The Cawston Ostrich Farm - South Pasadena, California, USA. A large ostrich pulls a wheeled cart, containing an enthusiastic lady passenger! The boss of the farm in bowler hat stands proudly behind
Ostrich and Ibis ZooRegents Park zoo, London Visitors admire ostrich, ibis, cassowary and other exotic birds
Minnie Duncan music hall coster actMinnie Duncan of the music hall double act Duncan and Godfrey (Arthur Godfrey). Wearing coster costume of long black skirt with full-length white apron, shawl and large hat with ostrich feathers
Oiseaux - birdsVariety of birds, including ostriches, pelicans, kiwi, heron and toucan. Date: 1930
Frock, Fur & Feather FanNarrow tubular shaped dress in an ornate fabric by Worth with a plunging back, beaded straps, fur trimmed hem & a long train attached at the lower back. She holds a large feather fan
Arthur Godfrey music hall coster actArthur Godfrey of the music hall coster double act Duncan and Godfrey with Minnie Duncan. Wearing coster costume of suit with long jacket and bell bottomed trousers trimmed with pearly buttons
Visiting Paris ZooJARDIN D ACCLIMATATION Some children choose to ride the ostrich cart, some the elephant, some the camel
Flapper / Ascot Dress / 1926An Ascot gown of georgette trimmed with bands of emeralds and diamonds. A fringe of uncurled ostrich feather is caught at one side with a rose and foliage
Ostrich, Struthio camelus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration by Johann Christoph Keller from Georg Wolfgang Knorrs Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van
Various birds on a sheet of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s
Ada Reeve music hall singer 1874-1966Ada Reeve (Adelaide Mary Reeve) music hall singer, pantomime favourite, stage and screen actress. Wearing full length pleated skirt and high black hat with ostrich feather. Holding long gloves
The Princess of Wales (Mary of Teck)The Princess of Wales (Mary of Teck - Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) (1867-1953) - who became Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India
Photographs of elaborate topiary, captioned Topiary Ingenuity: Nature Trimmed To Man's Fancy'. Photographs showing topiary of: a well, an ostrich, an arch and a tower, an umbrella
Gabrielle Rejane, French actressPublicity photograph for Madame Gabrielle Rejane (1856-1920), a French actress, visiting London to perform in the play Lolotte at the Hippodrome. Date: circa 1910
Cartoon illustrations in colour by G H Dodd, captioned, Fun Among Feathers'. Showing poultry, ostrich, leopard and ducks
Comic postcard - Train Held up - in broad daylight!A young paper boy winks at a passing gent, who is paying close attention to the pretty young lady wearing a glamorous pink dress (which she is holding up) and enormous hat
Painted wooden statuette of Osiris. EgyptPainted wooden statuette of Osiris depicted as a blindfolded man, wearing crown and royal scepters in their hands. Contains the rolled Book of the Dead papyrus of a lady Anhai. 1170 BC. 20th Dynasty
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Women Curlers 1907The last treatment was having its locks curled. Using a blunt knife the women workers curl the plumes some reaching the length of about ten feet
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Joining feathers 1907Edwardian women sitting along a table, using a sharp knife they cut and trim the quill thin and flat, so the colourful feathers can be glued together. Date: 1907
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Changing Hue 1907The feathers were taken out of bleaching and dyed to show their new appearance. The white ones are bewildering in their snowy whiteness and the coloured have quite forgotten their former dinginess
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Plumping 1907After the ostrich feathers complete there journey from Cape Town, South Africa, bales of cruelly plucked feathers arrive by boat to London, the Worlds feather market
Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Washing 1907After the ostrich feathers complete there journey from Cape Town, South Africa, bales of cruelly plucked feathers arrive by boat to London, the Worlds feather market
Victorian scrap, black man riding an ostrich. 19th century
Billie Burke (1884-1970) - American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film. Date: circa 1920
A portrait of the American dancer Nina Payne, dancing in Nice, 1925 Date: 1925
Scenes in South Africa, 1820View of the Cape of Good Hope 46, Khoikhoi people with oxen and wagons 47, and Griqua people crossing a river 48. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Advert, Mulsified Coconut Oil Shampoo -- Your Whole Appearance Depends upon Your Hair. 1926
Giovanni Battista Belzoni at Sadlers Wells TheatreGiovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer and archaeologist, at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, as the Patagonian Samson, wearing a strongmans costume made of fur, and an ostrich feather headdress
Reichenbach Falls, SwitzerlandOriginal lantern slide caption - showing resemblence to Ostrich Feather Date: circa 1900s
Cape fox with ostrich eggCape fox, Vulpes chama (Cama fox, Vulpes caama). With ostrich egg. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches
Ostrich, bustard, cassowary and rheaOstrich c, Struthio camelus, great bustard a, Otis tarda, southern cassowary b, Casuarius casuarius, and greater rhea d, Rhea americana
Common ostrich, Struthio camelus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Dodo, kiwi, cassowary, ostrich and bustardDodo, Raphus cucullatus (extinct), ostrich, Struthio camelus, great bustard, Otis tarda (vulnerable), cassowary, Casuarius casuarius (vulnerable), and North Island brown kiwi
Eggs of elephant bird, ostrich, cassowary, condor, etcLarge bird eggs: elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus (extinct) 1, 2, ostrich, Struthio camelus 3, southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius 4, Andean condor, Vultur gryphus 5, bearded vulture
Diana and mona monkeys, ostrich and pelicanAnimals of Africa including vulnerable Diana monkey, Cercopithecus diana 1, mona monkey, Cercopithecus mona 2, ostrich, Struthio camelus 3, and pink-backed pelican, Pelecanus rufescens 4
Southern ostrich, Struthio camelus australis. (Black ostrich from the Cape of Good Hope). From a specimen in the possession of Thomas Pennant
Ostrich, cassowary, extinct dodo and penguinsOstrich, Struthio camelus, cassowary, Struthio casuarius, extinct dodo, Raphus cucullatus, and species of penguin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Native American gaucho on horseback using bolas or boleadoras to hunt ostrich on the pampas in South America. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs
Unclean Land Birds- JudaismEngraving of unclean (non - kosher) land birds. The concept of impure or unclean animals, plays a prominent role in Jewish law that specifies which foods are allowed (kosher)
The Sale of the Royal Windsor Castle Menagerie 1884
Glamorous womenTwo glamorous women. One brushing long hair, one holding pink ostrich feathers. Illustration from Ladies Home Journal February 1926. Artist anon. Date: 1926
Advert for Peter Robinson ostrich feather neckwear 1924Extremely fashionable ostrich stole. Date: 1924
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove headdresses 1922Selection of exquisite colourful headdresses, a charming gift for Christmas. Designed by Mayfair Flower Workers, for charming Christmas presents, left; side or back effect in black or silver
Womens straw hat with ostrich feather 1905Young lady wearing a golden tagal straw hat with black ostrich feathers. Date: 1905
Advert for Peter Robinsons womens stole 1905Woman wearing a fashionable white ostrich stole. Date: 1905
Edna May - American Actress and singerA beautifully-lit portrait photograph (reproduced on a postcard) of Edna May (1878-1948) - American Actress and singer, wearing an enormous feathered hat Date: 1907
Edna May - American Actress - Large ostrich feather hatcirca 1910s
Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Date: 1845
