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Prosperous Collection

Background imageProsperous Collection: Farmyard Scene C1870

Farmyard Scene C1870
An archetypal farmyard scene

Background imageProsperous Collection: Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)

Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)
Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872

Background imageProsperous Collection: Shakespeare at work

Shakespeare at work
Fair be all thy hopes and prosperous be thy life. Quote from Henry V and VI. The Bard at work. Date: circa 1904

Background imageProsperous Collection: A classic image celebrating the Biedermeier style

A classic image celebrating the Biedermeier style, which originated in Germany and Austria, flourished in the prosperous middle-class homes of Europe from about 1815 to 1848

Background imageProsperous Collection: Decorative design on a New Year card

Decorative design on a New Year card
Decorative design in white, gold, blue, orange and red on a New Year card -- A Prosperous New Year! Date: circa 1890s

Background imageProsperous Collection: Grandiose Suburban House

Grandiose Suburban House
The grandiose home of a prosperous industrialist - The Towers, Didsbury, near Manchester, residence of Mr Adamson, engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal Date: 1885

Background imageProsperous Collection: Amenhotep III and Tiy

Amenhotep III and Tiy
SMENKHKARE, PHARAOH probably a younger brother of his predecessor Akhenaten, he died young after only two years as sole ruler (18th dynasty)

Background imageProsperous Collection: DDP POSTER / 1930

DDP POSTER / 1930
A German Democratic Party (DDP) poster Go the right way to a prosperous society. A man points out the way that avoids the paths to reaction and Bolshevism

Background imageProsperous Collection: Paul and Lydia

Paul and Lydia
Paul converts Lydia, a prosperous dealer of dyestuffs in the city of Thyatira (now Akhisar, Turkey)

Background imageProsperous Collection: Lenin / Eberling Cartoon

Lenin / Eberling Cartoon
VLADIMIR ILICH ULYANOV LENIN depicted as the helmsman who will steer the mighty vessel Russia into prosperous waters where everyone will be free, happy, comfortable, satisfied

Background imageProsperous Collection: House from Sarkoz region. 19th century. Hungary

House from Sarkoz region. 19th century. Hungary
Interior of a house from the Sarkoz region. Second half of 19th century. Museum of Ethnography. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageProsperous Collection: John Alexander Dowie

John Alexander Dowie
JOHN ALEXANDER DOWIE Scottish-American religious healer who in 190i founded a prosperous community at Zion City, near Chicago. Date: 1847 - 1907

Background imageProsperous Collection: Sir Ralph Blackwell

Sir Ralph Blackwell
SIR RALPH BLACKWELL Merchant Taylor of the City of London - the embodiment of the prosperous bourgeois townsman of the 14th century. Date: CIRCA 1360

Background imageProsperous Collection: Antoine Louis Barye

Antoine Louis Barye
ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (1795-1875) French sculptor, towards the end of his life, looking proud and prosperous. Date: 1866

Background imageProsperous Collection: Bernhard Knipperdolling

Bernhard Knipperdolling
BERNHARD KNIPPERDOLLING Prosperous merchant of Munster sided with the Anabaptists, playing a principal part during the siege and meeting a grisly end like everyone else. Date: ? - 1536

Background imageProsperous Collection: Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire with two Edwardian ladies

Lion Rock, Dovedale, Derbyshire with two Edwardian ladies
A fine example of what the prosperous Edwardian lady would wear for a walk in the coutry - on the left is Kate Nash, daughter of an industrialist from London

Background imageProsperous Collection: Two prosperous men

Two prosperous men, on the right is the photographer Ernest Battersby outside his home at Strathclyde, Offerton Lane, Stockport.The other man is identified as E

Background imageProsperous Collection: Girl with wheatsheaf

Girl with wheatsheaf. Young girl with wheatsheaf, a visual metaphor for a prosperous New Year. Swedish. Date: circa 1925

Background imageProsperous Collection: Temple Ruins, Palmyra

Temple Ruins, Palmyra
The remains of one of the ancient temples in the once prosperous city of Palmyra, Syria. It was known as the Bride of the Desert, vital for desert caravan travellers Date: BC

Background imageProsperous Collection: Bibye and Mary Lake

Bibye and Mary Lake
SIR BIBYE LAKE at age 10, and his sister MARY age 8 : he will grow up to become a prosperous merchant in the Royal African Company. Date: 1684 - 1744

Background imageProsperous Collection: Maximilian I of Bavaria

Maximilian I of Bavaria
MAXIMILIAN I, KING OF BAVARIA Elector from February 1799, King 1805 - 1825. Shaped a prosperous kingdom with one of the most liberal constitutions Date: 1756 - 1825

Background imageProsperous Collection: Passengers on board an Emigrant Ship, 1884

Passengers on board an Emigrant Ship, 1884
Scene showing passengers on the deck of an emigrant ship just prior to its departure from Britain, 1884. The passengers include babies, small children, wealthy people and a preacher

Background imageProsperous Collection: PEOPLE OF 1550 - 1580

PEOPLE OF 1550 - 1580
A nobleman, a soldier, and various persons of the middle class including a prosperous merchant

Background imageProsperous Collection: Lorenzo De Medici

Lorenzo De Medici
LORENZO DE MEDICI Italian statesman, known as the Magnificent ; contributed greatly in making Florence prosperous

Background imageProsperous Collection: Advert for Australia

Advert for Australia
A young couple have a rosy and prosperous future predicted for them if they emigrate to Australia

Background imageProsperous Collection: Male Type / Bourgeois 1882

Male Type / Bourgeois 1882
A prosperous and self- satisfied French bourgeois

Background imageProsperous Collection: Farming Couple 1790

Farming Couple 1790
A relatively prosperous farming couple. She wears a fashionable white muslin gown & shoes with pointed toes & vamps. He is more informally attired in his shirt sleeves

Background imageProsperous Collection: Kalapuya Youth

Kalapuya Youth
A youth of the Kalapuya (variously spelt) people of Oregon, once widespread and prosperous but today fewer and confined


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