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Background imageSocial Class Collection: The latecomers, c1914. Creator: Albert Guillaume

The latecomers, c1914. Creator: Albert Guillaume
The latecomers, c1914

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Devils Acre-Westminster, 1872. Devils Acre, a Victorian slum near Westminster Abbey had a high rate of mortality from diseases such as typhoid. From, " LONDON

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Our Village, c1890, (1936). Creator: Hubert von Herkomer

Our Village, c1890, (1936). Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Our Village, c1890, (1936). Village scene by Sir Hubert von Herkomer. (1849-1914). Oil on canvas. From " Bibbys Annual 1936", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, Ltd. Liverpool, 1936]

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Old Woman Selling Eggs, 1632. Creator: Hendrick Bloemaert

Old Woman Selling Eggs, 1632. Creator: Hendrick Bloemaert
Old Woman Selling Eggs, 1632

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Friedrich Engels, German socialist and collaborator and supporter of Karl Marx, 1879

Friedrich Engels, German socialist and collaborator and supporter of Karl Marx, 1879. Engels lived mainly in England from 1842

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859. Creator: Paul Gavarni

Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Portrait of Arthur Atherley as an Etonian, c1791. Creator: Thomas Lawrence

Portrait of Arthur Atherley as an Etonian, c1791. Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Portrait of Arthur Atherley as an Etonian, c1791

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Creator: Jan Vermeer

Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Creator: Jan Vermeer
Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Other Title(s): Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. In a quiet, private moment, a young woman stands, engrossed in reading a letter

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Dutch Girl at Breakfast, c.1756. Creator: Jean-Etienne Liotard

Dutch Girl at Breakfast, c.1756. Creator: Jean-Etienne Liotard
Dutch Girl at Breakfast, c.1756

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Young Woman, with Puck the Dog, c.1885-c.1886. Creator: Thérèse Schwartze

Young Woman, with Puck the Dog, c.1885-c.1886. Creator: Thérèse Schwartze
Young Woman, with Puck the Dog, c.1885-c.1886

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor, 1886. Artist: John J Crew

Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor, 1886. Artist: John J Crew
Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor, 1886. Leading a Charge after Being Wounded in his Right Arm. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) commanded the forces of Parliament during the English Civil War

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Limehouse Dock, 1872. Limehouse Dock in Tower Hamlets used by seagoing vessels to offload cargo to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regents Canal. From, " LONDON

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Tondal Suffers a Seizure at Dinner; Les Visions du chevalier Tondal

Tondal Suffers a Seizure at Dinner; Les Visions du chevalier Tondal, 1475

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Preparing for croquet, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Preparing for croquet, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Preparing for croquet, 1871

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Temperate and the Intemperate

The Temperate and the Intemperate, about 1475-1480

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Group Portrait of Caucasian Men and Women, about 1860-1889. Creator: Unknown

Group Portrait of Caucasian Men and Women, about 1860-1889. Creator: Unknown
Group Portrait of Caucasian Men and Women, about 1860-1889. Group portrait of a number of Caucasian men and women

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Paying money to kago-ya, about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I

Paying money to kago-ya, about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I
Paying money to kago-ya, about 1873-1883. A man standing on the right, extending a small piece of paper to a man kneeling on the left

Background imageSocial Class Collection: A Japanese girl in a jurikisha, about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I

A Japanese girl in a jurikisha, about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I
A Japanese girl in a jurikisha, about 1873-1883. A Japanese woman, with a parasol, in a rickshaw, being pulled by one man and pushed by another

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Kago Bearers, about 1868. Creator: Felice Beato

Kago Bearers, about 1868. Creator: Felice Beato
Kago Bearers, about 1868. Focusing on traditional Japanese life, Beato offered a rare visual record of the last years of feudal Japan before modernization began in the Meiji period in 1871

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Red Hook Housing Project, Brooklyn, New York, 1939. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc

