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  • The house and birthplace of Sir Humphry Davy in Penzance, Cornwall. Pencil drawing.
  • John Coakley Lettsom's house, Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey: view from the road. Engraving by Ambrose Warren after G. Samuel, 1805.
  • A street scene with building work going on: an old man holds his cap out to a well-dressed man who refuses to help him. Lithograph by Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé.
  • Trunk and branch of a sacred, East Indian "dragtoe" tree, in separate plates. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.
  • Clouds Hill, the residence of T.E. Lawrence. Photographic postcard, 19--.
  • The interior of a house on the island of Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada, with some of its inhabitants encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Sarawak: interior of a Kayan tribal house. Photograph.
  • Clouds Hill, the residence of T.E. Lawrence. Photographic postcard, 19--.
  • Surgeon John Norton's House, Golden Square, London, (top) and an advertisement for "his assistant & successor" John Hayman. Engraving by Long, 1786.
  • A house set amidst trees within a condom situated in a barren desert setting with the word 'preservation' suggesting condoms are as safe as houses; an illustration by T. F. Barbier from 1987 representing an advertisement for safe sex by the GSG, Groupe SIDA Genève. Colour lithograph.
  • Sarawak: a Malay fishing village at the mouth of the Trusan River. Photograph.
  • "Don't just sit there, Fred - get a house renovation grant." : If you need an inside lavoratory, proper bathroom or a hot water supply, see about a free grant at your town hall / Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.
  • "Don't just sit there, George - get a house renovation grant." : If you need an inside lavoratory, proper bathroom or a hot water supply, see about a free grant at your town hall / Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.
  • Sarawak: interior of a Kadayan tribal house, with a meal laid out. Photograph.
  • Patna seen from the Ganges, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1795.
  • The house of Abraham Cowley in Chertsey. Line engraving by J. Basire.
  • Sarawak: the supporting poles of a Kayan tribal house and a Sea Dayak house under construction. Photograph.
  • Hupeh province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • A tuberculosis patient undergoing an examination, Cuba: a doctor is shown examining the face of a patient, seated at a dispensary examination table. Photograph, 1902.
  • Waiting room in a dispensary for the treatment of tuberculosis, Cuba: a nurse stands beside the reception table, surrounded by seated patients. Photograph, 1902.
  • Mobile disinfection service, Cuba: Men are shown unloading a pump and hose from a small horse-drawn van, in readiness to disinfect a building. Photograph, 1902.
  • Six figures passing the time with various entertainments. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, 1771, after G.M. Kraus.
  • Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Tenement building, Aquila Street, 116, Cuba: a view of the courtyard, with inhabitants standing on balconies at each floor. Photograph, 1902.
  • Five men indoors round a table smoking and playing backgammon, behind a man and women talk. Etching by J. Suyderhoff after A. van Ostade, 1670.
  • Tobacco factory, Industrial Corner, Barcelona St., Cuba: a view of the interior, showing men seated at rows of desks, rolling cigars. Photograph, 1902.
  • Water tank in St. Giles in the Fields, London. Wood engraving, 1858.
  • Tenement building, Cuba: an interior view of the entrance courtyard, with stairs to upper floors. Photograph, 1902.
  • Tenement building 'Poloni', San Rafael Street, Corner Oquedo, Cuba: an exterior view of the building on laundry day, with the inhabitants outside. Photograph, 1902.