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Background imageBoot Collection: Duke Wellington / Paul Pry

Duke Wellington / Paul Pry
DUKE OF WELLINGTON British General and Statesman Known as the Iron Duke A Wellington Boot - Satire

Background imageBoot Collection: Village Street, Northop - Boot Hotel (on right)

Village Street, Northop - Boot Hotel (on right)
Village Street, Northop, Flintshire, Wales - with the Boot Hotel on right. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBoot Collection: Turner Street, Blyth, Northumberland

Turner Street, Blyth, Northumberland
Turner Street, Blyth, near Cramlington, Northumberland, England. Showing the Cash Boot Company Date: 1920s

Background imageBoot Collection: Little Tich

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: c.1905

Background imageBoot Collection: Ww1 Postcard Bulldog

Ww1 Postcard Bulldog
Theres life in the old dog yet ! - a British bulldog, depicted with a boot, a pair of spectacles and a German helmet

Background imageBoot Collection: A Variety of ladies boots 1926

A Variety of ladies boots 1926
Ladies 1920s boots in willow calf, felt lace, riding, quilted, buttoned, lace-up and rubber. Date: circa 1926

Background imageBoot Collection: Cobblers shop front, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Cobblers shop front, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a cobblers shop front in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background imageBoot Collection: Pretty Parisian Girl lacing up her brown leather boots

Pretty Parisian Girl lacing up her brown leather boots
Les Bottines Jaunes (The Yellow Boots) by Leo Fontan (although the boots appear in this reproduction as brown!) - a pretty Parisian girl lacing up her brown leather boots Date: circa 1919

Background imageBoot Collection: Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

Background imageBoot Collection: Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising boots by post, with a circular illustration of the Footshape Works where the boots are made. Date: 20th century

Background imageBoot Collection: Ulla Street Boot Boys. Middlesbrough 1970s

Ulla Street Boot Boys. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

Background imageBoot Collection: What People Are Wearing - Annika Wills and Anne Nightingale

What People Are Wearing - Annika Wills and Anne Nightingale
On the left: The English actress Annika Wills (better known as Anneke Wills, b)

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert for Raoul Shoe Company 1912

Advert for Raoul Shoe Company 1912
French footwear, womens shoes for all occasions, street, town, seaside, tennis, walking, evening and court. 1912

Background imageBoot Collection: Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe

Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe, sold by W F Heddon, Bridge Street, Carmarthen, Wales. Date: circa 1920

Background imageBoot Collection: London Trade Card - James Potter, Leather Breeches Maker

London Trade Card - James Potter, Leather Breeches Maker, at the sign of the Boot and Breeches, Shoemaker Row, near Aldgate. 18th century

Background imageBoot Collection: Raoul Shoe Company 1912

Raoul Shoe Company 1912
Chic Parisian footwear offered for sale in Regent St featuring a brogue shoe, fancy top boot, seaside shoe, French shoes and court shoe

Background imageBoot Collection: English Royalists 1640-9

English Royalists 1640-9
English Royalist soldiers: doublet & breeches, lace falling collars, lace-edged boot hose tops, bucket-top boots, plumed hats, cloak

Background imageBoot Collection: Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London

Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London
Photograph of the Chiswick Polish Company pavilion in a souvenir booklet for the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London

Background imageBoot Collection: Barbara Ann Scott

Barbara Ann Scott
A waxwork at Madame Tussauds of the Canadian Ice Skater Barbara Ann Scott is dressed for display, seated before a model of England Football legend Sir Stanley Matthews

Background imageBoot Collection: European shoes, slippers and boots

European shoes, slippers and boots
European shoes and boots: Russian boot 1, Russian womans sandal 2, Finnish womans sandal 3, Finnish womans slipper 4, Finnish bejeweled shoes 5, 6, Hungarian mans boot 7

Background imageBoot Collection: Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top boots

Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top boots
Our Boys Clothing Company riding and top boots. Date: c.1895

Background imageBoot Collection: Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising Footshape boots by post. Depicting an 18th century scene with a coach and horses and a road sign: Boots by Post in 1780

Background imageBoot Collection: High Street, Swanage, Dorset

High Street, Swanage, Dorset
High Street, Swanage, near Poole, Dorset, England. Showing Frank Coxs Boot Stores Date: 1905

Background imageBoot Collection: Good luck postcard, Old boot for a soldier, with verse. Date: 1914-1918

Good luck postcard, Old boot for a soldier, with verse. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageBoot Collection: Portrait of Concepcion Serrano, later Countess

Portrait of Concepcion Serrano, later Countess
Eduardo Rosales Gallinas (1836-1873). Spanish painter. Portrait of Concepcion Serrano, later Countess of Santovenia, 1871

Background imageBoot Collection: Boot and shoe factory

Boot and shoe factory, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageBoot Collection: Cricket Equipment, Benetfink & Co, Sports Outfitters

