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Background imagePapers Collection: Mooning through a ripped newspaper

Mooning through a ripped newspaper. France

Background imagePapers Collection: A Glasgow newspaper seller

A Glasgow newspaper seller

Background imagePapers Collection: Portrait of a Glasgow news boy

Portrait of a Glasgow news boy

Background imagePapers Collection: Jerald Schaitberger of 416 W. 57th St. NY who helps an older

Jerald Schaitberger of 416 W. 57th St. NY who helps an older boy sell papers until 10 PM on Columbus Circle. 7 yrs. old. 9:30 PM, October 8, 1910. Location: New York, New York (State)

Background imagePapers Collection: William Tobias 80 Grattan St. Brooklyn -12 yrs old

William Tobias 80 Grattan St. Brooklyn -12 yrs old. Boy was starting for the subway to sell papers on trains until 6 AM Cause termorrer dey haint no school and I kin sleep all day

Background imagePapers Collection: 2 AM February 12, 1908. Papers just out

2 AM February 12, 1908. Papers just out

Background imagePapers Collection: A Pool Room Branch (Chouteau & Manchester). These boys were

A Pool Room Branch (Chouteau & Manchester). These boys were
1353 - - - A Pool Room Branch (Chouteau & Manchester). These boys were playing pool and smoking in the pool room while waiting for papers

Background imagePapers Collection: Decorative end papers, Art Gout Beaute, 1929

Decorative end papers, Art Gout Beaute, 1929
Decorative end papers in pink, purple and silver, Art Gout Beaute, 1929. 1929

Background imagePapers Collection: Children reading Sunday papers, Rustan brothers farm near D

Children reading Sunday papers, Rustan brothers farm near Dickens, Iowa. Note convenience of running water in background. This farm was formerly owner operated but they are now tenants of

Background imagePapers Collection: Boy who sells papers around the stockyards, South Omaha, Neb

Boy who sells papers around the stockyards, South Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Background imagePapers Collection: African American, standing at desk, with one hand resting on

African American, standing at desk, with one hand resting on papers and one hand raised. Date c1892

Background imagePapers Collection: A Literary Letter - 70th anniversary of illustrated journali

A Literary Letter - 70th anniversary of illustrated journali
A page from the Sphere, offering congratulations to the Illustrated London News, the pioneer of illustrated journalism, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 1912

Background imagePapers Collection: Gabrielle R骡ne, French actress

Gabrielle R骡ne, French actress
Gabrielle R骡 ne, French actress

Background imagePapers Collection: Girl watering flowers on a hillside

Girl watering flowers on a hillside
An image of a girl in blue dress and pink hat, watering flowers on a hillside which is made up of a variety of papers and textures, showcasing the design work of printer, Jacques Makowsky. 1937

Background imagePapers Collection: Assassination of Henri III

Assassination of Henri III
The fanatical Domincan friar, Jacques Cl?nt, presents King Henri III with false papers before stabbing him in the abdomen and killing him

Background imagePapers Collection: Man reading newspaper

Man reading newspaper
Reading the newspaper with his long pipe in his hand. 1910. Date: 1910

Background imagePapers Collection: Tour of Dr Syntax 1813

Tour of Dr Syntax 1813
Dr Syntax sits at his desk, planning his next trip. Date: 1813

Background imagePapers Collection: French couple seduction sequence

French couple seduction sequence
A French couple in a seduction sequence. He kneels at her feet, in a begging posture, while she stands with her back to him, reading his call-up papers. (2 of 4) Date: early 20th century

Background imagePapers Collection: The Spaniards Inn

The Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath, London, historic watering hole of the famous, including Dick Turpin & Charles Dickens, who immortalised this pub in his Pickwick Papers. Date: late 16th century

Background imagePapers Collection: Leather Bottle, Cobham

Leather Bottle, Cobham
The Leather Bottle pub, in the pretty village of Cobham, near Rochester, Kent, England. immortalised by Charles Dickens in Pickwick Papers. Date: 1930s

Background imagePapers Collection: Lord Rothermere

Lord Rothermere
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (26 April 1868 26 November 1940), highly successful British newspaper proprietor and owner of Associated Newspapers Ltd

Background imagePapers Collection: Oberleutnant Steurer, German army Chief of Staff, WW1

Oberleutnant Steurer, German army Chief of Staff, WW1
Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) Steurer, Generalstabschef (Chief of Staff) of a division of the German army, seen here at his desk studying papers during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imagePapers Collection: General Hubert Lyautey, French army officer, WW1

General Hubert Lyautey, French army officer, WW1
General Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854-1934), French army officer, seen here at his desk as the newly appointed Minister of War during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imagePapers Collection: Alexandru Marghiloman signing Peace Treaty, Romania

Alexandru Marghiloman signing Peace Treaty, Romania
Alexandru Marghiloman (1854-1925), Romanian Prime Minister, signing a Peace Treaty (known as the Treaty of Bucharest) with Germany and Austria in the Cotroceni Palace, near Bucharest

Background imagePapers Collection: Tomas Masaryk, Czech President, signing oath of faith