Red Hook Housing Project, Brooklyn, New York, 1939. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Red Hook Housing Project, Brooklyn, New York, 1939

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Hutton Brick Works, Kingston, New York, 1939. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc

Hutton Brick Works, Kingston, New York, 1939. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Hutton Brick Works, Kingston, New York, 1939

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Astoria Houses, 1951. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc

Astoria Houses, 1951. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Astoria Houses, 1951

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Vladeck Houses, Madison St. New York City, 1941. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc

Vladeck Houses, Madison St. New York City, 1941. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Vladeck Houses, Madison St. New York City, 1941

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Japanese woman being carried by two Japanese men in a kago

Japanese woman being carried by two Japanese men in a kago, 1868-1880. View of a woman sitting in a kago, or palanquin, being held by two men who each also hold a tall walking pole

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Norimono or Sedan Chair, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato

Norimono or Sedan Chair, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato
Norimono or Sedan Chair, 1866-1867. Woman in a sedan chair with three attendants

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Kago Bearers, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato

Kago Bearers, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato
Kago Bearers, 1866-1867. Two men bearing a woman in a sedan chair

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Fishmonger, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato

Fishmonger, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato
Fishmonger, 1866-1867. Full length portrait of a man with two baskets of fish

Background imageSocial Class Collection: A Japanese Indentured Worker, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato

A Japanese Indentured Worker, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato
A Japanese Indentured Worker, 1866-1867. Full length portrait of a Japanese man

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Socialist relief, Constitution Square, Warsaw, Poland. Creator: Unknown

Socialist relief, Constitution Square, Warsaw, Poland. Creator: Unknown
Socialist relief, Constitution Square, Warsaw, Poland. Post-war Social Realist sculpture of factory worker

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Socialist relief, Constitution Square, Warsaw, Poland. Creator: Unknown

Socialist relief, Constitution Square, Warsaw, Poland. Creator: Unknown
Socialist relief, Constitution Square, Warsaw, Poland. Post-war Social Realist sculpture of factory worker

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Phipps Garden Apartments, 5101 39th Ave

Phipps Garden Apartments, 5101 39th Ave. Long Island City, 1940

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Matchbox-makers at Bow, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Matchbox-makers at Bow, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Matchbox-makers at Bow, 1871....thousands of poor people in London...depend on the sale and manufacture of these useful little things for their daily bread...560, 000

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Marriage of Princess Louise: the Bridesmaids, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Marriage of Princess Louise: the Bridesmaids, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Marriage of Princess Louise: the Bridesmaids, 1871

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Waiting for coke at the gasworks

Waiting for coke at the gasworks, Barrière d'Italie, Paris, (sketch by balloon post), 1871

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Municipal canteen at the corner of the Boulevard Poissonniere

Municipal canteen at the corner of the Boulevard Poissonniere
Municipal canteen at the corner of the Boulevard Poissonnière, Paris, 1871. The Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War....we present [an illustration]...from the sketches of our clever French Artist, M

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The half hour before dinner, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The half hour before dinner, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The half hour before dinner, 1871....when half-past seven is marked by the gilt Paris clock on the mantelpiece, while the summons to walk into the dining-room is still delayed

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Haddon Hall in the Olden Time, c1810s-1840s. Creator: David Cox the Elder

Haddon Hall in the Olden Time, c1810s-1840s. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Haddon Hall in the Olden Time, c1810s-1840s

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Haddon Hall, the Terrace, 1833-1834. Creator: David Cox the Elder

Haddon Hall, the Terrace, 1833-1834. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Haddon Hall, the Terrace, 1833-1834. Additional Info: Haddon Hall, Derbyshire

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Near Malvern, 1834-37. Creator: David Cox the Elder

Near Malvern, 1834-37. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Near Malvern, 1834-37

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Study of a Woman Standing Beside a Table, 1800-15. Creator: David Cox the Elder

Study of a Woman Standing Beside a Table, 1800-15. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Study of a Woman Standing Beside a Table, 1800-15

