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Hairdressing Collection

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Dressing Fante Ladys hair - Sekondi, Gold Coast, Africa

Dressing Fante Ladys hair - Sekondi, Gold Coast, Africa
Dressing a Fanti (Fante) Ladys hair - Sekondi, Gold Coast, West Africa (modern Ghana). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Carlton Street, Castleford, Yorkshire

Carlton Street, Castleford, Yorkshire
Carlton Street, Castleford, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. Showing Madame Enids Hairdressing Saloon Date: 1910s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail

China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail
China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a traditional long pigtail Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors

Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors. The Hadendoa is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Electric Permanent Waving Machine 1928

Electric Permanent Waving Machine 1928
A permanent electric waving machine, medusa, Serpents, exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition. Date: 1928

Background imageHairdressing Collection: The Rape of the Lock by Gerda Wegener

The Rape of the Lock by Gerda Wegener
Haircut and shave - new version. Stylised illustration by Gerda Wegener showing three women getting the new fashionable shingled hair cuts. Date: 1925

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Front cover of Leach's Hairdressing Styles showing an elaborate hairstyle Date: 1920s

Front cover of Leach's Hairdressing Styles showing an elaborate hairstyle Date: 1920s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: White Star Line, RMS Majestic, auction sale catalogue

White Star Line, RMS Majestic, auction sale catalogue
White Star Line, RMS Majestic, rare auction sale catalogue for the furnishings and fittings, including two complimentary ladies appointment cards for a hairdressing salon

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert, Anzora Hairdressing Cream, Oil and Soap

Advert, Anzora Hairdressing Cream, Oil and Soap Date: 1922

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert for Emile Coiffure hairdressing

Advert for Emile Coiffure hairdressing. A Mayfair hairdresser which you could book appointments for in the private salon. Date: 1925

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Teaching hair dressing

Teaching hair dressing
Hairdressing was taught as London girls school as a useful skill to learn. Traditional methods are seen here, so it the use of a hair dryer. Date: 1925

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advertisement for Hinde's Hair Curlers, London, Birmingham

Advertisement for Hinde's Hair Curlers, London, Birmingham
Advertisement for Hinde's Hair Curlers, by Hindes, Manufacturers of Hair Brushes and Toilet Articles, London and Birmingham. Illustrated with seated and a Hinde's Hair Curler

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert for Emile

Advert for Emile, offering an expert Court coiffure service, including the attachment of veils and feathers. Date: 1932

Background imageHairdressing Collection: A French barber puts his male client's hair into curling papers Date: 1840

A French barber puts his male client's hair into curling papers Date: 1840

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Woman Having her Hair Dried 1928

Woman Having her Hair Dried 1928
A woman sits under a chrome-plated hair dryer, exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition. Date: 1928

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Haircutting

Haircutting
Children at play in their make-believe hairdressing salon

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert for Stewart hair specialists of permanent

Advert for Stewart hair specialists of permanent waving, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert for Eugene wavy hair, 1925

Advert for Eugene wavy hair, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert for Maison Georges, hair styling, London, 1925

Advert for Maison Georges, hair styling, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Preslands Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Darlington Preslands Ladies Hairdressing

Preslands Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Darlington Preslands Ladies Hairdressing
Preslands Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Darlington. 1925

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert for L. N. E. R - When Beauty Travels 1928

Advert for L. N. E. R - When Beauty Travels 1928
When Beauty Travels, advert for L.N.E.R. Beauty need now have no qualms about undertaking long-distance travel, at any rate, not on the L.N.E.R. Flying Scotsman. 1928 advertisement 1928

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Harrods advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody

Harrods advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody
Harrods Stores advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody Departments, Brompton Road, London SW. 1897

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Swahili women, Zanzibar island, Tanzania, East Africa

Swahili women, Zanzibar island, Tanzania, East Africa
Two Swahili women of Zanzibar island, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. One is helping the other with her hair. Date: 1922

Background imageHairdressing Collection: The Art of Arriving in Scotland, The Bystander 1925

