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Background imageGuitar Collection: Elvis Presley / Guitar

Elvis Presley / Guitar
ELVIS PRESLEY American pop singer, guitarist and actor in musical films, seen here with his guitar

Background imageGuitar Collection: John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall

John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall
John Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980

Background imageGuitar Collection: The Owl and The Pussycat

The Owl and The Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note

Background imageGuitar Collection: Paul McCartney (1942-)

Paul McCartney (1942-)
Informal photograph of Paul McCartney with an acoustic guitar, c.1963

Background imageGuitar Collection: John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall

John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall
John Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980

Background imageGuitar Collection: Various musical instruments

Various musical instruments

Background imageGuitar Collection: Geisha Playing Shamisen

Geisha Playing Shamisen
A young geisha practises on her shamisen

Background imageGuitar Collection: People dancing flamenco in the street, Seville, Spain

People dancing flamenco in the street, Seville, Spain
People dancing flamenco in the street in traditional costume, Seville, Spain. circa 1930s

Background imageGuitar Collection: Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith, Cornwall

Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith, Cornwall
Meat Loaf in concert at the Penwith Rock Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1983

Background imageGuitar Collection: Elvis Presley, American musician and film star

Elvis Presley, American musician and film star. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageGuitar Collection: Chinese ti-tzu, so-na, yueh-ch in, la-pa

Chinese ti-tzu, so-na, yueh-ch in, la-pa and Japanese hiji-riki.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J

Background imageGuitar Collection: Poor Uyghur Musicians - Kashgar

Poor Uyghur Musicians - Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageGuitar Collection: Racial / Spanish Flamenco

Racial / Spanish Flamenco
A haughty Spanish lady in traditional dress

Background imageGuitar Collection: FLAMENCO

FLAMENCO
Flamenco dancers, singers & guitar perform outside

Background imageGuitar Collection: Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Harem Women

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Harem Women
Harem women from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey

Background imageGuitar Collection: Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky

Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky
78rpm Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky, the sensational TV singing stars. 1958

Background imageGuitar Collection: Michael Chapman, folk and rock performer

Michael Chapman, folk and rock performer

Background imageGuitar Collection: Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO

Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO

Background imageGuitar Collection: Helston Youth Club

Helston Youth Club
A group of boys wearing flared jeans, denim jackets and checked shirts play air guitar to a rock song at Helston youth club

Background imageGuitar Collection: Dance / Chile / La Cueca

Dance / Chile / La Cueca
Dancing the Cueca

Background imageGuitar Collection: WW1 / 1915 / TRENCH MUSIC

WW1 / 1915 / TRENCH MUSIC
Playing instruments in the German trenches

Background imageGuitar Collection: SPAIN. Amaral is an award-winning music group

SPAIN. Amaral is an award-winning music group. 20/04/2012

Background imageGuitar Collection: Chocolate box design, 18th century scenes

Chocolate box design, 18th century scenes
Chocolate box design, featuring various 18th century scenes, with people boating, on a swing, playing blind mans buff, and playing the guitar. Date: 20th century

Background imageGuitar Collection: Singing Round Camp Fire

Singing Round Camp Fire
The round-up camp - cowboys play the guitar and accordian round the camp fire

Background imageGuitar Collection: Social Scenes / France / C18

Social Scenes / France / C18
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART performing at a The a l Anglaise, chez le Prince de Conti, Paris

Background imageGuitar Collection: The Song to the Moon - Kay Nielsen

The Song to the Moon - Kay Nielsen
The Song to the Moon - The Art of Kay Nielsen. Date: 1913

Background imageGuitar Collection: Tyrolean Austrian Musicians and Singers

Tyrolean Austrian Musicians and Singers. The band features a Harpist, an accordion player and a Guitarist. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageGuitar Collection: Algeria - African Gnawa Musician playing a traditional sintir, also known as the guembri

Algeria - African Gnawa Musician playing a traditional sintir, also known as the guembri, gimbri or hejhouj, a three-stringed skin-covered bass plucked lute. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGuitar Collection: When Love was Lost and Life was Vain: Pierrot Forlorn. In the Autumn of Youth

