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Costume - Diabolo 1817Man: blue coat with gold buttons, lapels & split cuffs; light coloured pantaloons (trousers). Woman: white muslin dress with ruff, hem decorated with lace & rouleaux Date: 1817
FRENCH & ENGLISH FENCE FRENCH & ENGLISH FENCEAn English and French soldier stand en garde, wearing full military dress. Date: 1805
CARDING WOOL / 1848Hand carding wool in a cottage in Scotland. Date: 1848
BOXER / BRIGHT BOOTS / 1973INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION CALIDAD BRIGHT BOOTS Owned by Garratt. Date: 1973
FARMER SOWING CORN 1887A farmer sowing corn by hand. Date: 1887
MAN OF 1790SFanciful Edwardian depiction of costume of the 1820s but looking somewhat earlier: coat described as a Jean-de- Bry, many fob ribbons, hessian boots, tall crowned hat. Date: early 19th century
MIKHAIL SAVOV Bulgarian General Date: 1857 - 1928
FLANDERS SEEKD HELP / 1382Earl of Flanders soliciting the aid of Charles VI of France, to defeat the Flemings Date: 1382
PANTOMIME / PUSS IN BOOTSThe Court scene in Puss in Boots at the Drury Lane Theatre, 1887-8. Date: 1887-8
Costume - Children 1880Boy: knickerbocker, jacket, sailor hat, red socks, heeled boots. Girls: lace dress, yoke bodice, pink sash on hips; kilted skirt, jacket bodies & tie-back skirts. Date: 1880
Child Fashions circa 1870Boy: D-B jacket with cape, knickerbockers, striped socks & heeled boots. Girls: striped polonaise & fringed cape; tunic dresses with dentate hems, bustles & button trim Date: circa 1870
SOLITARY BOY / GLASGOWA solitary boy walks across a plank over a very wide puddle in his wellington boots in a derelict area of East Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1973
Sister holding up baby to see their snowmanA sister holding up the baby to see their snowman. The baby holds out her hand towards the snowmans pipe. Date: circa 1890
Chinese military uniforms 1864Costumes of Taeping officers and soldiers. Date: 1864
For Love and the King, by C Watson Mill, MansfieldFor Love and the King, by C Watson Mill, at the Grand Theatre, Mansfield. 1909
Abraham Lincoln, a play by John Drinkwater, performed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1918 and at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, West London, from 1918 to 1919. 1919
Parisian Artists Studio Model awaiting her turn to pose... Date: circa 1895
A man leaps along the stepping stones at Ogmore CastleA young man wearing wellington boots leaps along the stepping stones across the River Ewenny at Ogmore Castle, Ogmore-by-Sea, Glamorgan, South Wales. The ruins of the castle are in the background
Fisherman in Robin Hoods Bay, YorkshireA fisherman carries a lobster pot up the cobbled slipway at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire, England. It is a wet winters day and he wears wellington boots and oilskin waterproofs
Staffordshire farmer in farmyardA Staffordshire farmer carries buckets of water through his farmyard for the cattle on a cold winter day. First published The Times Date: 1990
Staffordshire farmer with cup of teaA Staffordshire farmer prepares to feed his calves after breakfast, he is holding a mug of tea while looking out through the door of a farm building. Animal feed buckets are at his feet
Goat on Bala Lake Railway line, N WalesA man, wearing riding jodhpurs and boots, leads a goat across the railway line at Llangower railway station on the Bala Lake Railway, in North Wales. First published in The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Little Boy in a studio portrait in a HMS Lion sailors capFour year-old Boy (Geoffrey Vincent James) in a studio portrait in a sailors cap from Hms Lion, battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s
Smart Gentleman and young daughter in gardenSmart Gentleman (perhaps somewhat overdressed?!) and his young daughter in garden, who is wearing a very smart coat and boots
Two children write the name of their favourite hot chocolateTwo children write the name of their favourite brand of hot chocolate (Cacao Van Houten) on a wall. Date: circa 1890s
Italian Dancer with white leather boots and tamborine Date: 1920s
Christmas - Three Dutch girls walk through the snowChristmas scene - Three Dutch girls walk through the snow. Date: circa 1920s
A Local Woman of the Orkney Islands outside her house. Orkney was the site of a Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, where the sailor who sent this card was stationed (on HMS Royal Arthur) in June 1916
Christian Rudolph De WetCHRISTIAN RUDOLPH DE WET Boer soldier and politician Date: 1854 - 1922
Danish Schoolgirls 1903Two Danish schoolgirls wear double-breasted coats (one with plaid cuffs), woollie scarves & lace up boots. One wears a peaked cap the other a flat straw hat. Date: 1903
Bill Lang v Bob Fitzsimmons in heavyweight boxing matchBill Lang (1882-1952), Australian boxer, v Bob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), British boxer, in a heavyweight match -- probably in December 1909 in Sydney, Australia, where Lang won with a knockout
Jack Dempsey, American heavyweight boxerJack Dempsey (1895-1983), American heavyweight boxer, seen here in a boxing pose. Date: circa 1920s
Cartoon, French and German soldiers, WW1Cartoon, French and German soldiers. A French soldier sticks a bayonet into a German soldier, telling him that he has sung the socialist Internationale for twenty years
WW1 drawing, soldier in a muddy trenchWW1 drawing of a soldier in a muddy trench at 2am, saying A Happy Easter to Me. Date: 1914-1918
Woman on a horse in a field, lying back with her feet out of the stirrups. Date: circa 1920s
Man in uniform and gas mask, WW2Man in uniform, tin helmet and gas mask, posing in a garden, probably during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s
Chief of the Tatar city of Kazan, and Kachin man in long coat.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Yo, Ho, Ho & a Bottle of Rum - pirate by A. L. GraceA ruddy looking pirate holds his rum bottle aloft. Date: 1934
Old Eccles Cake Shop, Eccles, Salford, LancashireYe Old Eccles Cake Shop, Eccles, Salford (Greater Manchester), Lancashire. The building is called Ye Olde Thatche, claiming to have been built in 1094
Benjamin the Bunny by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy feeds his pet rabbit. Date: 1941
Anti-German cartoon, Made in Germany, WW1Made in Germany, an anti-German First World War cartoon, showing a long-legged Kaiser Wilhelm II running from France to Germany with a flask of wine
Victorian Boots and Shoes
A relaxed and smiling sitting figure of a uniformed GermanThe cheeful soldier is wearing a green uniform with red trimmings and spurred riding boots. He is sitting on a table with the remains of a snack, a stein of beer and his sword. WW1 Date: circa 1914
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
Five boys pillow fighting on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Toilet humour on a German greetings card - Two Souls and One Thought. (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century
Postman delivering a letter on a Victorian scrapPostman delivering a letter and some roses on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s