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FARUFFINI, Federico (1831-1879). The Reader. 1864-1865. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Galleria d Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art)
A Reader in cigar factory, Tampa, Fla. He reads books and newspapers at top of his voice all day long. This is all the education many of these workers receive
Four Wheatley BooksThe four dossiers by J G Links and Dennis Wheatley, each containing documents and clues for the reader to solve a murder mystery : they were extremely popular at the time
A blind bible reader, Victorian period
Blind bible reader
Gas meter reader Date: 19th century
Gas Meter Reader Victorian period Date: 19th century
Church Army AdvertisementAdvertisement for the Church Army, an evangelistic organisation founded in 1882. This advert is charitable in that it tries to provide holidays
BBC radio announcersPortraits of BBC radio announcers Frank Phillips, Joseph MacLeod, Alan Howland and Alvar Lidell. Date: circa 1940
Jessica Mitford at a book signing eventJessica Mitford (Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford, 1917-1996), nicknamed Decca, English author, journalist, communist and political campaigner, one of the Mitford sisters
Cartoon, Thought-Reading, a comment on John Nevil Maskelynes doubts about the American stage mentalist, Washington Irving Bishop. 1885
Cartoon, Brothers in Distress, Bishop v. Maskelyne and Labouchere. They were accused of defaming an American stage mentalist, Washington Irving Bishop
BBC Radio broadcaster R F Palmer (Uncle Rex)BBC Radio broadcaster R F Palmer, known affectionately as Uncle Rex. 1923
SENTIMENTAL NOVEL READERThe Sentimental Novel Reader a kitchenmaid more devoted to literature than to doing the dishes... Date: 1849
SCRIPTURE READINGScripture reading in the mens ward of a night refuge, London Date: 1870
A middle-aged man reads a book near a bookstall in PalmaPortrait of a middle-aged man with thinning hair standing by a bookstall in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. He reads an open book and wears a black leather jacket Date: 2006
War News. Engraving after a painting by Jose Jimenez ArandaWar News. Engraving by Rico, after a painting of Jose Jimenez Aranda (1837-1903). Almanac of The Illustration, 1887. Colored
Old Bill at Madame Cheerios, by BairnsfatherOld Bill at Madame Cheerios " You are shortly going on a journey across a field; an ugly man with a square head will cross your path; you will then hear a loud noise
Advertisement, Horners Penny StoriesAdvertisement for Horners Penny Stories -- Have You Read Them? circa 1900
The Bookworm, by Carl SpitzwegA monochrome reproduction of Carl Spitzwegs The Bookroom which shows an elderly bookworm emersed in research. Date: 1850
Louis HamonCount LOUIS HAMON [known as CHEIRO] Irish palm reader
Myanmar - Burmese Fortunetellers. Date: circa 1909
Sensations of the Times We Live In by George StuddyWhat it feels like to read that another ship has been sunk. A metaphorical view of bad news received on the home front during the early months of the First World War
Reading a score in a music library. Date: 1940s
Palm reader Zingora lets a lady know her love is truePalm reader Zingora lets a lady know that somebody loves her madly! Is it the gentleman who is next in line...?! Date: circa 1907
L Auto-Velo newspaper and readerJournals and their Readers A reader of the L Auto-Velo newspaper, whos first editor was Henri Desgrange who founded the Tour de France
Ufos / Books / AventuraVIAJES EN UN OVNI (Travel in a flying saucer) Spanish book for children in which the reader is named as YOU, participating in the action Date: 1986
Prof. Theodore Pull, the great German hypnotist and mind reader. Date 19 - ?
The famous Newmann the great American hypnotist and mind-reader. Includes small portrait of Newmann and 7 half-tone vignettes of his performances with individual captions. Date ca. 1928
Newmann the Great hypnotist and mind reader. Includes portrait of Newmann, 8 vignettes of his performances with individual captions, and 2 small images of posters advertising his performances
Miss Jenniebelle Neal, dramatic reader and pianist with the Hutchinson Family. Date c1881
A man buying a new suitA Changed Man. This Man by his Wifes Advice, Bought one of our Suits so nice, Reader his advice to you, Is - Walk in and do so too. Date: 1880
Cuban Cigar Factory interior - Havana, Cuba. Interestingly, this postcard shows a lector (or reader) who was always employed to entertain cigar factory workers by reading books
Alluring letter reader by David WrightAn alluring looking woman with an exotic flower in her hair pictured reading a letter. Date: c.1944
Armchair ReaderA smart woman, sitting in an armchair, reading a book under the light of a standard lamp with a tilted lampshade. Date: 1940s
Fireside ReaderA young woman wearing a gingham dress, sitting by the fire, reading an illustrated book. Date: late 1950s
Vols. I, II and IIIThree ladies read by the sea on a bench, observed by two small dogs. Date: 1889
Ottoman newspaper with Dervishes (centre)An Ottoman newspaper reproduced on a postcard, with a central photograph of Mevlevi Dervishes with ney player and Koranic reader
Salonica - Group of Whirling Dervishes with ney player and Koranic reciter (reader). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)
Constantinople - Whirling Dervish Group with ney players, zither player and Koranic reciter. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)
Whirling Dervishes - young and old (Constantinople). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet
Card of Yogi Fazalelahi SheikhThe card of Yogi Fazalelahi Sheikh - the Great Fire Walker and Famous Spiritualist
Boy on stiltsA boy on stilts smiles out at the reader
French Trade Card 20CThe hand-out of a French fortune-teller of Lyon - clairvoyant, palm-reader, card-teller and Secret Egyptian Work
History of Moll FlandersA portrait said to be taken from life in Newgate (prison); designed to give the reader the impression that she was a living person
Shakespeare and FamilyA precocious and voracius reader, young William reads aloud to his family in their Stratford home
Printing, 16th CenturyA printing office showing the compositor, the printers and the proof-reader at work
Fire in a Hotel RoomFire breaks out in a hotel room when a late-night reader falls asleep
