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Background imageCustom Collection: A boy in a custom made cart, drawn by a pet sheep

A boy in a custom made cart, drawn by a pet sheep
An American boy, dressed as an American Indian, in a custom made cart, drawn by a pet sheep, America

Background imageCustom Collection: New Custom House, New York

New Custom House, New York City, America

Background imageCustom Collection: May Day / Ally Sloper

May Day / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper celebrates May day in the back garden, although the unseemly conduct of a neighbor with a hosepipe sees that the whole affair ends on a damp note

Background imageCustom Collection: Met Police officer speaking to tourists

Met Police officer speaking to tourists
A Metropolitan Police officer speaking to a group of young tourists outside Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, Central London

Background imageCustom Collection: Music sheet cover for Erin Go Bragh Quadrille

Music sheet cover for Erin Go Bragh Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Erin Go Bragh Quadrille by Charles d Albert (1809-1886), with a view of the Custom House Quay in Dublin, Ireland, at sunset

Background imageCustom Collection: Gaula couple dancing, Funchal, Madeira

Gaula couple dancing, Funchal, Madeira
Two members of a folklore group from Gaula, seen here dancing in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. The couple are wearing traditional costume, including black skull caps with points

Background imageCustom Collection: Camacha woman with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira

Camacha woman with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira
A woman from a folklore group from the village of Camacha, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. She is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho

Background imageCustom Collection: Boa Nova group couple dancing, Funchal, Madeira

Boa Nova group couple dancing, Funchal, Madeira
Two members of a Boa Nova folklore group, seen here dancing in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. They are wearing traditional costume, including black skull caps with points

Background imageCustom Collection: Boa Nova group members, Funchal, Madeira

Boa Nova group members, Funchal, Madeira
Two young members of a Boa Nova folklore group, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. They are wearing traditional costume, including black skull caps with points

Background imageCustom Collection: Boa Nova man with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira

Boa Nova man with musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira
A man from a Boa Nova folklore group, seen here in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. He is holding a musical instrument known as a brinquinho, a stick decorated with wooden dolls

Background imageCustom Collection: Mask dancer in Kerala, India

Mask dancer in Kerala, India
A cultural mask dance in Cochin, Kerala State, India

Background imageCustom Collection: Fruit stall at Christmas, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Fruit stall at Christmas, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Aerial view of a colourful fruit stall in the local market in Funchal, Madeira, on the night before Christmas eve (23 December) during the annual Noite de Mercado dos Lavradores (workers market night)

Background imageCustom Collection: St Anns Well, Buxton, Derbyshire

St Anns Well, Buxton, Derbyshire - the well is dressed as part of the long traditional of Well Dressing in Derbyshire and the Peak District

Background imageCustom Collection: Group of people, Madhya Pradesh, Central India

Group of people, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A group of people in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageCustom Collection: Archery Practise - India

Archery Practise - India
Men from the Madhya Pradesh Province, India practise their archery. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageCustom Collection: People form a circle in Madhya Pradesh, Central India

People form a circle in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A group of people forming a circle in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageCustom Collection: People in groups, Madhya Pradesh, Central India

People in groups, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
People in separate groups in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageCustom Collection: Coronation Coach in the Royal Mews

Coronation Coach in the Royal Mews
The Coronation Coach, soon to be used for the Coronation of King George V, in the Royal Mews in Central London

Background imageCustom Collection: Custom House, Tripoli, during Italo-Turkish War

Custom House, Tripoli, during Italo-Turkish War
The Custom House, Tripoli, during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12). The Italian flag is now flying in place of the Turkish flag

Background imageCustom Collection: Harvest festival with fish

Harvest festival with fish
Scene inside a church, decorated for harvest festival. It is perhaps at a seaside location, as the main type of food on display is fish

Background imageCustom Collection: Sir Evelyn Wood at the Tower of London

Sir Evelyn Wood at the Tower of London
Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood (1838-1919) after his installation as the new Governor (or Constable) of the Tower of London, a position he held until the year he died

Background imageCustom Collection: Japan - Marriage Ceremony

Japan - Marriage Ceremony
A Japanese Marriage Ceremony - the happy bride, groom and marital party!!

