Social History Collection (page 5)

Jewish Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia
3788021 Jewish Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia; (add.info.: Jewish Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia (unusual cone shaped tombstones). After photo from early 20th century. Jewish Encyclopedia volume XII 1906

Wounded American soldier after bombardment
3786082 Wounded American soldier after bombardment; (add.info.: Wounded American soldier after bombardment on Western Front, France, during World War I (1914 - 1918).); Lebrecht History

St Petersburg - illustration of bridge
3785668 St Petersburg - illustration of bridge; (add.info.: St Petersburg - illustration of bridge. Early 20th century. Russia. Red Cross postcard); Lebrecht History

Richard Coeur de Lions statue, Westminster
3785666 Richard Coeur de Lions statue, Westminster; (add.info.: Richard Coeur de Lions statue, Westminster, London. Early 20th century)

Sailor selling matches, Russia
3785638 Sailor selling matches, Russia; (add.info.: Sailor selling matches, Russia, c. 1905. Red Cross postcard); Lebrecht History

George Prices Safe Company - advert, c. 1907
3786284 George Prices Safe Company - advert, c. 1907; (add.info.: George Prices Safe Company - advert, c. 1907. Caption: Modern Burglars at Work)

Arsenal, Vienna, Austria
3786179 Arsenal, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Arsenal, Vienna, Austria. Postcard, pre- 1902. Caption: Gruss aus Wien ('Greetings from Vienna').); Lebrecht History

Wels, Austria: town square with weekly market
3786171 Wels, Austria: town square with weekly market; (add.info.: Wels, Austria: town square with weekly market. Postcard, 1925.); Lebrecht History

Vienna, Austria: Rooftop view of towers
3786169 Vienna, Austria: Rooftop view of towers.; (add.info.: Vienna, Austria: Rooftop view of towers. Early 20th century postcard.); Lebrecht History

Shark fishing, Havana, Cuba
3786132 Shark fishing, Havana, Cuba; (add.info.: Shark fishing, Havana, Cuba. Early 20th century.); Lebrecht History

Hotel Ambos Mundos, Havana, Cuba
3786130 Hotel Ambos Mundos, Havana, Cuba; (add.info.: Hotel Ambos Mundos, Havana, Cuba. On the corner Obispo Street and Mercaderes Street)

Chamber of Commerce, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
3786128 Chamber of Commerce, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba; (add.info.: Chamber of Commerce, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Early 20th century postcard.); Lebrecht History

Carnival in Havana, Cuba
3786120 Carnival in Havana, Cuba; (add.info.: Carnival in Havana, Cuba. Early 20th century.); Lebrecht History

Kilkenny
3790904 Kilkenny; (add.info.: Main Street, Kilkenny, Ireland. Postcard, 1909); Lebrecht History

Irish woman
3790878 Irish woman; (add.info.: Irish colleen / Irish woman, postcard, 1906); Lebrecht History

Peking Barricades 1912
3790050 Peking Barricades 1912; (add.info.: Guards stand next to barricades at Legation Street, Peking, March, 1912. During the Peking riots)

Woman wearing a cangue
3790032 Woman wearing a cangue; (add.info.: Woman wearing a cangue, a device for public humiliation and corporal punishment)

Soya Bean farming
3790024 Soya Bean farming; (add.info.: Soya Bean farming. Beans stored in mat-rush bins, Kaiyuan, China. From a postcard issued by The South Manchurian Railway Co. postcard); Lebrecht History

Woman with children
3790021 Woman with children; (add.info.: Woman with children (mother or nanny?), China. Early 20th century. postcard); Lebrecht History

Shanghai - The Bund
3790014 Shanghai - The Bund; (add.info.: Shanghai - The Bund, view from the Deutsch Asiatische Bank to the German Club. A Russian flag can be seen flying from a building. Street scene)

Sturgeon fishing on the Ural river, 1914
3785278 Sturgeon fishing on the Ural river, 1914; (add.info.: Sturgeon fishing on the Ural river, 1914. Cossacks harvesting sturgeon eggs for the production of caviar.Liebig Company collectible card)

Family Life in 1928
3782462 Family Life in 1928; (add.info.: Family Life in 1928. Parents and children at leisure with their family pets.Caption reads: A beautiful picture of family concord')

Eastern Front towns under WWI German occupation
3781639 Eastern Front towns under WWI German occupation; (add.info.: Eastern Front towns under World War I German occupation.Taken from photograph)

German Occupation on the Eastern Front in WWI
3781615 German Occupation on the Eastern Front in WWI; (add.info.: German Occupation on the Eastern Front in World War I. From photograph of German soldiers visiting a local tearoom)

Yvan l'invalide
3782915 Yvan l'invalide; (add.info.: Yvan l'invalide - war veteran from the 19th century France, blinded and wounded in the battle. From series Paris au XIX)

Newark, New Jersey, US
3782647 Newark, New Jersey, US; (add.info.: Newark, New Jersey, US. View of Broad Street from Market Street. Thought to date from early 20th century.); Lebrecht History

Chinese nurse with child - 1913
3782646 Chinese nurse with child - 1913; (add.info.: Chinese nurse with child - 1913, Hongkong. Caption: This picture shows how the Chinese Nurse is carrying a Child by slinging him on her back)

German printers advertisement
3780663 German printers advertisement; (add.info.: German advert for the Zollikofer'sche book printers, St. Gallen Die Graphischen Kunste der Gegenwart by Theodor Goebe, 1902); Lebrecht History

