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Little girl in peasant costume on a Christmas cardLittle girl in peasant costume with a tambourine on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Julie FelixJulie Ann Felix (born 14 June 1938, Santa Barbara, California), American born, British-based folk recording artist who achieved success in the late 1960s and early 1970s
Winston Churchill in folk paradeWinston Churchill riding on a carriage in a folk or mummers parade of some sort, a custom in some English towns. Date: C.1930s
International Flickers Folk by SherriffsInternational Flickers Folk: A Page of Celluloid Stars. A page of caricatures of movie stars by Sherriffs which include Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Ronald Colman, Greta Garbo
Mary Davies - Welsh singer (mezzo-soprano)Mary Davies (1855-1930), Welsh singer (mezzo-soprano) and the co-founder and first President of the Welsh Folk Song Society
Kazakh national dance, Xinjiang, north west ChinaA woman performing a Kazakh national dance in Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Chinese Turkestan), north west China, with musicians playing in the background. Date: 1953
Horns & Horseshoes - Colour Bar, Stepney, LondonHorns & Horseshoes - Colour Bar, Stepney, County of London, England. One of the first public houses to accept black- folk. Date: 1949
Morris Dancers performing outside St Pauls Cathedral as part of the Lord Mayors Procession
Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Lounge of Chateaux BougivalFriday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse. A wall painting by Henry Dumoutet visible in the main lounge of the Chateaux
Illustration depicting a fandango (traditional music and dance). France. Romanticism. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Theatre Museum
Carlos Juliao (1740-1814). Coronation of a king in the celebrations of Kings, Brazil, 18th c. Costumbrism. Watercolour
The Flying Pole. 2nd half 17 c. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Panel screen with genre scenes. Lower detail with pulque drinkers and fight. Mexican School. Oil on canvas. SPAIN
ROMERO, Jos頍arWomen from CadizROMERO, Jos頍 aric (1815-1880). Women from Cadiz on the balcony. mid. 19th c. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
El Gato, country dancePALLIERE, Juan Le 1823-1887). El Gato, country dance. 1862. Traditional Argentine dance scene. Costumbrism. Litography
DORɬGustave. L EspagneDore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). L Espagne. 1874. Majos and Majas returing the from the Feria del Rocio. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
China - Interior of a Joss HouseLantern slide of Interior of a Joss House. A Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen (deities, saints)
Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Chateaux BougivalFriday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse. A wall painting by Henry Dumoutet in the main lounge of the Chateaux Bougival at
Suffragette Mrs. Martel in Prison Cartoon. Portrays Mrs. Nellie Martel (?1885-1940) in a prison cell, captioned, Suffering Suffragettes not to mention other folk in a speech on Oct 27th
Brenda Wootton, Cornish folk singerBrenda Wootton, nee Ellery (1928-1994), Cornish folk singer, seen here performing during a concert
A Clever Ruse by Heath RobinsonTwo cunning German officers bamboozle a British sentry by disguising themselves as humble farming folk, while their cannon is a very convincing bull. Date: 1915
Tarantella folk dancers, Italy. Date: late 19th century
Life out in the American Prairie. Date: C. 1910
A statue of Joan of Arc. French female folk hero
Romanian Country Fair, featuring a stage with a clown and a sword swallower or contortionist (?), some prize oxen, drinking and an amusement/pleasure wheel. Date: 1900
Romanian Women spinningA large group of Romanian Women spinning outside a thatched cottage in their village. Date: 1910s
Romanian Women by village gate Date: 1920s
Romanian Woman - carrying waterYoung Romanian Woman carrying water across a small stream or shallow river. Date: 1910
Romanian Woman - making fabricA lovely postcard photograph of a Romanian woman, working at a loom (to produce the highly patterned fabric used in traditional clothing) Date: circa 1910s
Romanian Couple in traditional National costume. Date: circa 1910s
Romanian Dance troupeA Romanian Dance troupe in traditional National costume pose for a studio group portrait Date: circa 1910s
Romanian Couple - Traditional CostumeRomanian Couple in traditional National costume. Date: circa 1910
Romanian Villagers - Traditional costumeRomanian Villagers wearing traditional folk costume. Date: circa 1900
Romanian Woman - Traditional CostumeA Romanian Woman in traditional National costume. Date: circa 1910
Serbian Folk DancersTradional folk dancing in Serbia. Date: 1930s
German Folk DancingTradional folk dancing in Germany. Date: 1930s
Girls as Elves 1930SLittle girls playing at being woodland elves. Date: early 1930s
Pretty Hungarian Girl reclining amongst cushions Date: circa 1925
Tenerife - San Cristobal de La Laguna - CampesinosCanary Island, Spain - Tenerife - San Cristobal de La Laguna - Campesinos (Rural Folk / Peasants). Date: circa 1910s
Happy Couple on their wedding day - Romania Date: circa 1900
Fantastic Pyrgi Costume - Island of Chios, GreeceFantastic Female Costume from the Village of Pyrgi, Island of Chios, Greece Date: circa 1906
Nepalese Art Curio - made by Jung Bir. Sardar Date: 1905
Paris Worlds Fair of 1900 - Circus entertainersCircus entertainers and performers and their Caravan. Illustration by Caputo on a postcard published by Courmont Freres as part of a book of discount coupons for attractions at the Paris Worlds Fair
Meeting at the Crossroads - Slavonia, CroatiaPeasant folk meet for a chat at the Crossroads in Slavonia, a historical region in eastern Croatia. Date: circa 1917
Swedish Folksong and inset portrait of King Gustav VI Adolf (1882-1973) - reigned 1950-1973 (became Crown Prince in 1907). Date: circa 1897
Great Fire - Thessaloniki - Bakery Beseiged in aftermathA Bakery besieged by the hungry and homeless at Salonica, Greece, in the aftermath of the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917
Cornish Boatman sets an amateur fisherman straightSarcastic Amateur Fisherman: " Are there any fish to be caught here, my man?" Cornish Boatman: " No Zur; You caught em all the last time as you was here!" Date: circa 1890s
Young children on the street with the youngest in a pramCarriage Folk? Certainly not a fancy carriage in sight for these three! Date: 1900
Sullen Russian girl seated in the undergrowthSullen Russian country girl (in need of a good joke) seated in the undergrowth. Date: circa 1902