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Writing Collection (page 9)

Background imageWriting Collection: The Authoress

The Authoress. early 19th century

Background imageWriting Collection: Editor in the throws of composition

Editor in the throws of composition
Cartoon, Literary Study - an editor in the throws (throes) of composition. 1898

Background imageWriting Collection: Chinese Ice Cream Soda drink label from Singapore

Chinese Ice Cream Soda drink label from Singapore
Peacock Brand Chinese Ice Cream Soda drink label from the National Aerated Water Company Ltd, Singapore. Also known as the Singapore New China Soda Drink Ltd company in the 1940s Date: 1940s

Background imageWriting Collection: Chinese Tonic Water drink label from Singapore

Chinese Tonic Water drink label from Singapore
Peacock Brand Chinese Tonic Water drink label from the National Aerated Water Company Ltd, Singapore. Called Bitter Water in Chinese

Background imageWriting Collection: Chinese Soda Water drink label from Singapore

Chinese Soda Water drink label from Singapore
Peacock Brand Soda Water Chinese drink label from the National Aerated Water Company Ltd, Singapore in the 1940s Date: 1940s

Background imageWriting Collection: Chinese Ginger Ale drink label from Singapore

Chinese Ginger Ale drink label from Singapore
Peacock Brand Chinese Sparkling Ginger Ale drink label from the National Aerated Water Company Ltd, Singapore. Also known as the Singapore New China Soda Drink Ltd company in the 1940s Date: 1940s

Background imageWriting Collection: Chinese advertising poster for Nakatas Blutose Tonic

Chinese advertising poster for Nakatas Blutose Tonic
Chinese advertising poster for the Japanese product, Nakatas Blutose Tonic showing a woman holding a bottle made by T. Fujisawa & Co Ltd in Osaka, Japan

Background imageWriting Collection: Three Angle Golden Bell battery Chinese advertising poster

Three Angle Golden Bell battery Chinese advertising poster. Long lasting and never leaks. Factory produced in Shanghai, China, c. 1940 Date: c. 1940

Background imageWriting Collection: Three Castles tobacco advertising poster

Three Castles tobacco advertising poster
Three Castles (Big, Fort in Chinese) tobacco advertising poster for the Chinese / Asian market. Shipping tobacco from Old Virginia in Colonial Days

Background imageWriting Collection: America - English Boy Burning To Avenge The Defeats

America - English Boy Burning To Avenge The Defeats
English Boy Burning To Avenge The Defeats OF The Late War, Is Encouraged To Study Grammar Date: 1785

Background imageWriting Collection: Map of New Netherlands

Map of New Netherlands
Map of the New Netherlands area in 1652, from the writings and descriptions of Adriaen Vanderdonck. Date: 1656

Background imageWriting Collection: The King of Mosquitia in Council 1847

The King of Mosquitia in Council 1847
A council session for the King of Mosquita, George Augustus Frederic II. The king sits at the farthest end of the council table, only 14, surrounded by 3 child guards with halberds

Background imageWriting Collection: Consulting the street fortune teller, China, East Asia

Consulting the street fortune teller, China, East Asia
People consulting the street fortune teller at his table, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageWriting Collection: Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Background imageWriting Collection: Duchess of York at her writing desk at Sandringham

Duchess of York at her writing desk at Sandringham
Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) at her writing desk at Sandringham. Date: late 1890s

Background imageWriting Collection: Dr Gustav Stresemann, German Chancellor

Dr Gustav Stresemann, German Chancellor, Foreign Minister in the Weimar Republic (1923-1929), winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. 1926

Background imageWriting Collection: Front cover design, The Story of Me

Front cover design, The Story of Me -- a baby book in which details can be recorded of the babys date of birth, weight, first birthday, etc. Date: 1940s

Background imageWriting Collection: Cutout birthday card, age 4

Cutout birthday card, age 4, with two children learning to write. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWriting Collection: Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish author. 19th century

