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Lord Mayors BanquetTHE LORD MAYORs BANQUET, in the Guildhall, in the City of London
Wedding Cake / 1847The Bride Cake for the wedding of the Marquis of Kildare
Snowman Dancing 1924A snowman dances with a graceful lady by moonlight
Wedding / Bridal SongA Bridal Song, with words by Mark Lemon and music by Frank Romer
Swan-Upping / RobertsonSwan-upping on the Thames (catching young swans to mark them)
Christmas, SloveniaSanct Nikolaus, accompanied by an angel, goes from house to house in a Slovenian village, blessing each family in turn
Santa Rings in XmasSanta Ringing in the air. A portly santa is hoisted into the air as he rings the church bells
Lanvin Wedding DressThe little bridesmaid holds the train of this elegant wedding dress by Jeanne Lanvin
Santa in SwedenSanta visits a Swedish household, not via the chimney, but presenting himself at the front door
Customs, 19th CenturyTHE CUSTOM HOUSE Searching imported goods and luggage thoroughly
Good King Wenceslas
Christmas / GermanyPapa dresses up as Pelz- Nickel [= furry Nicolas, i.e. Santa Claus] to give presents to the children
Christmas in NorwayJultid [yuletide] fun and games on a Norwegian farm - children dress up as gnomes and other grotesques
Parading the GuyBoys parade their Guy - - if all gave a penny, I wonder how many Wheels, crackers and squibs They ll be able to buy ?
Boys with FireworksFive boys celebrate Guy Fawkes Day with sparklers - but one, more careless than his companions, has got a spark in his eye
Lady Cook & Boars HeadThe cook bears in the Boars Head
Schoolgirls DreamThe schoolgirl at her desk day-dreams of the pleasures of the Christmas holidays
Luthers WeddingMARTIN LUTHER Rejecting the celibacy imposed by Catholic teaching, he marries Katharina von Bora in Amsdoffs House at Wittenberg
Father Christmas and a child
Father Christmas / SleighFather Christmas in his sleigh
Palm-wine tapper climbing a palm tree, SenegambiaNaked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine
Tossing the pancake, Shrove Tuesday, Westminster SchoolTossing the pancake on Shrove Tuesday at Westminster School, London. 19th century
Ornaments and weapons of the Island Carib or Kalinago peopleOrnaments of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies, including necklace, headdress, earrings, and weapons, bow, arrow and knife
Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
Village witch doctor, Belgian Congo, Central AfricaVillage witch doctor with his equipment, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. 1922
Coronation regalia of the Holy Roman EmpireSome of the coronation regalia of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation: 1. German Royal Crown; 2. Imperial Crown; 3. Orb; 4. Coronation Robe; 5. Kings Sceptre; 6. Imperial Sceptre; 7
HUMAN SACRIFICE, PERUHuman sacrifice by the Incas of Peru 1 of 2 Date: pre-conquest
Mexican Priest Cut the Heart Out of Human SacrificeAZTECS OF MEXICO A priest cuts the heart out of a living victim Date: circa 16th century
Maori War-Dance, First Taranaki War, March 1860 - March 1861, New Zealand Date: early 1860s
Chinese string and percussion instrumentsChinese musical instruments: two-string erhu 1, 2, three-string erhu 3, four-string pipa 4, 5, gong 6, horns and percussion, yunluo cloud gong 11, and paiban 12
Ancient Egyptian vases, tableware and furniture, including earthenware jars, incense burner, lamps, stool, throne, sofa and box
Ovra dancer, Ebo tribe, Benin, Nigeria, West AfricaOvra dancer in full costume, Ebo (Edo) tribe, Benin, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922
Maori greeting - rubbing noses Maori greeting - Te Hongi - rubbing nosesMaori greeting - rubbing noses
Corby Pole Fair, Northamptonshire 1902Once every twenty years on Whit-Monday the people of Corby in Northamptonshire celebrate by holding a unique fair in commemoration of a charter granted to them by Queen Elizabeth in 1585
Marriage, Ancient GreeceEager groom, shy bride
Sheriff Pat Garrett, American lawmanPatrick Floyd (Pat) Garrett (1850-1908), American lawman, sheriff, bartender and customs agent who, in around 1881, fatally shot Billy the Kid. Date: late 19th century
United States Air Force - Convair VT-29B O-51-3811United States Air Force Convair VT-29B (msn 239) O-51-3811. Entering service as a standard T-29B, 3811 was converted to NT-29B with extra dorsal and ventral radomes
Iskenderun, Turkey - Alexandretta - Place de la DouaneIskenderun, Turkey - Place de la Douane (Customs Square). Also known as Alexandretta in Greek and in English Alexandrette. Turkish city at the far eastern end of the Mediterranean coast
Trieste, Italy - Tergesteo and the Old Stock ExchangeTrieste, the capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy - Tergesteo and the Old Stock Exchange Date: circa 1910s
Kpalime, Togo - Festival of the Dead Date: 1910s
Naughty Wives ExchangedNAUGHTY WIVES EXCHANGED A distressingly politically incorrect and nauseatingly chauvinist attitude to the wedded state
Customs House, Manilla
Tasmania Launceston Custom House pre-1900
Cessna 550 Citation N43SAUnited States Customs and Border Protection - Cessna 550 Citation N43SA (msn 550-0086), operated by Jet Air inc. Date: circa 2000
Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II ABNDouanes Francaise - Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II ABN (msn F406-0010), at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 21 to 30 July 1994. (Douanes Francaise - French Customs) Date: 1994
Reims-Cessna F406 Vigilant F-BZGEDouanes Francaise - Reims-Cessna F406 Vigilant F-BZGE (msn F406-0042), at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 21 to 30 July 1994. (Douanes Francaise - French Customs) Date: 1994
The Suez Canal Custom's Quay, Port Said, Egypt - L.L. postcard Leon and Levy
Customs Office, Croydon Aerodrome Continental Airport, Surrey Date: 1922
