Subscription Collection

Gravesend / Milton Place
Gravesend, Kent: Public Library, Reading Rooms, and Subscription Promenade Rooms in Milton Place

Poynton and Worth colliers library and reading room. Established on the estate of Lord Vernon in Poynton, the library operated on a subsidised subscription basis

The great subscription room at Brookss in Opposition (coloured engraving)
607901 The great subscription room at Brookss in Opposition (coloured engraving) by Hasenpflug, Carl Georg Adolph (1802-58); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pioneers of Italian aviation: The gold medal donated by the 'Gazzetta dello Sport' for national subscription to
5313823 Pioneers of Italian aviation: The gold medal donated by the 'Gazzetta dello Sport' for national subscription to the official aviators participating in the Libyan war (1911-1912)

Poetry and subscription to Abraham Westman
3078352 Poetry and subscription to Abraham Westman; (add.info.: Poetry and subscription to Abraham Westman by Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795) a Swedish poet, songwriter, composer and performer

Adm. Dewey's House, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Adm. Dewey's House, between 1910 and 1920
Admiral Dewey's House, between 1910 and 1920. [US Navy officer George Dewey's home at 1747 Rhode Island Avenue in the District of Columbia

Harper's January, c1890 - 1907. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's January, c1890 - 1907. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Monument to John Wesley, to be erected at Epworth, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Monument to John Wesley, to be erected at Epworth, 1856. Memorial to...to the founder of Methodism...the good people of the town of Epworth, in Lincolnshire (Wesley's birthplace)

Governor Macquarie
A portrait painting of Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, 1762-1824, a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland, who served as the fifth governor of New South Wales between 1810 to 1821

Advert for The Bladud Library, Bath
Advert for The Bladud Library and Henry Wood, Bookseller, Stationer, Librarian and Newsagent, Bath Date: 1902

Spanish Civil War Advertizing For The Subscription
spanish, civil, war, advertizing, for, the, subscription, of, newspaper, el, magisterio, espanol, propaganda, poster, by, republicans, spain, salamanca, archivo, historico, nacional, trade, union

Subscribers leaving the opera, 1891. Gentleman in top hat and white-tie assisting a woman with her fur-lined cape
5913115 Subscribers leaving the opera, 1891. Gentleman in top hat and white-tie assisting a woman with her fur-lined cape on the stairs of the Opera de Paris. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

The Good Frenchman, c. 1916 (colour litho)
698828 The Good Frenchman, c.1916 (colour litho) by Arnoux, Guy (1886-1951); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: le bon Francais;); © Archives Charmet

They do what they have to do, poster for the Loan for National Defence (litho)
XIR182166 They do what they have to do, poster for the Loan for National Defence (litho) by Adler, Jules (1865-1952); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: they too)

First World War: Germany and the Loan Propaganda, 1917 (colour litho)
2960048 First World War: Germany and the Loan Propaganda, 1917 (colour litho) by Lenz, Maximilian (1860-1948); (add.info.: WWI poster for the subscription to the VI National Loan, 1917)

Poster for the Third Loan for National Defence, 1914-18 (poster)
PER437833 Poster for the Third Loan for National Defence, 1914-18 (poster) by Poulbot, Francisque (1879-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: " troisieme emprunt de la Defense Nationale" )

St Brides Avenue; The improvement in Fleet Street, London, proposed to be effected by voluntary subscription
585084 St Brides Avenue; The improvement in Fleet Street, London, proposed to be effected by voluntary subscription, 1825 (coloured engraving) by English School

David Ogilvy & Sons, wholesail and retail booksellers, trade card (engraving)
733780 David Ogilvy & Sons, wholesail and retail booksellers, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Ogilvy & Sons)

Woman returning from the Bois de Boulogne, 1890
Coming back from a morning in the Bois de Boulogne, 1890. Fashionable woman in jacket and skirt, with hat and parasol, walking with dogs along the Avenue Foch toward the Arc de Triomphe

So your children no longer have to know the horrors of war
XIR182121 So your children no longer have to know the horrors of war, subscribe to the National Loan, poster from the Societe Generale, 1917 (colour litho) (see also 179621) by Redon

On les aura! 2e Emprunt de la Defense Nationale. Souscrivez, 1916 (colour lithograph)
4072577 On les aura! 2e Emprunt de la Defense Nationale. Souscrivez, 1916 (colour lithograph) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ivory pass for Kings Theatre and Opera House, London Haymarket, 1795 (ivory)
2959898 Ivory pass for Kings Theatre and Opera House, London Haymarket, 1795 (ivory) by English School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; English, out of copyright

The Subscription to the New French Loan, waiting at the Doors of the Palais de l Industrie, Champs Elysees (engraving)
1589119 The Subscription to the New French Loan, waiting at the Doors of the Palais de l Industrie, Champs Elysees (engraving) by Regamey

First World War: Italian poster encouraging a national loan, 1914-1918 (poster)
2960035 First World War: Italian poster encouraging a national loan, 1914-1918 (poster) by Lionne, Enrico della (1865-1921); (add.info)

French WWI War Bonds poster, 1914-18 (colour litho)
747094 French WWI War Bonds poster, 1914-18 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French government issued bonds, or emprunts nationaux)

Interior view of the Ladye Chapel, at the east end of St Saviours Church, Southwark (engraving)
602823 Interior view of the Ladye Chapel, at the east end of St Saviours Church, Southwark (engraving) by Hawkins, George (1819-52); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior view of the Ladye Chapel)

