Repeal Collection

A scene at a bar in Greenwich Village, after the repeal of Prohibition, 1933
PROHIBITION REPEAL, 1933. A scene at a bar in Greenwich Village, after the repeal of Prohibition, 1933

Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade, hurrying Robert Peel the Prime Minister, along the Free Trade Path

Daniel O'Connell campaigning for the repeal of the Act of Union at a meeting in Trim, County Meath, Ireland in 1843
3083169 Daniel O'Connell campaigning for the repeal of the Act of Union at a meeting in Trim, County Meath, Ireland in 1843.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel O'Connell, 1775 - 1847)

Robert Peel (1788-1850), Prime Minister, taking his final curtain call. His Repeal of Corn Laws passed on 25 June but
527838 Robert Peel (1788-1850), Prime Minister, taking his final curtain call. His Repeal of Corn Laws passed on 25 June but same night was defeated on his Irish bill. Resigned 29 June

President Cleveland at the helm of a yacht, 1893
1576809 President Cleveland at the helm of a yacht, 1893; (add.info.: The greatest race of the yachting season' President Cleveland at the helm labelled "Congress" of a yacht labelled)

John Bull looking forward to the Land of Promise where there will be Parliamentary Reform, repeal of the Corn Laws
527916 John Bull looking forward to the Land of Promise where there will be Parliamentary Reform, repeal of the Corn Laws, Free Trade, abolition of Window Tax. Cartoon JL Marks, London, c1832

Daniel O'Connell (1755-1847) 'The Liberator', Irish politician and patriot
527835 Daniel O'Connell (1755-1847) 'The Liberator', Irish politician and patriot, shown with the Irish Frankenstein, the monster of his creation (as England saw it)

Punch's' monument to Robert Peel (1788-1850) for the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846
527837 Punch's' monument to Robert Peel (1788-1850) for the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. From 1815 to 1846 Corn Laws kept corn prices high to protect farmers from foreign competition

The Obelisk under the Liberty Tree, Boston, 1766 (printed 1973). Creator: Paul Revere
The Obelisk under the Liberty Tree, Boston, 1766 (printed 1973)

Cartoon, The Seven-league boots 1846
Cartoon, The Seven-league boots; or, Death of Giant Monopoly. A satirical comment on the repeal of the Corn Laws, depicting Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister

Free Trade Medal, 1846 (metal)
2650267 Free Trade Medal, 1846 (metal) by English School, (19th century); diam: 4.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Metal commemorating the passing of the anti-corn law league bill)

Woman holding poster, "Abolish Prohibition!", 1931 (b/w photo)
5052066 Woman holding poster, "Abolish Prohibition!", 1931 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, Washington DC, 1932 (b/w photo)
3964010 Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, Washington DC, 1932 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Goody Bull or the Second Part of the Repeal, March 18, 1766. March 18, 1766. Creator: Anon
Goody Bull or the Second Part of the Repeal, March 18, 1766

Sir Robert Peel announcing his conversion to free trade principles during the debate on the Corn Laws in the House of
6033024 Sir Robert Peel announcing his conversion to free trade principles during the debate on the Corn Laws in the House of Commons, Westminster, 22 January 1846 (photogravure) by Wilson

Punch cartoon: A Vision of the Repeal of the Window Tax (engraving)
6034646 Punch cartoon: A Vision of the Repeal of the Window Tax (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Vision of the Repeal of the Window Tax)

Printed letter from Joseph Crish, Beadle of Guildhall, London (engraving)
609536 Printed letter from Joseph Crish, Beadle of Guildhall, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Printed letter from Joseph Crish)

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

Mr. Ewart Moving the Repeal of the Advertisement Duty (engraving)
664091 Mr. Ewart Moving the Repeal of the Advertisement Duty (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr. Ewart Moving the Repeal of the Advertisement Duty)

The Royal Assent given to Corn Law Repeal (engraving)
1594198 The Royal Assent given to Corn Law Repeal (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Assent given to Corn Law Repeal)

Cartoon, The Protection Giant -- Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the Blood of an Englishman; Be he Alive, or be he Dead, I ll grind his Bones to make my Bread

Cartoon, Rebecca and Her Daughters. A parody of an illustration which appeared in the Illustrated London News in February of the same year

Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament. A satirical comment on conflicts within the Conservative Party over Sir Robert Peels repeal of the Corn Laws

The Ghost of Protection appearing to Mr Disraeli (engraving)
2777173 The Ghost of Protection appearing to Mr Disraeli (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ghost of Protection appearing to Mr Disraeli)

Repeal of the Corn Tax, 1846 (colour litho)
3621864 Repeal of the Corn Tax, 1846 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Repeal of the Corn Tax, 1846)

America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain

Meeting for the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge, in St Martin s-Hall, Long-Acre (engraving)
1625466 Meeting for the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge, in St Martin s-Hall, Long-Acre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The State of the Nation, Disraeli measuring the British Lion (engraving)
2777179 The State of the Nation, Disraeli measuring the British Lion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The State of the Nation)

