Bosses Collection

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London
The Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns

Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike
Policemen on horseback guarding Liverpool Station during the general transport strike of 1911. The strike began with two of the seamens unions, resulting from a range of grievances

Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus (Dromadaire a deux bosses). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration after nature by Christian Leinberger from Georg Wolfgang

View from ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral
View from the ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral from high in the choir transept

Butchers and others outside their work premises, USA
Butchers and colleagues outside their work premises, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Blacksmiths outside their foundry or forge, USA
Three blacksmiths and two other men outside a foundry or forge, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Cloisters of Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex. circa 1966

A group of Algerian Ca盧; on horses. Ca盧 are civil servants, usually men from wealthy families. circa 1910s

The Bosses of Southwark Cathedral, London - removed from the 15th century timber roof. The centre piece in the third row depicts the Devil swallowing Judas Iscariot! Date: circa 1909

Student at Trinity College, Cambridge University
Student tidying up his bed in his room at Trinity College, Cambridge University. Date: 1967

Costume / Brass of C15Th
Monumental brass in Digswell Church, Hertfordshire: wide, padded headdress with veil, houppelande with turned down collar, long funnel sleeves, kirtle sleeves visible. Date: early 15th century

Details from Koln Cath
Architectural details from Koln (Cologne) Cathedral. Date: 1855

Village of Saint Rhemy-en-Bosses, Italy on the Swiss border
The village of Saint Rhemy-en-Bosses, Italy on the Swiss border. Date: 1902

Down with the bosses!. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt grimacing in anger with both arms raised; he is wearing Uncle Sams clothes, who is running off in a barrel to hide his nakedness

Horse and cart during transport strike, Liverpool
A driver who did not need police protection -- a man with his horse and cart, and a dog for good measure. The Liverpool transport strike began with two of the seamens unions

Policemen and cart, Canning Town, East London
Policemen accompany a cart carrying goods across the bridge at Canning Town, near the London Docks in East London, during the national transport strike

Soldiers guarding Willesden tunnel during rail strike
Two soldiers guarding Willesden railway tunnel in north west London during the first national railway strike, which took place in August 1911 over the issue of union recognition

The Bosses visit the factory floor
Four clearly rather important men (company directors?) visit, or possibly inspect, a printing works. The job at hand at the time of this photograph was the production of wrappers for Penguin

The new Houses of Parliament: Central Hall
Workmen sculpturing the bosses on the groined roof of the central hall in the new Palace of Westminster

Cars for the Bosses
Cars are commandeered for the use of revolutionary leaders

The Battersea Shield
Originally used for ceremonial purposes, this shield was found in the River Thames in 1857. The horned bronze helmet (found near Waterloo) has similar red enamel bosses

Mary as Patron
Virgin mother of Jesus; depicted as the patron saint of bosses and masons

French Manual
D APRES LES BOSSES DE LA TETE (by the bumps of the head) - a French guide to the science of phrenology

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