Entrepreneurs Collection

The builders of the International Exhibition Building: Mr. Charles Lucas, Mr. Kelk... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The builders of the International Exhibition Building: Mr. Charles Lucas, Mr. Kelk, Mr. Thomas Lucas, 1862. Lucas Brothers undertook the construction for the International Exhibition of 1862

The Commissioners of the International Exhibition of 1862. Creator: M Jackson
The Commissioners of the International Exhibition of 1862. Top row: the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Thomas Baring; centre: Earl Granville; bottom row: Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke and Mr

Child labour working in the fields
Farming under the gang system - work contracted out to entrepreneurs who worked their labour force often under harsh conditions. Date: 1867

Philipp Wilhelm Ritter von Hamm, 1820 to1880, German agronomist, entrepreneur and politician, Germany, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, business attire, business attires, business man, business wear, businessmen, clothes, contemporary

Johann Gottfried Boltze, 1802 to 1868, a German entrepreneur in agriculture in the province of Saxony, Germany
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, archive, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, business attire, business attires, business man, business wear

Historical illustration of a travelling merchant with crosses, crucifixes
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, attire, auf, bayern, business attire, business attires, business man, business wear, businessmen, children, christian, clothes, copy, cross, crosses

Der Schmied von Aachen, Wehrhafter Schmied ist eine legendaere Aachener Figur, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, aix-la-chapelle, attire, blacksmiths shop, business man, businesses, businessmen, clothes, companies, company, craftsman, craftsmen, digital, digitally, employed

Barber shop in Jeddah, Jeddah, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century
4 people, accurate, arab, arabian, arabic, attire, barber shops, barbers, black, black-and-white, black-white, business attire, business attires, business man, business wear, businesses, businessmen

Karl Christopher Elsen (1649-1690), physicist in Nuremberg and Kulmbach, Germany, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, academic, attire, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, business attire, business attires, business executive, business man, business people, business wear, businessmen

Celebrities of the Day, Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps, GCSI (engraving)
1061415 Celebrities of the Day, Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps, GCSI (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps)

Sir Richard Tangyes first workshop (litho)
3621633 Sir Richard Tangyes first workshop (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Richard Tangyes first workshop)

Mr John Pearce at this coffee stall (litho)
3621631 Mr John Pearce at this coffee stall (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr John Pearce at this coffee stall)

Sir Philip Manfield (b / w photo)
3642080 Sir Philip Manfield (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Philip Manfield)

The editorial staff, Reuters Press Agency (b / w photo)
3642077 The editorial staff, Reuters Press Agency (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The editorial staff, Reuters Press Agency)

William Munton Bullivant (b / w photo)
3642068 William Munton Bullivant (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Munton Bullivant)

Mr J B Robinson, Dudley House, Park Lane, London (b / w photo)
3642066 Mr J B Robinson, Dudley House, Park Lane, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr J B Robinson, Dudley House, Park Lane, London)

Mr Benjamin Lee Guinness, the maker of the firm (b / w photo)
3642064 Mr Benjamin Lee Guinness, the maker of the firm (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Benjamin Lee Guinness, the maker of the firm)

Sir Walter Gilbey (b / w photo)
3642063 Sir Walter Gilbey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Walter Gilbey)

Mr Cecil Rhodess New House, Grootschur, Cape Town (b / w photo)
3642059 Mr Cecil Rhodess New House, Grootschur, Cape Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Cecil Rhodess New House, Grootschur, Cape Town)

The Pantheon, Oxford Street, London, used as offices and stores by Messrs W&A Gilbey (b / w photo)
3642056 The Pantheon, Oxford Street, London, used as offices and stores by Messrs W&A Gilbey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pantheon)

How the workers go down to the open diamond mines at Kimberley (b / w photo)
3642055 How the workers go down to the open diamond mines at Kimberley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford (b / w photo)
3642054 The Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cartwright Memorial Hall, Bradford)

Sir John Arnott (b / w photo)
3642038 Sir John Arnott (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Arnott)

King Edward VII firing one of Sir Hiram Maxims guns (b / w photo)
3642037 King Edward VII firing one of Sir Hiram Maxims guns (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Edward VII firing one of Sir Hiram Maxims guns)

Dwarkanath Tagore (engraving)
1617129 Dwarkanath Tagore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dwarkanath Tagore. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 June 1843)

Sir Charles Tennant (b / w photo)
810873 Sir Charles Tennant (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Charles Tennant)

J. B. Robinson (b / w photo)
810866 J. B. Robinson (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr J. B. Robinson, the South African millionaire who made his wealth in mining)

Sir John Leng (b / w photo)
810856 Sir John Leng (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Leng, Liberal Party politician and owner of the Dundee Advertiser. Photo by J)

