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Background imageClerk Collection: Portrait Justus de Huybert Clerk States Zeeland

Portrait Justus de Huybert Clerk States Zeeland
Portrait of Justus de Huybert, Clerk of the States of Zeeland and of the Admiralty, Portrait of Justus de Huybert (1610-82). Secretary of the States and the Admiralty of Zeeland

Background imageClerk Collection: stepmother title object dining room figures table

stepmother title object dining room figures table
The stepmother (title on object), A dining room with figures around a table. On the right a richly dressed woman and child. Opposite them three soberly dressed gentlemen. A man serves them

Background imageClerk Collection: step-nut title object dining room figures table

step-nut title object dining room figures table
The step-nut (title on object), A dining room with figures around a table. On the right a richly dressed woman and child. Opposite them three soberly dressed gentlemen. A man serves them

Background imageClerk Collection: Willem V makes covenant nobles cities Willem V makes

Willem V makes covenant nobles cities Willem V makes
Willem V makes a covenant with the nobles and cities Willem V makes a covenant with the nobles and cities (title on object), Count Willem V makes a covenant with the nobles and cities

Background imageClerk Collection: Ronald Leslie-Melville Col Clerk Norman Leslie-Melville

Ronald Leslie-Melville Col Clerk Norman Leslie-Melville
Ronald Leslie-Melville, Col. Clerk, Norman Leslie-Melville; Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville (Scottish, 1835 - 1906); England; 1860s; Albumen silver print

Background imageClerk Collection: The Dressing Of The Attorneys Clerk. After A Satirical Work By Carle Vernet

The Dressing Of The Attorneys Clerk. After A Satirical Work By Carle Vernet. From Xviii Siecle Institutions, Usages Et Costumes, Published Paris 1875

Background imageClerk Collection: Edward North 1496-1564. First Lord North English Lawyer And Parliamentary Clerk From The Book

Edward North 1496-1564. First Lord North English Lawyer And Parliamentary Clerk From The Book "Lodges British
Edward North 1496-1564. First Lord North English Lawyer And Parliamentary Clerk From The Book " Lodges British Portraits" Published London 1823

Background imageClerk Collection: DICKENS: CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Cratchit

DICKENS: CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Cratchit. Etching by John Leech from the first edition of Charles Dickens " A Christmas Carol, " 1843

Background imageClerk Collection: SILENT FILM STILL: STORES. American actor Kenneth Howell in a scene from a silent film

SILENT FILM STILL: STORES. American actor Kenneth Howell in a scene from a silent film

Background imageClerk Collection: Boston hat and fur store, 1850s

Boston hat and fur store, 1850s
Hat and fur store of Klous & Company, Court Street, Boston, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageClerk Collection: HOUS2A-00034

HOUS2A-00034
Farm girl bringing a basket of eggs to sell to the country store, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageClerk Collection: HOUS2A-00074

HOUS2A-00074
Couple in a dry-goods shop in colonial America Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageClerk Collection: Dry-goods sales room in Boston, 1850s

Dry-goods sales room in Boston, 1850s
Second floor of Driggss Lace & Bonnet store in Boston, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageClerk Collection: Griselda, Chaucer, Canterbury Tales

Griselda, Chaucer, Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales: The Clerks Tale. The marriage of Lord Walter of Saluzzo to Griselda

Background imageClerk Collection: An Irish Petty Sessions Court

An Irish Petty Sessions Court where local administration of justice is taking place. The tribunal is filled with defendents, complainants

Background imageClerk Collection: Account Register

Account Register
A clerk uses the Paragon Account Register which takes care of the entire transaction from the taking of the order to the collection of the account

Background imageClerk Collection: Chaucer, Clerk of Oxford

Chaucer, Clerk of Oxford
The Clerk of Oxford holding out a book

Background imageClerk Collection: William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598. Dogberry

William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598. Dogberry, Constable of the watch, instructing his clerk to write down replies given by Conrade and Borachio: Act 4 Sc 2

Background imageClerk Collection: Business Notes Illustrated - Balancing his Books

