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Canes Collection

Background imageCanes Collection: Portrait photograph of a young Winston Churchill

Portrait photograph of a young Winston Churchill in a top hat, smart jacket and cane. Date: C. 1920

Background imageCanes Collection: Whitsun walk in Abertillery, South Wales

Whitsun walk in Abertillery, South Wales. c.1938

Background imageCanes Collection: Edwardian Walkers

Edwardian Walkers
WALKING Six young Edwardian men in shirtsleeves, two with walking canes, out for a walk in the countryside

Background imageCanes Collection: Men in evening wear from the 1920s

Men in evening wear from the 1920s.. Men in evening wear from the 1920s, in tuxedo, spats, bow-tie, top hat and canes. Chromolithograph from a catalog of male winter fashions from Bruner Woolens, 1920

Background imageCanes Collection: Men in Ulster coats from the 1920s

Men in Ulster coats from the 1920s.. Men in double-breasted Ulster coats, with hats, gloves, canes and spats, in a snow scene

Background imageCanes Collection: The Rocky Twins with top hat and canes, late 1920s

The Rocky Twins with top hat and canes, late 1920s Date: late 1920s

Background imageCanes Collection: A group of three transvestites

A group of three transvestites
Three transvestite ladies in suits and smart hats stand arm-in-arm

Background imageCanes Collection: Cuba - A Native Fruit Seller in Havana

Cuba - A Native Fruit Seller in Havana. His wares are carried in panniers on the flanks of his mule including a few strands of sugar cane. Date: 1899

Background imageCanes Collection: Japan - Bamboo Blind maker

Japan - Bamboo Blind maker
Bamboo Blind maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCanes Collection: View of Mount Fuji from Otometoge, Japan

View of Mount Fuji from Otometoge, Japan
View of Mount Fuji from Otometoge (Otome Toge), Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanes Collection: RAJ FASHIONS LATE 1910S

RAJ FASHIONS LATE 1910S
Raj clothing. The men wear cool pale coloured suits and slim ties. The ladies wear white, ankle-length dresses with soft ruffles or broderie Anglaise. Date: late 1910s

Background imageCanes Collection: HOGARTH / PHYSICIANS

HOGARTH / PHYSICIANS
The Company of Undertakers Date: 18th century

Background imageCanes Collection: Blossom Tree with bamboo supports by Ogata Korin

Blossom Tree with bamboo supports by Ogata Korin
Trained Blossom Tree with bamboo supports by Ogata Korin Date: circa late 17th century

Background imageCanes Collection: Five frogs with pipes and walking sticks on a postcard

Five frogs with pipes and walking sticks on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCanes Collection: Men in box and fly-front overcoats from the 1920s

Men in box and fly-front overcoats from the 1920s.. Men in box, fly-front and single-breated overcoats, with spats, canes, hats and gloves

Background imageCanes Collection: Men in Raglan and Ulsterette coats from the 1920s

Men in Raglan and Ulsterette coats from the 1920s.. Men in Raglan and Ulsterette coats, with cloth caps, gloves, canes and spats

Background imageCanes Collection: London Trade Card - John Brailsford, Cutler

London Trade Card - John Brailsford, Cutler, St Martins Court, Leicester Fields. 18th century

Background imageCanes Collection: Men

Mens fashions from the early 19th century showing slimline frock coats, high waisted trousers, silk top hats and walking canes

Background imageCanes Collection: Group photo, Governor General and staff, Sudan

Group photo, Governor General and staff, Sudan
Group photo, Governor General and Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, Sir Lee Oliver Fitzmaurice Stack (1868-1924), and staff, in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 24 January 1919

Background imageCanes Collection: Men in double-breasted coats carrying canes

Men in double-breasted coats carrying canes and hats, wearing sp. Men in double-breasted coats carrying canes and hats, wearing spats

Background imageCanes Collection: Portrait of a woman in fashionable 1920s clothes

Portrait of a woman in fashionable 1920s clothes

Background imageCanes Collection: West Indies sugar plantation

West Indies sugar plantation
A sugar plantation in the West Indies, showing cultivation and harvesting of sugar cane, as well as a horse-powered sugar grinding mill. Date: 19th century

Background imageCanes Collection: Vietnamese Water Carrier - Muong People - Hoa Binh Province

Vietnamese Water Carrier - Muong People - Hoa Binh Province
Young Female water carrier (water stored within the thick bamboo canes) of the Muong People from the Hoa Binh Province and the mountainous districts of Thanh Hoa Province in the north of the country

