Profession Collection (page 7)

French Occupations card series game 1890s
French card game - Yes or No - Occupations series. Illustration of a notary (lawyer, solicitor). Date: circa 1890s

Entrance to The Middle Temple
The heavy doors in the arched stone entrance to the Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court entitled to call their members to the Bar as barristers

NFS recruiting van at Olympia
A National Fire Service recruiting van at Olympia, West London, 14 February 1946, possibly aiming to recruit soldiers returning from the war and visiting to the RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps)

Inns of Court Brigade on the march, WW1
Men of the Inns of Court OTC (Officer Training Corps) Brigade on the march in London during a drilling exercise at the start of the First World War. They are all members of the legal profession

A lamplighter at work in the London fog
A lamplighter at work on what appears to be a foggy (or smoggy) day

Wigmore Street
The quarter favoured by the medical profession. Date: 1820

George Wilson
GEORGE WILSON gentleman of uncertain profession - fishmonger, fan- maker, literary critic or confidence trickster, who knows ? Date: 1631 - ?

Edward & Edward Pierce
EDWARD PIERCE the elder (died 1698) and EDWARD PIERCE the younger, who presumably lived into the 18th century... the younger, like his father, was a sculptor by profession. Date: ? - 1698

Fourth Baron North
DUDLEY, fourth baron North of the barons North this is the fourth by profession an author as well as a Norther. Date: 1602 - 1677

Photographic studio setup for Rolls Royce stroboscopic photoshoot. 1959

On Poverty Point - out of work London Actors chatting
" On Poverty Point" - York Road, London SE1 - The York Hotel pub. Out of work actors discussing their lot, most on the point of poverty... Date: circa 1895

Boasting actor submits acting claim to Sir Henry Irving
Tradgedian (disappointed) - " You should see me play amlet, Irvin! Why, I could act is bloomin ead off!" Sir Henry Irving looks less than impressed with this claim by a jobbing actor rather

Theatrical Lodging House Keeper on Henry Irving
Theatrical Lodging House Keeper: " Yes, I m glad they ve knighted Enery Irving. You see, its a compliment to the perfession which reflecs equal honner on us hall." Date: 1895

Russia - Glazier Date: 1902

Nurse cradling baby
Nurse holding a small baby in her arms c. 1910

The Pageant of the Child, Wandsworth, London
Scene from The Pageant of the Child, a set of beautifully staged tableaux produced by the Waifs and Strays Society at Wandsworth Town Hall, London

Medieval Trumpeters
Three trumpeters of the 14th century, wearing the grotesque garments associated with their profession : they probably belong to a noble household. Date: 1314? - 1369

World War One nurses by George Ranstead
A simple and stylised illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

Staff of the Savoy
Photograph of staff at the Savoy Hotel, London, England

Turkish Postman
A Turkish postman with satchel and long stick checks a signpost to make sure he is delivering to the correct address!

Tram Driver in World War I
Female tram driver in Scotland during World War I

Old Chambers in Middle Temple Lane, London, 1857
Engraving showing old chambers, of the London legal profession, in Middle Temple Lane, London, 1857

Nurses decorated with the Royal Red Cross
Nurses, from left, Sister Edith King, Sister Louisa Mackay and Sister Emma Durham were awarded the Royal Red Cross, by Queen Victoria for their exceptional service in the nursing profession

Laughing Augurs
Cicero wondered how two augurs could meet without bursting into laughter at the absurdity of their profession

Scene in a Green Room
A scene in the Green Room as two actresses argue and shout wearing their costumes, while a bystander looks on

London Cabbie
London characters: the London CABBIE holds open the door of his Victoria four-wheeler; others of his profession drive the brisker two-seater hansom

Publican Repents, 1864
The landlord of the Grapes tavern empties casks and smashes bottles in the cellar, in order to repent the evils of his intemperate profession

Shepherd Market
This has survived as one of Londons picturesque corners, and is favoured by the oldest profession, though heaven forbid that I should suggest that this lady is one of them

Caduceus Talisman
CADUCEUS TALISMAN symbolising wisdom and health, it was adopted by the medical profession who possess the first and bestow the second

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