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Agent Collection (#5)

"Unveiling the Unsung Heroes: The Many Faces of an Agent" From the bustling streets of British India to the serene landscapes of South Wales

Background imageAgent Collection: Apotheosis Cornelis de Witt Dutch Raid Medway

Apotheosis Cornelis de Witt Dutch Raid Medway
The Apotheosis of Cornelis de Witt, with the Dutch Raid on the Medway in the background, Adoration of Cornelis de Witt, with the Journey to Chatham (June 1667)

Background imageAgent Collection: William Clark, 1770

William Clark, 1770

Background imageAgent Collection: Historic Illustration Of Extension County Agent With Group Of Farmers From The Early 20th Century

Historic Illustration Of Extension County Agent With Group Of Farmers From The Early 20th Century

Background imageAgent Collection: Office of colonial agent Hecker in French Equatorial Africa

Office of colonial agent Hecker in French Equatorial Africa
Office (Factorerie) of colonial agent A. Hecker in Pointe-Noire, a city on the west coast of French Equatorial Africa (Afrique Ú▒Áatoriale franþí®se, AEF; today Republic of the Congo)

Background imageAgent Collection: Soho, London - Hanway Street W1

Soho, London - Hanway Street W1, with the smaller Hanway Place to the left, off Oxford Street, near Tottenham Court Road tube station. 1974

Background imageAgent Collection: Soho, London - 48 Old Compton Street W1

Soho, London - 48 Old Compton Street W1 - Librairie Parisienne newsagents. 1973

Background imageAgent Collection: Soho, London - Keith Prowse ticket agency

Soho, London - Keith Prowse ticket agency, offering tickets for Neil Young, Elton John, David Cassidy, Sweet, Roxy Music, and many more. 1973

Background imageAgent Collection: Lionel Buster Crabb, frogman and diver

Lionel Buster Crabb, frogman and diver
Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956), British Royal Naval frogman and MI6 diver (some would say sabotage agent and alleged double agent)

Background imageAgent Collection: Caricature of Ambrose Maynard, theatrical agent

Caricature of Ambrose Maynard, theatrical agent, depicted as a parody of Shakespeare. 1883

Background imageAgent Collection: Cartoon of Harry Wall, theatrical agent

Cartoon of Harry Wall, theatrical agent, plotting to find a way around the new Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act -- Over the Garden Wall. 1882

Background imageAgent Collection: Henry Doubleday Photo

Henry Doubleday Photo
HENRY DOUBLEDAY Entomologist, ornothologist, grocer, ironmonger & insurance agent, noted for his work on the systematics of Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Date: 1808-1875

Background imageAgent Collection: Medical Reserve Cognac. Advertisement poster of

Medical Reserve Cognac. Advertisement poster of brandy Fromy Rog饠 and Co.. Litography

Background imageAgent Collection: Tableaux lumineux anim鳧. French poster advertising

Tableaux lumineux anim鳧. French poster advertising a show of illuminated scenes

Background imageAgent Collection: Poster design, Agent for Robbialac Paints

Poster design, Agent for Robbialac Paints -- buy them where you see this sign. Featuring a cartoon-style woman with a paintbrush, and a tin of paint

Background imageAgent Collection: Anne-Jean Savary

Anne-Jean Savary
ANNE-JEAN MARIE RENE SAVARY, duc de Rovigo French secret service agent, statesman Date: 1774 - 1833

Background imageAgent Collection: Picture No. 11014614

Picture No. 11014614
Quinidine Liquified Quinidine is a chemical precurser to the antimalarial drug quinine - The image was produced using a polarising microscope and post processed in Adobe Photoshop Date:

Background imageAgent Collection: Picture No. 11014613

Picture No. 11014613
Quinidine Swirl Quinidine is a chemical precurser to the antimalarial drug quinine - The image was produced using a polarising microscope and post processed in Adobe Photoshop Date:

Background imageAgent Collection: The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Background imageAgent Collection: The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering. English mezzotint satire attributed to Philip Dawe
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering. English mezzotint satire attributed to Philip Dawe, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Background imageAgent Collection: Richard Middleton / Vanity Fair / Spy

