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Signs Collection (page 9)

Signs can be found all around us, guiding our way and offering glimpses into different worlds

Background imageSigns Collection: Boy visiting the doctor (colour litho)

Boy visiting the doctor (colour litho)
8635886 Boy visiting the doctor (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy visiting the doctor)

Background imageSigns Collection: Express bus, Swiss Cottage, London, 1900 (b/w photo)

Express bus, Swiss Cottage, London, 1900 (b/w photo)
8626617 Express bus, Swiss Cottage, London, 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Express bus, Swiss Cottage, London, 1900)

Background imageSigns Collection: First petrol filling station in Britain, 1920 (b/w photo)

First petrol filling station in Britain, 1920 (b/w photo)
8626588 First petrol filling station in Britain, 1920 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First petrol filling station in Britain, Aldermaston)

Background imageSigns Collection: A merry Christmas (colour litho)

A merry Christmas (colour litho)
8655850 A merry Christmas (colour litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A merry Christmas)

Background imageSigns Collection: Workmen's dining rooms, London (b/w photo)

Workmen's dining rooms, London (b/w photo)
8676179 Workmen's dining rooms, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workmen's dining rooms, London)

Background imageSigns Collection: Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving)

Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving)
8673127 Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason)

Background imageSigns Collection: Advertising in West Africa (engraving)

Advertising in West Africa (engraving)
8672842 Advertising in West Africa (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising in West Africa)

Background imageSigns Collection: The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo)

The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo)
3904356 The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo) by Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich (1885-1953); (add.info)

Background imageSigns Collection: subway station in Paris c. 1900

subway station in Paris c. 1900
1754182 subway station in Paris c. 1900; (add.info.: subway station in Paris c. 1900); Photo: Tallandier

Background imageSigns Collection: Sagittarius, relief from the Chapel of the Planets by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (marble)

Sagittarius, relief from the Chapel of the Planets by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (marble)
BEN85120 Sagittarius, relief from the Chapel of the Planets by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (marble); Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Background imageSigns Collection: Medicine. Abbe Charles Michel de l'Epee, 'father of the Deaf'. Imagery, France, c.1900

Medicine. Abbe Charles Michel de l'Epee, "father of the Deaf". Imagery, France, c.1900
2638820 Medicine. Abbe Charles Michel de l'Epee, "father of the Deaf". Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Medecine. Imagerie, France, ca 1900. Coll)

Background imageSigns Collection: Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905

Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905
TED4653651 Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905.; (add.info.: Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016)

Background imageSigns Collection: Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864

Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. C. D

Background imageSigns Collection: Mrs. Chas. Farnam, Mrs. F.H. Dike, Mrs. F.P. Adams, George Tolly, 16 May 1917

Mrs. Chas. Farnam, Mrs. F.H. Dike, Mrs. F.P. Adams, George Tolly, 16 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Chas. Farnam, Mrs. F.H. Dike, Mrs. F.P. Adams, George Tolly, 16 May 1917. Ruth Stanley Farnam, Millicent G. Hayes (Mrs. F.H)

Background imageSigns Collection: A Pictorial: the Word, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

A Pictorial: the Word, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the Word, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Background imageSigns Collection: The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty:..proclaiming Prince Frederick...Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty:..proclaiming Prince Frederick...Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, 1864 Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: the Burghers of Altona proclaiming Prince Frederick of Augustenburg Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from the balcony of the railway station, 1864

Background imageSigns Collection: The building of a shopping center on Novobazarnaya Square, 1909. Creator: Unknown

The building of a shopping center on Novobazarnaya Square, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The building of a shopping center on Novobazarnaya Square, 1909. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageSigns Collection: Zodiac Man, from a calendar or astrological notes, English 14th-15th century (parchment)

Zodiac Man, from a calendar or astrological notes, English 14th-15th century (parchment)
CCC95541 Zodiac Man, from a calendar or astrological notes, English 14th-15th century (parchment); Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: MS CCC 123 f.29)

Background imageSigns Collection: Hippies Rule

Hippies Rule
Project C

Background imageSigns Collection: Road To Fuji

Road To Fuji
Takeshi Mitamura

Background imageSigns Collection: Tilted Bridge

Tilted Bridge
Prasad Ambati

Background imageSigns Collection: NYC

NYC
Ivan Lesica

Background imageSigns Collection: Lammakmak

Lammakmak

Background imageSigns Collection: City Range 11

City Range 11
Petr Strnad

Background imageSigns Collection: Guess

Guess
Babak Haghi

Background imageSigns Collection: left.... absolutely!

left.... absolutely!
Franco Maffei

Background imageSigns Collection: ghosts in the temple

ghosts in the temple
Carmine Chiriacò

Background imageSigns Collection: About to leave

About to leave
Paco Palazon

Background imageSigns Collection: Havana Street, Havana, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Havana Street, Havana, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Havana Street, Havana, c1900. Photo shows intersection with Obrapia Street (name plate on building at right). Sign hanging across the street reads "Bazar Ingles." (Source: Roberto Duarte)

