Speak Collection

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

First female to speak in the House of Commons
Margaret Travers Symons (1879 - after 1951), suffragette, the first woman to speak in the House of Commons, who made her way in after running past policeman, Mr Idris into the chamber

The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Defaulting Sailor, written by John Hunter, no. 118 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Group Sketch
This sketch shows a mother holding her grown, reluctant daughter as they speak with a large gentleman wearing a top hat on the right. Date: circa 1901

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil (Three Wise Monkeys), oak carving outside a Shinto stable, Nikko, Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Ezekiel's Call
A graphic artwork depicting a passage from the bible, Ezekiel 2:1, Ezekiel's Call, And he said unto me, Son of Man, stand upon thy feet and I will speak unto thee. Date: circa 1919

Three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan
The three wise monkeys - a 17th-century carving at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan carved by Hidari Jingoro - hear no evil (Kikazaru), speak no evil (Iwazaru), see no evil (Mizaru)

Allan Boesak speaking at NUJ
Allan Boesak, South African cleric and politician, stands at a podium making a speech to the National Union of Journalists in Central Hall, Westminster, London

Enver Hoxha's speech in Mallakast; Albania
A huge crowd gather in Mallakast;to hear the Albanian leader Enver Hoxha speak to the people from a balcony, along with other officials. Date: c. 1970s

Spirit head and shoulders sketch of D. D. Home
Daniel Dunglas Home (pronounced Hume') (March 20, 1833 June 21, 1886) was a Scottish Spiritualist, famous as a physical medium with the reported ability to levitate to a variety of heights

LADIES IN CARRIAGE
Ladies in a carriage stop to speak with friends. Date: 1888

GULLIVER IN LAPUTA
He meets the Governor of the Island of Sorcerers, where the servants are dead spirits : great men of the past are summoned and speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

VISIONS ON GLUBBDUBRIB
GULLIVER ON GLUBBDUBRIB On the Island of Sorcerers, the Magicians are served by spirits called from the dead. Great men of the past are summoned to speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

Kola Dancers. India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kola tribal dancers, Munda-speaking peoples, NE India

Comic postcard, Drunken man arrives home, disgruntled wife Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, drunkard on wrong train - speak to the driver! Date: 20th century

All are not Friends Who Speak Us Fair. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill

A disorderly man is always in a hurry - he has no time to speak to you, because he is going elsewhere. 19th century

Cartoon, A Sort of War (Mexican Revolution)
Cartoon, A Sort of War - a satirical comment on American intervention in the Mexican Revolution. Woodrow Wilson stands on a ship during a naval battle

SPEAKING WATCH (INSIDES)
A watch designed by M.Sivan, which contains a miniature Edison phonograph, allowing it to speak the time, by reading off a rubber disc. Date: 1894

ECHO TRANSFORMED
Echos constant chatter vexes Hera, who curses her to speak only the last words addressed to her; unable to speak her love to Narcissus, she pines till only her voice remains

IRISH POLITICAL MEETING
A political meeting in progress in Ireland during elections, union flags displayed prominently on the wall - the candidate tries to speak in a hostile atmosphere Date: 1893

Cannibalism - Humorous postcard - Fiji - Doctor to be eaten
Cannibalism - Humorous postcard - Fiji - Western Doctor, investigating the Culinary Habits of the Cannibal Islands is himself about to become the entrea.. Date: circa 1910s

Sir John Simon and Mayor of Pudsey talk to Commandant Coulon
Sir John Simon (John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon) (1873-1954) and the Mayor of Pudsey talk to Commandant Coulon (Assistant French Military attache)

A swarhy brigand makes his first ever telephone call
Painting by Joso Buzan (1873-1936), Croatian academic painter, depicting what appears to be a lively telephone exchange between a stranded Pirate and his Shipmates

Rome. Pope Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the Amer
Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Rome. Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the American Catholic people on the occasion of his jubilee

Michelangelo explaining anatomy to his disciples. Engraving
Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564). Italian artist. Engraving depicting Michelangelo explaining anatomy to his disciples. From the composition of H. Georg Urlaub. Colored

Sack of Rome (410) led by Alaric I (ca. 370-410), King of the Visigoths (395-410), during the reign of Emperor Honorius. It was a decisive event in the decline of the Roman Empire. Colored engraving

Charles III (1716-1788). King of Spain. Gratitude of Charles III towards the King of Morocco. Painting by Pere Pau Muntanya. Barcelona. Spain

Cartoon, Gilbert and Sullivan, Stephens and Solomon
Cartoon, Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan ignoring their rivals Henry Pottinger Stephens and Edward Solomon in the street -- We never speak as we pass by. 1882

Cartoon, Mary Anderson, actress
Cartoon, Mary Anderson (1859-1940) -- an American Beauty. American-born actress who played leading roles in Londons West End. 1883

Communist China - children in a classroom
Children in a classroom in Communist China, one of them standing up to speak. During the Cultural Revolution there was much emphasis on the raising of standards, and active learning was part of this

Startling Stories - Speak of the Devil by Norman A. Daniels. A figure of Satan looms over a man and a woman. The satanic creature possesses the man by holding a device over his head

The Sermon on the Mount - Matthew 5. circa 1688

Cartoon, In need of an interpreter, WW1
Cartoon, In need of an interpreter. An elegant Frenchwoman tells her friend that when her soldier friend is next on leave

Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham
The London School Boards Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham, south London - children are being taught to speak. Date: early 1900s

Spain. Barcelona. La Rambla de las Flores (Rambla of the Flowers). Drawing by Pellicer. Engraving by The Spanish and American Illustration. Colored

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting. Eng
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting one of his comedies in the Scotto Garden in Pisa. Engraving. Colored

Clovis I (466-511). Engraving. Colored
Clovis I (466-511). King of the Franks. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Spain. Madrid. Conference Hall of the Chamber of Deputies. 1
Spain. Madrid. Conference Hall of the Chamber of Deputies. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

Henri Cordier (1849-1925). Trouville. The Chalet Cordier, cu
Henri Cordier (1849-1925). French linguist, historian and author. Trouville. The Chalet Cordier, current residence of Thiers. Engraving by Capuz. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

House of Jacques Coeur (1395-1456). Bruges, Belgium. Engravi
Jacques Coeur (1395-1456). French trader. House of Coeur in Bruges, Belgium. Engraving by William James Linton in The Iberian illustration, 1885.(1812-1897). The Iberian illustration, 1885. Colored

The last pawning. 18th century. Colored engraving. The Artistic Illustration, 1886

Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Norwegian scientist. Banquet in
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1922. Banquet in his honour at Britannia hotel in Trondhjem. Sketch of Mr

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). The Mennonite Pr
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter and etcher. The Mennonite Preacher Cornelis Claez Anslo (1592-1646) and his wife Aeltje Gerritsdr Schoueten (1589-1657), 1641. Oil on canvas

Spain. La Rabida Monastery. Colored engraving
Spain. Andalusia. La Rabida Monastery. Franciscan monastery. Colored engraving. 19th century

Terence (195-159 BC). Engraving
Terence (195-159 BC). Playwright during the Roman Republic. Portrait. Engraving in an edition of his works of 1518. Library University of Barcelona. Spain

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