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Duck-winged game birds: Simon and Miss EttyDuck-winged game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by John Goodwin. Simon, cup winner at Birmingham 1885 and Miss Etty, first prize at the Dairy Show 1885
Black-capped bulbul, Pycnonotus melanicterus, and unknown Sri Lankan warbler. (Yellow breasted flycatcher, Muscicapa melanictera, and green warbler)
Indonesian girlBare breasted young Indonesian girl. Date: 1935
Hunting clothing 1880sGentleman wearing hunting attire. Date: 1880s
Suit of armour, 14th centurySuit of very long-breasted armour. Date: circa 14th century
Advert for Shoolbred womens motoring coat 1905Woman wearing a stout, soft grey rubber double texture, wool satin back, collar and pipings of kid. 1905
Advert for Peter Robinsons young gentlemens coats 1893Advertisement for age eight and above overcoats 1893
Advert for Phillipss & Co gentlemens fur coats 1893Late Victorian gentleman wearing a fur trimmed and lined coat with top hat. Date: 1893
Gentlemens fashions for November 1844Latest fashion for French men. Date: 1844
Gentlemens fashions for December 1849Latest fashion for French men. Date: 1849
Womens oversized sack coats 1873Stealing the palladium or scouring it? A group of young woman on holiday in March in their oversized coats. 1873
1890s CoupleHe: straw boater, cane, wing collar & single-breasted suit. She: hat adorned with chiffon & plumes, blouse ornamented with pin-tucks & feather trim & a plain skirt cut in panels. Date: 1890s
COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERDGent wears a herringbone tweed double-breasted 3/4 length coat, trilby hat & spats while taking his German Shepherd dog for a walk. Date: 1927
MALE TYPE / FORBES ACTORA typical late Victorian: Johnston Forbes-Robertson, actor-manager (1853-1937). Date: 1890
HAT SHOP DEBACLEThe female attire includes a fox fur stole, over-coat, court shoes & a dress with puffed sleeves made of a heavy (?knitted) fabric. The men wear single- breasted suits & spats. Date: 1930s
BUSINESS SUIT 1930SA smart businessman in a double-breasted suit with hat and umbrella partakes in a spot of window shopping in Curzon Street, London. Date: 1930s
ARTEMIS / DIANA STATUEDiana of the Ephesians - her statue at Ephesus depicted her traditionally as the many- breasted
Inspector Janet Knott, Met Police, LondonInspector Janet Knott, first woman inspector in the Traffic Division of the Met Police, London. Seen here speaking on a motorcycle radio, with a male colleague on the right. Date: circa 1970s
Two women police officers in new bowler hat, LondonTwo women police officers (Deborah Barnes on right) in the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, wearing the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Eight women police officers in new Surrey uniformEight women police officers posing in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, trousers were introduced as an option
Male and female police officers on duty in London, walking along a pavement with traffic on the road in the background. The WPC (Siobhan Clark)
Two women police officers in updated uniform, LondonTwo women police officers posing in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options. The checkered cravat replaced the bow tie, though here the cravat is not patterned
Male and female police officers in a London street, with a building called Benson Court behind them (probably in N19). The WPC is wearing the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985
Racial / E Africa / KenyaA Masai woman of Kenya (then the British East African Protectorate) - weighed down with massive ornaments on her neck, arms, ears and head Date: 1908
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
Prince George, Duke of Kent stylish checked twill suit, 1930Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), pictured wearing a smart, double-breasted suit in a brown mixture cheviot with a bold twill ground and large overcheck of a lighter shade. Date: 1930
Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1930Aquascutum sportsman, scutum and field coats for men. Available from Aquascutum, Regent Street and Piccadilly, London. 1930
Young Girl of the Ebrie (Akan) Tribe - Ivory CoastYoung Woman of the Ebrie (Akan) Tribe - Ivory Coast (Abidjan Region). Date: circa 1910s
Three girls of The Mandinka - West AfricaThree girls of The Mandinka (Malinke, Mandinko or Mandingo), a West African ethnic group. Their arms are entwined with a pole running behind their backs. Date: 1910s
A Nubian Girl - Egypt Date: circa 1910s
Russian Prostitute - MoscowYashurin - a Russian Prostitute? - Moscow. Date: 1904
Two Indigenous Alaskan WomenTwins - Two Indigenous Alaskan native Women wearing strings of beads (and little more..). Date: circa 1910s
Samoan WomanBeautiful portrait photograph of a Samoan Woman in traditional (un)dress. Date: circa 1910
Ona Indians of the Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaOna Indians - Indigenous people from Tierra del Fuego, Southern Argentina. Date: circa 1910s
Mandinka Girls - Sierra Leone, AfricaMandinka Girls - Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Different traditional hairstyles in evidence. Date: circa 1905
Djibouti, East Africa - Young WomanDjibouti, East Africa - A bare-breasted young woman standing in a strong pose. Date: circa 1910s
Bare breasted womanA stylised art deco image showing a woman with her blonde hair in an elaborate classical style, barely wearing a dress and gazing at a phallic shaped purple flower
Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1929Mens coat made from impenetrable Aquascutum trench coatings, with detachable collar and lining of Teddy Bear Fleece. 1929
Intoxication - drawing by Paris-based artist Jan Olitzki - a woman has passed out under the effects of a heavy night on the tiles - in so doing her top has unfortunately descended
Victorian man wearing tweed lounging jacketVictorian man wearing, straw boater hat, wing collar, windsor necktie, single breasted tweed lounging jacket and matching waistcoat and mustache. Date: circa 1898
Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland
Women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, LondonTwo women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, Met Police, London. They are (left) Sandra Kertzen with Snoopy, and (right) Lyn Nicholson with Barry
Woman police officer in coat and bowler hat, LondonWoman police officer in a coat from the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Woman police officer in Bather uniform, LondonWoman police officer posing in the Bather style uniform which was worn from 1946 to 1968 -- double-breasted overcoat (winter wear), white shirt and tie, peaked cap with badge, and duty armband
Women police officers in new Hartnell uniform, LondonTwo women police officers (WPS Josie Seed and WPS Marjorie McIntyre) in the newly designed Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968 to try to encourage recruitment. Date: late 1960s
Girls Overcoat 1930SThe new Spring coats for children are tailored at the waist and have full, flared waists. This little girl wears a becoming double-breasted coat with a scarf collar. Date: early 1930s
Fashion for the young girls 1912Teenager and two young girls wearing smart spring clothing. 1912
Girl & Fur Hat 1890SA little girl wears a double- breasted coat of a pale furry fabric with fur cuffs & ostrich feather trimmed cape collar, a high feather trimmed bonnet & gaiters. Date: 1890s