rule Meeting at the Albert Hall, the Bishop of Derby speaking (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Opening of the Nottingham Arboretum, the Mayors Address (engraving)
1607463 Opening of the Nottingham Arboretum, the Mayors Address (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the Nottingham Arboretum, the Mayors Address)

Addressing the free and independent electors (engraving)
614498 Addressing the free and independent electors (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Addressing the free and independent electors)

The Manchester Ship Canal, Great Meeting in the Free-Trade Hall (engraving)
1614286 The Manchester Ship Canal, Great Meeting in the Free-Trade Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manchester Ship Canal)

Polly Edwards, at the Meeting of Sheril Heath (engraving)
1594014 Polly Edwards, at the Meeting of Sheril Heath (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polly Edwards, at the Meeting of Sheril Heath)

M Kossuth addressing the people at Charing Cross (engraving)
602330 M Kossuth addressing the people at Charing Cross (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Kossuth addressing the people at Charing Cross)

View of the Hustings in Covent Garden - Vide. The Westminster Election
2632287 View of the Hustings in Covent Garden - Vide. The Westminster Election, November 1806 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Meeting of the United Committee for Special Services, at the Duke of Devonshires Villa, Chiswick (engraving)
1621822 Meeting of the United Committee for Special Services, at the Duke of Devonshires Villa, Chiswick (engraving) by English School

A Chartist Meeting at Basin Stones, Todmorden, 1842 (oil on canvas)
3822235 A Chartist Meeting at Basin Stones, Todmorden, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Bayes, Alfred Walter (1858-1903); 40.6x61 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire

O Connell at the Balcony, in Merrion-Square, Dublin (engraving)
1625098 O Connell at the Balcony, in Merrion-Square, Dublin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: O Connell at the Balcony, in Merrion-Square, Dublin)

Soiree at the Liverpool Mechanics Institution, on Monday Last, Mr Dickenss Address (engraving)
1101056 Soiree at the Liverpool Mechanics Institution, on Monday Last, Mr Dickenss Address (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

How the Bowery Boys Amuse Themselves, 1863 (wood engraving)
1078660 How the Bowery Boys Amuse Themselves, 1863 (wood engraving) by McLenan, John (1827-65); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: published in Harpers Weekly, March 28)

Public Speaking (chromolitho)
2816124 Public Speaking (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Public Speaking. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Mr Gladstones Attitudes when addressing the House (engraving)
2781642 Mr Gladstones Attitudes when addressing the House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstones Attitudes when addressing the House)

Archbishop Manning addressing the meeting in Hyde Park (engraving)
605227 Archbishop Manning addressing the meeting in Hyde Park (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meeting of the Campesinos: At the table Xavier Guerrero and Julio Antonio Mella, Jalapa
472726 Meeting of the Campesinos: At the table Xavier Guerrero and Julio Antonio Mella, Jalapa, Mexico, 1927 (b/w photo) by Modotti

He left the assembly hiding his face in his cloak, illustration from The Story of Greece
STC306482 He left the assembly hiding his face in his cloak, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

The Eastern Question (engraving)
587237 The Eastern Question (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eastern Question: conference at St Jamess Hall, London)

Cardinal Manning administering the temperance pledge (engraving)
587535 Cardinal Manning administering the temperance pledge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Irish Sketches, an Itinerant Orator, a Sketch near Killarney (engraving)
1613965 Irish Sketches, an Itinerant Orator, a Sketch near Killarney (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Sketches, an Itinerant Orator)

Sketches at the Great Labour Demonstration in Hyde Park (engraving)
1603112 Sketches at the Great Labour Demonstration in Hyde Park (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

The City Anti-Home Rule Meeting at Guildhall, Mr Chamberlain speaking (engraving)
1604251 The City Anti-Home Rule Meeting at Guildhall, Mr Chamberlain speaking (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Billy Sunday, 1923 (litho)
874640 Billy Sunday, 1923 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 22.86 x41.28 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: William Ashley Billy Sunday (1862-1935)