Background imageWriting Collection: Japanese woodcut - A Meditation at Moonrise

Japanese woodcut - A Meditation at Moonrise

Background imageWriting Collection: Two kittens at a table on a greetings postcard

Two kittens at a table on a greetings postcard
Two kittens at a table, one of them writing, on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWriting Collection: Santa Claus writing in a book on a Christmas postcard

Santa Claus writing in a book on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWriting Collection: Gordon Selfridge by William Orpen

Gordon Selfridge by William Orpen
Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. Organized Selfridge & Co (1909) and developed it into one of the largest department stores in Europe. 1928

Background imageWriting Collection: Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Romance

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Romance. 1901

Background imageWriting Collection: Andre Gide, French author

Andre Gide, French author
Andre Gide (1869-1951), French author. circa 1930s

Background imageWriting Collection: Ladies having a chat over Afternoon Tea

Ladies having a chat over Afternoon Tea. Date: 1905

Background imageWriting Collection: Christmas card in the shape of an open paintbox

Christmas card in the shape of an open paintbox, with brushes and a country scene. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWriting Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a gift box

Christmas card in the shape of a gift box -- to Elsie. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWriting Collection: Dickens scrap - Pip and Joe in Great Expectations

Dickens scrap - Pip and Joe in Great Expectations
Charles Dickens scrap - Pip and Joe in the novel Great Expectations, Chapter 7. 19th century

Background imageWriting Collection: Caricature, possibly by Robert Dighton

Caricature, possibly by Robert Dighton, English portrait painter, printmaker and caricaturist. 18th century

Background imageWriting Collection: Wall of Moorish tiles with Arabic writing

Wall of Moorish tiles with Arabic writing, unknown location. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWriting Collection: Montague Williams, man of many professions

Montague Williams, man of many professions
Montague Williams (1835-1892), teacher, army officer, actor, playwright, barrister and magistrate. 1890

Background imageWriting Collection: Arthur Lasenby Liberty in his study

Arthur Lasenby Liberty in his study
Arthur Lasenby Liberty, founder of Liberty & Co, in his study

Background imageWriting Collection: Ornate Japanese carriages

Ornate Japanese carriages. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWriting Collection: Advert for Parkins & Gotto 1895

Advert for Parkins & Gotto 1895
Selection of novelty Christmas presents. 1895

Background imageWriting Collection: Christmas verse 1846

Christmas verse 1846
Page of Victorian men and women getting into the Christmas spirit! Indulging themselves in food, drink and song, and in the centre Old Father Christmas type with holly wreath upon his head, drinking

Background imageWriting Collection: John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
The M Pyrean. John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (18381923) - British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. Date: 1900

Background imageWriting Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916

Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916
Varity of sterling silver luxury Christmas gifts for the homefront. 1916

Background imageWriting Collection: An air crash investigator at work in an indoor location with pieces of wreckage from a

An air crash investigator at work in an indoor location with pieces of wreckage from a plane crash set out on the floor. Date: 1960s

Background imageWriting Collection: POPE PIUS X (Giuseppe Sarto) pope and saint writing Date: reigned 1903 - 1914

POPE PIUS X (Giuseppe Sarto) pope and saint writing Date: reigned 1903 - 1914

Background imageWriting Collection: Man Writes Check Date: 1948

Man Writes Check Date: 1948

Background imageWriting Collection: Alger Seeks Inspiration Date: 1950

Alger Seeks Inspiration Date: 1950

Background imageWriting Collection: Wee Willie Winkie Date: 1932

Wee Willie Winkie Date: 1932

Background imageWriting Collection: Sleeping Beauty Date: 1880

Sleeping Beauty Date: 1880

Background imageWriting Collection: Girl Writing with Cat

Girl Writing with Cat

Background imageWriting Collection: Girl Writing Letter

Girl Writing Letter

Background imageWriting Collection: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Background imageWriting Collection: That School-Girl Complexion! by Topham 1926

That School-Girl Complexion! by Topham 1926
A picture of a girl with pen ink on her face and fingers. Date: 1926



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