When Love was Lost and Life was Vain: Pierrot Forlorn. In the Autumn of Youth: " Fallen Leaves". Date: 1912

Background imageGuitar Collection: Chez Fysher cabaret - Nielsen Fysher and Madame Stroeva

Chez Fysher cabaret - Nielsen Fysher and Madame Stroeva
The Chez Fysher show at Oddeninos restaurant in London, 1924 featuring as its star attraction, Madame Dora Stroeva who sang Russian songs before nightly audiences of most of the theatrical stars of

Background imageGuitar Collection: France - Circus - Auguste and the White Clown

France - Circus - Auguste and the White Clown
France - Circus - Interactions between Auguste (the happy clown) and the White Clown (the sad clown): " Session interrupted". Date: 1905

Background imageGuitar Collection: Alexander Rodionovich Artemyev (A. R. Artem)

Alexander Rodionovich Artemyev (A. R. Artem)
Alexander Rodionovich Artemyev (1842-1914) - Russian stage actor, associated with Moscow Art Theatre and better known under his stage name Artyom (Аrtem). In the role of Uncle Vanya (Chekhov)

Background imageGuitar Collection: In the Courtyard, 1893, by Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta

In the Courtyard, 1893, by Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta
Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta (1851-1917). Spanish painter. In the Courtyard, 1893. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageGuitar Collection: Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784

Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784
Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). Spanish painter. Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784. Detail. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid). History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageGuitar Collection: Music cover, Whistling Rufus, by Kerry Mills

Music cover, Whistling Rufus, by Kerry Mills
Music cover, Whistling Rufus, a characteristic march which can be used effectively as a two step, polka or cake walk, ragtime music by Kerry Mills Date: 1899

Background imageGuitar Collection: Malaquera

Malaquera
This pencil drawing captures a musical scene in which a closely packed gathering of people are listening to some guitar players outside a building in the evening. Date: circa 1920

Background imageGuitar Collection: Georgian cartoon, Music Hath Charms

Georgian cartoon, Music Hath Charms, black man playing guitar to a kitchen maid Date: circa 1820s

Background imageGuitar Collection: Jillian Sand, British-born film actress

Jillian Sand, British-born film actress Date: 1931

Background imageGuitar Collection: Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss

Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss
Music cover, Serenade in the Night (Violino Tzigano), English lyrics and musical adaptation by Jimmy Kennedy, original song by C A Bixio and B Cherubini, played by Joe Loss. Date: 1935

Background imageGuitar Collection: The Kinks, British pop group

The Kinks, British pop group
The Kinks (Pete Quaife, Dave Davies, Mick Avory and Ray Davies), British pop group Date: 1964

Background imageGuitar Collection: American Folk Singer Concert Brockwell Park March

American Folk Singer Concert Brockwell Park March
american, folk, singer, concert, brockwell, park, march, jobs, may, 1981, richie, havens, guitar, guitarist, history, historical, 10587439

Background imageGuitar Collection: Pete Seeger, American folk musician and singer-songwriter

Pete Seeger, American folk musician and singer-songwriter
Peter "Pete" Seeger (b 1919), American folk musician and singer-songwriter. From the 1960s onwards he has performed protest music in support of international disarmament

Background imageGuitar Collection: Spacek Sissy Long Hair Microphone Playing Guitar

Spacek Sissy Long Hair Microphone Playing Guitar
spacek, sissy, long, hair, microphone, playing, guitar, singing, music, musical, instrument, stringed, usa, american, actress, performer, entertainer, film, star, young, mary, elizabeth, 1949

Background imageGuitar Collection: Billy Bragg, singer, songwriter, and political activist

Billy Bragg, singer, songwriter, and political activist
The singer, songwriter, alternative rock musician and left-wing political activist Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, b 1957). Seen here singing and playing an electric guitar. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageGuitar Collection: VICAR WAKEFIELD/RACKHAM

