Desk Collection (page 12)

William Henry Harrison, President of the United States
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), 9th President of the United States (1841-1841). He died on his 32nd day in office. Date: 1841

Chinese opium trader
A Chinese opium trader at his desk. Date: 1882

Woman artist presents her portfolio
A female artist presents her portfolio, perhaps to an editor of an illustrated magazine. Date: 1906

Schoolgirls and teacher on a Christmas card
Four schoolgirls and their teacher on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Players cigarette advert featuring female office worker
Advertisement for Players cigarettes featuring a woman sitting at an office desk enjoying a smoke. Date: 1938

Women in an office, 1901
Two women in an office. One is seated at a desk with a map on the wall and a typewriter nearby while her visitor is interviewed. Date: 1901

Girls and women at Queens College, Harley Street, London
Girls and young women in an office at Queens College, a girls independent school in Harley Street, London. Date: circa 1905

Choristers room, All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London
Choristers school room, All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London. Date: circa 1910

Man helped by ghosts of the past - Cartoon by Victoria
A man is visited by ghosts of the past from two Victorian ladies in bonnets and crinolines to a furious writer ready to batter him over the head as he sits at his writing desk

HALVDAN KOHT (1973-1965)
HALVDAN KOHT Norwegian politician, in his office during his time as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1935 - 1941). Date: 1873 - 1965

The Victaulic drawing office, Dean Stanley Street, London SW
Men at work in the The Victaulic Co Ltd drawing office, Kings Buildings, Dean Stanley Street, London SW1 -- iron and steel tube (pipe and joint) manufacturers. Date: 1939

Room in Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium
Room with desk, chair and cupboard in the Hospice Belle, Ypres, Belgium, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910

English Lawyer Thomas Fidell
Thomas Fidell English lawyer, Attorney of the Court of Common Bench, seated writing at his desk, aged 56. Date: 1654

UFO investigation group at work in an office
An American UFO investigation group at work in an office. Files are consulted, locations plotted, and a field investigator writes up his notes. Date: 1950s

Primary class, Avenue de Villiers, Paris
A primary class at the Institution Jeanne d Arc, a girls school in the avenue de Villiers, Paris. Date: circa 1912

Reception, Hotel Cuhfus, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Date: circa 1940s

Church of England High School, Baker Street, London -- Preparatory Hall. circa 1905

Piece of paper on a desk with a large number 12
A piece of paper on a desk with a large handwritten number 12

Cats in a schoolroom on a greetings card, some studying, others making mischief. Date: circa 1890s

Shop assistant in Morrisons supermarket, Eccles
A shop assistant in Morrisons supermarket, Eccles, holds up a washing up mop for a price check. Date: circa 1980

Cartoon, In trouble, WW1
Cartoon, In trouble, showing a draper with a pile of cloth. He claims to be as patriotic as the next person, but is wondering whether he should dye his stock in grey-green (the German uniform colour)

Cartoon, Boche intellectuals, WW1
Cartoon, Boche intellectuals, showing a variety of German boffins doing their work. Date: 1916

WW2 poster, And please don t throw FOOD away either
Second world war poster by Fougasse, encouraging people not to waste clothing or food. A sailor on board ship throws his trousers to the winds

Charlotte Knollys - Elizabeth Charlotte Knollys (c. 1835 24 April 1930) Lady of the Bedchamber, and the first woman private secretary, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark

Winston Churchill as by-election candidate, 1924
Winston Churchill at the time of the Westminster Abbey by-election in 1924. The photo caption reads, " Churchill for Westminster

The Deed by H. M. Bateman
Scene at a solicitors where one partner rubs his hands as a monocle wearing gentleman signs a deed. Everyone else looks aghast - what can he have signed away? Date: 1928

Lobby of the Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
The rather grand Lobby of the Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, with almost all of the people looking at the camera. Date: circa 1910

Main lobby, Park Hotel, Warren, Ohio, USA
Main lobby of the Park Hotel, Warren, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1905

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker the bull terrier
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker the bull terrier resting his chin on the desk and reminding his master that the book is about dogs, not monkeys. Date: 1927

Modern children of Japan - school classroom scene
Modern children of Japan - the little girl has just chalked her name in Katakana - the simplest form of Japanese writing (which reads downwards). Date: 1932

Collectors card, monk working on a manuscript
Collectors card, monk working on an illuminated manuscript. Date: early 20th century

Fashionable woman sitting at a desk in an office. Date: circa 1920s

Advert fo J. Foot & Son, convalescing in comfort 1915
WW1 - A product advertisment promoting The Burlington Rest-Chair, an adjustable recling chair. The product is advertised as the ideal chair for the sick and wounded

WW1 - Scene at a German HQ - Moving flags on a map Date: 1914

M Barlow at writing desk

WW2 Christmas card, Winston Churchill at the microphone, making a radio broadcast. Date: circa 1942

Red Cross quartermaster in his office, WW1
A Red Cross quartermaster in his office, used as a Christmas greetings card in 1918. Date: 1918

Cartoon, French classroom scene, WW1
Cartoon, French classroom scene, with girls knitting socks for soldiers at the Front during the First World War. Date: 1915

WW1 - The German Ambassador to France delivers ultimatum
Baron Wilhelm von Schoen, German ambassador in Paris at the beginning of World War I assuring interim for Foreign Affairs M

Boy scouts from the Philippines
A group of boy scouts from the Philippines. Date: 20th century

Camerlengo at his Desk. Biccherna cover. 1388. Renaissance art. Trecento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. TUSCANY. Siena. Archivio di Stato (Provincial Archives)

Orleans, Philip II, duc d (1674-1723). Regent of France (1715-1723). The Cabinet of the Grand Dauphin at the Versailles Palace. 1723. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles

RENAN, Ernest (1823-1892). French philosopher and historian. Best known for his historical works on early Christianity and his political theories concerning nationalism. Renan at his desk. Engraving

AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, Saint (354-430). African bishop, Doctor and Father of the Church. St. Augustine in his desk near the eagle of St. John Evangelist. Illustration on Sermons of St

Barcelona. Gaudi House Museum. Studio of Gaud
GAUDI i CORNET, Antoni (1852-1926). Studio evoking Gaud� office from 1906 to 1925. Modernism. Furniture. SPAIN. Barcelona. Park G� SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

French Occupations card series game 1890s
French card game - Yes or No - Occupations series. Illustration of a notary (lawyer, solicitor). Date: circa 1890s

Sphere cover - His Xmas letter from the trenches, Matania
Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania of a British soldier writing a letter home to his family at Christmas

Spruce Log, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Spruce Log at Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA. It was sent from Washington State. One end is hollowed out and contains a writing desk and benches. The other end is an animal cage. Date: circa 1910

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