Interpreter Collection (page 3)

Interpreters of the Military Police Force, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Not-een-a-akm, The Strong Wind, the interpreter, 1848. Artist: Harris
Not-een-a-akm, The Strong Wind, the interpreter, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, published by Hippolyte Bailliere, (London, third edition, 1848)

Hernan Cortez Receives Given Group 20 Women Nahua Tribe
Hernan Cortez is given a group of 20 enslaved Nahua women. Amongst them is La Malinche who Cortez chose as his lover and who acted as his interpreter and adviser during his conquest of Mexico

Howard Frost Interpreter Omahas Adolph F Muhr
Howard Frost, Interpreter, Omahas; Adolph F. Muhr (American, died 1913), Frank A. Rinehart (American, 1861 - 1928); 1898; Platinum print; 23.6 x 18.1 cm (9 1, 4 x 7 1, 8 in.)

Punishing interpreter punishments China Dadley
Punishing an interpreter, The punishments of China, Dadley, J. Mason, George Henry, Stipple engraving, hand-colored, 1801

Christiana Entertained By The Interpreter. Illustration By A. f. lydon. From The Book The Pilgrims Progress By John
Christiana Entertained By The Interpreter. Illustration By A.f.lydon. From The Book The Pilgrims Progress By John Bunyan Published C.1880

Sir Hugh Beaver October 1957 Chinese Trade Mission in London hoping to promote more trade between Great Britain and China - Cocktail Party at the HQ of Federation of British Industries in Tothill

Malinche (c. 1496-1529). Colored engraving
Malinche (c.1496-1529). Nahua woman. Interpreter of the spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. Mexican engraving, 1885. Colored. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Malinche (c. 1496-1529). Engraving
Malinche (c.1496-1529). Nahua woman. Interpreter of the spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. Mexican engraving, 1885. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

SPANISH CONQUEST. Dona Marina (left) interpreting during the meeting between Hernando Cortes and an envoy of Montezuma II, shortly after Cortes arrival, November 8, 1519, in Tenochtitlan; his fleet

CORTES & MONTEZUMA, 1519. Dona Marina (right) interpreting during the meeting of Montezuma II (seated on left) and Hernando Cortes at Tenochtitlan in November 1519. Contemporary Aztec drawing

BLACKFOOT AND PHONOGRAPH. Mountain Chief (Ninastoko), chief of the Blackfoot Native Americans of Montana, listening to a song on a phonograph

CHEYENNE CHIEFS, 1887. Cheyenne chiefs Standing Elk (in headdress), Running Hog, and Little Wolf (right) meeting with cattle rancher Harry Oelrichs and his interpreter (left) at his home in Oelrichs

Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco and Interpreter
Abdelhafid of Morocco (Mulay Abdelhafid) - The Sultan of Morocco, (1876-1937) and his Interpreter Ben Ghabrit at Vichy, France following his abdication in 1912 after signing the Treaty of Fez

Grand Palaver at Jellah Coffee, 1874
A scene from the Gold Coast - a Grand Palaver at Jellah Coffee between the Administrator and the native kings and chiefs. From left to right, Folu, King of Jellah Coffee; Adjaba

Egyptian Dragoman
A Dragoman - a multilingual Interpreter, translator and official guide between Arabic and Persian countries and consulates / vice-consulates of European / Christian powers

Hernandez Cortes or Cortez (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico, in Xaltelolco. Beside him is La Malinche his native mistress who acted as interpreter

Turkish minister, interpreter, scholar, judge and Janissary.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Moonshee, pundit or interpreter.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

Singer Charlus, nickname of Louis-Napol鯮Defer
Singer Charlus, nickname of Louis-Napol鯮 Defer, with a clarinetist in his studio. Drawing by Georges Scott from L Illustration, August 19th, 1899. Drawing

TEHERAN CONFERENCE, 1943. A British officer, American General George C. Marshall shaking hands with British Ambassador Archibald Clark Keer, Stalins interpreter Harry Hopkins, Joseph Stalin

TEHRAN CONFERENCE, 1943. Outside the Russian Embassy during the Tehran Conference, 1943. Left to right: British officer; American General George C

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The Japanese Embassy to Pekin, Prince Date and Suite; from Left to Right, First Row: Ts da (Dutch Interpreter), Tcho (Secretary), Date O Couro Riyo Dono (The Ambassador, Prince of Ouwajima)

Source Size = 3730 x 2498
The Approaching Trial of Arabi, the Finding of the Important Papers: an Interview between Mr. Broadley and Arabis Son; Mr. A.M. Broadley (First from Left); Mr

The Interview. Standing Elk, No. 1; Running Hog, No. 2; Little Wolf, No. 3; Col. Oelrich, No. 4; Interpreter, No. 5, John C. H. Grabill was an american photographer

Indian Sketches: the Lately Independent Garo Chiefs Tendering their Submission To
INDIAN SKETCHES: THE LATELY INDEPENDENT GARO CHIEFS TENDERING THEIR SUBMISSION TO CAPTAIN WILLIAMSON, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AT RONGRENGIRRI

Moonshee (Interpreter) of the Mushir-I-Dowlah, 1889

Two ships: a Statenjacht and an interpreter, Anonymous, Reinier Nooms, Gerard Valck, 1652 - 1726

Joseph Interpreting Dreams in Prison (pen, brown ink and wash on paper)
XKH145567 Joseph Interpreting Dreams in Prison (pen, brown ink and wash on paper) by Bol, Ferdinand (1616-80); 16.5x22.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

