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Bismarck & Napoleon IIIAfter the battle of SEDAN, a triumphant Bismarck chats with the defeated Napoleon III
German Seaman chatting up a Chinese girlGerman Seaman (with his battleship visible in the rear of the shot) chatting up a Chinese girl
Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (2 / 4)Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (2/4) Burmese courtship - a young man wearing a headscarf holding a large cigar chats up a coy young Burmese girl, leaning against a palm tree
Portage des ChatsTinted steel engraving by British artist W. H. Bartlett of portage or carrying of canoes and equipment where waterfalls occur, 1840 Date: 1840
Girl and Lamb 1912A little girl in a meadow chats to a lamb. Date: 1912
Gibson Girl - Kate (on the telephone) Date: circa 1910s
Bloomers in Hyde ParkA view of things to come - women wearing the trousers. All of female kind take to wearing bloomers. A kilted scotsman chats to a newly emancipated lady
Two Middle Class Edwardian ladies take tea in a suburban back garden and indulge in a little light gossip.. Date: 1909
An stall holder chats up two young women at Portobello Road antiques market, London. Date: late 1960s
Man and woman chatting, Cotswolds, EnglandYoung woman visiting the Cotswolds, chats to a local man. Date: 1940s
Music cover, Les Chats Quadrille, The Cats Quadrille for piano, composed by C Redler. 19th century
Music cover, Les Chats Quadrilles, The Cats, composed by G Redler. 1843
Have you heardcirca 1910s
Ted Heath at a Conservative Party eventcirca 1910s
Engineer Chats with Boys Date: 1950
Albert, Duke of York - Point-to-Point at Great BringtonPrince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - having a cigarette whilst sharing a bit of local gossip with Old Smiler (a character present at most hunt meetings)
Catherine of AragonCATHERINE OF ARAGON Ist Queen of Henry VIII, walks tearfully along while Henry VIII chats to Anne Boleyn in the background. Date: 1485 - 1536
WW1 - German Humorous Postcard - Counter-intelligence. A German soldier takes a tactical approach to chatting to a pretty young nurse in a train carriage
Five women in an outdoor domestic scene by Katsukawa Shuncho (fl. 1783 to circa 1795). Date: late 18th century
Public learn of Constitutional Crisis in the British RoyaltyDecember 3rd, 1936 - A group of women discuss the Constitutional Crisis in the British Royalty they have been reading about in their newspaper Date: 1936
Three Men at a Cafe - Algiers, AlgeriaThree Algerian Men at a Cafe - Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1930
Mexican dating - Lovers chat through a barred windowMexican dating ( Novios Mexicanos ) - A pair of lovers chat through a barred window - it doesn t look as if she is going to shutter him out of her life any time soon.... Date: 1906
Collishaw, Raymond, chats to one of his RNAS Sopwith Camel pilots
Barber and two passing gentlemen having a chatThe local barber having a chat outside the barbers with the local bakery delivery man and another local younger lad. They are photographed in The Horsefair, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. England
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Here is the News! Three women gossip over a mid-morning cup of tea. Lets hope secrets of national importance are not being flagrantly shared! Date: circa 1942
Suicide - the last thng he did" So Poor Old Mike committed suicide." " Yes." " That was the LAST thing I thought he d do." " Which it were, Sorr." Date: 1894
Two Racehorse Trainers share an in-jokeThe Long Un - " I think I shall go an see my Osses To-Morrow." The Short Un - " Yes? Where do you keep em - Attenborough s
Racegoers - Mr Jo Leigh, J. Watt and Captain MitchellMr Jo Leigh, J. Watt and Captain Mitchell - three well-known racing types in the 1890s standing around having a chat. Date: circa 1890s
Completely bizarre conversation concerning identificationCompletely bizarre conversation between two cabbies concerning identification - at least the participants seem to understand one another. Overheard on a Cab Rank
Sisters discussing their much-hated StepmotherEthel to Maud (discussing their much-hated Stepmother) - " Never mind, we only have her in the da-time. Think of poor Pa - he has her all night as well!" Date: 1892
Mistaken translation of saying difficult English surnames Overheard on an Atlantic Liner Colonel Moses R. Hankey - " Theres one thing I kaant understand about your English way of spelling names
A French Gentleman enquires after the health of an idiotA smart French Gentleman enquires after the health of an obvious idiot. " Vat as been ze mattare? Zey tell me you af not ad ze good ealths
Acting conversation at the bar - former colleagues reminisce. She - " Dear me: I haven t seen you since we played in Romeo and Juliet You ARE looking well!" He - " Think so
