Chairman Collection (page 5)

Testimonial to George Smith, Esquire, LLD, Late Chairman of the Cornwall Railway Company (engraving)
1103140 Testimonial to George Smith, Esquire, LLD, Late Chairman of the Cornwall Railway Company (engraving) by English School

Lieutenant-Colonel Hogg, the New Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Work (engraving)
1104744 Lieutenant-Colonel Hogg, the New Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant-Colonel Hogg)

Harvey du Cros
William Harvey du Cros (1846 - 1918), Dublin-born financier, the founder of the pneumatic tire industry, based on the discovery of John Boyd Dunlop, first applied to cycles

The National Eisteddfod of Wales (engraving)
1062812 The National Eisteddfod of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The National Eisteddfod of Wales)

A Momento of Her Majestys Jubilee Year, 1887 (engraving)
1046432 A Momento of Her Majestys Jubilee Year, 1887 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Momento of Her Majestys Jubilee Year, 1887)

STALIN AT HIS DESK
JOSEF STALIN A typical propaganda shot of the eminent Russian statesman, Chairman of the Council of Peoples Commissars, seated at his desk. Date: 1879-1953

Presentation of a Carved Oak Chair to Dr James Williams, the Chairman of the National Eisteddfod Committee at Brecon
1047096 Presentation of a Carved Oak Chair to Dr James Williams, the Chairman of the National Eisteddfod Committee at Brecon, South Wales (engraving) by English School

A Dream of Fair Women (litho)
1043378 A Dream of Fair Women (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dream of Fair Women)

C Reed, Esquire, MP (engraving)
1058398 C Reed, Esquire, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: C Reed, Esquire, MP, New Chairman of the London School Board)

Alderman W White (engraving)
1056652 Alderman W White (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alderman W White. Illustration for The Graphic)

New County Council Officials (engraving)
1598620 New County Council Officials (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New County Council Officials)

J G Dodson, Esquire, MP, the New Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons (engraving)
1610207 J G Dodson, Esquire, MP, the New Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J G Dodson, Esquire, MP)

Henry Thomas Hope, Esquire, Chairman of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company (engraving)
1609456 Henry Thomas Hope, Esquire, Chairman of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Thomas Hope, Esquire)

Recipients of Coronation Honours (b / w photo)
1600738 Recipients of Coronation Honours (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recipients of Coronation Honours)

The Omnibus Mens Strike (litho)
1603231 The Omnibus Mens Strike (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Omnibus Mens Strike. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 June 1891)

Mr Bonham-Carter, MP, the New Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons (engraving)
1613782 Mr Bonham-Carter, MP, the New Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Bonham-Carter, MP)

The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Art-Treasures Exhibition presenting the Address to the Queen (engraving)
2785690 The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Art-Treasures Exhibition presenting the Address to the Queen (engraving) by English School

The New Irish Baronets (engraving)
1591160 The New Irish Baronets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Irish Baronets. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 June 1885)

The Three R s, or, Better Late than Never, cartoon from Punch
532254 The Three R s, or, Better Late than Never, cartoon from Punch, showing William Edward Forster as Chairman of a Board School speaking to pupils, March 1870 (engraving) by Tenniel

Court of Equity, Belle Savage Inn, Ludgate Hill, London (engraving)
586646 Court of Equity, Belle Savage Inn, Ludgate Hill, London (engraving) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); Private Collection; (add.info.: Court of Equity, Belle Savage Inn, Ludgate Hill)

Henry Thomas Hope, chairman of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company (engraving)
608988 Henry Thomas Hope, chairman of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Thomas Hope)

The Council Held by the Rats, from the Fables of La Fontaine
CHT451399 The Council Held by the Rats, from the Fables of La Fontaine, engraved by Antoine Valerie Bertrand (b.1823) c.1868 (engraving) by Dore

1849, A Railway Meeting, Emotion of the Shareholders at the Announcement of a Dividend of two and a half pence
2809920 1849, A Railway Meeting, Emotion of the Shareholders at the Announcement of a Dividend of two and a half pence (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1849)

Robert Roy Campbell, Esquire, late Chairman of the Great Ship Company (engraving)
2772844 Robert Roy Campbell, Esquire, late Chairman of the Great Ship Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Roy Campbell, Esquire)

Opening of the Protestant Hall, Cork, the Earl of Bandon, as Chairman, addressing the Audience (engraving)
1612897 Opening of the Protestant Hall, Cork, the Earl of Bandon, as Chairman, addressing the Audience (engraving) by English School

The City of London Society of Artists (engraving)
1616374 The City of London Society of Artists (engraving) by Morehen, Horace (b.c.1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The City of London Society of Artists)

The Prince of Waless Visit to the Tyne (engraving)
1622733 The Prince of Waless Visit to the Tyne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Waless Visit to the Tyne)

