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Porter Collection (#3)

"Porter: Connecting History, Innovation, and Hospitality" Step into the past with a glimpse of "A plan of the intended canal from Sheffield to Tinsley by W. And J

Background imagePorter Collection: Je voudrais pouvoir me faire promener comme ça dans les rues de Brest... 1859

Je voudrais pouvoir me faire promener comme ça dans les rues de Brest... 1859. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je voudrais pouvoir me faire promener comme ca dans les rues de Brest, on m'prendrait pour un mandarin!... 1859. I wish I could get myself paraded around like that in the streets of Brest

Background imagePorter Collection: The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Portaging a Canoe and Baggage, 1858

The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Portaging a Canoe and Baggage, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Portaging a Canoe and Baggage, 1858. Engraving from a photograph taken during...the expedition sent out last spring by the Canadian Government

Background imagePorter Collection: The Porter, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni

The Porter, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
The Porter, 1852-1866

Background imagePorter Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - the people relanding with their chattels at Messina... 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - the people relanding with their chattels at Messina... 1860
The Revolution in Sicily - the people relanding with their chattels at Messina, after the Battle of Melazzo, from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Background imagePorter Collection: Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800

Background imagePorter Collection: Mizuguchi, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Mizuguchi, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Mizuguchi, 19th century. From the Kyoka, or Comic Poem Set. Series: Fifty-three Stations of the T¯okaid¯o

Background imagePorter Collection: Moving the lions at the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Moving the lions at the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Moving the lions at the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1876. Lioness in her new home. The lions, tigers, and panthers of the Zoological Society's collection in the Regent's Park Gardens

Background imagePorter Collection: Forms of Entertainment, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Forms of Entertainment, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Forms of Entertainment, 19th century

Background imagePorter Collection: Le Danger de s'Assoupir en Voyage, 1843. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le Danger de s'Assoupir en Voyage, 1843. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Danger de s'Assoupir en Voyage, 1843. Reveillez-vous, monsieur, et descendez de voiture! - Ou sommes-nous, conducteur

Background imagePorter Collection: Our Coolie Porters; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Our Coolie Porters; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Our Coolie Porters; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imagePorter Collection: Labour, 1899. Creator: Jan de Waardt

Labour, 1899. Creator: Jan de Waardt
Labour, 1899. Two men with wheelbarrows, porters at work on a quay, barrels, stone bridge. On the right is a thin man in top hat and jodhpurs

Background imagePorter Collection: Christmas-Day in the Crimea - Dinner of Captain Brown's Company, 57th Regiment - sketched by J. A

Christmas-Day in the Crimea - Dinner of Captain Brown's Company, 57th Regiment - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856....the mess-tables of the regiments more resembled those of England than

Background imagePorter Collection: Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900

Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900

Background imagePorter Collection: View of a Levantine Port, 1640-1677. Creator: Thomas Wijck

View of a Levantine Port, 1640-1677. Creator: Thomas Wijck
View of a Levantine Port, 1640-1677

Background imagePorter Collection: O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910). Creator: Anonymous

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910). Creator: Anonymous
O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910). Private Collection

Background imagePorter Collection: O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910). Creator: Anonymous

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910). Creator: Anonymous
O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910). Private Collection

Background imagePorter Collection: Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Creator: Unknown

Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Goods waiting for despatch by delivery van

Background imagePorter Collection: Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Creator: Unknown

Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912

Background imagePorter Collection: Caravane de porteurs Senoufos; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Caravane de porteurs Senoufos; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Caravane de porteurs Senoufos; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imagePorter Collection: Monsieur le concierge, allant en soirée... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Monsieur le concierge, allant en soirée... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Monsieur le concierge, allant en soiree... 19th century. Monsieur le concierge, going out for the evening with my wife...I have the honour to request authorisation to let us in after midnight!

Background imagePorter Collection: Le danger de s'assoupir en voyage, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le danger de s'assoupir en voyage, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le danger de s'assoupir en voyage, 19th century. Railways. The dangers of dozing off during the journey. Porter wakes passenger who asks where are we?'. Porter replies Rouen'

Background imagePorter Collection: Room Service, New Orleans, 1939. Creator: Unknown

Room Service, New Orleans, 1939. Creator: Unknown
Room Service, New Orleans, 1939. George Abbot's Smash Hit - by Murray & Boretz - St. Charles Theatre'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imagePorter Collection: The Duke and Duchess of Connaught in Japan- Starting for the Chiuzenjii Lake, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Duke and Duchess of Connaught in Japan- Starting for the Chiuzenjii Lake, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught in Japan- Starting for the Chiuzenjii Lake, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imagePorter Collection: The Graphic Stanley Number; The Vanguard of the Expedition Marching throughthe Primaeval Forest

