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Background imageFounder Collection: Switzerland shown as a mother shielding her children

Switzerland shown as a mother shielding her children
This is an official Swiss Red Cross Card posted in Switzerland on 1 August 1917. The reverse has a picture of Henri Dunant the founder of the Red Cross. WW1 Date: 1917

Background imageFounder Collection: Memorial to Sir Robert Baden-Powell

Memorial to Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941), founder of the Scout Movement

Background imageFounder Collection: Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum Club

Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum Club
Anne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 9 March 1941) British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Lyceum Clubs. Date: 1903

Background imageFounder Collection: PUB, Popular Department Store, Stockholm, Sweden

PUB, Popular Department Store, Stockholm, Sweden. The name comes from the stores founder, Paul Urbanus Bergstrom. Date: circa 1940

Background imageFounder Collection: Franklyn Laws Hutton, co-founder of Woolworth s

Franklyn Laws Hutton, co-founder of Woolworth s
Franklyn Laws Hutton (1877-1940) co-founder with his brother Edward Hutton of the Woolworths shopping empire. Date: 1939

Background imageFounder Collection: Graybar Building, New York City, USA

Graybar Building, New York City, USA
The Graybar Building at the 43rd Street in New York City, USA. It was named " Graybar" in honor of the companys founders, Elisha Gray and Enos Barton. Date: 1920

Background imageFounder Collection: Cartoon, George Conquest outside the Eagle Tavern

Cartoon, George Conquest outside the Eagle Tavern
Cartoon, George Conquest -- I wonder if I shall ever be back there! George Augustus Oliver Conquest (1837-1901), playwright, theatre manager, acrobat and pantomimist

Background imageFounder Collection: India. Maratha Empire. Founded by King Shivaji

India. Maratha Empire. Founded by King Shivaji on 17th century. Engraving, 19th century. Colored

Background imageFounder Collection: Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) writing his Memoi

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) writing his Memoi
Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848). French writer and politician. Chateaubriand writing his Memoirs from Beyond the Grave, 1848-1850, during his trip to Thionville. Engraving

Background imageFounder Collection: Johann Christian Bauer

Johann Christian Bauer (1802-1867). Born in Hanau, Germany. Type designer, punchcutter, and founder of the Bauer Type Foundry in 1837. Date: Date unknown

Background imageFounder Collection: Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex

Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex
People in the cafe, several of them in wheelchairs, at the Horder Centre, founded by Mrs Cecilia Bochenek (?-1981). Despite being crippled by arthritis and confined to a wheelchair

Background imageFounder Collection: Matias Lopez Lopez (1825-1891). Engraving by Arturo Carreter

Matias Lopez Lopez (1825-1891). Engraving by Arturo Carreter
Matias Lopez Lopez (1825-1891). Spanish Industrialist. Engraving by Arturo Carretero Sanchez (1852-1903) in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1889. Colored

Background imageFounder Collection: Bust of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD). Marble

Bust of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD). Marble
Augustus (63 BC-14 AD). First roman emperor. Bust. Marble. From Pergamum (Bergama). 1st century AD. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageFounder Collection: Hilda of Whitby (614-680). Engraving. Colored

Hilda of Whitby (614-680). Engraving. Colored
Hilda of Whitby (614-680). British religious. Engraving in England, 1880. Colored

Background imageFounder Collection: Head of greek philosopher Plato

Head of greek philosopher Plato
Plato (428-348 BC). Greek philosopher. Head. Roman copy. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Background imageFounder Collection: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). Colored engraving

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). Colored engraving
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). German statesman and military, considered the founder of modern German state. Engraving in Universal History, 1889. Colored

Background imageFounder Collection: Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. Sta

Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. Sta
Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. He is generally considered to be the founder of the mathematical school of Pavia. Statue. University of Pavia. Italy

Background imageFounder Collection: Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. Detail

Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. Detail
Pergamon Altar. 164-156 BC. Telephos Frieze. Detail. Cults at the Sanctuary of Dionysus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageFounder Collection: Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221)

Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221). Founder of the Friars Preachers, called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers (OP). Colored engraving. 19th century

Background imageFounder Collection: St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic

St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic
St. Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone) (1181-1226). Founder of the Franciscans. To his right, St. Dominic. Miniature. 16th cenury codex. Library Lorenzana. Florence. Italy

Background imageFounder Collection: The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount

The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount
Revelation of Tanail. The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount Hira during a battle. Ottoman miniature. 15th century. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageFounder Collection: Euclid. Elementum. Page of the Book of Geometry

Euclid. Elementum. Page of the Book of Geometry
Euclid (first half 3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, founder of the School of Alexandria. Elementum. Page of the Book of Geometry, in an edition of 1557, published in Paris

Background imageFounder Collection: A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko

A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

Background imageFounder Collection: Gerard Groot

Gerard Groot
GERARD GROOT (or GERARDUS MAGNUS) Flemish churchman, founder of a monastic establishment, depicted writing from a celestial revelation. Date: 1340 - 1384

