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Arthur RimbaudARTHUR RIMBAUD French writer, trader in Africa
Rudyard KiplingEnglish writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) in South Africa, 1900
Gardening Book / TobaccoBaccy, Grow and Smoke Your Own An instruction booklet on how to grow your own tobacco
Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking ladyA rather powerful looking lady from the Congo, smoking a pipe and carrying a large wicker basket on her head. She is the wife of the Chief of the Mpongo Tribe of Kibweta, Madimba, Congo, Africa
Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! WW1Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! by Bert Thomas of the Artists Rifles, showing a British soldier lighting his pipe. The cartoons purpose was to raise money to supply tobacco
Reprisal! by H M Bateman - humorous illustration of what can happen if a woman decides to wear trousers. In this scene the reprisal for the wife wearing trousers is that her husband has taken to
Maenson Clothes advertisement for flannel trousers, 1930Advertisement for Maenson flannel trousers, cut to fit and tailored to keep their shape. In consequence they never demoralise into " bags" but always remain a very proper adjunct to
Empire tobacco posterEmpire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Empire Tobacco from Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland Date: 1927-1933
Traffic Police C. 1900Three police officers, one in uniform and two in plain clothes working together to catch speeding motorists. The two plain clothed policemen hold stopwatches
Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the FewLeslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942
Dentists chair, Claudius Ash, Sons & Co Ltd. 1921
Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, WW2Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. General view showing the fire damage caused by incendiary bombs on 21 February 1944, including the top floor of the Steam Pipe Company. Date: 1944
Exotic Oriental Vase Dance - postcard reproduction of a painting by Fabio Fabbi (1861-1946). Date: 1906
Australian Ladies Pipe Band - World Tour - souvenir of the visit of the band under Drum-Major William Darwin F.R.G.S. and Pipe-Major Jessie Young
Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Coffee Shop Waiter. Date: circa 1910s
Old mother hubbard: dog standing head and smoking pipeShe went to the hatters to buy him a hat, but when she came back he was feeding the cat. She went to the tavern for white wine and red, but when she came back the dog stood on his head
Reginald Malby, photographerReginald Malby (1882-1924), official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society. Seen here in a head and shoulders portrait with a pipe in his mouth
Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South WalesA lady cyclist (probably a man in drag), one of the performers with Sangers Circus during a visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Harem WomenHarem women from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey
Edward Seago in his studioMr. Edward Seago, the famous young artist, in his studio. Seago(1910-1974) is shown working on a painting of horses whilst smoking his pipe
Old farmer with dog in orchardFarmer, Tom Herring with his old sheepdog in the orchard of his farm Walterstone, Herefordshire Date: circa 1975
Fishermen with boats, Southwold, SuffolkFishermen Rogers, Craigie, Craigie and Jed Palmer, on the beach with boats, Southwold, Suffolk, September 1907. 1907
Village BlacksmithVillage blacksmith at work at his forge. circa 1905
Joseph Harker, theatrical scenic artistJoseph Cunningham Harker (1855-1927), theatrical scenic artist, depicted in a drawing by his son Roland on a Savage Club notice, probably for a Christmas celebration. 1919
Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, WW2Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, SE London, 12 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Chambers Wharf, Bermondsey, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with fire engines and hosepipes at Chambers Wharf, Bermondsey Wall, on 12 August 1944. Date: 1944
Snake charmer with snake, India. Date: circa 1890s
Interior of the Harem with a scribe. Date: circa 1910s
Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Pipe the Plumber. Date: 20th century
Interior Decorator with his brushes, ladder and pipeInterior Decorator (Terry) with his brushes, ladder, pipe and blowtorch! Date: circa 1950s
Highlanders pipe themselves back from the trenches, WW1. 1914-1918
The man Who Begged to Differ from his Mother-in-Law BatemanThe man Who Begged to Differ from his Mother-in-Law by Bateman. A terrified, small man cowering in a chair after disagreeing with his imperious looking mother in law
Poster, Forget your troubles in Austria. circa 1950s
Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s
Christmas card in the shape of a pipe and tobacco pouch. Date: circa 1890s
Musicians in the snow on a Christmas card, about to have something poured on them from a jug. circa 1890s
Blitz in the City of London - AFS firefighters, WW2Blitz in the City of London - AFS firefighters at work with hoses following a bombing raid. Date: 1940s
Whirling dervishes, Turkey. Date: circa 1870
Thomas Merthyr Guest, Vanity Fair, CGTHOMAS MERTHYR GUEST (1838-1904) Wealthy landowner, shown on horseback in red hunting jacket, smoking a pipe. Caption: Blackmore Vale Date: 1838 - 1904
Egyptian Lady of the HaremAn Egyptian Lady of the Harem, reclining on a couch and smoking a nargile pipe Date: 1910s
Woman selling Mangoes on the street - Dakar, SenegalMoorish Woman selling Mangoes on the street - Dakar, Senegal Date: circa 1950s
The Pipe Major - Black Watch Date: 1905
Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipeCover of a Robin knitting pattern for a fetching tank top for the dapper gent in your life. Date: c.1955
Gordon Highlanders making kilts in the open airA group of soldiers from the Gordon Highlanders, some smoking pipes, sit outdoors making kilts. One of them is using a sewing machine
Sportex posterAdvertising poster for Sportex mens clothing showing two dapper gents dressed immaculately in plus fours and jackets ready for a round of golf
Iran - Royal FeastA group of Iranian men (in a variety of states of sobriety!) following a Festan Persan or Royal Persian Feast in Tehran, Iran
Drummer (Flute / Fife) Player - The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire) in Full Dress. Wearing a Nol Dress Cap. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian ladyHumourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol