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Cafe Collection (#10)

Step into the world of cafes, where stories unfold and memories are made

Background imageCafe Collection: Condemned cell, Chichester City Jail, Sussex (b/w photo)

Condemned cell, Chichester City Jail, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676011 Condemned cell, Chichester City Jail, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Condemned cell, Chichester City Jail, Sussex)

Background imageCafe Collection: Punch's first dining room, Crown Inn, Vinegar Yard (litho)

Punch's first dining room, Crown Inn, Vinegar Yard (litho)
8675779 Punch's first dining room, Crown Inn, Vinegar Yard (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch's first dining room, Crown Inn, Vinegar Yard)

Background imageCafe Collection: The metro and cafe station, Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria. Construction 1896

The metro and cafe station, Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria. Construction 1896, architect Otto Wagner (1841-1918)
TED4659301 The metro and cafe station, Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria. Construction 1896, architect Otto Wagner (1841-1918). Photography 16/09/00

Background imageCafe Collection: Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee, Coffea arabica, plant showng flowers, berries and bean

Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee, Coffea arabica, plant showng flowers, berries and bean
FLO4680130 Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee, Coffea arabica, plant showng flowers, berries and bean. Handcoloured lithograph from the National Encyclopaedia, W

Background imageCafe Collection: Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Kirchner from Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas
FLO4564249 Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Kirchner from Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher medicinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse; (add.info.: Coffee plant)

Background imageCafe Collection: A poor woman heading into the jug and bottle department of a London pub, 1850

A poor woman heading into the jug and bottle department of a London pub, 1850
3478091 A poor woman heading into the jug and bottle department of a London pub, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a poor woman heading into the jug and bottle department of a London pub)

Background imageCafe Collection: French bar scene as revellers celebrate at an inn, 1894

French bar scene as revellers celebrate at an inn, 1894
3480800 French bar scene as revellers celebrate at an inn, 1894; (add.info.: 18th century French bar scene as revellers celebrate at an inn. 1894 illustration.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCafe Collection: Fishawi'S, the oldest cafe in Cairo, Egypt. 17th century (photo)

Fishawi'S, the oldest cafe in Cairo, Egypt. 17th century (photo)
546358 Fishawi'S, the oldest cafe in Cairo, Egypt. 17th century (photo); Omniphoto/UIG

Background imageCafe Collection: The ovation to the first Garibaldian who entered the Cafe di Europa, 1860 (engraving)

The ovation to the first Garibaldian who entered the Cafe di Europa, 1860 (engraving)
1579626 The ovation to the first Garibaldian who entered the Cafe di Europa, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ovation to the first Garibaldian who entered the Cafe di Europa)

Background imageCafe Collection: Foto S.S. Java Arrow, Dry Dock, New York 1929

Foto S.S. Java Arrow, Dry Dock, New York 1929
953836 Foto S.S. Java Arrow, Dry Dock, New York 1929 by Unknown photographer, (19th-20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background imageCafe Collection: The underwriting room of Lloyd of London, an insurance company that began trading in Edward

The underwriting room of Lloyd of London, an insurance company that began trading in Edward Lloyd's coffee shop
MMM5480616 The underwriting room of Lloyd of London, an insurance company that began trading in Edward Lloyd's coffee shop (died 1713), in Tower Street in London, England

Background imageCafe Collection: Fashionable woman drinking coffee, era of Marie Antoinette

Fashionable woman drinking coffee, era of Marie Antoinette
5893600 Fashionable woman drinking coffee, era of Marie Antoinette.; (add.info.: Fashionable woman drinking coffee in an English-style dress, era of Marie Antoinette. Robe vraiment a l'Anglaise)

Background imageCafe Collection: Coffee in the XVIIth cent, c.1910 (print)

Coffee in the XVIIth cent, c.1910 (print)
7293362 Coffee in the XVIIth cent, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Introduction of coffee in France, used by nobility at the end of the XVIIth century)

Background imageCafe Collection: Glenariff Teahouse, c.1910 (print)

Glenariff Teahouse, c.1910 (print)
7293109 Glenariff Teahouse, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Northern Ireland. Glenariff Teahouse, located in the Glenariff forest)

Background imageCafe Collection: Coffee, Coffea arabica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph

Coffee, Coffea arabica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal
FLO4992441 Coffee, Coffea arabica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Background imageCafe Collection: Widow and young man taking coffee in a restaurant talking to a stone mason