Richard Middleton / Vanity Fair / Spy
Caricature of Richard William Evelyn Middleton (1846-1905), Conservative Party Chief Agent 1885-1903. Date: 18th April 1901

Background imageAgent Collection: TARRING & FEATHERING, 1774. A New Method of Macarony Making, as Practiced at Boston

TARRING & FEATHERING, 1774. A New Method of Macarony Making, as Practiced at Boston. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Background imageAgent Collection: Cc Boycott / Vanity Fair

Cc Boycott / Vanity Fair
CHARLES CUNNINGHAM BOYCOTT Agent for estates in County Mayo, victim of ostracism by Irish Land League agitators

Background imageAgent Collection: Russia / Cheka Agent / 1919

Russia / Cheka Agent / 1919
A female agent of the Cheka secret police

Background imageAgent Collection: Entrance to the docks, Portsmouth

Entrance to the docks, Portsmouth
Entrance to the docks at Portsmouth, where Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956) disappeared on 19 April 1956

Background imageAgent Collection: Patricia Rose, former girlfriend of Lionel Buster Crabb

Patricia Rose, former girlfriend of Lionel Buster Crabb
Patricia Rose, former girlfriend of Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956), British Royal Naval frogman and MI6 diver

Background imageAgent Collection: Early Vulcan Petrol Tanker supplying BP motor fuel

Early Vulcan Petrol Tanker supplying BP motor fuel. Date: circa 1919

Background imageAgent Collection: French Bookshop & Travel Agent off Leicester Square, London

French Bookshop & Travel Agent off Leicester Square, London
A corner of France in England. J. Barriere & Cie, 17 Green Street (now Irving Street) - a French Bookshop & Travel Agent off Leicester Square, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAgent Collection: Cartoon, music hall proprietor and theatre agent

Cartoon, music hall proprietor and theatre agent
Cartoon, music hall proprietor (Harry Hart) to theatre agent (Ambrose Maynard) -- Why don t you send all your Comic Singers to the Theatre, I say? We should know what to do then. 1883

Background imageAgent Collection: John England, Estate Agent sign in Hampstead

John England, Estate Agent sign in Hampstead
John England, Estate Agent sign to the left of the picture in Hampstead. The building is on Perrin?s Court Hampstead NW3. People walking and looking in shop windows

Background imageAgent Collection: Cast list and adverts in Princess Ida programme

Cast list and adverts in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Background imageAgent Collection: Soho, London - 63-73 Beak Street W1

Soho, London - 63-73 Beak Street W1. 1973

Background imageAgent Collection: The Victoria Pier, Hull, Humberside

The Victoria Pier, Hull, Humberside
Promotional postcard for the regional agent (M. A. Duquesne) for the Nestor Leonard Ironworks and Steelworks of the Societe Anonyme Feignies (Nord) at Lille, France (pictured). Date: circa 1910

Background imageAgent Collection: Sallyport Hotel, Portsmouth

Sallyport Hotel, Portsmouth
Reception of the Sallyport Hotel, Portsmouth, where Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956) stayed on the night of 18/19 April 1956

Background imageAgent Collection: Brochure back cover, Canadian Pacific

Brochure back cover, Canadian Pacific, with travel agents details: A R Stringer, Market Street, Earlestown (Merseyside). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAgent Collection: Ireland. Agrarian agitation in the farm of Captain Boycott (

Ireland. Agrarian agitation in the farm of Captain Boycott (
Ireland. Agrarian agitation. Ulsters farmers escorted by soldiers to go to work on the farm of Captain Charles Boycott (1832-1897). Ballinrobe, 1880. Engraving

Background imageAgent Collection: Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806). Pass the first strea

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806). Pass the first strea
William Clark (1770-1838). American military and explorer. Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806). Pass the first stream. Engraving by A. Sargent. The Illustrated Universe, 1881. Colored

Background imageAgent Collection: Antonio Aguilar Marocho. Colored engraving

Antonio Aguilar Marocho. Colored engraving
Mexican Antonio Aguilar Marocho. Engraving by Carretero of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879. Colored