World War II Religion. The Archbishop of Canterbury to-night addressed a meeting at West Ham United Football Ground. He spoke in support of the Religion and Life Movement

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) greeting muslims at a public speaking about Islam. Ali is in London for of his rematch with British Heavyweight Henry Cooper to be held at Highbury Stadium. 20th May 1966

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) speaking to Muslims. Ali is in London for of his rematch with British Heavyweight Henry Cooper to be held at Highbury Stadium. 20th May 1966

World Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali held his first public speaking in England at the New Victoria Theatre in London, where a packed crowd listened and ask him questions. 29th November 1974

Actress Julie Christie attends a Stop the War Games Rally at Eldon Square in Newcastle 13 September 1980 - The Rally was organised by the Tyneside Anti-Nuclear Campaign in conjunction with Peace

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards at Heaton Manor School in Newcastle to help launch the Solar Network, which its backers claim will make Newcastle a world centre for this form of renewable

The Queen addresses international MPs in The Palace of Westminster. 5th September 1975

Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. Margaret Thatcher. 10th October 1980

Chris Evans hosts a Labour Party membership drive with Tony Blair at the Grosnevor Hotel London

Princess Elizabeth visits paris with the duke of Edinburgh May 1948

Suez Crisis 1956 Harold MacMillan speaking at the Conservative Party Conference 1956

The Prime Minister Harold MacMillan at the 1962 Conservative Party Conference, his last as Prime Minister and Party leader as he was taken ill the following year

The Prime Minister Harold Macmillan stirs up the party faithful at the 1962 Conservative Prime Minister. It was to be his last conference as party leader

The Prime Minister Harold MacMillan at the 1962 Conservative Party Conference, his last as Prime Minister and Party leader as he was taken ill the following year

The Prime Minister Harold Macmillan stirs up the party faithful at the 1962 Conservative Prime Minister. It was to be his last conference as party leader

Rocky Marciano January 1962 at The Cafe Royal in London talking to members of the National Sporting Club

Suez Crisis 1956 Harold MacMillan speaking at the Conservative Party Conference 1956

Labour leader Michael Foot speaking during the general election in Bradford. 4th June 1983

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Newcastle Sports Council civic dinner at Newcastle Civic Centre, presenting Peter Beardsley with his Sports Personality of the Year award Peter receiving

A crowd of people listen to a public speaker in Newcastles Bigg Market 13 July 1970

Sheik Abeid Karume, the first President of Zanzibar, an ex-deckhand who seized power after the revolution in 1964. 20th October 1970

Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales during his visit to the North East 7 December 1983 - Prince Charles at Moorside School

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"Captivating the Masses: The Power of Public Speaking" Public speaking has long been a tool for inspiring, persuading, and captivating audiences throughout history. From Nikolay Urvantsev's compelling lectures on geology to Roy Jenkins M. P. 's influential speeches on the common market in 1961, these orators have left an indelible mark. Even royalty has embraced the art of public speaking. Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Newcastle Central Station as part of her extensive tour showcased her ability to connect with people from all walks of life. Similarly, when George William Curtis took center stage between 1855 and 1865, his words resonated with listeners across generations. Political rallies have also witnessed remarkable moments in public speaking history. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's address at St James's Hall during the General Election stirred up enthusiasm among supporters. Likewise, Mr Chamberlain electrified crowds at Coventry's Opera House just days later. Not limited to politicians alone, even members of royal families have utilized their platform effectively. The Prince of Wales' first public speech after receiving his title as President of St Bartholomew's Hospital demonstrated his commitment to serving others. Beyond politics and royalty lies the power in various contexts. Whether it be Berlin demonstrations or evangelistic society meetings in New York City, individuals like Alfonso d Avalos and Mr Bright used their voices to inspire change and ignite passion within their respective communities. Through eloquence and charisma, these speakers transformed mere words into catalysts for progress and unity. Their ability to captivate audiences transcended time periods and cultures alike – leaving an enduring legacy that continues to shape our world today.