Advert / Gaiety Girl 1896Poster for A Gaiety Girl
Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka, composed by May Ostlere. Two puppets (without strings!) are depicted dancing on a small stage, framed by red and gold curtains
French maid taking a break and enjoying a cigarette before her next duty calls.... Date: 1910s
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) on a visit to St Columb, Cornwall
Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist
David Wright woman in short black underslipElegant woman with red hair, wearing a short black, semi-transparent underslip. She is sitting on the edge of her dressing table, loosening her hair
PRINCESS DIANADIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES (1961-1997) Former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. Tragically killed in a car crash in Paris
1960s tennis fashionFrilly panties by Teddy Tinling, as worn by tennis players in the 1960s. Worn with a navy banded white cardigan by Maxine Leighton
The Balloon Baby by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a frilly dress and bonnet marches along with a doll under warm and a bunch of balloons in her other hand
Music cover, Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay Polka, arranged by Josef Meissler on Lottie Collins popular song. 1892
Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe, sold by W F Heddon, Bridge Street, Carmarthen, Wales. Date: circa 1920
David Wright woman in black evening dressElegant woman with red hair, wearing a black evening dress with a red flower on the bodice, and matching red material below the waist
People dancing flamenco in the street, Seville, SpainPeople dancing flamenco in the street in traditional costume, Seville, Spain. circa 1930s
Label design, Tom Smiths Christmas Crackers. circa 1900
I Want to be Happy, by Elsie Harding. 1925
Claudette Colbert, actressClaudette Colbert (1903-1996), French-born American-based actress of screen and stage. circa 1940s
Royal Wedding 1904 -- Princess Mary as bridesmaidPrincess Mary of Wales (later Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, 1897-1965), seen here in her bridesmaids dress for the wedding of Princess Alice of Albany and Prince Alexander of Teck
Elderly woman in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid WalesAn elderly woman in Victorian style costume sitting in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales. The dresser contains family photographs and crockery
Can-Can DancerA solo dancer in a huge white hat displays a lot of frilly undergarments as she dances
Caricature of Cora Cardigan, flautistCaricature of Cora Cardigan (Hannah Rosetta Dinah Moulton, 1860-1931), virtuoso flautist who worked mainly in theatres and music halls. She also played the violin. 1883
Gertie Millar and Nora NagleGertie Millar Actress with Nora Nagle in The New Aladdin Date: 1907
Chocolate box design, lady in carnival maskChocolate box design, featuring the head and shoulders of a smiling lady in a carnival mask. Date: 20th century
Couple at EastbourneHe: straw boater, cane, wing collar & single-breasted suit. She: hat adorned with chiffon & plumes, blouse ornamented with pin-tucks & feather trim & a plain skirt cut in panels
James Madison / ScrapJAMES MADISON 4th American President (1809-17) Date: 1751 - 1836
Lessing / Gotthold / MiniatuGOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING German dramatist and critic
Domenico Cimarosa / ColtelDOMENICO CIMAROSA Neapolitan composer
Female Type / Reading 19CA young Victorian woman looking at a postcard. Date: late 19th century
GIRLS / SISTERS 1910Two sisters in their best dresses: the elder one carries a basket of flowers. Date: 1910
Young Girls UnderwearA girl wears lace & ribbon edged cotton drawers, a chemise, a wadded bodice to keep her chest warm, socks & shoes with a bar across the instep
WW2 American Forces comic postcard - I'm on Observation Duty Date: 1940s
Ella Hall, actress in The Master Key'. Date: 1915
Reading the Tea Leaves, Mazawattee Tea Co, LondonAdvert, Reading the Tea Leaves, Mazawattee Tea Co, London Date: 1894
Victorian scrap, girl holding a bunch of flowers Date: late 19th century
Alexandra, Princess of Wales, in bridal dress, 10 March 1863Alexandra, Princess of Wales, in her bridal dress, 10 March 1863 Date: 1863
French glamour postcard - La Belle de Miranda Date: circa 1910
Princess Elizaveta Trubetskaya, Parisian salon hostessPrincess Elizaveta Esperovna Trubetskaya (Lise Troubetzkoi, 1834-1907), Russian lady-in-waiting and Parisian salon hostess. Date: circa 1860s
Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in evening dressHortense Schneider (1833-1920), French soprano, best known for her roles in Offenbach's operettas. Seen here in evening dress. Date: circa 1850s
Irene Vanbrugh as heroine in Pinero's Trelawny of the WellsIrene Vanbrugh as the heroine, Rose Trelawny, in Pinero's play, Trelawny of the Wells Date: circa 1900s
Binnie HaleBeatrice Binnie Hale-Monro was an English actress, singer and dancer. Here she is publicising a revue show at the London Hippodrome. Date: circa 1932
Victorian scrap, girl with letter and basket of flowers Date: late 19th century
Music cover, A Street in Old Seville, Marjorie StedefordMusic cover, A Street in Old Seville, by Rodd Arden and Leo Towers, featured and broadcast by Marjorie Stedeford. Date: 1935
Advert, Watson's Matchless Cleanser for every household and laundry use. Date: 1927
Three comic profiles with movable chain. Date: circa 1920s
CAPTAIN COOK/FIELDING &WJAMES COOK Explorer Date: 1728 - 1779
Comic postcard, Husband after riotous night out Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman kneeling in bed, praying for a man Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Drunk man speaks to woman in the street Date: 20th century
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Prince ConsortQueen Wilhelmina of Holland and the Prince Consort, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. circa 1900s