Background imageSigns Collection: Travel views of the American Southwest, between 1899 and 1928. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of the American Southwest, between 1899 and 1928. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of the American Southwest, between 1899 and 1928. US elections: Republican National Committee Western Headquarters - Hoover and Curtis

Background imageSigns Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Abfarht d. Dampfboote n.d. Zoolog. Garden - Panoptikion Flora - KurfurstenGarten - Mulheim a/r Hildorf'. Kiosk selling Selterwasser (mineral water)

Background imageSigns Collection: E.F. Droop & Sons Co. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. E.F. Droop & Sons Co. 1913

E.F. Droop & Sons Co. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. E.F. Droop & Sons Co. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
E.F. Droop & Sons Co. 1913. Music - Steinway Pianos - Player Pianos - Musical Instruments'. Packing cases on pavement marked Handle with Care

Background imageSigns Collection: Pacifists, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Pacifists, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pacifists, 1917. Women with banner reading: Peace or War - Take a Referendum

Background imageSigns Collection: Chinatown, in San Francisco or New York City, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Chinatown, in San Francisco or New York City, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Chinatown, in San Francisco or New York City, between 1911 and 1942. Signs: barber shop; Kwong Loy Yuen; Som Mun Co.; Dancing; Oriental

Background imageSigns Collection: Une tranchee Russe sur le front de Champagne, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Une tranchee Russe sur le front de Champagne, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Une tranchee Russe sur le front de Champagne; les inscriptions permettant aux troupes de s'orienter dans le dedale des tranchees et des boyaux sont, a l'usage de nos allies

Background imageSigns Collection: View down a street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

View down a street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View down a street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageSigns Collection: Exterior of Court House Grocer, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Exterior of Court House Grocer, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Exterior of Court House Grocer, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageSigns Collection: Food Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Food Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Food Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920
Food Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Fresh and preserved vegetables, USA. Sign reads: Be a Soldier of the Soil; Produce Food - Conserve Food - Dry and Can Food

Background imageSigns Collection: Riggs Bldg. Post Office, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Riggs Bldg

Riggs Bldg. Post Office, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Riggs Bldg
Riggs Bldg. Post Office, between 1910 and 1920. Postal workers and customers, USA. Note scales at left for weighing parcels

Background imageSigns Collection: Signaling, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Signaling, between 1910 and 1917

Signaling, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Signaling, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Signaling, between 1910 and 1917. USA. Man in military uniform teaching women (scout leaders?) semaphore

Background imageSigns Collection: Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown

Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942

Background imageSigns Collection: Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown

Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942

Background imageSigns Collection: Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown

Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Shaker Visionary Image, 1935/1942

Background imageSigns Collection: Petroglyphs, 1935/1942. Creator: Lala Eve Rivol

Petroglyphs, 1935/1942. Creator: Lala Eve Rivol
Petroglyphs, 1935/1942

Background imageSigns Collection: Petroglyph, 1935/1942. Creator: Lala Eve Rivol

Petroglyph, 1935/1942. Creator: Lala Eve Rivol
Petroglyph, 1935/1942

Background imageSigns Collection: Petroglyph - Signs, 1935/1942. Creator: Lala Eve Rivol

Petroglyph - Signs, 1935/1942. Creator: Lala Eve Rivol
Petroglyph - Signs, 1935/1942

Background imageSigns Collection: County fair, tintype booth of Miss. F.B. Johnston, May 1903, 1903

County fair, tintype booth of Miss. F.B. Johnston, May 1903, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
County fair, tintype booth of Miss. F.B. Johnston, May 1903, 1903. Photograph shows photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston [centre], with women and men outside a tent offering tintype portraits

Background imageSigns Collection: Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917
Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917. Man in apron at a roadside food stall, USA? Signs: Pepecual [sic] motion; Gold Dust Twins United We Stand; I will agree with you sister why do they want to




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Signs can be found all around us, guiding our way and offering glimpses into different worlds. From the intricate lines on a palmistry map of the hand to the iconic sign of The Cavern Club in Liverpool, signs hold secrets waiting to be discovered. In Las Vegas, Nevada, love takes center stage as couples exchange vows at A Little White Chapel Wedding Chapel or Gretna Green, while neon lights illuminate the night sky advertising Casino Royale and Graceland Wedding Chapel. Moving across continents, O Connell Street in Limerick City beckons with its vibrant signs inviting exploration. Meanwhile, New York City showcases its grandeur through landmarks like the New Yorker Hotel and Empire State Building towering above bustling streets. Venturing further afield brings us to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgo-gerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Llanfair-PG), where even the station sign is an adventure in itself. Fargo Theatre in North Dakota captivates with its vintage marquee on Broadway Street while BB Kings Blues Club sets the stage for soulful melodies. Finally, Seoul's diverse array paints a vivid picture of South Korea's rich culture and history and can not mere symbols; they are gateways into new experiences and stories waiting to unfold before our eyes.