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A gallant at the carnivalFemale dancer and clown on the dance floor. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900
The cake walk at the carnivalDancer with her banjo player doing the cake walk. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900
German Carnival PartyTwos company, threes none, at a German carnival party Date: 1922
Wild Carnival PartyA German party during the Carnival Date: 1922
Children in Fancy Dress at a carnival or feteA group of children in fancy dress at a fete or carnival. Among the costumes are a clown, a Welsh girl and a harem girl. Date: c, 1928
Bal de L Opera, an event during the Paris Carnival, FranceBal de L Opera, an event during the annual Paris Carnival, France. circa 1850
Society at a carnival in CairoThree guests at The Arabian Nights Ball given by Mrs Harry McCalmont at the Ghezireh Casino in Cairo, Egypt in March 1912
Children in a dog sled at Midwinter carnival childrens parade, Upper Saranac Lake, New York, USA Date: 1909
Children with dolls on sleds - Midwinter carnival children sChildren with dolls on sleds at the Midwinter carnival childrens parade, Upper Saranac Lake, New York, USA Date: 1909
Girl with doll on sleds at the Midwinter carnival children sGirl with doll on sleds at the Midwinter carnival childrens parade, Upper Saranac Lake, New York, USA Date: 1909
Fancy dress for winter Carnival 1929A selection of fancy dress costumes to wear for the winter Carnival from Dickins and Jones. Suggestions include a basket of fruit, bird cage, cherry girl and a flapper woman. Date: 1929
Fancy dress - young woman dressed as carnivalA young women, by the name of Sadie according to the postcard, is dressed as Carnival with a fancy dress featuring rosettes, a mask and hat. Date: 1918
Madeline Gibson and Gerald Seymour (1926) in the cabaret shMadeline Gibson and Gerald Seymour (1926) in their Venetian carnival dance in CB Cochrans cabaret show Supper Time at the Trocadero, London Date: 1926
The Carnival Time cabaret show at the Criterion restaurantVera Freeman and the girls in Carnival Time, the cabaret show at the Criterion Restaurant, London (1925) Date: 1925
Carnival Float, Lindley, YorkshireCarnival Float, Lindley, Huddersfield, near Birchencliffe, Yorkshire, England. Showing Joseph Sykes Brothers Mill Yard Date: 1910s
Carnival Float - Lidget Street, Lindley, YorkshireCarnival Float - Lidget Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, near Birchencliffe, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s
Carnival Float, Mablethorpe, LincolnshireCarnival Float, Mablethorpe, near Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire, England. Showing Horse & Cart Date: 1934
Boating Club, Twerton on Avon, SomersetBoating Club, Twerton on Avon, Bath, near Whiteway, Somerset, England. Showing the Somerset County Council Carnival Date: 1900s
May Show Day Carnival, Thought to be at Bath, Somerset, England. Date: 1909
Children on Horse-drawn Carnival Float, Unknown LocationHorse-Drawn Float, England. Possibly Empire Day Celebrations Date: 1900s
The Carnival, Rayleigh, EnglandThe Carnival, Rayleigh, near Basildon/Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1908
Mardi Gras Pageant, Canal Street, New Orleans, USAMardi Gras Pageant taking place in Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Date: 1904
El Correo de la Moda. Perio ilustrado para lasEl Correo de la Moda. Period o ilustrado para las mujeres (womens newspaper). Feminine dresses for a costume party. Published in Madrid from 1835-1868. Engraving. SPAIN
Carnival in Venice. Cover of the Magazine Sparta number 17. Madrid, February 25, 1933. Illustration by Palacios. Engraving
Claude Grahame-White in an early aeroplaneClaude Grahame-White, an early English aviation pioneer, at the Blackpool Flying Carnival, in flight with a female passenger. Date: early 20th century
A carnival queenA young woman in Carnival mood! Date: 1923
Suffragette Men in Fancy Dress Carnival. A group of young men variously attired as suffragettes wear Votes for Women signs including one which reads
The Roskear Fairy Queen - Camborne CarnivalJust sitting in the rain at Camborne Carnival is this 4-year-old girl - suitably equipped. Zoe (from North Roskear) is the Roskear Fairy Queen and was taking part in her first Carnival. Date: 1980s
Girl in fancy dress, Camborne, CornwallGirl in fancy dress for a carnival at Camborne, Cornwall, dressed in a matchbox costume with no more strikes written, punningly, on the side
Carnival by F. WoolrichStriking illustration of a woman dressed in a flamboyant, theatrical costume, having her hand kissed (at least I think its her hand) by a man in a Pierrot costume. Date: 1914
Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 56, February 1927Illustration Carnival costumes by Sacha Zaliouk from Paris Plaisirs number 56, February 1927 Date: 1927
Men wearing Venice Carnival Costumes, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Boy wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Man wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Venice Carnival CostumePerson wearing costume at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Woman wearing Venice Carnival Costume and GondolasPerson wearing costume with gondolas at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Chocolate box design, lady in carnival costumeChocolate box design, featuring a lady in a red carnival costume with balloons. Date: 20th century
Queen of the CarnivalThe Queen of the Carnival, dressed up to look like Cleopatra, riding along the road on a horse-drawn float, with three female attendants
Romanian Country Fair, featuring a stage with a clown and a sword swallower or contortionist (?), some prize oxen, drinking and an amusement/pleasure wheel. Date: 1900
Street parade with people in costumeA street parade with people in costume, including big heads
Young woman in exotic costumeA young woman in an exotic costume, worn for a street carnival
Carnival float, The Typists Dream, showing young women in holiday attire, as if on a beach, rather than sitting in an office typing
Paris Worlds Fair of 1900 - Circus entertainersCircus entertainers and performers and their Caravan. Illustration by Caputo on a postcard published by Courmont Freres as part of a book of discount coupons for attractions at the Paris Worlds Fair
Chalon-sur-Soane - Carnival DayChalon-sur-Soane, a commune in the Saone-et-Loire department in the region of Burgundy in eastern France. The Gladiators Circus is the theme of the first float, complete with columned theatre
The Showman - An Extinct Type. - character portrait by Phil May of a barker or the proprietor of a sideshow. A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events
Four girls promoting the News of the WorldFour promo girls for the News of the World - circa 1905. Pictured outsides J Berrys Newsagents (also a postcard publisher) in Crediton, Devon
Norwich - Carnival - Seven Women as Portland Vase - WedgwoodNorwich, Norfolk - A Carnival - Seven Women dressed as the Portland Vase advertising Wedgwood. The Portland vase was in the news at the time as th Earl of Portland tried to sell the original (Roman)
Portola Festival, San Francisco, USAA night scene during the Portola Festival in full swing on Market Street, San Francisco, USA. The inset photograph shows Queen Virgilia (Virgilia Bogue), the Carnival Queen in 1913