The Art of Arriving in Scotland, The Bystander 1925
Page from The Bystander, 9th September 1925 featuring adverts for Phyllis Earle hairdressing salons, the millinery department at Marshall & Snelgrove

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Geishas hairdressing, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s

Geishas hairdressing, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Hairdressing in Sierra Leone, West Africa

Hairdressing in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors

Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors. The Hadendoa is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: H P Truefitt Ltd, hairdressers, Old Bond Street, London W

H P Truefitt Ltd, hairdressers, Old Bond Street, London W
Interior, Ladies Saloon, H P Truefitt Ltd, hairdressers, 13 and 14 Old Bond Street, London W. circa 1910

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Gorringes Department Store, Buckingham Palace Road, London

Gorringes Department Store, Buckingham Palace Road, London
Gorringes Department Store, Buckingham Palace Road, County of London, England. Showing the Ladies Hairdressing Department Date: 1910s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Hotel des Indes, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia

Hotel des Indes, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
Hotel des Indes with hairdressing salon in the European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips on a card

Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips on a card
Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips (bob pins) on a card. circa 1950s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Kirbigrip card with hair grips

Kirbigrip card with hair grips for bobbed and shingled hair. circa 1920s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: The Debutante - hairdressing from Emile

The Debutante - hairdressing from Emile
Advertisement for Emile Ltd of Conduit Street, hairdressers to high society offering a faultless method of dressing the hair for court presentations. Date: 1929

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Scenes from a Parisian Beauty Parlour

Scenes from a Parisian Beauty Parlour
" One must suffer in order to be beautiful." This page from " The Sphere" depicts the latest treatments being employed in Parisian beauty parlours

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Barbers Shop in the street in Egypt

Barbers Shop in the street in Egypt
Customer at a barbers shop in a street corner in Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937

Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937
Where Artistry Defies Comparison. Permanent wave, who are not mere slaves to fashion. 1937

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Hairdressing advert for Eugene, perfectors of permanent wavi

Hairdressing advert for Eugene, perfectors of permanent waving, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Styles of hair worn in the Roman period

Styles of hair worn in the Roman period
Hairdressing from antiquity to the present - Style of hair worn in the Roman period Date: circa 2nd century AD

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Flying Scotsman advertisment

Flying Scotsman advertisment
Advertisment for the Flying Scotsman and the new services offered on board, such as a Louis XVI restaurant, a cocktail bar, a ladies retiring room and a hairdressing salon. 1932

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Hairdressing advert by Emile, London, 1926

Hairdressing advert by Emile, London, 1926
Hairdressing advert by Emile of Conduit Street, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Soho, London - window display, salon hairdryers

Soho, London - window display, salon hairdryers
Soho, London - window display, suppliers of salon hairdryers. 1973

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Mobile Chinese Street Barber at work

Mobile Chinese Street Barber at work. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Hair styles for state functions in 1937

Hair styles for state functions in 1937
Suggestions for hair styles to be worn with regulation headwear at court presentations or state functions in 1937, the coronation year. Emile of Conduit Street advises curls dressed high on the head

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Raymond hair style advertisement

Raymond hair style advertisement
Advertisement for the Hurrican Line hair style, achieved with the help of products from Raymond - a summer rose colour rinse, hair lacquer and liquid make up. Quite wild for 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Stewart Hair Advert, 1927

Stewart Hair Advert, 1927 featuring shinglette and permanent wave Date: 1927

Background imageHairdressing Collection: A Eugene Wave hair style, 1927

A Eugene Wave hair style, 1927
Advert for Eugene Wave shingled hair style, 1927, London. Date: 1927

Background imageHairdressing Collection: Hairdressers Strike, 1919

Hairdressers Strike, 1919
A motor cycle and sidecar on duty outside the picket line at the Assistants headquarters during the Hairdressers Strike at the end of the First World War

Background imageHairdressing Collection: The Service Safety Haircutter, WW1 advertisement

The Service Safety Haircutter, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement for the Service Safety Haircutter, allowing users to trim and comb hair daily and to remain presentable in the process, even if away fighting at the front. Date: 1917



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