Cricket Equipment, Benetfink & Co, Sports Outfitters Date: 1904

Background imageBoot Collection: A London Boot Black (shoe shine), London

A London Boot Black (shoe shine), London, London, England. Date: 1964

Background imageBoot Collection: Ancient Roman shoes and sandals

Ancient Roman shoes and sandals
Imperial Roman footwear from the Trajan Column 1, Roman footwear from the Palazzo Mattei 2, sandal from a fragment found at Palestrina 3, and a Roman sandal from a figure in the Casa Giustiniani 4

Background imageBoot Collection: Shoes, boots and sandals of ancient Rome

Shoes, boots and sandals of ancient Rome

Background imageBoot Collection: Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot, WW1

Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot, WW1
Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot with Imperial Eagle emblem, removable top in the form of a German Pickelhaube helmet. Trench Art

Background imageBoot Collection: Scene in Week Street, Maidstone, Kent

Scene in Week Street, Maidstone, Kent
Busy street scene - Week Street, Maidstone, Kent. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageBoot Collection: Medieval shoes and boots in England

Medieval shoes and boots in England

Background imageBoot Collection: U-BOAT OF WW2 1941

U-BOAT OF WW2 1941
An Untersee-Boot of World War Two cruises on the surface not far from the shore Date: 1941

Background imageBoot Collection: Illustration of the CWS Wheatsheaf Boot

Illustration of the CWS Wheatsheaf Boot and Shoe factory, Leicester

Background imageBoot Collection: Market Square, Johannesburg, South Africa

Market Square, Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905

Background imageBoot Collection: WW2 Officer's Orderly Man And Padre

WW2 Officer's Orderly Man And Padre
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows an Officer's orderly man closely inspecting a uniform boot, while the right picture portrays a Padre

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert, Puttie Field Boots, The London Shoe Co Ltd

Advert, Puttie Field Boots, The London Shoe Co Ltd, wholesale boot factors Date: 1902

Background imageBoot Collection: The Modern Hydra

The Modern Hydra
This illustration depicts a scene in which a young lady has forcefully placed her boot on the shoulder of an older gentleman-Lizard hybrid creature

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert for Charles E. Revell, Boot Warehouse, Bath

Advert for Charles E. Revell, Boot Warehouse, Bath
Advert for Charles E. Revell, Boot Warehouse, Bridge Street, Bath Date: 1902

Background imageBoot Collection: Gravestone of Sosas and Nostimos. Greece

Gravestone of Sosas and Nostimos. Greece
Gravestone of the farmers Sosas and Nostimos the Miletian. 2nd century AD. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece

Background imageBoot Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Levantaos contra

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Levantaos contra la invasion italiana en Espana! (Rise against the Italina invasion of Spain). Poster by Espert edited by the Junta Delegada de Defensa of Madrid

Background imageBoot Collection: TOMMY DOBSON'S GRAVE

TOMMY DOBSON'S GRAVE
The tombstone of Thomas ('Tommy') Dobson (d. 1910), a famous Lakeland huntsman, at Boot, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageBoot Collection: Comic postcard, Woman drinking in a pub

Comic postcard, Woman drinking in a pub. If water rots your Wellingtons, what must it do to your stomach! Date: 20th century

Background imageBoot Collection: Display of different Japanese shoe types

Display of different Japanese shoe types.. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageBoot Collection: Man weaving cotton on a loom, Senegambia, 18th century

Man weaving cotton on a loom, Senegambia, 18th century. He sits with his legs in a pit, with the warp tied to a large rock, under a mat shade. A weaver. Tisserand negre

Background imageBoot Collection: Cartoon, The Liliput Levy on John Bull Gulliver

Cartoon, The Liliput Levy on John Bull Gulliver -- a satirical comment on taxation putting the strain on John Bull (representing the middle-class British man)

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert, John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, Glasgow

Advert, John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, Glasgow
Advert for John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, Ingram Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert, Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Ayr

Advert, Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Ayr
Advert for Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, St Crispin Works, Ayr, Scotland. 1905

Background imageBoot Collection: Rice-straw cloak, sandals, Chinese woman s

Rice-straw cloak, sandals, Chinese woman s
Rice-straw cloak, wood and straw sandals, Chinese womans bound foot and boot

Background imageBoot Collection: Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot & Shoe Maker

Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot & Shoe Maker
Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot and Shoe Maker, Oxford Street, London. 1906

Background imageBoot Collection: High Street, Notting Hill Gate, West London

High Street, Notting Hill Gate, West London, with shop premises including W Straker. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBoot Collection: Good Luck card, Lucky Black Cat in a Boot

Good Luck card, Lucky Black Cat in a Boot

Background imageBoot Collection: Cries of Paris - shoeshine boy

Cries of Paris - shoeshine boy

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert for Lillywhites skating items 1930

Advert for Lillywhites skating items 1930
Advertisement for skating items, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1930

Background imageBoot Collection: 68 Notting Hill Gate, London - W Straker Store (right)

68 Notting Hill Gate, London - W Straker Store (right). The shop fronts still survive (wihtout vast modification, although they now house a souvenir stoare and a womens fashion boutique)

Background imageBoot Collection: Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, WW1

Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, WW1
Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, West Sussex, during the First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageBoot Collection: Blind boot-lace seller 1850s