VICAR WAKEFIELD/RACKHAM
Bill sings the Elegy on the death of a mad dog, accompanied by the guitar. Date: First published: 1766

Background imageGuitar Collection: Guitar-Playing in Spain

Guitar-Playing in Spain
A Young Spanish student playing guitar. Date: late 18th century

Background imageGuitar Collection: High definition television, a Spanish scene enacted in one of the Baird Experimental

High definition television, a Spanish scene enacted in one of the Baird Experimental Studios, televising by the Intermediate-Film System Date: 1937

Background imageGuitar Collection: Man and woman of Murcia, Spain, 1818

Man and woman of Murcia, Spain, 1818. The man wears the traditional folk costume of jacket, sash and wide breeches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present

Background imageGuitar Collection: Man weaving cotton on a loom, Senegambia, 18th century

Man weaving cotton on a loom, Senegambia, 18th century. He sits with his legs in a pit, with the warp tied to a large rock, under a mat shade. A weaver. Tisserand negre

Background imageGuitar Collection: Group of promenaders on the Spianata, Barcelona, 1806

Group of promenaders on the Spianata, Barcelona, 1806
View of a group of promenaders on the Spianata, Barcelona, 1806. Strollers include Catalonian women in veils and mantillas, a monk, a soldier in bicorn, children

Background imageGuitar Collection: Traditional Austrian dancers and band - Innsbruck

Traditional Austrian dancers and band - Innsbruck
Traditional Austrian National dancers and band - Innsbruck, Austria. The Funny Wipptaler Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGuitar Collection: The Incomparable Ravel, French rope dancer

The Incomparable Ravel, French rope dancer
The incomparable Ravel, a guitar-playing French tightrope artist from the early 19th century, with two dancers on thick ropes

Background imageGuitar Collection: A woman writes a letter on a somno in a messy

A woman writes a letter on a somno in a messy
A woman writes a letter on a somno (night table containing a chamberpot) with her feet on a pillow, while her dog chews a lace collar and a cat sleeps on her ballgown

Background imageGuitar Collection: Gaucho cowboys of the Tucuman, Argentina

Gaucho cowboys of the Tucuman, Argentina
Gaucho cowboys of the Tucuman, River Plate, Argentina. They wear striped ponchos and trousers, long hair in fur hats, carve wood with knives, while resting near their wagons

Background imageGuitar Collection: Ernest Shand, English performer and composer

Ernest Shand, English performer and composer
Ernest Shand (1868-1924), English performer and composer, classical guitar player, music hall singer, actor. circa 1900s

Background imageGuitar Collection: Music cover, Mia Cara Waltz, by P Bucalossi

Music cover, Mia Cara Waltz, by P Bucalossi. Date: late 19th century

Background imageGuitar Collection: Cartoon, Monkey Soiree

Cartoon, Monkey Soiree. 19th century

Background imageGuitar Collection: Beaconsfield Concert Company, South Africa, 1903

Beaconsfield Concert Company, South Africa, 1903
Group photo, Beaconsfield Concert Company, South Africa. Date: 1903

Background imageGuitar Collection: Man playing a guitar, Argentina, South America

Man playing a guitar, Argentina, South America
Man (gaucho or cowboy) playing a guitar, Argentina, South America. Date: 1922

Background imageGuitar Collection: Musician with guitar, Algeria, North Africa

Musician with guitar, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageGuitar Collection: Cartoon, Hope told a Flattering Tale

Cartoon, Hope told a Flattering Tale. 19th century

Background imageGuitar Collection: Five cats meeting on a French postcard

Five cats meeting on a French postcard, in the style of Louis Wain -- the welcome was very cordial. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageGuitar Collection: Musical cat with guitar serenading on a postcard

Musical cat with guitar serenading on a postcard
Musical cat with guitar serenading his lady love on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGuitar Collection: Parental Affection

Parental Affection. circa 1820

Background imageGuitar Collection: Vintage paper bag, The Record Centre, Tooting, London