Background imageCanes Collection: Yams & Canes taken to market - Constant Spring Road, Jamaica

Yams & Canes taken to market - Constant Spring Road, Jamaica
Yams taken to market by women (baskets carried on the head) along with canes transported by a solitary donkey - Constant Spring Road, Jamaica Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanes Collection: Indigenous Native Mexicans carrying Sugar Cane

Indigenous Native Mexicans carrying Sugar Cane Date: circa 1907

Background imageCanes Collection: Bootes Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, and Quadrans Muralis

Bootes Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, and Quadrans Muralis. Astronomical chart showing Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on leash

Background imageCanes Collection: Two well dressed men with canes, standing on sidewalk outsid

Two well dressed men with canes, standing on sidewalk outside saloon. Date c1900

Background imageCanes Collection: Baby girl with Grandpapas Cane

Baby girl with Grandpapas Cane
Baby girl holding Grandpapas Cane. Date: ca. 1865

Background imageCanes Collection: Betsimisaraka man carrying reeds

Betsimisaraka man carrying reeds
A Betsimisaraka man from Madagascar carrying two large bales of rushes/reeds, canes. The Betsimisaraka constitute the second largest group (15%) of Madagascars population. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanes Collection: Starter caught at the Tote

Starter caught at the Tote
The Starter who was Caught at the Tote by Patrick Bellew. The massed ranks of punters, jockeys, policeman and even a horse react with undiluted horror at the sight of the race starter placing a bet

Background imageCanes Collection: Chimney Sweep Carving

Chimney Sweep Carving
A quaint stone carving over a doorway at Benstead Hall, Stanstead Mountfitchet, Essex, England. It depicts a chimney sweeps brush and canes, bag of soot and a chimney pot

Background imageCanes Collection: Russian Basket Maker

Russian Basket Maker Date: circa 1907

Background imageCanes Collection: Mary attracts the chaps

Mary attracts the chaps
Now Mary was a plain girl, Of Lovers she had few; She donned the Harem skirt and now She doesn t know what to do!

Background imageCanes Collection: Turkish porter carrying two suitcases

Turkish porter carrying two suitcases
A Turkish porter bent double under his load of two suitcases, a selection of Gentlemans canes and a fez hatbox!

Background imageCanes Collection: Sugar Cane, Southern California, 1888

Sugar Cane, Southern California, 1888
Illustration showing some towering sugar canes, Southern California, 1888

Background imageCanes Collection: Men

Men
The latest fashions for men by Edward Minister and Son, featured in the Gazette of Fashion. The two men wear tail coats, silk top hats, double breasted waistcoats and carry walking canes

Background imageCanes Collection: Pigsticking, India

Pigsticking, India
Pigsticking in India : beating sugar-canes for a hog : British hunters see their victim emerge into the open, and give chase

Background imageCanes Collection: Williamson / Hog in Canes

Williamson / Hog in Canes
BEATING SUGAR CANES FOR A HOG This sport is also known as pig-sticking

Background imageCanes Collection: Heliodorus and Angels

Heliodorus and Angels
Emperor Seleucis II sends Heliodorus to plunder the Temple of Jerusalem, but he finds it under the protection of angelic security guards who drive him out with canes

Background imageCanes Collection: Cane Seller 1804

Cane Seller 1804
Come buy me jemmies; a street vendor sells canes

Background imageCanes Collection: Hogarth / Physicians

Hogarth / Physicians
The Company of Undertakers

Background imageCanes Collection: Longchamps Style for Men

Longchamps Style for Men
Strapped trousers (one pair in a twill fabric), top hats, spurs, gibus, canes, cravats, boots with elongated toes, pleated shirt fronts, shawl waistcoat with roll collar

Background imageCanes Collection: London Fashions Men 1829

London Fashions Men 1829
Boy: straw hat, blue D-B coat, gold buttons, shirt with falling collar, neckcloth in green, white trousers. Men: black tights, cut-away coat, D-B frock coat & pantaloons

Background imageCanes Collection: Hunting Boar 1807

Hunting Boar 1807
Pigsticking in India : beating sugar-canes for a hog : the hunters see their victim emerge into the open, and give chase

Background imageCanes Collection: Williamson / Bear in Canes

Williamson / Bear in Canes
DRIVING A BEAR OUT OF SUGAR CANES Hunting the deep black Bengal bear


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