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Commotion Collection

Background imageCommotion Collection: Bull In A China Shop

Bull In A China Shop
5th July 1950: An Ayrshire bull causing havoc in the midst of wrecked china for the filming of a scene on the China industry at Hayeswood Farm, Madresfield, Worcestershire

Background imageCommotion Collection: Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire
9th October 1871: Firemen at the scene of a blaze during the Chicago Fire of 1871, which resulted in 250 deaths and losses of $196 million. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Wall Street NYC

Wall Street NYC
circa 1930: Fluctuations in the New York Stock Exchange are reflected in the mood of Wall Street. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Fen Flood

Fen Flood
24th May 1862: An attempt to form a dam in the middle-level drain during the Great Flood in the Fens. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Piazza San Marco

Piazza San Marco
circa 1900: A regatta passes the crowds which have flocked into St Marks Square in Venice. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution
1917: Fleeing crowds during the Russian Revolution which resulted in the seizing of power by the Bolsheviks under Lenin. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Early Birds

Early Birds
11th January 1928: The early morning rush to secure places at the Caledonian Market. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Stock Exchange Crash

Stock Exchange Crash
16th September 1873: The rush from the New York Stock Exchange as banks began to fail and close, leading to a ten-day closure of the Stock Exchange. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Zoo Mayhem

Zoo Mayhem
circa 1825: Popular Gardens - Tom, Jerry and Logic laughing at the bustle and alarm occasioned amongst the visitors by the escape of a kangaroo, the Fat Knight down on the subject

Background imageCommotion Collection: Whites Chocolate House

Whites Chocolate House
An english gaming house, Whites Chocolate House, London depicted in one of a series of cautionary engravings, entitled The Rakes Progress, by english satirical artist William Hogarth, 1733

Background imageCommotion Collection: Rushing Punters

Rushing Punters
As the Casino at Monte Carlo opens for business, eager gamblers rush to secure their lucky seat at the gaming tables. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Bewitched

Bewitched
circa 1850: Grandpapas story of the witches frolic. Original Artist: By Cruikshank (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Toll Evasion

Toll Evasion
circa 1800: Toll collectors in pursuit of a man on horseback dashing through a toll gate. Original Artist: By J Thompson (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Oh! Heres The Missus

Oh! Heres The Missus
circa 1840: Servants enjoying an illicit meal above stairs are horrified by the unexpected arrival of the mistress of the house

Background imageCommotion Collection: Old Oxford Circus

Old Oxford Circus
circa 1870: Hansom cabs and public coaches jostle past Oxford Circus, London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Last Stand

Last Stand
The Attack on the Redoubt, drawn by W. J. Morgan, December 1877. A group of children recreate a heroic defence at Christmas time. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Berlin Barricade

Berlin Barricade
Fighting at a barricade in a Berlin street during the revolution of 1848. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Storm At Sea

Storm At Sea
The destruction of a dyke during severe flooding in Texel, in northern Holland, 15th November 1775. Engraving by Fokke after a drawing from life by Kobell. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCommotion Collection: Battle of Legnano

Battle of Legnano
Fighting at the Battle of Legnano, near Milan, 1176, in which the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, were finally defeated in their attempts to control the Italian city states of

Background imageCommotion Collection: Battle Of Salamis

Battle Of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, where the Greeks won a decisive naval victory over the Persians, September 480 BC. By Wilhelm von Kaulbach


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