Background imageAgent Collection: General store in a mining area, Australia

General store in a mining area, Australia, with numerous advertising posters on display. The poster Whose Was the Hand? is advertising a novel of 1890 by the English author Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Background imageAgent Collection: Caricature of Frank Toole, theatrical manager

Caricature of Frank Toole, theatrical manager
Caricature of Frank (Francis) Toole, theatrical manager to his actor brother John Lawrence Toole. Seen here pasting up a poster -- What a good brother he has been! 1881

Background imageAgent Collection: Caricature of Mr A Austin, St Jamess Hall, London

Caricature of Mr A Austin, St Jamess Hall, London
Caricature of Mr A Austin, who ran the ticket office of St Jamess Hall, 28 Piccadilly, London. 1882

Background imageAgent Collection: Louis Fauche-Borel

Louis Fauche-Borel
LOUIS FAUCHE-BOREL Swiss political agent in the Prussian service, whose activities on behalf of the French royals earned him 33 months in a Paris prison. Date: 1762 - 1829

Background imageAgent Collection: Edward Eggleston

Edward Eggleston
EDWARD EGGLESTON American writer, , bible agent, editor of a Sunday school magazine, Methodist pastor : author of several regional novels of rural goings-on. Date: 1837 - 1902

Background imageAgent Collection: Country Inn / Election

Country Inn / Election
Passengers board the coach as it is about to depart. An English sailor prepares to knock off a Frenchmans hat who is dejected at the news of a recent British naval victory Date: 1747

Background imageAgent Collection: Nicolas Fouquet

Nicolas Fouquet
NICOLAS FOUQUET French statesman and financier. Confidential agent of Cardinal Mazarin. Date: 1615 - 1680

Background imageAgent Collection: Archduke Otto von Hapsburg and friend - Berlin

Archduke Otto von Hapsburg and friend - Berlin
Otto von Hapsburg (Archduke Otto of Austria) (19122011) and friend. The young Archduke, Pretender to the throne of Hungary as the eldest son of the late Emperor Charles of Austria

Background imageAgent Collection: Bunkers Hill, Cheshire, with Edwin Child and his son

Bunkers Hill, Cheshire, with Edwin Child and his son Jean Baptiste in a typical carriage of the time. Edwin Child was an agent for Battersby Hats in Paris

Background imageAgent Collection: Italian fashion. Advertising shirts Lynx. La camicia

Italian fashion. Advertising shirts Lynx. La camicia fuori camicia classe, 1941. Engraving

Background imageAgent Collection: Big ballet The Fairy Doll. Olympia theatre. Poster

Big ballet The Fairy Doll. Olympia theatre. Poster




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"Unveiling the Unsung Heroes: The Many Faces of an Agent" From the bustling streets of British India to the serene landscapes of South Wales, agents have played a pivotal role in shaping history. Step into their world as we explore their diverse endeavors. "Navigating New Horizons: The British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd. " These agents were the lifeline connecting nations, bridging gaps through trade and transport. "A Slice of Solva's Secrets: Farm for Sale in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. " Agents donned many hats, even assisting with property transactions, ensuring dreams found fertile soil. "All Aboard. Cooks Tours Railway Excursion. " Agents orchestrated unforgettable journeys, enticing travelers with promises of adventure and discovery through captivating posters like this one. "Cracking Down on Prohibition: Revenue Agents at Washington D. C. , 1922. " In an era marked by illicit spirits, these fearless agents fought against bootleggers to uphold law and order. "The Enigmatic Mata Hari Unveiled by Walery Paris. " Some agents operated within shadows; Mata Hari's tale reminds us that not all who claim allegiance can be trusted. "Guardians at the Border: United States Border Patrol Agents along U. S. /Mexico border. " These dedicated individuals protect borders while embodying unity amidst diversity - a true testament to human resilience. "Escape to Paradise: Prestatyn Holiday Camp. " As holidaymakers sought respite from daily life, it was up to agents to create moments of joy and relaxation at destinations like this Welsh gem. "Barcelona International Exhibition 1929 Poster: An Agent for Cultural Exchange. " Agents facilitated global connections during exhibitions like these – where art transcended boundaries and fostered understanding between nations. "Emigrate to Canada Poster - Your Gateway to a New Life.