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Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River PlymHomeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion
Advertisement for Players cigarettesPlayers please " Its the tobacco that counts" Young elegant lady holding a cigarette in a holder. Date: 1930
Three women of Algeria, North Africa, in jewelled costumes, lighting a cigarette. Date: 1922
TUNIC DRESS 1934Platinum blonde wears a halter neck long line tunic in pale blue satin with scarf-like drapery attached at the shoulder. Worn over a black velvet skirt. Date: 1934
Robert Taber / CelebritiesROBERT TABER English actor in the role of Macduff
Womens clothing for early spring 1912Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912
Shilluk warrior, South SudanA Shilluk (Chollo) warrior in an ornate headdress, near the River Nile, South Sudan. Shilluks are typically tall and slim, and wear a variety of ornaments. Date: 1936
Simon Hick and Leslie Loaf, Penwith, CornwallSimon Hick, Penwith 83 Rock Festival organiser and Managing Director of Artina, with Leslie Loaf (Leslie G. Edmonds), wife of Meat Loaf
Character from Il Trovatore -- AzucenaDepiction of the character Azucena from Verdis grand opera Il Trovatore (The Troubador), first performed in Rome in 1853. The gipsy woman Azucena (a mezzo-soprano or contralto role)
Ballon D essai 1927Woman wearing a gorgeous full layered tutu dress with gold high heeled shoes holding a bunch of balloons. Date: 1927
Advert for Faulkner diamond brooches 1896A selection of novelty Victorian diamond brooches, rings, side combs, and also a personalised name brooch to order. 1896
Algeria - Moorish Dancer with tambourineAlgeria - A beautiful Moorish Dancer playing a tambourine. Date: 1902
Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths victorian jewelleryA selection of victorian ornamental decorative pearl accessories. Including pearl necklace with a detachable pendant forming a brooch, decorative pearl brooches and bangle bracelets. Date: 1884
Elegant woman in green on a scrap. Date: circa 1900s
Annie Besant / Ilz 1933ANNIE BESANT English theosophist and Indian political leader in old age Date: 1847 - 1933
Woman in goggles outside hotelA smiling young woman wearing a woollen dress and goggles on her head stands outside Brighton House, a private hotel
Young woman in exotic costumeA young woman in an exotic costume, worn for a street carnival
Advert for Association of Diamond Merchants Jewellers 1896Diamond and pearl jewellery for 1893. 1893
Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1893Novelty jewellery for Christmas gifts. 1893
Advertisement for Vanity Fair -- female model (Susan Bayley) in jumper, blouse and skirt. 1959
Smiling Zulu Woman and child, South Africa Date: circa 1901
Veiled Turkish Woman turns with a coy gaze toward the photographer. Date: 1920s
Young Kenyan girls of Mandera, KenyaYoung girls in Mandera Kenya Date: 1910s
A Languid girl from Southern RussiaLanguor A pretty girl from one of the southern Turcic States of Russia with her hand placed luxuriantly behind her neck - giving the a; ppearance of a dreamy, lazy mood (hence the title of the piece)
Two young ladies in evening dresses by Redfern
Egyptian Peasant Women and a young boyTwo seated Egyptian peasant women and young toddler, seated on a pale blue cloth, resting having something to eat
Fortune teller - ConstantinopleA female street fortune teller in Constantinople
A Constantinople fantasy harem lady dancing exotically, Turkey
Oriental Beauty from ConstantinopleAn Oriental Beauty from Constantinople with fancy headdress and many layers of beads. These women are known as the nomads and they are decorated by their men, who weigh them down with jewellery!
Ermine Shawl 1922A woman in an ermine shawl with ermine tails used as fringing & a dress with a handkerchief hemline