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Street scene with fire crew, Punda, Curacao, West IndiesStreet scene with fire crew near Wilhelmina Square, Punda, Curacao, West Indies, with a large department store, Casa Abady. Date: circa 1930
Customs House, Asuncion, Paraguay, South AmericaView of the Customs House, Asuncion, Paraguay, South America. Date: circa 1905
Victorian Scrap - street barrel organVictorian Scrap - two young women with a street barrel organ. 19th century
Caricature of George Rignold, English actorCaricature of George Rignold (1839-1912), English actor. He came from a family of actors and often performed with his brother, William Rignold. 1880
Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Churn the Milkmans Daughter. late 19th century
Cheery Families - Master Goody the Grocers Son. 1890s
Book of Trades, The Cooper. 1841
Cats Drinking MilkA splendidly attired young man and an older woman in an apron give two cats a saucer of milk. Date: circa 1914
Evening Dress 1919La Robe Dindon: barrel-line evening gown with narrow shoulder straps with a long train descending from them - the whole ornamented with plumes as is the high headdress. Date: 1919
Good Time Girls 1919Two good time girls model the new barrel-line silhouette: One dress with thin shoulder straps still has a high waist the other is strapless & low waisted. N.B fur stole, pearls Date: 1919
Swedish Frocks 1927Rather matronly low waisted dresses: two with pleated skirts, also a two-piece dress with blouson top, an open robe in a bright pattern & a blue dress with a tiered skirt. Date: 1927
Street Dancing, LondonGirls in a London street dance to the music of a barrel organ Date: circa 1900
Krupp Gun Recoil TestTesting the barrel recoil of a Krupps field gun Date: 1911
Wilhelm Ii / Punch 1915WILHELM II German Emperor as a swashbuckling pirate: The Bread-Winner Date: 1915
Disraeli / Grocer / ShopBENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy as Our Grocer, reassuring Mrs Britannia that Derby, Disraeli & Co can be trusted to give good value for money Date: 22 February 1868
From Barrel to BarHow the beer gets from the barrels in the cellar to the taps in the bar, thanks to carbonic acid gas in Hermann- Lachapelles apparatus Date: circa 1880
Victorian spirits cabinet 1890New pattern" Falstaff" spirit case, in a traditional oak barrel design with three bottles with stoppers and glasses that can be lifted out on a tray. Date: 1890
Wine vaults, Italian Swiss winery, Asti, California, USAOak vats in the wine vaults, Italian Swiss colony winery, Asti, Sonoma County, California, USA. Date: circa 1950
People at the Italian Swiss winery, Asti, California, USAPeople on a guided tour of the Italian Swiss colony winery, Asti, Sonoma County, California, USA, looking at huge Redwood storage tanks in the million gallon wine cellar. Date: circa 1950
Church in Italian Swiss vineyards, Asti, California, USABarrel-shaped church in the Italian Swiss colony vineyards, Asti, Sonoma County, California, USA. Date: circa 1950
View of the port, Mediah (Mehdya), MoroccoView of the port and transatlantic shipping office at Mediah (Mehdia, Mehedya, Mehdya), Morocco. circa 1910
Advert for Asprey cocktail cabinets 1934Two designed cocktail cabinets, left, made in the shape of a traditional oak barrel with chromium plated bands, containing 6 English crystal cut glass tumblers with two bottle spaces for whiskey
Solano Winery Inc, Cordelia, Solano County, California, USA, showing the salesroom entrance and white oak casks built in 1853. Date: circa 1937
Coast road to Hotel Cecil, Tangier, Morocco, with the Cafe International in the middle distance. Date: circa 1910
New Year greetings card with sailing boats on the water in the moonlight. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
New Year greetings card with nautical objects and closed gates. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Three men with wooden horse on a Christmas cardThree men with a large wooden horse on wheels on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Boy and girl with toy boat on a New Year cardBoy and girl sailing a toy boat in a tub on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Monkey and dog on a New Year cardA monkey pulling a dogs tail through a barrel on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Dog, cats and bird on a Christmas card, bys T Dadd. One of the cats is fighting with the bird over some scraps of food on a plate. Date: circa 1890s
Four rats and a barrel on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, Trader and French soldier, WW1Cartoon, a trader claims to sell everything in his shop. A French soldier says: What if I offered to buy your wifes heart? The trader replies: That would be five sous
Cartoon, Elephants in armour, WW1Cartoon, Elephants in armour (Hohenzollern patented system). Showing an elephant in armour, using its trunk to distribute petrol from two barrels which it carries on either side
Cartoon, How to get hold of some plonk, WW1Cartoon, How Herbinet used System D to get hold of some plonk. Showing how a soldier gradually extracts wine from a large barrel in a stable. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Cost of food and drink, WW1Cartoon illustrating the cost of food and drink during the First World War. Various tradesmen comment on the cost of their produce. Date: 1916
Cartoon, French soldiers in quarters, WW1Cartoon, French soldiers in quarters, standing in the street with their musical instruments (three drums and one violin). Three children watching them think that its better to play the drum
Pueblo Indians and locals, New Mexico, USAPueblo Indians and white locals, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1910
Naval stores at Savannah, Georgia, USANaval stores at the docks, Savannah, Georgia, USA, with tall ships in the distance. Date: 1910
Interior of a pulque bar, Mexico City, MexicoInterior of a pulque bar or pulqueria, Mexico City, Mexico, with barman and customer. Pulque is an alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant. Date: circa 1905
O Briens Bar, Juarez, Chihuaha, MexicoExterior view of O Briens Bar and Cafe, in Comercio Street, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico, owned by Jimme O Brien and Joe Mogel. Barrels of whisky and cases of gin are being unloaded. Date: circa 1925
Tobacco barrels on Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, USATobacco barrels (known as breaks or hogsheads) on Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Date: circa 1906
Illustration, Clever Elsa -- When she saw the pickaxe just above her head, Clever Elsa burst into tears. Date: 1909
Fishery workers on a quaysideFishery workers engrossed in their work, surrounded by barrels on a quayside. Date: circa 1920s
WW1 - Lady aviator air-gunner demonstration in aeroplaneWW1 - An illustration of Mrs A. S. Hitchcock who was part of the Italian Army for expert skill in aeroplane operation. She is seen here giving a demonstration within Italian lines for a number of
Parisian street characters.. Handcolored aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from A Tour through Paris, William Sams, London, 1825
Sabine man in hooded cape, Cucullus or Bardocucullus, riding a three-horse, four-wheeled wagon.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of
Barrel jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Woman of Saint Valery She wears a bonnet ofWoman of Saint Valery. She wears a bonnet of card covered in silk fabric, except for the top part.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux