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Advert for Burberry weatherproof top-coats and suits 1913Showing a man wearing a trilby hat, striped single breasted lounge suit for daytime function, in a wide range of materials, flannel, cashmere and tweed, narrow trousers and spats shoes
Esme, wife of David WrightEsme Wright, formerly Esme Little, the wife of David Wright, who he met during the 1930s when she was working as a model, pictured here in Richmond Park, London in 1939
A young Russian Country woman at the village wellAt the Well - A young Russian Country woman goes to the village well to collect water - beautiful postcard design by Bilibin. Date: 1901
The Seaside Girl. Date: circa 1910s
Yvonne FitzroyMiss Yvonne Fitzroy (1891 - 1971), British actress, and daughter of Sir Almeric Fitzroy who had been Clerk of the Privy Council since 1898
The Dukes Motto by John Huntly McCarthy (1859 20 March 1936), starring Lewis Waller (3 November 1860 1 November 1915). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Vintage Bentley at Morlaix, Brittany, FranceWoman with colourful umbrella in a Vintage Bentley (3 litre, 1927) at Morlaix, Brittany, France. Date: circa 1960s
Joan Crawford - American Movie ActressJoan Crawford (Billie Casson) (1904-1977) - American Film Actress - a promotional postcard for MGM Studios. Date: circa 1930s
Cadburys Happy Families - Mrs FlavourCadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mrs Flavour the Chefs Wife. circa 1950
Woman in a garden. 19th century
Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges PerinalLeslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, with Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, and Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter
Girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, CornwallTwo girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, Cornwall -- one of a great series of studies of the town. circa 1946
Czech Peasant girl in traditional costume - studio portrait with white wooden chair. Date: circa 1910s
A La Russe, Lydia KyashtA La Russe - Lydia Kyasht, shown here, was a much admired Russian ballet dancer, who came to England in 1908. A La Russe was an entertainment which she devised herself to show off her talents
Communist China - Palestinian soldiers marchingPalestinian soldiers marching - the Peoples Republic of China was a supporter of Palestine against the State of Israel during the 1950s and 1960s. circa 1960s
The Duke and Duchess of York - Durham Colliery visitThe Duke and Duchess of York (Later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) - visiting a Durham Colliery on 29th July 1936. The Duke is wearing a miners helmet and both are holding Miners lamps
Woman in sidecar of 1938 BSA motorcycleWoman poses for photograph sat in sidecar of 1938 BSA motorcycle roadside circa 1938
A Floda Girl in traditional costume - SwedenA Girl from Floda, Lerum Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden - in traditional costume. Date: 1922
The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D6, Denotes Refinement. 1927
Lourdes, France - A Bohemian Pilgrim and her shelter. Date: circa 1908
Slovenian peasant woman from the village of HosszufaluSlovenian peasant woman (of high status) from the village of Hosszufalu, Lendava, Slovenia (then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire) Date: circa 1910s
The League of Nations Union - Children of Russia. The LNU was an organisation formed in October 1918 in the United Kingdom to promote international justice
Woman looks surprised entering room decorated for ChristmasWoman in 1970s dress and headscarf is caught with surprise when entering room decorated for Christmas with a heavy wallpaper pattern. Middlesbrough, England. Date: 1970s
Two pretty girls come across a Nice little coveTwo pretty seaside girls in bikinis climbing on a rock - the lead girl turns to the other and say: " Is this the nice little cove Mabel was telling you about?" !! Date: circa 1940s
Spain. Northern peasants. Colored engravingSpain. Northern peasants. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 19th century. Colored
Popular types. Sellers of brooms. Valencia. Spain. Colored engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration (1872)
Woman in a headscarf, BroadwayWoman in a headscarf, shopping in Broadway. Date: 1970s
Lady Charlotte DouglasLADY CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS wife of General Sir John Douglas, witness against Queen Caroline in her trial, wearing a decorative headscarf. Date: circa 1820
Scrubbing Board 1940SA housewife, wearing black rubber gloves, uses a scrubbing board, soap and a metal tub to wash clothes. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Cartoon, The Good Housewife, WW1Cartoon, The Good Housewife. A woman in a black cloak picks fruit from a tree and puts it into a bowl which her daughter is holding. The little girl gazes expectantly up at the tall branch. Date: 1918
Egyptian Lady SmokesEgyptian woman stands holding a cigarette, her face turned away from the camera, wearing striped headscarf, necklace and metallic bangles on her wrists. Date: 1919
Young woman holding a football. Date: circa 1908
Girl with red headscarfAttractive young girl with red headscarf.Date: 1896
Fashionable bathing dress 1912A distinctive bathing dress, in navy-blue bunting decorated with white braid and turkish towelling coat. 1912
A jolly young Bather sitting cross-legged with her parasolA jolly young Bather sitting cross-legged with her Japanese-style parasol - " I hope it keeps fine for you!" Date: circa late 1920s
Advert for Viyella dress by Digby Morton, 1941Advertisement for Viyella frocks designed by Digby Morton during the Second World War. The advert urges women to find time to be gay and that Viyella wears tirelessly and washes like a kittens ear
Two girls with hens and chicks on a Christmas cardTwo girls feeding hens and chicks on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Rural snow scene with cottage on a New Year cardRural snow scene with cottage, girl and dog on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian Scrap, woman looking in hand mirrorVictorian Scrap, black woman looking in hand mirror. circa 1880s
Christian Dior shirt dress and matching bikini, 1965Dior-printed silk shirt dress, in poppy-red and white, buttons low, with a red leather whiplash belt. With it, a bikini with widely-set straps and a yard-square headscarf
Cartoon, Lorinne, or hidden love, WW1Cartoon, Lorinne, or hidden love. A pretty young woman has been able to visit her soldier completely unnoticed, thanks to her disguise as a fruit seller! Date: 1916
Pueblo Indians with pottery, New Mexico, USATwo prizewinning pottery makers, Maria and Julian, San Ildefonso Indian Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Date: 1940s
The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman cooking up a storm in her 1920s kitchen. Date: 1920s
Young woman from Penang, Malaysia, wearing a nose ring. Date: circa 1905
Venetian woman in headscarfA typical Venetian woman in a headscarf. Date: circa 1902
Fishery workers on a quaysideFishery workers engrossed in their work, surrounded by barrels on a quayside. Date: circa 1920s
Armenian girl in headscarf, veil, jacket and long skirts over trousers.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Woman in gipsy costume with a dog in a garden or back yard. Date: circa 1910s