Business Notes Illustrated - Balancing his Books
Business Notes Illustrated - " Balancing his books!". Date: 1904

Background imageClerk Collection: A race game on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship

A race game on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship
The race-game, a deck sport and popular pastime during pleasure cruises. One of the officers is acting as clerk of the course

Background imageClerk Collection: Overworked Clerk - Finished for the Day (4pm)

Overworked Clerk - Finished for the Day (4pm)
The Overworked (!) Clerk - Finished for the Day (at 4pm!). Date: 1906

Background imageClerk Collection: The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijg

The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijg
Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770-1836). Dutch painter. The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, 1820. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageClerk Collection: Konrad von Wurzburg, who died in 1287, dictates to a scribe

Konrad von Wurzburg, who died in 1287, dictates to a scribe. Fol. 383r. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Background imageClerk Collection: Drawing the State Lottery for the last time

Drawing the State Lottery for the last time, 18 October 1826. 1826

Background imageClerk Collection: Sir John Godsalve

Sir John Godsalve
SIR JOHN GODSALVE English statesman, clerk of the Signet and comptroller of the Mint. Date: - 1556

Background imageClerk Collection: William Thos. Fitzgerald

William Thos. Fitzgerald
WILLIAM THOMAS FITZGERALD Civil servant who wrote verses during the moments of leisure his duties as a clerk in the Navy Office allowed him. Date: 1759 - 1829

Background imageClerk Collection: John Clerk of Eldin

John Clerk of Eldin
JOHN CLERK OF ELDIN merchant, etcher, geologist and naval tactician. His son was Lord Eldin the judge. Date: 1728 - 1812

Background imageClerk Collection: Registering Unemployed

Registering Unemployed
Registering the unemployed at Chelsea, London, 1887. Date: 1887

Background imageClerk Collection: Kaiser as Excursionist 1914

Kaiser as Excursionist 1914
The Excursionist, Tripper Wilhelm: " First Class to Paris." Clerk: " Line Blocked." Wilhelm: " I must go somewhere - I promised!" Date: 1914

Background imageClerk Collection: John Bigg, Hermit 17C

John Bigg, Hermit 17C
JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life Date: 1629 - 1696

Background imageClerk Collection: Mermaid and Clerk Colvil

Mermaid and Clerk Colvil
Clerk Colvill is seduced by a mermaid in a pool Date: 1915

Background imageClerk Collection: Three Edinburgh gentlemen by John Kay

Three Edinburgh gentlemen by John Kay
The Grand Chaplain (1), the Grand Clerk (2), and the Grand Secretary (3), alias John McLure, Mr Meikle and Mr Mason Date: 1787

Background imageClerk Collection: Women in an office, 1901

Women in an office, 1901
Two women in an office. One is seated at a desk with a map on the wall and a typewriter nearby while her visitor is interviewed. Date: 1901

Background imageClerk Collection: Cartoon, No need to worry, WW1

Cartoon, No need to worry, WW1
Cartoon, No need to worry, showing various complacent people, soldiers and civilians, thinking that war isn t such a bad thing, as they themselves are doing all right. Date: 1916

Background imageClerk Collection: John Gray

John Gray, elected clerk at Eton College Chapel in 1808 Date: circa 1900s

Background imageClerk Collection: Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado, USA

Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado, USA
Clear Creek County Court House (built in 1868), Georgetown, Colorado, USA. Date: 1940s

Background imageClerk Collection: MAXWELL, James Clerk (1831-1879). Scottish theoretical

MAXWELL, James Clerk (1831-1879). Scottish theoretical physicist. Engraving

Background imageClerk Collection: The Last Tea by Higgins

The Last Tea by Higgins
Swiftly fled each honey d hour Spent with military male; Metropole became a bower Cecil an Arcadian vale. A rather mournful female clerical worker or secretary takes her last cup of tea of her

Background imageClerk Collection: Certificate, Freedom of the Town of Port Louis, Mauritius

