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Lourdes - The statue in the GrottoStatue of Our Lady of Lourdes, France in the Grotto at this sacred Christian site
Lady Charles Cavendish aka Adele AstaireAdele Astaire (1896 - 1981) comedy actress and dance partner of her brother, Fred Astaire from childhood until 1932, when she retired from dance to marry the British aristocrat Lord Charles Spencer
Miss Lily Brayton in Hajj. Lily Brayton (1876-1953) was an English actress and singer. Date: early 20th century
Latuka woman, South Sudan, East Central AfricaLatuka woman of the Nile valley, South Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Charming coiffures for the spring season 1912Coiffures and headdresses shown in the photograph were very popular accessories from the latest fashion from Paris. 1912
Girl from Mali with wonderful beads and headdressYoung Soninke Girl from Mali wearing wonderful beads and beaded headdress. The Soninke (also called Sarakole, Seraculeh, or Serahuli)
Two Indian women are approached by a bead merchant Date: early 20th century?
Sri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic - Incredibly long hairSri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic Sadhu with incredibly long hair, worn in thick dreadlocks called jata. Date: circa 1910s
Federico Cattani Amadori (1856-1943). Colored engravingFederico Cattani Amadori (1856-1943). Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura (1924-1935). Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored
Decorated Christmas tree with toys and food below. Date: circa 1890s
Romanian Women - Traditional costumeA pair of Romanian women, in traditional National costume. A particularly fine example of the highly-decorative embroidery emplyed to decorate the skirts
Shilluk Girl bearing extensive traditional scarficationA Shilluk Girl bearing extensive traditional facial scarfication and wearing thick wood-block earrings - Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Christian Dior dress, 1953A woman enjoys a glass of champagne while wearing a Christian Dior evening dress of blue silk organza worn over a number of full net underskirts and embroidered with swags of silver bugle beads
Belinda WillisTop 1960s model Belinda Willis, photographed for London Life magazine by Alan Ballard wearing a multi-layered choker of beads and moody eye makeup
Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera CompanyCharacters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust
Young woman, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Dorma Leigh in 1920Dorma Leigh (1890 - ?), British stage performer, appearing here in The Whirligig, at the Palace Theatre, London. 1920
Flower Power 1967HIPPIES His and Hers Flower Power outfits at the great Love-In at Woburn Park, Bedfordshire, England. Date: August 1967
Three people in Cowboy and Indian costume in studio photoThree people in Cowboy and Indian costume in a studio photo -- signed The Three Shentons. Date: circa 1910
Feather Flapper headband 1912Woman wearing a flapper style headpiece, with feathers and beaded detail at side. 1912
Elderly Jewish Couple - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1916
Front cover of The Bystander by Rick ElmesA front cover illustration by Rick Elmes entitled The Minx, depicting an elegant young woman in evening dress, with her fur-trimmed coat falling off her shoulders
Gilt-edged Security by Elsie HardingIllustration by Elsie Harding featuring a beautiful and elegant young woman with red hair just visible tying a bandeau style cloche hat in gold colours around her lovely head
Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province - an area of South Asia spanning from central Pakistan to north-western India
Chinese MandarinA Chinese Mandarin in ceremonial court costume
Fashionable women in new creations 1913Women models wearing the latest winter beautifully decorative wraps. 1913
The Island King by Percy GawthornePromotional postcard for The Island King by Percy Gawthorne; music Harold Garstin. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 10th October 1922. This image shows W. H
Algerian DancerAn Algerian Belly Dancer - holding aloft her scarf, in an alluring pose
Swing High Swing Low by Muriel DawsonA little girl sits placidly in a baby swing clutching a necklace of brightly coloured beads
Platinum Blonde FlapperA typical flapper with platinum blonde bobbed hair, green eye-shadow, rouge and pencil thin eyebrows. She wears emerald and diamond bangles, ear-rings & beads
Two Girls of the Nuer Tribe - SudanTwo Girls (sisters?) of the Nuer Tribe - Sudan. Date: circa 1910s
Man and woman of China, 1818. Man with tobacco pipe, holding hands with a woman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal
Various types of clothes worn by Indian men. Man of distinction with prayer beads, and men in dhoti. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
Queen Nenzima, Belgian Congo, Central AfricaQueen Nenzima of the Mangbettus (Mangbetu) tribe, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922
Sudanese woman showing traditional facial scarification and elegantly braided hair - (see 10284598 and 10587718 (close-up) for the original B/W print versions). Date: circa 1907
Young South African girl in the bush Date: circa 1910s
Five male members of the Mois Tribe, VietnamFive male members of the Mois Tribe, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam (just about preserving their modesty). The Mountain People ( Mois is actually a derogatory term) are The Degar
Lady Diana Abdy by Madame Yevonde(Helen) Diana (nÚÑáBridgeman), Lady Abdy (1907 - 1967), Fashion leader; wife of Sir Robert Henry Abdy; daughter of 5th Earl of Bradford
Chukchi woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings
Philippines - Igorote Tribe - BaguioIgorot girl from the Philippines - Baguio City, Mountain Province. Igorot are the people of the Cordillera region, on the Philippino Island of Luzon
Zulu Maid showing traditional beadwork and scarification Date: circa 1920s
Masai, Kenya, silhouetteKenya, Masai warriors in genuine traditional clothes. One carries a spear with the tip protected by a feathered su-su. The other carries a rifle. Silhouette
Model wearing a short-skirted afternoon frock and a string of pearl beads Date: 1930
Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617), circa 1670Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617). Christian mystical religious, member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Portrait by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), circa 1670. Detail
Colour illustration of woman with red, long beads, earringsColour lustration of woman with red, long beads and earrings, and jewel box, in front of a hand mirror. Captioned: ??Man-Killers: The Weapons Woman Wields??
