Elaborate Collection (page 12)

Rickshaw boy of Durban, South Africa
A Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1920s

A Zulu Wedding, South Africa Date: circa 1930s

Maharaja of Gwaliors state elephants and bodyguard, India
State elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. The men are the Maharajas bodyguard. Date: circa 1910

Suk el Turk - Tripoli, Libya
Myanmar - Women of the Akha Tribe in traditional headdresses. Speakers of Tai languages in Myanmar and Thailand refer to them as " gaw" or " ekaw" (ikaw/ikho)

The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre
Inside front page of The Graphic - Christmas Number 1912 - The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre (18671945). A grand lady wearing an elaborate hat (with thick long silk ribbon and ostrich feathers)

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 - 6 November 1817), only child of George IV (at the time Prince of Wales) and Caroline of Brunswick. Seen here in an elaborate dress. 1810s

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Civetta (Owl)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Civetta (Owl), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Julia Neilson (1868 1957), English actress, wife of Fred Terry Date: 1905

Edna May (1878-1948) - American actress and singer. As seen here, May was a popular postcard beauty; she was famous for her leading roles in Edwardian musical comedies. Date: 1905

Rejected by the Inventions Board - Heath Robinson WW1
Rejected by the Inventions Board - III - A Device for Screw Stoppering the Enemys Rifles. Another elaborate and convoluted method of beating the dastardly Hun devised by William Heath Robinson in The

Ouled Nail woman, Algeria, specialising in a particular style of dancing. Date: circa 1870

Granville Hotel at Ramsgate, Kent
An elaborate late Victorian Building - the Granville Hotel at Ramsgate, Kent. Date: late 19th century

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Removing top soil
A new type of shovel removing the top soil from a bluff in the Cotswold Hills. A typically elaborate contraption by the gadget king

China - Chinese Actors in elaborate costumes Date: 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - Water Seller and his customers Date: circa 1908

Folk in the traditional costume of Alsace Lorraine Date: circa 1910s

Girl of the Ouled Nails - Algeria - North Africa
Woman from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Traditional Swiss Costume - Woman from St Gallen
Traditional Swiss Costume - Woman from St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Date: circa 1909

Dinka Man with elaborate head and neck decoration - Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Vietnam - Emperor Thanh Thai
Emperor Thanh Thai (18791954) of the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty. Born Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Lan, son of Emperor Duc Duc. Reigned from 1889 to 1907. Date: circa 1905

Samoan Girl - Fiji
Beautiful photographic portrait of a Samoan Girl - Fiji - note the coral and bean beads. Date: circa 1910s

Zara Italian Women
Beauties of Zara, Italy, wearing their elaborate traditional costumes and quaint caps, covered in gold coins. Date: 1930s

King Victor Emmanuel III and Kaiser Wilhelm II
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869-1947) and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941), both in elaborate ceremonial uniform. Date: circa 1912-1913

Algeria - Biskra - Ouled Nails Women
Algeria - Biskra. Women from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Woman of the Berber Algerian tribe of Ouled Nail
Woman from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Hindu Juggernaut Car - Ceremony at Colombo
Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse in 1896
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1895-1903), daughter of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg, wearing a very elaborate coat and bonnet

Sudanese Woman in traditional Costume seemingly emerging from a small localised Nile River mist (!) with the pyramids lightly visible in the rear

Racial / Japan / Geisha 1900
A geisha checks the back of her elaborate hair style using two mirrors

Pompeii Bath / Tepidarium
A view of the excavated Tepidarium (warm room) from the Forum baths at Pompeii, which boasts elaborate wall paintings and relief work at the top of the walls

La Granja Palace - Black and white elaborate fountain with palace building in background Date: circa 1890s

David Garrick by Tom Robertson. Part of four-page souvenir for the revival at the Criterion Theatre, 29th February 1888 starring Charles Wyndham (23 March 1837 12 January 1919) who owned the theatre

Dorothea Baird as Queen Henrietta Maria in Charles I
Dorothea Baird pictured here as Charles Is Queen, Henrietta Maria. Dororthea was married to H. B. Irving who played the part of Charles 1st, and they toured together

Photograph of Dorothea Baird as Queen Henrietta in Charles I
Postcard of Dorothea Baird pictured here as Queen Henrietta Maria in Charles I. The photograph (one of a set of five) was taken by Foulsham and Banfield, London. 1907. Date: 1907

Daytime modes 1929
Models wearing the latest clothing for daytime wear. Date: 1929

Lady from Cairo - Egypt - multiple necklaces
Grand Lady from Cairo - Egypt - wearing multiple long-string necklaces! Date: circa 1903

Crazy theatrical costume from the early 20th century, part Eastern, part mythical, part Cumberland sausage...!! Date: circa 1910s

Royal Golden Barge of Burma
Shoepaundogee (Shwe Phaungdawgyi) or Royal Golden Barge of Burma. circa 1795

Scene from Molieres Les Plaisirs de L Ile Enchantee
Scene from Molieres multi-day production, in collaboration with Lully and others, Les Plaisirs de L Ile Enchantee, performed at Versailles from 7 to 14 May 1664. 17th century

Dresses of the Year 1785 -- focusing on some elaborate hats. 1785

A Gallant, Gay Lothario in the Days of the Grand Monarque - a barve young gent kisses the hand of his hearts desire as she carefully manouevres her wide gown into a small Opera Box in Paris, France

Renee de Presles - French Entertainer, famous for her Folies Bergere performance Le Reveil d une Parisienne. Date: 1906

Young woman in Opera Dress and elaborate blue hat. 1827

Woman in a dinner party dress
Woman in a pale pink dinner party dress and an elaborate feathered hat. 1827

Traditional costume of Rolleville, northern France
Woman wearing a traditional costume of Rolleville, Normandy, northern France. circa 1830

Maharaja of Gwaliors four state elephants, India
Four state elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. Date: circa 1910

Young woman in a carriage dress
Young woman in a pale blue carriage dress and elaborate hat. 1827

Woman in a white dress trimmed with flowers
Woman in a Regency style white dress trimmed with flowers. 1816

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