Widow and young man taking coffee in a restaurant talking to a stone mason
FLO4691319 Widow and young man taking coffee in a restaurant talking to a stone mason. She says, And don't forgot in large letters, A good father, fine spouse, he leaves an inconsolable widow

Background imageCafe Collection: A drunken man leaving the pub with his young son, 1850

A drunken man leaving the pub with his young son, 1850
3478088 A drunken man leaving the pub with his young son, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a drunken man leaving the pub with his young son. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCafe Collection: A sportsman refreshing himself at a country inn, 1850

A sportsman refreshing himself at a country inn, 1850
3478295 A sportsman refreshing himself at a country inn, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a sportsman refreshing himself at a country inn. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCafe Collection: A husband and wife arguing outside of a public house, 1850

A husband and wife arguing outside of a public house, 1850
3478386 A husband and wife arguing outside of a public house, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a husband and wife arguing outside of a public house in London)

Background imageCafe Collection: Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; obverse, 1765 (gilded silver)

Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; obverse, 1765 (gilded silver)
7339288 Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; obverse, 1765 (gilded silver) by Soranzo, Mario (fl.1765); 3.3x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageCafe Collection: Snack counter, Euston Road, London (b/w photo)

Snack counter, Euston Road, London (b/w photo)
8676181 Snack counter, Euston Road, London (b/w photo) by Cohen-Portheim, Paul (1880-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snack counter, Euston Road, London.Illustration from The Spirit of London)

Background imageCafe Collection: Phil May sketch (colour litho)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635957 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCafe Collection: Butlin's Skegness: The Dungeon Bar, Ye Olde Pig and Whistle (b/w photo)

Butlin's Skegness: The Dungeon Bar, Ye Olde Pig and Whistle (b/w photo)
8641684 Butlin's Skegness: The Dungeon Bar, Ye Olde Pig and Whistle (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dungeon Bar, Ye Olde Pig and Whistle)

Background imageCafe Collection: Hearts of Oak (colour litho)

Hearts of Oak (colour litho)
8655818 Hearts of Oak (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hearts of Oak. Lyrics and sheet music from the march of the Royal Navy)

Background imageCafe Collection: Rooftop Cafe, 1925 (pastel on blue paper laid down on board)

Rooftop Cafe, 1925 (pastel on blue paper laid down on board)
985265 Rooftop Cafe, 1925 (pastel on blue paper laid down on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 28.5x38.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rooftop Cafe. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Background imageCafe Collection: Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; reverse, 1765 (gilded silver)

Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; reverse, 1765 (gilded silver)
7339289 Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; reverse, 1765 (gilded silver) by Soranzo, Mario (fl.1765); 3.3x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageCafe Collection: The Wedding Trip, 1825 (oil on canvas)

The Wedding Trip, 1825 (oil on canvas)
8696794 The Wedding Trip, 1825 (oil on canvas) by Haudebourt, Antoinette Cecile Hortense Lescot (1784-1845); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Background imageCafe Collection: 19 June 1886 - How the merchants and cowboys in Butte, Montana run the saloons after their own

19 June 1886 - How the merchants and cowboys in Butte, Montana run the saloons after their own fashion (b/w photo)
7134213 19 June 1886 - How the merchants and cowboys in Butte, Montana run the saloons after their own fashion (b/w photo); (add.info.: 19 June 1886 - How the merchants and cowboys in Butte)

Background imageCafe Collection: Quote Coffee Attitude

Quote Coffee Attitude
Orara Studio

Background imageCafe Collection: Quote Chocolate Day

Quote Chocolate Day
Orara Studio

Background imageCafe Collection: El Raval

El Raval
Ada Jarzebowska

Background imageCafe Collection: Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; reverse, 1766 (silver)

Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; reverse, 1766 (silver)
7339291 Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; reverse, 1766 (silver) by Soranzo, Mario (fl.1765); 3.3x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageCafe Collection: ROBIDA, Albert (1848-1926). English illustrator, lithographer, caricaturist

ROBIDA, Albert (1848-1926). English illustrator, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist (engraving)
CUL4892380 ROBIDA, Albert (1848-1926). English illustrator, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist (engraving); (add.info.: ROBIDA, Albert (1848-1926)

Background imageCafe Collection: A bar terrace of a cafe with its owners, Paris, 1920 (b/w photo)

A bar terrace of a cafe with its owners, Paris, 1920 (b/w photo)
LUX4727259 A bar terrace of a cafe with its owners, Paris, 1920 (b/w photo); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCafe Collection: Woman selecting items from the local shop, 1850

