Sign Collection (page 20)

Punishment for bad wives (colour litho)
8655995 Punishment for bad wives (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment for bad wives. Postcard, early 20th century)

Three times three (engraving)
8673122 Three times three (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three times three)

Pass Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving)
8673111 Pass Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pass Grip of a Mark Master Mason)

Trade card for Charpentier, engraver, printer and stationer, Portsmouth (engraving)
8677584 Trade card for Charpentier, engraver, printer and stationer, Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Charpentier, engraver)

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Stamp Act. English settlers protesting against taxes imposed by
NWI4838977 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Stamp Act. English settlers protesting against taxes imposed by the government of Great Britain, which will end the war, New York

Workers on strike protesting in the United States, late 1800s. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825970 Workers on strike protesting in the United States, late 1800s. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Workers on strike protesting in the United States, late 1800s)

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875303 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_5_17: Les peches clericaux: l'avarice - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg opposee au peuple

Illustration of Jules Renard Draner (1833-1926) in Le Charivari, 1872-10-31 - Granting Route of Saint Denis - Taxes
ICA4871963 Illustration of Jules Renard Draner (1833-1926) in Le Charivari, 1872-10-31 - Granting Route of Saint Denis - Taxes, Hunting hunter

Printing, printer, case (locker) of character: composers in front of their desks
PCT4279485 Printing, printer, case (locker) of character: composers in front of their desks. engraving of "Histoire d'un livre" by C

The capitalists seeking subsidies from the American government at the Congress
NWI4958472 The capitalists seeking subsidies from the American government at the Congress, ironically appoints as the army of Coxey

International Centennial Exhibition (International Exhibition), Philadelphia, 1876
NWI4960258 International Centennial Exhibition (International Exhibition), Philadelphia, 1876. Machinery room, presentation of textile and spinning machines

First World War: Patriotic map showing France coming to search for its two lost regions at the border a map entitled
LUX4744414 First World War: Patriotic map showing France coming to search for its two lost regions at the border a map entitled Sauve

France, Centre, Indre (36): Grocerie-haberdashery in a village of the Indre, 1910 - advertisements: chocolate Meunier
LUX4727277 France, Centre, Indre (36): Grocerie-haberdashery in a village of the Indre, 1910 - advertisements: chocolate Meunier, Chinese thread; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Air Show, 1919 - Airco, Morane-Saulnier, Caudron, Farman, Louis Breguet
LUX4798889 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Air Show, 1919 - Airco, Morane-Saulnier, Caudron, Farman, Louis Breguet, Louis Clement, Le Goliath; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, DI, Lucerne: interior of the bridge of the chapel on the Reuss, 1895
LUX4795273 Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, DI, Lucerne: interior of the bridge of the chapel on the Reuss, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, DI)

Letter L: Fencing Lecon. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209422 Letter L: Fencing Lecon. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Fruit shop in Turin
3566105 Fruit shop in Turin by Ottolenghi, Silvio (1886-1953); (add.info.: Turin 1930 ca. Photographer: Ottolenghi, Silvio); Alinari Archives, Florence.

France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Trouville: the port, a fishing boat, 1900 - transport sign: Honfleur
LUX4761077 France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Trouville: the port, a fishing boat, 1900 - transport sign: Honfleur, London, Southampton; (add.info.: France, Haute-Normandie)

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: Chateau, prison, grid, barracks
LUX4760094 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: Chateau, prison, grid, barracks, 1895 - sign: here there are wolf traps; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49)

IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man: very good salary', c.1885 (woodcut)
2967620 IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man: very good salary', c.1885 (woodcut); (add.info.: IMMIGRATION USA 'We look for a million-man)

Artisan family having their child baptised. Priest at font makes the sign of cross with water on infant's head
530211 Artisan family having their child baptised. Priest at font makes the sign of cross with water on infant's head while mother, father and sibling look

Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill Viaduct with smoke from a passing train, c1910 (watercolour)
8835606 Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill Viaduct with smoke from a passing train, c1910 (watercolour) by Walcott, William (1874-1943); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

First World War: Patriotic map showing France coming to search for its two lost regions at the border a map entitled
LUX4744416 First World War: Patriotic map showing France coming to search for its two lost regions at the border a map entitled Peace and Happiness

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing William II tearing the cloth of paper before the Pope
LUX4739866 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing William II tearing the cloth of paper before the Pope and Belgium scandalizes, 1915

