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Crowded street with parade, ChinaCrowds watch a parade, possibly a military one, in China. The men wear their hair in the traditional queue hairstyle with a long pigtail. Date: C.1913
Crowded street, ChinaA crowded scene in China with horses pulling small covered wagons. It appears to be some sort of parade, perhaps military. The men wear their hair in the traditional queue hairstyle. Date: C.1913
Pretty child with flowersA pretty girl with a ribbon in her hair holds a bundle of flowers. Date: C.1913
Soldier of 7th Queens Own HussarsA British soldier in the uniform of the 7th Queens Own Hussars. The young man sports a moustache and a short-back-and-sides haircut. Date: C.1914
Young British soldierA portrait photograph of a young British soldier from an unknown regiment, sporting a neat hairstyle. Date: C.1914
British soldiers in China, c. 1911A Chinese man in traditional clothes and with a queue pigtail hairstyle talks to a pipe-smoking westerner, with other men in the background
Advert for Stewart hair specialist 1928Models wearing the steam method, giving permanent waves or the detachable extention wavelet. 1928
Embarkation of Inniskilling FusiliersThe Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, disembarking from a train at Tientsin (now Tianjin) docks for transfer to a troopship to take them back to Europe
Inniskillings in transitThe Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are recalled to Europe to fight in World War One. Here photographed in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin) docks
Advert for Debenham & Freebody teagown 1928Model wearing a teagown made from soft metal brocade, with drapery lace down the sides. 1928
Edwardian ladyPortrait photograph of an Edwardian lady wearing a dress with an embroidered panel, and a pearl choker. Her waved hair is up in the style of the period. Date: C.1911
Portrait of a young man, 1909A bandsman in civilian clothing from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, when based in Malta in 1909. (This may be W G H Golding, whose personal photograph album this picture appears in.) Date: 1909
Advert for Eugene permanant hair waves & curls 1938Eugene waves are essential to the smart set Enchanting little curls and natural waves imparted by the Eugene. 1938
Fencing AirmenRoyal Air Force cadets watching a bout of fencing at the School of Physical Training at Uxbridge, Middlesex, England. Date: 27 June 1933
Sprinting SoldiersYoung army cadets at Aldershot barracks, Hampshire, England, being coached in the correct position for a start in a sprint race. Date: 16 June 1933
Fencing GirlsGirls of the L.N.E.R. Recreation Club at Liverpool Street, London, enjoying a bout of fencing after a hard day on the railways! Date: 27 June 1933
Fencing SoldiersYoung army cadets at Aldershot Barracks, Hampshire, England, enjoying a fencing lesson. Date: 1930s
Advert for Jamal machineless hair lotions 1938The most comfortable permanent you can get... Secret of Jamals miraculous results and success with difficult hair lies in the five lotions which recondition your hair during the process
Swissair HostessAn attentive Swissair air hostess points something out in a Swissair leaflet to an old gentleman passenger. Date: 1938
Testing Sound WavesRay Kulz blows his trumpet, Jimmy Noel strums his guitar and George Macdonald strikes the cymbal into an OSCILLOSCOPE to see if sound waves vary. Very much so! Date: 1930s
Advert for Bradleys womens clothing 1929Models wearing end of winter sale womens clothing reading for the new season of spring wear. 1929
The Art of SmokingA young model wearing lots of make-up and a pearl necklace demonstrates how cool it used to be to smoke cigarettes. Date: late 1920s
Fashionable SmokerA fashionable lady smoker with dark hair in a Marcel wave, elegantly smoking a cigarette. Date: late 1920s
Christmas StockingsYoung women workers with the large, commercial Christmas stockings they have made, stuffed with dolls and other goodies. Date: early 1930s
Large Christmas StockingTwo young women hanging up a huge Christmas stocking stuffed with presents and other goodies! Date: early 1930s
A Bus Queue 1920SA bus queue of mostly fashionable women and some men, almost all wearing hats. Date: late 1920s
Whistling Party GirlTeenage girl at a house party looking like shes trying to whistle. Date: mid 1960s
Reflective ModelHead and shoulders profile of a dark haired woman Date: late 1960s
Sixties BrunetteHead and shoulders portrait of a dark haired woman, staring at the camera out of the corner of her eyes. Date: late 1960s
Girls by a PoolThree pretty girls in bathing costumes, kneeling down beside the swimming pool on the roof terrace of Selfridges department store, London. Date: early 1930s
Household CupboardTwo young women look in an odds and ends cupboard in a corner under the stairs. Date: early 1930s
Home Library BookcaseA young woman chooses a book from her home library bookcase. Date: early 1930s
Cocktails at HomeTwo young women having a girlie night in, mixing cocktails at a home cocktail bar. Date: early 1930s
Waiters SchoolMen waiting on a table, a training session at the London School of Waiters. Date: early 1930s
Piano Lesson 1930SA female piano teacher turns over the pages of the sheet music as little girl pupil plays the piece. Date: early 1930s
Anna Lady LouthANNA MARIA, lady LOUTH (nee Roche) wife of Thomas, the twelfth baron, who doubtless admired his wifes elegant hairstyle. Date: ? - 1878
Making a Doll 1930SA woman doll maker combs the hair of a doll with bobbed hair in the style of film star Louise Brooks. Date: early 1930s
A European girl with her hair in the Japanese Geisha style Date: 1904
Japan - Studio Photographic Portrait of a Japanese Geisha Date: circa 1905
Japan - Three Japanese Geisha - Studio Photographic Portrait Date: circa 1905
Japan - Two Japanese girls in traditional costume reading a picture book. Date: circa 1905
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San goes to sleep - Goodnight! Date: circa 1905
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke before bedJapanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke and thinks of her soldier Lo, whilst her miad prepares her bed. Date: circa 1905
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San dresses to go out visiting Date: circa 1905
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San and friend in the gardenJapanese Woman O-Koto-San and her friend in the garden Date: circa 1905
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San and maid at suppertimeJapanese Woman O-Koto-San talks to her maid while partaking of supper. Date: circa 1905
Japan - Three Geisha Girls posing in a flowerbed Date: circa 1904
Japan - Five Geisha Girls greet a new arrival Date: circa 1904