Queen Mary Date: 1935
An array of colourful beads and ear-rings. Date: 1954
Illustration of fashionable women's gloves and jewellery. Date: 1954
Illustration of fashionable women's shoes and jewellery. Date: 1954
A canoe-necked knitted top, with a beaded design. Date: 1954
AN IRISH PENITENT A pious Irish pilgrim to Saint Patrick's Purgatory, Lough Dergh (Donegal), tells his beads in one of the seven Saints Beds on the island Date: 1847
Buddhist priest, China, c. 1900Buddhist priest, China, c.1900
Display of gloves in fashion retailers window, LondonGloves displayed in the window of a London fashion retailer. Date: 1960s
Advert for a gown from Selfridge s, London, 1926Advert for a beaded and sequined gown in black satin embriodered with crystal beads and silver sequins from Selfridge s, London, 1926 Date: 1926
Village chief or sheikh with beads, Palestine, IsraelVintage early 20th century photograph - village chief or sheikh with beads
King Sandaineh of Saloum, Senegambia, 18th centuryKing Sandaineh of Saloum, seated on a couch of reeds, Wolof or Jolof Empire, Senegambia, 18th century. In gold crown, cotton tunic, smoking a tobacco pipe. Scimitar and saddle on the walls
A floating bamboo bridge over the Senegal RiverMan and donkeys and other porters with sacks on their heads cross a floating bamboo bridge over the Senegal River. View of a a bridge over the Ba-Fing or Black River
Tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Eyup Sultan MosqueTurbe or tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari in the Eyup Sultan Mosque, Istanbul. The tomb is open day and night and lit with two large torches and a flagpole wrapped in green cloth
Muezzin performing the call to prayer or adhanMuezzin in turban and robes performing the call to prayer or adhan. Muezzin particolare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient
Studio portrait of a young woman - January, 1917. Date: 1917
Better Days at the London HippodromePage from The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News showing scenes during the " Beads" number in the Better Days revue at the London Hippodrome in 1925
Head of a San (Housouana) woman of South Africa, with beads in her hair, earrings and necklaces. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman in full dress of fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
Sugpiaq man of Kodiak Island, AlaskaSugpiaq or Alutiiq man of Kodiak Island, Alaska. His earlobes and chin pierced with beads, his face tattooed. From Joseph Billings
Gold muff chains with amethyst beads, enamel bars, etc. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895
Natives of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands)Kalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife, in a feather lei necklace and beads in her hair
Hawaiian chief and wife, and masked warriors in a canoeKalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, Hawaiian chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife, in a feather lei necklace and beads in her hair
Costumes of the Aleutian natives of Bristol Bay, AlaskaCostumes of the Aleutian natives of the Nushagak area, Bristol Bay, Alaska. Men and women in sealskin and fur clothes with boxes, mirror, beads. Dried fish on a beam
Battle costume of the natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique. They wear reed helmets decorated with beads, cane armour at the neck, wrist and waist, and carry short spears and axes
Old Indian Scout, known as Original TexasOld Indian Scout, aged 73, known as Original Texas, possibly a Wild West Show performer. Date: circa 1910
Navajo Indian, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USANavajo Indian, Tom of Ganado, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He was the husband of Elle, the tribes most famous weaver. Date: circa 1920
Lady Amy Agar photographed at the time of her engagement to the Hon. Michael Biddulph, 3rd Baron Biddulph. She was the sixth of seven daughters of the Earl and Countess of Normanton. Date: 1925
Darma and ChapletsEngraving of Darma, a saint of Japan, accompanied by engravings of chaplets, known as malas in Buddhism, which are said to represent humanitys mortal desires
Shilluk man, South Sudan, East Central AfricaShilluk man in an elaborate headdress with beads, shells and feathers, South Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Indigenous musician, Brazil, playing pan pipes and wearing many beads. Date: 1922
Young peasant woman, Carinthia, southern AustriaYoung peasant woman in gala dress, Carinthia, southern Austria. 1922
Christian Patriarch of ArmeniaChristian Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenia. Date: 1922
Woman with built-up hair, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East AfricaWoman with built-up hair using gum and a light framework, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa. Date: 1922
Santa Claus with presents on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Seated lady holding up a crucifix. early 19th century
Women theatre goer 1905Woman wearing an attractive dainty theatre bodies of white ninon, threaded with scarves of old rose crepe de chine, sleeves are outlined by a finger-depth of dark fur. 1905
Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in KismetMiss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in the role of Marsinah and Mr Ben Webster (1864-1947) in the role of Abdullah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912
Miss Lily Brayton in the role of Marsinah in KismetMiss Lily Brayton, Actress (1876-1953). In the role of Marsinah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912
