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International Vegetarian Congress in Berlin, 1932Delegates at the International Vegetarian Congress in Berlin, 1932, whose tonsorial abundance leads The Sphere magazine to ask, " Does Vegetarianism increase the growth of hair?" Date: 1932
Tow carding in a Yorkshire flax mill. Date: 1843
Doubling the drawings in a Yorkshire flax mill. Date: 1843
Detail of angels by Ghiberti on Baptistery doors, FlorenceDetail of three angels by Lorenzo Ghiberti on the bronze doors which he designed for the Baptistery in Florence, Italy. Date: 15th century
Mahratta (Maratha) ethnic group of peasant warriors, India. Date: 1843
Lorenzo Ghiberti and detail from Baptistery doors, FlorencePortrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Lorenzo di Bartolo, 1378-1455), Italian artist, goldsmith and sculptor, with a detail of the Annunciation from the bronze doors which he designed for the Baptistery in
English sheep drover at work. Date: 1843
Casa Lonja or Stock Exchange, Barcelona, SpainCasa Lonja (Llotja) de Mar, Stock Exchange, Barcelona, Spain. Date: 1843
Making bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, DerbyTwo workmen making silk bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843
Throwing machine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby, and (below) people throwing or spinning by hand. Date: 1843
Ruins of Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire, connected with the death of Cardinal Wolsey in 1530. 1842
Steam sewing factory 1854A large clothes manufactures at Holloway and Co factory, here you can see twenty machines at work, driven by steam power attended by young women. Date: 1854
Button-making, Elliots Button Factory, Birmingham 1844Women working at long benches stamping, pressing and punching on buttons at Elliots Factory, Birmingham. Date: 1844
Button Making, Elliotts Factory, Birmingham 1844A woman sits in front of a gilding oven at Elliotts Button Factory, Birmingham. The buttons are coated in a mixture of mercury and gold
WESSEX / PUDDLETOWN 1906Wessex scenery: Puddletown, Dorset, model for Weatherbury in Thomas Hardys novel Far From the Madding Crowd Date: 1906
PUDDLETOWN / DORSET / 1906Puddletown, Dorset (the model for Weatherbury in Thomas Hardys novel, Far From the Madding Crowd) Date: 1906
THE LORD MAYORThe Lord Mayor alights from his coach Date: 1842
Marriageable manThe Marriageable Man - one daughter sings, another sighs, while their mother hovers over her prey to make sure this eligible suitor is firmly hooked to one or the other Date: 1842
Street harpist and singers 1842Two street singers - one sings, his accompanist plays the harp Date: 1842
Mother and child 1842A mother watches her child as it sleeps in its swinging cradle Date: 1842
Family group 1842A young couple with their little boy Date: 1842
DORSET / LULWORTH COVEDorset scenery: Lulworth Cove Date: 1925
LEATHER / UNHAIRING SKINTwo leather workers unhairing skins
Unhairing a goatskin at a leather factory, south London 1842Workman unhairing a goatskin (removing the hairs with the edge of a knife) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842
Staking tawed leather at a leather factory, south LondonWorkman staking tawed leather (stretching, smoothing and softening) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842
Drawing goatskins at a leather factory, south LondonTwo men drawing goatskins at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. The process involves repeatedly soaking the skins in a solution of lime and water over a number of weeks
Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south LondonMan operating a leather splitting machine (used for splitting one skin into two thinner skins) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842
Chiswick House, 1823Chiswick House, Palladian villa designed by architect William Kent and built by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Gendall
Cranburn or Cranbourne Lodge, 1823Cranburn or Cranbourne Lodge, keepers lodge on the royal hunting grounds of Cranbourne Chase. Rear view showing the tower
Plan and elevation of a Regency thatched cottage for four labourer families. Floorplan shows kitchens, parlors and porches
Italian womens costumes from the mid 15th century. From a fresco by Simone Martini in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Sir Roger de Coverley, fictitious character in The SpectatorSir Roger de Coverley, a fictitious country squire character created by Joseph Addison in The Spectator in the early 18th century, after whom a dance was named
Marshalls Flax Mill, Leeds, Yorkshire 1843An interior view of Marshalls Flax Mill, Leeds, female workers operate large machines, a process in the production of Linen. Date: 1843
Interior of The Great Exhibition 1851Interior of The Great Exhibition, showing the Indian department. 1851
Flint grinding, Staffordshire Potteries 1843Horizontal rotating mill grinds up flint, then mixed with clay for use in pottery. Date: 1843