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The wassail bowlLocals gather round to drink hot mulled cider out of the wassail bowl. Artists: Alan Wright & Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910
Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, CornwallTeenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s
People sitting on street, Whitechapel, East LondonLocals sitting out on the street or chatting with their neighbours. The location is probably at the corner of Old Montague Street and Dunk Street in the Whitechapel area of East London
Locals in the Old Square, Leeuwarden, NetherlandsLocals in the Old Square, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands, with the Weigh House behind them. Date: circa 1900s
Old Farm, Brewer Street, near Bletchingley, Surrey, England. It is reputed by some locals to have belonged to a brewer who supplied beer to the nearby Tudor manor house. Date: 1950s
Outside the Pub, 1914A group of drinkers assemble outside the Carpenters Arms pub for a photograph, bringing their glasses with them
The Nieuwe Toren (New Tower) at Kampen, The Netherlands. Date: 1952
Chinese MarketA painting of a very busy Chinese market street, lined with shops with exterior arrangements of goods for the locals. Date: circa 1915
Port Hamilton, New British HarbourVarious depictions of local life at Port Hamilton, a group of islands off the Korean Peninsula. They became a British base in 1885, but only for 2 years until 1887
Elephants parade through town to publicise circusA long line of elephants is led through town to publicise the arrival of a circus, attracting much interest from locals. Date: circa 1950s
Welsh National Memorial Dragon, Hagebos - Iron CrossThis fine memorial in Belgium is not only to the 38th Welsh Division, but to all Welsh Forces who fought in the Ypres Salient. It is similar to the dragon at Mametz on the Somme
British troops and Locals Memorial, Sint MichielsgestelThere is much erudite discussion about whether Operation Market Garden was a success or a failure. Certainly, the prime objective - to outflank the German defences along the River Rhine
Collecting firewoodCountryside locals collecting firewood, or possibly looking for birds nests or mushrooms in an old tree trunk, 1890s Date: 1890s
Boat Shed - Astove Island, Cosmoledo GroupBoat Shed - Astove Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island
Gang of Labourers - Astove Island, Cosmoledo GroupGang of Labourers - Astove Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1
WW1 street shrine, London, 1917A front cover of The Illustrated London News, showing a woman and two small children leaving a floral tribute at a London street shrine, 1917. Date: January 1917
Queen Mary inspecting tribute to East End patriotismQueen Mary pictured in Palace Road, South Hackney, chatting to locals and inspecting a local Rolls of Honour, attached to the wall of a house in the street
RUSSIA / 1923 / BATUM RIOTThe Orthodox cathedral of Batum is converted into a cinema. Locals riot and destroy the screen and equipment. Date: 1923
Volos, Greece - Capital of Magnesia - Rue DemetriadosRue Demetriados, Volos - a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330km north of Athens and 220km south of Thessaloniki
Town versus Gown fight in OxfordTown versus Gown brawl in Oxford in the 1850s, with undergraduates fighting locals. Date: 1850s
Customer and barman, Halfway House, Rame, CornwallCustomer and barman at the Halfway House pub, Rame, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Doctors visit in Aboisso, Ivory CoastLocals visiting a European doctor in the streets of Aboisso, south-east of Ivory Coast (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1910
Uzbekistan - Samarkand - Smoking a Chillum PipeUzbekistan - Samarkand - Local men sharing a smoke of a Chillum Pipe. Date: circa 1905
Ufos / HessdalenThis flying saucer landed in the village of Hessdalen, but was snowed in by bad weather, and its occupants had to stay with the locals until the weather cleared Date: 1996
Scene in the Blue Anchor, Helston, CornwallLocals enjoying a pint (or a swift half) in the Blue Anchor pub in Helston, Cornwall
Laying of the Foundation Stone for a Religious School. Date: circa 1910
Customer and barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, CornwallCustomer and barman having a cosy chat at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s
Customer and landlord, King William Inn, Madron, CornwallCustomer (Cheryl Reader) and landlord (Don Osborne), enjoying a drink at the King William Inn, Madron, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Scene in the local pub somewhere in CornwallScene of jollity in the local pub somewhere in Cornwall. circa 1980s
Town and Gown battle interrupted by policeA stand-off in Oxford between town locals and university students is interrupted by the police who attempt to calm everyone down. 1866
Gown and Town row at Oxford, 1845, where a punch up between students and a group of non-university locals is taking place in the street. 1845
European military men with locals in Port Said, EgyptEuropean military men sitting and enjoying a drink with local gentlemen and ladies as well as a native boy gathered around them in Prince Farouk Street in Port Said
A street, GhardaiaLocals populate the narrow street outside their houses in Ghardaia, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s
Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, BlidaA local gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida Province. Sidi-el-Kebir is named in the honour of Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, the founder of Blida. Date: circa 1910s
The Gorge and the River, El Kantara, BiskraThe Gorge and the River of the town of El Kantara, Biskra. The river depicted is very dry, but this gorge was once described by locals as the mouth of the desert. Date: circa 1910s
Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Hicks Pasha and Staff - Several soldiers on horseback - many locals watching. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Date: 1881 - 1889
Western Norway - (Group) Family at Gjendebod - Locals in national costume. Part of Box 185 Boswell Collection - Western Norway. Date: circa 1900
A Study in Contrasts at Eze by Marcel PoncinA small group of fashionable holidaymakers encounter a local woman carrying fruit on her head through the narrow streets of Eze, one of the smaller coastal towns near to Nice on the French Riviera
British soldiers (and two sailors) and locals in Istanbul. Date: 1923
At a Country StationWhen a train stops at a country station, locals are there to sell the passengers tea from the samovar, and cakes from a basket. Date: 1913
Lejean / AbyssiniaLejean (1818-1872) accompanied by locals on a raft, looks out over an Abyssinian river
Locals from County Cork, Ireland, in traditional costume. Date: circa 1890
Railway SnacksPassengers on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad are refreshed when their train stops at Gordonsville, Virginia, by a variety of foods and drinks offered by enterprising locals Date: 1882
Country house and locals, Kamnitz, Czech RepublicCountry house and locals, Kamnitz (Ceska Kamenice), Czech Republic. Date: circa 1900s
Locals with cart, Sacandaga Park, New York State, USALocals with bullock cart in the Backwoods, Sacandaga Park, Northampton, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908
Locals collecting water at a public spring, Matanzas, Cuba Date: circa 1900
Pueblo Indians and locals, New Mexico, USAPueblo Indians and white locals, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1910
Christmas day at the Hackney street shrines, London, 1916Christmas tide at war shrines: gifts for the fighters children, 1916. Father Christmas(aka the Reverend G. C Morrow) distributed gifts with the help of ladies and soldiers home on leave