Certificate, Freedom of the Town of Port Louis, Mauritius
Certificate confirming the Freedom of the Town of Port Louis, Mauritius, awarded to the Mauritius Boy Scouts Association by the Municipal Council, officially dated, sealed

Background imageClerk Collection: Changes in Whitehall, WW1 cartoon

Changes in Whitehall, WW1 cartoon
Cartoon demonstrating the changes at Whitehall during the First World War, when women replaced men in most of the clerical roles, and the war necessitated the War Offices expansion. Date: 1916

Background imageClerk Collection: Women Workers Lady Clerk WW1

Women Workers Lady Clerk WW1. Young women in the office and the boss is quite pleased to see some remarkable figures. Date: circa 1916

Background imageClerk Collection: Office girls drawn by Fish, WW1

Office girls drawn by Fish, WW1
Uncle Fred, a character in the Letters of Eve in The Tatler, drawn by Annie Fish, is pictured njoying his time in the office now that girls are taking on wartime clerical roles. Date: 1917

Background imageClerk Collection: Carrying On - The Whitehall Girl WWI womens roles

Carrying On - The Whitehall Girl WWI womens roles
A female clerk working at Whitehall during World War One. Date: 1918

Background imageClerk Collection: First woman MP, 1919

First woman MP, 1919
NANCY, LADY ASTOR Vicountess Astor, standing between Lord Balfour and Lloyd George, becomes the first woman MP, 1919. The Front Ministerial Bench beyond the Table is shown here

Background imageClerk Collection: Advertisement for top hats

Advertisement for top hats
Compliments of E. F. Watson Corner Market Square & North Main Street Providence, G. H. Remington, Clerk

Background imageClerk Collection: Group photo, 2nd Rawalpindi Division, India

Group photo, 2nd Rawalpindi Division, India
Group photo, men of the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, Murree, India. A board behind them shows who belongs upstairs and who belongs downstairs. Date: 1913

Background imageClerk Collection: Female Air Traffic Clerk

Female Air Traffic Clerk
Patricia Page-Taven, the smart Air Traffic Clerk and Courier for B.O.A, C. India, Far East and Australia, seen here answering the telephone at her desk with colleague. Date: 1940s

Background imageClerk Collection: Sir Anthony Weldon

Sir Anthony Weldon
SIR ANTHONY WELDON courtier, Clerk of the Green Cloth to James I, whatever that means. Date: ? - 1649




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"Clerk: From Queen Victoria to Sherlock Holmes, the Unsung Heroes of History" Step into the intriguing world of clerks, where ordinary individuals become extraordinary figures in history. In c. 1890, Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim formed an unlikely bond, as she relied on her trusted clerk to bridge cultural gaps. During National Service in WWI, clerks played a vital role behind the scenes, ensuring smooth operations and efficient communication amidst chaos. Their dedication often went unnoticed but was crucial for victory. The opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery marked not only a culinary event but also showcased the meticulous work of clerks who meticulously recorded every transaction with precision and care. James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish physicist from the 19th century, revolutionized our understanding of electromagnetism. His brilliance exemplifies how they can transcend their administrative roles to make groundbreaking contributions to science. Swan's love miracle unfolded through the hands of diligent clerks who meticulously documented this enchanting tale for generations to come. Their attention to detail preserved this timeless story forever. Standing on Platform at Chancery Lane Underground Station reminds us that even in bustling cities like London, countless unseen heroes ensure seamless transportation systems daily – thanks to dedicated station clerks working tirelessly behind ticket counters. In Peter Lely's Portrait Of Sir John Nicholas from 1667, we catch a glimpse into the life of an esteemed clerk whose expertise guided influential figures during his time. These unsung heroes shaped history silently yet significantly. WW2 Poster - Join ATS calls upon women across Britain during World War II to serve their country by becoming Army Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) clerks – showcasing how these brave women contributed immensely towards victory both on and off the battlefield. Inside London Bridge railway station's ticket office lies another realm where diligent clerks handle countless transactions with efficiency and professionalism – keeping commuters moving seamlessly day after day.