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Metropolitan Fire Brigade helmetMetropolitan Fire Brigade brass helmet, used until replaced by a cork version in the 1930s
LCC-LFB Fireman in his fire kit with new cork helmetA London fireman in his fire kit, including the new style compressed cork helmet with its LFB crest, which replaced the traditional brass helmets used since the days of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Headgear of Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, silhouetted against the sky. Work underground was stopped in April 1986. Date: circa 1980s
Gold Mine Headgear - Witwatersrand (East) - South Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Woman in Bangkok wearing traditional Thai hat, or ngobA happy young woman in Bangkok wearing traditional Thai hat, or ngob Date: 2000
Straw hats return to favour in 1930 - factory in LutonStraw hats return to favour! Luton, the centre of the straw hat industry had suffered from lean years since 1914; khaki was the wear of choice until 1918
Types of American Army headgear, WW1Illustration in The Sphere showing the various hats and caps worn by enlisted men and officers of the British Army during the First World War. Date: 1918
Coal mine headgear
Coal mine lattice steel headgear early 1900s
Edmond Hanssens. Belgian military and explorer. PortraitEdmond Hanssens (1843-1884). Belgian military, explorer and colonial administrator. He took part in the expedition of Stanley to the Congo. Engraving
History of Africa - 19th century- a red buffaloHistory of Africa. 19th century.... I found myself in the presence of a red buffalo; I fired my shotgun and missed the shot. Chromolithography
Turkey - Vice Admiral, Captain, Navy Officer and SailorOttoman Empire. Turkey. From left to right: Vice Admiral, Captain, Navy Officer and Sailor (ca. 1780). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Monnin
Corduroy HatsMarshall & Snelgrove, advertising their new wider rib corduroy hats. Date: 1939
Field Marshal August von Mackensen, German army officerField Marshal August von Mackensen (1849-1945), German Army officer, seen here in later life in full ceremonial uniform, including a death's head on his hat. Date: circa 1930s
Headgear on display in the Mall, LondonA variety of headgear on display in The Mall, Central London. Date: circa 1960s
Viva Paris. Pierre Cardins suit in white wool gabardine (by Fournier) single-breasted with an officer collar and a front panel of semi-circular cutouts
Four Cloche Hats. 1 - Striped crochet cloche in red, white and blue by Jane Gozzet at Spice No.1 accompanied by patriotic bead and pearl earrings from Harrods
Jean Borotra, French tennis playerJean Borotra (1898-1994), nicknamed the Bounding Basque, French tennis player who popularised the Basque beret. Date: 1933
Four costumes for the Eclipse Ball, a pageant ball to take place on 17 December at the Park Lane Hotel, London, in aid of St Johns Hospital, Lewisham
Mrs Sydney van den Bergh in fancy dress for New YearMrs Sydney van den Bergh in fancy dress -- A Candelabrum to Light in 1931. To be worn by her at the Chelsea Arts Club Ball on New Years Eve at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Date: 1930
Four Halloween Ball costumes, in aid of the Townswomens Guilds. The models are: Mrs Alexander McCorquodale (formerly Barbara Cartland) with Good Luck symbols, Hon Mrs Parsons with Unlucky Thirteen
Front cover photo, Of Old Egypt and Modern BeautyFront cover photo, Profile Parity -- Of Old Egypt and Modern Beauty -- Lady Kay Muir, Queen Nefertiti, and Madame Guepin. Date: 1930
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
Advert for Lovegroves - motoring hood 1905Sandringham motoring hood in fur trim in leather, ideal headgear for motorists combining cap wrap and dust hood, doesn t matter if you are visually impaired as long as you can keep your hair
Fashionable girl with amazing black ostrich feather hatFashionable and pretty girl with amazing black ostrich feather-adorned hat/cap. Date: circa 1920
British soldiers trying on captured German headgear 1916British soldiers of the Northumberland Fusiliers trying on German helmets and gas-masks following the battle of St. Eloi. Date: 1916
