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Background imageDesk Collection: Spain. Catalonia. Llivia. Baroque cupboard by Josep Sunyer

Spain. Catalonia. Llivia. Baroque cupboard by Josep Sunyer
Spain. Catalonia. Llivia. Baroque cupboard (cordialer) by Josep Sunyer. Museum of Esteve Pharmacy

Background imageDesk Collection: Juan de Torquemada (1388-1468). Engraving. Colored

Juan de Torquemada (1388-1468). Engraving. Colored
Juan de Torquemada (1388-1468). Spanish Dominican theologian. Engraving. 17th century. Colored

Background imageDesk Collection: Marquis of La Fayette (1757-1834). Colored engraving

Marquis of La Fayette (1757-1834). Colored engraving
Marquis of La Fayette (1757-1834). French military and politician. Engraving. Colored

Background imageDesk Collection: Miniature with capital letter depicting Inigo Lopez de Mendo

Miniature with capital letter depicting Inigo Lopez de Mendo
Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458). Spanish writer. Book of Knowledge of All Things. Miniature with capital letter depicting the Marquis writing. By Jorge Ingles (1450-1500)

Background imageDesk Collection: Lectern. 18th century. Spain

Lectern. 18th century. Spain
Lectern. 18th century. Wood and copper. Cathedral Chapter of Ciudad Rodrigo. Castile and Leon. Spain

Background imageDesk Collection: Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving

Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving

Background imageDesk Collection: Lady and gentleman

Lady and gentleman. Engraving by Bonamore. Coloured. 1891

Background imageDesk Collection: Happy Familes Playing Cards - Master Chalk

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Master Chalk. circa 1935

Background imageDesk Collection: Equal Pay for Equal Work

Equal Pay for Equal Work
Should men and women get Equal Pay for Equal Work? A discussion tonight at 8.15. circa 1940s

Background imageDesk Collection: Caricature of George Robert Sims, English writer

Caricature of George Robert Sims, English writer
Caricature of George Robert Sims (1847-1922), English journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist. Despite his uncertain health through over-indulging, he was a prolific writer. 1881

Background imageDesk Collection: Caricature, Ws Gilbert and Pottinger Stephens

Caricature, Ws Gilbert and Pottinger Stephens
Caricature, Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (1851-1903), English dramatists. Gilbert, in the form of a schoolmaster, says of the younger man

Background imageDesk Collection: Caricature of G Edwardes and E L Blanchard

Caricature of G Edwardes and E L Blanchard
Caricature of George Joseph Edwardes (1855-1915), English theatre manager and producer, and Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820-1889), English writer, dramatist and drama critic -- The Era. 1882

Background imageDesk Collection: Caricature of William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-law

Caricature of William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-law
Caricature of William Ballantine (1812-1887), Serjeant-at-law, a legal position abolished in the reforms of 1873. In the early 1880s he retired from the law and published several volumes of memoirs

Background imageDesk Collection: Caricature of John Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice

Caricature of John Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice
Caricature of John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-11894), British lawyer, judge, and Lord Chief Justice of England

Background imageDesk Collection: Cheery Families - Mrs Goody the Grocers Wife

Cheery Families - Mrs Goody the Grocers Wife. 1890s

Background imageDesk Collection: Cheery Families - Mrs Bounce the Barristers Wife

Cheery Families - Mrs Bounce the Barristers Wife. 1890s

Background imageDesk Collection: Woman police officer at work in a London police station

Woman police officer at work in a London police station, helping a visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1960s

Background imageDesk Collection: Police officers with woman in police station, London

Police officers with woman in police station, London
Three police officers (two women and one man), questioning a woman who has just been escorted into a London police station. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageDesk Collection: Two police officers working in a police station, London

Two police officers working in a police station, London
Two police officers working in a police station, looking after a little boy in school uniform. The WPC is Elly Macon. A male sergeant sits at a desk, making notes in a book. Date: 1950s

Background imageDesk Collection: Woman police officer at work in communications room

Woman police officer at work in communications room
Woman police officer at work in front of a computer screen in a Met Police communications room. Date: circa late 1970s

Background imageDesk Collection: Policewomen recruits measured for height, London

Policewomen recruits measured for height, London
Policewomen recruits in civilian clothes being measured for height by a woman police officer (possibly Inspector Alice B Clayden). Another woman police officer watches from behind a desk

Background imageDesk Collection: Woman police officer working at a police station

Woman police officer working at a police station, helping a woman visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1970s

Background imageDesk Collection: Two women police officers working at Kingston police station

Two women police officers working at Kingston police station. One of them is looking after a little girl, while the other is on the telephone. Date: circa early 1970s

