Communal Collection (#2)

Scene of everyday life, Dai Phung communal house, Dan Phuong district, Hanoi, 16th century (wood)
5309895 Scene of everyday life, Dai Phung communal house, Dan Phuong district, Hanoi, 16th century (wood) by Vietnamese school, (16th century); Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi

Chasing a tiger, Tay Dang communal house, Ba Vi district, Hanoi, 16th century (wood)
5309894 Chasing a tiger, Tay Dang communal house, Ba Vi district, Hanoi, 16th century (wood) by Vietnamese school, (16th century); Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Young woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Young woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA [Farm Security Administration] camp, Robstown, Texas

Community clothesline, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Community clothesline, FSA [Farm Security Administration] camp, Robstown, Texas

Woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Woman at the community laundry on Saturday afternoon, FSA... camp, Robstown, Tex

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Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in the Danube Delta. Communal fishing of a group of Pelicans. In the Danube Delta sometimes more than 100 pelicans gather to drive

Singing around the camp fire at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service

Farm women, members of the "Helping Hand"club... near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, 1939
Farm women, members of the " Helping Hand" club, carefully roll up the quilt upon which they are working. Near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon. General caption number 58-11

Laundry facilities in FSA camp for migrant labor, Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Laundry facilities in Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migrant labor. Westley, California

Laundry facilities in FSA migrant labor camp, Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Laundry facilities in Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Westley, California. [Note General Electric washer]

Laundry facilities for migratory workers in FSA camp at Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Laundry facilities for migratory workers in Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp at Westley, California

Farm women working on quilt, near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm women working on quilt. Near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon. See general caption number 58

Farm women of the "Helping Hand"club display a pieced quilt... near West Carlton, Oregon, 1939
Farm women of the " Helping Hand" club display a pieced quilt which they are making for the benefit of one of their numbers. Near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon

The Crescent in Wartime, 1939 (pastel)
6199984 The Crescent in Wartime, 1939 (pastel) by Foggie, David (1878-1948); 50.8x69 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

The husking bee at Yapps Crossing (social gathering to husk corn) (litho)
6001737 The husking bee at Yapps Crossing (social gathering to husk corn) (litho) by Gruelle, John B. (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Agapes, Repas des premiers chretiens (engraving)
3625680 Agapes, Repas des premiers chretiens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agapes, Repas des premiers chretiens)

Les Carrosses a cinq sols : French public carriages
3787483 Les Carrosses a cinq sols : French public carriages by Courboin, Eugene (1851-1915); (add.info.: Les Carrosses a cinq sols : French public carriages - from illustration by Eugene Courboin, c)

Group of Zulus having their Scouff, c. 1895 (b / w photo)
701572 Group of Zulus having their Scouff, c.1895 (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: scoff - food.); South African, out of copyright

A meal in an inn, from Codex Entree d Espagne (vellum)
498697 A meal in an inn, from Codex Entree d Espagne (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

Cantine Des Ouvriers Au Village (colour photo)
2817445 Cantine Des Ouvriers Au Village (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cantine Des Ouvriers Au Village)

Washing clothes, Reykjavik, Iceland
Vintage 19th century/1900 photograph: washing clothes, communal, Reykjavik, Iceland

The Deligny Baths, Paris, 1842 (w / c on paper)
CHT175220 The Deligny Baths, Paris, 1842 (w/c on paper) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Welsh Rarebit Machine (litho)
6024631 The Welsh Rarebit Machine (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Welsh Rarebit Machine)

Parlour Golf (litho)
6024623 Parlour Golf (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parlour Golf. Illustration for How to Run a Communal Home by W Heath Robinson and Cecil Hunt)

The Harmonic Dresser For Relieving Kitchen Toil (litho)
6024613 The Harmonic Dresser For Relieving Kitchen Toil (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harmonic Dresser For Relieving Kitchen Toil)

Communal Joys in the Stone Age, Origin of the Roundabout (litho)
6024608 Communal Joys in the Stone Age, Origin of the Roundabout (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Communal Joys in the Stone Age)

The End (litho)
6024633 The End (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End. Illustration for How to Run a Communal Home by W Heath Robinson and Cecil Hunt (Hutchinson)

For Testing the Vigour of the Smack Before Assuming Responsibilities of Motherhood (litho)
6024610 For Testing the Vigour of the Smack Before Assuming Responsibilities of Motherhood (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

At Tahiti (engraving)
5206864 At Tahiti (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At Tahiti. Illustration for The Fireside Annual, 1878. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Washerwomen at the Lavoirs at the Quai Montebello, c. 1840 (colour litho)
CHT231144 Washerwomen at the Lavoirs at the Quai Montebello, c.1840 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Florida indians preparing and cooking food, c. 1820 (coloured engraving)
CHT174195 Florida indians preparing and cooking food, c.1820 (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Hammam in Turkey, illustrated plate from Moeurs, usages et costumes des ottomans
CHT163258 Hammam in Turkey, illustrated plate from Moeurs, usages et costumes des ottomans by A. Castellan, Paris, c.1810 (coloured engraving) by French School