Tomas Masaryk, Czech President, signing oath of faith
Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850-1937), Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak politician, founder and first President of Czechoslovakia

Background imagePapers Collection: Vietnamese Woman - Hanoi - Cigarette Seller

Vietnamese Woman - Hanoi - Cigarette Seller
Vietnamese Woman - Annam, Hanoi - Cigarette Seller (also selling bananas) at the entrance to her concession (shop / selling space). Date: circa 1910

Background imagePapers Collection: General Joffre at his desk, WW1

General Joffre at his desk, WW1
General Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), Commander of the French Army during the first half of the First World War, seen here sitting at his desk at headquarters. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePapers Collection: Richard von Kuhlmann, German Foreign Secretary

Richard von Kuhlmann, German Foreign Secretary
Richard von Kuhlmann (1873-1948), German diplomat and industrialist. Seen here at his desk, probably at the time he served as German Foreign Secretary. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imagePapers Collection: Archive service at Paris Peace Conference

Archive service at Paris Peace Conference
Gendarme officers in the archive service of the Paris Peace Conference which followed the end of the First World War. It was their job to classify three tons of documents. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePapers Collection: General Rucquoy, Chief of Staff, Belgian Army, WW1

General Rucquoy, Chief of Staff, Belgian Army, WW1
General Rucquoy, Chief of Staff of the Belgian Army, seen here at his desk during the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1918

Background imagePapers Collection: Pickwick Papers / 2 Weller

Pickwick Papers / 2 Weller
The two Wellers Date: First published: 1836-37

Background imagePapers Collection: Cmas at Dingley Dell

Cmas at Dingley Dell
Christmas at Dingley Dell Date: First published: 1836-37

Background imagePapers Collection: Oastler in Prison

Oastler in Prison
Richard Oastler, reformer, in his cell, number 12 Coffee Gallery, at the Fleet, London, where he is imprisoned for four years, occupying himself by writing The Fleet Papers Date: 1840-1844

Background imagePapers Collection: Wallpaper showroom, New York

Wallpaper showroom, New York
Birge & Son, Wall Papers. Interior of a wallpaper showroom at Birge & Son Wallpapers

Background imagePapers Collection: Origin Species, CH Bennett, man of finance - shark

Origin Species, CH Bennett, man of finance - shark
Alls fish that comes. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of man of finance from a shark. Shark fins have developed into a swallow-tail coat, his own tail into a pair of legs

Background imagePapers Collection: Cats and kittens playing with a globe on a desk

Cats and kittens playing with a globe on a desk

Background imagePapers Collection: Nurse and matron at the Medical Centre, Hendon

Nurse and matron at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a matron sitting at her desk while a nurse stands respectfully behind her

Background imagePapers Collection: Emigrants WWII

Emigrants WWII
During World war II, representatives of the National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief (in armbands) went through the identity papers and lists of emigrants

Background imagePapers Collection: Egyptian newspaper boys bring news of victory

Egyptian newspaper boys bring news of victory
Egyptian newspaper boys, their target market European tourists, run through the street proclaiming a victory during the First World War, carrying newspaper of a variety of different countries

Background imagePapers Collection: Poster advertising cigarette papers

Poster advertising cigarette papers
Poster advertising Riz la Croix and Goudron la Croix cigarette papers, for people who like to roll their own. A golfing scene is depicted: a lady takes aim, while a man observes, cigarette in hand

Background imagePapers Collection: Office scene with large angled mirror

Office scene with large angled mirror
A futuristic office with a large angled mirrored screen running along one wall, with up to the minute computer systems visible in the reflection. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imagePapers Collection: Going on leave

Going on leave
British troops gathering in Poperinghe, Belgium to go on leave from the Western Front on 30th September 1917. Many are waving their leave papers

Background imagePapers Collection: Newsagent & Much More - Oxford

Newsagent & Much More - Oxford
Sawyers Newsagent, Stationer, Confectioner and Tobacconist in Oxford. A magnificent photographic postcard showing a General Store on an Oxford street selling pretty much anything you can imagine

Background imagePapers Collection: Reading the papers in the rain

Reading the papers in the rain
The streets are crowded with top-hatted gentlemen eagerly reading the main story of the day, umbrellas shielding them from the heavy rain

Background imagePapers Collection: Clumsy Dog on Desk

Clumsy Dog on Desk
Towser jumps onto his masters desk and upsets the ink, paper, and all the pens and pencils

Background imagePapers Collection: Prince & Princess of Wales visit Glasgow

Prince & Princess of Wales visit Glasgow
The Prince and Princess of Wales, captured on camera during a visit to Glasgow in the 1890s. Civic visits, openings, loyal addresses and dedications helped to increase the popularity

Background imagePapers Collection: Nhs Ballot Papers

Nhs Ballot Papers
Ballot papers are destroyed following the plebiscite of doctors organised by the B.M.A. The doctors voted overwhelmingly against the National Health Service Act

Background imagePapers Collection: Pity the poor strap hanger

Pity the poor strap hanger
An image illustrating the introduction of hand straps on underground trains. When straps were added to underground railway carriages in the early 1900s, there was an outcry among travellers



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