Background imageDesk Collection: Police officers at work, Hammersmith, London

Police officers at work, Hammersmith, London
Male and female police officers at work in Hammersmith Police Station, West London. A sergeant sits at a desk making notes. The woman on the right is Matron Mrs Collins

Background imageDesk Collection: Chief Inspector Celia May Cundy, Met Police, London

Chief Inspector Celia May Cundy, Met Police, London. Seen here sitting at her desk, working on documents with WPC Ethel Walker. Date: circa early 1970s

Background imageDesk Collection: Two women police officers at Hammersmith, London

Two women police officers at Hammersmith, London
Two women police officers (Sylvia King and Sylvia Humphrey, one of them in plain clothes) at Hammersmith Police Station, West London, with a male sergeant sitting at a desk. Date: 1952

Background imageDesk Collection: Women recruits for police jobs lined up

Women recruits for police jobs lined up
Women recruits for jobs with the Metropolitan Police in London lined up in uniform wearing armbands with the initial WPSR (probably standing for Women Police Service Recruit). Date: circa late 1910s

Background imageDesk Collection: Sub-Inspector Barnett with women applicants

Sub-Inspector Barnett with women applicants
Sub-Inspector Barnett at Metropolitan Police headquarters, receiving applications from women to work for the London police force. Date: circa late 1910s

Background imageDesk Collection: Albrecht Von Eyb

Albrecht Von Eyb
ALBRECHT von EYB German humanist scholar, depicted at his writing-desk. Date: 1420 - 1475

Background imageDesk Collection: William Cartwright

William Cartwright
WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT churchman and playwright, depicted at his writing desk with a shelf of books above him. Date: 1611 - 1643

Background imageDesk Collection: Doctors Prescription

Doctors Prescription
A doctor writes out a prescription for a female patient. 1960s

Background imageDesk Collection: Emile Augier, Standing

Emile Augier, Standing
GUILLAUME VICTOR EMILE AUGIER French writer, poet and playwright of popular social dramas, leans casually on a desk. Date: 1820-1889

Background imageDesk Collection: Louis XVIII at Desk 2

Louis XVIII at Desk 2
LOUIS XVIII OF FRANCE depicted at his desk, holding a document. Date: 1755 - 1824

Background imageDesk Collection: Louis XVIII at Desk

Louis XVIII at Desk
LOUIS XVIII OF FRANCE depicted at his desk. Date: 1755 - 1824

Background imageDesk Collection: Male Type 1960S

Male Type 1960S
A serious young man Date: 1960s

Background imageDesk Collection: Queen Victoria Writing

Queen Victoria Writing
Queen Victoria gazes thoughtfully whilst writing at a desk. Date: circa 1890

Background imageDesk Collection: A Lawyer / Phiz / Punch

A Lawyer / Phiz / Punch
A lawyer sits at his desk. Date: 1850

Background imageDesk Collection: Kyosti Kallio

Kyosti Kallio
KYOSTI (GUSTAF) KALLIO President of Finland from 1937 to 1940. Seen here at work in his study with his adjutant. Date: 1873 - 1940

Background imageDesk Collection: Two Men in Office C19

Two Men in Office C19
Two smart gentlemen discuss a point in an office. Date: 19th century

Background imageDesk Collection: She Writes a Letter

She Writes a Letter
She re-reads the letter she has just written Date: 1914

Background imageDesk Collection: Thomas Stevenson / Vf 1899

Thomas Stevenson / Vf 1899
SIR THOMAS STEVENSON Forensic scientist Date: 1838 - 1908

Background imageDesk Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley Cooper 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER 7th EARL of SHAFTESBURY (1801 - 1885), Politician and philanthropist at his desk

Background imageDesk Collection: 5th Earl Spencer

5th Earl Spencer
JOHN POYNTZ SPENCER 5TH EARL SPENCER (1835 - 1910), Politician, working on his papers Date: 1885

Background imageDesk Collection: 3rd Marq / Salisbury / Faust

3rd Marq / Salisbury / Faust
ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNE 3RD MARQUIS OF SALISBURY English statesman when Secretary of State for India in the Disraeli Administration Date: 1830 - 1903

Background imageDesk Collection: Rimsky-Korsakov / Desk

Rimsky-Korsakov / Desk
NIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian composer working at his desk Date: 1844 - 1908

Background imageDesk Collection: Ernest Renan / Century 93

Ernest Renan / Century 93
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher at his desk Date: 1823 - 1892

Background imageDesk Collection: Ernest Renan / Harper 1892

Ernest Renan / Harper 1892
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher in his study at the College de France Date: 1823 - 1892

Background imageDesk Collection: Richard Garnett / Vf 1895

Richard Garnett / Vf 1895
RICHARD GARNETT English librarian and writer Date: 1835 - 1906



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