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A map of the Colne Valley Cloth DistrictPictorial map of the Colne Valley Cloth District in Yorkshire, drawn by the poster artist and designer Leslie MacDonald Gill the year before his death, in 1946
Cub Scouts taking part in Operation ShoeshineTwo Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro
Male Type / Naked BeauteA naked man in only a loin cloth. Fitness and beauty combined
Advertisement for linoleum manufacturersAn advertisement for M Nairn & Co, floor cloth and linoleum manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, with premises also in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Paris. circa 1883
Rubans de Paris - Corner of Maddox Street / St George StreetRubans de Paris (Milliner and Draper) - Corner of Maddox Street (39a) / St George Street, London. Date: 1930s
Cats enjoying a party on a Christmas cardA family of cats enjoying a party on a Christmas card, by Louis Wain. Date: circa 1900s
Artistic Italian nude standing amid stylised watery backdropdraped drape sheer white cloth nudity nude model poses pose posing stylised artistic postcard erotic naked woman Italian backdrop studio photography photograph attractive form body Date: circa 1905
Advert, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd, KirkcaldyAdvert for Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd, Manufacturers of Floor Cloth, Linoleum and Cork Carpet, Kirkcaldy, Scotland. 1905
Hewenden Viaduct, YorkshireRetired farmer Tom Ackroyd mends a dry stone wall on his farm in the Hewenden Valley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. In the distance is the Hewenden Viaduct
Men standing around an Ariel motorcycleMen in street gathered around a 1934 Ariel Red Hunter motorcycle in the 1930s
Ruins d Ypres with wooden frame from a Cloth Hall beamRuins d Ypres 1918. Framed in a wooden frame with an inscribed plaque which reads This frame made from a piece of beam from the Cloth Hall, Ypres. Paul Mansard
Lady Laverys sitting roomA corner of a room belonging to Hazel, Lady Lavery, wife of the society portrait painter, Sir John Lavery. Hazel was strongly connected with Ireland
Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd, Preston, Lancashire, office and factory -- trade design. 1920
Cub Scout washing a window, Scout Job WeekA Cub Scout washing a window which displays a poster advertising Scout Job Week. 1970s
Poster advertising Acel chamois leather for cleaning cars, showing a chauffeur in green uniform holding a miniature red car. early 20th century
Helen Duncan - Ectoplasm & Teleplasmic handPiece of card showing two undated photographs of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance, producing " ectoplasm" and a " hand"
Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines - showing a good patriotic wife using her sewing machine to produce a white ensign for a Royal Naval Seaman husband. Date: circa 1916
Krakow, Poland - Renaissance Cloth Hall - Main Market SquareKrakow, Pland - The Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) in the Main Market Square Date: 1906
The parable of the laborers in the vineyard: The payment of the denarius. ca. 1500. Second Series cloth. Manufacturing in Brussels, possibly in the workshops of Pieter van Aelst
David Wright woman in a red swimsuitElegant woman with red hair, wearing a one-piece red swimsuit, red shoes, and a wide brimmed floppy hat. She is sitting on a table with a red and white tablecloth
Ancient OlympicsIn the earliest times, a simple foot-race was the only event in the Ancient Olympics
Field / Cloth / Gold: DebayFIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD Francois I of France meets Henry VIII of England for a social/political get-together near Calais
Tarzan & GorillaTarzan: the untamable
Ruins of YpresRuins of the cloth hall in Ypres, Belgium on the Western Front during World War I
Scheffers Restaurant and Tearoom, Rotterdam, NetherlandsScheffers Restaurant and Tearoom, Lijnbaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Date: circa 1950
Cats enjoying a dinner party on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, WW1The Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, First World War. Date: 1914
Decorated Christmas tree with toys and food below. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian style domestic interior with fireplaceA Victorian style domestic interior with fireplace, and different patterns everywhere you look
Newspaper Seller 1933A newspaper seller in a flat cap and overcoat stands next to his stall on Wednesday, March 1st, 1933. Headlines include The Times: The Arms Embargo - Geneva Comment and Dictatorship in Germany
Balloon ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, ParisBalloon ascent of Charles and Robert from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, the first voyage made in a hydrogen balloon. After sending off a trial hydrogen balloon, Charles designed
Old Men on Park BenchTwo elderly men in cloth caps take a breather on a park bench
Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War. From left to right: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. Sette principali Eroi della Guerra Trojana
Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890
Advert for Gorringes womens bathing costumes 1927One piece swimsuits and separate tunics with knickers in a variety of styles in different colours and patterns and also rubber caps with flowers, available at Gorringes, Buckingham Palace Road
The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The SynRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The Syndics, 1662. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Barman standing by well-stocked barBarman standing by a well-stocked bar. The cash register displays an advertisement for Bass & Co Barley Wine. Packets of Capstan cigarettes are on display below. Date: circa 1910
Minehead Hobby HorseMINEHEAD 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
Boys Watching ShipA group of boys lean against the dock railings and watch a steamship being built
