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Advert for Margaret Marks of Knightsbridge 1933Models wearing ready to wear two-piece dresses, suits and coats. 1933
Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1929Mens coat made from impenetrable Aquascutum trench coatings, with detachable collar and lining of Teddy Bear Fleece. 1929
Guard on sentry duty, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. Date: 1960s
Fashion at the threatre 1912French models wearing clothing for the theatre, creations by Buzenet. (left), Purple and blue taffeta tunic dress, with lace ruffles sleeves
Pheltose - the New Sanitary Belt" For the Outdoor Girl!" 1928
Page of Victorian adverts 1889A variety of advertisements in The Graphic dated August 1889, showing Nuda Veritas hair restorer, Nubian, black polish for boots and shoes, Nortons Camomile Pills, for indigestion
Man on a 1922 Ariel motorcycleMan on a 1922 Ariel 500 Single, belt come chain driven, motorcycle in the garden circa 1922
Lady on a 1922 Ariel motorcycleLady on a 1922 Ariel 500 Single, belt come chain driven, motorcycle in the garden circa 1922
Advert for Gorke womens accessories 1898Novelties Christmas gifts for women. A charming painted gauze and large ostrich fans, linen gloves for gifts Chevrette, fur tops, button ladies driving gloves
African girl in native dress, wearing metal and bone jewellery, and with her skin heavily oiled. Date: circa 1920
Gold Dredging at Kyebi (Kibi), Ghana, West Africa Date: circa 1912
Laz gang - TurkeyPredictably the Black Sea man, or the " Laz" as he is called with a mixture of affection and sneer, has become a stock figure of the Turkish social typology. This gang is from Rize
Trajan (53 AD-117 AD). Roman Emperor. BustTrajan (53 AD-117 AD). Was Roman Emperor from 98 AD until his death. Bust shows him with the civic crown, sword belt and aegis (a divine weapon). Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, FunenPrehistoric. Art. Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen. 700-500 BC. National Museum of Denmark
Statue of a man wearing a pointed cap or helmet and a cypriot belt. 590-540 BC. Limestone. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Phrangissa. Tamassos. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Mesopotamian stone cult vessel. UrukStone cult vessel with anthropomorphic decoration, supported by two heroes wearing belts. 3300-3000 BC. Late Uruk Period. Mesopotamian-Sumerian art. Probably from Uruk. British Museum. London
Male and female police officers in Nijmegen March, HollandMale and female police officers of the Met Police taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: 1950s
Group photo, women police officers outside KLM officesGroup photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches
Woman police officer in portrait photoWoman police officer (Winnie Gould) in a portrait photo, in the Bather style uniform which was worn from 1946 to 1968 -- four-buttoned jacket with matching material belt, white shirt and tie
Two women police officers walking along London streetTwo women police officers (Sergeant Neale, left, and Constable Cooper, right) walking along a London street. Date: circa 1960s
Group of six women police officers in London, WW2Group of six women police officers, one of them a sergeant, wearing air raid helmets and carrying canvas bags in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
Two women police officers in London, WW2Two women police officers on duty wearing air raid helmets on a London street during the Second World War. They are WPCs Ivy Baxter and Beatrice Gargrave (both joined June 1937). Date: 1940s
Woman police officer W Gould in uniform, LondonWoman police officer Winifred Gould (joined August 1931) in a studio photo with painted backdrop. She is wearing the recently updated Stanley uniform -- a white shirt and tie were introduced
Woman police officer, Charlotte Grace Dixon, LondonAn early woman police officer, Inspector Charlotte Grace Dixon, who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1920. Date: early 1920s
Woman police officer Beatrice Wills, LondonPortrait photo of Beatrice Wills (nee Wakefield), an early woman police officer. She joined the force in January 1919, and is seen here wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in that year
Hanging Sleeves 1930SA gown somewhat mediaeval in style with a deep V neckline, slender trained skirt & hanging sleeves worn with a belt composed of two rows of silver beads. Date: 1930s
GERMAN COSTUME 1300-1349Men: gipon, dagged hood, cote- hardie with dagged tippets, girdles, swords & daggers. Woman: garment with elements of a cote-hardie & sleeved surcoat, ornamental fillet. Date: early 14th century
Italian Dress of C. 1400Italian costumes differ from those of Northern Europe. N.B chemise drawn through apertures made in the sleeves. N.B horned headdress & fur lined houppelande. Date: circa 1400
Noblewoman of C14ThNoblewomen: fur-lined mantle with heraldic embroidery & a garment that resembles a kirtle, being front fastening but with funnel sleeves. N.B knightly- girdle. Date: 14th century
Costume of C15ThClothing includes: a houppelande with hanging sleeves, pouch hanging from a belt; plumed fur hat worn over an undercap; high buskins & a cape, cote-hardie, piked shoes Date: 15th century
French Fashion Mid 1920STwo-piece dress: pleated short skirt & tunic or blouse with high shirt style collar & tie & a belt buckled at the hips. Also stockings with clocks, court shoes & a cloche hat. Date: mid 1920s
Advert for Battle Creek Health Builder 1929Mechanical massaging exercise machine that with a vibrating belt, used by 80, 000 men and women in the 1920s. Date: 1929
Tramp on a Balham street, SW LondonA tramp sitting on a bench in a Balham street in SW London. Date: circa 1960s
Ainu man, north Japan, fishing with a rod.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Lord in the court of King John II of France, Jean le Bon, 14thC.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez
Swiss womens fashion from the 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889
German soldier in studio photo, WW1A German soldier in a studio photo. Date: 1914-1918
Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troopsPatterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published
French and German girl guides at camp, FranceFrench and German girl guides at a three-week friendship camp in an area of mountains and trees near Crocq, La Creuse, Limousin, Central France
Tightening his belt - hunger is the best source. A typical anti-German cartoon of the period. J. Harold Hudson
Man in cowboy outfit, Hayle, CornwallMan in a cowboy outfit, complete with gun, at the Longhorn Country Music Club in Hayle, Cornwall
Sinhalese man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
American ladies coat fashion 1924Collection of 1920s American coats, from a clothing catalogue. Date: 1924
Advert for J. Roussel lingerie 1939Personally for you. A belt by J. Roussel gives you the feeling of slimness and freedom. The Roussel method of expert individul consideration given to each figure control problem
WW1 Machinery in a lead factory - shrapnel productionAn array of machinery in a factory manufacturing white lead, used to make artillery shrapnel during WW1 Date: circa 1915
Oman - Northern Frontier Policeman Date: circa 1950
Saint-Claude, France - Fabrique Jeantet-David Pipe Factory - Polishing the pipes using overhead belt-driven polishing machines. (see: 10993880) Date: circa 1909
London Fire Engine Establishment fireman in uniformFormed in 1833, the LFEE was Londons first properly organised fire brigade, having taken over from the various Insurance Company fire brigades around the capital