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"Unveiling the Power of the Office

Background imageOffice Collection: Wills factory complex JLP01_10_05422

Wills factory complex JLP01_10_05422
WD AND HO WILLS, WHITCHURCH LANE, CITY OF BRISTOL. An oblique aerial view of the Wills tobacco factory at Hartcliffe, Bristol, from the north west

Background imageOffice Collection: Windows, Bloomberg Office, City of London, London, England, UK

Windows, Bloomberg Office, City of London, London, England, UK

Background imageOffice Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20104994

EyeUbiquitous_20104994
England, London, Westminster, New Scotland Yard building headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service in 8-10 Broadway

Background imageOffice Collection: Shenzhen cityscape at dusk with the Civic Center and the Ping An IFC on foreground, China

Shenzhen cityscape at dusk with the Civic Center and the Ping An IFC on foreground, China

Background imageOffice Collection: Town Crier standing outside City Hall, Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1920s

Town Crier standing outside City Hall, Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1920s
The town crier is holding a horn and reading a note, it appears he is preparing to make an announcement. Photographer: Gibson

Background imageOffice Collection: Maison Atelier Horta (Horta Museum), 23-25 Rue Americaine, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017

Maison Atelier Horta (Horta Museum), 23-25 Rue Americaine, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017
Maison-Atelier Horta (Horta Museum), 23-25 Rue Americaine, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017. Designed by Victor Horta in 1898-1901

Background imageOffice Collection: Interior view of Lloyds Subscription Room in the Royal Exchange, City of London, 1809

Interior view of Lloyds Subscription Room in the Royal Exchange, City of London, 1809

Background imageOffice Collection: Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair

Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageOffice Collection: Recruiting poster - Her Majesty?s Stationery Office, 1970

Recruiting poster - Her Majesty?s Stationery Office, 1970
SOLDIERING IS OUR/ BUSINESS... /... AND/ BUSINESS IS GOOD. Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by Her Majesty?s Stationery Office, 1970 (c)

Background imageOffice Collection: Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving

Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving in Encyclopedie by Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving

Background imageOffice Collection: Photographer preparing a portrait of a mummy

Photographer preparing a portrait of a mummy. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Background imageOffice Collection: The Public Hall at the The Daily Telegraph newspaper

The Public Hall at the The Daily Telegraph newspaper
The hall of the Daily Telegraph newspaper looking very handsome with its red granite pillars. The view is taken looking towards Fleet Street. Date: 1914

Background imageOffice Collection: Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943

Background imageOffice Collection: Sir Sam Fay by Lieut. Percival Anderson

Sir Sam Fay by Lieut. Percival Anderson
Sir Samuel (Sam) Fay (1856-1953), railway administrator. General Manager of first the Midland and South Western Junction Railways and then in 1902

Background imageOffice Collection: Man and boy, Timsgarry Post Office, Isle of Lewis

Man and boy, Timsgarry Post Office, Isle of Lewis
A man and a boy stand at the door of the rustic Timsgarry Post Office, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Background imageOffice Collection: Royal Liver Building

Royal Liver Building
The Royal Liver Building was built in 1911, and is still the head office for the Royal Liver Friendly Society. A pair of liver bird statues sit atop each clock tower. Date: 1960s

Background imageOffice Collection: Looking Down on Black Shanghai World Financial Center Skyscraper Reflections Huangpu

Looking Down on Black Shanghai World Financial Center Skyscraper Reflections Huangpu River Cityscape Liujiashui Financial District, Shanghai, China

Background imageOffice Collection: Office of J. P. Morgan & Co. New York, c. 1900-06 (b / w photo)

Office of J. P. Morgan & Co. New York, c. 1900-06 (b / w photo)
XOS862679 Office of J.P. Morgan & Co. New York, c.1900-06 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageOffice Collection: Mr. Alderman Owden, the new Lord Mayor of London, illustration from The Illustrated

Mr. Alderman Owden, the new Lord Mayor of London, illustration from The Illustrated
XJF488944 Mr. Alderman Owden, the new Lord Mayor of London, illustration from The Illustrated London News, 1877 (engraving) by English School

Background imageOffice Collection: Wynyard Crossing bridge between Viaduct Harbour and Wynyard Quarter, Auckland waterfront

Wynyard Crossing bridge between Viaduct Harbour and Wynyard Quarter, Auckland waterfront, North Island, New Zealand

Background imageOffice Collection: SALT LAKE CITY, c1861. A telegraph office, liquor store and ambrotype gallery

SALT LAKE CITY, c1861. A telegraph office, liquor store and ambrotype gallery on Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photograph, c1861

Background imageOffice Collection: Main Post Office and Automobile Club, Casablanca, Morocco

Main Post Office and Automobile Club, Casablanca, Morocco. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOffice Collection: LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4

LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4
Two turntable ladders deployed at an office building fire in Farringdon Street, City of London, 16 November 1934. The top of the turntable ladder on the left is totally engulfed in the swirling black

Background imageOffice Collection: The TransAmerica Pyramid

The TransAmerica Pyramid, at 260m the tallest building in San Francisco, California, USA

