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Office Collection (page 21)

"Unveiling the Power of the Office

Background imageOffice Collection: Shrewton Post Office early 1900s

Shrewton Post Office early 1900s

Background imageOffice Collection: Post Office, Shrewton early 1900's

Post Office, Shrewton early 1900's

Background imageOffice Collection: Timsbury near Romsey early 1900's

Timsbury near Romsey early 1900's

Background imageOffice Collection: Canvey Island Post Office early 1900's

Canvey Island Post Office early 1900's

Background imageOffice Collection: Thetford Church and Post Office early 1900s

Thetford Church and Post Office early 1900s

Background imageOffice Collection: Theale Post Office, early 1900s

Theale Post Office, early 1900s

Background imageOffice Collection: Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, early 1900s

Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, early 1900s

Background imageOffice Collection: Edinburgh Post Office and Waterloo Place early 1900s

Edinburgh Post Office and Waterloo Place early 1900s

Background imageOffice Collection: Post Office, Leipzig, Germany, Victorian period

Post Office, Leipzig, Germany, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageOffice Collection: Farnborough Post Office, Kent

Farnborough Post Office, Kent. Date: circa 1930

Background imageOffice Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Careless Talk

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Careless Talk
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. Hush Hush! Said the typist, I work on a secret Government task. Unseen and unheard these office girls show by keeping it dark

Background imageOffice Collection: The Post Office at Pleaux (Cantal), France

The Post Office at Pleaux (Cantal), France Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOffice Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Bags Of Good Luck

WW2 Birthday Card, Bags Of Good Luck
A WW2 birthday greetings card, wishing the recipient good luck with the presence of black cats. The image shows a smiling General Post Office worker delivering the mail. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageOffice Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Blue Pencil

WW2 Birthday Card, Blue Pencil
A series of illustrations from a WW2 birthday greetings card, showing a line of dogs dressed as wartime General post Office workers delivering mail

Background imageOffice Collection: Nelson's Pillar and the General Post Office, O'Connell St

Nelson's Pillar and the General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Background imageOffice Collection: The St. Louis Mart Building, St. Louis, Mo. USA

The St. Louis Mart Building, St. Louis, Mo. USA
Originally constructed in the early 1930s, the Art Deco brick and terracotta building The St. Louis Mart (now the Robert Young Federal Building), located at Twelfth Boulevard and Spruce Street

Background imageOffice Collection: Rockefeller Center, New York, USA

Rockefeller Center, New York, USA
RCA Building - Rockefeller Center - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, USA. Date: 1933

Background imageOffice Collection: Old Post Office, High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent

Old Post Office, High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageOffice Collection: Post Office, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

Post Office, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageOffice Collection: Post Office and Town Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk

Post Office and Town Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageOffice Collection: Interior office design

Interior office design. typical design style of the period, possibly a bank managers office Date: 1960s

Background imageOffice Collection: Officers of The Welsh Guards at Pirbright Camp

Officers of The Welsh Guards at Pirbright Camp - (from left): Mitchell, Dante Edward Pemberton Hodgson OBE LM (1904-1978), Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall

Background imageOffice Collection: White Star Line, staff photographed in Southampton office

White Star Line, staff photographed in Southampton office
White Star Line, real photo postcard of staff in the White Star Line's office in Southampton. Date: early 20th century

Background imageOffice Collection: Poster, Sainte Marie aux Mines, Haut-Rhin, France

Poster, Sainte Marie aux Mines, Haut-Rhin, France Date: 1950

Background imageOffice Collection: Phari post office, the highest in the world (15, 000 feet), in Yadong County, on the Tibet border

Phari post office, the highest in the world (15, 000 feet), in Yadong County, on the Tibet border, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British

Background imageOffice Collection: Illustration, The train is just coming in now

Illustration, The train is just coming in now, said the little porter. Date: 1938

Background imageOffice Collection: General Post Office Advertisement Illustrations

General Post Office Advertisement Illustrations
A page of advertisement illustrations for the General Post Office, commissioned by Alfred Pemberton Ltd, showing various scenes including a man at the doctor's, a school meeting

Background imageOffice Collection: General Post Office Advertisement

General Post Office Advertisement
An interesting advertisement illustration for the General Post Office, showing a repetition of a hand clutching a telephone, at your service!, as it were

Background imageOffice Collection: Group of Palanquin Bearers, rest opposite the Parcel Office

Group of Palanquin Bearers, rest opposite the Parcel Office
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Background imageOffice Collection: Bowmans Unit Furniture Advertisement

Bowmans Unit Furniture Advertisement
An advertisement for an Ideal Homes Exhibition stand for Bowmans, promoting their unit furniture, the illustration shows an office arrangement. Date: circa 1936