The Graphic Stanley Number; The Vanguard of the Expedition Marching throughthe Primaeval Forest, Creator: Unknown
The Graphic Stanley Number; The Vanguard of the Expedition Marching throughthe Primaeval Forest, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imagePorter Collection: F. L. Cardoza, John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Creator: Unknown

F. L. Cardoza, John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Creator: Unknown
F. L. Cardoza [sic], John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Clergyman and politician Francis Lewis Cardozo was elected Secretary of State in South Carolina

Background imagePorter Collection: Frogs, between 1871 and 1889. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Frogs, between 1871 and 1889. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Frogs, between 1871 and 1889

Background imagePorter Collection: Porters; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Porters; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Porters; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imagePorter Collection: Porter Carrying a Load; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Porter Carrying a Load; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Consul's Attendant; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imagePorter Collection: Child's Dress, 1935/1942. Creator: Mary D. Porter

Child's Dress, 1935/1942. Creator: Mary D. Porter
Child's Dress, 1935/1942

Background imagePorter Collection: Doll with China Head, 1935/1942. Creator: Mary D. Porter

Doll with China Head, 1935/1942. Creator: Mary D. Porter
Doll with China Head, 1935/1942

Background imagePorter Collection: Group of people posed with railroad car behind them, Denver, Colorado, (1903?)

Group of people posed with railroad car behind them, Denver, Colorado, (1903?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Group of people posed with railroad car behind them, Denver, Colorado, (1903?). [Group of white people in front of a Pullman. Note African American porter at right]

Background imagePorter Collection: Arriving at Glamis with Her New Sister - August, 1931, 1947. Creator: Unknown

Arriving at Glamis with Her New Sister - August, 1931, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Arriving at Glamis with Her New Sister - August, 1931, 1947. The future Queen Elizabeth II and baby sister Princess Margaret Rose arrive in Scotland by train

Background imagePorter Collection: Chinese painting. Creator: Unknown

Chinese painting. Creator: Unknown
Chinese painting

Background imagePorter Collection: Chinese painting. Creator: Unknown

Chinese painting. Creator: Unknown
Chinese painting

Background imagePorter Collection: Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Background imagePorter Collection: Shono, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42

Shono, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Shono, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: Goyu, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42

Goyu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Goyu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: Nissaka, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)

Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: Kanaya, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42

Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: Yui: The Yui River (Yui, Yuigawa), from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Toka... c. 1837/42

Yui: The Yui River (Yui, Yuigawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Toka... c. 1837/42
Yui: The Yui River (Yui, Yuigawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: Kanbara, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)

Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: Hakone, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42

Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: Totsuka, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)

Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Background imagePorter Collection: The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no... c. 1848/52

The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no... c. 1848/52
The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)", c. 1848/52

Background imagePorter Collection: Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series 'Fifty-three... c. 1837/42

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Background imagePorter Collection: Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series 'Fifty-three... c. 1837/42

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Background imagePorter Collection: Kameyama, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c.1841/44)

Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c.1841/44)
Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Gyosho Tokaido, c. 1841/44

Background imagePorter Collection: Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)—No... c. 1847/52

Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)—No... c. 1847/52
Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)--No. 11, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)




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"Porter: Connecting History, Innovation, and Hospitality" Step into the past with a glimpse of "A plan of the intended canal from Sheffield to Tinsley by W. And J. Fairbank, 1815" and "A Plan of the town of Sheffield in the county of York drawn by W. Fairbank 1797. Engraved by Thomas Harris. " These intricate maps reveal the ambitious visionaries who sought to connect communities through waterways. Marvel at scientific progress as you explore the iconic "200-inch observatory at Palomar, " a testament to humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge and understanding. Indulge your senses with a taste of tradition as you savor "Old Orkney Whiskey, " crafted with time-honored techniques that have been passed down through generations. Discover intriguing characters like Porter Rockwell captured in his CDV (Carte de Visite), an enigmatic figure whose stories continue to captivate audiences even today. Embark on a journey through time aboard Ferryside Railway Station in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, where echoes of bustling travelers still resonate within its walls. Immerse yourself in Portsmouth's vibrant pub culture as you visit five adjacent pubs that offer not only refreshing libations but also glimpses into local history and camaraderie. Uncover forgotten narratives at Stone Asylum in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire—a sanctuary once dedicated to providing solace for those seeking mental health support during challenging times. Let numbers speak volumes—12458362—an enigmatic code that invites us to unravel its secrets or perhaps serves as a reminder that every digit holds significance if we dare look closer. Feel the rhythm and energy embodied by Marie Lloyd's iconic performance in "Oh Mr Porter, " transporting you back to an era when music had the power to unite hearts across generations. Celebrate diversity and resilience with Jubilee Singers from Fisk University, USA—a group photo that encapsulates the power of harmony and the triumph over adversity.