Background imageSocial Class Collection: 'Chill October' - Rotten-Row, 1871. Creator: Unknown

"Chill October" - Rotten-Row, 1871. Creator: Unknown
"Chill October" - Rotten-Row, 1871....the desolate view near Hyde Park-corner [in London]

Background imageSocial Class Collection: 'Return from Labour', by W

"Return from Labour", by W. Fyfe, in the Scottish Gallery, Pall-Mall, 1871. Engraving of a painting

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Chimneysweep, 1928. Creator: Vaino Kunnas

Chimneysweep, 1928. Creator: Vaino Kunnas
Chimneysweep, 1928

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Cobblestone Cutter, 1936. Creator: Juho Salminen

Cobblestone Cutter, 1936. Creator: Juho Salminen
Cobblestone Cutter, 1936

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Portrait of a man, c1910s. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of a man, c1910s. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a man, c1910s

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964) whose first marriage to the 9th Duke of Marlborough ended in divorce, and who later married Lt. Col

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964) whose first marriage to the 9th Duke of Marlborough ended in divorce, and who later married Lt. Col

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Lord Milner, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Lord Milner, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lord Milner, between c1915 and c1920. Shows British statesman Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (1854-1925)

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Hon. Mrs. Henry Wm. Forster, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Hon. Mrs. Henry Wm. Forster, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Hon. Mrs. Henry Wm. Forster, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Count J. Bubua & Olga, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Count J. Bubua & Olga, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Count J. Bubua & Olga, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Comtesse de Bryas, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Comtesse de Bryas, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Comtesse de Bryas, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Workmen at the Creuzot Ironworks, Burgundy, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Workmen at the Creuzot Ironworks, Burgundy, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Workmen at the Creuzot Ironworks, Burgundy, 1870. Workers at...the great manufacturing establishment of Messrs. Schneider and Co

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, [from Victoria Docks, London], 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Opening of Southwark Park, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Opening of Southwark Park, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Opening of Southwark Park, 1869. Public space in Rotherhithe, south-east London

Background imageSocial Class Collection: New school-room, Boys Home, Regent's Park-Road, 1870. Creator: Unknown

New school-room, Boys Home, Regent's Park-Road, 1870. Creator: Unknown
New school-room, Boys Home, Regent's Park-Road, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Strike at the Creuzot Ironworks: workmen resisting the strike, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Strike at the Creuzot Ironworks: workmen resisting the strike, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Strike at the Creuzot [sic] Ironworks: workmen resisting the strike, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Mayor's Ball at Nottingham, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Mayor's Ball at Nottingham, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Mayor's Ball at Nottingham, 1870. The public-spirited Mayor of Nottingham, Mr

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Duke of Richmond, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Duke of Richmond, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Duke of Richmond, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The King declaring open the new speech-room at Rugby School

The King declaring open the new speech-room at Rugby School
At The School That Has Left A Deep Mark On Great Britain, The Empire, And The World: In A Great And Splendid School: The King Declaring Open The New Speech-Room At Rugby. 1909

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Lecture to working men on ornamental ironwork at the South Kensington Museum

Lecture to working men on ornamental ironwork at the South Kensington Museum, [London], 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The King planting his oak at Rugby School

The King planting his oak at Rugby School
At The School That Has Left A Deep Mark On Great Britain, The Empire, And The World: The King planting his oak at Rugby School, 1909

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The King at Rugby School - officers training corps, 1909. Creator: Montague Dixon

The King at Rugby School - officers training corps, 1909. Creator: Montague Dixon
At The School That Has Left A Deep Mark On Great Britain, The Empire, And The World: The King at Rugby School - officers training corps, 1909

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The King planting his oak at Rugby School

The King planting his oak at Rugby School
At The School That Has Left A Deep Mark On Great Britain, The Empire, And The World: The King planting his oak at Rugby School, 1909

