Pinned Collection

A selection of common British Moths Date: circa 1920s

Advert / Schiaparelli 1938
Schiaparelli " Shocking" - perfume, powder and lipstick

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Four Men in Top Hats
Four men, two seated, two standing, in top hats and with decorations pinned to their lapels, pose for a photograph outside a brick house

Fashions December 1880
Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque

Mrs. Bassett Wilson
A portrait oil painting of a lady, named Mrs. Bassett Wilson, smiling happily, while posing in a black robe, pinned at the shoulder with a flower. Date: circa 1924

Man pinned to a door by the horns of an enraged ox
Man pinned up to a door round the neck by the horns of an enraged over-driven ox. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Gentleman escorting country cousins on their first trip to London. Miseries of Social Life. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

U. S. Navy Recruitment Office, New York
The recruitment office for the US navy in New York. Four men sign papers at a table, with a naval officer standing over them pointing. To the right is a line of men waiting to sign up

Girls paddling clothes 1885
A girl paddling wears a half Scottish half nautical costume of tartan kilt & Tam-OShanter teamed with a sailor blouse. Two ribbon rosettes are pinned to her kilt. Date: 1885

DEBS CURTSEYING 1934
Debutante pupils of Mrs Ruby Peeler practice their curtseys ready for presentation at court. They have practice trains pinned on the back of their frocks. Date: 1934

Magasin Demoiselles 1847
Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt. Date: 1847

Castration / C17Th
A patient is pinned down and involuntarily castrated

Suffrage Pilgrimage N. U. W. S.s 1913
Suffrage Pilgrimage N.U.W.S.S 1913. N.U.W.S.S members marching to London on the Pilgrimage of June-July 1913. Here a group walking the Great North Road route rest in the town of Barnsley

Three schoolboys apply themselves and become Oxford scholars
Three schoolboys apply themselves, becoming first class Oxford scholars. They then lend their acquired wisdom to become a Bishop, a Physician and a great warrior! Date: 1898

Ball Dress 1891
Low-cut lilac dress with tucker, pleated bodice front, skirt pinned up with gold ornaments to reveal an embroidered under-skirt, open waistcoat & puffed sleeves. Date: 1891

Purple lilac in an envelope on a Christmas card
A spray of purple lilac pinned inside the flap of an envelope on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Pink flowers in an envelope on a Christmas card
Bright pink and pale pink flowers pinned inside the flap of an envelope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Red flowers in an envelope on a Christmas card
Red flowers pinned inside the flap of an envelope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Lady with a parasol on a Christmas and New Year card, reading a notice pinned to a tree. Date: circa 1900s

Yellow rose in an envelope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Dog, stork on nest and moonlight scene on a Christmas card
A little dog, a stork on its nest on a roof, and a moonlight scene with water on a Christmas card -- all part of a trompe l oeil assembly of three pictures pinned to a wooden board. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria as a bird, WW1
Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria depicted as a bird pinned by his wings to a wooden fence. Date: 1915

Blitz in London -- training office workers, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFS personnel training office workers in firefighting, 7 June 1941, with a diagram of a typical kilo magnesium electron incendiary bomb pinned to a blackboard. Date: 1941

A European girl with her hair in the Japanese Geisha style Date: 1904

Japan - Geisha Girl with elaborately pinned hair. Date: circa 1903

Vietnamese Beauty from My To, Tien Giang Province
A delightful photographic study of a beautiful Vietnamese girl from My Tho (the capital city of Tien Giang Province, located in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam)

Russian Street Lock Seller and Locksmith, his wares hanging across his chest. Date: circa 1901

Morellia simplex, sweat fly
The sweat fly or syrphid fly looks like a very small bee and can be seen hovering around flowers. Specimen for the collections of the Natural History Museum

Hydrotaea irritans, head fly
The eggs of the head fly are mainly laid on vegetation or faeces with the adults living mainly on sheep. Specimen from the collections of the NHM

Clipping Ostrich Feathers - South Africa Date: circa 1920s

Bandits in Germany
German bandits attack their victims, one thrown to the ground and one pinned against a tree, during the Thirty Years War. 1643

Frenchwoman with returning soldier

C12th Male Dress
Labourer: Phrygian cap, hooded tunic hitched up, long stockings & short boots. Rich Jew: conical hat with brim, mantle pinned with a brooch, super-tunic, girdle & pouch. Date: 12th century

Dog and Xmas Greeting
A dog lies holding a card wishing people a bright and happy Christmas, a flower is pinned to the card for decoration. 1890

Henry Bakerlate, Yeoman of the Guard
Sergeant-Major Henry Bakerlate of the 61st Regiment, Yeoman of the Guard. he enlisted in 1842, and is still in good health on the occasion of his 83rd birthday

Seven female swimmers, five of them with medals
Seven young lady swimmers, five of them with several medals pinned to their costumes

Livingstone and Lion
Scottish missionary and traveller, pinned to the ground by an unfriendly African lion, but fortunately rescued before becoming its lunch

Gipsy Woman
An old gipsy woman in profile, showing her very long hair, pinned back with slides and grips

Woman Sews Paper Pattern
A woman smiles as she sews. She has paper patterns pinned onto the fabric and wears a thimble to protect her finger

Bleak Polling Station
The entrance to a rather bleak and deserted Polling Station, with the " Directions for the Guidance of the Voters" pinned to the door

School Art Class
A serious looking class of boys at work during an art lesson, with some of their previous work pinned to the wall of the classroom

Grape-Trimmed Dress 1840
Dress adorned with bunches of grapes: with a lace falling tucker, pointed waist & short puffed sleeves. The skirt is pinned up on one side. Worn with a plumed tudor style hat

Costume / Photo 1904
Audrey in 1904 wears a large flat straw hat, a box pleated skirt & a blouse with bishop sleeves in a pretty floral print. A lace fichu is pinned round her shoulders

Study of a Tramp
A study of an old man, a tramp, with matted hair, a gypsy sprig pinned to his lapel and a couple of war medals pinned to his coat with a safety pin

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