Background imageOffice Collection: The Palazzo Pretoria - Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

The Palazzo Pretoria - Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
The Palazzo Pretoria - a Renaissance-style civic office building, built mainly during the 16th century (completed in 1580s), in the Piazza San Michele in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Date: 1902

Background imageOffice Collection: Aerial view, landing stage, Liverpool

Aerial view, landing stage, Liverpool
Aerial photo landing stage at Liverpool, showing the Liver, Cunard, Dock Office, India, and Midland Bank buildings

Background imageOffice Collection: Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)

Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101415 Marmottes administratives. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marmottes administratives)

Background imageOffice Collection: Portrait of Edmond Duranty, writer and art critic. 1879 (pastel and tempera on wood)

Portrait of Edmond Duranty, writer and art critic. 1879 (pastel and tempera on wood)
LRI4638298 Portrait of Edmond Duranty, writer and art critic. 1879 (pastel and tempera on wood) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageOffice Collection: Beatles Fan Club Office, 10th April 1964. Anne Collingham (18) and Bettina Rose (20)

Beatles Fan Club Office, 10th April 1964. Anne Collingham (18) and Bettina Rose (20), joint national secretaries to The Beatles Fan Club

Background imageOffice Collection: A LAWYERS OFFICE / 1842

A LAWYERS OFFICE / 1842
A weeping woman sits in a solicitors office. The solicitor doesnt really know what to do or how to console her. Date: 1842

Background imageOffice Collection: Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton

Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Shipbuilding scene, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Background imageOffice Collection: Mr Sandow Attending To His Days Correspondence, c1898

Mr Sandow Attending To His Days Correspondence, c1898. Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was a German pioneering bodybuilder known as the father of modern bodybuilding

Background imageOffice Collection: Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman

Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman
Caricature of Archdeacon Charles Gordon Cumming Dunbar (1844-1916), Anglican clergyman of St Andrews Church, Tavistock Place, London, who was involved in a divorce case in 1881 brought by his wife

Background imageOffice Collection: Fire suppression systems

Fire suppression systems
Illustration of a fire suppression systems

Background imageOffice Collection: Auckland Central Business District, Skytower, and Waitemata Harbour, North Island, New Zealand

Auckland Central Business District, Skytower, and Waitemata Harbour, North Island, New Zealand

Background imageOffice Collection: TELEGRAPH OPERATORS, c1912. Telegraph operators copying messages transmitted from ships at sea

TELEGRAPH OPERATORS, c1912. Telegraph operators copying messages transmitted from ships at sea, at the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company school in New York. Photograph, c1912

Background imageOffice Collection: The Scott Key Mansion, Washington DC, USA

The Scott Key Mansion, Washington DC, USA. Home of Francis Scott Key, author of Star Spangled Banner - located at 3518 M Street, N. W. The one-storey annex at the right was his law ofice

Background imageOffice Collection: Blitz in City of London -- Newgate Street, WW2

Blitz in City of London -- Newgate Street, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- three firefighters in action with a hosepipe outside Newgate Street post office, 30 December 1940

Background imageOffice Collection: Skyline Of Downtown Edmonton Reflected In The North Saskatchewan River Under A Blue Sky; Edmonton

Skyline Of Downtown Edmonton Reflected In The North Saskatchewan River Under A Blue Sky; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Background imageOffice Collection: Colour photolithograph recruiting poster after TEC, 1965

Colour photolithograph recruiting poster after TEC, 1965
ROYAL TOURNAMENT/ EARLS COURT/ JULY 9TH - 26TH/ 2. 30 AND 7. 30 DAILY Colour photolithograph recruiting poster after TEC, 1965 (c). Published by Her Majesty?s Stationery Office, 1965 (c)

Background imageOffice Collection: Spr Office - Rare Books

Spr Office - Rare Books
Offices of the SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH at their former address, Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington, London : rare books in the Library Date: 1987

Background imageOffice Collection: The Post Office, Aldingbourne, Sussex

The Post Office, Aldingbourne, Sussex
The Post Office, Aldingbourne, Chichester, near Westergate, Sussex, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageOffice Collection: View of Hartington, Peak District, Derbshire

View of Hartington, Peak District, Derbshire, basically uncanged to this day. The house on the left has a sign above the door identifying it as the village Post Office Date: 1906

Background imageOffice Collection: Caldey Island, Wales - The Monastery

Caldey Island, Wales - The Monastery
Caldey Island, Wales off the southwest coast near Tenby - The Cistercian Monastery. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOffice Collection: Slindon, West Sussex, England - The Post Office

Slindon, West Sussex, England - The Post Office. The tree has been replanted and is now encircled by a low wooden seat, rather than the pictured railing enclosure! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOffice Collection: Tour Eiffel

Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the Trocadero, circa 1925. (Photo by Gall/General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOffice Collection: St. Pauls Cathedral and Blackfriars Bridge at dusk, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Pauls Cathedral and Blackfriars Bridge at dusk, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageOffice Collection: Tokyo colorful doors and symmetric architecture in a hotel building, The Soho

Tokyo colorful doors and symmetric architecture in a hotel building, The Soho.



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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.