Barmaid Collection

Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Teenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Victorian gin house, 19th century (late 19th or early 20th century)

Keith Floyd Television Chef behind the bar at The Maltsters Arms near Totnes Devon - - 14/04/2009

Poster advertising the Ferme de Frahinfaz, a cafe and restaurant near Spa
STC138588 Poster advertising the Ferme de Frahinfaz, a cafe and restaurant near Spa, Belgium, 1896 (colour litho) by Duyck, Edouard (1856-97) and Crespin

The Public Bar, 1883 (oil on canvas)
CW12888 The Public Bar, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Henshall, John Henry (1856-1928); 62.2x111.1 cm; Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Alcoholism: mottos of the week (chromolitho)
5996072 Alcoholism: mottos of the week (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcoholism: mottos of the week)

Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving

Happy Families, c 1920: Miss Barrel the Brewer's Daughter (colour litho)
8628279 Happy Families, c 1920: Miss Barrel the Brewer's Daughter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Barrel the Brewer's Daughter)

barman standing by a locked and chained water pump as men drink beer
3666058 barman standing by a locked and chained water pump as men drink beer.; (add.info.: French 19th century illustration of a barman standing by a locked and chained water pump as men drink beer)

Saloon bar, London (b/w photo)
8676183 Saloon bar, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saloon bar, London)

An engraving depicting the inside of a French bar, 19th century
5310632 An engraving depicting the inside of a French bar, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1878); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bar at Villefranche, illustration from 'Kiki's Memories', edition Henri Broca, Paris
495649 Bar at Villefranche, illustration from 'Kiki's Memories', edition Henri Broca, Paris, 1929 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Kiki

Gavarni in London: The Barmaid (litho)
8670137 Gavarni in London: The Barmaid (litho) by Gavarni, Paul (1804-66) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barmaid)

Harvest Home - drawn by Godwin, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Home - drawn by Godwin, 1858. English farm workers celebrating the gathering in of the crops. From "Illustrated London News", 1858

The Barmaid, 1847-1851. Creator: Paul Gavarni
The Barmaid, 1847-1851; pausing on the threshold between the working-class "public bar" and the more genteel "parlour" section of the pub in which she works

Barmaid at the The Dragonara, Hotel, Middlesbrough, 1974, Photocall, Entrant in Barmaid of the Year Competition

Top Barmaid, Middlesbrough, 1975, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Nips O Brandy pub in Cowgate, Edinburgh. The Landlord has banned all traffic wardens from his pub after being booked while unloading outside his pub. 13th January 1974

Comic postcard, Obese man drinking in pub. Yes, and his wifes a skinny little woman - flat as a pancake! Date: 20th century

Barmaid at The Newmarket Pub, Penrith Road, Middlesbrough, 1972, Photocall, Entrant in Barmaid of the Year Competition

Barmaids at The New Inn, Stokesley, North Yorkshire, 1972, Photocall, Entrants Barmaid of the Year Competition

Barmaid emigrating to New Zealand, receives a goodbye gift, Barometer, from well-wishers, Eston Pub, 1973

Ann Slater, Barmaid at The Swallow Hotel, Stockton, 1975, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Barmaids from the Dormans Club, Middlesbrough, 1975

Barmaid at The Laurel Pub, Middlesbrough, 1976, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Barmaid, The Buccaneer, Middlesbrough, 1975, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Barmaid, Roseworth Pub, Stockton, 1975, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Barmaid at The Rocket Pub, Stockton, 1975, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

Barmaid from George IV Pub, on the High Street in Eston, 1973

Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant, Middlesbrough, 1975

Finalist, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Middlesbrough, 1974

Barmaid at The Central Hotel, Middlesbrough, 1975, Barmaid of the Year Competition, Entrant

I don t have a drink problem ! Mr John Normans dog Nobby drinks soda water. October 1952 C4898

Die Kellnerin, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Die Kellnerin, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The waitress. Barmaid carrying steins of beer. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Fall / Greyhound / 1932
CHAMPION BARMAID Owned by Mrs Marchetti. Challenge certificate winner 1933-1934. Date: 1932

Smokers, 1621-1654. Creator: Joos van Craesbeeck
Smokers, 1621-1654

Beer hatch JLP01_09_783158
DIXON HOUSE, FENCHURCH STREET, CITY OF LONDON. A woman serving beer to men standing at a serving hatch during a Thank You party held in the site canteen at Dixon House

Advert, They've all had Begg's, John Begg Scotch Whisky

Great-grandpapa wets his whistle, Steven Spurrier
Great-grandpapa wets his whistle, illustration by Steven Spurrier, artist (1878-1961). Showing a uniformed man at the bar of a Victorian pub, with landlord, barmaid and cat

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Group of men drinking in a saloon, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358828 Group of men drinking in a saloon, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

English bar. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786405 English bar. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Pourriol, Charles (1873-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: English bar)

American women temperance campaigners attacking a saloon (colour litho)
2782181 American women temperance campaigners attacking a saloon (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The white and fawn champion greyhound bitch Barmaid (pastel on paper)
OJ444831 The white and fawn champion greyhound bitch Barmaid (pastel on paper) by Wardle, Arthur (1864-1949); 34.9x47.7 cm; Private Collection; © Ackermann Johnson

At the Bar, from Paris: Moeurs, Costumes et Attitudes 1912-13, Vol. 1: Les Bars, published 1914 (colour litho)
STC194693 At the Bar, from Paris: Moeurs, Costumes et Attitudes 1912-13, Vol. 1: Les Bars, published 1914 (colour litho) by Lobel-Riche

Barmaid (Any Bar), 1898 (woodcut)
3088152 Barmaid (Any Bar), 1898 (woodcut) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); 25.4x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original woodcut, without hand colouring)

G. Boy
6523699 G. Boy by Henreaux, Lucien L. (pseudonym LSH) (active 1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Silhouettes -- Alphabet. Publisher unknown, 1904 (legal depot BNF)

A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. 1831 (engraving)
7234823 A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Untold Stories of a Teenage Barmaid in Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall" In the late 19th or early 20th century, amidst the bustling streets of Victorian gin houses and alcoholism's grip on society, a young barmaid embarked on her journey. With mottos of the week adorning chromolitho posters, she navigated through this intoxicating world. As banquets unfolded in opulent settings like the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House and beer gardens thrived in Würzburg, Germany, our barmaid found solace behind the counter. She witnessed it all - from patrons indulging in John Begg Scotch Whisky to great-grandpapa wetting his whistle with Steven Spurrier's finest concoctions. Her story transcends time as we catch a glimpse of her existence captured through photographs. In 1974 at The Dragonara Hotel in Middlesbrough, she stood tall for a photocall - an emblematic figure representing resilience and strength. But beyond these fleeting moments frozen in time lies an intriguing history. From c. 1660-65's embracing cavalier to comic postcards depicting an obese man drowning his sorrows at the pub; our barmaid was witness to it all. Even mid-late 19th-century art by Carl Spitzweg titled "Die Kellnerin" immortalizes her role as more than just a server but also as an observer of human nature within those walls adorned with fall greyhounds. Today, we pay homage to this unsung hero who served not only drinks but stories untold. Let us raise our glasses high and toast to that teenage barmaid who left an indelible mark on history - forever etched into our collective memory.