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Marriage Costumes - Africans. circa 1830s
Music cover, La-Di-Da ScottischeMusic cover, La-Di-Da Schottische (dance) by Vincent Davies, dedicated to the City Toff, based on the popular song sung by Nelly Power. circa 1880
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Tommy Atkins the Soldier. late 19th century
Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mrs Peel. circa 1935
Zoological Misfitz - Puss in Boots. early 20th century
Zoological Misfitz - Mr Bull Dog. early 20th century
Zoological Misfitz - Mr Bengal Tiger. early 20th century
Zoological Misfitz - King Leo. early 20th century
Father Christmas cardboard figure circa 19th century
Cheery Families - Master Sole the Shoemakers Son. 1890s
Caricature of Montagu Williams, actor, playwright and lawyerCaricature of Montagu Stephen Williams (1835-1892), English actor, playwright, barrister, magistrate and teacher. A commentary on a libel case between Henry Labouchere
W Barratt & Co Ltd shoe catalogue, shoes and boots. mid-20th century
Boots and shoes on a Christmas cardA large number of boots and shoes on a greetings card -- May Christmas joys not wear you out. Date: circa 1890s
W Barratt & Co Ltd shoe catalogue, boots. mid-20th century
Women police officers in a tug-of-war contest, Hyde ParkWomen police officers having fun in a tug-of-war contest as part of a training exercise in Hyde Park, London. Instructing them is Sergeant Ridley of A Division. Date: circa 1919-1920
Women police officers off duty in Section HouseWomen police officers off duty, relaxing in the Section House. Date: 1919
Group photo, women police officers, Westminster, LondonGroup photo of women police officers standing on Clive Steps, Westminster, London. At the front (left) is Superintendent Sophia Stanley
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - ShoemakingBoys making and repairing shoes and boots at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Date: Date unknown
Woman police officer in overcoat, LondonA woman police officer in London, wearing a double-breasted overcoat (winter uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, duty armband and boots. Date: 1933
Early woman police sergeant, LondonAn early (possibly the first) woman police sergeant in London, wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in 1919. The tunic was single-breasted with six metal buttons down the front
Woman police officer W Gould at Woolwich, SE LondonWoman police officer Winifred Gould (joined August 1931) photographed outside Woolwich Police Station, SE London. She is wearing the recently updated Stanley uniform -- a white shirt
Woman police officer posing in uniform, LondonWoman police officer Ivy Cook (joined December 1930) posing in the recently updated Stanley uniform. A white shirt and tie were introduced, the jacket had four buttons and a matching material belt
Woman police officer in studio photoWoman police officer in a studio photo, wearing double-breasted overcoat (for winter wear), white shirt and tie, helmet with badge and duty armband. Date: circa 1931
Group photo, women police officers, CarlisleGroup photo of ten women police officers in uniform, with a sergeant in the middle of the front row, from the studio of Fred W Jassell of Carlisle. Date: circa 1920s
Superintendent Stanley and three women police officersSuperintendent Sophia Stanley (served 1918-1922, seated), the first Superintendent of Women Police, and three women police officers (left to right: Elinor J Robertson, served 1919-1922)
Two women police officers, Bow Street, LondonTwo women police officers outside Bow Street Police Station, London. They are WPC Ivy Ellis (left) and Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden (right)
Women police officers on parade, LondonWomen police officers on their first parade in London, wearing the new Stanley Uniform, taking part in a postwar Thanksgiving Service. Date: 1919
Frog with red umbrella on a cutout greetings cardFrog with red umbrella and swimming trunks on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Girl leaning on a fence on a Christmas cardGirl in a pink dress, leaning on a fence on a Christmas card with decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s
Girl in the snow on a New Year card with a decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s
Cherub on a fabric Christmas cardCherub in a blue coat and pink hat on a fabric Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Kings Road ShopsYoung people walking outside Mates boutique on the fashionable Kings Road, Chelsea, London. Date: late 1960s
Students at ReichstagGerman students in military uniforms including jack boots, on parade at an unspecified event outide the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany. Date: early 1930s
King, Soldier, MinstrelKing: mantle with embroidered border, tunic & leg bandages. Soldier: tunic, chainmail shirt & cape, trousers, boots. Minstrel: tunic & girdle, trousers & leg bandages. Date: 8th century
King, Soldier, LabourersKing or Chieftain: mantle, tunic, leg bandages, short boots. Labourers: phrygian caps, short tunics & girdles, braies, short hose & shoes tied on with a leather lace. Date: 8th century
German Nobles C14ThHood-turbans, fur-lined & trimmed houppelande with bagpipe sleeves, a voluminous garment cape-like in shape but belted & worn over a gipon (the buttoned sleeves visible) Date: 14th century
Doublet, Hose & PointsThe man holding stones wears hose & a doublet attached by means of laces called points (poins). His boots have a slightly pointed toe. Another man wears a full length gown. Date: 15th century
Men of Bourgogne C. 1450Embroidered jerkin (jacket) with hanging sleeves worn over a doublet, hose, piked side- lacing boots with spurs, fur- lined & trimmed jerkin with side vents, chaperon (hat). Date: circa 1450
Costume / Aristos C. 1730French aristocrats of the court of Louis XV wear Jack boots with bucket tops & spurs, armour & swords, a sash, tricorne hats & gauntlets Date: circa 1730
Costume / Townsfolk 1796A working class woman wears a buffont, a checked apron over a quilted petticoat & skirt draped to create a polonaise. The man wears a bicorne hat & short boots. Date: 1796
French Costume Men C17ThFarmer: wears his own hair, petticoat breeches, ribbons at his throat & on his uncocked hat. Gendarm: Jack boots, a cocked hat, a sash, gauntlets & plaits in his wig. Date: circa 1690
German Nobles Circa 1650German nobles: bucket-top boots & boot hose tops or shoes with roses, ruff or lace falling collars, doublet with pointed front, side fastening breeches, Brandenburg coat. Date: 1650s
French Cavaliers C17ThThe costume of French Cavaliers include: doublets, ruffs, trunk-hose, capes, cocked hats with feathers & very high boots reaching above the knees with tabbed tops. Date: early 17th century
COSTUME 1787Man: top boots, spurs, hat with large cockade, dress coat - front border sloping away to reveal the waistcoat. Women: lace-edge pelerine, softer, curled hairstyles. Date: 1787
Walking Dress 1864The vogue for short, hitched- up skirts revealing brightly coloured petticoats & boots was originally an English fashion later adopted by the French. Date: 1864
Racegoer / Jardine 1909Robert Buchanan Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease & black boots with brown spats (gaiters). Date: 1909
Sir Daniel Cooper at the races wears a bowler hat, brown striped lounge suit, half boots & tan leather gloves. Date: 1908
Jockey / Jh Martin Vf 1907American jockey John Henry Martin wears top boots, a jockety cap & over his silks a grey overcoat (possibly fly- fronted) with a velvet collar, a large pocket. 1907