Bare Collection (#15)

David Wright woman in red and cream evening dress
Elegant woman with dark brown hair, wearing a low-cut red and cream patterned evening dress with a red flower at the front. She is raising her skirt to adjust her stockings

David Wright woman in red underwear
Elegant woman with brown hair, wearing skimpy red underwear, and holding a red and black striped evening dress in front of her

David Wright woman in black evening dress and white fur
Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a slinky black evening dress and a white fur stole. She is speaking on her red telephone, no doubt making arrangements to go out

David Wright woman in black fur coat
Elegant woman with reddish brown hair, wearing a black fur coat over her skimpy underwear. She is sitting on table next to a vase of pink roses

David Wright woman in a black and red evening dress
Elegant woman with brown hair, wearing a full-skirted black and red patterned evening dress. She is sitting on a couch with a cigarette in her hand

David Wright woman with cigarette
Elegant woman standing at her bedroom window with a cigarette in her hand. She is in her underwear, and her hair is tied up in a red scarf

David Wright woman in black and yellow evening dress
Elegant woman with brown hair, wearing a full skirted black and yellow evening dress which is spread around her in a circle. She is holding a black fan

David Wright woman with black net veil
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a black net veil and a low-cut V-shaped black top. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

David Wright woman with red and black feather fan
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a low-cut blue evening dress and holding a red and black feather fan. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Aldenham House Gardens, Hertfordshire, in the snow
A view of Aldenham House Gardens, near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with a scattering of snow. An ivy-covered bridge can be seen, crossing some water

Edwardian girl with a doll
An Edwardian girl sits in an ornate wooden chair holding her doll

Edwardian children outside a shop
A group of Edwardian children outside a shop -- one of the boys has bare feet

Poor children in a South Wales mining district
A group of poor children with bare feet photographed on the street in a South Wales mining district

Three sisters sitting in a Pembrokeshire garden
A family group of three middle-aged Edwardian sisters, sitting in the garden of a Pembrokeshire house. They are all wearing black clothes, in mourning for King Edward VII

Pembrokeshire football match, South Wales
A football match taking place somewhere in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. All the men, including the goalkeeper, are looking across to the top corner of the pitch

Six children with a makeshift cart in a London street
Six children with a makeshift cart, on a scruffy terraced street in London. Two of the boys have bare feet

Adults and children on a London street, outside the gates of a large building, possibly a warehouse. One boy, carrying a toddler, has bare feet

Ancient trees alongside a pathway
Ancient trees growing alongside a pathway

Scene in an autumn forest
Scene in an unidentified autumn forest, with silver beeches and reddish-brown leaves

Three boys with a metal pail outside a shop
Three boys, two of them with bare feet, standing on a pavement outside a shop with a metal pail

Cell contents, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The interior and meagre contents of a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The inmate sleeps on a plank bed covered by a thin mattress

Part of a room to let, East End of London
Interior of a house in the East End of London where the demand for cheap accommodation was such that even a part of a room might be sub-let as indicated by the notice on the window

Childrens Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary
A childrens ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The children sleep in metal-framed cots

Two young gipsy girls walking through a wood. They belong to the Vincent family, living in the Newdigate area of Charlwood, Surrey

Woman carrying basket of seaweed along a beach
A middle-aged woman carrying a heavy basket of seaweed along a beach in Portugal

Woman wheeling two babies in a pram
A woman wheeling two babies in a pram, between two trees in silhouette

Three little girls sitting on a wooded outcrop, Scotland
Three little girls sitting on a wooded outcrop, somewhere in the Scottish countryside

Western man in arab clothes, Middle East
A western man in arab clothes, in the desert somewhere in the Middle East

Elegant elderly Indian woman sitting on a chair
An elegant elderly Indian woman sitting on a chair. She is wearing a light-coloured sari, and gazes into the distance

Whitechapel Workhouse, Casual Ward Dormitory
A dormitory of the Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward on Thomas Street, East London. There are rolled up hammocks attached along each wall. The floor is bare boards

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Womens Ward
Interior of a womens ward in the Tonbridge Union workhouse, Kent. The three inmates are wearing the typical uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl, and bonnet

Country scene with stile and open gate
A typical country scene, with a stile and an open gate

A man and a woman of Korea. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Music cover for Jetty Treffz Popular Song, Trab, Trab, or The Ride, as sung at Her Majestys Concerts. With the original German words and an English version by Count de Horsey

Music cover for Wavering Sea Waltzes by J [Isabella] Scales. The words of the song are from the Swedish of Baroness Barnekow, translated by Margaret Elenora Tupper

Music cover for The Bohemian Polka, composed by Herrman Koenig (1827-1898) and dedicated to Viscount Bury (later the 7th Earl of Albemarle)

Czech Republic - 7th All Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Czech Republic - Promoting Sokol Rally 1920s
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Wet day in Madras, India
A wet day in Madras, India. The local population use a variety of different methods to keep the rain off their heads!

Mother and daughter on the rocks
A mother and her daughter sit on the rocks at a seaside resort. The little girl is trying to mend the handle on her bucket, which has a picture of Mickey Mouse on it

Cossack riding a horse, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
A Cossack in traditional costume riding a horse with athletic skill during a show, Khortytsaya Island, Zaporozhye, Ukraine

Young girl holding pet cat
A young girl holding the familys pet cat. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Before and After, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Before (on joining) and after (ready for sea) photos of a boy recruit on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Belly Dancer - Algeria

Group of Algerian Musicians
A group of Algerian musicians, seated outside their house, with a low round table holding a selection of food and drink

Moorish Woman at the well
A Moorish Algerian woman raising water from a well in a small wooden bucket

Seller of little chickens
A Bohemian Gypsy lady chicken seller, specialising in little chickens. Pictures with her young male assistant

Sri Lankan Chief
A Sri Lankan Kandyan chief in his finery

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