Community Collection (page 9)

Schoolgirls Dancing a Quadrille in New Lanark
Robert Owen seeks to create an ideal working community at New Lanark, near Glasgow, Scotland - schoolgirls dancing a quadrille Date: 1825

Workhouse London 1809
The workhouse of St Jamess Parish, London Date: 1809

Applicants for relief from the poor box 1887
Mothers with their children handing in applications for relief, to the Magistrates Court. Date: 1887

Strolling beggars in China knocking their heads together and on a stone in order to extort alms. Date: 1737

German walled town with gates and ramparts
A German walled town with gates and ramparts. Date: medieval

Futuristic transport -- the torpedo car
A futuristic transport solution for the inner city -- the torpedo car. This Fletcher Felts suggestion runs on a monorail. Date: 1923

A country girl fetching water from a spring, in a matching pair of pots. Date: 1888

Dustman and cart collecting refuse
The dustman calls out to householders to bring out their refuse, while his mate tips the buckets into the cart. Date: circa 1840

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

Self sufficient village plan 1850
A self-supporting village designed by Mr J Minter Morgan, housing 300 families of the working class. Date: 1850

Dustman collecting refuse
Bring out your dust, the dustman cries, whilst ringing of his bell: If the wind blows, pray guard your eyes, to keep them clear and well. Date: 19th Century

Children play with policeman in a block of flats in Brixton
Small children play with a policeman outside a block of flats in Brixton, South London. Part of a feature following the riots in the area in 1985. Date: 1986

Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 3
Sri Lankan fishermen hauling a fishing net ashore on beach in Galle Date: 1994

Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 2
Sri Lankan fishermen hauling a fishing net ashore on beach in Galle. Another gang of men launch their wooden fishing boat Date: 1994

Sri Lankan beach fishermen hauling nets - 1
A line of beach fishermen hauling their fishing net from the Indian Ocean, Galle, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

GERMAN CASTLED CITY
An old town on the Rhine, built high up for protection, and with the burghers dwellings clustered round the castle. Date: 1896

Harvest in Germany
Germany Harvest - Farmers, their families, and their children cut the corn and operate a winnowing machine. Date: circa 1906

Attleboro Massacussetts - WW1 War Chest. Community Chests grew in popularity in the United States and Canada during World War I

Santa Pola, Spain - Stone loading dock
Santa Pola in the comarca of Baix Vinalopo in the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea - Stone loading dock Date: circa 1920s

Santa Pola, Spain - The Mermaid Baths (Banos La Sirena) Date: circa 1920s

Zestoa, Gipuzkoa, Northern Spain - The Baths
Zestoa - a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. The Baths. Date: circa 1890s

High School at Lucketts, Virginia, USA - built in 1913 - now the Lucketts Community Center. Date: circa 1913

Elder Brewster Spring, Massachusetts, USA
The Original Elder Brewster Spring, Massachusetts, USA - situated on the lot of land owned and built upon by Elder Brewster in 1621

Springhead Park School for Girls, Rothwell
The former Springhead Park Approved School for Intermediate Girls, Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire. The school opened in 1962 and could accommodate 24 girls aged between 14 and 16

Spain. Cantabria. Limpias. The Christ of Limpias. 18th cent
Spain. Cantabria. Limpias. The Christ of Limpias. Church of St. Peter. Unknown origin. 18th Century. Detail

Social Worker 1876
An agent of the Protestant Detectorial Association visits a slum home and tries to sort out the family relationships of the household... Date: 1876

Hospital in Marengo (Hadjout), Tipaza Province, Algeria
Community hospital or clinic in Marengo (Hadjout), Tipaza Province, northern Algeria. circa 1920

Malaspina expedition (1789-1794). Tonga islands. Native men dancing. Drawing by Juan Ravenet. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum

MONTES, Mar�Dolores Elisa Gilbert, called Lola
MONTES, Maric Dolores Elisa Gilbert, called Lola (1818-1861). Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. El Museo Universal

Ballista fulminalis. Siege machine used in the Roman Empire. Illustration in De rebus bellicis, treatise of war machinery of 4th-5th century. Version compiled in Orbis Terrarum Descriptio, s. XV

India (19th c. ). British India Sikh Soldiers in
India (19th c.). British India Sikh Soldiers in Egypt. Officers and men of the British India: Urbel Singh - 13th Bengal Lancers. November 18, 1882. The Ilustrated London News. Engraving

Page of poetry anthology by Hafiz Shirazi with an illustration depicting a banquet. Muhammad Al-Hadith. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Ballista quadrirotis. Carroballista. Roman siege machine four wheeled mounted on cart of horses. Illustration in De rebus bellicis, treatise of war machinery of 4th-5th century

Eagle-shaped Visigothic fibula, 6th century. Bronze and glass paste by the cloisonn頴 echnique. Comes from Alovera (Guadalajara). Visigothic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Expedition of Malaspina. Philippines. Zamboanga
Malaspina Expedition. Philippines (1792). Village of Zamboanga. Drawing by Fernando Brambila. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum

A Bohra merchant, Bombay (Mumbai), India, belonging to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. Date: circa 1890s

St. Ambrews Well, Crantock, near Newquay, Cornwall, England. This iron door with a carving of a mans face on it, covers the 10th century well, dedicated to St. Ambrew. Date: 10th century

Lebanon - Married Druze Woman with Tantour hat
The traditional vertigious tantour hat of a married Druze (a monotheistic religious community) woman of Lebanon (sadly not an example of the popular trend to replicate the landscape of late 19th)

A game crop is a community asset. Poster for Bureau of Game, New York State Conservation Dept. promoting hunting of small game. Date 1936 or 1937

Father Mario Borrelli - Naples
Father Mario Borelli (1922-2007) - Italian Priest, who committed his life to aiding the Scugnizzi - the wild street children and young adults of Naples

Orphanage / London 1930S
Staff feed the children at the Finchley Dispensary for orphans Date: 1930s

Christian Brothers School, Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland
Exterior view of the Christian Brothers School at Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland. The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a Roman Catholic community founded in the early 19th century

Chimney Sweep & Brush
A chimney sweep kneels on the hearth and prepares to insert his brush up the chimney

Champion Town Crier
Mr. Gomer Thomas, winner of the National Town Criers Championships of England and Wales, at Marlborough, Wiltshire, waving his Champtionship Cup aloft!

Vintage 19th century photograph: Beddgelert is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales

Cornish Gorsedd procession, St Just, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony and procession at St Just in Cornwall

Native American Indian chief at school, Hayle, Cornwall
Native American Indian chief with others at the Hayle Carnival, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Spain. Torrelodones. Watchtower of Torrelodones. 9th-11th centuries. Restored in the 20th century. Community of Madrid

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