Papal Tiara - Pope Pius XPope Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto) wears the TIARA, the traditional Triple Crown symbolising his power and authority Date: 1903
SWAZILAND STORE 1889Traders and natives meet outside a store in Swaziland, south-east Africa. Date: 1889
Cartoon, Hats That Have Helped Me (Churchill)Cartoon, Hats That Have Helped Me - Winston Churchill. Colonial headgear is very becoming - but on the small side as usual! Date: 1921
A blissful accordion player on a park bench in Maderia. He wears traditional Maderia hat, sits back and basks in the sun Date: 2007
Fashion for large hats, roller skating and hobble skirtsComic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Also this card encompasses the fashion for Hobble skirts and roller skating! Date: circa 1911
Harem Skirt - Enormous HatThe Harem Skirt - The Simple Life - The shade option provided by wearing an all-encompassing hat! Date: 1911
Nice, France - Chinese-style Embroidered Straw SunhatsThe boutique of Madame Vivienne Bessi, specialising in Chinese-style Embroidered Straw Sunhats - fashionable in Nice, Riviera, France at this period. Date: circa 1940
John Lampert (Age 33) Wearing Safety Harness and Helmet ?John Lampert (Age 33) Wearing Safety Harness and Helmet with His Man Powered Flexible Mambrane Variable Geometry Ornithopter at Bishops Rise, Hatfield, UK Date: 1975
French Fashion - Large back felt hat worn by a photographic model, although the hat is rendered in felt and fabric and the girls hair is from some un-determined source
Algeria - An Insurgent aiming his rifle - one might suggest his choice of headgear would not be the most inconspicuous choice available... Date: circa 1907
Sri Lanka - Sinhalese Government Peon. A peon in this region was mainly an attendant, orderly, office boy or person kept around for odd jobs. Date: circa 1910s
Inspector Janet Knott, Met Police, LondonInspector Janet Knott, first woman inspector in the Traffic Division of the Met Police, London. Seen here speaking on a motorcycle radio, with a male colleague on the right. Date: circa 1970s
Buddhist priests at a ceremony in a Temple in Kashgar, a city now in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in Chinas far west. Date: circa 1932
Vietnam - Hai Phong - Woman with a fabulous wide-brimmed hatVietnam - Hai Phong - Pretty woman wearing a fabulous wide-brimmed hat with tassels and a handy holding strap! Date: 1908
Frenchmen in berets, Sarlat, Dordogne, FranceFrenchmen wearing berets at a farmers market, Sarlat, Dordogne, France. circa 1966
Headwear for naval, military and tropical 1937A range of headwear for Royal Artillery Mess, Field service caps, Royal air force, cocked hats for all services, Regulation Naval cap, Regulation Wolseley helmet
Dutch peasentA Dutch peasant woman in traditional headgear Date: circa 1900
Winston Churchill and his various headgearAn article entitled The colonel and his new " nut" (every apology!) showing a vast array of hats and helmets worn by Winston Churchill
Women and children in traditional dress, NetherlandsWomen and children in traditional dress, including a wide headdress, Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s
Miko, Shinto temple maidens, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
LCC-LFB Change from brass to cork fire helmetsA significant landmark when on 14 July 1934 the LFB started to replace its traditional brass helmet with a new compressed cork design. It would be four years before the changeover was completed
Stylish women wearing different headgear from EdelleFive stylish women wearing the following outfits from Edelle, 30, New Bond Street: hat and scarf to match of crepe de chine embroidered in cardinal red (left top)
Dresses of the Year 1785 -- focusing on some elaborate hats. 1785
Communist China - shipbuilding yard workers and technicians with plan, working together to raise standards during the Cultural Revolution era. circa 1960s
Goldmine headgear, Witwatersrand, Transvaal, South AfricaGoldmine headgear, Witwatersrand (east), Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1930s
A Charming Oriental Beauty from Istanbul, Turkey. Se is wearing a remarkable large string of pearls and is wearing a turban style headdress topped with a golden crescent moon. Date: circa 1908
Elderly Chinese man in wide-brimmed traditional hat. Date: circa 1920s
