Masks Collection (page 6)

Second wave of French troops in German trenches, WW1
A second wave of French troops in a German trench during an attack, amid gas, in Champagne. After an advance by a first wave of soldiers, a second wave would clear out any Germans remaining by

Actresses posing in gas masks, WW1
Four popular actresses posed in gas masks - to show what the results would be if the Germans did succeed in frightening London into the adoption of a respirator fashion

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 80, February 1929
Illustration Mascarade by de Lugo from Paris Plaisirs number 80, February 1929 Date: 1929

British military battlefield training 1917
Gas-mask route marching near London. Every imaginable detail of battlefield training forms part of the course of instruction through which reinforcing drafts

Protection against noxious vapour 1917
Britsih troops practice advancing through smoke and adjusting their masks. Date: 1917

Men wearing Venice Carnival Costumes, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Boy wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Man wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Venice Carnival Costume
Person wearing costume at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Woman wearing Venice Carnival Costume and Gondolas
Person wearing costume with gondolas at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Halloween
Three scary Halloween masks and a black cat. Date: circa 1912

French soldiers spraying disinfectant, WW1
French soldiers spraying disinfectant after a gas attack on the Western Front. Date: 1916

Post-War Utility of the Gas Helmet by Bernard Hugh
Some humorous ideas on how to make use of gas masks following the end of World War One. Date: 1918

British sailors at German naval surrender, 1918
British sailors, the crew of a gun-ship, with gas masks at the ready in case of need wait for the first sight of the surrendering German fleet going to their berths in a British harbour after

Advert for De Bret beauty masks 1934
Flawless skin in 25 minutes. A modern beauty miracle! Applied simply and quickly. Whist on the face you can act with the utmost freedom of movement. It does not crack or cause any discomfort

Soldiers in gas masks, Western Front, WW1
Soldiers in gas masks on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Auxiliary Fire Service gas mask training, WW2
Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service undergoing gas mask training during the Second World War. Date: 1940

The Bonus Army Camp Destroyed: Use of Tear Gas
Use of tear gas bombs by United States troops against war veterans in the clearnance of the Bonus Army encampment at Washington

Street parade with people in costume
A street parade with people in costume, including big heads

Decontamination Drill, World War II
Decontamination Drill at the Savoy Hotel in London during World War II. Percy Rommey demonstrates the correct method of undressing a man exposed to gas

Gas Alarm at Loos / Wwi
British troops don their gas masks in the face of a gas attack at the Battle of Loos in autumn of 1915. Date: 1915

Gas masks of 1915
Photograph showing two gas masks in 1915, (above); a cotton-wool pad of April 1915 and (below); Hypo Helmet gas-mask of November

Javanese Dancing Masks
Native dancing girls in traditional masks and elaborate dress, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Gas Attack Drill
Men wearing gas masks and gas tanks, taking part in a gas attack drill in Germany before the outbreak of World War Two. Date: 1930s

Holy Week Procession
An Easter Holy Week procession in Seville, Spain, showing the participants dressed in the weird white costumes with masks and pointed hats. Date: early 1930s

Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Tsam ceremony
Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Buddhist Tsam ceremony amongst the Buryat People to exorcise evil which consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content

Native Dancers, Mexico - wearing elaborate costumes which are a real mish-mash of Roman Catholic and traditional styles. Date: circa 1920s

Russo-Japanese War - Howitzers disguised by Wooden Screens
Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Howitzers disguised by Wooden Camouflaged Screens. Date: 1905

Tibetan Dancers in Darjeeling, India. Date: circa 1910s

Lamas perform Divinity Dance, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Tibetan Buddhist Lamas perform a Divinity Dance, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India Date: circa 1910s

Palace entertainers - Hue, Vietnam
Palace entertainers and dancers in demonic costume at Hue, the capital city of Thua ThienHue Province of Vietnam. Date: 1907

African Tourist Gifts / Crafts for sale at a local market. Date: circa 1930s

Statue of the Coquelin Brothers - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Statue of the Coquelin Brothers (French Comics) at (their birthplace)Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Benoit-Constant Coquelin (18411909)

Jugend front cover, naked woman with long hair and masks
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a naked woman with long hair, holding two theatrical masks, one for comedy and one for tragedy. Date: 1898

LCC-LFB - Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets)
Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets) were introduced for use in an atmosphere dense with smoke and dangerous fumes. A special motor appliance fitted for smoke helmet work was based at Southwark HQ

GLC LFB Breathing apparatus communications set
Battery operated communications equipment for use with compressed air breathing apparatus sets. Microphones are fitted into the specially adapted full face masks

A young flapper girl in a Christmas theme dress
Front Cover of " The Sketch Book & Winters Pie" by Elsie Harding. A young flapper girl in a Christmas theme dress holding flags, balloons and masks. Date: 1928- 1929

Parade Float for Harknetts Menagerie
A fantatsic postcard photograph depicting a Parade Float for Harknetts Menagerie, with lots of willing circus employees dressed up as a variety of wild animals!! Date: circa 1910s

The Scarlet Pastorale by Aubrey Beardsley. A masked harlequinned pierrot on a stage with other masked characters behind. Date: 1890s

American troops near Beuvardes, France, WW1
American troops advancing through gas, and French cavalry going in the other direction, on a country road near Beuvardes, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 24 July 1918

A Venetian Ball - Costumes
Le Bal Venetian A woman in a black and red dress having her hand kissed by a male companion as she walks beneath a red arch. Date: 1923

Portuguese prisoners handing over gas masks, WW1
Portuguese soldiers taken prisoner in the Battle of Armentieres (Battle of the Lys) handing over their gas masks at a collecting point, Flanders, First World War. Date: April 1918

Benguella, Congo - Carnival - Dance of the Chinas
Benguella, Congo - A Carnival, the traditional Dance of the " Chinas" Date: 1911

Cycling with gas masks in WWII
Two French women cycle to work in Paris with gas masks slung over their shoulders in canisters. Date: 1939

Queen Elizabeth in 1939
Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, leaving the British Red Cross Society on 5th September 1939, carrying a gas mask in a canvas bag over her shoulder. Date: 5th September 1939

Industrial Gas Masks
Industrial gas masks, used to protect workers from noxious fumes. Date: 1930s

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