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Greetings from Nevada, USA, the one sound state -- no retail sales tax, no corporation tax, no state income tax, no inheritance tax, no thumb tax. Date: 1940
Francois Richard-LenoirFRANCOIS RICHARD-LENOIR French manufacturer who prospered immensely until ruined by a tax on cotton during the Napoleonic Wars. Date: 1765 - 1839
Gentleman storming out of a meeting with the TaxmanGentleman storming out of a meeting with a (rather odious and bureaucratic-looking Taxman - " And Thats That!" Date: circa 1940s
Two scruffy street boys discuss lowering of income taxJoyful News. " Ow, I sy Billie, Fader says there ll be a penny off de income-tax nex Year." Date: 1895
The Octroi - Sketch in Paris by Phil May. The Octroi was a local consumption tax, so this gentleman is seemingly the tax collector. Date: 1898
Receipt for a donation to the Chamberlain Birthday FundReceipt for a donation of 3 Shillings to the Chamberlain Birthday Fund - to be passed to Joseph Chamberlain to further any cause he wished, ultimately his continuing support for Tariff Reform
Hall of Records, New York City, USAHall of Records, Chambers Street, New York City, USA. Contains the offices of the Register, County Clerk, Surrogate, and Tax and Law Departments
Disturbances in Morocco. The Kabyle refuses to pay the tax to the Sultans envoy. Engraving
Charles Alex De CalonneCHARLES-ALEXANDRE DE CALONNE French statesman who proposed to tax nobles and clergy so was dismissed : fled to England where he was leading adviser to fellow emigres. Date: 1734 - 1802
The Domesday Book, SussexThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Sussex, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, OxfordshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Oxfordshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, LincolnshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Lincolnshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, MiddlesexThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Middlesex, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, WiltshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Wiltshire and Dorset, spread extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, WestminsterThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Westminster, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BedfordshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Bedfordshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BerkshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Berkshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, ShropshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Shropshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BuckinghamshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Buckinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, WarwickshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Warwickshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book
The Domesday Book, HerefordshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Herefordshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, DevonThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Devon, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BirminghamThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Warwickshire including the village of Birmingham, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, SuffolkThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Suffolk, extract from the Little Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, HampshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Hampshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, LeicestershireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Leicestershire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, YorkshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Yorkshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
Book of AidsIlluminated initial from the Book of Aids, temp Hen VI, a book recording feudal aid to knights Date: 15th century
The Domesday Book, NorfolkThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Norfolk, extract from the Little Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
A phase of our tax system - the greater the service, the heavier the tax. Illustration shows two men labeled Charity Worker addressing an oversized man sitting on a throne
Exhibition of recent fine prints Etchings, lithographs, wood engravings by artists in the Graphic Art Division of the Federal Art Project, WPA : For allocation to tax-supported public institutions
Public tax worker, Washington, D. CPublic tax worker, Washington, D.C. Date 1936 Jan
Thomas Hardy Drama Festival, DorchesterAt the Thomas Hardy Drama Festival in Dorchester, Dorset, this scene shows the Excisemen discovering the concealed barrels under an apple tree
Henry Thoreau with signature1817-1862. American author, poet, naturalist, philosopher, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, surveyor and leading transcendentalist
Poll Tax demonstration, Central LondonA Metropolitan Police officer in the middle of a peaceful crowd of demonstrators during the Poll Tax demonstrations in Central London
Revolution GameA board game in which successive squares are incidents in the Revolution, such as the King coming to Paris and the abolition of the gabelle (the hated salt tax). Date: circa 1790
The receiver of taxes, 16th centuryFrench citizens arrive to pay taxes to the tax receiver. Date: 16th Century
Harold Wilson and Eric JohnstonHarold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, and Eric Johnston, President of the Motion Pictures Association of America
Charles Humbert with munitions for Verdun, FranceCharles Humbert (1866-1927), French army captain, tax collector, senator and newspaper proprietor. Seen here with piles of munitions destined for Verdun, France, during the First World War
Wartime Food Production sticker in car windscreen, ChurtA wartime Food Production sticker of the County War Agricultural Committee in the windscreen of a car which drives the Committee to Lloyd Georges farm at Churt, Surrey. Date: circa 1930s
Origin Species, CH Bennett, man of finance - sharkAlls fish that comes. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of man of finance from a shark. Shark fins have developed into a swallow-tail coat, his own tail into a pair of legs
The Old Labourers Last Job, picture and poemAn old man sits breaking stones while a workhouse looms behind. In the accompanying verse he bemoans his poverty, particularly at the hands of the Tories who have taxed our clothes and bread
Gandhi addresses followers at DandiMahatma Gandhi, his cloak drawn over his head, his staff in his hand, addresses his followers at Dandi at the culmination of the Salt March or Satyagraha
Salt MarchA scene of illegality : Gandhis followers picking up salt on the seashore at Dandi at the culmination of the Salt March in India to protest against the British tax on salt
Poor Rate Receipt, Kidderminster UnionA receipt for a poor rate payment by A Gristwood of the Borough of Bewdley to the Kidderminster Union in September 1923. The Unions operation was financed by the poor rate - the forerunner of
Spur to a guilty conscience - not writing to friendsAll these write regularly - Why the Devil don t you? Spur to a guilty conscience - not writing to friends! This card illustrates those individuals who will oft communicate with the written word
AndorraThe tiny republic of Andorra, nestled in the mountains between France and Spain