Social Life Collection (#3)

The Theatre des Varietes, Boulevard Montmartre, 1897 (coloured engraving)
PER267216 The Theatre des Varietes, Boulevard Montmartre, 1897 (coloured engraving) by Malteste, Louis (1862-1928); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Conversation at Drottningholms Palace, 1779 (oil on canvas)
SNM128739 Conversation at Drottningholms Palace, 1779 (oil on canvas) by Hillestrom, Pehr (1732-1816); 74.5x117 cm; Drottningholm Palace Collection, Sweden; eSwedish National Art Museum; Swedish

Postcard depicting women in traditional Hungarian dress spinning
CHT211913 Postcard depicting women in traditional Hungarian dress spinning and singing the popular song Sing a Song to the Frog, c.1940 (colour litho) by Hungarian School

Paris by night in the Opera quarter, 1907 (colour litho)
CHT221605 Paris by night in the Opera quarter, 1907 (colour litho) by Fournery, Felix (1865-1938); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Bouquinistes along the banks of the river Seine in Paris
CHT225275 Bouquinistes along the banks of the river Seine in Paris, early 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Card-Party in the Home of Elis Schroderheim (oil on canvas)
3086721 Card-Party in the Home of Elis Schroderheim (oil on canvas) by Hillestrom, Pehr (1732-1816); 11x138 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Interior of a farmhouse in Provence, 1901 (colour engraving)
CHT216755 Interior of a farmhouse in Provence, 1901 (colour engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Reading from Moliere, c. 1728 (detail of 29516)
PHD249484 The Reading from Moliere, c.1728 (detail of 29516) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Social Life in New Zealand (engraving)
1054563 Social Life in New Zealand (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Social Life in New Zealand)

An Elegant Dinner Party (pencil & w / c heightened with white on paper)
CH401884 An Elegant Dinner Party (pencil & w/c heightened with white on paper) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 59.9x80 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Reading from Moliere, c. 1728 (detail of 29516)
PHD249485 The Reading from Moliere, c.1728 (detail of 29516) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Woman smoking a Shisha (water pipe) on a terrace in Algiers, c. 1900 9colour litho)
CHT268741 Woman smoking a Shisha (water pipe) on a terrace in Algiers, c.1900 9colour litho) by Cauvy, Leon (1874-1933); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Section of a Parisian building, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque
CHT286985 Section of a Parisian building, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, engraved by John Quartley (fl.1835-67) 1847 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Girardet

A Banquet in Ancient Greece, 1880 (colour litho)
CHT245013 A Banquet in Ancient Greece, 1880 (colour litho) by Nordmann (fl.1880) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Paris by Night, a dance club in Montmartre, from L Amour et l
CHT164161 Paris by Night, a dance club in Montmartre, from L Amour et l Esprit Gaulois by Edmond Haraucourt, c.1925 (colour engraving) by Orazi, Manuel (1860-1934); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Fashion plate depicting a Society gathering, 1908 (colour litho)
CHT221607 Fashion plate depicting a Society gathering, 1908 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Expedition to Testaccio, near Rome, in a caratella, c. 1830 (colour litho)
CHT225255 Expedition to Testaccio, near Rome, in a caratella, c.1830 (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Italian

Outside the Print- Sellers Shop, c. 1860-1863 (oil on panel)
1068850 Outside the PrintA- Sellers Shop, c.1860-1863 (oil on panel) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 49.5x40 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B

Postcards depicting Hungarian round dances, c. 1950 (colour litho)
CHT211914 Postcards depicting Hungarian round dances, c.1950 (colour litho) by Hungarian School, (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Reading from Moliere, c. 1730 (oil on canvas)
PHD29516 The Reading from Moliere, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); 73.9x93 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Social Life at the Mines, a Mine Managers House (b / w photo)
5222094 Social Life at the Mines, a Mine Managers House (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Social Life at the Mines, a Mine Managers House)

Mandarin being entertained by musicians c. 1860 (w / c on paper)
1144614 Mandarin being entertained by musicians c.1860 (w/c on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

An Elegant Couple Visiting a Sculpture Gallery, with an Artist Sketching
BAL49342 An Elegant Couple Visiting a Sculpture Gallery, with an Artist Sketching and a Sculptor at Work Beyond, (oil on canvas) by Bossche

