Description | English: Self-portrait of Swedish illustrator C. Axel Goës |
Date | 1900 |
Source | Boktryckeri-Kalender 1900 (https://archive.org/details/boktryckeri-kalender-1900-01zachrisson/page/124/mode/2up?view=theater) |
Author | C. Axel Goës |
Tag Archives: Desks
Horace
Description | English: Horace (or any 15th-century writer) at his desk; title-page cut from a 1498 edition of the works of Horace |
Date | 1498 |
Source | Horatii Flacci Venusini Poete lirici opera (https://archive.org/details/horatijflacciven00hora/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater). |
Author | Anonymous |
The Woman in Business and Her Closed Ford Car
Description | English: “Her habit of measuring time in terms of dollars gives the woman in business keen insight into the true value of a Ford closed car for her personal use.” Image from a 1924 advertisement. |
Date | 1924 |
Source | Advertisement in The Delineator (https://archive.org/details/delineator104olou/page/n335/mode/2up) |
Author | Anonymous |
Scribe Writing
Description | English: Man writing at a desk, from a book printed in 1547 |
Date | 1547 |
Source | La Vie des troys Maries (https://archive.org/details/LaVieDesTroysMaries1547/page/n5/mode/2up) |
Author | Anonymous |
The Virtues of My Paper
Description | English: “Just See How It Holds at the Stitches”: Businessman demonstrating the virtues of Foldwell paper |
Date | 1920 |
Source | Advertising & Selling (https://archive.org/details/advertisingselli1920newyrich/page/n5/mode/2up) |
Author | Anonymous |
Empty Desk
Description | English: Ornament from the Roters Illustrators series from American Type Founders |
Date | 1923 |
Source | ATF specimen book (https://archive.org/details/1923AmericanTypeFoundersSpecimenBookCatalogue/page/n747/mode/2up?q=indexes) |
Author | Anonymous |
This scalable illustration can be used at any size.
Files at the Department of Justice
Description | English: A room filed with files at the U. S. Department of Justice |
Date | 1892 |
Source | Office Specialty Mfg. Co. catalogue (https://archive.org/details/bestmostcomplete00offi/page/6/mode/2up) |
Author | Anonymous |
Isaiah Takes Him a Great Roll
“Take thee a great roll, and write on it with a man’s pen” —Isaiah 8:1.
Description |
English: Isaiah the prophet writes on a scroll (illustrating Isaiah 8:1)
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Date | |
Source | The New Illustrated Holy Bible (https://archive.org/details/newillustratedh00newy/page/722/mode/2up) |
Author | Anonymous |
Proper Writing Posture
Description |
English: Demonstration of proper writing position from an 1879 manual
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Date | |
Source | Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms (https://archive.org/details/hillsmanualofsoc00hill_0/page/20/mode/2up) |
Author | Anonymous |
Description |
English: Demonstration of proper writing position from an 1879 manual
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Date | |
Source | Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms (https://archive.org/details/hillsmanualofsoc00hill_0/page/20/mode/2up) |
Author | Anonymous |
The background has been made transparent in both illustrations.
Executive Desk
Description |
English: Illustration of an executive desk from 1921
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Date | |
Source | Canadian Printer & Publisher (https://archive.org/details/canprinterpublish1921toro/page/n21) |
Author | Anonymous |