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Background imageDespair Collection: William Hogarth Gin Lane

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

Background imageDespair Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, It ceased; yet still the sails made on, a pleasant noise till noon

Background imageDespair Collection: Monumental Arch, Palmyra, Syria

Monumental Arch, Palmyra, Syria
Sunset at the Unesco World heritage Site. Before the Syrian conflict started in 2011, more than 150, 000 tourists visited the city of Palmyra every year

Background imageDespair Collection: Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
1622-1625. Carrara marble. 243 cm. Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy

Background imageDespair Collection: Palmyra, Syria

Palmyra, Syria
The Colonnade street in Palmyra, Syria

Background imageDespair Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Water Snakes

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Water Snakes
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water snakes

Background imageDespair Collection: Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian

Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian
illustration of Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian

Background imageDespair Collection: Engraving After The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche

Engraving After The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche

Background imageDespair Collection: Despair

Despair
(Original Caption) The Mood of Man. Depth of despair, is marriage of failure? Photographic study, 1880. BPA2 #3530

Background imageDespair Collection: Homeless Man Sleeping On Makeshift Bed

Homeless Man Sleeping On Makeshift Bed
A homeless man in a Manhattan slum sleeps in the corner of a cellar, ca. 1886. His makeshift bed is an old mattress balanced on top of two barrels

Background imageDespair Collection: Homeless Boys Sleeping Outside Church

Homeless Boys Sleeping Outside Church
Homeless newsboys sleep huddled in a corner outside the Mulberry Street Church in Manhattan, ca. 1890

Background imageDespair Collection: Family Resting Outside Factory Door

Family Resting Outside Factory Door
(Original Caption) Laborer and his family in distress during Depression of 1894. Lithograph

Background imageDespair Collection: Poor Citizens Gazing at Well Dressed Patrons

Poor Citizens Gazing at Well Dressed Patrons
(Original Caption) The Rich And The Poor. Fashionable crowd emerging from restaurant watched by downtrodden family. ca. 1880

Background imageDespair Collection: Villagers Being Attacked

Villagers Being Attacked
(Original Caption) Germany: German Village Attacked By Freebooters. From a cut of the fifteenth century

Background imageDespair Collection: African Political Statement Using Lion Attack

African Political Statement Using Lion Attack
(Original Caption) Oriental Game. France:--"Sacre! When it does drop, you will get the lion's share." England:---"That's what I am here for!"

Background imageDespair Collection: Older and Younger Woman Resting with Child

Older and Younger Woman Resting with Child
(Original Caption) How The Poor Folks Live. "They Are Crowded Into Small Quarters."

Background imageDespair Collection: Old Woman Crying

Old Woman Crying
(Original Caption) The sadness of it all. Old woman crying. Undated photo

Background imageDespair Collection: Mrs. Charles Jones Testifying

Mrs. Charles Jones Testifying
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: Four of the witnesses who testified of conditions on the Hawk's Nest Tunnel at Gauley Bridge

Background imageDespair Collection: Martyr Joan of Arc After Her Capture

Martyr Joan of Arc After Her Capture
(Original Caption) France: Joan of Arc (c.1412-1431), French national heroine, the "Maid of Orleans, " prepares for her fiery end. Undated woodcut

Background imageDespair Collection: Drawing Depicting Occupants of Hell

Drawing Depicting Occupants of Hell
(Original Caption) Hell

Background imageDespair Collection: Injured Soldiers Trekking Inside Belgium

Injured Soldiers Trekking Inside Belgium
(Original Caption) Belgium: War Salvager. Is It For This That Your Son Is Born? Two wounded Belgians assisting one another on their flight from Ostend into France

Background imageDespair Collection: Actors in The Regeneration of Margaret

Actors in The Regeneration of Margaret
(Original Caption) Man ready to blow out his brains with a revolver. Movie Still

Background imageDespair Collection: Jackie Coogan as Newsboy

Jackie Coogan as Newsboy
Jackie Coogan, famous child film star of the early film industry in the US (and later Uncle Fester in The Addams Family TV series), posing as a newsboy

Background imageDespair Collection: Waifs Waiting at Orphanage Door

Waifs Waiting at Orphanage Door
(Original Caption) Typical Armenian waifs as they appeared at the gateway of Miss Cushman's Orphanage and wait to be asked in

