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Comic postcard, Sailor and woman at the seaside - My word, if I catch you bending! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man and woman sitting on a bench - Oh, hes touching me! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man and woman in the street - no cash to buy her a drink! Date: 20th century
Good Luck postcard, Royal Irish Guards, WW1. Bonne Chance Pour Toi, Mon Garcon. Date: 1914-1918
Comic postcard, Couple discussing the weather. They say its freezing in exposed parts. - Well, people shouldn t expose them! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Drinking man and vicar. My friend, is that bottle the only consolation you have? - Oh, no, sir - I ve got another in my pocket! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Meeting on the dodgems Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple sitting on a fence Date: 20th century
Arab man smoking with pipe, Egypt19th century vintage photograph: 19th century vintage photograph: Arab man smoking with pipe
Woodland DanceWoodland creatures dancing to the sound of a pipe played by a wee elf, in a snowy winter scene. Artist: Flora White Date: circa 1920
Man and woman of Catalonia dancing the fandango, 1818. A musician plays a lute behind them. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of
Man and woman of the Molucco Isles (Maluku Islands), 1818. Melanesian people with shield, spear, quiver of arrows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present
Man and woman of Goa, India, 1818. They wear headdresses with feathers, tunics and cloaks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of
Sami people, Laplanders, man and woman of Lapland, 1818. The man holds a brace of fish and points to a man riding a sleigh drawn by a reindeer
Concubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man watching a dancerConcubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man with tobacco pipe watching a dancing girl accompanied by musicians on shamisen and blind koto harpist (koze)
Wife of the elite samurai class relaxingWife of the elite samurai class reading books, with other women writing with a pen, one looking at ukiyo-e prints, and one folding paper. Another woman delivers reams of paper and ink
Aristocratic women parading past a ?shop, TokyoAristocratic women parading passing a ?yojiya, a shop selling brushes and toothpicks, Tokyo, 18th century. Young maids carry a mirror
Skating, the Hard Frost and the Fire-plug. Apprentices and dandies ice skating on a frozen canal 82, woman with kettle at a frozen waterpump in a cold winter 83
Trades in Regency England: china painting, pin makingTrades people in Regency England. Artist painting a porcelain vase in a Worcester china factory 7, girl using a foot-driven anvil to add heads to pins in a pin-making factory in Gloucester 8
Adventures of the Lewis and Clarke ExpeditionCaptain Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke reaching the Pacific Ocean 46, Indian woman protecting her child from fire under a buffalo hide 47, and Clarke escaping from a river deluge 48
Man weaving cotton on a loom, Senegambia, 18th century. He sits with his legs in a pit, with the warp tied to a large rock, under a mat shade. A weaver. Tisserand negre
Barber and customer in a barbershop decorated with wigs. The Shaver and the Shavee. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed by Henry Bunbury
Regency gentleman losing control of his horseRegency gentleman losing his hat and control of his horse passing a gig on the wrong side (passengers side). How to Pass a Carriage
Uniform of a ships captain, French Navy, 1844Uniform of a ships captain, capitaine de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Louis from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation
Royal Naval officers riding pigs in saddles through the market in Gibraltar. They knock over market stalls and sellers. Moors, Spanish and Jewish, scattering goods and wares. Market day - Gibraltar
An unusual foot race during a horse-racing meetEnglish gentlemen gambling on an unusual foot race during a horse-racing meet on the Champs de Mars, Paris, 19th century. Stubbs the Yorkshireman is piggybacked on vulgar Cockney grocer John Jorrocks
Tiger crab and frog crabTiger crab, Orithyia sinica 1, and frog crab, Notopus dorsipes 2. Oritia mammillare, Ranina dorsipede. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle
Dutchmans pipe or pipevine, Aristolochia macrophylla. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837
European yew tree, Taxus baccata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837
Woman with black page, era of Marie AntoinetteWoman with tall pouf hairstyle in a taffeta dress with train caried by a black page, era of Marie Antoinette. Dame de qualite a qui un jeune negre porte la queue
Costumes of the peasants of Zurich, Switzerland, 18th century. Contadini Zurighesi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Young Indian woman with gazelle, 18th centuryYoung bare-breasted Indian woman in transparent dress and veil pulling down branches toward a young gazelle. Giovanetta indiana. From an Indian miniature
Knight in robes of the Order of the Golden FleeceKnight in ceremonial robes of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece and crosses and emblems of high chivalric orders. Toison d oro ed altri ordini cavallereschi
Descent into the Hallein Salt Mine, Austria, 18th century. Visitors sliding down wooden rails holding torches. Also known as the Salzbergwerk Dürrnberg, near Salzburg
Santa Claus playing the organ - Christmas PostcardChristmas Wishes postcard - Santa Claus knocking out a few carols on the organ, accomponied by a (heavenly) host of child choristers bathed in light from a floating Christmas Tree! Date: circa 1910s
RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition - Charles Chuck KirkbrideRAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - Charles Chuck Kirkbride, from the RAF Halton Pipe Band waiting for the next team to be Piped in. Date: 1977
RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition 1977 - A 125th entry teamRAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - A 125th entry team marching in, led by Charles Chuck Kirkbride from the RAF Halton Pipe Band Date: 1977
Bamboo pipeAdvertising image depicting a smokers bamboo pipe and a pot of tobacco. German. Date: circa 1925
Workman assembling a gas meter as part of the manufacturing process. Date: 1864
Early Victorian organ, Guildhall, Londonderry, Ireland. 19th century
Menu card, Princes Restaurant, SingaporeFront cover, menu card, Princes Restaurant, Singapore, showing a chef and his young assistant in a ramshackle and untidy kitchen. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1930s
Arab family, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1840
Victorian scrap, a Swedish Lapp woman and child. circa 1890
Scene in a London coffee house, where the main requirements are " a clean pipe, a dish of coffee, and the Supplement". 18th century
Richard Tarleton, popular performer in Elizabethan theatreRichard Tarleton (or Tarlton, ?-1588), popular performer in the Elizabethan theatre. 16th century
Cook from The Little Pipe. 1928
William and the Sidhe from The Little Pipe. 1928
Section of underground railway tunnel, City Line, LondonSection of the underground railway tunnel on the City Line, London, between City and Elephant & Castle stations. Now part of the Northern Line