Cigars Collection (page 5)

Reader in Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba, c1910s
Reader in Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba. Readers are a traditional feature of Cuban cigar factories where the reader, often someone with radio experience, reads the news

Tabaco bajo toldo. Shade grown Tobacco - Cuba, c1900. [American Photo Studios, Havana-Cuba]

Tobacco Gathering, 1900
Tobacco Gathering, c1900

Cuba: Vega de tabaco. Tobacco Plantation, c1900s

The First Cigar: The Result, 1910
The First Cigar: The Result. A boy coughs having smoked his first cigar. From a vintage stereoscope c1910

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909), Spanish pianist and composer. Artist: A Esplugas
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909), Spanish pianist and composer. A print from Les Musiciens Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, Paris, 1948

Making the huge cigars smoked by women, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Making the huge cigars smoked by women, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Young Burmese woman holding a huge cigar, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Young Burmese woman holding a huge cigar, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Burmese women smoking outside their home, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Burmese women smoking outside their home, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

He was once offered the leadership of the Conservative Party, 1871. Artist: Coide
He was once offered the leadership of the Conservative Party, 1871. A caricature of Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland (1815-1888), British politician

A German Attache, Baron Hermann von Eckardstein, German diplomat, 1898. Artist: Spy
A German Attache, Baron Hermann von Eckardstein, German diplomat, 1898. In 1898 Eckardstein brokered a meeting between Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain

He has Succeeded in Volunteering, Viscount Ranelagh, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
He has Succeeded in Volunteering, Viscount Ranelagh, 1870. A print from Vanity Fair, June 25th 1870

The Convivially Genial CO, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 30th October 1896

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer, 1857 (1956)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer, 1857, (1956). Brunel (1806-1859) standing in front of the launching chains of his steamship the Great Eastern

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer, 1857 (1956). Artist: Robert Howlett
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer, 1857 (1956). Brunel (1806-1859) standing in front of the launching chains of his steamship the Great Eastern

The Jockey Club, 1882. Artist: Spy
The Jockey Club, 1882. Frederick Barne. Barne was a member of the Jockey Club. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 5th August 1882

Advert for Foots Burlington adjustable rest-chair, 1916

A Burmese woman making cigars, c1900s

Al Capone, 2007. Artist: Karen Humpage
Al Capone, 2007. American gangster Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899-1947) led a crime syndicate dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcohol during the time of their prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s

Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, British sportsman, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, British sportsman, 1926. Portrait of Lowther (1857-1944), an avid sportsman who donated the original Lonsdale Belts for boxing

Jimmy Durante, American singer, pianist, actor and comedian, 1934-1935. Born James Francis Durante, he was one of Americas most popular entertainers from the 1920s to the 1960s

Ernst Lubitsch, German-born Jewish film director, 1933. Lubitsch (1892-1947) emigrated to Hollywood in 1922

Edward Goldenberg Robinson, American stage and film actor, of Romanian origin, 1933
Edward Goldenberg Robinson, American stage and film actor of Romanian origin, 1933. Edward G Robinson (1893-1973) was one of Hollywoods top box office draws in the 1930s and 40s

Indigenous people, Venezuela, 19th century. Artist: A de Neuville
Indigenous people, Venezuela, 19th century

Albert Cahen d Anvers, 1881. Artist: Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919)
Albert Cahen d Anvers, 1881. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Slaves Celebrating Liberation, c1860s. A racist depiction of slaves at the mansion of Robert W Barnwell, Confederate leader. The music on the piano is upside-down, ridiculling their illiteracy

Good History, 1871. Artist: Oluf Simony Jensen
Good History, 1871

Arrete sur la Vente des Cigares et du Tabac, from French Political posters of the Paris Commune, May 1871

Thomas Beecham (1879-1961), English conductor and impresario. Beecham, seen here holding a cigar, founded the New Symphony Orchestra

After the election, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
After the election, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 2nd September 1893

Restaurant, 1873-1942. Artist: Albert Guillaume
Restaurant, 1873-1942

George Moores steam man, 1893. Artist: George Moore
George Moores steam man, 1893. Petrol-fired boiler operated a 1/2 hp engine. Exhaust through helmet, steam exhaust through cigar. Walking speed 7-9 mph. Woodcut published London

Our (Very) Friendly Societies!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Our (Very) Friendly Societies!, 1886. The representative of Britains honest and sober working-class is diligently posting his small savings into the door of the Cormorant Friendly Society

The Irrepressible Tourist, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
This is a cartoon of Germanys Prince Bismarck. He is surrounded by maps of all different places. Bismarcks Colonial Policy had caused concern with Germany acquiring possessions in the Cameroons

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