Desk Collection (page 9)

Christopher Hibbert, writer, historian and biographer
Christopher Hibbert (1924-2008), English writer, historian and biographer, seen here at his desk in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 1960s

Queen Victoria in old age. 1897

Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Mrs Feedus the Grocers wife. 1928

Naval Headquarters, Chateau d Hennement, France, WW2
British Naval Headquarters, Chateau d Hennement, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. 1940s

Bailleul, France - Pharmacy. Date: circa 1910s

Christian Evangelist Missionary - Mexico. Date: 1902

Officers desk, BAOR, Braunschweig, Germany
Officers desk in an office with charts and maps on the wall, British Army of the Rhine, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Secretary and soldier in an office, Braunschweig, Germany
German secretary and British soldier in an office run by the British Army of the Rhine near Braunschweig, Lower, Saxony, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Two women in BAOR office, Braunschweig, Germany
Two German women in an office run by the British Army of the Rhine, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Family Portrait of William Alfred Green and family
Family Portrait of William Alfred Green(1870-1958), Mary C.A. Green (Nee Shemeld) and Their Son - a copy photo of Mrs Green writing at a desk and Mr Green to her right and the son in between the two

Man surprised by elephant on a cutout Christmas card
A man working in his office is surprised by an elephant putting its head through the window and spilling a pot of ink on a cutout Christmas card (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Scene at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, January 1970, with passengers and staff at the General Enquiries desk. Date: 1970

2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, 1905
John Douglas-Scott-Montagu(1866-1929), pictured around the time he became 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu on the death of his father

Man at work, The London Gazette
Man at work at his desk in the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper

People at work, The London Gazette
People at work in the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper

War rooms under Whitehall, London
Subterranean war rooms under Whitehall, Central London, used by Winston Churchill during the Second World War. Date: circa 1960s

Security expert with latest spy kit
Security expert demonstrating the latest spy kit, including a book and a telephone directory with equipment concealed inside them. Date: 1970s

Air crash investigation, clerical staff at work
Air crash investigation, three clerical staff at work in an office. Date: 1960s

Winston Churchill speaks - 1943. Date: 1943

Happy Families - Master Teacher. circa 1940s

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). A Scholar in his study or A Scholar Seated at a Desk, 1634. The scholar, absorbed in his thoughts, turns a questioning glance of the beholder. Oil on canvas

Spain. Catalonia. Llivia. Antique desk. Museum of Esteve Pha
Spain. Catalonia. Comarca of Cerdanya. Llivia. Antieque desk. Medicianl books, glasses and inkwell. Museum of Esteve Pharmacy

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Lady and gentleman. Engraving by Bonamore. Coloured. 1891

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Master Chalk. circa 1935

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cheery Families - Mrs Goody the Grocers Wife. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mrs Bounce the Barristers Wife. 1890s

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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