Dressing frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period
Adverts, five Scottish businessesAdverts for R E Walker, Reid & Co Limited, Albany Works, Dunfermline, Inglis & Co, textile manufacturers, Dunfermline, Andrew Reid & Co, Pilmuir Works, Dunfermline, Hay and Robertson
The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy. ca. 1470. Detail. Hecuba entrusts her daughter Polyxena to Antenor during the assault of the Achaeans
Boat MaintenanceWorkers doing painting and maintenance work on boats at the R. Redknap & Sons boathouse, Richmond, Surrey, England, in preparation for the summer boating season. Date: early 1930s
Alleged Abnormal levitation of a tableUndated photograph of the alleged abnormal levitation of a table (inverted), photographed at a sance with Mrs Poole of Winnipeg. HPG/1/7/25
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and the end tucked into her nostrils, May 1931
The Red IbisA fantasy postcard depicting a naked woman, lying on the ground, turned away from the viewer, reaching out toward and cluthing hold of, the leg of a giant red ibis
James Chadwick cotton mill, LancashireFinishing : pulling down cloth at James Chadwick & Co, Lancashire
Tournament Tents (Shaw)A representation of the tents at a tournament (possibly designed for Henry VIII for the Field of the Cloth of Gold)
Lancashire Spinning Mill Victorian period
A weaver weaving fabric on a loom in a cottage. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
A British Advanced observation postA ruined house is used as an advanced observation post by British officers. Situated close to German lines, the officers relay information back about the accuracy of artillery fire
A Picnic PartyA large picnic for several colonial familes with food and drink spread on a large white cloth and a gramophone playing music behind. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Paris fashions for November, 1864A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border
Interior of a working class home 1920Decor of early 1910s working class home, but photograph taken near the end or just after the First World War, showing carpeted floor, wallpaper, photographs in frames and ornaments on shelving
Old man reading newspaper in cafe, Le Monastier-sur-GazeilleOld man concentrates on reading a newspaper in cafe, Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France Date: 1988
Man in pony and trap beneath a road sign on InnishmoreA man wearing a cloth cap sits in a pony and trap beneath a road sign on Innishmore, Aran Islands, Ireland. Horse transport is often used as taxis on the islands Date: 1991
Gypsy Petulengro LeeGypsy Nathaniel Petulengro Lee. Head of Romany tribe of gypsies, and fortune teller Date: circa 1970
Old man in pigeon loft, StokeAn old man wearing a cloth cap checks his racing pigeons in his back yard pigeon loft Date: 1987
Five male members of the Mois Tribe, VietnamFive male members of the Mois Tribe, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam (just about preserving their modesty). The Mountain People ( Mois is actually a derogatory term) are The Degar
Advertising shoot - fruit, vegatable and nuts on a check tablecloth. Date: circa late 1960s
Whitechapel Market, East LondonAerial view of Whitechapel Market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1960s
Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats. Blacksmith with hammer and anvil in front of a forge in the Forest of Dean 43, man showing a Japanned or lacquered tray in Pontypool 44
Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin, one with a quadruped animal for a military mandarin
Quechua woman sitting in the sun, Bolivia, South America, wearing homespun cloth made from the fleece of local animals such as llama and vicuna. 1922
David Frances Barry photo - American Indian manAmerican Indian man, one feather in his hair. His braids are wrapped with fur and cloth. He is wearing traditional trousers and an American army jacket and holdgin a pistol
The Field of the Cloth of Gold - Henry VIII and Francis IThe Meeting of King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of Francis at the Field of the Cloth of Gold or Camp du Drap d Or, the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guines and Ardres
An old man on a bench in the harbour at Ramsey, Isle of ManAn old man in a cloth cap sits on a bench in the sunshine beneath a life ring on the harbour at Ramsey, Isle of Man Date: 1993
Old man in cloth cap - Thassos, GreecePortrait of an old man wearing cap and old cardigan as he stands beside a blue-painted window. Thassos, Greece Date: circa 1995
Farm worker with scythe - 1Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Full length portrait Date: circa 1975
Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West DurantMinnie Everette Kirby (1876-1944) - Mistress of William West Durant. Graduated from State Teachers College of Potsdam in 1895. Date: circa 1900s
Contemplation of the female form Date: circa 1910s
Jurs Granary - Bahr El-Ghazal, SudanJurs Granary - Bahr El-Ghazal (Sea of Gazelles), South Sudan. The South Sudanese region of Bahr el Ghazal takes its name from the Bahr El Ghazal River, the main western tributary of the Nile
Alima - a very beautiful woman from Somalia, wearing a wrap-around dress of patterned fabric, headscarf and bead necklace. Date: circa late 1920s
Coronation of King George VI, robes, regalia and vestmentsFour pictures showing the changes of Kings Coronation robes and vestments during the Coronation ceremony. On the left, the King arrives at Westminster Abbey in crimson velvet Robe of State
Cloth and lace market Malines / Mechelen Belgium probably 1920s
Weaving silk Patterson New Jersey USA early 1900s
Weaving taffeta silk ribbons Patterson New Jersey USA early 1900s
Canada textile industry early 1900s
The Cloth Hall Ypres during the First World War
A CWS shirt factory, probably 1930s
Linen manufacture, Inspecting cloth
Ypres Belgium WW1 before the fire
Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium during WW1
Ypres Belgium Cloth Hall after the fire