Background imageCustom Collection: Rustic wedding in Kent

Rustic wedding in Kent
A rustic wedding in Kent -- the bride sits on a horse-drawn cart which has been decorated with garlands, and receives a lucky horseshoe from the village blacksmith

Background imageCustom Collection: Queen Victoria in Ireland 1849

Queen Victoria in Ireland 1849
At the Custom-House Quay in Cork, Ireland, the mayor, the Corporation of Cork and various deputations await the arrival of Queen Victoria during her visit to Ireland

Background imageCustom Collection: Henry Bakerlate, Yeoman of the Guard

Henry Bakerlate, Yeoman of the Guard
Sergeant-Major Henry Bakerlate of the 61st Regiment, Yeoman of the Guard. he enlisted in 1842, and is still in good health on the occasion of his 83rd birthday

Background imageCustom Collection: Wedding at Lorna Doones church, Devon

Wedding at Lorna Doones church, Devon
An unusual wedding at Lorna Doones church (St Marys Church, Oare, which features in the novel by R D Blackmore), near the village of Malmsmead, Exmoor, Devon

Background imageCustom Collection: House of Lords cleaners

House of Lords cleaners
Two cleaners in the House of Lords, vacuuming and polishing in preparation for the State Opening of Parliament in a few days time

Background imageCustom Collection: Eton schoolboys on 4 June

Eton schoolboys on 4 June
Five Eton schoolboys in smart suits and top hats, sitting on a wall on 4 June, traditionally the date when King George IIIs birthday is celebrated at the school with speeches

Background imageCustom Collection: Pancake Day at Westminster School

Pancake Day at Westminster School
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) at Westminster School -- the pancake is tossed, and the boys compete to get the largest portion, the winner receiving a guinea

Background imageCustom Collection: Lord Chief Justice approaching Westminster Abbey

Lord Chief Justice approaching Westminster Abbey
The Lord Chief Justice approaches Westminster Abbey as part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year

Background imageCustom Collection: Judges procession to Westminster Abbey

Judges procession to Westminster Abbey
Part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice to Westminster Abbey, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year. The custom dates back to the Middle Ages

Background imageCustom Collection: Custom House Long Room

Custom House Long Room
The Long Room, where the principal business of the Custom House is transacted

Background imageCustom Collection: The Custom House

The Custom House
The old Custom House, with various shipping on the Thames

Background imageCustom Collection: Curious Easter Custom at a City Church

Curious Easter Custom at a City Church
Clergyman dispensing gift to pupils of Christs Hospital School at City Church, All Hallows, Lombard Street, London in 1890 during an Easter Service

Background imageCustom Collection: Crumbs from the rich mans table, Guildhall, London by S. B

Crumbs from the rich mans table, Guildhall, London by S. B

Background imageCustom Collection: Country Fair

Country Fair
Scene at a country fair, with performers and traders vying for fair-goers custom

Background imageCustom Collection: Marriage Custom, Panama

Marriage Custom, Panama
Neighbours clear the ground where the newly-weds will make their home

Background imageCustom Collection: Ipswich Custom House

Ipswich Custom House
The old Custom House and Dock buildings at the Quayside, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Background imageCustom Collection: Helping in the Kitchen

Helping in the Kitchen
An Edwardian Ladys Maid (right) helps out one of the other maids in the kitchen, as was the custom when important guests came for dinner on special occasions

Background imageCustom Collection: Carnival Queen, England

Carnival Queen, England
A carnival queen wearing a crown and cape, and her two attendants in floral dresses

Background imageCustom Collection: Custom - Flowers

Custom - Flowers
When the Russian ship Bouvet is sunk during World War One, the people and their priest scatter flowers on the water

Background imageCustom Collection: Custom House / Dublin

Custom House / Dublin
A prospect of the Custom House and Essex Bridge in Dublin. This new Custom House met with opposition from merchants who felt moving downriver would lessen their properties value

Background imageCustom Collection: Ash Wednesday Custom

Ash Wednesday Custom
On ASH WEDNESDAY, the first day of Lent, Catholics go to church to be marked on the forehead with a cross in ash, as a sign of penitence

Background imageCustom Collection: Newspaper Sellers, Paris

Newspaper Sellers, Paris
Animated scene at the junction of the rue du Croissant and du Faubourg Montmartre, Paris, with newspaper sellers competing for custom

Background imageCustom Collection: St Nicolas in Holland

St Nicolas in Holland
Saint Nicolas rides into a Dutch village, an annual custom heralding the coming of Christmas

Background imageCustom Collection: Custom House 1808

Custom House 1808
The Custom House seen from the Thames, with a variety of river boats and shipping

Background imageCustom Collection: Nutters Dance / England

Nutters Dance / England
ENGLAND: EASTER CUSTOM NUTTERS DANCE. Britannia Bacup Coconut Dancers of Lancashire at the York Summer Festival. The dance is led by a whipper-in who whips the winter away!

Background imageCustom Collection: Tissington Well Dressing

Tissington Well Dressing
WELL DRESSING One of the six wells that are dressed at Ascension Tide. The custom originates from pagan water- or well-worship



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