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Careful preparations in a photographic studioTwo men are shown adjusting a womans dress as she is preparing to have her portrait captured in a photographic studio. The photographer is already positioned behind the camera
Angelic women in the most wonderful photo ever takenTwo women appear angelic, dressed in flowing material as they are photographed amongst the clouds. The positioning of the women
Public appearance of the king of Benin, Africa, with drummers, trumpeters, panthers and dwarf. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Cartoon, The Coming Season - debutantes getting ready for all the social events. 1870
Charles Mathews playing six parts in StoriesCharles Mathews, comic actor, playing six parts in Stories, showing his distinctive appearance, lop-sided mouth and remarkable gift for mimicry. 1822
Lord Kitchener walking down steps alone of War Office. His first public appearance as Secretary for War. On the steps in the light-coloured top hat is Mr F E Smith, MP, Chief of the new Press Bureau
Old maid with cat on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1860s
Old maid on a comic greetings cardOld maid with birch twigs and alphabet book on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1860s
Vain woman at a mirror on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1870s
Advert for Eugene permanent wavy hair 1937Ordinary waves can look so ordinary! Date: 1937
Rhino Chasing Native Date: 1950
Salmon Fly Date: 1950
3 JOVIAL HUNTSMEN 2The three huntsmen encounter a millstone and are much puzzled by its appearance and whence it came
VALKYRIE APPEARSA warrior is dazzled by the appearance of a Valkyrie
WASP AT A PICNICAwful appearance of a wopps at a picnic: picnic guests are severely bothered when a rather large wasp takes an interest in their food, one of the hazards of outdoor eating Date: circa 1840
SHOPPING FOR BONNETSJudging from Appearance, a canny shop assistant infers that a bonnet being tried on by the wife takes years off her age by mistaking her for her husbands daughter. Date: 1828
Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848
APPARITION OF VENUSA lady is wakened by the appearance of Venus - and one of her doves - in her bedroom
Chinese folklore: dogDespite its monstrous appearance, this dog is a kindly creature which protects peoples homes from thieves and robbers
Saracens Head, Snow HillThe Saracens Head, Snow Hill. From a sketch taken during its demolition in 1863. It was a celebrated tavern and coaching establishment, which stood on the north side of Snow Hill, without Newgate
Giulio Romano (1499-1546). Italian painter. Noli me tangereGiulio Romano (1499-1546). Italian painter, pupil of Raphael. Noli me tangere. Christ appears to Saint Mary Magdalen after the resurrectIon. Wood. Mannerism. Prado Museum. Spain
Red-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Red-Pied Pouter Cock pigeon, (Pigmy Pouter), standing with a view of tree tops. One other of its kind can be seen flying in the background
Blue Carrier Cock PigeonA portrait of a Blue Carrier Cock standing in full-length. The Blue Carrier Cock (Blue Bar), is one of the oldest English fancy breeds of pigeon
Black Carrier Cock PigeonA portrait of the Black Carrier Cock shown in a countryside landscape, with three of its kind visible in the background. The Black Carrier Cock is an English fancy breed of pigeon
Francisco Franco during his last public apparition from theFrancisco Franco during his last public appearance from the balcony of the Palacio de Oriente. With him, his wife Carmen Polo (left) and the princess Sophia and Juan Carlos (1st October 1975)
Harlene hair tonic advertisement, WW1First World War advertisement for Harlene hair products, discussing in great detail the alarming epidemic of hair troubles resulting from war conditions
Helena Rubinstein advert, The War Face, WW1Advertisement for Helena Rubinstein beauty treatments, asking, Is yours a " war face" ? It It claims that 99 out of a 100 women were showing the strain of the war in their faces and that
India - A Hindu Man dressed as the Hindu God Lord Shiva. Date: circa 1906
PERIA winged creature from Persian mythology, once considered malevolent but later perceived as good, beautiful creatures angelic in behaviour as well as in appearance Date: circa 1860
Halleys Comet over Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910Star-gazers watch Halleys Comet near the Flagstaff on Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910. Date: 1910
Moses and the burning bush. 16th century engraving. Colored
Ghost of Lord CombermereSybell Corbets photograph of the library at Combermere, taken between 2-3 pm, seeming to show a figure, resembling Lord Combermere, at the time he was being buried Date: 5 December 1891
Black-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of two Black-Pied Pouter, (Pigmy Pouter) pigeons, with two white feathered Brunner Pouters featured in the background. The illustration shows their unsual features as a fancy breed
Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock, (Pigmy Pouter), with a Red-Pied Pouter featured in the background inside their coop
Blue Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Blue Pouter Cock standing on a loft rooftop with three other pouters featured in the background. The Pouter pigeon is characterised by a its very large, inflatable crop
WW1 - Canadian VolunteersWW1 - The Canadian Volunteers, also known as The Moose Jaw Legion of Frontiersmen, photographed in front of a band stand at their first appearance
Mitsubishi F1M2 Model 11 Pete -despite its antiquated appearance, the F1M shipboard scout performed stalwartly thoughout the war
Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922Peggy appeared at our salons, just as you see her in the left-hand photograph, Peggys hair had been the despair of her mother
Shingled bobbed hair by Eugene 1923Bobbed, tresses by the shingled, by Eugene, Grafton Street, Bond Street, London. 1923
Riquet-with-the-Tuft by Charles Folkard. She saw a little man very ugly appearance. A fairy tale by Charles Perrault 1923
Human-Looking AlienDuring the heyday of the American contactees, many of the aliens who visited Earth were quite human in their appearance, though wearing track suits and long hair
Poodle, Old StyleAn interesting old engraving of a long-coated poodle before the breed was given its present-day appearance. At this period poodles were used for retrieving in water
Cartoon, Forever Young - Appearances Deceive - Theatre Makeup. early 19th century
Punch comment on Halleys Comet - 1910The Great Amateur. Aviator: " Marvellous Flier! And does it for love!" - Punch Magazines comment on the appearance of Halleys Comet in May, 1910
Appearance of Comet Crommelin in 1881The appearance of Comet Crommelin in June/July/August 1881. Also known as Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes, a periodic comet with an orbital period of almost 28 years
The Modern Way to Health and BeautyCover of a 1930s pamphlet advising women on the best way to health and beauty. Illustration shows a woman in a blue shorts suit holding a large ball. Date: c.1937
Jenny Dolly during her appearance at the Acacias Nightclub iJenny Dolly during her appearance with Clifton Webb at the Acacias Nightclub in Paris, 1922 Date: 1922
Animals at a French Zoo - Giraffe - Giraffe in Paddock. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo.The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal