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Illustration, The Camden and Atlantic Railroad, USAIllustration on a railway summer timetable card, The Camden and Atlantic Railroad from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, USA. Date: 1882
Early Victorian womens fashionsA range of early Victorian womens fashions. 1897
Edible parasol mushroom, Lepiota procera and poisonous Lepiota helveola. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A
Platter with handles from Rouen, France. Decorated with a fantastical Oriental scene with king, throne, parasol, birds, flowers
Plate from Marieberg, Sweden, 18th century, with Chinese child being pulled in a chariot within a lattice pattern border. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient
Two incroyables (fops) with cudgels hinder the promenade of two merveilleuses by pinning the tails of their dresses. One looks back coquettishly at the ridiculous dandy
French and English women in similar fashionsMutual borrowing of fashions between French and English women, early 19th century. Both wear identical style bonnets, frilled dresses, shawls and spencer jackets
The roller coaster at Belleville, 1812The roller coaster at Belleville with its five cars riding a distance of 600 feet in 9 or 10 seconds. A fashionable woman in plumed bonnet, shawl and parasol watches from the terrace
Street entertainer balancing on his head on a table. Accompanied by a fiddler and a young boy dancing a jig. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Street performer drumming with a violinistDrummer performing tricks with drumsticks while beating a drum, accompanied by a violinist. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Savoyard puppeteer performing with fife and drumSavoyard boy with fife and drum makes his puppets dance in time to the music by moving his knees. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Fashionable women in decollete dresses playing hide and seekFashionable women in decollete dresses playing the game of hide and seek in a garden. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Caricature of French and English costumes, circa 1815. The small size of English ladies hats, the excessive length of their bodices and mean cut of their dresses contrast with our Parisian fashions
Noble woman in Tricolor outfit, 1789Noble woman wearing the colours of the Tricolor revolutionary flag, 1789. She wears a blue short redingote, short floral petticoat, and carries a red parasol
Views and plan of a town garden with water feature and rock garden. Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1882
Stone pine tree, Pinus pineaStone pine, Pinus pinea, Pin. Handcoloured steel engraving drawn and engraved by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle
First arrival at the Portuguese settlement at Dille, Timor, now Dili, East Timor. French crew of Louis de Freycinet disembarking at Dili to a cannon salute, 1818
Costumes of the Vietnamese, circa 1800Costumes of the Vietnamese: woman in layered tunics of various colors at left, man with parasol, woman in conical hat with pipe, soldier with sabre and shield, etc
Opera performance in Cochinchina (southern Vietnam). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after Angelo Monticelli from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Funeral procession and cortege for a queen of Tonkin, Vietnam. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Funeral procession and cortege for a king of Tonkin, Vietnam. The kings body on a palanquin with servants holding parasols and fans
Indian transport: sedan chair or palanquins. Long palanquin, miyana, jhalidar palki, and copala palki. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
Chinese womens clothes, noblewoman and childChinese womens clothes, noblewoman in silk robes with child, and servant holding parasol. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
Street in Nanjing, China, 1830sStreet in Nanjing (Nanking), China, with its houses and storefronts decorated with white tiles and whitewash, flagpoles and banners
House of a Chinese Mandarin (bureaucrat), distinguished by two large flag poles with banners at the gate. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
Chinese wedding ceremonyChinese wedding procession and ceremony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843
Principle members of a Chinese imperial procession including flag bearers, porters of carved wooden insignia, cavalry, musicians, and parasol bearers
Chinese Emperor Qianlong carried in triumph by servants and mandarins on a sedan chair with parasol. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Ancient Chinese emperor in a four-horse chariot accompanied by mandarins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
The king of the Ashanti welcoming an English missionThe King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcoming an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich in 1817. Reception feast with dancers, drummers, horns, parasols and flags, the king seated on a gold stool
Costume of the ladies of Ndor (Saint-Louis) SenegalCostume of the noble ladies married to whites or mulattos of Ndor (Saint-Louis), Senegal. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
An itinerant bookseller selling tales and song-books for the lower orders from a stall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste
GeishaIllustration of geisha in purple dress carrying a lantern and parasol. Date: 1936
People on the beach at Seaside, Oregon, USA. Date: circa 1920
Street scene, Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia, West AfricaStreet scene in Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia, West Africa. Date: circa 1920
Lunch interval, Lords Cricket Ground, LondonLunch interval at Lords Cricket Ground, NW London, during a University Cricket Match. 1893
Les Nymphes de Trianon at Versailles, FranceLes Nymphes de Trianon (The Trianon Nymphs) -- alarmed at the arrival of the diplomats for the Versailles Treaty talks. 1919
Artwork by Florence Auerbach, children walking, dancing, etc. Date: late 19th century
Young woman in a cornfield wearing a blue dress. Date: circa 1900
King George III, Queen Charlotte and their six daughtersSilhouette, King George III, Queen Charlotte and their six daughters
The Tramps Dream
Woman sunbathing underneath a parasol on the beachA woman sunbathing on an unidentified beach, with a parasol offering some protection. Date: 1920s
Illustration, A Picnic. first published 1838
Victorian charades party - the first syllables. 19th century
Alexandra, Princess of Wales, and her three daughtersIn Sandringham Garden - Alexandra, Princess of Wales, and her three daughters playing with their pet pug dog. circa 1881
Cries of Paris - seller of umbrellas and parasols
Bar at the Chambre D Amour, BiarritzBeach bar at the Chambre D Amour, Biarritz. Note the picture of the pelato player behind the bar, the traditional game of the Basque region. Date: 1934
Mrs Gerard D Erlanger at BiarritzMrs Gerard D Erlanger, formerly the pianist Egythe Baker, pictured underneath a parasol at Biarritz. Date: 1932