Census Collection

Sioux Nation at Standing Rock Reservation, ND, 1890
Taking a census at the Sioux Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota, 1890. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Sir James Brooke / Census
SIR JAMES BROOKE Governor of Labuan, later Rajah of Sarawak, at a time when the overseas population of the British Empire numbered 139 million

Hollerith tabulator which used a punched card memory system. First used in the US census of 1890
530833 Hollerith tabulator which used a punched card memory system. First used in the US census of 1890. Engraving, Paris, 1894; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The girls of the world, facts and figures, 1871
3479865 The girls of the world, facts and figures, 1871; (add.info.: The girls of the world, facts and figures. A census of women from 1871)

David's Census. Creator: Füssli, Johann Melchior (1677-1736)
David's Census. Private Collection

A la merci de l'arbitraire allemand; le recensement photographique de nos populations... 1917. Creator: Unknown
A la merci de l'arbitraire allemand; le recensement photographique de nos populations envahies, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Swan upping on the Thames, 20th century. Swan upping is an annual ceremonial census of mute swans on the River Thames that dates from the 12th century

Cartoon, The Census, John Bull on a weighing machine - Try Your Weight Date: 1891

Cartoon, The Census - April 1891
Cartoon, The Census - Census Taker prompts woman to put her age, ten years older than last time. Date: 1891

Cartoon, Out of Her Census, Another decayed - decade! Ah, me! A woman contemplates the passing of time. Date: 1891

Cartoons, Conscientious Charles, A Story of the Census - trying to complete the census form accurately, he tries to discover his mother-in-law's true age Date: 1891

Gendarmes taking census forms to encampment of itinerant gipsies in their caravan
534363 Gendarmes taking census forms to encampment of itinerant gipsies in their caravan. Boy in foreground leads muzzled dancing bear. From Le Petit Journal Paris, May 1895

The census (oil on canvas)
AIS5332847 The census (oil on canvas) by Gares, Marin Isidoro (1863-1926); (add.info.: Granada. City Hall); Photo © Rotger/AIC

The People's Census at Bethlehem (oil on panel)
471280 The People's Census at Bethlehem (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 113.6x165.2 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Presentation des novices (Presentation of Novices). Le tsar Pierre I Le Grand (1672-1725)
FIA5377649 Presentation des novices (Presentation of Novices). Le tsar Pierre I Le Grand (1672-1725) recoit et identifie les nouveaux courtisans et les jeunes aristocrates de Russie

A review of knights by censors
908769 A review of knights by censors by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published Hutchinson & Co circa 1920)

Census Johnston & Carl Fearns
Census Johnston and Carl Fearns Toulouse V Sale Sharks Rugby Union Toulouse V Sale Sharks, Heineken Cup, Pool 5 Stade Municipal, Toulouse, France 11 October 2009 Date: 11 October 2009

Census Johnston Barbarians, Saracens & Samoa Rugby Union Barbarians V Australia Wembley Stadium, London, England 03 December 2008 Date: 03 December 2008

Taking the Census (engraving)
605212 Taking the Census (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated Times (published on 20 April 1861)

Taking the Census, Experiences of an Enumerator (engraving)
1603035 Taking the Census, Experiences of an Enumerator (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking the Census, Experiences of an Enumerator)

Les camps volants: Census of Bohemians in France (Roulotte
LSE4076393 Les camps volants: Census of Bohemians in France (Roulotte, bohemiens et gendarmes) - in " Le petit journal" of 05/05/1895 by Unknown Artist

Mary & Joseph before Cyremius enrolling for the taxation, with a guard
JB119635 Mary & Joseph before Cyremius enrolling for the taxation, with a guard, a scribe and an officer, c. 14th century (mosaic) (detail of 119636) by Byzantine, (14th century); Kariye Camii

Numbers 1 1-20 Preparing for the journey from Mount Sinai
STC67490 Numbers 1 1-20 Preparing for the journey from Mount Sinai, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

1911 Census - John Bull being measured
Front cover of The Sphere, of John Bull being measured to see if his waist has grown from the decade before. Date: April 1911

Census Time Again, 1850
3478416 Census Time Again, 1850 by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Illustration titled Census Time Again. Illustrated by George du Maurier (1834-1896)

Census entry for William Toye - London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Parish of St. Leonard s, Shoreditch. 1841

Travellers (colour litho)
2818636 Travellers (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travellers. Census of gypsies in France. Les camps-volants. Recensement des Bohemiens en France)

Some Curiosities of the British Population (engraving)
2773407 Some Curiosities of the British Population (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some Curiosities of the British Population)

Taking the Census, Experiences of an Enumerator (engraving)
1603036 Taking the Census, Experiences of an Enumerator (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking the Census, Experiences of an Enumerator)