The Armada Tercentenary Commemoration (engraving)
1595513 The Armada Tercentenary Commemoration (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Armada Tercentenary Commemoration)

Charles Castleman, Esquire, Chairman of the London and South Western Railway Company (engraving)
1053403 Charles Castleman, Esquire, Chairman of the London and South Western Railway Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Castleman, Esquire)

Sir Edward William Watkin (engraving)
1053359 Sir Edward William Watkin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Edward William Watkin, Chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Company)

Colonel Hogg, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works (engraving)
1052261 Colonel Hogg, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel Hogg)

The Anglo-Jewish Exhibition at the Albert Hall (litho)
1050453 The Anglo-Jewish Exhibition at the Albert Hall (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Anglo-Jewish Exhibition at the Albert Hall)

The Special Commission, 1888 (engraving)
1041798 The Special Commission, 1888 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Special Commission, 1888)

Lord Claud Hamilton (engraving)
1063039 Lord Claud Hamilton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Claud Hamilton, New Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway)

Sketches at the Meetings of the London School Board (engraving)
1047084 Sketches at the Meetings of the London School Board (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Meetings of the London School Board)

The Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay (engraving)
1046486 The Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay (engraving) by Johnson, Edward Killingworth (1825-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay)

The Visit of Lord Hartington and Mr Goschen to Dublin (engraving)
1046331 The Visit of Lord Hartington and Mr Goschen to Dublin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visit of Lord Hartington and Mr Goschen to Dublin)

The Opening of the Forth Bridge by HRH the Prince of Wales (engraving)
1047117 The Opening of the Forth Bridge by HRH the Prince of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ulster Unionist Convention in Belfast, the Duke of Abercorn addressing the Meeting in the Convention Hall
1056309 The Ulster Unionist Convention in Belfast, the Duke of Abercorn addressing the Meeting in the Convention Hall, at the Opening of the Demonstration (engraving) by English School

The New Testament Revision Company (engraving)
1049509 The New Testament Revision Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Testament Revision Company)

The Prince of Wales opening the New Graving Dock at Southampton (litho)
1056461 The Prince of Wales opening the New Graving Dock at Southampton (litho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir William Mackinnon, Baronet (engraving)
1062678 Sir William Mackinnon, Baronet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Mackinnon, Baronet, Chairman of the British East Africa Company)

Sir W V Whiteway, KCMG (engraving)
1062498 Sir W V Whiteway, KCMG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir W V Whiteway, KCMG, Premier of Newfoundland, and Chairman of the Delegation)

Corby Pole Fair, the Chairman, with the Charter (b / w photo)
3091499 Corby Pole Fair, the Chairman, with the Charter (b/w photo) by Stone, J. Benjamin (1838-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corby Pole Fair, the Chairman, with the Charter)

Mr George Carr Glyn, MP for Kendal (engraving)
1096230 Mr George Carr Glyn, MP for Kendal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr George Carr Glyn, MP for Kendal)

Mr John Somerset Pakington (colour litho)
613528 Mr John Somerset Pakington (colour litho) by Thompson, Alfred (1830-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr John Somerset Pakington)

Sessions House, Kirkdale (engraving)
6027585 Sessions House, Kirkdale (engraving) by Pyne, Charles Claude (1802-78); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sessions House, Kirkdale)

Sir Adolph Tuck (b / w photo)
6008202 Sir Adolph Tuck (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Adolph Tuck)

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"Chairman: A Symbol of Power, Revolution, and Unity" From the Cultural Revolution in China to football teams and political figures around the world, the term "chairman" has taken on various meanings throughout history. In China's tumultuous era, Chairman Mao Zedong emerged as a prominent figure through cultural revolution posters that depicted his leadership and ideology. These Chinese Communist propaganda posters showcased Chairman Mao's influence over the masses, with images of him greeting Red Guards in Tiananmen Square. Beyond politics, football teams like Barnet FC in 1936 and Millwall Athletic also had their own chairmen who guided them towards success. The Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Team of 1908 exemplified unity under their chairman's guidance. Similarly, Aston Villa Football Club established its legacy since 1896 with strong leadership at its helm. Not limited to sports or politics alone, individuals such as Eleanor Roosevelt made significant contributions as humanitarian leaders. As chairman of the UN Human Rights Commission, she championed equality and justice for all. The concept of a chairman extends beyond geographical boundaries too; South Yemen leader found common ground with Chairman Mao during an official visit where they exchanged greetings. This encounter highlighted how different cultures can connect through shared values. In popular culture references like Ouija boards caution against potential dangers associated with seeking guidance from unknown forces by referring to a "chairman. " It serves as a reminder that power should be handled responsibly. Lastly, no discussion about chairmen would be complete without mentioning Chairman Mao's iconic red book - an embodiment of his teachings and principles that influenced millions across China during his reign.