Vintage paper bag, The Record Centre, Tooting, London
Vintage paper bag for The Record Centre, 3 Mitcham Road, Tooting, SW London. 20th century

Background imageGuitar Collection: Players at Padua Hills Theatre, Claremont, California, USA

Players at Padua Hills Theatre, Claremont, California, USA
Mexican Players at Padua Hills Theatre, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA. In costume, some with musical instruments, and a large map as a backdrop. Date: circa 1930

Background imageGuitar Collection: Erasmic - the dainty soap - delightfully refreshing Date: 1919

Erasmic - the dainty soap - delightfully refreshing Date: 1919

Background imageGuitar Collection: Carolers in Snow Date: 1940

Carolers in Snow Date: 1940

Background imageGuitar Collection: Girl with Guitar

Girl with Guitar

Background imageGuitar Collection: Variety of Instruments Date: 1880

Variety of Instruments Date: 1880

Background imageGuitar Collection: Three French women (pretending to be Spanish)

Three French women (pretending to be Spanish) pose in a photographic studio as musician, dancer and (male!) bullfighter !! Date: 1910s

Background imageGuitar Collection: An Andalucian Beauty, Spain - playing the guitar

An Andalucian Beauty, Spain - playing the guitar. Date: circa 1907

Background imageGuitar Collection: CHINESE LADY MUSICIAN 1861

CHINESE LADY MUSICIAN 1861
She is playing a delicate guitar-like instrument. Date: 1861

Background imageGuitar Collection: Hortense Schneider in gaiter scene

Hortense Schneider in gaiter scene
Hortense Schneider in the celebrated guitar scene. Date: 1870

Background imageGuitar Collection: CHRISTMAS TREE & GUITAR CHRISTMAS TREE & GUITAR

CHRISTMAS TREE & GUITAR CHRISTMAS TREE & GUITAR
A group of adults sit around the Christmas tree, one woman sews while a man plays a mandolin. Date: 1940

Background imageGuitar Collection: Singer and guitarist, Montmartre, Paris, France

Singer and guitarist, Montmartre, Paris, France
A popular singer strums his guitar in the open window of his home on the Butte de Montmartre, while his lady friend smiles at the photographer. Date: circa 1905

Background imageGuitar Collection: SINGING ROUND CAMP FIRE

SINGING ROUND CAMP FIRE
The round-up camp - playing the guitar and accordion round the camp fire Date: 1906

Background imageGuitar Collection: GIPSY MUSICIANS 19C

GIPSY MUSICIANS 19C
Two Spanish gipsy girls play guitar and tambourine Date: 19th century

Background imageGuitar Collection: Carnival in a Spanish town

Carnival in a Spanish town
People celebrating with a carnival in the streets of a Spanish town. Date: 1870

Background imageGuitar Collection: Luc-sur-Mer, La Rue de la Mer, terrace of Hotel des Familles

Luc-sur-Mer, La Rue de la Mer, terrace of Hotel des Familles
Luc-sur-Mer, France - La Rue de la Mer and the terrace of the Hotel des Familles. The patrons are being entertained by a busker with his guitar. Date: circa 1908

Background imageGuitar Collection: Guitarists busking in the street, York, England

Guitarists busking in the street, York, England
A young couple walk round a corner in York and see two musicians busking in the street in front of a shop. In the background is York Minster. The Daily Telegraph Date: 1991

Background imageGuitar Collection: Guitarist on doorstep, Cadiz

Guitarist on doorstep, Cadiz
A scruffy, barefoot male busker plays his guitar in a Cadiz street, Spain Date: 1989

Background imageGuitar Collection: Comic Musician from Istanbul, Turkey, playing a Setar

Comic Musician from Istanbul, Turkey, playing a Setar
Comical Singer and Musician from Istanbul, Turkey, playing a Setar. A Setar, Sehtar or Setouyeh is an ancient and gnostic instrument usually played at the gathering of dervishes most often held at

Background imageGuitar Collection: Spanish Children sing and play music - kitsch postcard

Spanish Children sing and play music - kitsch postcard Date: circa 1903



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