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Captive Elephant at the Botanical Gardens, Saigon, Vietnam circa 1906
WW1 Poster, Write a Cheque Today for National War Bonds. 1918
Childs slate with pen and toy soldiers on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century
Slate with pen and comic greeting on a Christmas card -- May you never have to chalk it up! Date: early 20th century
Childs slate with pen and greeting on a Christmas cardChilds slate with pen, sponge and greeting on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century
Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century
Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century
Animals at a French Zoo - Angora Goats - Sepia. Group of goats in pen. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo
Childs slate with pen and baubles on a Christmas card. early 20th century
Man with picture frame on a cutout New Year cardMan with a wooden picture frame on a cutout New Year card. Date: early 1890s
Hand-drawn Christmas Greetings postcard - Father ChristmasHand-drawn pen and ink Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring Father Christmas driving his pair of reindeer and sleigh over a snowy wintery landscape Date: circa 1908
Secretary bird with books on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, 1905John Douglas-Scott-Montagu(1866-1929), pictured around the time he became 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu on the death of his father
Photographer at work, checking through contact sheets. Date: 1972
The Cattle Market, Luxor, Egypt. The lack of cattle and large number of camels may suggest the caption of this postcard is incorrect
Swan Pen advertisement, WW1First World War advertisement for Swan Pens featuring humorous cartoon. " We calls im The President. " Ows that
Find the Fault card No. 11 -- pen with nib. circa 1930s
Mark Twain (1835-1910). American writer. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885. Engraving by M. Klinkicht. Colored
Lady writing a letter. Colored engraving from 1888
Caricature of F C Burnand, newly appointed Punch editorCaricature of Francis Cowley Burnand (1836-1917), newly appointed Punch editor. He was also a comic writer and playwright. Seen here as Mr Punch himself, enjoying a nice bowl of punch. 1880
Caricature of The Two Obadiahs, J Willing Senior and J Willing Junior. " What! Disgrace your family name, Jim, by writing plays! What next
Caricature of George Robert Sims, English writerCaricature 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 of The Two Willings, senior and junior. James Willing was actually a pseudonym for John Thomas Douglass (1842-1917), manager of the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, London
Caricature of Henry Pettitt, British actor and dramatistCaricature of Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Taken from Life, a reference to one of his play titles. 1881
Cheery Families - Mr Dram the Doctor. 1890s
Woman police officer at work in a London police station, helping a visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1960s
Two women police officers giving directions, LondonTwo women police officers giving directions to a man, with the aid of a map, London. Date: circa 1960s
Jean Baptiste GrecourtJEAN BAPTISTE JOSEPH WILLART de GRECOURT French writer, interrupted by the artist while writing with a quill pen. Date: 1683 - 1743
Theophilus FolengoTHEOPHILUS FOLENGO (also known as Merlino Coccaio) Italian writer from Mantova, depicted writing in a book with a quill pen. Date: 1491 - 1544
Angelo FirenzuolaANGELO FIRENZUOLA Italian churchman, preacher and poet, holding a quill pen. Date: 1493 - 1545
Henry Edwards, WriterHENRY EDWARDS Poet, celebrated for writing Providence a poem. Did he ever set pen to paper again, or was that his only gift to posterity ? with autograph Date: CIRCA 1844
Gerhard DumbarGERHARD DUMBAR Dutch statesman, seated in his library, quill pen in hand... Date: 1743 - 1802
Addressing a ParcelIf you have occasion to write an address on a parcel, it will prove much easier and less prone to error if it is written in pencil first. Date: 1940s
Bar-Lock Typewriter AdAdvertisement implying that one Royal Bar-Lock typewriter will do the work of six pen- pushing clerks Date: 1890s
Victor Hugo in 1870Victor Hugo is depicted carrying his book Les Chatiments while the wretched Napoleon III lies sprawling at his feet, overthrown by the mighty pen of the writer ! Date: 1802 - 1885
Wh Waddington / Vfair 1878WILLIAM HENRY WADDINGTON French politician and archaeologist of English parentage Date: 1826 - 1894
F DUFFERINFREDERICK TEMPLE HAMILTON-TEMPLE BLACKWOOD 1st MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN & AVA British diplomat and administrator with his wife, Harriet Hamilton Date: 1826 - 1902
Robert Lowe 1874ROBERT LOWE Viscount Sherbrooke English politician: a satirical view Date: 1811 - 1892
Charles Hutton / HodgsonCHARLES HUTTON Scientist Date: 1737 - 1823
George of Trebizond / ThevGEORGE OF TREBIZOND Byzantine scholar writing in a book Date: 1396 - 1485
George Crabbe / PickersgilGEORGE CRABBE English poet Date: 1754 - 1832
Alain Chartier / ChasselatALAIN CHARTIER French writer and diplomat Date: 1392 - 1430
Joseph Haydn / GuttenbrunnJOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer writing at the keyboard with a quill pen Date: 1732 - 1809
Goldsmith / Statue / FoleyOLIVER GOLDSMITH Statue to the Irish writer Date: 1730 - 1774
Ja Froude / SambourneJAMES ANTHONY FROUDE British historian and writer, satirised for his warts-and-all biography of Thomas Carlyle Date: 1818 - 1894
Cowper / HicksWILLIAM COWPER English poet - a moment of religious inspiration Date: 1731 - 1800
Beatus RhenanusBILD AUS RHEINAU Alsatian humanist and printers editor - he superintended the printing of Erasmuss works Date: 1485 - 1547
Abelard Writing / EdwardsABELARD Writing to his beloved Heloise, his book of philosophy discarded on the ground Date: 1079 - 1142