Background imageDespair Collection: Line of Displaced Families

Line of Displaced Families
(Original Caption) Dublin: Irish Refugees Pour Into Dublin. A large number of refugees from Belfast arriving in Dublin, where they were quartered in Marlborough Hall

Background imageDespair Collection: Japanese Leader Yuko Hamaguchi Being Rescued

Japanese Leader Yuko Hamaguchi Being Rescued
(Original Caption) Tokyo, Japan: Photo shows the Premier of Japan, Yuko "Lion" Hamaguchi being carried from the Tokyo station platform, Nov

Background imageDespair Collection: Helen Hayes Sitting at Table with Bottle of Wine

Helen Hayes Sitting at Table with Bottle of Wine
Helen Hayes sits at a table with a bottle and glass of red wine and an ashtray of cigarettes in a scene from the 1931 filmThe Sin of Madelon Claudet

Background imageDespair Collection: Man Wearing Overalls Holding Sign Asking for a Wife

Man Wearing Overalls Holding Sign Asking for a Wife
(Original Caption) California; Believes In Advertising. Here is a man who wants a wife and admits it. He is C. M. Tieman of Los Angeles

Background imageDespair Collection: Joseph Salzman with Children

Joseph Salzman with Children
(Original Caption) Vet Bonus Leader Evicted. Joseph Salzman, World War veteran who led 250 bonus army marchers from New York to Washington, D.C

Background imageDespair Collection: Homeless Men

Homeless Men
(Original Caption) Their home is a packing box at 40th St. and 12th Avenue, and its mealtime so these "forgotten men" prepare their victuals over an open fire

Background imageDespair Collection: Homeless Man

Homeless Man
(Original Caption) Its still home to this "forgotten man", who uses his lean-to as a head rest as he takes a nap in the waterfront colony of the homeless at 40th Street and 12th Avenue

Background imageDespair Collection: Man Jumps to Death from NY Hotel

Man Jumps to Death from NY Hotel

Background imageDespair Collection: Ethel Waters in Stressful Pose

Ethel Waters in Stressful Pose
Actress Ethel Waters performing in the Cotton Club Revue, in Stormy Weathers

Background imageDespair Collection: Fish Market Owner Posing by Partially Empty Case

Fish Market Owner Posing by Partially Empty Case
(Original Caption) San Francisco: War May Close Frisco's Famed Fisherman's Wharf

Background imageDespair Collection: Scene from Subject for Discussion

Scene from Subject for Discussion
(Original Caption) Weeping Boy Suffers for Sins of Father

Background imageDespair Collection: Japanese Homeless in Tokyo Subway Station 1945

Japanese Homeless in Tokyo Subway Station 1945

Background imageDespair Collection: Two German Girls

Two German Girls
(Original Caption) Two little German girls make their way through rubble of bombed Frankfort with a Christmas tree they found amid wreckage. Stove pipe at right marks their home- in a cellar

Background imageDespair Collection: Ex-Soldier with Sign

Ex-Soldier with Sign
(Original Caption) Joseph Liss, 25, of Philadelphia, carries his own job-wanted sign through the City Hall court yard in hopes that someone will heed his plea

Background imageDespair Collection: Japanese-American Repatriots

Japanese-American Repatriots
(Original Caption) These Japanese men, women, and children are shown lining up for a meal at Camp Kamoi, Uraga, shortly after their arrival from the United States on the S.S. Matsonia

Background imageDespair Collection: Polish Women Sitting in Despair

Polish Women Sitting in Despair
(Original Caption) Life Goes On. Warsaw, Poland: These aged Polish women are seated outside their wrecked home in an old section of Warsaw

Background imageDespair Collection: Newspaper Headlines on Food Shortage in Hospitals

Newspaper Headlines on Food Shortage in Hospitals
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDespair Collection: Ice Fisherman's Car Sinking on Ice Covered Lake

Ice Fisherman's Car Sinking on Ice Covered Lake
(Original Caption) 1/10/1947-Detroit, MI: Did you ever stop to wonder why you scratch your head when you are baffled? Arthur W

Background imageDespair Collection: Joe DiMaggio with Teammates

Joe DiMaggio with Teammates
(Original Caption) A glimpse as they filed from the dugout to the dressing room of the New York Yankees and the outcome of today's 6th World Series game is obvious

