Medieval ArcherA medieval archer prepares to fire his bow
HMS Duke of York firing a broadside; Second World WarPhotograph showing the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York firing her 14-inch guns, whilst heavy seas break over her bows, sometime during the Second World War
Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922
Japan - Geisha Girl bows to a samurai warrior - New Year Ceremony Date: circa 1910s
Tennis Chivalry 1930SA chivalrous gentleman tennis player bows as he shakes the hand of his attractive female opponent over the net!
Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Costume / Boy on TricyclePicturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair
English ArcheryFour English bowmen: 1) Brigandine archer 1554 2) Brigandine archer 1590 3) Archer of Charles I 1625 4) Archer of 1780
Cherubs in Clouds 18CA trio of cherubs cupids prepare to go hunting with their bows and arrows
Woman in a crinoline dress on a greetings cardWoman in a crinoline dress in a garden on a greetings card, with verse below. Date: early 20th century
Holly with bells and red ribbon on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s
Greatheads Lifeboat 2In a heavy sea, Greatheads lifeboat puts out to the aid of a vessel in distress : the helmsman stands aft, the look- out in the bows, the ten oarsmen row as best they can. Date: 1791
Girl in Ballet shoesA young girl seated on a small mat, wearing her ballet shoes and wearing her hair in bunches. Pencil sketch by Raymond Sheppard
American Indians. The Red Indian on show in London. Chief WhAmerican Indian father and son with bows and arrows
Making a Crossbow 1555Making a crossbow
Advert / Lime Juice StowerTailor-made costume with a jacket with gored basques & gigot sleeves (leg-of-mutton) & a gored skirt, high stand- fall collar & tie, gauntlets & a hat with birds & bows
Knitted Bows 1936A machine-knitted jumper with narrow pleat detail on the shoulders & body. Wool lace bows add a decorative touch
Archery competition, Leamington Spa, 1870Vintage 19th century photograph: Very early image of an archery competition, competitors with bows and arrows, Leamington Spa, 1870
Hunters with bows and arrows, Philippines, c. 1890
Victorian Christmas Xmas Snow Snowing Card Robinvictorian, christmas, xmas, snow, snowing, card, robin, robins, bird, birds, winter, orchestra, playing, music, in, the, may, be, happy, and, bright, violin, cello, wings, ribbons, bows, 13944339
Photographs of women in high, elaborate hatsPhotographs of women modelling high, elaborate hats, with feathers, tassels and bows. Captioned ??The High Hat for Women! Skyscraper Confections; And ?
Photographic studio portrait - smart familyA Family have their portrait taken in a professional photographic studio. The Father is relaxed and smiling, the two young daughters are slightly timid and the Mother offers up a steely glare
19th century pretty young lady with ornamental straw hatA panel card showing an early 19th century pretty young lady with ornamental straw hat, flower between her teeth and carnations (on the side panels) Date: circa 1820s
WW1 Oath of Allegiance - Women's Battalion of Death, RussiaOath of Allegiance taken in Moscow by members of the famous Battalion of Death, composed entirely of Russian women and led by Madame Botchkareva - June 1917
People of the Andaman Islands, pictures with a European Anthropologist. The natives photographed used to speak a language that was called Bo
Women wearing hats trimmed with large bows resembling butterfiles wings or windmills. Date: 1913
Puss in Boots - the Ogre - Nursery TaleThe ogre glares at Puss in Boots as he bows and scrapes before him; a platter of dead babies and a calf's head stew are on the table Date: circa 1870
Grand evening dress in silver brocade, blue wig and feathers, Grande robe du soir en brocart d argent, Perruque bleue, aigrettes
Ancient Kazakh battle scene, Kazakhstan
Ladies Meeting of the Toxophilite Society, Regents Park, London on July 11th, 1894. Date: 1894
Veddah tribe, bows and arrows, Ceylon, Sri LankaMen from the Veddah tribe, bows and arrows, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, c.1880s
His Little Widows, Wyndhams Theatre, LondonHis Little Widows, Bernard Hishins musical comedy production, Wyndhams Theatre, London. Date: circa 1925
c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - men on a boatc.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - men with bows and arrows on a boat
The Royal Opening of the new Dry Dock at Southampton on Wednesday, July 26, 1933 by King George V, accompanied by the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of York
Woman and child near an omnibus station, Paris, 1875Near an omnibus station, the Palais-Royal, 1875. Woman in violet crinoline dress with train, velvet mantelet and feather bonnet. Men in top hats behind
Opposite the first Cafe de Paris, Boulevard des Italiens, 1845. Two bearded dandies in redingotes and top hats watch a woman in long riding dress side-saddle on a horse
Women of Senegambia washing themselves, 18th centuryWomen of Senegambia washing themselves with water from a basin, 18th century.. One carries a baby on her back. Negro women washing themselves
Group of schoolchildren with teacher, nurse and catA group of schoolchildren of a small school (mostly girls, but two young boys) with their teacher (holding the class cat) and rather stern-faced nurse. Date: circa 1910s
Miss Libbys Spanish RiceLibbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Spanish Rice. circa 1950s
Miss Libbys MilkLibbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Milk. circa 1950s
Woman of the Chausee-d Antin in the Chinese fashionWoman from the Chaussee-d Antin in the Chinese fashion. She wears a tall bonnet with flowers and ribbons over her piled up hairstyle a la Chinoise, ruff collar, tunic with bells, shawl tied in a bow
Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails, and carries a straw hat decorated with knots
Peasant girl in festival dress, Upper Carniola, 19th centuryPeasant girl in festival dress, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, 19th century. She wears a silk headdress, a lace gorge, and many ribbons and bows on her chemise
Peasant woman of Baden, Switzerland, 19th centuryPeasant woman of Baden, near Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with silk pompons, and her toque with bows
Girl of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and bows. She wears a ruff over a laced bodice, apron and short petticoats
Girl of the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 19th century. The dress has a very high waist, the chemise has puff sleeves
Louise de la Valliere, 1644-1710Louise Francoise de la Baume-le-Blanc, Duchess of La Valliere, mistress to King Louis XIV, 1644-1710. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker
Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne, Comtesse de Grignan, 1648-1705. She wears her hair in ringlets adorned with pearls, a green silk mantua dress with train decorated with gold bows, lace sleeves
