Bureaucracy Collection (#2)

Dr. Miller, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at... between 1884 and 1930
Dr. Miller, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left, between 1884 and 1930

Dr. Miller, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at... between 1884 and 1930
Dr. Miller, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left, between 1884 and 1930

Opening of bids, Navy Dept. Bureau of Accts, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Opening of bids, Navy Dept. Bureau of Accts, between 1910 and 1920. USA

General Shelley, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait... between 1884 and 1930
Gen. Shelley, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left, between 1884 and 1930

Mr. McClelland(?), Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing front, between 1884 and 1930

General Shelley, Auditor Navy, Treasury Department employee... between 1884 and 1930
Gen. Shelley, Auditor Navy, Treasury Department employee, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left, between 1884 and 1930

Three Treasury Department employees, Mr. Steele(?) and two other men... between 1884 and 1930
Three Treasury Department employees, Mr. Steele(?) and two other men, posed in office, between 1884 and 1930

Two Treasury Department employees seated at desk in office, between 1884 and 1930. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Two Treasury Department employees seated at desk in office, between 1884 and 1930

Jasper Baker, Assistant Director of The Mint, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Jasper Baker, Assistant Director of The US Mint, 1913

Clyde Bruce Atchison, Comm, I.C.C. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Clyde Bruce Atchison, Comm, I.C.C. 1917
Clyde Bruce Atchison, Interstate Commerce Commissioner, 1917

Clyde Bruce Atchison, Comm, I.C.C. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Clyde Bruce Atchison, Comm, I.C.C. 1917
Clyde Bruce Atchison, Interstate Commerce Commissioner, 1917

War Council, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. War Council, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
War Council, 1917. Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, U.S.M.C; Blue, Victor, Rear Admiral, U.S.N.; Chief Bur. Nav.; Josephus Daniels, Secretary of The Navy, 1913-1921; Captain A.F

War Council, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. War Council, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
War Council, 1917. Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, U.S.M.C; Blue, Victor, Rear Admiral, U.S.N.; Chief Bur. Nav.; Josephus Daniels, Secretary of The Navy, 1913-1921; Captain A.F

War Council, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. War Council, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
War Council, 1917. Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, U.S.M.C; Blue, Victor, Rear Admiral, U.S.N.; Chief Bur. Nav.; Josephus Daniels, Secretary of The Navy, 1913-1921; Captain A.F

Bakersfield, California Applications for "grants" during cotton pickers strike, 1938
Bakersfield, California. Applications for "grants" during cotton pickers strike

Night meeting in the FSA office, Visalia, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Night meeting in the Farm Security Administration (FSA) office, Rural Rehabilitation Division, Visalia, Tulare County, California

Night meeting in the FSA office, Visalia, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Night meeting in the Farm Security Administration (FSA) office, Rural Rehabilitation Division, Visalia, Tulare County, California

The Prerogative Court, Doctors Commons, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Prerogative Court, Doctors Commons, 1850. Illustration to an article by Thomas Miller and Godfrey Malvern. Interior of...the chambers where the wills of the dead are deposited [near the corner of

Havas Publicity Agency, Paris, c. 1900
3785059 Havas Publicity Agency, Paris, c. 1900.; (add.info.: Havas Publicity Agency, Paris, c. 1900. Adminstration department ('service d'Execution').); Lebrecht History

Horace Mann Date: 1950

Dr John Scott; Mrs Harrison's father, aged 89, at work in the Pension Office, for APA
Dr. John Scott; Mrs. Harrison's father, aged 89, at work in the Pension Office, for A.P.A. Nov. 16. 1888

Forbidding sign DP233552
Lanercost Priory, Lanercost, Burtholme, Carlisle, Cumbria. Detail of a Ministry of Works sign reading Visitors are forbidden to climb on the walls on the side of the priory

Turkey, Constantinople (Istanbul). Public office
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Public office. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Branche. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). War correspondent card of the Popular Army (1938) and identity card issued by the Generalitat of Catalonia (1937). SPAIN. Monistrol de Montserrat

The Peasant Lawyer (oil on panel)
490284 The Peasant Lawyer (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638) (after); 54.7x87.5 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The other enemy: paperwork. New French Minister of War Joseph Gallieni starting work, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000387 The other enemy: paperwork. New French Minister of War Joseph Gallieni starting work, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Manager of mobile unit (FSA), on day camp opened... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Manager of mobile unit (FSA - Farm Security Administration) on day camp opened, in registration tent. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

L Assiette au Beurre, number 164, Satirique en Couleurs, 1904_5_21: Republican, Administration
ICA4890409 L Assiette au Beurre, number 164, Satirique en Couleurs, 1904_5_21: Republican, Administration, Courier La Poste - Marianne (lithograph) by Hradecky