The Rebellion in the Sudan, 1883: Hicks Pasha Examining Arab Telegraph Wire-Cutters
THE REBELLION IN THE SUDAN, 1883: HICKS PASHA EXAMINING ARAB TELEGRAPH WIRE-CUTTERS DURING A HALT: Baron Seckendorff, Hicks Pasha, Major Evans, Interpreter, Colonel Farquhar, Chief of Staff

Head Quarters staff: 1) Colonel Vico; 2) Major the Honourable Leicester Curzon; 3) Lord Burghersh; 4) Orderly; 5) Count Revel; 6) Mr. Calvert Interpreter; 7) Colonel Poulet[t] Somerset; 8) Colonel A

The French Occupation of Tunis, 1881: Interview between the Bey and the British Consul-General
THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF TUNIS, 1881: INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE BEY AND THE BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL AND CAPT. TRYON OF H.M.S. " MONARCH" : Interpreter, The Beys Prime Minister, The Bey

INDIA: SPANISH ENVOY, 1776. Spanish naval commander and officers meeting with the Grand Admiral (seated on carpet, top center) of the fleet of Hyder Ali, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, at Mangalore

JAPAN: PERRYs OFFICERS. Officers of the fleet of Matthew Perry. From left: Perrys son, Captain Abbot, interpreters Portman and Williams, Captain Adams, and Commodore Perry

SPANISH CONQUEST, 1519. Dona Marina interpreting at the meeting of Hernando Cortes and Montezumas envoy, shortly after Cortes arrival, 8 November 1519, at Tenochtitlan. Aztec drawing

CORTES & MONTEZUMA. Dona Marina (right) interpreting during the meeting of Montezuma II (seated on left) and Hernando Cortes at Tenochtitlan in November 1519. Contemporary Aztec drawing

PHARAOHs DREAM. Joseph interpreting Pharaohs dream. Oil on canvas by Jean Adrien Guignet, 1848

PHARAOHs DREAM. Pharaohs Dream, in which he saw the seven lean kine (by the river s
PHARAOHs DREAM. Pharaohs Dream, in which he saw the seven lean kine (by the rivers brink) devour the seven fat kine, which was interpreted by Joseph (Genesis xli, 1-4)

MOHAVE CHIEFS, 1887. Four Mohave chiefs in Arizona. Second from the left is Rowdy, a Yuma interpreter. Photograph by Edgar Alexander Mearns, 1887

FRANK GROUARD (1850-1905). Scout and interpreter for General George Crook during the Great Sioux War of 1876. Wood engraving, American, 1876

SIOUX CITIZENSHIP, 1907. A U. S. allotting surveyor (center) and his interpreter
SIOUX CITIZENSHIP, 1907. A U.S. allotting surveyor (center) and his interpreter (left) granting citizenship to Oglala Sioux Native American chief American Horse on the Pine Ridge reservation in South

CREEK INTERPRETER, c1838. Paddy-carr, a Creek Native American interpreter. Lithograph, American, c1838

INDIAN DELEGATION, 1863. Native Americans of the Southern Plains delegation, at the White House Conservatory, 27 March 1863. At far right is Mary Todd Lincoln

POURIER AND GARNETT. Left: Baptiste Big Bat Pourier (1843-1928), American frontier scout, guide and Native American interpreter

A typical dragoman ( interpreter ) in Cairo, Egypt. 1920s

Avicenna (Ibn Sina) 980-1037, Arab physician and philosopher. An interpreter of Aristotle to Islam: compiled encyclopaedia of medical knowledge

Hernandez Cortes (Cortez - 1485-1547) Spanish conquistador (Mexico). Cortes arriving in Mexico followed by his black servant and preceded by La Malinche, his interpreter and mistress

Envoys of Sultan, old merchant on crutches acting as interpreter, discussing ransoms with Christian knights taken prisoner during a Crusade

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"Unveiling the Power of Language: The Role of Interpreters Throughout History" From the historic meeting between Cortes & Marina in 1519 to Sikhs serving as interpreters in the Indian Army during World War I, interpreters have played a pivotal role in bridging language barriers and shaping significant events. In the Conquest of Mexico (1519-21), Hernan Cortes relied on his trusted interpreter, Marina, to communicate with indigenous peoples. Her linguistic skills proved invaluable in forging alliances and understanding local customs. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Francisco Blas served as an interpreter, facilitating communication between factions amidst chaos. His ability to convey messages accurately helped navigate through tense negotiations and fostered dialogue for peace. The encounter between Harry Pollitt, Communist Party leader, and Mao Zedong showcased how they can facilitate international diplomacy. Their exchange symbolized cross-cultural understanding and laid foundations for future cooperation. Malinche (c. 1496-1529) stands as a controversial figure who acted both as an interpreter and advisor to Cortes during the conquest of Mexico. Depicted in colored engravings or simple engravings, her complex role highlights how they can shape history's narrative. Beyond political realms, interpreters have also been present at cultural events like "Hamlet" performed by deaf actors or British envoys dining with Madagascar's governor. These instances demonstrate that interpretation extends beyond words; it encompasses conveying emotions and cultural nuances across languages. Even within costume choices like that of a First Dragoman or interpreter in Pera, Constantinople showcases how attire reflects status while fulfilling crucial communication roles. Interpreting is not merely translating words but rather unlocking doors to mutual understanding. Whether aiding conquests or fostering diplomatic relations, these unsung heroes enable diverse cultures to connect on a global scale – proving that language truly knows no boundaries.