Bird charmer in Tuileries Garden, Paris
3784986 Bird charmer in Tuileries Garden, Paris; (add.info.: Bird charmer in Tuileries Garden, Paris, c. 1900. Caption: La Banquet d'Amitie)

Postal stamp exchange, Champs - Elysees, Paris
3784823 Postal stamp exchange, Champs - Elysees, Paris; (add.info.: Postal stamp exchange, Champs - Elysees, Paris ('La Bourse aux timbres-poste'). Early 20th century

First dandy-horse
3783927 First dandy-horse; (add.info.: First dandy horse or hobby horse (French: draisienne or draisine or velocipede), two-wheeled man-powered vehicle - the predecessor of bicycle

Hobbyhorses for ladies
3783924 Hobbyhorses for ladies; (add.info.: Hobbyhorses for ladies. After engraving by Maurice Rousseau, 1 May 1819, published by R. Ackermann, 1 May 1819)

Frutigen Viaduct in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 1920
3783782 Frutigen Viaduct in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 1920; (add.info.: Frutigen Viaduct in Bernese Oberland in Switzerland, 1920. After photograph by G. Schneiter)

Siverskaya train station in Siversky
3785647 Siverskaya train station in Siversky; (add.info.: Siverskaya train station in Siversky, Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia)

Sweet- Smelling Flowers: Picking roses in Provence
3786197 Sweet- Smelling Flowers: Picking roses in Provence; (add.info.: Sweet- Smelling Flowers: Picking violets in Parma. 1911. (French: Fleurs odorantes. Cueillette des violettes a Parme)

Schillerpark, Klagenfurt, Austria
3786168 Schillerpark, Klagenfurt, Austria; (add.info.: Schillerpark, Klagenfurt, Austria.1906); Lebrecht History

Hainburg an der Donau, Austria
3786164 Hainburg an der Donau, Austria; (add.info.: Hainburg an der Donau, Austria. Town on the banks of the Danube. Early 20th century postcard.); Lebrecht History

Carnival in Havana, Cuba
3786126 Carnival in Havana, Cuba; (add.info.: Carnival in Havana, Cuba. Early 20th century.); Lebrecht History

Franciscan Convent, Camaguey, Cuba
3786113 Franciscan Convent, Camaguey, Cuba; (add.info.: Franciscan Convent, Camaguey, Cuba. Early 20th century postcard.); Lebrecht History

German Uhlans on theoutskirts of Paris
3786090 German Uhlans on theoutskirts of Paris; (add.info.: German Uhlans on the outskirts of Paris, 3 September 1914, during World War I. Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres and pistols)

Balliol College, Oxford
3790935 Balliol College, Oxford; (add.info.: Balliol College, Oxford University. Postcard 1900s); Lebrecht History

Trinity College, Oxford
3790925 Trinity College, Oxford; (add.info.: Trinity College, Oxford University. Postcard 1900s); Lebrecht History

Funicular railway in Catskill Mountains
3787567 Funicular railway in Catskill Mountains; (add.info.: Funicular railway in Catskill Mountains, New York, USA. Liebig collectible card series)

Irish woman carrying turf
3790882 Irish woman carrying turf; (add.info.: Irish woman carrying turf, postcard, 1916); Lebrecht History

Silk merchant in Tashkent, c. 1900
3785608 Silk merchant in Tashkent, c. 1900; (add.info.: Silk merchant in Tashkent, c. 1900. Modern day Uzbekistan, until 1924 part of Russian Empire.); Lebrecht History

Porte Saint- Denis
3784992 Porte Saint- Denis; (add.info.: Porte Saint- Denis, Paris, c. 1900.); Lebrecht History

Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris
3784989 Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris; (add.info.: Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris. Postcard, c. 1900. Woman attempting to sell her goods to two young men)

Berlin types ('Berliner Typen') series, c. 1914
3785444 Berlin types ('Berliner Typen') series, c. 1914; (add.info.: Berlin types ('Berliner Typen') series, c. 1914. Leaving a hotel ('Abfahrt vom Hotel')

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"Exploring the Tapestry of Social History: From Evening Church to Jarrow March" Step into the rich tapestry with these captivating artworks and historical documents. In "Evening Church, 1830, " Samuel Palmer transports us back to a bygone era, where we can almost hear the hymns echoing through the countryside. The Jarrow March of 1936 holds its own place in history as brave marchers embarked on a journey for justice, leaving an indelible mark on society. Travel further back in time to Warwickshire in 1885-1887 with "The Village of Kineton. " This unknown creator captures the essence of rural life, offering a glimpse into simpler times. John Everett Millais takes us inside the church walls with his thought-provoking pieces "My First Sermon" and "My Second Sermon. " These paintings evoke contemplation about faith and spirituality. Matthew Paris's map from c. 1250 reveals how towns and rivers shaped southern England and Wales, reminding us that geography has always played a crucial role in our social fabric. Marvel at Liverpool's iconic Royal Liver Building, standing tall as a testament to architectural brilliance and societal progress. "Boston, Lincolnshire" showcases an anonymous artist's vision of this historic town in 1838. It serves as a window into everyday life during that period. John Ruskin's portrait from 1853-1854 immortalizes one of Britain's most influential thinkers whose ideas continue to shape our understanding of art and society today. "The Battle of Naseby" brings alive the intensity and sacrifice witnessed during this pivotal moment in British history. Dupuis' masterpiece invites reflection on war's impact on society. Eric Ravilious' "Runway Perspective" offers an intriguing perspective on wartime Britain, highlighting both innovation and resilience amidst adversity. Lastly, Thomas Lawrence presents Arthur Wellesley - Duke of Wellington.