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Advert for Gamages lizard skin accessories 1909Woman wearing lizard skin hat lined charmois and muff. Date: 1909
Woman washing clothes, Savoie district, FranceWoman in traditional costume washing clothes, Savoie district, south east France. Date: 1922
Man collecting resin from pine woods, Gironde, SW FranceMan collecting resin from pine woods in the Gironde area of SW France. Date: 1922
Breton musician playing bagpipes, Brittany, Northern FranceBreton musician playing a form of bagpipes (the biniou), Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922
Couple in traditional costume, Brittany, Northern FranceCouple in traditional costume at carnival time, Brittany, Northern France. 1922
Les Chapeaux Elegants
Musicians seated on barrels, Brittany, Northern FranceTwo musicians seated on top of barrels, Brittany, Northern France. They are playing the native bagpipe or biniou (right) and a flageolet (left). 1922
Fisherman outside his hut, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922
Young housewife at work, Republic of EstoniaYoung housewife at work, doing the laundry in a three-legged washtub, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922
Peasant farmer and grandson, Republic of Estonia, leaning on a farm implement. Date: 1922
English men and women playing the game of stoolball, using wooden bats -- the game is regarded as an earlier form of cricket. Date: 1922
Man signalling a hit in English archery, by throwing himself on his back on the ground and waving a white cloth attached to a short stick, and shaking his legs in the air. Date: 1922
Two men shooting grouse from butts on an English moor -- the hunting season begins on The Glorious Twelfth (of August). Date: 1922
Racegoer with gipsy, Ascot racecourse, BerkshireRacegoer with gipsy fortune teller, a regular fixture at Ascot racecourse, Berkshire. She is reading his palm, and also has bunches of lavender to sell. Date: 1922
Cottage at Newlyn, near Penzance, Cornwall, England -- a man looks out to sea, perhaps to see if the fishing fleet is on its way home. Date: 1922
Schoolboys practising hose drill, Eton School, BerkshireSchoolboys practising hose drill at Eton School, near Windsor, Berkshire, under the supervision of the Chief of the Eton Fire Brigade. Date: 1922
Woman weaving on a frame, Ecuador, South America. Date: 1922
Middle aged couple, Ecuador, South America -- the woman is said to be a curandera, or healer. Date: 1922
Smiling fisherman, Zhoushan Island, China, East AsiaSmiling fisherman of Zhoushan Island, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Two Araucanian women weaving, Chile, South AmericaTwo Araucanian women weaving guanaco wool, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922
Four young men on mules, Chile, South America. They are playing the sport of topeadura, which involves pressing sideways against each other until one side gives way
Two men and a horse, Chile, South America. They are both wearing ponchos, and the man on horseback is holding a very large glass. Date: 1922
Araucanian chief on horseback, Chile, South AmericaAraucanian chief on horseback wearing a poncho and a hat, and carrying a spear, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche)
Dick Curtis, boxer, nicknamed The Pet of the Fancy
Tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE AsiaA tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- this is how they appear when on a diplomatic mission to the leaders of another tribe. Date: 1922
Gibson - different styles in bathing suits - 1900sIllustration by Charles Dana Gibson showing different styles in bathing suits circa 1907. Date: circa 1907
Gathering wood violets 1872Two young women gathering wood violets, sweet scent of this flower was popular in Victorian times and was used in sweets and baked goods. Date: 1872
Paris Spring fashions 1874Parisian women wearing the latest fashionable dresses for the races. 1874
English gentleman holding his fob watchWell-dressed man holding his fob watch in his hand. Date: circa 1830s
New York railway engineers at Borden Camp, WW1A company of New York railway engineers at Borden Camp, Hampshire, during the First World War, boiling dixies for tea. 1914-1918
Beach pyjamas and large sunhat by Jaeger, summer fashions of 1931. 1931
Recruits queueing up to enlist, WW1Recruits queueing up to enlist at the start of the First World War. 1914
People at the Ascot races in 1907. 1907
Cloakroom and hat check at a nightclub, with staff and customers
Women at a shoe mending class, WW1Women taking part in a shoe mending class, First World War. 1914-1918
Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III (1877-1957). circa 1920s
Jimmy Brown appointed Lord High Commissioner of ScotlandJimmy Brown, Labour MP and ex-miner, appointed Lord High Commissioner of Scotland at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, May 1930. 1930
Woman in Ascot fashions, 1910. 1910
Womens swimwear 1909Woman wearing a daring swimming costume for the time, with criss-cross ties to the sides. 1909
Large Hat, little girl - Mabel Luci Attwell postcard" It would be nice to see more of each other!" - Large Hat, little girl - Mabel Luci Attwell postcard. Date: circa 1938
Couple in the snow on a Christmas and New Year cardCouple in the snow on a nostalgic Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1920s
Four children on a cutout New Year cardFour children in 18th century costume on a cutout New Year card in the shape of a screen. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Cutout birthday card, age 6, with two children pulling paper crackers. Date: circa 1920s
Girl in a frilly pink dress on a cutout birthday card. circa early 20th century
Suit of armour 16th centurySuit of ribbed and engraved armour, foot-soldier. Date: circa 1530s
Womens headdressses of the 16th centurySelection of ladies headdresses. Date: 16th century
Sir Henry Segrave, racing car driver and land speed record holder
Early Motor Cars - Benzs third car of 1888 with Benz driving. 1888
