Office Collection (page 8)

Laboratory of chemistry in wood and slate with instruments installed by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena (1747-1792)
DEX5040741 Laboratory of chemistry in wood and slate with instruments installed by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena (1747-1792), 18th century (photo); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza

Abraham Lincoln's office (1809-1865) when he was a lawyer, including a small shelving with books of law
NWI4937521 Abraham Lincoln's office (1809-1865) when he was a lawyer, including a small shelving with books of law and laws and a writing table, pen and ink

A female telegraph clerk at the General Post Office, 1888
3480001 A female telegraph clerk at the General Post Office, 1888; (add.info.: A female telegraph clerk at the General Post Office; St Martin's-le-Grand; London)

Letters I J K L M; J Organ Player; K Kaleidoscope; L Lithographer; M Plaster Molder
DUV4205631 Letters I J K L M; J Organ Player; K Kaleidoscope; L Lithographer; M Plaster Molder. Engraving in "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire"

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205708 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter X Xyloglyph)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205630 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter G Engraver)

Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, 1876
3478926 Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, 1876; (add.info.: Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, watching as two managers converse)

Clerk in Victorian London, passing a message to a messenger, 1884
3478925 Clerk in Victorian London, passing a message to a messenger, 1884; (add.info.: Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, passing a message to a messenger)

Bookkeeper or accountant struggling to complete accounts in a Victorian office, 1893
3478916 Bookkeeper or accountant struggling to complete accounts in a Victorian office, 1893; (add.info.: Bookkeeper or accountant struggling to complete accounts in a Victorian office)

The interior of a French sorting office, 1850
3478530 The interior of a French sorting office, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the interior of a French sorting office in Paris. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

First World War: France, Postcard showing women at work in all the jobs left by men, 1917
LUX4734831 First World War: France, Postcard showing women at work in all the jobs left by men, 1917, the women of France show by their work

First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a woman writing her fiance fighting at
LUX4736200 First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a woman writing her fiance fighting at the front and titled "sweet reverie"

Costume d'un notaire officier d'etat, Italie, 15eme century - Costume of an Italian state notary
FLO4676467 Costume d'un notaire officier d'etat, Italie, 15eme century - Costume of an Italian state notary, 15th century - He wears a violet hood

Fulgence Bienvenue to his office, circa 1900
LSE4402877 Fulgence Bienvenue to his office, circa 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fulgence Bienvenue (1851-1936) to his office, circa 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Patriotic map showing a mother and daughter receiving a letter from the father at the front "The letter to
LUX4743274 Patriotic map showing a mother and daughter receiving a letter from the father at the front "The letter to the defenseur de la Fatherland"

President Cleveland adding boards to a fence, 1895
1576801 President Cleveland adding boards to a fence, 1895; (add.info.: For their own good President Cleveland adding boards labelled "Extension of Civil Service Reform under President)

Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852
1576413 Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852; (add.info.: The seven stages of the office seeker A satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics)

Gas works: l: Retort House. 2: Tar cistern. 3: Condenser. 5, 6: Gasholder. 7: Office. 8: Workshops
530383 Gas works: l: Retort House. 2: Tar cistern. 3: Condenser. 5, 6: Gasholder. 7: Office. 8: Workshops. aa: Pipes connecting tar cistern to hydraulic main.b, Pipe connecting a, a, and condenser

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285585 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Officer of 2nd Dragoons during Crimean War
673435 Officer of 2nd Dragoons during Crimean War; (add.info.: Officer of 2nd Dragoons during world War One); Universal History Archive/UIG

Large room of a bank with safes, 1890 years
NWI4827984 Large room of a bank with safes, 1890 years.; (add.info.: Large room of a bank with safes, 1890 years.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Cardinal Nicolas de Rouen. Fresco by Barisini Tommaso detto Tommaso da Modena (1325-1379)
VEN5027518 Cardinal Nicolas de Rouen. Fresco by Barisini Tommaso detto Tommaso da Modena (1325-1379) part of the cycle " Fourteen illustrious members of the Dominican Order"

History of the emperors: Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821) dictating to his secretaries
NWI4943896 History of the emperors: Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821) dictating to his secretaries. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: History of the emperors)

Worker control operating in a Soviet Factory at the time of the Revolution in 1917, from Histoire des Soviets, pub
3657892 Worker control operating in a Soviet Factory at the time of the Revolution in 1917, from Histoire des Soviets, pub

Napoleon Bonaparte's study, c.1800 (photo)
XZL150474 Napoleon Bonaparte's study, c.1800 (photo); Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison, France; (add.info.: Percier, Charles (1764-1838) & Fontaine, Pierre (1762-1853);)

Printing office. On left compositors are at work setting up text using letters from case in front of them
531519 Printing office. On left compositors are at work setting up text using letters from case in front of them. Centre back type is being inked ready to be printed on to paper in flatbed screwjack

Mr Punch's advice to the British workman at the time of the opening of the Post Office Savings Bank
531859 Mr Punch's advice to the British workman at the time of the opening of the Post Office Savings Bank. Save money by giving up drink (alcohol) From Punch, London

