Lice Collection

Suffragette Cat Scratch and Fight Police. Cat with Votes for Women sign around its neck proclaims, I m a catty suffragette, I scratch and fight the P lice, so long as they withhold the vote

Searching for Head-Lice
A Catalan woman searches a childs head for lice (pediculis capitis) and nits (eggs or young lice) at Amelie-les-Bains

Fish louse feeding on tropical fish in aquarium
BB-1321 Fish louse feeding on tropical fish in aquarium Argulus spp. Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever
864792 Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever; (add.info.: Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever, caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazeki, is spread by lice)

A Mother Delousing her Child's Hair, Known as ‘A Mother's Duty, c.1660-c.1661. Creator: Pieter de Hooch
A Mother Delousing her Child's Hair, Known as A Mother's Duty, c.1660-c.1661. A mother is inspecting her child's hair for lice

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) with calluses covered in parasitic crustaceans named cyamids or whale lice (Cyamus ovalis)

Plague of lice and midges, 18th century (engraving)
5617273 Plague of lice and midges, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible)

Plate 2: a group of people in the street, possibly beggars, from the series of customs and pastimes of the Spanish people, 1850

Poor Boys, 19th Century (litho)
5232230 Poor Boys, 19th Century (litho) by Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel (1803-60) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor Boys, 19th Century)

ms 2510 Delousing Session, from a medical treatise (vellum)
CHT206213 ms 2510 Delousing Session, from a medical treatise (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Lice bane, Delphinium staphisagria, and lousewort, Pedicularis sylvatica. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Old Woman Delousing a Boy (colour litho)
3093024 Old Woman Delousing a Boy (colour litho) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Woman Delousing a Boy. Original in Alte Pinakothek, Munich)

Nervous Malady, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho)
STC446020 Nervous Malady, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mother Combing Her Childs Hair, known as Hunting for Lice, c
5672026 Mother Combing Her Childs Hair, known as Hunting for Lice, c.1652-53 (oil on panel) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 33.2x28.7 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch

Rat-kangaroo, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999637 Rat-kangaroo, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Scarlet Insect, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999176 Scarlet Insect, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Ant milking Aphides or Plant-lice (engraving)
966626 Ant milking Aphides or Plant-lice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ant milking Aphides or Plant-lice)

Butterfly Pea, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999174 Butterfly Pea, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Beggar Woman Fleaing a Boy, 1632. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet
Beggar Woman Fleaing a Boy, 1632

A mobile, military washing machine being guarded by troops
Horse-drawn machine was designed to rid a soldiers bedding from lice and infectious diseases. Steam is used to clean the bedding and uniforms. Straw-filled mattresses can be seen in the foreground

WEIGHING A PUPIL
The Nit Nurse checks a young boy for head lice as the rest of the class look on with interest and possible apprehension! Date: 1958

NIT-PICKING, CATALONIA
A Catalan woman searches a childs head for lice (pediculis capitis) and nits (eggs or young lice) at Amelie-les-Bains Date: 1904

Is This Your Louse?, 1787. 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Is This Your Louse?, 1787

Fierce as staring Ajax from this seat... 1787. 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Fierce as staring Ajax from this seat... 1787

Cracking a Joke, November 15, 1808. November 15, 1808. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Cracking a Joke, November 15, 1808

Cracking a Joke!!, 1813?. 1813?. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Cracking a Joke!!, 1813?

The De-Lousing Establishment at Samsun, Turkey
The De-Lousing Establishment/Station/Building at Samsun, Turkey Date: 1923

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) with patches covered in parasitic crustaceans named cyamids or whale lice (Cyamus ovalis)

Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, London, 1911
Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911. A nurse treats children whose hair is infested with lice and nits

A nurse examines girls hair, Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Woman checking for head lice; on the table is a bowl of cut hair

School nurse examining girls hair for head lice, Chaucer School, London, 1911. Another nurse is sitting at a desk

A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. Artist
A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. The City aldermen and Lord Mayor John Garratt examining an enormous louse on the Mansion House state bed

Louse clinging to a human hair, 1665
Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect, 1665. The human louse, a wingless parasitic insect, is now known to be a vector for epidemics of typhus. From Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

Louse clinging to a human hair in Hookes Micrographia, 1665. Robert Hooke was born on the Isle of Wight, and studied at Oxford University

WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?
Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper

Picture No. 10873637
Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Date:

Morning toilet Checking lice 1898 Middle East
Morning toilet. Checking for lice?. 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Ladybird (Coccinellidae) with aphids (Aphidoidea), macro

Picture No. 10873599
Human Crab Louse (Phthirus pubis) Date:

Pthirus pubis, crab louse
A crab louse with a body length 3.5 mm, this species of louse is known to sometimes infest the human body

Search for Head Lice
The Nit Nurse checks a young boy for head lice as the rest of the class look on with interest and possible apprehension!

Grey Whale - showing close-up of Barnacle (Cryptolepas rhachlanecti) & Louse (Cyamus scammoni)
KEL-491 Grey Whale - showing close-up of Barnacle (Cryptolepas rhachlanecti) & Louse (Cyamus scammoni) Eschrichtius gibbosus Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Picture No. 11807003
Humpback whale humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, note the two kinds of barnacles, the long gooseneck barnacle, Conchoderma aurtium, whic lives on the acorn barnacle, Coronula diadema

Summer Amusement. Bug Hunting
BAL57817 Summer Amusement. Bug Hunting by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

La Toilette Domestique, 1670-75 (oil on canvas)
XIR336966 La Toilette Domestique, 1670-75 (oil on canvas) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82); 14.7 x 11.3 cm; Alte Pinakothek, Munich

The Flea Catcher
BAL3100 The Flea Catcher by Tour, Georges de la (1593-1652); Musee Historique Lorrain, Nancy, France; (add.info.: La femme a la puce ; ); French, out of copyright

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"Lice: A Historical Tale of Infestation and Survival" In the depths of history, they have plagued both man and beast. From Suffragette Cat Scratch and Fight Police to Searching for Head-Lice, these tiny creatures have left their mark on our collective memory. Even in the tranquil world of aquariums, fish louse feeding on tropical fish reminds us that no creature is safe from their grasp. And during World War II, a chilling poster warned about typhus and how it spreads – a stark reminder of the dangers lurking within these minuscule pests. Nature itself bears witness to their presence; Southern right whales adorned with calluses covered in parasitic crustaceans show just how intertwined life can be. In centuries past, engravings depicted the plague and midges tormenting humanity – an affliction that spared neither beggars nor wealthy alike. The struggles faced by society's most vulnerable are evident in Plate 2: a group of people in the street, possibly beggars. Even children were not immune as seen in Poor Boys litho from the 19th century or Old Woman Delousing a Boy litho where compassion met necessity. Throughout medical history, efforts were made to combat this persistent problem. Manuscript ms 2510 reveals delousing sessions described within its vellum pages while Lice bane plants like Delphinium staphisagria offered hope against infestations alongside lousewort remedies. And finally, Nervous Malady illustration from The Works of Hippocrates serves as a testament to the psychological toll these parasites can take on individuals. Lice may be small but they hold great power over our lives - reminding us that even amidst adversity we find ways to fight back and survive.