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Cornish Gorsedd procession, St Just, CornwallThe Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony and procession at St Just in Cornwall
Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Tribe, New ZealandMatene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Maori Tribe with tattooed face, New Zealand. Date: circa 1900
Bund and Monument of Sir Robert Hart, Shanghai, ChinaBund, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China - in the foreground can be seen a statue of Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet (18351911), a British consular official in China
Wedding Maskers a Sligo Marriage Custom - a view of strawboys calling at the brides house. There are two other ladies in the picture. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Sligo)
Good Friday skipping contest, Alciston, East SussexGood Friday skipping contest outside the Rose Cottage Inn at Alciston, East Sussex, an annual event for which the road is officially closed. Date: 1960s
Celebrating the crossing of the EquatorScene on a Royal Navy ship. It is the custom on board ship to indulge in merrymaking when crossing the Equator -- in fancy dress if its your first time. Date: circa 1845
Midday Dancers in Helston Floral Dance, CornwallDancing couples waiting to take part in the Midday Dance of the annual Helston Floral Day, Helston, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Grenadier Guards, St Michaels Mount, CornwallCorps of Drums of the Grenadier Guards with Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), at their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Robin Steadman in dandyish 1960s jacketRobin Steadman, hair stylist at The House of Leonard in Grosvenor Street, London wearing a tweed jacket that he had made to measure at John Stephen Custom Built Clothes in Carnaby Street
Samuel Baker, explorer, and King RiongaSir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), British explorer, exchanging blood with Rionga, an African king, as part of a negotiation. Date: 1869
Jewish man praying, JerusalemA Jewish man holding a book and praying, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s
Christmas Feasting in reign of Henry VIThe arrival of the peacock in a baronial hall in the days of Henry VI, with the customary procession ushering in the feasts centrepiece
Advertisement for Rowlands Macassar Oil, 1892An advertisement for Jays of London mourning warehouse, and for Rowlands Macassar Oil, as featured in the Illustrated London News 1892
Naval review at Spithead, HampshireKing George V reviewing the British naval fleet at Spithead, Hampshire. The Fleet Review is a British tradition, in which the reigning monarch reviews the massed Royal Navy
Quit Rents ceremony, Royal Courts of Justice, LondonThe ancient ceremony of Quit Rents taking place in the Royal Courts of Justice, London. The paying of quit rents by the Corporation of the City of London to the King (or Queen)
Three bedeswomen of Castle Rising, NorfolkThree bedeswomen of Castle Rising, near Sandringham in Norfolk. When these elderly women enter the almshouses (known collectively as Trinity Hospital) they are required to wear an old Welsh costume
Ivory Coast - ScarificationScarification on a womans belly in the form of a large spider. The woman is from the Bobo Tribe in Ivory Coast
Dumb Cake CustomBAKING THE DUMB-CAKE At Hallowe en, St Johns Eve or other feasts, young women bake a cake in expectation of seeing their beloved : it must be done in total silence
French model holding two large Easter eggs. Date: circa 1910
Customs House and docks, Gothenburg (Goteborg), SwedenCustoms House and waterfront docks, Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden. Date: circa 1905
Cartoon, group of London theatre managersCartoon showing a group of disconcerted London theatre managers, including William Holland with the long, spiky moustache, and John Hollingshead just behind him -- Something really ought to be done
Long Room, Custom House, City of LondonLong Room, Custom House, 20 Lower Thames Street, City of London. Date: circa 1910
Site of the New Custom House, Lower Part of Waring Street, Store Lane (Belfast) (c1854). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1854
The Custom House, Dublin, Ireland on the north bank of the River Liffey. Date: 1904
Kleber street, AlgiersTwo women walk down the steps of Kleber street, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s
London - Custom House - view along side of building over railway. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London. Date: circa 1890s
Foot of High Street, Belfast, Site of the new Custom House (1854). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1854
Gorse and Fern To Keep the Fairies Out, a May Eve Custom - a view of children outside a thatched cottage, one of whom is hanging a fern above the door of the cottage. (Location: Ireland)
Spain. Murcia. Farmer. Orchard of Murcia (Huerta). Colored
USA - Thanksgiving Day - Turkey thrilled by his fame, possibly to be cut short in a matter of hours!! Date: circa 1910s
Dancing, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USADance of the magnificent lion (dragon), Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936
Aerial view of Plaza, Pensacola, Florida, USAAerial view of the Plaza, with American National Bank Building and Custom House, Pensacola, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1920
Custom House, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1915
Father Christmas - selecting gift from his sackA terrific Edwardian postcard depicting Father Christmas - selecting gifts from his sack to add to the childrens stockings hanging on the Fireplace
Parade, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USAParade, Golden Dragon of Good Luck, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1936
China - Shanghai - The New Custom House Date: circa 1920s
An idol from the Congo with nails and knives driven into itAn idol from the Congo with knives and nails driven in to it. The wooden idol, from the region north of the Lower Congo (Chiloango River)
Usages of Barcelona and primitives constitutions. Customs of Catalonia between lords and vassals. 13th century. Manuscript 157, folio 22. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Catalonia. Spain
Usages of Catalonia. Catalan manuscript. 14th century
Chinook familyChinook tribe, showing a man and woman carrying their baby on the mothers back, a method of flattening the babies forehead was used
The custom house and church of Santa Maria - Venice, ItalyThe custom house and the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy. Date: 1916
England / Falmouth 1950SSteam tugs at Custom House Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Date: 1950s
Swedish Rites of SpringSwedish girls dancing in a ring, a spring custom. Date: early 1930s
Custom House / Dublin 1878Dublin: the Custom House with dock scene Date: 1878
James Granger / Cook / 1825JAMES GRANGER book collector whose name is given to the custom of adding extra illustrations to books Date: 1723 - 1776
Hanging stockings by Charles RobinsonChildren hang up Christmas stockings. Date: 1906
Austrian New Year CustomEIN SYLVESTERSABEND An Austrian youth goes from house to house, blowing his trumpet and bringing the glad tidings of the New Year Date: circa 1870
A Lady VisitorA lady comes visiting with packets and a bouquet of flowers Date: 1896