Baker Collection (#8)

Man with a basketful of babies (colour litho)
3096470 Man with a basketful of babies (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a basketful of babies)

Edythe A. Baker (1899 - 1971), American boogie-woogie pianist, wife of Gerard (" Pop" ) d Erlanger. Date: 1927

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - baker baking bread
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - a baker at work baking bread. Vintage 19th century photograph

Photograph of Volunteer PH, Baker Street, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Front cover of Printers Pie, 1914 with a cover illustration by John Hassall showing a oe of his typical medieval or Elizabethan characters visiting a baker for a very large pie

Interior of a Breton Boulangerie, c. 1906 (oil on canvas)
CHT257996 Interior of a Breton Boulangerie, c.1906 (oil on canvas) by Bail, Joseph (1862-1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

British CWGC Cemetery Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, Belgium
This is the largest British War Cemetery in the world and was designed by Sir Hebert Baker (who designed the tomb of Cecil Rhodes in Delhi)

Artists impression of the exterior of a city bakers shop with a smart yet tempting window display. Date: 1909

Fol. 63r Baking White Bread, illustration from Tacuinum Sanitatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)
ALI142987 Fol.63r Baking White Bread, illustration from Tacuinum Sanitatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; Alinari

A bakery and baking equipment, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC243971 A bakery and baking equipment, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Barnardos William Baker Technical School - Wheelwrights
Boys making cartwheels in the wheelwrights workshop at Barnardos William Baker Technical School (also known as Goldings ), near Hertford. Date: early 1900s

Advert, T E Turner, Bakery, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey
Advert, T E Turner, High-Class Baker, Richmond Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. 1901

Bakers shop window design, Queen of Hearts Bakers shop window design
Bakers shop window design, The Queen of Hearts She Made Some Tarts. 1937

The Oven, from Saint-Romain-en-Gal (mosaic)
XIR180161 The Oven, from Saint-Romain-en-Gal (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

The Jules Blanc Bakery in Grenoble (oil on canvas)
XIR175078 The Jules Blanc Bakery in Grenoble (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Musee Dauphinois, Grenoble, France; French, out of copyright

Bakers kneading dough to the sound of a flute, found at Thebes, Boeotia
XIR155945 Bakers kneading dough to the sound of a flute, found at Thebes, Boeotia, 6th century BC (terracotta) (see also 365020) by Greek, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Anti-bakery demonstration: Saint Michel Square demonstration
XEE4403808 Anti-bakery demonstration: Saint Michel Square demonstration, where copies of the " Lantern" are burns

Cartoon on the suicide of General Boulanger - in "Le Grelot"
LSE4102035 Cartoon on the suicide of General Boulanger - in " Le Grelot" of 11/10/1891 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of General Georges Boulanger (1837 - 1891)
LSE4083141 Portrait of General Georges Boulanger (1837 - 1891). by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The suicide of General Georges Boulanger (1837-1891) at the cemetery of Ixelles in
XEE4143856 The suicide of General Georges Boulanger (1837-1891) at the cemetery of Ixelles in Belgium in front of Madame Bonnemainss tomb. Engraving in " Le petit Parisien" from 1891

The Mysterie and Trade of Baking (photo)
5993432 The Mysterie and Trade of Baking (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mysterie and Trade of Baking)

Specimens of Cake Decoration (photo)
5993408 Specimens of Cake Decoration (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Specimens of Cake Decoration)

Specimen Supper Tables (photo)
5993397 Specimen Supper Tables (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Specimen Supper Tables)

Confectionery Bakery, National Bakery School, London (photo)
5993361 Confectionery Bakery, National Bakery School, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Confectionery Bakery, National Bakery School, London)

Main Staircase, Bakers Guild Hall, Harp Lane, London (photo)
5993353 Main Staircase, Bakers Guild Hall, Harp Lane, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Main Staircase, Bakers Guild Hall, Harp Lane, London)

Drawing of Wheat Berry, showing Parts (photo)
5993351 Drawing of Wheat Berry, showing Parts (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing of Wheat Berry, showing Parts)

Types of Dutch Bread (photo)
5993349 Types of Dutch Bread (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of Dutch Bread)

Piped Scrolls for Cake Sides and Panels (photo)
5993338 Piped Scrolls for Cake Sides and Panels (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piped Scrolls for Cake Sides and Panels)

Scheme for High-Class Luncheon and Dining Room (photo)
5993325 Scheme for High-Class Luncheon and Dining Room (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scheme for High-Class Luncheon and Dining Room)

Laboratory at National Bakery School, London (photo)
5993345 Laboratory at National Bakery School, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laboratory at National Bakery School, London)

The Chief Wheat-Growing Regions, India (photo)
5993342 The Chief Wheat-Growing Regions, India (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief Wheat-Growing Regions, India)

French and Dutch Bread (photo)
5993340 French and Dutch Bread (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French and Dutch Bread)

Automatic Bread Cooler (photo)
5993339 Automatic Bread Cooler (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Automatic Bread Cooler)

The Chief Wheat-Growing Regions, South America, Australia (photo)
5993337 The Chief Wheat-Growing Regions, South America, Australia (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief Wheat-Growing Regions, South America)

British Vienna Rolls (photo)
5993313 British Vienna Rolls (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Vienna Rolls)

Fancy Biscuits (photo)
5993311 Fancy Biscuits (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fancy Biscuits. Illustration for The Modern Baker Confectioner and Caterer and John Kirkland)

Types of Saleable Gateaux (photo)
5993306 Types of Saleable Gateaux (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of Saleable Gateaux)

The old charger and the baker (engraving)
6002576 The old charger and the baker (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The old charger and the baker)

The Roll Call! An old-time Flemish baker intimating that his rolls are baked (engraving)
5998357 The Roll Call! An old-time Flemish baker intimating that his rolls are baked (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roll Call)

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread (engraving)
5996972 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

John Baker Omohundro better known as "Texas Jack"
5668942 John Baker Omohundro better known as A" Texas JackA", a cowboy and frontier scout for the the Confederate Army by Unknown photographer

Baker Street underground station, London
A train arrives at Baker Street underground station, London, on the Metropolitan Line: the high roof is needed because the first trains are pulled by steam locomotives. Date: 1881

Railway construction, Baker Street, London 1868
Railway construction at Baker Street, London, at the junction of the St Johns Wood and Metropolitan railways. Date: 1868

Maya - a mannequin for Reville s
Maya, the professional name of Messrs. Revilles most famous mannequin, who was, according to The Sphere, a member of an old Russian noble family exiled by the Bolsheviks

Old Mother Hubbard, by Minnie Asprey
She went to the bakers to buy him some bread, And when she came back, the poor dog was dead, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Sheet Metal Workers, William Baker Technical School, Hertfor
Boys at their work benches in the sheet metal workshop at the William Baker Technical School, Hertford, run by Barnardo s. Date: Date unknown

Power House, William Baker Technical School, Hertford
The engine in the Power House at the William Baker Technical School, Hertford, run by Barnardo s. Date: Date unknown

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