Background imageFounder Collection: Franz Josef Gall

Franz Josef Gall
FRANZ JOSEF GALL German physician who pioneered the science of phrenology - Founder of the Doctrine of the Physiology of the Brain. Date: 1758 - 1828

Background imageFounder Collection: William Caslon

William Caslon
WILLIAM CASLON Printer and type-founder. Date: 1692 - 1766

Background imageFounder Collection: John Wesley / Preaching

John Wesley / Preaching
JOHN WESLEY English religious leader, founder of Methodism : preaching at Gwennap Pit, Cornwall, to a huge congregation Date: 1703 - 1791

Background imageFounder Collection: Byzas of Megara

Byzas of Megara
BYZAS OF MEGARA the founder of Byzantium (later Constantinople, later still Istanbul) Date: flourished 657 BC

Background imageFounder Collection: Jakob Fugger (Jakob I)

Jakob Fugger (Jakob I)
JAKOB FUGGER (JAKOB I) German founder of the Fugger firm (financiers and merchants in Augsburg, Germany). Date: ? - 1469

Background imageFounder Collection: Arthur Walter Gamage

Arthur Walter Gamage, founder of Gamages, a department store in Holborn, London. Date: 1909

Background imageFounder Collection: Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism

Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism
Joseph Smith (1805-1844) American religious leader, founder of Mormonism

Background imageFounder Collection: Joseph and Hiram Smith, pioneers of Mormonism

Joseph and Hiram Smith, pioneers of Mormonism
JOSEPH SMITH (1805-1844) with his brother HIRAM pioneers of Mormonism, depicted in front of the Temple of Nauvoo

Background imageFounder Collection: Mrs Mary Fegan

Mrs Mary Fegan, wife of childrens home founder James Fegan

Background imageFounder Collection: Mama Huaco, one of four sisters and wives of Manco

Mama Huaco, one of four sisters and wives of Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire of Cuzco in the early 13th century. Portrait of Cuzco school. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas

Background imageFounder Collection: PORTOLA, Gaspar de (1717-1786). Spanish soldier

PORTOLA, Gaspar de (1717-1786). Spanish soldier, governor of Baja and Alta California (1767-1770), explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey. Sculpture on bronze. SPAIN. Balaguer

Background imageFounder Collection: Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire

Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire, ordering the construction of the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire. Illustration in Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande

Background imageFounder Collection: SCHLEIDEN, Matthias Jakob (1804-1881). German botanist

SCHLEIDEN, Matthias Jakob (1804-1881). German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory. Oil

Background imageFounder Collection: MENDOZA, Alonso de (16th century). Spanish captain

MENDOZA, Alonso de (16th century). Spanish captain, conquistador, and the founder of the city of Nuestra Se񯲡 de La Paz, current capital city of Bolivia. Oil

Background imageFounder Collection: William Hesketh Lever, Lord Leverhulme

William Hesketh Lever, Lord Leverhulme
William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925), later Lord Leverhulme, soap manufacturer and philanthropist. Founder of Port Sunlight, the model community built on the Wirral to accommodate his employees

Background imageFounder Collection: Home of Henry J. Heinz, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Home of Henry J. Heinz, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Home of Henry J. Heinz (1844-1919), founder of the food manufacturing company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1914

Background imageFounder Collection: Thomas Gibson Bowles

Thomas Gibson Bowles (15 January 1841 12 January 1922), generally known as Tommy Bowles, founder of the magazines The Lady and the English Vanity Fair

Background imageFounder Collection: British Red Cross Society, Duchess of Westminsters Hospital

British Red Cross Society, Duchess of Westminsters Hospital
A collection of eleven original images relating to No. 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital, more commonly known as The Duchess of Westminsters Hospital, named after its Founder

Background imageFounder Collection: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, artist, at work in her studio

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, artist, at work in her studio
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004), one of the St Ives School of artists and founder member of the Penwith Arts Society, seen here at work in her studio in St Ives, Cornwall

Background imageFounder Collection: John Groom Tribute Sculpture

John Groom Tribute Sculpture
Illustration of a sculpture dedicated to John A Groom, founder of the Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission on Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, later moving to Edgware Way, Hendon

Background imageFounder Collection: Jean-Baptiste Paulin

Jean-Baptiste Paulin
JEAN BAPTISTE ALEXANDRE PAULIN French editor, publisher and author, fondateur et redacteur en chef of L Illustration. Date: 1793 - 1859

Background imageFounder Collection: Edwin Lister of Newark

Edwin Lister of Newark
EDWIN LISTER American agricultural chemist of Newark New Jersey, and founder of the company that still proudly bears his name. with his autograph Date: MID-19TH CENTURY

Background imageFounder Collection: The Bezalel School of Arts & Crafts, Jerusalem, Israel

The Bezalel School of Arts & Crafts, Jerusalem, Israel
The Bezalel School of Arts & Crafts on Abyssinia Street in Jerusalem, established by Professor Boris Schatz in 1906 (pictured on the left in the white suit)

Background imageFounder Collection: The Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia

The Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia (559-529 BC). His full title was: " King of Kings of Persia, King of Aryavarta, King of Anshan, King of Media, King of Babylon



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