Humble Collection

Mahatma Gandhi spinning at his wheel
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, spinning at his wheel (Charakha) in 1931, demonstrating his strong work ethic

Insects / Bee
Humble bees; the wood bee (top) and earth bee (bottom)

Mackonochie / Vfair 1870
ALEXANDER HERIOT MACKONOCHIE Ritualist clergyman

Philemon Baucis Myth Classical Humble Cottagers
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The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civ
Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civill [sic] Wars since the Conquest Corn Danckertsz sculpsit [London] George Humble, 1627 (c)

An illustration of a bumble bee (Bombus terristris) hovering above some marigolds. Date: circa 1929

Oil Field, Humble, Texas nr Houston USA - Mule-pulled tanker. Date: 1907

Birthplace of Sir Titus Salt, Old Manor House, Morley, West Yorkshire Date: 1877

Beard Watson's Advertisement
An illustration of a cottage dining room at Beard Watson's, interior furniture and floor covering specialists. The image shows a simple yet refined room, of a humble cottage. Date: circa 1916

Room in which Joan of Arc was born, in Domremy, north-eastern France, as it existed in 1812. 1812

Common Humble Bees (Bombus terrestris) -- male, large female, and worker. Date: 1843

Ladys legs, Tropaeolum pentaphyllum (Five-leaved chymocarpus, Chymocarpus pentaphyllus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith after S

Cockroach, bee and cerambyx beetle
American cockroach, Blatta americana, common black cockroach, Blatta orientalis, bumble bee, Bombylius major, early humble bee, Bombylius medius, and leathery cerambyx beetle, Cerambyx coriarius

Clinanthus humilis (Humble coburg lily, Coburgia humilis)

Dicksons chirozema, Chorizema dicksonii
James Dicksons chirozema, Chorizema dicksonii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by S. Humble from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Andrew Carnegie, birthplace at Dunfermline, Scotland
Andrew Carnegies birthplace at Dunfermline, Scotland

Hawker test pilots alongside a Hawker Tempest. From lef?
Hawker test pilots alongside a Hawker Tempest. From left: Capt Hubert Stanford Broad, Sqn Ldr Richard Vivian Muspratt, Bright and William ?Bill? Humble

German soldier kissing the flag, WW1
A patriotic German soldier kissing his countrys flag during the First World War. Below are the words of the German national anthem, Deutschland uber alles. Date: circa 1914

German propaganda postcard, Kaiser in helmet, WW1
German propaganda postcard, Humble before God and happy in battle against the Enemy, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II in uniform during the First World War, wearing a helmet surmounted by an eagle

Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland - 1627
Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civill [sic] Wars since the Conquest Corn Danckertsz sculpsit [London] George Humble, 1627 (c)

Krupp family homes, Essen, Germany
Krupp family homes -- Alfred Krupps humble childhood home, and a somewhat grander family home, the Villa Hugel, both in Essen, Germany

Fealty to King Richard I
Robin Hood and his Merry Men kneel before King Richard I and swear their loyalty to him

Women WW1 Work Our Womanhood
A tribute to the women who have filled jobs previously undertaken by men who have gone off to fight. The verse celebrates the way that women have responded to the call

The Bully of the Neighbourhood by John George Brown (1831-19
John George Brown (1831-1913). American artist. The Bully of the Neighbourhood. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Madrid. Spain

Giuseppe Crespi (1665 1747). Searching for Fleas. 1715 / 20
Giuseppe Crespi (1665 1747), nicknamed Lo Spagnuolo. Italian late Baroque painter of the Bolognese School. Searching for Fleas. 1715/20. Oil on canvas. Museum of Louvre. Paris

Visiting a sick woman. Colored engraving of The Artistic Illustration, 1892

Snap Playing Card - Courtier bowing. circa 1910s

Humble Quarters- Venice, Italy
Humble Quarters in Venice, Italy. Date: 1916

John Ellis, Teacher
JOHN ELLIS - Ragged school teacher born of humble but respectable parents who developed his own system for educating the children of the London streets. Date: 1809 - ?

