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Marcus Porcius Cato, Roman statesmanMARCUS PORCIUS CATO (234-149 BC), Roman statesman, known as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Maior (the Elder)
Appius Claudius the Censor (340-273 BC). Engraving. ColoredAppius Claudius the Censor (340-273 BC). Roman Censor. Engraving by Sabattini after a fresco by Cesare Maccari. The Iberian Illustration, 1898. Colored
Cato the YoungerMARCUS PORCIUS CATO of Utica (the younger) great grandson of Cato the Censor : praetor, supporter of Pompey. A Stoic, he killed himself rather than accept Caesars pardon
G A Redford new censor and Examiner of Plays'. Studio portrait, in formal jacket and tie. G A Redford was formal Examiner of Plays, responsible for censorship for the Lord Chamberlain
Hemline RegulationsA female swimmer having the hemline of her bathing costume inspected at Palm Beach. Date: circa 1925
Illustration by Norman Morrow, of Aino Ackte as Salome, with empty platter. Captioned, Salome without the Baptist's Head'
Ticket booth in German underground stationSolitary lady in hat buying a ticket from a uniformed lady in the booth.Caption explains that it is a woman doing a man's job while the men are away at war. Cleared by Censor. Date: circa 1914
Cameo portraits of seven Allied GeneralsPosted from the BEF in France the card shows the team United against the Barbarians'. Passed by Censor 1332. WW1 Date: 1915
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Heres another blue-pencil P. CThe Caption refers to..another blue pencil postcard. In WW2 Bue Pencil referred to the Censor who crossed out in indelible blue any text that he thought might be of use to the enemy
Passed by the censor. Article in Britannia & Eve, 1942, giving advice about writing to men posted abroad in wartime. Date: 1942
Cartoon, The Censors Dream after a course of pantomimes. 1870
Cartoon, Dora Discomfited -- when peace returns after the end of World War One, we are once again free to write what we like without fear of the censors black pencil. Date: 1919
Cartoon, The Censor at Work, WW1Cartoon, The Censor at Work as he is seen by the Press, with a quotation from The Taming of the Shrew: Heres snip, and nip, and cut, and slish, and slash, Like to a censer in a barbers shop
LAELIUS, Gaius (ca. 235-170 BC). Roman consul" LAELIUS, Gaius (ca. 235-170 BC). Roman consul. He accompanied Scipio Africanus in the campaigns of Spain, Sicily and Africa.; CATO The Elder or The Censor, Marcus Porcius (234-149 BC)
Censored Lets censor our conversation about the war CensoreCensored Lets censor our conversation about the war. Poster suggesting careless communication may be harmful to the war effort, showing a letter from a soldier stamped examined by 42
Passed by the CensorOfficers of an unknown battalion and regiments pose for their official photograph. Nobody can see who they are however as they are all wearing gas masks
Censorship in the book Ratione Conscribendi Epistle by ErasmErasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Dutch humanist. Ratione Conscribendi Epistles. Page with censorship and registration by the censor of the Inquisition, 1747. Basel edition, 1522. Episcopal Library
Italy. Rome. Appian Way. 312 BC. Initiated by the censor Appius Claudius and completed by Augustus. Connected Rome with Brindisi
Italy. Rome. Basilica Aemilia. Built in the 2nd century BC by the censors M. Fulvio Nobilior and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Rebuilt later. Roman Forum
Postal censorship during World War IPhotograph showing condemned goods taken from the mail and stored to await the decision of the Prize Court. Date: 1917
Postal censorship during World War 1Photograph taken in the Censors Museum which shows attempts which used to be made to smuggle food into Germany through the newspaper post
The campaign against Evil CommunicationsPage showing a series of photographs depicting the elaborate work of the postal censorship during WW1 in Britain: the laboratory where suspicius matter is chemically examined
The postal censorship: sorting mails and examining lettersPage showing a series of photographs which depict aspects of the postal censorship during WW1 in Britain. The first two photographs show preliminary distribution of mail bags
The postal censorship: deciphering languagesPage showing a series of photos depicting some medals intercepted from Germany, as well as letters marked as photographs which contained rubber and leather instead
