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William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.

H.M.S. Dreadnought, a hospital ship, being towed from Greenwich to Chatham by tugs. Wood engraving by J. Greenaway, with letterpress and view of St Paul's Cathedral in title area, 1872.

Five men gather round a table to play cards, drink and smoke in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after D. Teniers, the younger.

Five men sit smoking round a fireplace, another stands with his back to the fire. Mezzotint after A. van Ostade (?).

Jules Grévy takes the pulse of Marshal Macmahon, who lies sick in bed with a priest and another man; they are choking from the fumes of their burning bed; Léon Gambetta emerges from behind the scenes carrying a clyster. Coloured wood engraving, 1879.

A man blowing out clouds of smoke from a long pipe, with a tobacco plant to his right. Halftone, c. 1890, after a woodcut, c. 1616.

A healthy horse, representing the healthy effects of free trade. Coloured lithograph by J. West Giles after Sir E. Landseer.

Smoke : a study of town air / by Julius B. Cohen and Arthur G. Ruston.

An opium den in London's East End with smokers lying on wooden bunks and slouching by the fire. Wood-engraving by W. B. Murray, c. 1880.

People causing a nuisance by smoking in the street. Coloured etching by H. Heath, 1827.

Crimean War: a blazing battle in and around the harbour at Sevastopol, details of the French and English ships are given. Wood engraving, 1855.

Plan for clean air : the case for smoke prevention in a "quiz" of 20 questions and answers / National Smoke Abatement Society.

Scientific treatise on smoke abatement / H. Hamilton.

The three holy women take spices to the tomb of Christ; an angel is waiting there. Etching by J.B. Patas after J.B. Wicar after P. da Cortona.

Addresses, papers and disucussions at Conference on Smoke Abatement, London, Dec. 12-15th, 1905 / arranged by The Royal Sanitary Institute and The Coal Smoke Abatement Society.

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Crimean War: a blazing battle in and around the harbour at Sevastopol, details of the French and English ships are given. Wood engraving, 1855.

Plan for clean air : the case for smoke prevention in a "quiz" of 20 questions and answers / National Smoke Abatement Society.

Scientific treatise on smoke abatement / H. Hamilton.

The three holy women take spices to the tomb of Christ; an angel is waiting there. Etching by J.B. Patas after J.B. Wicar after P. da Cortona.

Addresses, papers and disucussions at Conference on Smoke Abatement, London, Dec. 12-15th, 1905 / arranged by The Royal Sanitary Institute and The Coal Smoke Abatement Society.