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RACIAL / EGYPT / HAREM WOMENLadies of the harem out walking in the street. Date: circa 1907
DRESSED FOR THE SEASIDEFashionable ladies dressed for a seaside holiday. Date: 1929
Ladies at TournamentMedieval ladies watch a tournament. Date: second half 15th century
TOURISTS ON THE RIGIA party of tourists ascend the Rigi mountains near Lucerne, the ladies and children ride, while papa admires the wild flowers and porters carry the baggage. Date: 1879
SOCIAL / 5 OCLOCK TEA 19CA group of ladies, and a few gentlemen, take five oclock tea Date: 1884
Three travelling ladies 1929Three ladies are about to set off on a railway journey, while the porter copes with their ample luggage. Date: 1929
SOCIAL / WALKING DOGS 1913Two elegant ladies in the latest fashions, taking their dogs for a walk in Paris Date: 1913
FOUR AND A DOG ON RIVERTwo gentlemen take two ladies for a row on the river : the dog comes too... Date: 1879
FRENCH SICK VISITORSTwo fashionably dressed ladies call on a sick woman in an attic, who is already being cared for by a sister of charity Date: 1854
Ladies Soire Early 1850sDark red dress: open bodice, basques, pagoda sleeves & 2 bands crossing over a habit shirt. Pink dress: vertical striped fabric worn with black lace fingerless gloves. Date: early 1850s
LE PARTIE DE WISCHA well-to-do group of French ladies and gentlemen in fine clothes play a game of whist Date: 18th century
BURROWS / FALL STAND / 1975Barbara Burrows with her famous stand & mobile studio at the West of England Ladies Kennel Society. The display features examples of her photographs of champion dogs. Date: 1975
MEETING OF LADIES 1850Meeting of the Ladies Committee at Stafford House, Piccadilly, in aid of the Great Exhibition of Industry of All Nations, to be held in 1851. Date: 1850
RAJ FASHIONS LATE 1910SRaj clothing. The men wear cool pale coloured suits and slim ties. The ladies wear white, ankle-length dresses with soft ruffles or broderie Anglaise. Date: late 1910s
NEWNHAM HOCKEY TEAMA photograph of the Newnham College, Cambridge ladies hockey team; the captain sits in the centre with a trophy. Date: 1904
Shakespeares Richard II, Isabella, the Queen and her ladies in waiting outside in the garden Date: Nineteenth century
3 LADIES PLAY BATTLEDORE 1871Three genteel ladies play a game of battledore and shuttlecock in the garden. Date: 1871
Circa 1805 - BattledoreFour ladies enjoy a game of battledore and shuttlecock during a leisurely picnic in some gardens. Date: circa 1805
4 LADIES PLAY BATTLEDOREFour ladies enjoy a game of battledore and shuttlecock indoors. Date: 1891
ARCHERY CIRCA 1880A group of ladies practise archery under the watchful eye of their male companions. Date: circa 1880
BURROWS / FALL STAND / 1972Barbara & Bill Burrows with their famous stand at the West of England Ladies Kennel Society. The display features many of the world class photographs of champion dogs. Date: 1972
Elegant Ladies in ShowerTwo elegant Parisiennes are caught in a shower : let us hope that their robes dapres- midi by Doeuillet are not irrecoverably ruined ! Date: 1913
WINDOW SHOPPING / OXFAMTwo old ladies window shopping in the Hull branch of Oxfam. The shop is promoting the great Blue Peter bring and buy sale. Date: 1980s
BASEBALL FOR LADIESYoung Lady Baseballlists The very novel and already successful idea of manager W.S.Franklin and the belles of the Ball and Bat. Date: 1890
WINDOW SHOPPING FOR HATSA variety of hats on stands atop hat boxes are displayed against an upholstered back- drop in a fashionable milliners shop. Two ladies in hats admire the display. Date: 1930s
SELLING SWEET ORANGESTwo well-dressed ladies buy sweet China oranges from a street vendor Date: 1794
SWEET ORANGE SELLERTwo well-dressed ladies buy sweet China oranges from a rather shabby-looking poor street vendor Date: 1794
OUTSIDE CAFE TORTONIThe fashionable Cafe Tortoni, in the rue Taitbout, where carriages stop for ladies to consume ice cream, while others enjoy theirs on the terrace. Date: 1820s
Paris Garden Party - 1910Fashionable ladies at a Paris garden party Date: 1910
FOUR LADIES TAKE TEAFour ladies enjoy a cup of tea, while they compare ribbons and exchange gossip Date: late 1840s
Isabeys Exhibition Rooms 1820Fashionable ladies and gentlemen, and even a lucky little girl, mill around Monsieur Isabeys Exhibition Rooms at 61 Pall Mall, idly chatting & admiring the art. Date: 1820
Villiage shop 1867Long established shop with the shopkeeper starting as an apprentice and taking over the company many years later. Date: 1867
PARTY CLOTHES 1930A small at home drinks party. One of the male guests isnt stopping long - so no need to remove the topcoat. Notice the large dot motif dress of one of the ladies. Date: 1930
CULOTTES ON CYCLES 1937Two French ladies cycle into the countryside on their tandem clad in tailored costumes comprised of culottes (divided skirts), a belted blouse or D-B jacket. Date: 1937
WOMEN VOLUNTEERS 1861THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT The scene at Wimbledon Camp when the whole family - ladies included - join the Volunteer Movement Date: 1861
Swimming for LadiesSWIMMING FOR LADIES Date: 1860
DOMESTIC COMMUNISMCOMMUNISM IN THE HOME The servants share the familys clothes and possessions, the ladies take part in the housework... Date: 1850
FEMALE / LADIES CONVERSECONVERSAZIONE OF LADIES Fashionable dress - overfed pets - handsome manservants - female accomplishments - these are the things that women talk about when they gather... Date: 1848
Spouses for SaleTHE MATRIMONIAL TATTERSALLS Marriageable ladies and gentlemen are put up for auction as if they were horses Date: 1847
COVENT GARDEN 1848Covent Garden : ladies accompanied by their servant purchase flowers at the open- air flower market in the centre of London Date: 1848
French Court Ladies 1405Ladies of the French court : authoress Christine de Pisan presents her latest book to the Queen : the ladies are thrilled but the dogs would rather be out in the park Date: circa 1405
SOCIAL / JAPANESE LADIESJapanese ladies practising shooting with the crossbow indoors Date: 1776
SWIMMING / LADIES / 1883Some of the costumes worn by ladies at a swimming competition in London Date: 1883
ACKERMANNS REPOSITORYAckermanns Repository of Arts, 101 The Strand. A group of ladies and gentlemen admire prints and sculpture Date: 1809
FORTUNE TELLER 1820Two ladies apprehensively consult a fortune teller, while their gentleman friends poke (literally) fun at them Date: 1820
THE GLOBE / HENRY IV C17Masked and pipe-smoking ladies in the Pit watching a performance of Shakespeares Henry IV. Date: 17th century
Lords and LadiesFashionable ladies join their menfolk at Lords on a Ladies Day - as much a social as a sporting occasion Date: 1902
GREECE / ARISTOCRATIC LADYAristocratic ladies and a Priestess. Date: circa 500 BC