Studio photograph of Artieme MettrieA studio photograph of Artieme Mettrie. On the reverse is written Souvenir de l yser 24-12-17 avec mes meilleurs amitiez Artieme Mettrie. The card has been stamped by a military censor
George Alexander RedfordGEORGE ALEXANDER REDFORD Censor Date: 1909
The Right Hon F E Smith, War Censor in Chief, WW1The Right Hon F E Smith MP, appointed War Censor in Chief, President of the newly formed Government Press Bureau, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914
WW2 birthday card, dog in uniform, passed by censor (inside). Date: circa 1942
No Joke! by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather post- WW1 cartoonThe Censor has been most kind to me throughout the war. I have made the above drawing simply out of gratitude. I have also omitted the joke, thus ensuring complete approval
Winston Churchill at bomb site, Tufton Street, WW2Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, inspecting damage caused by a flying bomb at Tufton Street, Westminster, 1 July 1944. On the back of the photograph are the words: Not passed by censor. Date: 1944
Sunset somewhere in. WWI drawingSunset somewhere in. On verso - Dearest Ciss, Just a few lines hoping you are in the best of health. I wrote you a few days ago and expect you will have received some ere this. Love. Yours always. B
A dream of the past - A large glass of beerA dream of the past. A large glass of beer. Dear C, Going gradually to a great spot. Somewhere in France. Verso - Field Post Office TN, dated 11th May 15. Censor stamp 1560 and signed E. B. Kitching
Gott strafe England (For I can t)Gott strafe England. (For I can t). France. Censor stamp and signed E. B. K(itching) - see No. 4489, note on Censor. Message verso - From what I read, he is taking London by storm
A roaring lion and Union Jack with nervous looking KaiserRoused. A roaring lion and Union Jack with a rather nervous looking Kaiser. On a card stamped Fiield Post Office, T50, 12th June 1915. Censor stamp No. 1569 and signed E. P. Kitching
Envelope from Firminy, near Dunkirk, WW1Envelope containing a letter dated 29 January 1915 from the architect and artist Ormerod Maxwell Ayrton (1874-1960) to his uncle Alfred Ayrton at Lloyds Bank, Chester, England
As the Artist Might have Drawn it by H. L. OakleySilhouettes by Captain H. L. Oakley, showing two opposing views of the Great War - as the artist might have drawn it, and how the censor would certainly prefer it
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor-General, WW1Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster (1861-1934), British lawyer and Liberal politician, seen here at the time he served as Solicitor-General under Asquith (1913-1915)
Wartime news satire, WW1A page which at first glance appears to be full of wartime news, but which on more detailed examination turns out to be a satire on press censorship during the First World War
F E Smith MP in uniform, WW1Frederick Edwin Smith (1872-1930), Conservative MP and lawyer, formerly Chief of the wartime Press Bureau, now in uniform
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley VII of 612 Squadron takes off from Iceland. A censor has painted out the wing and fuselage ASV aerials
CATO The Elder or The Censor, Marcus Porcius (234-149 BC). Roman politician. Engraving
A British prisoner-of-war writing home about his conditions" The Language of Diplomacy" Caption: Tommy (writing home from a prison camp): " Dear Maria, everythink ere is luvvly: cumfurtable quarters; fine clothes; a ome from ome
Chief Censor, C. V. Usborne, 1939Vice-Admiral C. V. Usborne who was in charge of the government department censoring press activities in Britain during World War II
Scene from banned play, La Vierge Folle
Censorship during World War II, 1939Squadron-Leader Elsdon on the left, censoring photographs at Senate House, London University during the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939
The Rathaus, Basel, SwitzerlandThe Rathaus (Town Hall), Basel, Switzerland, showing the statue of Lucius Munatius Plancus - a Roman commander, consul and censor. Date: circa 1910s
Scottish Highlander writing homeA Scottish Highlander writing home to his beloved. The postcard carries the byline: " Oh! Hang the Censor." Date: 1917
That Queer CensationThe staff of a Fleet Street newspaper or magazine, feel the pressure of work as the spectre of a censor brandishing scissors looms over them during World War One