Reconstitution of Nostradamus (Michel de Nostre Dame (Nostrre-Dame or Nostredame, 1503-1566) in his office in 1555
JEB4893453 Reconstitution of Nostradamus (Michel de Nostre Dame (Nostrre-Dame or Nostredame, 1503-1566) in his office in 1555. The House of Nostradamus

The new Sèvres porcelain manufactory in the park of St. Cloud: bird's eye view of...workshops, 1864
The new Sevres porcelain manufactory in the park of St. Cloud [in France]: bird's eye view of the workshops, 1864. 1. Ovens for baking the porcelain; 2. Mill-rooms; 3

Pussyfoot Johnson, between 1919 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Pussyfoot Johnson, between 1919 and c1920. Shows William Eugene "Pussyfoot" Johnson (1862-1945) who was an supporter of Prohibition and law enforcement officer

Louis L. Klotz, Minister of Finance, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Louis L. Klotz, Minister of Finance, between c1910 and c1915

Col. House's Office, Paris, 3 Dec 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. House's Office, Paris, 3 Dec 1918. The office of American diplomat Colonel Edward M. House (1858-1938) at 78 Rue de l'Universite, Paris, France

Thomas R. Marshall in office, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Thomas R. Marshall in office, 1913. Shows Vice President Thomas R. Marshall (1854-1925)

Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Helen Kenyon (1884-1978) who helped organize the Vassar Training Camp for Nurses during World War I

Maj. Chester P. Barnett, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Chester P. Barnett, 1917 or 1918. Chester Piersol Barnett (b. 1887) who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I. Barnett is probably in his office at the U.S

Col. W.A. Simpson, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. W.A. Simpson, 1917 or 1918. Adjutant General William A. Simpson of the U.S. Army in his office during World War I at the U.S

Maj. Hunter S. Marston, 10 Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Hunter S. Marston, 10 Sept 1917 (date created or published later). Banker Hunter S. Marston (1885-1979) who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I

Maj. Walter D. Rogers, 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Walter D. Rogers, 1917 and 1918. Major Walter D. Rogers who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I. Rogers is probably in his office at the U.S

Maj. Willard D. Straight, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Willard D. Straight, 1917 or 1918. Banker and publisher Willard Dickerman Straight (1880-1918) who served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Straight is probably in his office at the U.S

Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Eli DuBose Hoyle (1851-1921) who served as U.S. Army Brigadier General and Commander of the Port of Embarkation at Governors Island, New York City during World War I

Offices attached to the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Offices attached to the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1862. Site of the Smithfield Club Cattle and Implement Show. The hall...has entrances from all sides

Office interior of the pre-reform Krasnoyarsk City Court, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Office interior of the pre-reform Krasnoyarsk City Court, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Helen Kenyon (1884-1978) who helped organize the Vassar Training Camp for Nurses during World War I

Paris, Newsboys waiting for "Extras", between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, Newsboys waiting for "Extras", between c1914 and c1915. Newsboys waiting for news during the beginning of World War I, Paris, France

Main office of A.E.C. 1916. Creator: Unknown
Main office of A.E.C. 1916

A ready-to-wear clothing store with residential apartments, a store and an office of the... 1915. Creator: Unknown
A ready-to-wear clothing store with residential apartments, a store and an office of the Revillon brothers, 1915. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in

Reconstitution of Nostradamus (Michel de Nostre Dame (Nostrre-Dame or Nostredame, 1503-1566) in his office in 1555
JEB4893349 Reconstitution of Nostradamus (Michel de Nostre Dame (Nostrre-Dame or Nostredame, 1503-1566) in his office in 1555. The House of Nostradamus

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"Unveiling the Power of the Office: A Historical Journey through Posters and Landscapes" Step into the captivating world of offices as we explore their significance throughout history. From a Royal Navy recruitment poster to a German propaganda poster during WW1, these hints offer glimpses into the diverse roles that offices have played in society. Intriguingly, an inter-war period British military poster reminds us of how offices were crucial hubs for strategic planning and coordination. Meanwhile, a geological map of the British Islands highlights how scientific knowledge was harnessed within office walls to understand our natural surroundings. Shifting our focus to politics, we encounter Vladimir Ilich Lenin in his Kremlin office in Moscow during October 1918. This snapshot captures the intensity and determination that often emanated from political leaders working behind closed doors. During World War II, an eye-catching poster questions whether every journey taken is truly necessary - reminding us that even mundane tasks can be essential when executed efficiently from within an office setting. Similarly, Dublin's O'Connell Street showcases bustling city life with its array of shops and offices serving as vital economic centers. Examining another inter-war period Territorial Army poster reveals how individuals were encouraged to serve their country by joining this reserve force - highlighting yet another facet of office-based operations within military structures. Nature enthusiasts will appreciate Windmill Hill in Ballyholme; its serene landscape serves as a reminder that even amidst urbanization, pockets of tranquility exist where one can escape from daily office routines. Fast-forwarding to the 1960s brings us face-to-face with an army recruitment poster capturing both adventure and camaraderie associated with military service - emphasizing how offices served as gateways for young men seeking purposeful careers beyond civilian life. Haymarket in Sheffield transports us back to 1937; bustling streets lined with shops and businesses remind us that vibrant commercial districts are at heart extensions of countless interconnected offices.