Patriotic map showing France and its flag holding a sign or inscribed a motto, 1914
LUX4743690 Patriotic map showing France and its flag holding a sign or inscribed a motto, 1914; (add.info.: Patriotic map showing France and its flag holding a sign or inscribed a motto)

First World War: Patriotic map showing France coming to fetch an Alsatian and Lorraine in traditional regional costume
LUX4744398 First World War: Patriotic map showing France coming to fetch an Alsatian and Lorraine in traditional regional costume

The exchange office, situated in front of the Charing Cross train station, in London
3569960 The exchange office, situated in front of the Charing Cross train station, in London by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: London, Charing Cross Station)

A blood-letting man
3740680 A blood-letting man; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a blood-letting man, showing the points of the blood-letting connected with the signs of the Zodiac by Gregor Reisch)

Initial letter 'T' depicting a boy resting by a signpost, 1850
3331118 Initial letter 'T' depicting a boy resting by a signpost, 1850; (add.info.: Initial letter 'T' depicting a boy resting by a signpost, by George Heywood Sumner (1853-1940)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die (saint die): German border, lively view. Border post
LUX4768276 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die (saint die): German border, lively view. Border post. Diligence stop, many hippomobile cars

Theatre a Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 (photo)
CSO4980763 Theatre a Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 (photo); (add.info.: Theatre a Kyoto - Japan); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

United Kingdom, London: motor tricycle and cap owner pose in the middle of a velodrome, 1900 - Dion-Bouton engine
LUX4787554 United Kingdom, London: motor tricycle and cap owner pose in the middle of a velodrome, 1900 - Dion-Bouton engine; (add.info.: United Kingdom)

France, Auvergne: the 'guys' of the Berry walk through a festive village under a sign
LUX4781628 France, Auvergne: the 'guys' of the Berry walk through a festive village under a sign, 1910 - sign: welcome to the guy of the Berry - trade: jean Soulas carpenter; (add.info)

The waiting room at the immigration centre in Ellis Island, New York, late 19th century
NWI4890909 The waiting room at the immigration centre in Ellis Island, New York, late 19th century. With the families of European emigrants restrained and tired

The floods of 1910: Odeon metro station - photography, ca. 1910, Private collection
LSE4402406 The floods of 1910: Odeon metro station - photography, ca. 1910, Private collection. by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The floods of 1910)

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Nautical fete, the start podium, 1902
LUX4811219 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Nautical fete, the start podium, 1902; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Le Pecq: Nautical fete, the start podium

Woman cyclist (b/w photo)
8672180 Woman cyclist (b/w photo) by Belgian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman cyclist. Vintage photograph reproduced in Petit Musee de la Curiosite Photographique)

"Fraid I'll Have to Pinch You for That, Miss". "Ow! Then Do it Where it Won't Show
8656958 "Fraid I'll Have to Pinch You for That, Miss". "Ow! Then Do it Where it Won't Show!" (colour litho) by English School

Pass grip of a Fellow Craft (engraving)
8673099 Pass grip of a Fellow Craft (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pass grip of a Fellow Craft)

Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty (litho)
8661086 Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty (litho) by Ward, Charles Daniel (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty)

1971 Targa Florio
CIRCUITO DE TARGA FLORIO, ITALY - MAY 16: Giuseppe Marotta / Gianpaolo Benedini, Conrero Squadra Corse, Opel GT during the Targa Florio at Circuito de Targa Florio on May 16

Jamaica Inn, Bolventor (b/w photo)
8655936 Jamaica Inn, Bolventor (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall)

Trade card for W & H King cash grocery stores, Hampstead (engraving)
8677532 Trade card for W & H King cash grocery stores, Hampstead (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for W & H King cash grocery stores)

Good Luck. Best wishes (colour litho)
8656774 Good Luck. Best wishes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Good Luck. Best wishes. Dog with a good luck sign tied to his tail)

Illustration of the star sign Scorpio. from La legende de Croque-Mitaine
5306314 Illustration of the star sign Scorpio. from La legende de Croque-Mitaine. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bearded man with sideburns holding a sign, 1912 (illustration)
8822171 Bearded man with sideburns holding a sign, 1912 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded man with favorites (coy) holding a sign (sign)

Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033729 Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widows of a recently deceased man would cut off their hair)

1920s-vintage advertising flier for the Bassett's Ice Cream stand in the Reading Terminal Market
7133808 1920s-vintage advertising flier for the Bassett's Ice Cream stand in the Reading Terminal Market. Bassett's was one of the original tenants (photo); (add.info)

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