The Reading from Moliere, c. 1728 (detail of 29516)
PHD249486 The Reading from Moliere, c.1728 (detail of 29516) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Toilette, illustration from La Vie Parisienne, c. 1890 (colour litho)
CHT221623 The Toilette, illustration from La Vie Parisienne, c.1890 (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Could you drink a pint in what was once a morgue? At the Acorn Inn - one end in Wilton Street, Lozells, Birmingham, the other in Wheeler Street

Time has been called for the last time at one of Birminghams oldest public houses.The 120-year-old Vine Inn in Vine Sreet, Lozells is to be demolished to make way for a housing estate

Glasses are raised in a farewell toast to The Vine at Lozells, Birmingham, which has closed for the last time. Mr. Walter Kavanagh, the licensee, serves the last pint. 14th November, 1978

Interior from an Art Collection (oil on canvas)
3087269 Interior from an Art Collection (oil on canvas) by Hillestrom, Pehr (1732-1816); 60 x 76 cm; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

A visit to the Art Dealer, c. 1625 (oil on copper)
3087022 A visit to the Art Dealer, c.1625 (oil on copper) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); 29x40.5 cm; Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Flemish, out of copyright

An Eminent Judge of Broom Besoms!! 1805 (engraving)
3086761 An Eminent Judge of Broom Besoms!! 1805 (engraving) by Kay, John (1742-1826); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old John Tait the Besom maker who Travelled the Country begging)

A game of dominoes in a miners welfare club, Horden, County Durham, 1963. Artist
A game of dominoes in a miners welfare club, Horden, County Durham, 1963. In a typical scene from a miners welfare club, a man looks none too happy with his selection of dominoes

Women from the ICI Doncaster plant at a social gathering, South Yorkshire 1962. Artist
Women from the ICI Doncaster plant at a social gathering, South Yorkshire 1962. A group of women from the ICI fabrics plant in Doncaster gather for a group photograph at a social gathering in

Bowling alley scene, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Bowling alley scene, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Employees from Edgar Allens steel foundry on a social outing at a bowling alley

Group of friends on a night out at Silver Blades Bowling Alley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

The Royal house party at The Grove, Watford, Lord Clarendons residence, in July, 1909 (1911). From Edward VII: His Life and Times, Volume II Edited by Sir Richard Holmes, K.C.V.O

Garden of a French Chateau, 1832, (1938). Artist: Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan
Garden of a French Chateau, 1832, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums, c1914. A Dzoonokwa (or Tsunukwa) totem pole measuring over 20 feet tall, depicting a figure with hands outstretched to receive dowry from the wife's family

The wedding party - Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The wedding party - Qagyuhl, c1914. Photograph shows Kwakwa ka wakw wedding party in two canoes at shoreline; bride and groom stand on "bride's seat" in the stern as a relative of

Pulpit in a Boston church, 1700s
Minister preaching in a Boston pulpit, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French colonists in Illinois
Festivities of early French settlers in Illinois. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Final touches to the brides wedding gown, 1850s
Mother helping her daughter put on her wedding gown, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bride cutting the wedding cake, 1800s
Bride cutting the cake at a wedding reception, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fourth of July centennial celebration in Philadelphia, 1876
Centennial Fourth of July celebration in front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Upperclass social life, circa 1900
Reception to introduce a young man to society, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Rural courtship, early 1900s
Young couple seated by a brook, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Christmas singalong, 1860s
Mother and children singing Christmas carols around the piano, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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"Stepping back in time to the vibrant social scenes of yesteryears, where gas lamps illuminated elegant dinner parties in the 1800s. " "Love blossoming amidst the graceful swings and gentle whispers on a tennis court romance during the late 19th or early 20th century. " "Exploring nature's wonders hand-in-hand, a young couple embarks on an adventurous hike through Mt Desert Island, Maine. " "Intrigue and passion intertwine as a Confederate soldier captivates a young woman's heart with his charm and courage in the midst of the 1800s. " "A picturesque Victorian era picnic unfolds, showcasing refined manners and delightful conversations amidst lush green landscapes. " "Savoring every sip of tea-time traditions in England during the enchanting decade of the 1880s - elegance meets indulgence. " "The streets transform into battlegrounds as chess enthusiasts engage in intense battles of strategy under open skies - mind games at their finest. " "Glimpses into history reveal iconic moments like Franklin, Hamilton, and other delegates passionately discussing and shaping our Constitution. " (For hints GGBR2A-00018), (GEUR2A-00088), (HOUS2A-00059), (HOUS2A-00137): "Diving deep into archival treasures that capture glimpses from various corners around the globe - uncovering hidden stories one frame at a time.