Broom Collection (page 2)

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, sweepers sitting on the sidewalk smoke the shisha, 1900
LUX4778853 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side, sweepers sitting on the sidewalk smoke the shisha, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, Nile side)

Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, and broom, Genista tridentata (Chamaespartium)
FLO4668550 Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, and broom, Genista tridentata (Chamaespartium). Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

United Kingdom, London: Somerset House, 1895 - Statue Wellington, tramway, post office, Salisbury
LUX4815812 United Kingdom, London: Somerset House, 1895 - Statue Wellington, tramway, post office, Salisbury; (add.info.: United Kingdom, London: Somerset House, 1895 - Statue Wellington, tramway)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the city of Paris throwing the Germans out of these walls
LUX4739374 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the city of Paris throwing the Germans out of these walls, titled: 'No garbage before my door', 1914

Three people photographed at Casa Maierotto, Cortina
3570605 Three people photographed at Casa Maierotto, Cortina; (add.info.: Cortina D'Ampezzo 1890 ca. Photographer: Rotschild, N.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: a farm and its inhabitants, 1890
LUX4796702 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: a farm and its inhabitants, 1890; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: a farm and its inhabitants

Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209447 Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209441 Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209420 Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: peasant couple in the Mancelle countryside, 1895
LUX4711135 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Le Mans: peasant couple in the Mancelle countryside, 1895; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)

Boulevard de Magenta, a worker sweeps the gutter, Paris, 1895 (b/w photo)
LUX4782769 Boulevard de Magenta, a worker sweeps the gutter, Paris, 1895 (b/w photo); (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Boulevard de Magenta

Broom (colour litho)
3117095 Broom (colour litho); (add.info.: Sarothamnus scoparius, Cytisus scoparius Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erlauterndem Texte)

Letter B: logger; branches; swing; fight; oxen; bather; hat; broom; boat; wood; bugs; bottle. Alphabet (Abecedaire)
DUV4199509 Letter B: logger; branches; swing; fight; oxen; bather; hat; broom; boat; wood; bugs; bottle. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Letter C: Troubled correspondence. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209242 Letter C: Troubled correspondence. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Q le balayage du Quartier - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving)
DUV4215693 Q le balayage du Quartier - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving); (add.info.: Q le balayage du Quartier - Engraving 1837 in " Alphabet militaire" Lithographs by Clement)

Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209238 Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Plane tree, Platanus species, and heath, Erica species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668266 Plane tree, Platanus species, and heath, Erica species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Street crossing sweeper on Ludgate Hill wearing a cloth on his head. Copperplate etching drawn
FLO5000908 Street crossing sweeper on Ludgate Hill wearing a cloth on his head. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Broom, Cytisus scoparius. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4986950 Broom, Cytisus scoparius. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Chambermaid, reign of Charles VII, 1460. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after ancient English
FLO4685796 Chambermaid, reign of Charles VII, 1460. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after ancient English miniatures from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4934021 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Architecture Vivante, 1800
1574401 Architecture Vivante, 1800; (add.info.: Illustration shows a woman fashioned out of and/or wearing and carrying cooking implements, such as pans and utensils, a fireplace, a broom)

The married man's Coat of Arms (colour litho)
8656240 The married man's Coat of Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The married man's Coat of Arms)

Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas)
XOS5879300 Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

A maid using an improved dustpan
5310254 A maid using an improved dustpan; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a maid using an improved dustpan which enabled her to hold the pan with her foot while sweeping dust into it with the broom)

Daniel Cropp, filthy street-crossing sweeper on Charles Street and Rathbone Place
FLO5000897 Daniel Cropp, filthy street-crossing sweeper on Charles Street and Rathbone Place. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Street-crossing sweeper boy in a large waistcoast and soldier's jacket. With dog and broom
FLO5000932 Street-crossing sweeper boy in a large waistcoast and soldier's jacket. With dog and broom. Worked Prince's Street and Hanover Square

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing
ICA4845812 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing of the Pope! Out of here, that would be too convenient

Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving)
DUV4202539 Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator), 8 pages Letter A and B (araignee)

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Couple of settlers from New England (New England)
NWI4886843 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Couple of settlers from New England (New England) in the yard of a farm, late 17th century

Letter F: Fricot Research. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209251 Letter F: Fricot Research. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Broom species, Genista species. Genestra and Genet small. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668520 Broom species, Genista species. Genestra and Genet small. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving)
DUV4210954 Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving); 29.5x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cats. Engraving in " Alphabet Buffon"")

Woman berating her husband who got drunk the night before (colour litho)
8656685 Woman berating her husband who got drunk the night before (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mistress and chimney sweep Spring Cleaning (colour litho)
8656145 Mistress and chimney sweep Spring Cleaning (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mistress and chimney sweep Spring Cleaning)

Dyer's broom, Genista tinctoria
5856086 Dyer's broom, Genista tinctoria; (add.info.: Dyer's broom, Genista tinctoria. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Engraving depicting a maid sweeping the floor with a broom, 19th century
5308657 Engraving depicting a maid sweeping the floor with a broom, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a maid sweeping the floor with a broom)

Portrait of two young women deguisees as a peasant couple, 1900
LUX4816355 Portrait of two young women deguisees as a peasant couple, 1900; (add.info.: Portrait of two young women deguisees as a peasant couple, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979793 Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. Spain (19th c.). Alcala de Guadaira
CUL4877468 PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. Spain (19th c.). Alcala de Guadaira. Ruins of the castle

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: The place du marche after the march
LUX4768137 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: The place du marche after the march. Cleaning the square, Statue of Jules Ferry, Cathedrale

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Photography of military at the stops with their instrument of corvee
LUX4712241 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Photography of military at the stops with their instrument of corvee and their guardian, 1870; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220493 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The mouse trap (engraving)
8631124 The mouse trap (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mouse trap. Illustration from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News)

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Some women busy in the practice of house cleaning at the female school of professional training "Regina
3568807 Some women busy in the practice of house cleaning at the female school of professional training "Regina Elena" di Imola

Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16
MMM5482457 Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16, most of them from disadvantaged backgrounds, others convicted of minor offenses

Street in Paris (pastel on canvas)
1767652 Street in Paris (pastel on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 91.4x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Street in Paris. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Pastel on canvas

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"Broom: A Symbol of Timeless Tales and Everyday Necessity" In the enchanting world of literature, Cosette's humble broom in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables serves as a poignant reminder of her arduous journey towards freedom. Just like this young girl, the broom represents resilience and hope amidst adversity. Meanwhile, in bustling streets across the globe, mobile chimney sweeps rely on their trusty brooms to keep homes warm and safe. These unsung heroes diligently sweep away soot and debris, ensuring that families can enjoy cozy evenings by the fire. Stepping into a Netherlandish village landscape illustration, one might spot an intriguing scene where proverbs come alive. Amongst them stands a figure wielding a broom - an emblematic representation of cleanliness being next to godliness. Transporting us back in time is a retro-style desert scene featuring an old gas station and majestic saguaro cacti. Here, a solitary broom leans against weathered walls; its bristles whisper tales of countless swept floors and dusty journeys through forgotten highways. Amidst nature's symphony lies Emberiza calandra – the corn bunting perched gracefully on top of golden wheat fields. As it surveys its domain from high above, perhaps it contemplates how even the simplest tool like a broom has shaped human civilization over centuries. Ascending Ullapool's picturesque hillside reveals breathtaking vistas that capture hearts with their beauty. And yet amid this serene panorama lies evidence of human presence –a lone broom leaning against stone steps– reminding us that even amidst tranquility, everyday chores persist. Gordon Parks' iconic photograph "AMERICAN GOTHIC" immortalizes Ella Watson as she sits resolutely with her trusted companion –a sturdy broom– symbolizing strength and determination during challenging times when she served as US Government Chairwoman.