Background imageDespair Collection: V. G. Rhoden Crying on His Knees

V. G. Rhoden Crying on His Knees
(Original Caption) Jamaica's V. G

Background imageDespair Collection: Parents Selling Children

Parents Selling Children
(Original Caption) August 4, 1948 - Chicago, Illinois: They're on the auction block. These small children of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chalifoux of Chicago, Illinois

Background imageDespair Collection: Portrait of Mother and Four Young Sons

Portrait of Mother and Four Young Sons
Denise Jones sits on the stoop of the apartment she rents for her and her four sons, all of whom are under the age of eight

Background imageDespair Collection: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh at Press Conference

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh at Press Conference
(Original Caption) Oregon: Rajneeshpuram. Bhwagwan Shree Rajneesh gestures as he invites his own assassination during news conference 7/20

Background imageDespair Collection: Man Holding Hands to Face

Man Holding Hands to Face
(Original Caption) Pontiac, Michigan: Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley on the sidelines moments after the Lakers lost to Detroit Pistons, 104-94, giving the Pistons a 3-2 lead in the series, June 16

Background imageDespair Collection: Woman Holding Her Head

Woman Holding Her Head
(Original Caption) Photo shows a woman with her head in her hands. Undated

Background imageDespair Collection: Horses Pulling Casket in Carriage

Horses Pulling Casket in Carriage
(Original Caption) Funerals. Funeral Procession for Heroes of tragic arctic expedition in New York City

Background imageDespair Collection: Departure Scene of African Americans Leaving for Battle

Departure Scene of African Americans Leaving for Battle
(Original Caption) Little Rock: "Mustered Out" Colored volunteers at Little Rock, Arkansas

Background imageDespair Collection: Homeless and Frayed Child on Doorstep

Homeless and Frayed Child on Doorstep
Homeless boy on steps of early hotel

Background imageDespair Collection: Extended Family at Makeshift Home

Extended Family at Makeshift Home
(Original Caption) New York, New York: Interior of a squatter's hut in central Park, New York

Background imageDespair Collection: Transients Sleeping Under City Stoop

Transients Sleeping Under City Stoop
(Original Caption) The Fortunes Of A Street Waif

Background imageDespair Collection: Illustration of the Acadians Leaving Halifax in 1755

Illustration of the Acadians Leaving Halifax in 1755

Background imageDespair Collection: Illustration of 19th Century Lodging in the Bowery

Illustration of 19th Century Lodging in the Bowery
(Original Caption) In the Bowery, midnight in a cheap underground lodging cellar. Only 5 cents a spot."

Background imageDespair Collection: Exile of the Acadians from Grand Pre by Alfred Sandham

Exile of the Acadians from Grand Pre by Alfred Sandham
Illustration of the Acadians, who formed a settlement at the US-Canadian border in 1604 and were exiled from Nova Scotia by the British in 1765

Background imageDespair Collection: Illustration of Impoverished Children Receiving Food

Illustration of Impoverished Children Receiving Food
(Original Caption) Distributing food at the Five Points Mission

Background imageDespair Collection: Illustration of Tenants Being Evicted from Sweeney's Hotel

Illustration of Tenants Being Evicted from Sweeney's Hotel
(Original Caption) New York City...Ejection of the tenants from "Sweeney's Hotel, " the great tenement-house on Cherry Street and Gotham Court, July 20th

Background imageDespair Collection: Woodcut of New York Slums: Underground Dwelling by Paul Frenzeny

Woodcut of New York Slums: Underground Dwelling by Paul Frenzeny
(Original Caption) New York, NY- Slums: Underground dwelling for the poor. Woodcut by Paul Frenzeny, 1869

Background imageDespair Collection: Engraving Depicting an Eviction in the Tenement District by Charles Mente

Engraving Depicting an Eviction in the Tenement District by Charles Mente
(Original Caption) Illustration depicting an eviction in the tenement district of New York City. Engraving dated 1890, drawn by Charles Mente

Background imageDespair Collection: Engraving After The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson by John Collier

Engraving After The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson by John Collier
An illustration of Henry Hudson adrift in the Arctic with his son after a mutiny by Hudson's crew. Print after a painting by John Maler Collier

Background imageDespair Collection: Illustration of Poor Family Huddled Together

Illustration of Poor Family Huddled Together
(Original Caption) How The Poor Folks Live.--The Sleepers In The Station House

Background imageDespair Collection: Illustration of Witkind's Submission to King Charlemagne