Sir Henry Doulton (b / w photo)
810847 Sir Henry Doulton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Doulton, the famous potter)

Mr Andrew Carnegies history (litho)
810843 Mr Andrew Carnegies history (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Andrew Carnegies history as depicted by the Chicago Tribune)

Sir Henry Bessemer (b / w photo)
810838 Sir Henry Bessemer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Bessemer)

Sir Charles Mark Palmer (b / w photo)
810863 Sir Charles Mark Palmer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet)

Firing a Krupp gun to test it (b / w photo)
3642087 Firing a Krupp gun to test it (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firing a Krupp gun to test it)

A romantic incident in the life of Charles Tennant, the life of the founder of the St Rollox Works (litho)
3642078 A romantic incident in the life of Charles Tennant, the life of the founder of the St Rollox Works (litho) by English School

Lord Ardilaun, who purchased the Muckross Estate, Killarney (b / w photo)
3642067 Lord Ardilaun, who purchased the Muckross Estate, Killarney (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Ardilaun)

Silk drawing, Lord Mashams Mills (b / w photo)
3642053 Silk drawing, Lord Mashams Mills (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silk drawing, Lord Mashams Mills)

Spooling silk, Lord Mashams Mills, Manningham (b / w photo)
3642050 Spooling silk, Lord Mashams Mills, Manningham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spooling silk, Lord Mashams Mills, Manningham)

Mr Liberty and his co-directors in the trial studio (b / w photo)
3642049 Mr Liberty and his co-directors in the trial studio (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Liberty and his co-directors in the trial studio)

Mr Lawson Johnstons first Bovril office, 10 Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London (b / w photo)
3642042 Mr Lawson Johnstons first Bovril office, 10 Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Sir William Arrol, MP (b / w photo)
3642036 Sir William Arrol, MP (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Arrol, MP)

Mr J Pierpont Morgan (b / w photo)
3642024 Mr J Pierpont Morgan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr J Pierpont Morgan)

The Chamberlain Screw (right) and its predecessor (b / w photo)
3642021 The Chamberlain Screw (right) and its predecessor (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chamberlain Screw (right) and its predecessor

Sir Sydney Waterlows Town House, Chesham Place (b / w photo)
3642020 Sir Sydney Waterlows Town House, Chesham Place (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Sydney Waterlows Town House, Chesham Place)

Mr Yerkes first deal (litho)
3642019 Mr Yerkes first deal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Yerkes first deal)

Mr Councillor Chamberlain (b / w photo)
3642016 Mr Councillor Chamberlain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Councillor Chamberlain)

Dinner Hour, Tangyes works, Birmingham (b / w photo)
3641472 Dinner Hour, Tangyes works, Birmingham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner Hour, Tangyes works, Birmingham)

The Statue of Sir Hugh Myddelton at Islington-Green, sculptured by the late John Thomas (engraving)
1587905 The Statue of Sir Hugh Myddelton at Islington-Green, sculptured by the late John Thomas (engraving) by English School

A T Stewart, the American Millionaire (engraving)
1059300 A T Stewart, the American Millionaire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A T Stewart, the American Millionaire)

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"Unleashing the Spirit of Innovation: Entrepreneurs Throughout History" Step into the past and witness the remarkable journeys who shaped their societies. From child laborers to influential figures, these individuals defied odds and left an indelible mark on history. In 19th century Germany, agronomist Philipp Wilhelm Ritter von Hamm revolutionized agriculture with his entrepreneurial spirit. Through his innovative methods, he transformed fields and empowered communities. Johann Gottfried Boltze, another German entrepreneur in Saxony, displayed unwavering determination in advancing agricultural practices. His contributions paved the way for a more prosperous future for farmers across the province. Traveling merchants played a vital role in Bavaria's history. In this captivating illustration, we see one offering crucifixes to people outside an inn. These courageous entrepreneurs braved unknown territories to bring essential goods and spiritual solace to those they encountered. Der Schmied von Aachen stands as a legendary figure from Germany's rich folklore. This blacksmith exemplified entrepreneurship through his craftsmanship and resilience, becoming an emblematic symbol of strength within Aachen society. Across continents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, entrepreneurial spirits thrived even centuries ago. The barber shop depicted here showcases the bustling trade that took place within its walls—a testament to the enterprising nature of its owner and their commitment to serving their community. Karl Christopher Elsen was not only a physicist but also an entrepreneur who made significant contributions during his time in Nuremberg and Kulmbach, Germany. His scientific endeavors intertwined with business ventures demonstrate how innovation can fuel economic growth. Celebrities of their day like Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps captured public imagination through their entrepreneurial achievements. Their influence reached far beyond borders as they reshaped industries or undertook ambitious projects that forever changed societies around them. From humble beginnings come great successes—Sir Richard Tangye's first workshop serves as a reminder of this truth.