Krupps Birthplace
ALFRED KRUPP Birthplace of the German manufacturer Date: 1886

Sir James Matthew Barrie, caricature in Punch
SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE (1860 - 1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist, best known for writing Peter Pan, satirised in Punch Date: 1897

Izaak Walton - Stafford
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683) Supposed birthplace of the writer and angler, in Eastgate Street, Stafford

John Bunyan / Bedford
JOHN BUNYAN English preachers cottage at Bedford Date: 1628 - 1688

George Stephenson - Wylam
George Stephenson (1781 - 1848) Engineers birthplace, High Street House, Wylam

Guiseppe Verdi, Roncole birthplace
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Italian opera composers birthplace, a cottage in the village of Roncole

Mania / Director Down
A former railway director is reduced to the humble occupation of sweeping the streets : a satire on the rise and fall of railway speculators Date: 1846

Saint Geraldo Majella
SAINT GERALDO MAJELLA humble Italian lay-brother associated with miracles and prodigies galore before he died at age 29 Date: ? - 1755

Mother&kids, Cottage Home
Mother holds baby while small child plays with cards on the floor of humble cottage home Date: 1865

Cabin at Coloma, El Dorado County, California, USA
James Marshalls Cabin at Coloma, El Dorado County, California, USA -- Marshall first discovered gold in 1848-1849. Date: circa 1908

Lincoln Log Cabin
The log cabin home of Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham Lincoln

Montgomery Home
The splendid home of JAMES MONTGOMERY, the author of The world before the flood, at The Mount, Sheffield, a far cry from his humble Scottish cottage birthplace. Date: early 19th century

Montgomery Birthplace
The humble Scottish cottage in which JAMES MONTGOMERY, the author of The world before the flood, first saw the light of day. Date: 1771

Richard Humble
RICHARD HUMBLE Merchant and alderman of the city of London. Date: ? - 1616

Samuel Butlers Home
The full moon rises globularly over the battlements of Ludlow Castle, home of the poet Samuel Butler though he was born in a humble cottage) Date: 1612

Elizabeth / Colonial Exhib
Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, photographed when Duchess of York, at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris. She is presented with a bouquet from a loyal colonial subject. Date: 1931

Panoramic view of St. Petersburg, dedicated by permission to his Imperial Majesty Alexander 1st. by his much obliged humble servant J.A. Atkinson

Statue to Bishop Sailer, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
View of the statue to Bishop Johann Michael Sailer (1751-1832), in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. He rose from humble beginnings to become a Roman Catholic Bishop of Regensburg

Martin Nadaud / Gill
Martin Nadaud (1815-1898) rose from humble beginnings, becoming a revolutionary and Member of Parliament. An advocate of public transport and public services

An old peasant woman at Breton Market

Street Scene in Whitechapel, London, 1874
Engraving showing a street scene in Whitechapel, East London, in 1874. This image shows a large number of children and adults loitering on the pavement beside their humble dwellings

Tribute to Heinrich II
The nations of Roma (Italy), Gaul, Germany & Sclauinia (Western Slovian states) pay tribute to Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II

Ulyssess Grant / Birthplc
ULYSSESs GRANT Humble birthplace of the American Civil War General, and later President

Keats / Edmonton Home
JOHN KEATS Cottage in Church Street, Edmonton, where the poet served his apprenticeship to Hammond, the surgeon, from 1811 to 1815

There was an Old Woman
There was an old woman who rode on a broom, with a high gee ho, gee humble; and she took her old cat behind for a groom, with a bimble, bamble, bumble

Census 1901 Gypsies
The census in humble life, an enumerator in gypsy encampment

Myth of Urashima
The legend of Urashima Taro, a humble fisher-lad, resembles that of Rip van Winkle : he is carried by a tortoise to the Dragons Palace where he lives with the Princess for ages

Wall Street Cleaner
Sam Kattler was a street cleaner around Wall Street. He amassed a little fortune, lost it in the Wall Street Crash, and went back to Wall St. in his former occupation

Copperfield / Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep rubbing his hands and generally being " ever so humble"

Chas Brandon Suffolk
CHARLES BRANDON, duke of SUFFOLK NORFOLK statesman, graceful in person, valiant, humble, bountiful and unaffected. with his autograph

Fantasy Looms
The humble artisan toils at his loom - and lo ! he weaves a creation of beauty !

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