Bags Collection (page 5)

Father Christmas with presents on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Father Christmas with donkey on a Victorian scrap
Father Christmas with a donkey and a bag full of presents on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s

Water carriers filling their bags, Egypt, circa 1880. Date: circa 1880

Red Indian Chiefs wife, Eastbourne, Sussex
Phyllis Blackmore, wife of Edward Blackmore, an Eastbourne plumber. Both of them were adopted members of the North American Sioux Indian Tribe

Our Boys Clothing Company, trunks / suitcases
Our Boys Clothing Company trunks and suitcases. Features Folding Portmanteau (fig.7024), The Railway Portmanteau (fig.7025), Cowhide Gladstone Bag (figs)

Woman wearing animal clothing and accessories
Young woman covered in head to toe in animal clothing and accessories, walking her chimp on a lead. Date: 1927

Smiling man on a Christmas and New Year card -- Besides having a Merry Xmas I hope you will drop on a few good things in the New Year. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Caricature of William Burdett-Coutts, politician
Caricature of William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts (1851-1921) -- The Money-Spinner. He was an American-born British Conservative politician

Gas and smoke mask training, WW2. circa 1940s

Three women police officers in a dormitory, London, WW2
Three women police officers, one of them in uniform, sitting in a dormitory (possibly also an air raid shelter) in London during the Second World War, having a cup of tea. Date: 1940s

Woman police officer in London, WW2
Woman police officer on duty wearing an air raid helmet on a London street during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Advert for Wilson & Gill womens mesh chain bag & purse 1913
Choice of gold or silver fine chain pleated mesh bags & purses with ball clasp. 1913

Advert for John Pound & Co travel trunks 1912
Finest solid leather trunks and kit bags. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904. With less time to run his business, he gave control of the company to his two sons

Loading the Mail Train
A Royal Mail train service is loaded with post bags. Date: circa 1970

Road Workers Pakistan
Men at work in one of the main streets at Sukkur, West Pakistan. Date: 1984

Oxford Bags 1920S P. C
Girlfriend too shy to sit on lovers lap sits on his Oxford bags instead. A joke on the voluminous trouser style popular at the time. Date: late 1920s

Woman in 1911
Edwardian woman powders her chin with a powder puff, while holding a hat box in one arm and a handbag in the other. 1911

Mania / Rail Projector
A railway projector - depicted as a circus acrobat - hides from the anger of the investors whose money he holds in his bags... Date: 1866

Birmingham mail in snow 1836
The Birmingham Mail is stuck in the snow - the guards ride on to London with the mail bags. Date: 1836

Louth mail in snow 1836
The Louth Mail (Lincolnshire, England) is stuck in the snow - the mail bags are sent on by a lighter post-chaise, the passengers must walk or wait Date: 1836

Womens bustle 1886
Side view of a woman wearing a plain plaited striped skirt and jacket with a ledged bustle. 1886

Advert for Jays spring tailored suits 1937
Model wearing smart tailored suits for spring. Date: 1937

Model wearing spring clothing 1937
Model wearing clothing available from Debenham and Freebody. The black marocain suit on the left consists of a belted dress and trimmed silver fox cape

Fashionable model 1937
Model wearing a two classic tailored striped suits, modelling on the left is a three-quarter length coat and skirt in navy and white broken-striped hopsack, the blouse is in ivory satin

Catalogue cover, Derobe, Nancy, France
Catalogue cover, Derobe, 48 Rue de la Hache, Nancy, France, bags, handbags, wallets, music cases, etc. circa 1925

Sponge clipping, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

Young man with surly expression - candid street photograph
Stylish young man (note the fantastic voluminous trousers and co-respondent sytle shoes - London brogues) with a rather surly expression striding purposely along the pavement. Date: 1939

The 1958 Season - Gay companions to sparkling debut
Double page spread from The Tatler suggesting various accessories required by the debutante to ensure a sparkling season! Clockwise from top left

Advert for Gorringes womens taiored striped suit 1937
Tailored striped three-quarter length skirt and jacket with link fastening. Date: 1937

Two Edwardian golfers striding along. Date: early 1900s

Edwardian golfing couple striding along
An Edwardian golfing couple striding along. Date: early 1900s

Bag with punning verse on a Christmas card
Bag with crab and punning verse on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Dockers unload sugar at the West India Docks, London Date: 1889

Bag full of money on a German cutout Christmas card, with gold and copper coins bursting out. Date: circa 1890s

R T Parkins shop, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, with Mr Parkin himself, the driver and a female assistant standing in the doorway, shortly before closing time. Date: 1909

Cartoon, Let them pass, WW1
Cartoon, Let them pass. Two French gendarmes in army uniform decide that these two ladies can be allowed through -- they can t possibly be German, as they are pretty and have delicate little feet

Shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan
Brightly coloured shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan, Date: 1966

Construction worker relaxes against bags of cement, Eccles
A construction worker relaxes against bags of Ribble Cement at a building site in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977

Woman reads Iris Murdoch book, train to Manchester
A woman reads an Iris Murdoch book on a train to Manchester. Date: circa 1980

Cartoon, The real Galette des Rois, WW1
Cartoon, The real Galette des Rois, or Epiphany cake -- King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Sultan Mehmed V, watched by a smiling German ally, divide a stash of money between them. Date: 1916

Catching the Eye: the latest accessories, 1927
Catching the Eye: the latest Paris accessories, 1927 - hats, bags, bangles and two ensembles Date: 1927

Designs in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes
Designs in a brochure showing how to decorate household items with Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Young street vendor of woven bags, Mexico. Date: circa 1925

Japan - Three young schoogirls - with matching satchels on their backs. Date: 1932

Cartoon, Pacific Overtures, or, a Flight from St Clouds over the Water to Charley, a new Dramatic Piece now Rehearsing, by James Gillray

Cartoon, Pantagruels victorious return to the court of Gargantua, after extirpating the Soup Meagres of Bouille Land, by James Gillray

Cartoon, A new way to pay the National Debt, by James Gillray. Showing King George III and Queen Charlotte receiving bags of money from the Treasury

A gas-bag motor boat
The scarcity of petrol during the First World War saw the introduction of cars and vans powered by gas, with the gas being transported in a huge bag on the roof

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