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Cartoon, German women in uniform, WW1Cartoon, plump German women in uniform, one of them causing a horse to collapse under her weight, and another two who have just been called the last bastions of the empire. Date: 1916
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Women Curlers 1907The last treatment was having its locks curled. Using a blunt knife the women workers curl the plumes some reaching the length of about ten feet
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Joining feathers 1907Edwardian women sitting along a table, using a sharp knife they cut and trim the quill thin and flat, so the colourful feathers can be glued together. Date: 1907
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Changing Hue 1907The feathers were taken out of bleaching and dyed to show their new appearance. The white ones are bewildering in their snowy whiteness and the coloured have quite forgotten their former dinginess
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Plumping 1907After the ostrich feathers complete there journey from Cape Town, South Africa, bales of cruelly plucked feathers arrive by boat to London, the Worlds feather market
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Washing 1907After the ostrich feathers complete there journey from Cape Town, South Africa, bales of cruelly plucked feathers arrive by boat to London, the Worlds feather market
Parisian woman 1906Parisian woman wearing slanted black hat. Date: 1906
Parisian frocks of satin, georgette and lace. Date: 1923
Fur AnimalsSelection page of animals. 1913
SAMPIERO CORSO Corsican soldier Date: 1498 - 1567
Showgirls Die Dame Entertainment Entertainersshowgirls, die, dame, entertainment, entertainers, 1930s, parisian, stools, feathers, history, historical, 10055238
NAPOLEON I/ASHES/BOUGRDHis ashes are brought to Paris and a procession takes them down the Champs Elysees which is lined with soldiers. 15 December 1840
C17 FEATHER PLUCKERA feather plucker plucks feathers from a goose - dead, I hope - to stuff pillows, bolsters and duvets. Date: 17th century
BOOK OF THE DEAD/31The Hail of the Two-fold Maat decorated with uraei and feathers symbolical of the Law. Within are the 42 judges of the dead, 33 shown here
LITTLE CROW Famous fighting chief. Date: 1905
Arquebusiers (infantrymen armed with arquebuses, a form of long gun) on horseback with snaphance carbines, reproduced from Instructions for the Cavallrie, 1632
Woman wearing a elegant dress for Royal Ascot. Date: June 1909
Lucy Doraine - Hungarian film actressLucy Doraine (1898-1989) - Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Date: circa 1920s
Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, in Ruy BlasSarah Bernhardt, French actress, as Dona Maria, Queen of Spain, in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo Date: 1890s
Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, British-born conservationist, fur trapper, writer, disguised as Native American Grey Owl
A Birthday Present - pretty woman in winter clothes, holding a wrapped parcel. Date: circa 1890
The Siege of Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, during the English Civil War. It was a Parliamentary victory. Three sieges took place, in 1643, 1644 and 1645. Date: 1643-1645
Tattooing a Maori Chief in New Zealand, during a period of conflict that included the First Taranaki War and the Invasion of the Waikato (1860-1863). Date: early 1860s
Comic postcard, Cockerel and hen Date: 20th century
Billie Burke (1884-1970) - American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film. Date: circa 1920
Comic postcard, Cat and empty birdcage - Guess where the Dicky is? Date: 1914
Regine Flory, French dancer, as Babette in Paris Frissons, a musical comedy by L E Berman, music by Herman Finck, at the Palace Theatre, London. Date: 1913
Betty Beryl in A E Smiths Revue, All Bluff, now in 20th year of tour. Date: early 20th century
Come Over Here! A new revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton at the London Opera House, Kingsway Date: circa 1913
Photograph of Prince Of Wales Feathers PH, Euston, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub
Sketch of Feathers Hotel, Westminster, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Sketch of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details
Photograph of Feathers Hotel, Westminster, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub
Photograph of Feathers Hotel, Dersingham, Norfolk. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub
Photograph of Feathers Hotel, Brighton, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub
Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916
Peasants of Bohemia drinking in a tavern, 1818Peasants of Bohemia drinking wine in a tavern, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World
Women of Normandy, France, in a kitchen, 1818. They wear elaborate tall lace headdresses. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of
Fashionable gentlemen at Longchamp racetrack, 1820Fashionable gentlemen in top hat and tails with canes. At a big race day at Longchamp racecourse. Crowds of fashionable people and carriages. The Great Longchamps Day, 1820
Couple waiting for a coach, Place de la ConcordeCouple waiting for the Saint-Cloud coach, Place de la Concorde, 1806. She in deep bonnet and high-waisted coat, he in hat, coat, breeches and boots. Saint Cloud was part of the Malmaison estate
Japanese women picnicing in a field, Tokyo, 18th centuryJapanese women picnicing in a field outside Tokyo, 18th century. Women smoking a tobacco pipe while waiting for a soba-shop woman to bring a kettle and tray of noodles
Trades in Norfolk, Regency England. Barley, turnips and game. Farm laborers on a straw bail after a barley harvest 34, sheep eating turnips 35, and hunter poaching for game rabbits 36
Medieval knight in armour with troops outside a castle in the moonlight. Sir Ethelbert searching for an assassin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
Riders at a donkey post-house, France, 18th centuryMen and women flirting at a donkey post-house, France, 18th century. Pleasures of a Poste aux anes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal of
German costumes of the late 15th century. Woman in dress with long hanging sleeves holding a bird, and man in doublet with jagged sleeves and skirts, red hose, feathered hat
Fashionable woman drinking coffee, era of Marie AntoinetteFashionable woman drinking coffee in an English-style dress, era of Marie Antoinette. Robe vraiment a l Anglaise. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du
Fashionable woman in pouf hairstyle, era of Marie AntoinetteFashionable woman in pouf hairstyle, drape skirt over petticoat, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle
Woman in large hat with dress and apron, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle
Woman in fashionable hat with feathers and ringlets, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle