Porter Collection (page 7)

Cordoba Station. Arrival of a passenger train from Madrid. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1893. Andalusia. Spain. Colored engraving

Platform at a railway station. Late 19th century. Drawing by Marchetti. Colored

Kago Travelling Chair at Hakone, Japan. The porters each wear a mino, a traditional Japanese garment, a raincoat made out of straw

Travelling chair - Japan Date: circa 1901

Japanese porters carrying a lot of luggage including suitcases, carpets and sundry other possessions - rural Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer
Caricature of George Grossmith, English comedian, actor, singer, composer and writer, well known for his appearances in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Turkey - Hamals (Porters) dancing Date: 1910

Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS PORTER BARNARD (1809 - 1889), American professor of mathematics, natural history, best known as an educator : he favored admission of women to Columbia university. Date: circa 1880

French Railway Station
An animated scene in a French railway station - passengers queue for tickets, a porter carries a heavy case, a mother tells her children not to get lost, a boy pats a dog... Date: circa 1885

Porter and Van Dyck
ENDYMION PORTER Royalist statesman, depicted with the artist Van Dyck Date: 1587 - 1649

Endymion Porter (Cooper)
ENDYMION PORTER Royalist statesman, driven into exile during the Civil War Date: 1587 - 1649

David Dixon Porter
DAVID DIXON PORTER American naval commander son of David Porter (1780-1843) Date: 1813 - 1891

France / Paris / Chatelet
Scene at the Grand Chatelet, Paris, at the end of the 18th century, with market stalls, shops with street displays, a water-carrier and a porter Date: 1800

Seaside / Beach Scene
A woman on the sand, wearing a dress designed by Mrs Jennie Porter, and carrying a parasol and her hat Date: 1915

Porter Building, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
Porter Building (offices), San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA. Date: circa 1920

Manchester United FC football team 1936. Back row: Scott Duncan (Manager), Bamford, Griffiths, Porter, Breedon, Manley, Vose, McKay, Curry (Trainer). Front row: Bryant, Mutch, Brown, Rowley, Chester

Group photo, Essex football team 1894
Group photo, Essex football team: Russell, Wells, Sheldrake, Porter, Brewerton, Johnson, Baker, Earle, Hughes, Mayes (Captain), Porter, Markham

Advertisement for Frys Cocoa & Milk Chocolate - I never travel without it. early 20th century

First Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, New York State, USA
First Presbyterian Church, Porter Avenue Circle, Buffalo, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1904-1908

Black American porter with an elegant ladys luggage
Black American railway porter carrying an elegant ladys luggage, which consists of a set of golf clubs, a small suitcase and what appears to be a hat box

French Theatre -- Farce du Porteur d Eau
Farce du Porteur d Eau (Farce of the Water Carrier). A water carrier with two buckets suspended from a metal ring says how much he likes to see pretty girls as he walks along the street. Date: 1632

Impressions of Cambridge during World War One, 1915
Arms and the Varsity Man: some impressions of Cambridge in wartime, 1915. Date: 1915

WW1 - Cartoon - Russians in England
WW1 - A cartoon illustrating Englands ignorance regarding Russia. The cartoon jokes about that the " Rooshuns", rather than Russians coming through England

itinerant trades people on the boulevards of Paris.. Handcolored aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from A Tour through Paris, William Sams, London, 1825

Shaprasse or porter.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

Aveling Porter Steam Roller, England. Showing men mending the road Date: 1900s

Bath Characters by Edouart - George Cary, porter
George Cary, porter at Prices auction room where the silhouette Auguste Edouart lodged at Bath. Taken on April 4th, 1827 - one of a series of Bath characters taken by Edouart between 1826-7

Luggage on Wheels
The Latest Tip - But Not For the Porter! Luggage on Wheels Startling result of the appeal of the Railway Companies to the public to give as little trouble as possible to their under-manned staffs A

Barrels of drink
Slide showing a picture of barrels containing various drinks stacked up. The drinks include gin, brandy, whiskey, rum, port, sherry, porter, ale and stout. Part of Box 366

Womens War Work WW1. Shows a woman station porter, beside the caption, A credit to their country. The accompanying rhyme states

Woman Railway Porter WW1. Stranded old lady passenger is offered a bed with the lady porter! (Both are respectable married women) Date: circa 1917

Suffragette Wild Women Greyfriars Miss. Boxer. Suffragette Miss. Boxer chases the school porter, a scene from Wild Women at Greyfriars Date: 1914

Blitz in London - AFS firefighter, WW2
Blitz in London - a smiling AFS firefighter, a former Smithfield meat porter named Eddie. Date: 1940s

Warwick, hall porter of the Marlborough Club
(Mr) Warwick, the long-serving hall porter of the Marlborough Club, described by The Tatler as, probably one of the best-known men in London

Terrors of the Terrier, Territorial Army cartoon, WW1
The Short-Sighted Matron - (to Territorial on guard at a railway station): Now, don t stand there like a stuffed image, porter! Come and label this luggage

Porter, Japan

A female hat shop porter, WW1
A lady porter at a hat shop in Regent Street, looking extremely smart in her uniform. Just one of the jobs women did in place of men who had joined up to fight during the First World War. Date: 1916

Turkish porters resting, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

Street scene with Turkish porter. Date: circa 1870

Silhouette of Georgian couple and young porter
Silhouette of a Georgian couple and a young porter carrying their luggage. Date: 20th century

Gardener, Paris c. 1860
A Paris gardener or porter clutches two potted shrubs. Date: c.1860

The Perfect Debutante by Adrian Porter
Front cover of The Perfect Debutante, a book of humorous verse and sketches from 1937 taking the reader through the hilarious pitfalls and pleasures of the social season

Poster design for Southern Pacific railway, Golden State Limited, showing people heading for the train with their luggage. Date: 20th century

View inside Waterloo Station, London, with passengers coming and going. Probably taken in mid-afternoon. Date: circa 1930s

Ramsgate, Kent - Habour scene with boats
Ramsgate, Kent - Harbour scene with fishing boats and pedestrians. Date: circa 1900

TWA air stewardess boarding a train
A TWA air stewardess boards a train, perhaps to travel to the airport while a porter stands by the open carriage door. Date: 1940s

Jane Porter - 1
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works. Date: 1776 - 1850

Sir Robert Ker Porter
Sir ROBERT KER PORTER artist and traveler. Date: 1777 - 1842

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