Interior of a large communal house in Nootka Sound, with villagers smoking and drying fish, sleeping and caring for children. The beams are decorated with large totemic faces

Iles Andaman, Preparatifs Du Repas En Commun (colour photo)
2817410 Iles Andaman, Preparatifs Du Repas En Commun (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iles Andaman, Preparatifs Du Repas En Commun)

Bourne Estate: exterior of Union Buildings, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812558 Bourne Estate: exterior of Union Buildings, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Holborn)

On the threshold of nationhood, Partition 1947
On the threshold of nationhood: communal rioting in the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd March 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947

Victims of communal rioting during the Partition of India
Two victims of communal rioting during the period of the partition of India. Here, a bandaged member of a caravan of sikh refugees rests by the roadside during a halt from the often lengthy

Feast of Moccoletti (oil on canvas)
704442 Feast of Moccoletti (oil on canvas) by Caffi, Ippolito (1809-66); Museum of Folklore, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Ms 3242 The Baths of Bourbon-Lancy, illustration from
BMR237160 Ms 3242 The Baths of Bourbon-Lancy, illustration from Generale Description du Bourbonnais by Nicolas de Nicolay, 1569 (w/c on paper) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Mazarine

Ms 3243 The Baths of Bourbon l Archambaut, Auvergne
BMR237159 Ms 3243 The Baths of Bourbon l Archambaut, Auvergne, illustration from Generale Description du Bourbonnais by Nicolas de Nicolay, 1569 (w/c on paper) by French School

Russian Men in a Sauna, from Moeurs et Coutumes Russes, 1821 (coloured litho)
EDI183833 Russian Men in a Sauna, from Moeurs et Coutumes Russes, 1821 (coloured litho) by Houbigant, Armand Gustave (1789-1862); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Baths at Hotel Lambert, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris, mid-19th century (colour litho)
CHT175217 The Baths at Hotel Lambert, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris, mid-19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Six-Tier Communal Cradle (litho)
6024624 The Six-Tier Communal Cradle (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Six-Tier Communal Cradle)

Pueblo Laguna, New Mexico (b / w photo)
6018276 Pueblo Laguna, New Mexico (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pueblo Laguna, New Mexico)

The Shower-Bath, 1917 (litho)
874688 The Shower-Bath, 1917 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 40.01 x60.33 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; American, out of copyright

Business-Mens Bath, 1923 (litho)
874642 Business-Mens Bath, 1923 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 29.85 x43.18 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; American, out of copyright

Une ecole d enseignement mutuel dans l etat de Virginie (Etats-Unis) (engraving)
2789915 Une ecole d enseignement mutuel dans l etat de Virginie (Etats-Unis) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Farm Among Hills, Giverny, c. 1887 (oil on canvas)
488086 A Farm Among Hills, Giverny, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Robinson, Theodore (1852-96); 31.1x63.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

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"Embracing the Power of Communal Strength: From Meerkats to Slums, a Journey through History" In the vast expanse of the arid Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa, a suricate or meerkat stands tall as a sentry, keeping watch over its communal family. With their young ones close by, these remarkable creatures exemplify the essence living and protection against predators. Transporting ourselves back to 1907 in London's Boundary Estate at Arnold Circus, an old black and white photograph captures a glimpse into another form existence. Amidst the backdrop of one of Stepney's worst slums, residents come together to create a sense of unity amidst adversity. Venturing further east towards Shadwell, we stumble upon Newtons rents off Twine Court - once considered the heartland of destitution. In this center for poverty-stricken communities during the late 16th century, people found solace and support within their shared struggles. History takes us across continents to South America during the 16th century when tales emerged about cannibalistic tribes. Though gruesome in nature, these stories highlight how even dark chapters can reveal glimpses of community bonds that held societies together. A captivating picture numbered 12020054 brings us closer to Turkish baths from that same era. These public spaces served as meeting points where individuals from diverse backgrounds gathered for relaxation and rejuvenation while fostering connections with one another. Fast forward to World War II-era London during The Blitz; daily lives were marked by resilience amidst chaos. Communities banded together in solidarity against relentless bombings – neighbors became pillars for each other's strength as they navigated through uncertainty hand-in-hand. Shifting gears from wartime struggles to lighter moments captured by Vanity Fair photographer Lionel L. Cohen; Sheffield United footballers find camaraderie within a communal bath after an intense match on-field - showcasing how shared experiences can forge lasting bonds.