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Market boats at the quay, Viborg, FinlandPeasants with their market boats, selling produce at the quay in Viborg (Viipuri Province), Finland. Date: 1922
Peasants at a wedding feast, Finland -- one of the customs is for the bridegroom to lift the veil from the face of the bride. Date: 1922
Peasants crossing a stream on horseback, Finland. Date: 1922
Fisherman outside his hut, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922
Group of men and women at birthday celebration, EstoniaGroup of peasant men and women at a birthday celebration in the open air, Republic of Estonia. It is the birthday of the woman sitting on the right, with a dog on her lap. Date: 1922
Peasant workers having a tea break, Republic of EstoniaPeasant workers having an afternoon tea break, with black bread and weak tea from a samovar, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922
Air force pilot standing by his plane, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922
Group of men and women in traditional dress, EstoniaGroup of men and women in traditional dress, with embroidery and jewellery, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922
Peasant farmer and grandson, Republic of Estonia, leaning on a farm implement. Date: 1922
Boy and girl outside a thatched cottage, Worcestershire, gazing into the distance. Date: 1922
Grandfather and granddaughter in a doorway, EnglandGrandfather and granddaughter in a cottage doorway, England -- the girl is covering his eyes as part of a game. Date: 1922
Men and woman outside a thatched cottage, HerefordshireTwo men and a woman outside a picturesque thatched, timber-framed cottage in the village of Lucton, Herefordshire. Date: 1922
Beating the bounds of the parish, St Clement Danes, LondonBeating the bounds of the parish, St Clement Danes, City of Westminster, London -- a custom dating back to Roman times, thought to be a survival of the Terminalia, or festival of Terminus
English men and women playing the game of stoolball, using wooden bats -- the game is regarded as an earlier form of cricket. Date: 1922
Man signalling a hit in English archery, by throwing himself on his back on the ground and waving a white cloth attached to a short stick, and shaking his legs in the air. Date: 1922
Three fishermen outside their hut, East Anglia, England, one of them repairing his nets, the other two chatting. Date: 1922
Fisherman repairing his nets, East Anglia, England. Date: 1922
Two gamekeepers carrying pheasants and hares after a days shooting. Date: 1922
Two men shooting grouse from butts on an English moor -- the hunting season begins on The Glorious Twelfth (of August). Date: 1922
Racegoer with gipsy, Ascot racecourse, BerkshireRacegoer with gipsy fortune teller, a regular fixture at Ascot racecourse, Berkshire. She is reading his palm, and also has bunches of lavender to sell. Date: 1922
Mixed doubles match in progress, Wimbledon, SW LondonMixed doubles match in progress on Centre Court at the old Wimbledon ground, SW London, before it moved to larger premises in 1922. Date: circa 1910s
Typical English family gathered around the fireside, with the firelight reflecting on their faces. Date: 1922
Children enjoying the pond, Fulham Park, London, on a warm summer day. Date: 1922
Boy at the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, LondonBoy in a sailor suit with his model boat at the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: 1922
Boys learning about population growth at a Yorkshire school, with a graph drawn on the blackboard. Date: 1922
Children at a London County Council infants school, doing musical drill in the playground, supervised by their teacher. Date: 1922
Cottage at Newlyn, near Penzance, Cornwall, England -- a man looks out to sea, perhaps to see if the fishing fleet is on its way home. Date: 1922
Fishermans cottage at Mousehole, Cornwall, England. His boat can be seen on the left, and under the cottage is the curing cellar for pilchards. Date: 1922
Boat crew arriving at the boat house, Oxford UniversityBoat crew (oars and cox) arriving at the boat house, Oxford University -- some are practising for the annual Boat Race against Cambridge
Punting on the river at Cambridge, near St Johns ChapelTwo young men punting in canoes on the River Cam at Cambridge, with St Johns Chapel in the background. Date: 1922
Mock funeral with Cambridge University studentsMock funeral attended by Cambridge University students, which takes place when an undergraduate is " sent down", and has to be escorted to the station. Date: 1922
Men outside the Plough and Harrow Inn, WorcestershireTwo men outside the thatched Plough and Harrow Inn, Aston-under-Hill, Worcestershire. Date: 1922
Men after a days work, Bradford Peverell, West DorsetMen drinking beer after a days work, haymaking in the fields, in the West Country village of Bradford Peverell, Dorset, an English county which inspired the writings of the novelist Thomas Hardy
Elderly couple outside cottage, Little Comberton, WorcsElderly couple relaxing outside their cottage, Little Comberton, Worcestershire. Date: 1922
Thatched cottage and shop, Worcestershire -- John Cowley, licensed to sell tea, coffee, tobacco and snuff. Date: 1922
Man reading newspaper outside his cottage, ShropshireMan reading newspaper (The Daily Mail) outside his cottage, Shropshire, watched by his wife and daughter. Date: 1922
Cobbler at work outside his cottage, Wigmore, HerefordshireCobbler, Mr H Griffiths, at work outside his timbered cottage, Wigmore, Herefordshire. Date: 1922
Farmer leading two children on a horse, England. Date: 1922
Schoolboys in Vaughan Library, Harrow School, MiddlesexSchoolboys in the Vaughan Library, Harrow School, Middlesex, named after the headmaster, Dr Charles John Vaughan, with portraits of famous old Harrovians on the walls
Schoolboys on Founders Day, Harrow School, Middlesex, setting off to play the annual ball game, their own version of football, which takes place on 10 October. Date: 1922
Boys of the Bluecoat School (Christs Hospital), LondonTwo boys of the Bluecoat School (Christs Hospital), founded by King Edward VI, originally in Newgate Street, City of London, but now in Horsham, West Sussex
Schoolboys practising hose drill, Eton School, BerkshireSchoolboys practising hose drill at Eton School, near Windsor, Berkshire, under the supervision of the Chief of the Eton Fire Brigade. Date: 1922
Famous wall game in progress, Eton School, BerkshireThe famous wall game, a kind of football game, in progress at Eton School, near Windsor, Berkshire -- an annual event, on St Andrews Day (30 November) at this famous public school
Changing of the Guard, Whitehall, London, a daily ceremony, with Life Guards on horseback in their scarlet uniforms. Date: 1922
Judges processing from Westminster Abbey, LondonJudges processing from the Poets Corner doorway of Westminster Abbey to the House of Lords, London, at the end of the Long Vacation, after attending a special service. Date: 1922
Swearing-in ceremony of a Lord Chief Justice, London. He is sworn in by the Lord High Chancellor, with a row of High Court judges behind, and Kings Counsel below. Date: 1922
People outside the Law Courts, Fleet Street, LondonPeople milling around outside the Law Courts (Royal Courts of Justice), Fleet Street, London, waiting for news of any interesting cases. Date: 1922
Hobby Horse in May Day celebrations, Minehead, Somerset -- the custom was to call at homes in the area, accompanied by others beating metal cans, and a few pennies might be handed over. Date: 1922