Credit National - Souscrivez pour la reconstitution des regions devastees, c
2651435 Credit National - Souscrivez pour la reconstitution des regions devastees, c.1920 (colour litho) by Lelong, Rene (1871-1933); 119x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Distribution of the American Art-Union Prices (colour lithograph on wove paper)
3526200 Distribution of the American Art-Union Prices (colour lithograph on wove paper) by D Avignon, Francis (c.1813-71); 40.32x52.71 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art

Exterior view of the Ladye Chapel at the east end of St Saviours Church, Southwark (engraving)
602825 Exterior view of the Ladye Chapel at the east end of St Saviours Church, Southwark (engraving) by Hawkins, George (1819-52); Private Collection; (add.info)

Der 9te Pfeil, zeichnet Kriegsanleihe pub. in Stuttgart, c. 1917 (colour litho)
1073859 Der 9te Pfeil, zeichnet Kriegsanleihe pub. in Stuttgart, c.1917 (colour litho) by Erier, Fritz (1868-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Poster advertising the Corriere della Sera, printed in Milan
SNG130274 Poster advertising the Corriere della Sera, printed in Milan, 1898 (colour litho) by Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; Italian, out of copyright

Souscription Patriotique pour La Liberation du Territoire, Paris, le 8 Fevrier, 1872
3504388 Souscription Patriotique pour La Liberation du Territoire, Paris, le 8 FAvrier, 1872, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol

Subscription form for Conjurers Monthly Magazine, Editor In Chief Harry Houdini (litho)
3100953 Subscription form for Conjurers Monthly Magazine, Editor In Chief Harry Houdini (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The London Institution for the Advancement of Literature and the Diffusion of Useful and Polite Knowledge (engraving)
586178 The London Institution for the Advancement of Literature and the Diffusion of Useful and Polite Knowledge (engraving) by Schnebbelie

Clerkenwell, St Johns Gate, Benjamin Foster (engraving)
582902 Clerkenwell, St Johns Gate, Benjamin Foster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clerkenwell, St Johns Gate)

Souscrivez A l Emprunt de la Liberation, 1918 (colour litho)
2651675 Souscrivez A l Emprunt de la Liberation, 1918 (colour litho) by Simay (fl.1918); 113x79.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lithographic poster printed by Imprimerie CretA©)

Sketches at Newmarket (engraving)
1616160 Sketches at Newmarket (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at Newmarket)

King Williams Town, Botanical Gardens (b / w photo)
3092502 King Williams Town, Botanical Gardens (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Williams Town, Botanical Gardens)

The Botanic Gardens, Grahamstown (b / w photo)
3092408 The Botanic Gardens, Grahamstown (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Botanic Gardens, Grahamstown)

Subscription Receipt, 1720s. Creator: Elisha Kirkall
Subscription Receipt, 1720s. [Sea-god in chariot pulled by hippicamps]

A number of scenes from a Subscription Dance held at the Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, London. Dancers gettting ready (at top), dancing (centre) and enjoying a Refreshment Buffet (bottom left)

Proposal for Engraving by Subscription From an Original Picture Painted by Zuccarelle, 1756

Kitchener Memorial, Orkney, Scotland
On Marwick Head, five miles east of Dounby in Orkney, stands a crenallated tower built by public subscription to honour the memory of Herbert Kitchener

Opening of the Third Royal Exchange, 1844. Banquet in Subscription Room, (1928)
Opening of the Third Royal Exchange, 1844. Banquet in Lloyds Subscription Room, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Lloyds Subscription Rooms As Seen By Rowlandson in 1800, 1928. Artists: Thomas Rowlandson
Lloyds Subscription Rooms As Seen By Rowlandson in 1800, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Joint Stock Street, 1809. People looking at placards inviting subscriptions to unsound companies pasted on a wall outside a hospital for the victims of speculation mania

The Sailors Orphans: or The Young Ladies Subscription, 1800, (1919). Artist: William Ward
The Sailors Orphans: or The Young Ladies Subscription, 1800. After William Redmore Bigg (1755-1828). From The Connoisseur Volume LV [Otto Limited, London, 1919]

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"Unlocking Knowledge and Culture: The Power of Subscription" In the historic town of Gravesend, nestled on Milton Place, lies a hidden gem - the Poynton and Worth Colliers Library and Reading Room. Established through the generosity of local subscribers, this literary haven has become a sanctuary for avid readers seeking solace within its hallowed walls. Across the seas in colonial Australia, Governor Macquarie recognized the importance of knowledge dissemination and encouraged subscriptions to establish libraries that would enrich communities. His vision paved the way for intellectual growth and cultural exchange down under. Meanwhile, in Bath during an era long gone by, an enticing advert caught eyes with promises of enlightenment at The Bladud Library. Subscribers eagerly flocked to access its vast collection of books from various genres, satisfying their thirst for literature. During tumultuous times like the Spanish Civil War, subscription campaigns played a vital role in raising funds to support causes close to people's hearts. Advertisements rallied supporters far and wide as they united under one common purpose. Stepping back into history once more, we find ourselves amidst opulence at Paris' Opera de Paris. In 1891, subscribers adorned in elegant attire left no stone unturned when it came to assisting fellow patrons with their fur-lined capes – a display of camaraderie among those who appreciated fine arts together. The ravages of war did not dampen spirits; instead, subscriptions became instruments for unity during World War I. Italian military posters called upon citizens to contribute towards national defense efforts while colorful lithographs depicted "The Good Frenchman, " emphasizing collective responsibility towards victory. As nations grappled with financial strains during wartime crises such as Germany's Loan Propaganda in 1917 or Britain's Third Loan for National Defense between 1914-18; subscriptions emerged as indispensable tools bridging gaps between governments' needs and patriotic citizens' contributions. Even earlier still in London's Fleet Street, voluntary subscriptions were sought to bring about urban improvements.