Committee Collection (page 4)

French sourcier Bleton, blindfolded and using no apparatus, convinces a committee of scientists of his dowsing ability. Date: 1782

Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick (engraving)
1107245 Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Apple Congress at Chiswick)

Irish gentlemen drinking punch at a committee meeting to discuss a pillar to commemorate King George IVs visit to Ireland. A pillar committee

Irish gentlemen going to see King George IV in Dublin
Three Irish gentlemen on a one-horse carriage to visit King George IV in Dublin. Captain Grammachree playing Paddy Whack on his Wooden leg-fife to amuse the car party on their journey to meet

Chairman of the Ypres Last Post Committee with bugles
The Ceremony of the Last Post, in which firemen buglers play the Last Post under the Menin Gate at 8pm each night is, in its simplicity, one of the most moving acts of Remembrance in the world

Gordon West talks to Miss Helen Villiers, the younger daughter of Lady Kahleen Villers at a party organised by Lady Hadfield for the Committee and Patrons of Lady Mount Temples Midnight Matinee

The Comite d Honneur of La Fronde (mixed media)
CHT252565 The Comite d Honneur of La Fronde (mixed media) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand, Paris

A Meeting of the Judges of the Salon des Artistes Francais, 1885
PWI83586 A Meeting of the Judges of the Salon des Artistes Francais, 1885 by Gervex, Henri (1852-1929); 299x420 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: taken from a strange angle)

Canadian Maple Leaf sign on Juno Route Route 2
The Souvenir Juno Committee consists of some 60 Communes that have pledged to Remember the Canadians who fell during the Liberation.Tours using three separate Routes are featured with a Maple Leaf

Canadian Liberators Memorial, Lasson, Normandy
Across the broad sweep of the Canadian advance from Juno Beach, the Maple Leaf is found in many villages as an acknowledgement of the terrible struggle they had against the fanatical SS

Local Memorial in Cairon to Canadian Liberators
The Souvenir Juno Committee consists of some 60 Communes that have pledged to Remember the Canadians who fell during the Liberation

The Veto Conference, from The Year 1910: a Record of Notable Achievements
STC306835 The Veto Conference, from The Year 1910: a Record of Notable Achievements and Events, 1910 (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

President of a revolutionary committee, National Convention era, French Revolution. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Front cover, The Scottish Students Song Book, published for the Song Book Committee of the Students Representative Councils of Scotland

Room in which the committee meetings of the Church Missionary Society were held from 1799 to 1812... (engraving)
2792978 Room in which the committee meetings of the Church Missionary Society were held from 1799 to 1812... (engraving) by English School

The historic day of June 7 (colour litho)
2778161 The historic day of June 7 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The historic day of June 7)

Le comite electoral. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101406 Le comite electoral. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Mory, Georges Antonin Henri (Georges Omry) (1880-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le comite electoral)

The Church Congress at Brighton (b / w photo)
1628417 The Church Congress at Brighton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Church Congress at Brighton)

Committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the State of the Army before Sebastopol (engraving)
1602060 Committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the State of the Army before Sebastopol (engraving) by English School

Mr Roebuck, MP for Sheffield, Chairman of the Committee on the State of the Army before Sebastopol (engraving)
1602217 Mr Roebuck, MP for Sheffield, Chairman of the Committee on the State of the Army before Sebastopol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Roebuck)

Alexandre Dumas, Comedie Francaise
Committee Room, Comedie Francaise - Alexandre Dumas reading a play

The National Armada Tercentenary Commemoration Memorial at Plymouth (engraving)
1038411 The National Armada Tercentenary Commemoration Memorial at Plymouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-on-Avon (engraving)
1103243 The Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-on-Avon (engraving) by Dower, John (fl.c.1845-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-on-Avon)

Anti-nuclear demonstrators at North Pickenham
Members and supporters of the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War crouching in front of a lorry leaving a rocket base at North Pickenham, near Swaffham

Mining colliery - National Union Miners
Mineworkers Defence Committee pamphlet cover illustration: Black dragon : mineworkers defence committee edited by Ken Livingstone Date: 1985

Cruise liner
Workers Empire Exhibition pamphlet cover illustration: Come and see the empire by the all red route Workers Empire Exhibition Committee, 1938. Date: 1938

The Committee of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Fund (litho)
1048632 The Committee of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Fund (litho) by Duncan, John (1866-1945) after; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Committee of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Fund)

The Tune we Dance to - Pacifism - Society of Friends
" The Money Goes Round and Around... And it comes out here!" Pay your income tax and it ends up being fired from a gun. Pacifist postcard published by the Society of Friends (Quakers)

LENIN AT PETROGRAD 1917
Lenin, just arrived from Finland, addresses the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party at Petrograd, calling for an armed uprising. Stalin is also present. Date: 23 October 1917

