Servants Collection (page 6)

Christmas Feasting in reign of Henry VIII
A Christmas banquet in the 16th century during the reign of King Henry VIII. The servers carry huge napkins over their shoulders and are marshalled in by the deputy steward

Southern Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking, Surrey
An aerial view of the Southern Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking which housed orphaned or fatherless children of the railway companys employees. Date: Date unknown

Tantalus Frames
These tantalus frames and cocktail table can be locked so that your servants can t help themselves, thus saving them from the consequences of yielding to temptation. Date: 1930

1920s frigidaire

Bedroom scene with a couple, two servants and a dog
A crowded bedroom scene with a woman in bed, her lover standing at the side, two servants and a dog. An illustration to the story by La Fontaine

Brahmins at a feast in a Maratha Camp, India
A Mahratta Surdar entertaining Brahmins. Brahmins at a feast in a Maratha Camp. Some are playing musical instruments while others are eating, and servants are carrying dishes of food

The Moon Era, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
The Moon Era (Jack Williamson) - time travelling Earthman attacks the mechanical servants of the Eternal Ones Date: 1932

Jeeves, manservant to Bertie Wooster
Jeeves, the fictional manservant to Bertie Wooster, as depicted in an illustration for Thank You Jeeves!. Date: First published: 1933

House of Mehmet Ali Pacha - Kavala
The House of the late Mehmet Ali Pacha of Egypt at Kavala, Greece, the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala prefecture

Malaysia - The Sultan of Johor
The Sultan of Johor, Malaysia, Ibrahim Iskandar al-Masyhur Ibni Abu Bakar (GCMG GBE) (1873 - 1959). He died in the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. He was the 22nd Sultan of Johor, taking six wives

Two Handsome Footmen
Two handsome Edwardian footmen in their livery

Dr Syntax in danger. Syntax is unwell and tended to by a doctor who asks him to put his tongue out; servants panic and one rushes in with a dish of boiling water accompanied by an excitable dog

Family Dinner Party 1880
A big family party - a guest proposes a toast, children play, servants bring more food

Mistress and Butler
The mistress of the house discusses the evenings arrangements with her butler

Maid collecting water. 1890

Kensitas advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes featuring a footman in elaborate uniform taking his employers small dog for a walk while enjoying a sneaky ciggie! 1929

Housemaid at Southwold, Suffolk
Housemaid (Florence Fish) to the Auerbach family, seen here at Southwold, Suffolk, where they went for their holidays for several years. Date: circa 1907

Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Dining Hall
Girls setting tables at the Railway Servants Orphanage, Derby. A frieze on the walls contains religious texts. Date: circa 1910

Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Boys Bathroom
Baths and showers in the boys bathroom at the Railway Servants Orphanage, Derby. Date: circa 1910

The Kitchen of The George
Kitchen of a busy hotel or public house showing the staff sitting around a large table for a tea break and spot of lunch. Date: 1932

Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Laundry
Girls ironing at the Railway Servants Orphanage, Derby. Drying cabinets can be seen at the right. Date: circa 1910

Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Sewing Class
Girls sit in a sewing class at the Railway Servants Orphanage, Derby. Date: circa 1910

Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Gymnasium
Boys pose amongst the gymnasium equipment at the Railway Servants Orphanage, Derby. Date: circa 1910

Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Sanatorium Ward
Interior view of the sanatorium at the Railway Servants Orphanage, Derby. Date: circa 1910

Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Boys Recreation Field
Boys playing cricket on the sports field at the Railway Servants Orphanage, Derby. Date: circa 1910

Betty, by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger
Betty, a play by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger, with music by Paul Rubens. Betty, shown here carrying a tray, is a maid who ends up marrying an aristocrat

Misfitz Dolls - Housemaid. early 20th century

The Prophet of St Paul s
The Prophet of St Pauls -- a woman visits a fortune teller. 19th century

Lady Malcolms Servants Ball
Page from The Bystander magazine illustrating two contrasting dances - the Lambeth Walk as painted by William Roberts at the top, and the Palais Glide

Victorian Scrap -- Servant. late 19th century

Yemeni Delegation - Official Visit to Naples, Italy - Staff / Escort to the Royals and High-ranking officials. Photograph outside the Hotel Excelsior. Date: circa 1928

Elizabethan servants polishing saucepans

London Trade Card - William Conaway, Lamp Seller
London Trade Card - William Conaway, near the Bull Head in Dean Street, by St Anns Church, selling lamps, lanterns and irons, and servants to light them. 18th century

Hiring Servants at a Statute Fair. 1827

Maharaja of Gwaliors four state elephants, India
Four state elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. Date: circa 1910

East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Views of East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa -- Buffalo Harbour, and domestic servants. Date: 1899

The Right Way to Speak to Maids - TMC house telephones
Advertisement for TMC House Telephones, particularly useful when your house is so vast you need to dole out instructions to the servants from another wing. Date: 1923

Modes Pour Rire by Charles Vernier -- A woman (left) asks her ladys maid (right) whether the crinoline she has brought will be full enough. She doesn t want to be ridiculed for being too flat

A group of Algerian Ca盧; on horses. Ca盧 are civil servants, usually men from wealthy families. circa 1910s

China - Chinese Servants - Five men sitting/standing, and child. Part of Box 167 Boswell collection - Tour in China. Date: circa 1900

Greetings card in the shape of a footman with a parcel
Greetings card in the shape of a footman delivering a parcel. Date: circa 1890s

Greek Art. Goddesses and Female Servants. Sculptures. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhague. Denmark

The Archdukes hunting by Jan Brueghel the Elder
The Archdukes hunting (1611) by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

WW1 poster, Don t... 1. Don t use a motor car or motor cycle for pleasure purposes. 2. Don t buy new clothes needlessly. Don t be ashamed of wearing old clothes in wartime. 3

Little Folk Misfitz - Polly Put the Kettle On. circa 1910

Man with two women on a comic card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 1 of 2
A fabulously elegant and sedate picnic, with the diners being waited on by a team of servants as a gramophone plays. One of two cartoons by H. M

Illustrated London News cover - the Diamond Diggers
Front cover of The Illustrated London News showing two diamond diggers in South Africa, in the valley of the Vaal river, Orange Free State

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