1920s Collection (page 24)

Anna May Wong on the cover of the British film magazine Picturegoer. Anna May Wong (1905-1961) was the most famous Chinese-American star of the golden age of cinema

People playing Mahjong by swimming pool, USA
People playing the Chinese board game Mahjong (Mah Jong), by the swimming pool of the Ambassador Hotel, Atlantic City, USA, April 1924. 1924

Woman applying makeup at her dressing table
Before the Dance - woman applying makeup at her dressing table. 1920s

Marriage of Lydia Lopokova and John Maynard Keynes
The marriage of the famous ballerina, Lydia Lopokova and the well-known economist John Maynard Keynes at St. Pancras Register Office in 1925. Date: 1925

Flood in Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Flooded street in Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1920

Florence Mills sheet music cover - I m a Little Blackbird
Florence Mills sheet music cover (English edition) of I m a Little Blackbird. Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville

Man leaning on a fence in the countryside. Date: circa early 1920s

Tunnel connecting Liverpool with Birkenhead 1926
Diagram showing where the tunnel connecting Liverpool to Birkenhead would be, under the River Mersey. Spanning 44ft wide with two desks for vehicles only

Mrs Cole Porter at the Venice Lido
Linda Lee Thomas (November 17, 1883 May 20, 1954), American socialite and the wife of musical theatre composer Cole Porter

Man carrying fruit on a pole, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Date: 1922

Dancer in traditional costume, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Dancer in traditional costume, including an elaborate hat or tiara made of red hibiscus flowers, and a silver-coloured dress made of raffia, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Man of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
Native man of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. Date: 1922

Mulatto women workers, Martinique, West Indies
Mulatto women workers on a sugar plantation, Martinique, West Indies (then a French colony). Date: 1922

Man carrying water in buckets, France. He is using an iron hoop on top of the buckets, to balance them and stop them bumping into his legs. Date: 1922

Four young women of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Four young women of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). They were based around the mountainous region to the north of the island, which was at this time a Japanese province

Young woman of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Young woman of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). The tattoos on her face show that she has reached maturity and is a marriageable member of society

Two young women in traditional dress, Republic of Estonia
Two young women in traditional dress, with a great deal of silver jewellery round their necks, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922

Men in court dress and uniform in a London street
Men in court dress (velvet coat and knee-breeches, silk hose, buckled shoes and cocked hat) and ceremonial uniform in a London street. Date: 1922

Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Aswan, Egypt
Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt. Date: 1922

Egyptian woman in face veil with gilt cylinder, Egypt
Egyptian woman in a face veil (burko) made of black crepe with a gilt cylinder holding it away from her nose and mouth, Egypt. Date: 1922

Two musician dancers of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). 1922

Two young women in traditional dress, Bulgaria
Two young women in traditional dress in a Bulgarian street, with long plaited hair and coin decorations. Date: 1922

Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia
Three young women of the Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- women of this tribe are all tattooed when they reach the age of sixteen

Four people of Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- a Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban man with necklace of shells and tattoos (top left), an Orang Bukit (Klemantan)

Angoni tribesman performer, Nyasaland, East Africa
Angoni (Ngoni) tribesman performer, Nyasaland, East Africa (then part of the British Empire, now Malawi). He is a musician, singer and dancer whose leggings rattle when he moves. Date: 1922

Chief sword-bearer to the King, Gold Coast, West Africa
Chief sword-bearer to the King of Bekwai, Gold Coast, Ghana (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, holding an ornate gold-handled sword. Date: 1922

Queen Messi of Massa, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Royal transport for Queen Messi of Massa in the Sherbro region of Sierra Leone, West Africa. She was on her way to a political meeting. Her top hat is a sign of her authority. Date: 1922

Kukuruku tradition, Bendel State, Nigeria, West Africa
Kukuruku tribal tradition for a young mans coming of age ceremony, Bendel State, Nigeria, West Africa (then in the British Empire). Date: 1922

Ovra dancer, Ebo tribe, Benin, Nigeria, West Africa
Ovra dancer in full costume, Ebo (Edo) tribe, Benin, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922

Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East Africa
Habr Awal (Habr Wal) men, Zaila (Zeila) District, Somaliland (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

Four young women, Nigeria, West Africa
Four young women with fashionable headdresses and hairstyles, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922

King Prempeh I of the Ashanti Empire, West Africa
King Prempeh I (1870-1931) of the Ashanti (Asante) Empire, West Africa, now part of Ghana. He ruled from 1888 until his death in 1931, and fought an Ashanti war against Britain in 1893

Two young Fulani women, Nigeria, West Africa
Two young Fulani (Fula) women, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922

Quechua woman sitting in the sun, Bolivia, South America, wearing homespun cloth made from the fleece of local animals such as llama and vicuna. 1922

Woman with decorative scars, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Yuli Ikelemba woman with decorative scars and spear hairpins made of beaten metal, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Aboriginal Warramunga man, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal Warramunga (Warumungu) man, Northern Territory, Australia. Seen here in profile, with his nostrils broken under the weight of a large wooden spike. Date: 1922

The Emperor on his Throne of Gold, Vietnam (Annam)
The Emperor on his Throne of Gold, Vietnam (then known as Annam). As the son of heaven, he is dressed in his ritual robes and holds in his hands the sacred rule, a tablet of wood. Date: 1922

Dancing woman of Biskra, Algeria, North Africa
Dancing woman at a cabaret in Biskra, Algeria, North Africa, with a tambourine in which she collects money. Date: 1922

Patriarch of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, East Africa
The Abuna, Patriarch of Addis Ababa and Archbishop of the Christian Church of Ethiopia, East Africa. Date: 1922

Woman from Harar, Somalia, East Africa
Woman in festival costume from the city of Harar, Somalia, East Africa. Date: 1922

Stone Age Man in the World Today -- men of the Warramunga tribe of Australia, with stone tools, showing similarities with people of the Stone Age. Date: 1922

King George V in ambulance on his way to Bognor
King George V in an ambulance on his way to Bognor, where he went to recuperate during an illness. circa 1928

Rothbury and River Coquet, Northumberland
A view of Rothbury and River Coquet. Date: c. 1920s

Womens shingle cap 1929
Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929

Unusual Eton crop for Fraulein von Poremski, 1928
Fraulein von Poremski, a noted Berlin dancer sporting a geometric, and close-cropped hair style, notably masculine and daring, even in 1928 when everyone was shingling their hair. 1928

Club in the Latin Quarter of Montparnasse, Paris, 1920s
A scene in the bohemian environment of a club in the Latin Quarter of Montparnasse, Paris, during the 1920s. The Graphic comments, " Cocktails

An Allegory of Social Strife, by Archibald Ziegler
An Allegory of Social Strife, a painting by Archibald Ziegler. A reflection on postwar mass unemployment and social unrest, recalling the 1926 General Strike. late 1920s

Womens wrestling school in Vauxhall, 1928
Gladiators of the feminine age. A wrestling school for women recently opened in Vauxhall, London. Miss Dot Butler, the schools champion wrestler

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