Woman selecting items from the local shop, 1850
3478458 Woman selecting items from the local shop, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of woman selecting items from the local shop for her employers. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCafe Collection: The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850

The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850
3359934 The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship so that it could be shaped)

Background imageCafe Collection: The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850

The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850
3359931 The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship so that it could be shaped)

Background imageCafe Collection: Lifestyle. A parisian coffeehouse, Poster by Henri Gabriel Ibels for the newspaper: L'Escarmouche

Lifestyle. A parisian coffeehouse, Poster by Henri Gabriel Ibels for the newspaper: L'Escarmouche, France
3434463 Lifestyle. A parisian coffeehouse, Poster by Henri Gabriel Ibels for the newspaper: L'Escarmouche, France, c.1895 (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Lifestyle)

Background imageCafe Collection: Carmen, opera by Georges Bizet, c. 1900 (chromo)

Carmen, opera by Georges Bizet, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790192 Carmen, opera by Georges Bizet, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Toreador, from the Carmen opera by Georges Bizet (1875), after Prosper Merimee); Photo © CCI

Background imageCafe Collection: The Prospect of Whitby, Shadwell, London (b/w photo)

The Prospect of Whitby, Shadwell, London (b/w photo)
8676282 The Prospect of Whitby, Shadwell, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prospect of Whitby, riverside public house in Shadwell)

Background imageCafe Collection: Phil May sketch (colour litho)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635923 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCafe Collection: Rachel seeking her husband (engraving)

Rachel seeking her husband (engraving)
8672746 Rachel seeking her husband (engraving) by Nicholson, Thomas Henry (d.1870) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rachel seeking her husband)

Background imageCafe Collection: F for fruiterer (chromolitho)

F for fruiterer (chromolitho)
8677320 F for fruiterer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: F for fruiterer. Woman cutting fruit on a counter)

Background imageCafe Collection: Saloon bar, London (b/w photo)

Saloon bar, London (b/w photo)
8676183 Saloon bar, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saloon bar, London)

Background imageCafe Collection: Down at the Old Bull and Bush (coloured photo)

Down at the Old Bull and Bush (coloured photo)
8656318 Down at the Old Bull and Bush (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Down at the Old Bull and Bush. Soldiers playing music at the pub)

Background imageCafe Collection: Butlin's Skegness: American Cocktail Bar (b/w photo)

Butlin's Skegness: American Cocktail Bar (b/w photo)
8641687 Butlin's Skegness: American Cocktail Bar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Cocktail Bar)

Background imageCafe Collection: Cafe Goddet in Paris, 1799 (Watercolour)

Cafe Goddet in Paris, 1799 (Watercolour)
7422834 Cafe Goddet in Paris, 1799 (Watercolour); (add.info.: Geography. France. Cafe Goddet in Paris, boulevard du Temple, during the French Consulate)

Background imageCafe Collection: Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver)

Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver)
7339290 Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver) by Soranzo, Mario (fl.1765); 3.3x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London




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Step into the world of cafes, where stories unfold and memories are made. From the iconic Horn & Hardart Automat in bustling New York City to the charming Cafe du Monde in Louisiana's French Quarter, each cafe holds its own unique charm. Travel across continents and find yourself sipping aromatic coffee in Lebanon's Zahle, immersing yourself in the rich culture that surrounds you. Or perhaps venture to The Eiger at Kleine Scheidegg, where you can indulge in a warm cuppa while gazing at breathtaking mountain vistas. In Paris, let Montmartre enchant you as night falls and the Sacre Coeur Basilica illuminates the sky. Feel like one of those Parisian lovers as you sip espresso on a cozy terrace or lose track of time amidst Sarlat's picturesque streets in Dordogne. Transport yourself to Sorrento, where a view over this seaside town will leave you yearning for more moments spent at quaint cafes by the Mediterranean. And who could forget that iconic image of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone Beauvoir sharing lunch at a Parisian cafe? A snapshot frozen in time capturing intellectual conversations over steaming cups of coffee. From busy street scenes at Spitalfields Market in London to beach bars along Ipanema Beach with Rio de Janeiro's vibrant cityscape as your backdrop - cafes truly offer glimpses into different worlds. As Augustus John once experienced at Cafe Royal, these establishments have long been gathering places for artists and intellectuals alike. Whether seeking inspiration or simply enjoying good company, there is something magical about finding solace within these walls. So next time life takes you on an adventure near or far, remember that hidden gems lie within every corner café waiting to be discovered – offering not just nourishment for our bodies but also fuel for our souls.