Blind boot-lace seller 1850s
Blind boot-lace seller with his little dog in the streets of London. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert for Strathpeffer Spa in Scotland, 1909

Advert for Strathpeffer Spa in Scotland, 1909
Page of The Tatler, 1909, featuring adverts for Strathpeffer Spa in the Highlands of Scotland for Peace, Health and Beauty, and Nugget boot polish. Date: 1909

Background imageBoot Collection: Sir Philip Manfield, Great Northern Boot Company

Sir Philip Manfield, Great Northern Boot Company
Sir Philip Manfield, founder of the Great Northern Boot Company. late 19th century

Background imageBoot Collection: People outside Olivers Boot and Shoe Warehouse

People outside Olivers Boot and Shoe Warehouse
People on a horse-drawn carriage outside Olivers Boot and Shoe Warehouse, Ilfracombe, Devon, taken on 18 August 1909. 1909

Background imageBoot Collection: Poster, Henke ski boots

Poster, Henke ski boots. circa 1970

Background imageBoot Collection: Forcing Italy to surrender - WW2 Propaganda

Forcing Italy to surrender - WW2 Propaganda
To Unconditional surrender. When success goes to the head - defeat goes to " de-feet" !. Allegory on Allied advances toward defeating Mussolini in Italy. Date: 1943

Background imageBoot Collection: A selection of Victorian laced or buttoned pointed boots. 1901

A selection of Victorian laced or buttoned pointed boots. 1901

Background imageBoot Collection: Advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish

Advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish
A cutout advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish, which is waterproof and preserves the leather. Date: late 19th century

Background imageBoot Collection: Advert for Wrens shoe polish 1908

Advert for Wrens shoe polish 1908
Wrens shoe polish. Date: 1908

Background imageBoot Collection: FOXHOUNDS GET THE BOOT

FOXHOUNDS GET THE BOOT
These foxhound puppies have an inside knowledge of their masters boots! Date: 1930s

Background imageBoot Collection: BOYS TAUGHT TRADES

BOYS TAUGHT TRADES
Two boys in a workshop at the London School for Mental Defectives: the children are taught trades such as upholstery, carpentry and boot making Date: 1931

Background imageBoot Collection: Womens shoes 1908

Womens shoes 1908
A selection of smart, front lacing boots. One pair has a shaped heel & patent leather toe. Date: 1908

Background imageBoot Collection: ERMINE COAT 1922

ERMINE COAT 1922
Ermine trimmed otter fur coat with an 18th century feel having boot cuffs & imitation brandenbourgs, a flared skirts. worn with a fur scarf & hat with a cocked brim. Date: 1922

Background imageBoot Collection: BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREEN BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREEN

BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREEN BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREEN
Customers try on new footwear for size in a boot and shoe shop Date: circa 1813

Background imageBoot Collection: CHURCHILL / GULBRANSSON 15

CHURCHILL / GULBRANSSON 15
WINSTON CHURCHILL German satirical comment on the failure of Churchills Dardanelles expedition - he is kicked out of the War Office Date: 1874 - 1965

Background imageBoot Collection: U-boat Under Net

U-boat Under Net
How the Untersee-Boot passes beneath the defensive nets which are hung at the entrance to harbours... Date: 1915

Background imageBoot Collection: WW2 - ith the W. A. A. F. - The Boot Repairer

WW2 - ith the W. A. A. F. - The Boot Repairer
WW2 - With the W.A.A.F. - The Boot Repairer. Date: circa 1941

Background imageBoot Collection: Malvina Dunreath music hall singer and long boot dancer

Malvina Dunreath music hall singer and long boot dancer. In costume, wearing ?little girl? knee length white dress with full skirt. Hair in long plaits with large bow

Background imageBoot Collection: Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car boot

Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car boot
The female contortionist Diana Gaye sitting half in and half out of an open car boot, helped by a young male assistant. (2 of 5) Date: 1971

Background imageBoot Collection: WW2 Christmas card, cat with flag

WW2 Christmas card, cat with flag
WW2 Christmas card, a black cat with a British flag, sitting inside a boot. Date: circa 1942

Background imageBoot Collection: Victorian Boots and Shoes

Victorian Boots and Shoes

Background imageBoot Collection: Street scene in Hoxton, East End of London

Street scene in Hoxton, East End of London
A street scene in Hoxton, East London. A large group of local residents are lined up for the occasion. The location may be Boot Street, adjacent to Hoxton Market

Background imageBoot Collection: Baby and boots puzzle on a Christmas card

Baby and boots puzzle on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBoot Collection: Last and boots on a Christmas and New Year card

Last and boots on a Christmas and New Year card
Cobbler's last and boots on a comic Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBoot Collection: Photograph of Boot PH, St Pancras, London

Photograph of Boot PH, St Pancras, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1922

Background imageBoot Collection: Photograph of Boot Inn, Sutton, Surrey

Photograph of Boot Inn, Sutton, Surrey. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1950

Background imageBoot Collection: South Street, Eastbourne, Sussex

South Street, Eastbourne, Sussex
South Street, viewed from Gildridge Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. 1870



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