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Early woman police officer, Lilian Maud Newell, WW1Studio photo of an early woman police officer, Lilian Maud Newell (b. 1890), who joined the force at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914-1915
Early woman police officer, possibly Mary Allen. Date: 1914
Alice Cornwell, early woman police volunteer, seen here in uniform in a studio photo. Date: 1910s
Group photo, seven early woman police volunteers, including Alice Cornwell (back row, first left). Date: 1914
Women recruits for police jobs lined upWomen recruits for jobs with the Metropolitan Police in London lined up in uniform wearing armbands with the initial WPSR (probably standing for Women Police Service Recruit). Date: circa late 1910s
Sub-Inspector Barnett with women applicantsSub-Inspector Barnett at Metropolitan Police headquarters, receiving applications from women to work for the London police force. Date: circa late 1910s
Women police officers, one on horsebackWomen police officers in uniform, one on horseback (Eva Christy) and one on foot (Nina Boyle). Date: circa 1910s
Women applicants for police jobs lined upWomen applicants for jobs with the Metropolitan Police in London lined up, some of them already in uniform. Date: circa late 1910s
Women staff officers, Metropolitan Police, LondonGroup photo of women staff officers, Metropolitan Police, London: D Meeson Coates (Chief Inspector), Miss St John Partridge, M Damer Dawson (Chief Officer), Ms Allen (Chief Superintendent)
Women Police Service (WPS) uniform dated 1916, when women first began to join the London police force. Date: 1916
Alexander DicksonALEXANDER DICKSON botanist, at work with his microscope : A primrose by the rivers brim, no simple primrose was to him, it was a good deal more. Date: 1836 - 1887
Male Costume 1375Hood with liripipe, cape-like garment buttoned on the shoulder, pattens, hood, ermine shoulder cape, fur- lined gown, hat with peaked brim, piked shoes. Date: circa 1375
French Costumes 1477-80Woman: mantle, gown with a square neckline, hat with a floppy brim. Men: hat with a round crown & the brim turned up at the back, gown, doublet & jacket with hanging sleeves. Date: 1477 - 1480
English Costume C15ThMen: cap with turned up brim, chaperon with liripipe, hose, short houppelandes ( one with dagged sleeves). Woman: fur- trimmed gown, hanging sleeves, high-crowned bonnet headdress Date: 15th century
English Costume C14ThWoman: mantle, sideless surcoat, wimple & goffered veil. Men: gipon, girdle & pouch, parti-coloured hose, piked shoes, cap with up- turned brim, armour. Date: 14th century
Costume - Women 1780sLavinia Bingham (1762 - 1831), Countess Spencer wearing a white dress & neckerchief (fichu) and a black belt. Her hat has a broad, soft brim, her hair is dressed in soft curls. Date: 1780s
Green Cloche & ScarfA rosy young blonde woman in a fetching green cloche hat with an upturned brim and trimmed with a red rose. She also wears a long floral print scarf. Date: 1920s
Cloche Hat & TieA pretty young woman in a blue dress with white collar & a soft red tie wears a cloche hat with a soft brim. Date: 1920s
Young woman in red and gold cloche hatA young woman with large eyes and bright red lips wears a coat with a fur collar and a red and gold cloche hat with a miniscule brim. Date: 1920s
New Year - the RealityHow fashionable Parisians actually see the New Year in (picture 2 of 2) Date: 1904
Bolero Dress 1899Blue tunic dress: lace edge bolero with epaulettes & tight sleeves extending in points over the hands, wrap over lace edged tunic, belt with paste buckle, hat with wavy brim. Date: 1899
Casual Wear 1940sBib and brace shorts (dungarees) or dress; shapeless, woollen coat with patch pockets; halter-neck summer frock or two-piece summer suit. Date: 1940s
Ladies hats 1919Hats for 1919, a charming trilby style hat obtained in a variety of shades, woman on the right wearing a wide brim hat with two argus quills round the crown. Date: 1919
Spotted Costume 1827Hat with ostrich feathers, rosettes under the brim & long strings. Red & yellow spotted gown with gigot sleeves & transparent over-sleeve. Skirt with scalloped flounces. Date: 1827
Advert for Jays womens coats 1923Utra-smart autumn race coat, single breasted with two large buttons, high stand wide collar with fur trim and also to cuffs. 1923
Edwardian bows, floral and feathered hats 1909Seletion of fashionable hats: toque, brimless hat that had a very wide crown and Merry Widow a large hat with a large brim, trimmed with bows, satin ribbon, plumed feathers and flowers. 1909
1939 fashionBlonde woman wearing a coral red dress in Tootal fabric, set off with a large brimmed straw hat. Date: 1939
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove fashionable dresses 1929Advertisement for womens summer floral dresses. 1929
Attractive woman wearing bonnet 1906Attractive woman wearing a broad brimmed straw bonnet secured by ribbon tied under the chin. 1906
Advert for Madame Raymonde womens hats 1929Three models wearing different styles in hats available in Madame Raymonde. 1929
Page of fashion adverts 1933Three fashion adverts for womens clothing for the 1930s. 1933
Holiday clothing 1933Models wearing summer fashion for their holidays. 1933
Advert for Debenham & Freebody ascot gown 1933Lovely sleeveless gown in Chanel lace and the new Cire satin. 1933
Advert for Debenham & Freebody tea gown 1933Charming tea gown of floral chiffon in artistic designs and colours, moulded hip line and softly flowing skirt, completed with coatee with flowing cape sleeeves 1933
Adrienne Ames (1907 1947), American film actress, wearing a lovely striped summer frock with rope on the neckline. Date: 1933
Fashionable hats 1933Selection of summer womens hats for 1933, available from Peter Robinson department store. (top) Black split straw hat with velvet bow to the side
Sixties fashionsModel on the left wears a navy with red and white striped Mono trouser suit, with Edward Mann spy girl hat from Bourne and Hollingsworth
Tatler front cover - More News from Paris - 1965Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a huge pink-checked silk Breton hat by Patou. Date: 1965
Van Louis McDaniel, Miss Arkansas 1948Van Louis McDaniel (1929-1987) of Forrest City, Miss Arkansas for 1948. Date: 1948
Peter I, Count of Alencon, 1251-1284.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834
Costume of Madame Peters, merveilleuse.. Costume of Madame Peters, merveilleuse. She wears an English Jockey hat with huge brim, a dress in redcurrant-coloured florence
Costume of Madame Tuffier, merveilleuse.. Costume of Madame Tuffier, merveilleuse. She wears an English hat with large brim, a simple dress in blue silk, and scarf
Little boy with a bull terrier in a garden, photo by J Wheeldon, Oakthorpe. Date: circa 1900s
Gabrielle Ray, English actress, with a dog in a gardenGabrielle Ray (1883-1973), English actress, dancer and singer, with a bulldog in a garden. She was best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies. Date: circa 1900s
Woman out walking with a dog, Eastbourne, SussexWoman out walking with a dog on the downs above East Dean, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Date: 1926
Man and woman with a terrier dog in a garden. Date: circa 1930s
Family group with dog, Llandrindod, WalesFamily group of seven with a dog at Llandrindod, Wales. Date: circa 1900s
Couple in a park with a dog, FranceAn elegant couple in a park with a dog, France. Date: circa 1920s