Illustration of Witkind's Submission to King Charlemagne
(Original Caption) The Submission of Witikind A.D. 785. Guizots History of France

Background imageDespair Collection: Homeless People Huddling Together

Homeless People Huddling Together
(Original Caption) "Houseless and Hungry." By Luke Fildes, in the first number of the London Graphic, 1869

Background imageDespair Collection: Nives Poli in Acting Performance

Nives Poli in Acting Performance
(Original Caption) Instead of the traditional Greek chorus Nives Poli, famed ballet star, formerly of the Scala Opera

Background imageDespair Collection: Father Uses Toy High Chair for Fuel During Coal Strike

Father Uses Toy High Chair for Fuel During Coal Strike
(Original Caption) 3/6/1950 Chicago, IL

Background imageDespair Collection: Young Russian Refugee

Young Russian Refugee
(Original Caption) Sanctuary for Russians. Serious-faced Katherine Eismont plays with a pail and shovel and her doll. The young Russian displaced person is only two years old

Background imageDespair Collection: American Soldier Weeping After Battle

American Soldier Weeping After Battle
An American soldier collapses in his hands from the strain of fighting along the Taegu front, South Korea

Background imageDespair Collection: Young Distraught Korean Boy Amidst War Torn Neighborhood

Young Distraught Korean Boy Amidst War Torn Neighborhood
(Original Caption) Seoul, Korea: Tears Amid The Ruins. A frightened little South Korean boy cries in the midst of the ruins of his home in Seoul

Background imageDespair Collection: Young Distraught Koreans Resting Together in War Torn City

Young Distraught Koreans Resting Together in War Torn City
(Original Caption) South Korea: Their Future? Looking more like stray puppies than human offspring, Korean children huddle against a building wall

Background imageDespair Collection: Child Being Weighed on Scale

Child Being Weighed on Scale
(Original Caption) He Adds a Few Notes to the Scale

Background imageDespair Collection: K.L. Hastings Holding Irradiated Food

K.L. Hastings Holding Irradiated Food
(Original Caption) Samples Of Irradiated Foods Showed to Subcommittee. Washington, DC: Major General K.L

Background imageDespair Collection: Man at Hospitalized Wife's Bedside

Man at Hospitalized Wife's Bedside
Dr. Sanford Marcus (left), near collapse, watches over his wife Hanna at her bedside in Mt. Zion Hospital. Mrs

Background imageDespair Collection: Man at Hospitalized Wife's Bedside

Man at Hospitalized Wife's Bedside
Dr. Sanford Marcus (left), near collapse, watches over his wife Hanna at her bedside in Mt. Zion Hospital. Mrs

Background imageDespair Collection: Portrait of Runaway Delinquent Shirley Shingler

Portrait of Runaway Delinquent Shirley Shingler
(Original Caption) Shirley Shingler, 14

Background imageDespair Collection: Portrait of Runaway Delinquent Ruth Beichler

Portrait of Runaway Delinquent Ruth Beichler
(Original Caption) Runaway delinquent Ruth Beichler, 17

Background imageDespair Collection: Carl Olson Counted Out

Carl Olson Counted Out
Carl "Bobo" Olson is counted out by referee Mushy Callahan after being knocked out by Sugar Ray Robinson in the fourth round of their world championship middleweight battle at Wrigley

Background imageDespair Collection: Family of Refugees

Family of Refugees
(Original Caption) Chile: Miscellaneous views of refugees and destruction wrought by earthquakes

Background imageDespair Collection: Man Sinking in Quicksand in Movie Scene

Man Sinking in Quicksand in Movie Scene
(Original Caption) A terrified man is swallowed by quicksand

Background imageDespair Collection: The Beatles at JFK International Airport

The Beatles at JFK International Airport
(Original Caption) Invasion Over

Background imageDespair Collection: Vietnamese Woman with Baby

Vietnamese Woman with Baby
(Original Caption) With a bandage covering her head wound, a Vietnamese mother carries her baby to the safety of the rear during a raging battle between elements of the U.S

Background imageDespair Collection: United States Airborne Radioman During Distress Call

United States Airborne Radioman During Distress Call
(Original Caption) War Zone D, South Viet Nam: Calling For Help. A U. S

Background imageDespair Collection: Refugee Woman Crying

Refugee Woman Crying
(Original Caption) Face of Despair



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