A cartoon from 'Punch', 1873: 'Political Economy' says "Take care, my dear John. Don't interfere with the laws of supply and demand." John Bull replies, "I don't, Miss Prudence. She demands and I supply."

Source: ebay, June 2008

"Famine in India," a wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, 1874 (with later hand coloring)

Source: ebay, Nov. 2006

*"The famine in India: women grinding grain," from the Illustrated London News, 1874*; also: *"Starving cattle"*

Source: ebay, Feb. 2007

"Feeding the poor, Mahoba, 1874," from the album of John Mitchell Holms, a British officer

Source: ebay, Jan. 2006

"Famine stricken group, Delhi"

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"In: The people of India : A series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan, originally prepared under the authority of the government of India, and reproduced ... / ed. by J. Forbes Watson and John William Kaye. (published 1868-75). Albumen print."

Famine relief token, 1876

Source: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/search/LotDetail.asp?intObjectID=3050093&SE=CMWCAT01+49012+%2D1152553562+&QR=M+1+84+Aqc0000900+48774++Aqc0000900+&entry=india&RQ=True&AN=85
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"India, (Victoria), famine relief token, brass ½-Seer, 1876, 19.5 mm., RELIEF ½ SEER TOKEN 1876 around circle, central hole, rev. plain, edge grained (Pr.34), some lustre on obverse, good extremely fine/extremely fine, exceedingly rare. Struck for use during the South Indian famine of 1876. Much rarer than the Bengal One Rupee famine grain token of 1874, which is itself rare."

"The Famine in India: Starving Natives obtaining Food from the Bunniahs' Shops in a Bazaar," from the Illustrated London News, 1877

Source: ebay, Nov. 2004

"Disputed empire!" (Queen Victoria wards off a personified "Famine"), a cartoon from Punch, 1877

Source: ebay, Nov. 2006

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"Binnamungalum Relief Kitchen," Bangalore, 1877; also: *"Group of children, Binnamungalum Kitchen"* (a very harrowing photo)

Source: ebay, Mar. 2009

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"Great famine 1876-78: 'Forsaken'," from the Graphic, 1877

Source: ebay, Apr. 2009

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*"Rescue: famine sufferers awaiting food--Government relief, Ahmedabad," a stereoscopic view, c.1901*

Source: ebay, Oct. 2007

A famine relief project: road work in Bengal, 1936, in a news bureau photo; *the caption*

Source: ebay, Sept. 2007