Actors discuss rates of payFirst Budding Actor (to second budding actor) - " Oh yes, you hear about those salaries of Twenty-five and thirty shillings, but you never get em." Date: 1901
Mistaken identity - Gentleman and Jewish womanMistaken identity - " Good Morning Mis Voss!" " My name is not Voss. It never Voss and it never vill be!". Date: 1900
Coachman talking with the Landlord of the pubA Coachman talking with the Landlord of the pub. Date: 1895
Phil May having a funny chat to an actor - Off for a drinkPhil May (on the right): " By the Way, when does your American Tour come off?" Famous Actor: " Oh not for about a year"
Two ragged street women disgust respectabilityIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting two poor ragged street women disgusting another who they describe, with no hint of the obvious irony, as " not respectable"
Domestic Violence discussed on a London streetIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a conversation on a London street discussing domestic violence
British Servicemen at Piccadilly Circus, London - WWIIBritish Servicemen (Army and Navy) at Piccadilly Circus, London during World War Two Date: circa 1943
Mrs Caudles Curtain Lectures - Mr Caudle late to bed" Pretty Time of night to come to bed Mr Caudle. Ugh! Enough to give any woman her death. I m sure." (Mrs Caudles Lectures) First published in " Punch" in 1845
A pair of young French lovers talking sweet nothings to one another as a large heart appears (transported by cherubim) above their heads. Date: circa 1910s
PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Unites Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs H.H.Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (L) stick out his tongue as he chats with United Kingdoms Prime Minister David Cameron (C)
European lady attended by a servant using a hand punkahA European lady and guests attended by a servant using a hand punkah (or fan). (Plate 16 of 20). Date: 1813
Youthful MannersSaucy young girl back-chats her elders. A well brought girl who ought to know better, omits to say please and is corrected by Aunty. Date: 1915
Normandy, France - Elderly couple chattingAn elderly couple having a chat on a set of steps, Normandy, France. The old lady carries a large water or milk jar/pail, whilst the straw boater-wearing gentleman carries an umbrella
Entre Chats SixA male ballet dancer demonstrates a entre chats six move. Literally translated as between six cats. He crosses and uncrosses 2 feet 3 times! Date: 1930s
Scottish Inn Scene C1800A merry scene inside a Scottish tavern. Two drunken fellows exchange pleasantries whilst another man chats with the serving maid, who unawares spills drink from her jug. Date: circa 1800
Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 OpalA Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 Opal chats to her friend on the pavement outside her suburban home
The Bustle & Motor CarA lady wearing a bustle chats to a modern motor car driver through his car window!
Servants TalkingAn Edwardian kitchen maid chats up one of the footmen!
England / Wroxton 1940SA little boy in shorts and braces chats to a man on a motorcycle around the pond at Wroxton, a picturesque village full of thatched cottages, in Oxfordshire, England
Social / Japan YoshivaraScene in the Yoshivara : a passer-by, right, chats up the girls while hiding his face, a masked buffoon hails a young man who is doubtless seeking female companionship
Chat in a Village StoreA shopkeeper chats to one of his customers in a village store
French Fish Seller / ParisA fish seller chats to a customer wearing a wide-brimed hat and voluminous trousers on the banks of the Seine
Postman of French GuyanaA postman of the French department La Guyane Francaise chats up two women, offering them some fruit hes picked on his rounds (?)
LA Musique Des ChatsLA MUSIQUE DES CHATS A French showman invites you to hear his singing cats, who also, it seems, play the violin, plucking the catgut
Mp Visits Air ShelterHerbert Morrison (second from left), Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security, chats to Londoners in an underground shelter
George V & Geordie BoyGeorge V chats to a working boy whilst on a walkabout during a visit to Sunderland during World War One
Outside on a Horse BusOutside on a London horse bus, a passenger chats with the driver
Three at the Bar 1908A man stands drinking at the bar and chats with two attractive young women
Concert Des ChatsThe Concert des Chats, a feature of the Foire de Saint- Germain : the animals miaow when the monkey gives the signal
Lovers as Cat and PigTwo lovers represented as a cat and a pig
Elegancies of QuadrillesMoulinet - a quadrille step with linked hands. Ladies & gentleman, in an elegantly furnished room, enjoy a dance, while a man in cossack trousers chats up a large bosomed lady
Lady and ScarecrowA lady chats up a scarecrow who fails to admire the creation Molyneux she is wearing