Presentation of a Carved Oak Chair to Dr James Williams, the Chairman of the National Eisteddfod Committee at Brecon
1047096 Presentation of a Carved Oak Chair to Dr James Williams, the Chairman of the National Eisteddfod Committee at Brecon, South Wales (engraving) by English School

The Eastern Question, a Committee for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded preparing Supplies at St Petersburg (engraving)
1053959 The Eastern Question, a Committee for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded preparing Supplies at St Petersburg (engraving) by English School

The Bostonians in Distress, published London, 19 November, 1774 (mezzotint)
1275212 The Bostonians in Distress, published London, 19 November, 1774 (mezzotint) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Committee of the House of Commons upon the Chatham Election (engraving)
1601628 Committee of the House of Commons upon the Chatham Election (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bazaar at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, the Committee (b / w photo)
1604344 The Bazaar at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, the Committee (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Committee appointed to consider the Conduct of Business in the War Office (b / w photo)
1600503 The Committee appointed to consider the Conduct of Business in the War Office (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Design for the Proposed Byron Memorial, to which the Committee awarded the Second Place (engraving)
2774081 Design for the Proposed Byron Memorial, to which the Committee awarded the Second Place (engraving) by English School

The Derby, 1867, Dizzy wins with "Reform Bill"(engraving)
2777133 The Derby, 1867, Dizzy wins with " Reform Bill" (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Derby, 1867)

The new committee rooms, House of Commons (engraving)
602702 The new committee rooms, House of Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new committee rooms, House of Commons, Westminster)

"Hands off Nicaragua"Committee, Mexico City, 1928 (b / w photo)
472724 " Hands off Nicaragua" Committee, Mexico City, 1928 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); (add.info)

Columbus before the Junta of Salamanca
LLM454419 Columbus before the Junta of Salamanca by Planella Coromina, Josep or Jose (1804-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbus before the Junta of Salamanca)

Her Majesty in the South of France, the Creche at Hyeres (engraving)
1056166 Her Majesty in the South of France, the Creche at Hyeres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Majesty in the South of France)

1849, The Commons resolved into a Committee of the whole House (engraving)
2809909 1849, The Commons resolved into a Committee of the whole House (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1849)

Meeting of the Lords of the Admiralty in the Admiralty Boardroom, Whitehall, London (engraving)
6029435 Meeting of the Lords of the Admiralty in the Admiralty Boardroom, Whitehall, London (engraving) by English School

The Return of Lord Roberts (litho)
1593186 The Return of Lord Roberts (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Return of Lord Roberts, the Landing at Funchal, Madeira)

Jan Tzatzoe, Andries Stoffles, the Reverend Dr Philip and the Reverend Messrs Read, senior and junior
820119 Jan Tzatzoe, Andries Stoffles, the Reverend Dr Philip and the Reverend Messrs Read, senior and junior, giving evidence before the committee of the House of Commons (engraving) by Room

The "Irrepressible Lodger"(engraving)
2777135 The " Irrepressible Lodger" (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Irrepressible Lodger." Cartoon, 6 April 1867)

The Political Egg-Dance (engraving)
2777132 The Political Egg-Dance (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Political Egg-Dance. Cartoon, 29 June 1867)

The Great Strike of Dock Labourers at the East End: The finance committee issuing relief tickets at the Wade Arms
583092 The Great Strike of Dock Labourers at the East End: The finance committee issuing relief tickets at the Wade Arms, Jeremiah Street, Poplar, the strikers head-quarters (engraving) by Barnes

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"Committee: Uniting Forces, Shaping History" In times of war and peace, the power of a committee knows no bounds. From the World War II posters rallying support for the British Army to the Select Committee in 1891, committees have played a pivotal role in shaping our world. As we gaze upon the map of the British Army on that iconic WW2 poster, we are reminded of how committees strategized and coordinated efforts to defend our nation. Their meticulous planning ensured that every journey was truly necessary, as depicted on another wartime poster urging citizens to think twice before traveling. But it wasn't just during wars that committees made their mark. In times of dire need during World War I, they called upon men from all corners of the Empire through powerful posters like "The Empire Needs Men. " These messages echoed through communities as instruction booklets like "Knitting for the RAF" were distributed far and wide. Amidst these calls to action, there was also a plea to protect what mattered most - home. The haunting question posed by a WWI poster asked if your home was here and urged citizens to defend it at all costs. This sentiment resonated deeply with those living in Liverpool slums in 1912 or seeking solace within Alexandra Palace's walls while listening to broadcasts from B. B. C. , reminding us that unity is essential even beyond military endeavors. Recruitment posters further fueled this spirit by inviting individuals whose cap fit perfectly into an army life or encouraging Sheffield residents not to panic but be prepared for potential invasion threats. Through these glimpses into history captured by various images and artifacts, one thing becomes clear - committees have been instrumental in mobilizing nations towards common goals. Whether it be defending our homes or fighting alongside comrades on distant battlefields, their influence has shaped generations past and present. So let us remember those who served on committees throughout history; their dedication paved the way for a better tomorrow.