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Duke Wellington / Paul PryDUKE OF WELLINGTON British General and Statesman Known as the Iron Duke A Wellington Boot - Satire
Village Street, Northop - Boot Hotel (on right)Village Street, Northop, Flintshire, Wales - with the Boot Hotel on right. Date: circa 1910s
Turner Street, Blyth, NorthumberlandTurner Street, Blyth, near Cramlington, Northumberland, England. Showing the Cash Boot Company Date: 1920s
Little TichLITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: c.1905
Ww1 Postcard BulldogTheres life in the old dog yet ! - a British bulldog, depicted with a boot, a pair of spectacles and a German helmet
A Variety of ladies boots 1926Ladies 1920s boots in willow calf, felt lace, riding, quilted, buttoned, lace-up and rubber. Date: circa 1926
Cobblers shop front, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South WalesView of a cobblers shop front in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Pretty Parisian Girl lacing up her brown leather bootsLes 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
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
Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, NorthamptonBrochure 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
Ulla Street Boot Boys. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s
What People Are Wearing - Annika Wills and Anne NightingaleOn the left: The English actress Annika Wills (better known as Anneke Wills, b)
Advert for Raoul Shoe Company 1912French footwear, womens shoes for all occasions, street, town, seaside, tennis, walking, evening and court. 1912
Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe, sold by W F Heddon, Bridge Street, Carmarthen, Wales. Date: circa 1920
London Trade Card - James Potter, Leather Breeches Maker, at the sign of the Boot and Breeches, Shoemaker Row, near Aldgate. 18th century
Raoul Shoe Company 1912Chic Parisian footwear offered for sale in Regent St featuring a brogue shoe, fancy top boot, seaside shoe, French shoes and court shoe
English Royalists 1640-9English Royalist soldiers: doublet & breeches, lace falling collars, lace-edged boot hose tops, bucket-top boots, plumed hats, cloak
Franco-British Exhibition, White City, LondonPhotograph of the Chiswick Polish Company pavilion in a souvenir booklet for the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London
Barbara Ann ScottA 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
European shoes, slippers and bootsEuropean 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
Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top bootsOur Boys Clothing Company riding and top boots. Date: c.1895
Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, NorthamptonBrochure 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
High Street, Swanage, DorsetHigh Street, Swanage, near Poole, Dorset, England. Showing Frank Coxs Boot Stores Date: 1905
Good luck postcard, Old boot for a soldier, with verse. Date: 1914-1918
Portrait of Concepcion Serrano, later CountessEduardo Rosales Gallinas (1836-1873). Spanish painter. Portrait of Concepcion Serrano, later Countess of Santovenia, 1871
Boot and shoe factory, Victorian period Date: late 19th century
Cricket Equipment, Benetfink & Co, Sports Outfitters Date: 1904
A London Boot Black (shoe shine), London, London, England. Date: 1964
Ancient Roman shoes and sandalsImperial 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
Shoes, boots and sandals of ancient Rome
Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot, WW1Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot with Imperial Eagle emblem, removable top in the form of a German Pickelhaube helmet. Trench Art
Scene in Week Street, Maidstone, KentBusy street scene - Week Street, Maidstone, Kent. Date: circa 1940s
Medieval shoes and boots in England
U-BOAT OF WW2 1941An Untersee-Boot of World War Two cruises on the surface not far from the shore Date: 1941
Illustration of the CWS Wheatsheaf Boot and Shoe factory, Leicester
Market Square, Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905
WW2 Officer's Orderly Man And PadreA 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
Advert, Puttie Field Boots, The London Shoe Co Ltd, wholesale boot factors Date: 1902
The Modern HydraThis illustration depicts a scene in which a young lady has forcefully placed her boot on the shoulder of an older gentleman-Lizard hybrid creature
Advert for Charles E. Revell, Boot Warehouse, BathAdvert for Charles E. Revell, Boot Warehouse, Bridge Street, Bath Date: 1902
Gravestone of Sosas and Nostimos. GreeceGravestone of the farmers Sosas and Nostimos the Miletian. 2nd century AD. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece
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
TOMMY DOBSON'S GRAVEThe tombstone of Thomas ('Tommy') Dobson (d. 1910), a famous Lakeland huntsman, at Boot, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s
Comic postcard, Woman drinking in a pub. If water rots your Wellingtons, what must it do to your stomach! Date: 20th century
Display of different Japanese shoe types.. Vintage 19th century photograph
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
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)
Advert, John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, GlasgowAdvert for John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, Ingram Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
Advert, Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, AyrAdvert for Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, St Crispin Works, Ayr, Scotland. 1905
Rice-straw cloak, sandals, Chinese woman sRice-straw cloak, wood and straw sandals, Chinese womans bound foot and boot
Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot & Shoe MakerStationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot and Shoe Maker, Oxford Street, London. 1906
High Street, Notting Hill Gate, West London, with shop premises including W Straker. Date: circa 1910
Good Luck card, Lucky Black Cat in a Boot
Cries of Paris - shoeshine boy
Advert for Lillywhites skating items 1930Advertisement for skating items, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1930
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)
Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, WW1Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, West Sussex, during the First World War. 1914-1918
Blind boot-lace seller 1850sBlind boot-lace seller with his little dog in the streets of London. Date: circa 1850s
Advert for Strathpeffer Spa in Scotland, 1909Page 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
Sir Philip Manfield, Great Northern Boot CompanySir Philip Manfield, founder of the Great Northern Boot Company. late 19th century
People outside Olivers Boot and Shoe WarehousePeople on a horse-drawn carriage outside Olivers Boot and Shoe Warehouse, Ilfracombe, Devon, taken on 18 August 1909. 1909
Poster, Henke ski boots. circa 1970
Forcing Italy to surrender - WW2 PropagandaTo Unconditional surrender. When success goes to the head - defeat goes to " de-feet" !. Allegory on Allied advances toward defeating Mussolini in Italy. Date: 1943
A selection of Victorian laced or buttoned pointed boots. 1901
Advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polishA cutout advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish, which is waterproof and preserves the leather. Date: late 19th century
Advert for Wrens shoe polish 1908Wrens shoe polish. Date: 1908
FOXHOUNDS GET THE BOOTThese foxhound puppies have an inside knowledge of their masters boots! Date: 1930s
BOYS TAUGHT TRADESTwo 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
Womens shoes 1908A selection of smart, front lacing boots. One pair has a shaped heel & patent leather toe. Date: 1908
ERMINE COAT 1922Ermine 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
BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREEN BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREENCustomers try on new footwear for size in a boot and shoe shop Date: circa 1813
CHURCHILL / GULBRANSSON 15WINSTON CHURCHILL German satirical comment on the failure of Churchills Dardanelles expedition - he is kicked out of the War Office Date: 1874 - 1965
U-boat Under NetHow the Untersee-Boot passes beneath the defensive nets which are hung at the entrance to harbours... Date: 1915
WW2 - ith the W. A. A. F. - The Boot RepairerWW2 - With the W.A.A.F. - The Boot Repairer. Date: circa 1941
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
Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car bootThe 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
WW2 Christmas card, cat with flagWW2 Christmas card, a black cat with a British flag, sitting inside a boot. Date: circa 1942
Victorian Boots and Shoes
Street scene in Hoxton, East End of LondonA 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
Baby and boots puzzle on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Last and boots on a Christmas and New Year cardCobbler's last and boots on a comic Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
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
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
South Street, Eastbourne, SussexSouth Street, viewed from Gildridge Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. 1870