Foreigner Checking Documents at a Merchant House in Yokohama (Yokohama shoka komojin)
Foreigner Checking Documents at a Merchant House in Yokohama (Yokohama shoka komojin sho mitomu no zu), 1861

One hour: visits, lunch tasting, dinner invitations - in "
LSE4082538 One hour: visits, lunch tasting, dinner invitations - in " Administrative mores" by Henri Monnier, 1828 by Monnier

Nine hours: arrival of employees, change of costumes, small stove tour - in "
LSE4082533 Nine hours: arrival of employees, change of costumes, small stove tour - in " Administrative mores" by Henri Monnier, 1828 by Monnier

Sous chef - in "Administrative mores"by Henri Monnier, 1828
LSE4082515 Sous chef - in " Administrative mores" by Henri Monnier, 1828 by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1799-1877); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

The grand hall on the first floor of the new central telegraph station in Paris in 1884
XEE4407981 The grand hall on the first floor of the new central telegraph station in Paris in 1884. Engraving from 1884. in " La Nature

Midi, illustration from Moeurs Administratives, Dessinees D apres Nature
740215 Midi, illustration from Moeurs Administratives, Dessinees D aprAs Nature by Henri Monnier, lithographed by Delpech, pub

Huit heures, illustration from Moeurs Administratives
740211 Huit heures, illustration from Moeurs Administratives, Dessinees D aprAs Nature by Henri Monnier, lithographed by Delpech, pub

Chef de division, illustration from Moeurs Administratives
740210 Chef de division, illustration from Moeurs Administratives, Dessinees D aprAs Nature by Henri Monnier, lithographed by Delpech, pub

Chef de bureau, illustration from Moeurs Administratives
740209 Chef de bureau, illustration from Moeurs Administratives, Dessinees D aprAs Nature by Henri Monnier, lithographed by Delpech, pub

Garcon de bureau, illustration from Moeurs Administratives
740206 GarAzon de bureau, illustration from Moeurs Administratives, Dessinees D aprAs Nature by Henri Monnier, lithographed by Delpech, pub

Scene in a Parisian office during the lunchbreak, c. 1830 (colour engraving)
CHT268793 Scene in a Parisian office during the lunchbreak, c.1830 (colour engraving) by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1779-1877) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Cover of "Le Don Quixote", number 670, Satirique en Colours
ICA4924903 Cover of " Le Don Quixote", number 670, Satirique en Colours, 1887_4_23: Le semeur - Jeux graphiques, Administration, Bureaucratie - Sower

L Plate au beurre, number 164, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_5_21: Administration
ICA4890314 L Plate au beurre, number 164, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_5_21: Administration, Courier La Poste, Office - Illustration by Georges d Ostoya-Sochinsky (D Ostoya) (1878-1937) by Ostoya

Two hours: walks in the interior of the Ministry, hats replace the absent - in "
LSE4082543 Two hours: walks in the interior of the Ministry, hats replace the absent - in " Administrative mores" by Henri Monnier, 1828 by Monnier

Office employee - in "Administrative mores"by Henri Monnier, 1828
LSE4082513 Office employee - in " Administrative mores" by Henri Monnier, 1828 by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1799-1877); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

Four hours: employees leave, forgotten until the next day of any bureaucratic matter - in
LSE4082545 Four hours: employees leave, forgotten until the next day of any bureaucratic matter - in " Mores administratives" by Henri Monnier, 1828 by Monnier

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Bureaucracy: The intricate web of administrative systems that governs nations and shapes societies. From the iconic White House in Washington D. C to the grandeur of the Library of Congress, these institutions symbolize the power and complexity of bureaucracy. Even State Houses like Dublin Castle or City Hall on Marienplatz stand as testaments to its influence worldwide. Throughout history, it has left its mark on countless events and individuals. In 1936, Abraham Lincoln's legacy echoed through time, reminding us of how even great leaders were bound by bureaucratic processes. Government House in Peshawar, Pakistan witnessed the ebb and flow of policies shaping a nation's destiny. But bureaucracy is not limited to grand structures alone; it permeates every aspect of society. A simple Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish from 1854 serves as a reminder that even basic services are governed by complex rules and regulations. As we gaze upon the River Danube flowing beside Parliament building or witness public office routines in Turkey's Constantinople (Istanbul), we realize that they are be both awe-inspiring and frustratingly slow-moving, and is during times like the Spanish Civil War when war correspondents navigate bureaucratic hurdles to report truth amidst chaos. Yet within this labyrinthine system lies order - an eagle soaring above an American flag reminds us that despite its flaws, bureaucracy strives for stability and progress. So let us appreciate this intricate tapestry woven into our lives while also seeking ways to streamline it for a more efficient future.