Folk Collection (page 9)

Little girl in peasant costume on a Christmas card
Little girl in peasant costume with a tambourine on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Julie Felix
Julie Ann Felix (born 14 June 1938, Santa Barbara, California), American born, British-based folk recording artist who achieved success in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Winston Churchill in folk parade
Winston Churchill riding on a carriage in a folk or mummers parade of some sort, a custom in some English towns. Date: C.1930s

International Flickers Folk by Sherriffs
International Flickers Folk: A Page of Celluloid Stars. A page of caricatures of movie stars by Sherriffs which include Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Ronald Colman, Greta Garbo

Mary Davies - Welsh singer (mezzo-soprano)
Mary Davies (1855-1930), Welsh singer (mezzo-soprano) and the co-founder and first President of the Welsh Folk Song Society

Kazakh national dance, Xinjiang, north west China
A woman performing a Kazakh national dance in Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Chinese Turkestan), north west China, with musicians playing in the background. Date: 1953

Horns & Horseshoes - Colour Bar, Stepney, London
Horns & Horseshoes - Colour Bar, Stepney, County of London, England. One of the first public houses to accept black- folk. Date: 1949

Morris Dancers performing outside St Pauls Cathedral as part of the Lord Mayors Procession

Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Lounge of Chateaux Bougival
Friday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse. A wall painting by Henry Dumoutet visible in the main lounge of the Chateaux

Illustration depicting a fandango (traditional music and dance). France. Romanticism. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Theatre Museum

Carlos Juliao (1740-1814). Coronation of a king in the celebrations of Kings, Brazil, 18th c. Costumbrism. Watercolour

The Flying Pole. 2nd half 17 c. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Panel screen with genre scenes. Lower detail with pulque drinkers and fight. Mexican School. Oil on canvas. SPAIN

ROMERO, Jos頍ar�Women from Cadiz
ROMERO, Jos頍 aric (1815-1880). Women from Cadiz on the balcony. mid. 19th c. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

El Gato, country dance
PALLIERE, Juan Le󮠨 1823-1887). El Gato, country dance. 1862. Traditional Argentine dance scene. Costumbrism. Litography

DORɬGustave. L Espagne
Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). L Espagne. 1874. Majos and Majas returing the from the Feria del Rocio. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

China - Interior of a Joss House
Lantern slide of Interior of a Joss House. A Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen (deities, saints)

Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Chateaux Bougival
Friday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse. A wall painting by Henry Dumoutet in the main lounge of the Chateaux Bougival at

Suffragette Mrs. Martel in Prison Cartoon. Portrays Mrs. Nellie Martel (?1885-1940) in a prison cell, captioned, Suffering Suffragettes not to mention other folk in a speech on Oct 27th

Brenda Wootton, Cornish folk singer
Brenda Wootton, nee Ellery (1928-1994), Cornish folk singer, seen here performing during a concert

A Clever Ruse by Heath Robinson
Two cunning German officers bamboozle a British sentry by disguising themselves as humble farming folk, while their cannon is a very convincing bull. Date: 1915

Tarantella folk dancers, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Life out in the American Prairie. Date: C. 1910

A statue of Joan of Arc. French female folk hero

Romanian Country Fair, featuring a stage with a clown and a sword swallower or contortionist (?), some prize oxen, drinking and an amusement/pleasure wheel. Date: 1900

Romanian Women spinning
A large group of Romanian Women spinning outside a thatched cottage in their village. Date: 1910s

Romanian Women by village gate Date: 1920s

Romanian Woman - carrying water
Young Romanian Woman carrying water across a small stream or shallow river. Date: 1910

Romanian Woman - making fabric
A lovely postcard photograph of a Romanian woman, working at a loom (to produce the highly patterned fabric used in traditional clothing) Date: circa 1910s

Romanian Couple in traditional National costume. Date: circa 1910s

Romanian Dance troupe
A Romanian Dance troupe in traditional National costume pose for a studio group portrait Date: circa 1910s

Romanian Couple - Traditional Costume
Romanian Couple in traditional National costume. Date: circa 1910

Romanian Villagers - Traditional costume
Romanian Villagers wearing traditional folk costume. Date: circa 1900

Romanian Woman - Traditional Costume
A Romanian Woman in traditional National costume. Date: circa 1910

Serbian Folk Dancers
Tradional folk dancing in Serbia. Date: 1930s

German Folk Dancing
Tradional folk dancing in Germany. Date: 1930s

Girls as Elves 1930S
Little girls playing at being woodland elves. Date: early 1930s

Pretty Hungarian Girl reclining amongst cushions Date: circa 1925

Tenerife - San Cristobal de La Laguna - Campesinos
Canary Island, Spain - Tenerife - San Cristobal de La Laguna - Campesinos (Rural Folk / Peasants). Date: circa 1910s

Happy Couple on their wedding day - Romania Date: circa 1900

Fantastic Pyrgi Costume - Island of Chios, Greece
Fantastic Female Costume from the Village of Pyrgi, Island of Chios, Greece Date: circa 1906

Nepalese Art Curio - made by Jung Bir. Sardar Date: 1905

Paris Worlds Fair of 1900 - Circus entertainers
Circus entertainers and performers and their Caravan. Illustration by Caputo on a postcard published by Courmont Freres as part of a book of discount coupons for attractions at the Paris Worlds Fair

Meeting at the Crossroads - Slavonia, Croatia
Peasant folk meet for a chat at the Crossroads in Slavonia, a historical region in eastern Croatia. Date: circa 1917

Swedish Folksong and inset portrait of King Gustav VI Adolf (1882-1973) - reigned 1950-1973 (became Crown Prince in 1907). Date: circa 1897

Great Fire - Thessaloniki - Bakery Beseiged in aftermath
A Bakery besieged by the hungry and homeless at Salonica, Greece, in the aftermath of the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917

Cornish Boatman sets an amateur fisherman straight
Sarcastic Amateur Fisherman: " Are there any fish to be caught here, my man?" Cornish Boatman: " No Zur; You caught em all the last time as you was here!" Date: circa 1890s

Young children on the street with the youngest in a pram
Carriage Folk? Certainly not a fancy carriage in sight for these three! Date: 1900

Sullen Russian girl seated in the undergrowth
Sullen Russian country girl (in need of a good joke) seated in the undergrowth. Date: circa 1902

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