The grand meeting of the Metropolitan Trades Unions in the Copenhagen Fields, 21 April 1834 (coloured engraving)
560296 The grand meeting of the Metropolitan Trades Unions in the Copenhagen Fields, 21 April 1834 (coloured engraving) by English School

The Moorish pleading for King Philip III to repeal the decree of expulsion of 1609. Engraving published in La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana on a painting by E. Long

Stamp Act repeal, 1766
Handbill announcing repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Newspaper Tax Opposed
A meeting for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge, held at St Martins Hall, Long Acre, London : the chief target is the tax on newspapers. Date: 1851

William Smith O brien-1
WILLIAM SMITH O BRIEN - Irish statesman, patriot who sided with the Repeal agitation in 1844 but broke with O Connell and espoused a revolutionary agenda which led to trouble. Date: 1803 - 1864

William Smith O brien-3
WILLIAM SMITH O BRIEN - Irish statesman, patriot who sided with the Repeal agitation in 1844 but broke with O Connell and espoused a revolutionary agenda which led to trouble. Date: 1803 - 1864

William Smith O brien-2
WILLIAM SMITH O BRIEN - Irish statesman, patriot who sided with the Repeal agitation in 1844 but broke with O Connell and espoused a revolutionary agenda which led to trouble. Date: 1803 - 1864

SAN FRANCISCO: SIGNS, 1937. Hand-painted billboard and a signs advocating the repeal of an anti-picketing ordinance, on the side of a building in San Francisco, California

Source Size = 2453 x 1794
Great Repeal Meeting, in Washington Hall

Meeting for the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge, at St. Martins Hall, Long Acre, London, Uk, 1851 Engraving

Francis Place (engraving)
XJF311652 Francis Place (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Place (1771-1854), English Social Reformer and author of The Principle of Population ; ); English

The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph)
XJF2920770 The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Ashley Cooper (1801-85) seventh earl of Shaftesbury

The Hon. Mrs Yelverton, 1861 (newsprint)
XJF379700 The Hon. Mrs Yelverton, 1861 (newsprint) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Yelverton Case, involving a disputed marriage between Maria Teresa Longworth)

The Hon. Mrs Yelverton, illustration from Illustrated Sporting News, 1861
XJF379701 The Hon. Mrs Yelverton, illustration from Illustrated Sporting News, 1861 (newsprint) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Yelverton Case)

Major Yelverton and Teresa Longworth (Mrs Yelverton), illustration from Reynolds
XJF379702 Major Yelverton and Teresa Longworth (Mrs Yelverton), illustration from Reynolds Miscellany, 1861 (litho) by English School

You may know a man by the company he keeps, 1833 (lithograph)
XJF2920867 You may know a man by the company he keeps, 1833 (lithograph) by Doyle, John (H.B.) (1797-1868); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ballance or The Americans Triumphant 1766 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF105353 " The Ballance or The Americans Triumphant" 1766 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

BENJAMIN DISRAELI CARTOON. The state of the nation: Disraeli measuring the British Lion. Cartoon by John Leech from Punch, 1849, three years after the repeal of the Corn Laws

STAMP ACT CARTOON, 1766. Detail of a cartoon, 1766, captioned The Ballance, or the Americans Triumphant commenting on William Pitts speech in Parliament, 14 January 1766

SPIRITS DUTIES ACT, 1791. First page of an act of Congress, 6 December 1791, repealing duty on imported spirits and imposing taxes on spirits distilled in the United States

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"Cheers to Freedom: Celebrating the Repeal of Prohibition in Greenwich Village, 1933" Step into a vibrant scene at a bar in Greenwich Village, where joyous laughter and clinking glasses fill the air, and is the year 1933, and after thirteen long years of Prohibition, the nation has finally come to its senses. The repeal has lifted the heavy burden that stifled spirits and drowned hopes. In another time, across centuries past, we find ourselves immersed in history's embrace. A whimsical cartoon from 1846 takes us on an enchanting journey with "The Seven-league boots, " transporting us swiftly through landscapes unknown. As we traverse these realms, we witness how progress unfolds through each step taken towards freedom. A glimmering medal catches our eye - it bears the inscription "Free Trade. " Crafted in 1846 during a pivotal era for economic reform, this metal emblem symbolizes hope for open markets and prosperity for all. It serves as a reminder that barriers can be shattered when people unite under common goals. Amidst black-and-white photographs frozen in time stands a woman holding up her voice on paper: "Abolish Prohibition. " Her poster echoes sentiments shared by many during those tumultuous years leading up to its repeal. In Washington DC of 1932, women gather under the banner of Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform; their determination fuels change. Traveling back further still to mid-19th century England reveals an engraving depicting an Anti-Corn Law League cartoon from 1843-6. This powerful image captures public sentiment against protectionist policies that hindered trade and impoverished communities. The struggle was real but not insurmountable; engraved depictions show registered membership soaring within National Anti-Corn Law League around c. 1840. Yet even before these events unfolded lies evidence of resistance etched onto stamps commemorating significant moments in history.