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Egyptian BarberAn Egyptian barber shaves a customer
Busoni CaricatureFERRUCCIO BENVENUTO BUSONI Italian composer, conductor, and pianist
Knitting with MotherA little boy watches his mother knitting. Clothing was rationed during World War Two the ability to knit for the whole family and make-do and mend was crucial
Andre Thouin / TardieuANDRE THOUIN French agronomist
A Toscanini / SacchettiARTURO TOSCANINI Italian conductor, known for his dynamic style
Finds from HissarlikSome of the finds from Heinrich Schliemanns excavations at the site of Ancient Troy at Hissarlik. These include hair-pins and an ivory arrowhead
Sir Edward ClarkeSIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Politician and lawyer. Solicitor General under Lord Salisbury in 1886. Counsel to Captain O Shea during the Parnell divorce case of 1890
Sutherland / 4th Duke / VfCromartie Sutherland Leveson Gower 4th Duke of Sutherland Politician
WOMENs PRISON 1920SA corner of the French " Borstal" for girls at Fresne, where girls under age who have been convicted for small offences are kept and taught an ordinary school curriculum
Thomas Love Peacock / 18THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK English novelist and poet at the age of 18
Josephin Peladan / HommesJOSEPHIN PELADAN French writer, occultist and eccentric
Thomas Love Peacock / 72THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK English novelist and poet at the age of 72
Henri Rochefort / Gill 79HENRI ROCHEFORT Controversial French journalist: a satirical view
Old Gipsy WomanAn old gipsy woman grins as she serves up potatoes and cabbage (?) from a boiling cauldron
Gipsy WomanAn old gipsy woman in profile, showing her very long hair, pinned back with slides and grips
Gipsy Girl & PuppyA scruffy but pretty little blonde gipsy girl with her hair in plaits, happy to be playing amongst the chained-up dogs and a puppy. Charlwood gipsy camp, Surrey, England
Gipsy Family 1973A gipsy family, the husband and son watching the wife and younger child from the back door of their caravan at a gipsy camp at Penshurst, Kent, England
Gipsy Cad 1973A middle-aged gipsy, smoking, with one hand tucked into his belt
Gipsy Camp 1973An old gipsy woman, with either her daughters or grand-daughters, at a gipsy camp at Charlwood, Horley, Surrey
60S Model & Union JackA British model with a fringe & straight dark hair, covers her modesty with the Union (British) flag, as she strikes a pose
Spanish Style OutfitOutfit with a Spanish influence: white deep, lace- edged flounce, black, strapless sun-top & white peep-toe court shoes. She wears a flower in her hair
Fifties Curls / WoofA short fifties hairstyle with soft curls piled up off the face
Blonde Page Boy HairdoA blonde woman with a fifties page boy hairstyle shown in profile
Dark Haired GirlA girl in pearls with short, black hair, very dark eyebrows & brown eyes, smiles knowingly. She wears large, pearlised button earrings
Pin-Up with BlossomBlonde model, with the tip of her tongue protruding seductively from between her red lips, raises both arms behind her head as she pins apple blossom in her hair
HIBISCUS GIRL 1950S 2 / 4Brunette model with a red hibiscus flower in her hair, a white shell necklace and a superior look on her face, gazes at the camera with heavy lidded eyes
HIBISCUS GIRL 1950S 4 / 4Brunette model with a red hibiscus flower in her hair, a white shell necklace and a low cut red striped, strapless bathing costume, throws her arms back in submission
HIBISCUS GIRL 1950S 1 / 4Brunette model with a red hibiscus flower in her hair, a white shell necklace and a low cut red striped, strapless bathing costume, sips soft drink from a pop bottle
HIBISCUS GIRL 1950S 3 / 4Brunette model with a red hibiscus flower in her hair, a white shell necklace and a low cut red striped, strapless bathing costume, looks innocently at the camera
Madras Check Frock 1940SA young woman, wearing a madras check dress with short puff sleeves, paints her nails
Royal Coachman (German)A Coachman of the German Royal Family displaying a fine outfit and fine facial hair !
DOLLs HAIR CUT C1880A little boy cuts his sisters dolls hair for her, probably without her agreement
Art Nouveau ExuberancePaul Haustein from Stuttgart really let his hair down on this one - an exuberant display of art nouveau fireworks !
Dress & Silver SashActress Margaret Bannerman in a sleeveless, tubular shaped, slash-neck dress which uses a concentric square motif in various shades. worn with a silver sash & court shoes
Poro-Plastic CorsetThe patent Poro-Plastic corset is composed of felt & is seamless, boneless & stitchless and yet affords excellent support being elastic & porous & lightweight
Girl Plaits Dolls HairA girl, who wears her own hair in plaits, dresses her dolls hair in the same fashion
Girl with Red FlowersA young girl, with wavy brown hair, a pink lace-trimmed dress & a red bandeau holds a large bunch of red flowers (possibly chrysanthemums or dahlias)
Thomas Jefferson / MeminTHOMAS JEFFERSON Third President of the USA (1801 - 1809)
Costume / G R Ward C. 1815A young dark haired woman in a white gown with short, full sleeves and a red shawl. She wears her hair in soft curls. Her jewellery is of gold
Exotic bedtimeA man wearing just a loincloth gently covers a woman with long blonde hair with her bed sheets
Red Costume 1935Bright poppy red costume of skirt & jacket with invisible front fastenings & black astrakan border & cravat style collar. A diaper shaped hat perches atop her blonde hair
Flounced Evening DressAn elegant woman wearing a spotted organdie evening dress with deep flounces around the hem & butterfly sleeves; a garland of flowers is worn around the bodice
Costume Miniature C. 1805A young, blonde woman in a high-waisted, classical style, white muslin gown with low, square neckline. A red shawl is tucked into her belt. Her hair is dressed in a simple manner
Fairy Looking in MirrorA blonde fairy brushes and arranges her long hair as she looks in the looking glass at her dressing table constructed from toadstools
Danton / BertonnierGEORGES JACQUES DANTON French Revolutionary leader
Female Type / Crochet CapAll the nice girls love a sailor especially this young woman whose decided to crochet herself a cap to let everyone know which is her favourite armed service
Female Type / Knitted HatA stylish knitted hat and gauntlet set to wow them all with next time you re on leave
Daisy Fez & Dutch CapTwo charming young women wearing two charming hats - a fez-like creation embroidered with multi- coloured daisies and a purple dutch style cap