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Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912Selection of danity lace items for Christmas gifts for women. 1912
Girls waving at an early Aviator flying overheadThe Aviator is the only man girls look up to A very beautifully drawn and interesting postcard, with strong leaning toward the Womens Suffrage movement during this period in the United Kingdom
Tartan Accessories 1902Tartan accessories including silk handkerchiefs, mufflers, neck ties, scarves, tartan cravats, silk knit motor wraps, drawstring work bags & satchels
Silk Handkerchiefs - Group of elegant ladies on a balcony in colourful silk summer dresses that have been augmented by the addition of handkerchiefs to the respective outfits. Date: 1923
RMS Titanic - passenger's album of scrapsRMS Titanic - album of scraps, which were the property of Richard May, a Titanic passenger who travelled only as far as Queenstown, Ireland
FUNERAL OF MRS BRIGHTThe funeral of Mrs John Bright, wife of the statesman (seen standing at the head of the open grave)
Chinese pedlar and tobacconist, Qing Dynasty. The pedlar wears a bamboo lattice shop with handkerchiefs, ribbons, purses, etc. The tobacconist has set up a street stall selling tobacco and snuff
Emigrants going to Australia 1887Men, women and children travelling to Australia for a new life. Showing them saying good bye to their love ones, maybe never to see again
The Great Plague of LondonTwo men holding handkerchiefs over their noses in an attempt to avoid catching the plague as they hurry through the London Streets
Temporary Treatment of Bone Fractures, including rifle used as a splint, cricket bat used as a splint, slings, triangular bandages, shawl caps, huntsmans whips used as splint
Methods of Arresting Bleeding with various tourniquets, clamps, manual pressure, forceps, knotted handkerchiefs and bandages. Date: circa 1880s
Edward VIII Coronation handkerchiefA silk handkerchief commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VIII, planned for 15 May 1937 but in fact, never staged due to the Kings Abdication in December 1936. Date: 1936
Filming The Goodies TV show, St Ives, CornwallCast and crew with a rowing boat on the beach, filming a scene for The Goodies BBC TV show at St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
John CunninghamJOHN CUNNINGHAM actor and poet, depicted holding a handkerchief (we have very few pictures of handkerchiefs in our files) Date: 1729 - 1773
Mrs Gorringes Necklace by Hubert Henry DaviesPromotional postcard for Mrs Gorringes Necklace by Hubert Henry Davies First produced at the Wyndhams Theatre, 12th May 1903
The 1958 Season - Gay companions to sparkling debutDouble page spread from The Tatler suggesting various accessories required by the debutante to ensure a sparkling season! Clockwise from top left
Advertisement for Sefton FabricsAdvertisement for silks, sherevoiles and handkerchiefs from Sefton s, one of the leading manufacturers of fashionable textiles in the early 20th century. Date: 1920
Pro ItaliaA drawing by Fortunino Matania celebrating the alliance between British and Italian troops. He presented the drawing to his compatriots of Italian organisations in London
Cheering a hospital ship, World War OneBritish people cheering a hospital ship on its way across the Channel in 1914. Date: 1914
Cheering citizens hail passing royal bride, 1893Loyal citizens wave their handkerchiefs joyously and lean out of the window to caught a glimpse of the royal bride, Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary) as she passes by
English Cricket MatchCricket on the Village Green, at Bearstead, Kent, England, a popular event on a hot summers day (not the people wearing handkerchiefs on their heads!). Date: 1950s
The Girls He Left Behind Him by Ethel ParkinsonWorld War One postcard showing a cluster of small girls waving their handkerchiefs and bidding farewell to a war ship sailing off into the distance, obviously carrying a particularly popular sailor
Emigrant Ship leaving a British Quayside, 1887Engraving showing a dockside scene with young women seeing off their sweethearts and husbands, waving handkerchiefs, Great Britain, 1887
The Civil War in America. Re-occupation of Jackson, MissippiLadies are seen waving their handkerchiefs at the advancing Confederate soldiers. Jackson burns in the background
Perouse / Easter IslandWhile friendly native girls amuse La Perouses crew, their companions take their hats and handkerchiefs