C Ulture Collection

Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897
An example of American tattoo work on a Mrs. Williams. Date: 1897

Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S
A battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897

PINGRET, Edouard (1788-1875). Cocina Poblana (Pueblas Food Culture). 1853. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. MEXICO. Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle

Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, 1897
Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, displays his chest and forearms, which bear the name of his wife, Emma, and a forget-me-not motto, depicted on a scroll, held aloft by a maiden

Penicillin Culture / 1929
Original culture plate on which Sir Alexander Fleming first observed the growth of penicillin notatum in 1929

Girls on Sun Bed
A group of factory girls from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, topping up their tans with the aid of sunray treatment. Shame about the goggles... Date: early 1930s

AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). English novelist. Engraving

LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519). Anatomic studio. Drawing

Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America

Prince George having a tattoo, Japan 1881
" Everybody, it seemed, tattooed, whether belonging to the ward-room, gun-room, or lower deck, including, of course, both the Princes

Little Bear - Chief of the Cree - Montana, USA
Little Bear - Chief of the Cree Indian Tribe - Montana, USA

Char Bangla Temple, Baranagore, West Bengal, India
Detail of carvings above the main entrance to one of the four Shiva (Siva) Mandirs at the Char Bangla Temple, built in the 18th century in Baranagore, West Bengal, India

Shrunken Head - Brazil
A shrunken head - a prized trophy of an indigenous tribe from Brazil

Juan Les Pins, Darling
Juan Les Pins, Cote D Azur, France: bronzed blonde, sunglasses in hand, reclines in a deckchair to enjoy a lager while she tops up her tan. N.B beach showers

BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet
" BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet, narrator and essayist. " The Aleph". Losada publishing house (1952)."

SPAIN. Miguel Bose. 07 / 03 / 2011
SPAIN. Miguel Bose. 07/03/2011

Letter and drawing by Federico Garc�Lorca to
Letter and drawing by Federico Garcic Lorca to Jos頍 aric Pemᮮ

Body Culture / Building
Charles Atlass body-building programme: " No other physical instructor in the world has ever dared to make such an offer!" Date: 1932

Tuscon, Arizona - Indian Blanket Department
USA - Tuscon, Arizona - Indian blanket Department of R. Rasnessens Curio Store

Petrie at Daphne
The Pharoahs Palace at Daphne being excavated by renowned archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) who devoted his life to studying Egyptian culture

Japanese Tattoo C1900
A TATTOOED JAPANESE MAN Tattooing of this complex and highly-coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan

Davy Crockett
David Crockett (1786 - 1836) - celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; referred to in popular culture as Davy Crockett

SPAIN. David Bisbal. 18 / 06 / 2010
SPAIN. David Bisbal. 18/06/2010

Albion charabanc, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of people on a choir outing in an Albion solid tyred charabanc outside Morses Refreshment Rooms in Dew Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
Part of the Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Construction began in 1625 under Nurhachi, and was completed in 1636 by his son, Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong)

Mask dancers in Kerala, India
Two mask dancers in Cochin, Kerala State, India

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

Minehead Hobby Horse
MINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE Seen here at the opening procession of Sidmouth Folk Week. The horse is made from painted hessian, cloth strips & has a painted mask face

Zon Sunbathing Oil 1930S
Zon sunbathing oil which makes you a glorious brown

Terracotta figures, Lalji Temple, Kalna, West Bengal, India
Detail of terracotta figures on the Lalji Temple in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The temple was built in the mid-18th century

Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove
The unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove. It was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex, the Duke of Norfolk

Tuscarora Indian village hut
Interior of a Tuscarora American Indian village hut. The Indian hut betrays nothing pertaining to native Indian culture, being bare apart from a perambulator and double bed. Date: 1876

Life Cycle of Silk Worm
The life cycle of a silk worm & silk culture

Russian Jews in England
Russian refugees in the Poor Jews Temporary Shelter, Leman Street, in the East End of London

FALLA, Manuel de (1876-1946). Spanish composer and pianist. Works for piano solo and for piano and voice. Edited in Madrid

Snake Tattoo
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the back with serpents, butterflies, etc. This picture was taken in a London salon. Date: 1929

Electric Tattooer
Max O Reilly, of New York, invents an electric tattooing pen which is not only faster than the manual method, but also less painful

Women Sunbathers 1930S
Three young women sunbathing in bathing caps, holding their faces up to the sun and sitting on wicker chairs

Tattooist, Samoa
TATTOOING IN SAMOA A Matai (= tattooer) works on a young man : he does about 40 cm2 in an hours session, continued at intervals till the operation is completed

Masonic apron. Textiles. SPAIN. Madrid. National Historical Archive of Madrid

Evert Taube statue, Goteborg, Sweden
Statue of Evert Axel Taube, Swedish author, artist, composer and singer (1890-1976) with the four-mast barque Viking in the background, in Goteborg (Gothenburg), Vastergotland, Sweden

LEMURIA
The Lost Continent of Lemuria, located in todays Pacific Ocean, may have housed a highly developed civilisation with advanced technology and a sophisticated culture

BELARUS. Minsk. Monument to Aleksandr Pushkin. Sculpture

SPAIN. La Oreja de Van Gogh. 08 / 02 / 2012
SPAIN. La Oreja de Van Gogh. 08/02/2012

MEXICO. Xochicalco. Ceremonial Center. Quetzalcoatl Pyramid. Teotihuacan culture

SPAIN. David Bisbal. 30 / 05 / 2002
SPAIN. David Bisbal. 30/05/2002

SPAIN. La Oreja de Van Gogh. 1990

KANT, Emmanuel (1724-1804). German philosopher

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