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Prince and Princess of Wales at the National Hunt Steeplechase, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the National Hunt Steeplechase, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales at the National Hunt Steeplechase, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Street Characters of Paris: the Faubourg St. Antoine, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Street Characters of Paris: the Faubourg St. Antoine, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Street Characters of Paris: the Faubourg St. Antoine, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Street Characters of Paris: the Boulevard des Italiens, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Street Characters of Paris: the Boulevard des Italiens, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Street Characters of Paris: the Boulevard des Italiens, 1870....the very centre of lounging Parisian life - the head-quarters, in fact

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The King planting his oak at Rugby School

The King planting his oak at Rugby School
At The School That Has Left A Deep Mark On Great Britain, The Empire, And The World: The King planting his oak at Rugby School, 1909

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Their Graces: the Leaders of British Society - No

Their Graces: the Leaders of British Society - No. VII. - the Duchess of Devonshire, 1909. Drawn By Our Special Artist, G. C. Wilmshurst

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The King at Rugby School, 1909

The King at Rugby School, 1909
At The School That Has Left A Deep Mark On Great Britain, The Empire, And The World: The King at Rugby School, 1909

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Sketches from Ireland: Meath lads on their garden plot at Crossakeel

Sketches from Ireland: Meath lads on their garden plot at Crossakeel, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: America winning the International Cup for Polo: last Monday's play at Hurlingham

America winning the International Cup for Polo: last Monday's play at Hurlingham [Club, south-west London], 1909

Background imageSocial Class Collection: 'Good Luck', by C. Baugniet

"Good Luck", by C. Baugniet, in the International Exhibition, 1871. Engraving of a painting...by the Belgian artist, M. C

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Guards Band in St. James's Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain

The Guards Band in St. James's Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain
The Guards Band in St

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Prince of Wales at the Meet of the Burton Hounds

The Prince of Wales at the Meet of the Burton Hounds, Green Man, Lincoln Heath, 1870. The future King Edward VII goes foxhunting

Background imageSocial Class Collection: A Saturday Half Holiday, 1871. Creator: Unknown

A Saturday Half Holiday, 1871. Creator: Unknown
A Saturday Half Holiday, 1871

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Baroness v. Maltzan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Baroness v. Maltzan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Baroness v. Maltzan, between c1915 and c1920. Photograph possibly shows Edith Gruson (1886-1976), the wife of Argo von Maltzan, German ambassador to the United States (1924-1927)

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Baron R. Avezzana, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Baron R. Avezzana, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Baron R. Avezzana, between c1915 and c1920. Baron Camillo Romano Avezzana (1867-1959) who served as Italian ambassador to the United States

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire: examination of the prisoners, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire: examination of the prisoners, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire: examination of the prisoners, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire: escorting prisoners to the courthouse at Barnsley

The Colliery Riots in Yorkshire: escorting prisoners to the courthouse at Barnsley, 1870

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Yuagari, Kansei koro fujin. (After the bath: Woman of the Kansei era)

Yuagari, Kansei koro fujin. (After the bath: Woman of the Kansei era). From the series Thirty-six elegant selections, 1893

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Portrait of George Dawe as a child, c1784. Creator: George Morland

Portrait of George Dawe as a child, c1784. Creator: George Morland
Portrait of George Dawe as a child, c1784

Background imageSocial Class Collection: I.W.W. Meeting, Union Sq. 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

I.W.W. Meeting, Union Sq. 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
I.W.W. Meeting, Union Sq. 1914. Shows crowd at IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) rally in Union Square, New York City on April 11, 1914

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Steerage survivors, EMPRESS OF IRE

Steerage survivors, EMPRESS OF IRE. Miss Anna Hammen, Miss Hilma Kalis, Miss Hilma Goosettill, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSocial Class Collection: Unemployed in St. Mark's N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Unemployed in St. Mark's N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Unemployed in St. Mark's N.Y. between c1910 and c1915



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