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Animals, birds and fairy folk on a New Year card -- two hares, a goblin, a witch, an owl and two chicks. Date: circa 1890s
Daniel Boone - 3DANIEL BOONE American pioneer and folk-hero. Date: 1734 - 1820
Peter C AsbjornsenPETER CHRISTIAN ASBJORNSEN Norwegian folklorist and naturalist, noted for his collection of Norwegian folk- tales. Date: 1812 - 1885
Men / Strasbourg CostumeTwo men of Strasbourg wearing the new vests after the Persian mode as introduced by Charles II of England, cravats & cloak like outer garments with slashed sleeves. Date: 1670
Racial Types / Dutch 1640Dutch women including a housewife wearing ruffs which continued to be fashionable in the Netherlands after other European countries had ceased wearing them. Date: 1640
Racial Types FranceStrasbourg costumes including a bride: skirts with gathered yokes, bodices pointed borders, ornate stomachers, large lace hat or close- fitting cap or toque. Date: 1670 - 1690
Fisher Folk in HollandFisher folk preparing fish for selling in Holland Date: 1913
Customs / Harvest / ChinaAt Harvest time, Chinese country folk offer sacrifices to the Harvest Moon, to propitiate and thank her for her bounty and encourage her to do the same again next year Date: circa 1840
Hatherall / Village StreetA village scene as country folk go about their business Date: 1893
Vikings and Mer-FolkA Viking crew are attacked by mer-people Date: circa 800
Medieval Mer-FolkVarieties of medieval mer- people - a Sea-Virgin, a Sea-Monkey and a Sea-Turk Date: 1491
Christmas in PolandAt Christmas Polish country folk exchange visits in decorated sleighs, while the children process round the village carrying lanterns Date: 1911
Swedish Nisse in a bedroomA Swedish Nisse surprises a girl in her bedroom. Date: 1882
Elves and mice. Date: 1910
Midsummer customs in SwedenSwedish countryfolk dance on Midsummers Eve by the light of the Midnight Sun. Date: 1901
The Little Folk by William Heath RobinsonA parade of strange little people forming a ramshackle procession to serenade their neighbours at Christmas time. Date: 1919
Harvesting in FinlandFINLAND - a mower with reaping attachment is generally used in place of the self-binder, because the grain fields are small and the women folk assist in the work Date: 1909
A magician with witches and wizardsA magician conjures up fantasies to entertain a mixed gathering of witches, wizards, demons, and other marginal folk
Girl and boy in peasant costume on a birthday card, with a decorative spray of pink roses and white lily of the valley. Date: circa 1890s
Dancer Of The Tarantella At SorrentoA dancer of the tarantella in Sorrento, a coastal town in southeastern Italy. She is playing the tambourine which is a traditional instrument of the tarantella. Date: 1904
A Singer In The TarantellaA musician contributes to the Italian folk dance Tarantella by singing and playing the mandolin. 1904