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Background imageRegional Collection: Bali Dancing Girls

Bali Dancing Girls
Lovely young women of Bali, Indonesia, performing the Kebyar, a purely demonstrative dance, in which they interpret the mood of music played by a gamelan orchestra. Date: 1930s

Background imageRegional Collection: Man and Woman of Guyana

Man and Woman of Guyana, South America, possibly Arawaks. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imageRegional Collection: Maypole Dancing, Ickwell

Maypole Dancing, Ickwell
The children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities

Background imageRegional Collection: Ancient Greek Writing

Ancient Greek Writing
He writes on a wax tablet with a stylus

Background imageRegional Collection: The Ould Irish Jig

The Ould Irish Jig
A couple dance an Irish jig on the village green, while a piper pipes and others watch approvingly, for the jig is far superior to your new- fangled waltzes and polkas

Background imageRegional Collection: BUNKERs HILL MINE / 1875

BUNKERs HILL MINE / 1875
Bunkers Hill mine, in North Staffordshire, the scene of a fatal explosion on April 30th 1875. Date: 1875

Background imageRegional Collection: Basque Dancing Men

Basque Dancing Men
A troupe of male dancers from the Basque region (Pyrenees), France. Date: 1930s

Background imageRegional Collection: Lancashire Colliery

Lancashire Colliery
ASTLEYs COLLIERY, Dunkinfield, Lancashire (England)

Background imageRegional Collection: MORRIS DANCE / MUSTO

MORRIS DANCE / MUSTO
Morris dancers, performing by the Norfolk Arms Hotel, At Glossop, Derbyshire. Date: 1950s

Background imageRegional Collection: de Havilland DH-115 Vampire T-22

de Havilland DH-115 Vampire T-22
RAF de Havilland Dh-100 Vampire Date: 1950s

Background imageRegional Collection: de Havilland DH-115 Vampire T-11

de Havilland DH-115 Vampire T-11
RAF de Havilland Dh-115 Vampire T.11 Trainers flying in formation Date: 1954

Background imageRegional Collection: Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia)

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Background imageRegional Collection: Zulu Dance / Large group

Zulu Dance / Large group
A large and spectacular group of Zulu dancers

Background imageRegional Collection: Ancient Scripts - 2

Ancient Scripts - 2
Specimens of HIEROGLYPHS, DEMOTIC GREEK, PALMYRAN, HIERATIC (Egyptian priests), COPTIC and CYPRIOT scripts 2 of 2

Background imageRegional Collection: Oxford Morris Dancers

Oxford Morris Dancers
Morris men dancing in a ring in Oxford, England, on May Day. Date: late 1950s

Background imageRegional Collection: Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, Russian naval commander

Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, Russian naval commander
Admiral Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (1874-1920), Russian naval commander during the First World War, polar explorer, and leader of the anti-communist White forces during the Russian Civil War

Background imageRegional Collection: Deal Lugger

Deal Lugger
Lugger of Deal, Kent

Background imageRegional Collection: EMBALMING

EMBALMING
Egyptians embalming their dead with strips of fine linen smeared with gum. In the foreground there are three jars for the organs of the body

Background imageRegional Collection: Native American Blankets

Native American Blankets
Six blankets made by Navaho weavers using traditional techniques, from the collection in the Indian Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Background imageRegional Collection: Morris Dance / Musto

Morris Dance / Musto
MORRIS DANCING: Thaxted, Essex. Villagers gather outside the church on a sunny day to watch a morris dancing team perform to the strains of an accordian

Background imageRegional Collection: Cafe Josty Scene 1890

Cafe Josty Scene 1890
CAFE JOSTY A gentleman pours cream into his coffee, while a couple are engrossed in their conversation. At the next table a man reads a paper Date: 1890

Background imageRegional Collection: Indonesian Dancer

Indonesian Dancer
A Javanese dancer in a sculpturesque pose which shows the relation of this style with ancient Hindu reliefs. The scarf is used to accentuate the movement

Background imageRegional Collection: Dance / Chile / La Cueca

Dance / Chile / La Cueca
Dancing the Cueca

Background imageRegional Collection: English Coble Boat

English Coble Boat
Coble, fishing-boat of north- east England : though shown here with sails, it is often rowed

Background imageRegional Collection: Chilean Grain Seller

Chilean Grain Seller
Mote (grilled grain) is sold and eaten on the street

Background imageRegional Collection: Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Background imageRegional Collection: Egyptian Pottery Shop

Egyptian Pottery Shop
A pottery shop in an Egyptian village Date: 1912

Background imageRegional Collection: Old houses in Chinon, France

Old houses in Chinon, France
Chinon is a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire, Region Centre, France. The regional area is called the Touraine, which is known as the " garden of France". Date: 1904

Background imageRegional Collection: Portuguese Fado Singer

Portuguese Fado Singer
A Portuguese woman Fado singer in a restaurant in the old part of the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Date: 1960s

Background imageRegional Collection: French Public Laundry

French Public Laundry
A public laundry in Saint-Pol- de-Leon, Brittany Date: circa 1905

Background imageRegional Collection: A couple of Peasants from Baden, Germany

A couple of Peasants from Baden, Germany. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imageRegional Collection: Yarmouth Yawl

Yarmouth Yawl
Yawl of Yarmouth, Norfolk

Background imageRegional Collection: The Cantons of Switzerland

The Cantons of Switzerland Date: circa 1920s

Background imageRegional Collection: Man and Woman of Cacongo

Man and Woman of Cacongo on the coast of Angola (formerly part of the Congo, Central Africa). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imageRegional Collection: Man and Woman of the Congo

Man and Woman of the Congo. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imageRegional Collection: Cretan Military Leader

Cretan Military Leader
A Greek Cretan patriot

Background imageRegional Collection: Midland Railway Badge

Midland Railway Badge
The wonderful decorative Coats of Arms of the Midland Railway Company

Background imageRegional Collection: Usworth Colliery / 1881

Usworth Colliery / 1881
A general exterior view of Usworth colliery, showing the colliery buildings and a workers cottage, with an insert of the winding machine

Background imageRegional Collection: Turkish Sword Dance

Turkish Sword Dance
Turkish sword dance

Background imageRegional Collection: Persian Psaltery

Persian Psaltery
Ancient Persian stringed instrument similar to the European psaltery

Background imageRegional Collection: Irish Hooker

Irish Hooker
Hooker used by Irish fishermen

Background imageRegional Collection: Sri Lanka Catamaran

Sri Lanka Catamaran
Catamarans used by the fishermen of Ceylon

Background imageRegional Collection: Itchen Ferry Fishingboat

Itchen Ferry Fishingboat
Fishing boat of Itchen Ferry, Hampshire

Background imageRegional Collection: Racial Types / Scots Fling

Racial Types / Scots Fling
A man in full tartan doing the Highland Fling

Background imageRegional Collection: NIKOLA, AUSTRIA

NIKOLA, AUSTRIA
NIKOLA - a man dressed as Saint Nicolas, or Santa Claus, goes from house to house in an Austrian village to see whether the children have been behaving themselves

Background imageRegional Collection: Tunisian Royal Marriage

Tunisian Royal Marriage
When the son of the Bey of Tunis weds, he enjoys his first sight of his future partner when he enters the womens apartment for the first time

Background imageRegional Collection: Bayadere Dancer

Bayadere Dancer
A Bayadere, dancer from Chemakha, presumably in the East Indies but not found in Google or atlases

Background imageRegional Collection: Brighton Hogboat

Brighton Hogboat
Hogboat used by the fishermen of Brighton, Sussex



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