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Hugh Cecil Lowther - 5th Earl of LonsdaleHugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (18571944) - English nobleman and sportsman. Date: 1926
Silhouette portrait of Harry Coller, artistFull length silhouette portrait of Harry (Henry) Coller (1886-1958), commercial artist and illustrator, wearing plus fours and smoking a cigar or cigarette. Date: 20th century
Silhouette of man in evening dressFull length silhouette of a man in evening dress with white tie and tails. Date: 20th century
The winner. Theres no need for luck when a man has pluck, A smile and a cheerful song, and passes on strife in the game of life to help the world along
Lusitania anti-German riotsChrisp Street anti-German Lusitania riots and break in at A. Schoenfelds tobacco and cigar store, Poplar, east end of London. Date: 1915
F E Smith MP in uniform, WW1Frederick Edwin Smith (1872-1930), Conservative MP and lawyer, formerly Chief of the wartime Press Bureau, now in uniform
Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese and American film actorSessue Hayakawa (1889-1973), Japanese and American film actor. Date: 20th century
Caricature, Sir John French as a Frenchman, WW1Caricature of Field Marshal Sir John French, British Army officer, depicted as a Frenchman at the start of the First World War. He led the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) from August 1914
Sheet music cover, Money is the Root of All Evil (Take It Away, Take It Away, Take It Away), with words and music by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer, as performed in the revue High Time
WWI - Officer of the German Hunters Date: 1914
4th Earl Grey, Vanity Fair, SpyALBERT HENRY GEORGE GREY, 4th Earl Grey (1851-1917) British nobleman and politician who served as the 9th Governor General of Canada. Caption: A Chartered Administrator Date: 1851-1917
Sir William G. Granet, Vanity Fair, SpySIR WILLIAM GUY GRANET (1867-1943) Italian born, British railway administrator, becoming general manager of the Midland Railway (later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway)
Alfred W. Cox, Vanity Fair, SpyALFRED WILLIAM COX (1857-1919) Racehorse owner and breeder. Caption: Fairie Date: 1857-1919
Arthur Frederick Bettinson, Vanity Fair, WHARTHUR FREDERICK BETTINSON. A swimmer and Amateur Boxer in his teens. Won Light weight amateur title in 1882. Founded National Sporting Club in 1891. Wearing a Bow tie and smoking a cigar
Jonathan Edward Backhouse, Vanity Fair, GAFJONATHAN EDWARD BACKHOUSE. (1849-1918) British banker. Educated Rugby, director of Backhouses Bank which merged with Barclays Bank. Bred Horses. Wearing an Inverness Cape. Monocle. Smoking cigar
Hoffmann V FallerslebenAUGUST HEINRICH HOFFMANN von FALLERSLEBEN German writer, smoking a cigar with his autograph Date: 1798 - 1874
Three boys on a desert island captured by an indigenous man, who nails their packing case clothing to a long pole and carries them away midst weeping sore and wailing. Date: 1898
Three schoolboys on a desert island meet an indigenous man Date: 1898
Streetwise young scamp talks back at an admonishing woman who is criticising him for smoking." Do you know its very wrong for little boys to smoke tobacco
Wealthy Businessman andhs Mistress take a ride in a cabA wealthy business man with his mistress or his Saturday till Monday girl. Setting off for another " weekend" !! Date: circa 1890s
Irony - fat Londoner begs for money for his starving familyA rather fat Londoner begs for " a copper" for his " starving wife and family at ome" fom a smart gent (Phil May himself - clearly seeing the ludicrous side of the request!)
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"
Coster Cockney couple embracing on a park bench on Hampstead Heath. Date: 1890s
Caricature of Otto Von Bismarck by Phil MayCaricature of Prussian Statesman Otto Von Bismarck (1815-1898) by Phil May. Date: 1892
Self portrait of the Engish caricaturist Phil MaySelf portrait of the English caricaturist Phil May (1864-1903). Date: 1899
The Smoking Room of a Ladies Club - satirical postcard illustration by Phil May. Date: 1896
Burmese Cheroot makersA group of Burmese women Cheroot makers. Date: circa 1906
Belemnitella mucronata, belemnite71-65 million year old squid-like belemnite specimen from the Late Cretaceous, Mstricht, Holland
Cylindroteuthis oweni Pratt, thunderbolt
The First Cigar. Print shows a group of street urchins smoking cigars. One boy, his face pale green, leans on a street pole as others offer him a cigar and blow smoke in his face. Date c1870
The cigar band fiend
Messenger boy working for Mackay Telegraph Company. Said fifteen years old. Exposed to Red Light dangers. Location: Waco, Texas. Date 1913 September
Cuban Cigar Factory interior - Havana, Cuba. Interestingly, this postcard shows a lector (or reader) who was always employed to entertain cigar factory workers by reading books
A young wife visiting a cigar shop to buy some cork tipped cigars for her husband. Date: 1928- 1929
Atomic CigarTitle block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952
The Smokers PromenadeSmoking is the consolation of the universal nation; From the hovel to the palace, All enjoy tobaccos solace. People smoking cigars, pipes and cigarettes Date: 1876
Capital Cigars Prime TobaccoTobacco Jack. Capital Cigars Prime Tobacco. A man made out of smoking equipment such as cigars, cigarettes and pipes. Date: 1875
Silhouette of a couple taking evening coffee9pm Coffee at the Grand -- silhouette of an elegant couple taking evening coffee at a smart hotel, sitting at a table under a palm tree
Tycoon on his yacht - Making for PortYachting Terms illustrated: Making for Port. A rich tycoon on the high seas reaching across the moving table for the decanter of port with a total lack of success! Date: 1908
Dutch Canal Official or Lock Keeper, sitting outside his office, smoking a cigar and wearing a fine pair of clogs. Date: 1910s
Advert for Yardleys Old English Lavender, with a couple sitting down for an evening meal, while the waiter is lighting up a mans cigar. 1927
A fair knock-outA middle aged couple sitting indoors eating pickled onions and drinking stout beer, when the man reads in the newspaper that the First World War has ended " blime, lizer, the Wars over"
Old Hungarian PeasantAn old Hungarian peasant man with a large moustache, smoking a cigar. Date: 1930s
Sharkskin Cigar CaseA cigar case and cutter made of sharkskin, with silver trims. Date: 1930s
The Earl of Lonsdale at Bertram Mills Circus, 1935Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857 - 1944), English nobleman. The second son of the 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, he succeeded his brother, the 4th Earl, in 1882
George Lester - Mail Carrier at Cortland Post OfficeGeorge Lester - Mail Carrier No.1 at The Cortland Post Office, NY, USA. Date: circa 1915
Silhouette of Phil MayWonderful silhouette self-portrait of the celebrated English cartoonist, Phil May (1864 - 1903) showing him in profile smoking one of his signature cigars. Date: 1911
Brigadier General Macarthur at St Juvin, Ardennes, FranceBrigadier General Douglas Macarthur (1880-1964), American army officer of the 84th Brigade, 42nd Division, at St Juvin, Ardennes, northern France, towards the end of the First World War