Background imageOffice Collection: Inner Office and Shop, Pether's Sign Makers, London

Inner Office and Shop, Pether's Sign Makers, London Date: 1903

Background imageOffice Collection: Chiddingstone High Street

Chiddingstone High Street. One of the prettiest villages in Kent, and perhaps England, Chiddingstone is a beautiful example of a Tudor one-street village

Background imageOffice Collection: Empress Eugenie's office, Saint-Cloud Palace, Paris

Empress Eugenie's office, Saint-Cloud Palace, Paris Date: circa 1850s

Background imageOffice Collection: Empress Eugenie's office, Tuileries Palace, Paris

Empress Eugenie's office, Tuileries Palace, Paris Date: circa 1850s

Background imageOffice Collection: Turkey, Constantinople (Istanbul). Public office

Turkey, Constantinople (Istanbul). Public office
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Public office. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Branche. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Background imageOffice Collection: Money order with Titanic red rubber stamp

Money order with Titanic red rubber stamp
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - rare money order from Aherne's Exchange & Shipping Office in Queenstown, Ireland, dated 9 April 1912

Background imageOffice Collection: White Star Line - Marine Superintendent sign

White Star Line - Marine Superintendent sign
White Star Line - rare oval enamel sign Marine Superintendent White Star Line'. Reputed ex-White Star Line Marine Superintendent's Office, Princes Dock, Liverpool. 9 inches

Background imageOffice Collection: Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case cover

Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case cover
Cunard Line, Isle of Man Post Office QE2 Farewell Season Celebration. Limited edition 156 of 189 QE2 Farewell Season Celebration large 14.5 x 14 inches album in slip case cover

Background imageOffice Collection: Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries

Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries
A wonderful, original, poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935

Background imageOffice Collection: Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

Background imageOffice Collection: Save for Defence

Save for Defence
This well-known Second World War Savings poster was designed by the leading British railway poster artist Frank Newbould. The design was highly regarded at the time and featured in Modern Publicity

Background imageOffice Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 1

Everybody's Underground Part 1
Part one of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageOffice Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 3

Everybody's Underground Part 3
Part three of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageOffice Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 2

Everybody's Underground Part 2
Part two of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageOffice Collection: Yokohama Pier, Yokohama, Japan - Customs Office

Yokohama Pier, Yokohama, Japan - Customs Office
Yokohama Pier, Yokohama, Japan - The brick building housed the Yokohama Customs Office Inspection Bureau - built in 1894 and designed by Japanese architect Yorinaka Tsumaki

Background imageOffice Collection: RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items

RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items
RMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz

Background imageOffice Collection: RMS Titanic - shipping chart of North Atlantic

RMS Titanic - shipping chart of North Atlantic for the month of April 1912, Sheet 133, Meteorological Office, London. The chart is in colour and displays wind, sea current, sea temperature

Background imageOffice Collection: RMS Titanic - letter to James Moody's sister

RMS Titanic - letter to James Moody's sister
RMS Titanic - highly significant and historically important letter to Sixth Officer James Moody's sister. Dated 7 May 1912



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"Unveiling the Power of the Office: A Historical Journey through Posters and Landscapes" Step into the captivating world of offices as we explore their significance throughout history. From a Royal Navy recruitment poster to a German propaganda poster during WW1, these hints offer glimpses into the diverse roles that offices have played in society. Intriguingly, an inter-war period British military poster reminds us of how offices were crucial hubs for strategic planning and coordination. Meanwhile, a geological map of the British Islands highlights how scientific knowledge was harnessed within office walls to understand our natural surroundings. Shifting our focus to politics, we encounter Vladimir Ilich Lenin in his Kremlin office in Moscow during October 1918. This snapshot captures the intensity and determination that often emanated from political leaders working behind closed doors. During World War II, an eye-catching poster questions whether every journey taken is truly necessary - reminding us that even mundane tasks can be essential when executed efficiently from within an office setting. Similarly, Dublin's O'Connell Street showcases bustling city life with its array of shops and offices serving as vital economic centers. Examining another inter-war period Territorial Army poster reveals how individuals were encouraged to serve their country by joining this reserve force - highlighting yet another facet of office-based operations within military structures. Nature enthusiasts will appreciate Windmill Hill in Ballyholme; its serene landscape serves as a reminder that even amidst urbanization, pockets of tranquility exist where one can escape from daily office routines. Fast-forwarding to the 1960s brings us face-to-face with an army recruitment poster capturing both adventure and camaraderie associated with military service - emphasizing how offices served as gateways for young men seeking purposeful careers beyond civilian life. Haymarket in Sheffield transports us back to 1937; bustling streets lined with shops and businesses remind us that vibrant commercial districts are at heart extensions of countless interconnected offices.