Taking the Census, 1854 (oil on canvas)
3613966 Taking the Census, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Edmonds, Francis William (1806-63); 71.1x96.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Census (engraving)
2773404 Census (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Census. Illustration for the Illustrated Times)

Taking the Census (engraving)
605214 Taking the Census (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated Times (published on 13 April 1861)

Taking the Census on Board a Man-of-War, "Married, Sir!"(engraving)
1062434 Taking the Census on Board a Man-of-War, " Married, Sir!" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking the Census on Board a Man-of-War)

Domitius Achenobarbus, detail of registration of citizens and sacrifice to the god Mars
AIS5335980 Domitius Achenobarbus, detail of registration of citizens and sacrifice to the god Mars, c. 100 BC (marble) by Roman, (2nd century BC); Louvre, Paris

Payment of the dime or the Deombrement to Bethleem (hs / t 1. 11 X 1. 64)
JLJ4584110 Payment of the dime or the Deombrement to Bethleem (h s/t 1.11 X 1.64). Painting by Pieter Bruegel (or Breugel or Brueghel or Breughel) the former (1525-1569). 1566

The Census in the West End, taking the Tale of his Household, the Census in Humble Life
1040318 The Census in the West End, taking the Tale of his Household, the Census in Humble Life, an Enumerator in a Gypsy Encampment (litho) by Boyd

The census, Mary and Joseph before Herod the Great (Mosaic of 1310-1320)
LRI4656666 The census, Mary and Joseph before Herod the Great (Mosaic of 1310-1320) by Byzantine, (14th century); Kariye Camii, Istanbul, Turkey; (add.info.: Byzantine Art: " the census)

The Arrival in Bethlehem, c. 1540 (oil on wood)
3614098 The Arrival in Bethlehem, c.1540 (oil on wood) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 67.3x93.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Census (engraving)
2773397 Census (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Harrington (fl.1842-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Census. Illustration for the Illustrated Times)

The Census in London (engraving)
605218 The Census in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated Times (published on 20 April 1861)

Taking the census in London (engraving)
605213 Taking the census in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated Times (published on 13 April 1861)

Ms Lat 12832 Fol. A Inventory of Carolingian property ownership
BNP159921 Ms Lat 12832 Fol.A Inventory of Carolingian property ownership, from the Polyptych of the Abbot Irminon of Saint-Germain-des-Pres (vellum) by French School

The Census at Bethlehem (oil on panel) 1610-20
YOU4419981 The Census at Bethlehem (oil on panel) 1610-20 by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France; (add.info.: Denombrement de Bethleem)

Mary & Joseph before Cyremius enrolling for the taxation, with a guard
GNG5297289 Mary & Joseph before Cyremius enrolling for the taxation, with a guard, a scribe and an officer, c. 14th century (mosaic) by Byzantine, (14th century); Kariye Camii, Istanbul

A Journey Across Siberia (litho)
1051221 A Journey Across Siberia (litho) by Allen, Thomas (1849-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Journey Across Siberia)

A pedestrian and traffic census was carried out at Canley crossing gates yesterday with a view to replacing the old footbridge with a new one or introducing wicket gates for pedestrians

HOMELESS FAMILY / ADELPHI
Taking the census in the dark arches of the Adelphi. A bulls-eye lamp illuminates the misery of a homeless family sheltering under the arches. Date: 1861

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"The Census: A Glimpse into History and Society" The Sioux Nation at Standing Rock Reservation, ND, 1890 - a poignant snapshot of a proud people facing the encroachment of modernity. Sir James Brooke conducts a census, capturing the essence of colonial administration in an era of exploration and expansion. In the satirical realm, John Bull finds himself on a weighing machine as society's weight is measured through The Census cartoon. April 1891 brings us another witty depiction in The Census cartoon series - "Out of Her Census, Another decayed-decade. " highlighting the cyclical nature of societal change. Conscientious Charles emerges as a hero in his quest to document every individual's existence during this pivotal moment. Gendarmes venture into an itinerant gipsy encampment with census forms in hand; amidst their caravan stands a muzzled dancing bear. Le Petit Journal Paris captures this scene from May 1895, revealing both cultural diversity and societal curiosity. Artistic interpretations come alive through oil paintings such as "The Census" and "The People's Census at Bethlehem. " These masterpieces immortalize moments when communities unite under the banner of data collection. Intriguingly, we witness Tsar Peter I receiving new courtiers and young aristocrats during the Presentation des novices (Presentation of Novices). This event showcases how even royalty partakes in counting those within their realm. Delving further back into history reveals maps showcasing slave populations based on the 1860 census. Such engravings remind us that censuses have not always served noble purposes but can also reflect dark chapters in humanity's story. Lastly, we find ourselves witnessing knights being reviewed by censors - an intriguing blend where chivalry meets bureaucracy. This image serves as a reminder that throughout time, societies have sought to understand themselves through various means including population counts.