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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
Testing the Heart by Edmund BlampiedA young woman in peasant dress plays " He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not" with a dandelion clock. Date: 1914
Advert for Min Cream, polish for furniture 1936Its a matter of moments with Min. Use it on your piano or dining table and see what a beautiful, lustrous sheen it gives to polished wood. Date: 1936
French scouts on a training course, with woodcraft and cooking going on
Girl in headscarf at the front of a sailing boat waving Date: 1960s
Woman on a sailing boat, holding the tiller. Date: circa 1960s
Young woman standing by carYoung woman in stripy top and headscarf standing by a car
Winter costume in snow, JapanTwo women wearing winter costume in the snow, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Young woman in winter clothing, JapanYoung woman in winter clothing with parasol, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Girl wearing headscarf, IndiaGirl wearing a long, striped headscarf, India. Date: circa 1890s
Roshanara (Olive Craddock), Indian dancerMlle Roshanara (real name Olive Craddock, 1894-1926), Indian dancer in a graceful pose, with snake-like arms. She learned to dance as a child in India
Two women at a tennis club, with a tennis court behind them
Four fishery workers surrounded by barrels on a quayside. Date: circa 1920s
Three women fishery workers, carrying large containers of fish
Women looking in a shop window. Date: circa 1940s
People repairing a vehicleTwo women and a man repairing a large vehicle
Two women working in a garage, repairing vehicles
Romanian Women by village gate Date: 1920s
Romanian Woman - making fabricA lovely postcard photograph of a Romanian woman, working at a loom (to produce the highly patterned fabric used in traditional clothing) Date: circa 1910s
Romanian Woman - Traditional CostumeA Romanian Woman in traditional National costume. Date: circa 1910
Romanian Woman and watering canRomanian Woman in traditional National costume, carrying a rather fine green watering can Date: circa1900
Young woman in striped blazerA young woman wearing a striped blazer and headscarf
Disinfecting a RoomA young woman disinfecting a room. Date: early 1930s
Pretty Hungarian Girl reclining amongst cushions Date: circa 1925
Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress - perched on a rather unusual (and uncomfortable-looking) wooden frame. Date: circa 1906
Czech Republic - Rural female type in traditional costume Date: 1908
Sokol Rally, Brno, Czech Republic - Moravian Year Festival - held on 29th June 1914 Date: 1914
Women and Children of Zermatt, Switzerland - seated next to one of the traditional wooden houses of the Alpine town. Date: circa 1910s
Russian Countrywoman with pitchfork and red headscarfRussian Countrywoman with wooden pitchfork and red headscarf. Date: 1903
Italy - Egg Seller Date: circa 1910s
Bohemian Woman - Coumara Nut Seller - Istanbul, Turkey. Coumara nuts are the seeds of the Tonka Bean Tree, used in medicines, perfumes and (in Asia) as a substitute for Vanilla. Date: circa 1904
Tibetan Family group. Date: circa 1910s
Rotary hand quern for grinding corn - Palestine, Middle East. Date: circa 1920s
Traditional Country Costumes - Serbia Date: circa 1903
A Pretty Serbian Country Girl - Decorative border. Date: circa 1910s
Serbian Country Girl - Decorative floral border. Date: circa 1910s
Thessaloniki, Greece - Macedonian Weaver and loom Date: circa 1910s
Maria Jose - Princess of PiedmontMarie Jose of Belgium (Marie Jose Charlotte Sophie Amelie Henriette Gabrielle) (19062001) - the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname " The May
Lady Bather at Ostende, Belgium sat on the wheel of a bathing machine. Her costume is possibly rather daring for this era. Date: circa 1910