Social Collection (#6)

The Gaming Table
3118498 The Gaming Table; (add.info.: Engraving titled The Gaming Table which shows people betting at a gambling table. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Minna Canth
3078274 Minna Canth; (add.info.: Portrait of Minna Canth (1844-1897) a Finnish writer and social activist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Windsor union workhouse, 1841
3480133 Windsor union workhouse, 1841; (add.info.: Windsor union workhouse, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Poor house, 1833
3480143 Poor house, 1833; (add.info.: Poor house (workhouses) in England, 1833.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith
3480134 Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith; (add.info.: Workhouse for the United Parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith)

Working girl's hostel at Victoria House, 1882
3479867 Working girl's hostel at Victoria House, 1882; (add.info.: Working girl's hostel at Victoria House, Bayswater Road, London, 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Workhouse inmates, 1884
3479644 Workhouse inmates, 1884; (add.info.: Workhouse inmates, England, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The unrecognised visitor, Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses, 1860
3479510 The unrecognised visitor, Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses, 1860; (add.info.: Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s)

Reading Poor House
3479504 Reading Poor House; (add.info.: Reading Poor House, Berkshire, England, 1626, the poor house was located on Minster Street, opposite St Mary's church)

Brother and sister joined in conversation, 1872
3478911 Brother and sister joined in conversation, 1872; (add.info.: Brother and sister joined in conversation, after the death of a parent)

The inside of a Gentleman's Club, 1850
3478299 The inside of a Gentleman's Club, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the inside of a Gentleman's Club in London. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Brother and sister joined in grief after the death of a parent, 1872
3478909 Brother and sister joined in grief after the death of a parent, 1872; (add.info.: Brother and sister joined in grief after the death of a parent)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796257 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 1 August 1903.); © Look and Learn

Circuit d'Auvergne motor race. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786123 Circuit d'Auvergne motor race. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circuit d'Auvergne motor race)

German militarism in the Wilhelmine era: Social differences in the German military hierarchy
527367 German militarism in the Wilhelmine era: Social differences in the German military hierarchy. The Emperor takes his repast, officers dine, and ordinary soldiers eat

Irish Land League: In 1880 Parnell began campaign of social ostracism. Captain Boycott
527663 Irish Land League: In 1880 Parnell began campaign of social ostracism. Captain Boycott, agent for Lord Erne's Mayo estates, was one of the first victims

A wealthy woman holding a fan
5308101 A wealthy woman holding a fan.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a wealthy woman holding a fan. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting a drunkard staggering home, 18th century
5310758 An engraving depicting a drunkard staggering home, 18th century; (add.info.: Date: 1780); Universal History Archive/UIG

The American Civil War
5310175 The American Civil War; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the American Civil War. A young woman holds a map of a divided United States. On the table next to her is an early sewing machine)

Cartoon commenting on the growing popularity of roller-skates in Great Britain, 19th century
5308711 Cartoon commenting on the growing popularity of roller-skates in Great Britain, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the growing popularity of roller-skates in Great Britain)

Mr Pickwick from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
5669018 Mr Pickwick from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); (add.info.: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)); Photo © AF Fotografie

Tony Weller of the Belle Savage from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens
5669013 Tony Weller of the Belle Savage from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); (add.info)

Ballroom scene in the 19th century. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard
1000861 Ballroom scene in the 19th century. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

The air pollution common in Victorian cities
5310197 The air pollution common in Victorian cities; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the air pollution common in Victorian cities)

A London volunteer cleaning his rifle
5312160 A London volunteer cleaning his rifle; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a London volunteer cleaning his rifle ready for the annual summer manoeuvres in Hyde Park)

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305323 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305256 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305244 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305226 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305221 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305212 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305193 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305334 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305327 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305324 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305286 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305264 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305261 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675)
5305204 17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620-1675). French engraver

The girls of the world, facts and figures, 1871
3479865 The girls of the world, facts and figures, 1871; (add.info.: The girls of the world, facts and figures. A census of women from 1871)

Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895
3479860 Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Old women rusting out in a London workhouse, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479645 Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s, 1860
3479508 Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s, 1860; (add.info.: Rules and conditions for admission to workhouses were tightened in the 1860s)

Gentlemen in top hats, 1876
3479452 Gentlemen in top hats, 1876; (add.info.: Gentlemen in top hats greet a lady wearing a fashionable hat. Dated 1876, London.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rochdale Union Workhouse, 1876
3480142 Rochdale Union Workhouse, 1876; (add.info.: Rochdale Union Workhouse, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, new building on 24 acres: 1876)

Boy crossing sweeper who would earn a few pence by sweeping the road clean of horse droppings and any other such dirt
533893 Boy crossing sweeper who would earn a few pence by sweeping the road clean of horse droppings and any other such dirt

The drunkards progress, 1846
1577242 The drunkards progress, 1846; (add.info.: The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave. Shows an archway of the nine steps of a drunkard's progress)

Cartoon depicting men queuing to have their photographic portraits taken, 19th century
5308732 Cartoon depicting men queuing to have their photographic portraits taken, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting men queuing to have their photographic portraits taken)

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