Woman police officer in updated hat, LondonWoman police officer in the new style hat which went with the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options
Woman police officer helmet, Stanley uniform, LondonAerial view of an early Metropolitan Police female officers helmet, part of the Stanley Uniform introduced in 1919. The helmet was made of cork and hard felt, with a large badge on the front
Fine Tango ClothesThe ladys fine dress and plumed headgear are set off by her partners smart outfit, a welcome change from the ubiquitous evening dress. Date: 1914
South Africa - The Town, KimberleyThe Town, Kimberley, near Bloemfontein, Frances Baard, Northern Cape, South Africa. Taken from the headgear Date: 1900s
Firemen with fire engine and dogs, Surbiton, SurrreyFiremen with their Shand Mason fire engine and two dogs, Surbiton, Surrrey. One of the dogs is climbing the engines ladder. Date: 1900s
Costumes of the Red Cross: an English nurse, 1915Ministering angels and what they are wearing: varieties of the Allied Red Cross headgear. An English nurse, portrayed in 1915. Date: 1915
Costumes of the Red Cross: an Russian nurse, 1915Ministering angels and what they are wearing: varieties of the Allied Red Cross headgear. A Russian nurse, portrayed in 1915. Date: 1915
Costumes of the Red Cross: an Japanese nurse, 1915Ministering angels and what they are wearing: varieties of the Allied Red Cross headgear. A Japanese nurse, portrayed in 1915. Date: 1915
Costumes of the Red Cross: an French nurse, 1915Ministering angels and what they are wearing: varieties of the Allied Red Cross headgear. A French nurse, portrayed in 1915. Date: 1915
Portrait of an American doughboy wearing the traditional headgear and smoking a pipe. Julien T Felt (1874-1933)
How the War Affects Hat Fashion, WW1The Effect of Mars upon Venus - how the war is affecting the fashion of ladies headgear. On the left is a feminine translation of a kepi, the cap worn by French troops
The top hat as a sign of chieftaincy in Sierra Leone. The civilised mans head-dress as a symbol of sovereignty for women as well as men rulers
Young people in ceremonial robes, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Bertuccio ValieroBERTUCCIO VALIERO 102nd doge of Venice wearing the traditional headgear of his office. Date: RULED 1656 - 1658
Michel De Saint-MartinMICHEL DE SAINT-MARTIN marquis de Miskou etc. French churchman ? Judging by the papal-style headgear he was either an eccentric or an ecclesiastical pretender. Date: 1614 - 1687
Charles Earl HarringtonCHARLES STANHOPE, third earl of HARRINGTON Military commander : but did he really wear so massive a headgear ? Date: 1753 - 1829
Lady Fortune out to capture one more heart... Date: circa 1910s
Two Algerian soldiers firing from behind the cover of a cart. Date: circa 1915
Gutacher costume - South West GermanyGutacher costume - Gutach region in south western Germany - close to the border with France. Two Sisters with their (slightly distrubingly) similar offspring. Date: circa 1910s
The Language of HatsA French postcard describing the Language of Hats !! Date: circa 1908
Norwegian Bride from Hardanger in Tradtional CostumeNorwegian Bride from Hardanger, Norway wearing traditional marital costume, including the famous crown headdress worn by the bride. Date: 1902
Bosnian Bridesmaid with elaborate headdressBridesmaid from the territory close to Srebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina wearing a quite sensational headdress and rather low-cut blouse! Date: circa 1910s
Norway - Traditional Costume - Mother and daughterNorwegian Mother and daughter (and pet dog!) in traditional dress. Good examples of Hardanger embroidery or Hardangersom - a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white
Italy - Meran or Merano - SaltnersSince in the earliest paradise on record poor human nature found the plucking of forbidden fruit an irresistible temptation
Chinese Actor in elaborate costume - Singapore Date: circa 1909
Holding on to hat in a strong breeze" Close to Shore" A striking young American beauty holds onto her hat as she stands on the shoreline in a stiff breeze. Date: circa 1915
Design for printed textile with hats and capsDesign for printed textile with a wide selection of hats and caps. Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1935
