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Advert for Flamingo raincoats 1935The latest aquatite production- the Flamingo light weight raincoat. Rubber-less odourless, hygienic and self-ventilating. The Flamingo tripple-proofed fashion coat folds or rolls into a very small
Lady posed with a chairEdwardian lady wearing an embroidered blouse and ankle-length skirt with a gathered waist, plus sturdy lace-up shoes. Date: C.1913
Advert for J. Roussel swim suits for women 1936You must look slim and shapely in a swim suit by J. Roussel. In airollasta, a weave of pure elastic wool. 1936
1920s tennis fashion illustrationA colour illustration of a lady posed with a tennis racquet
L Indifferente by Jean-Gabriel DomergueWoman posed with her back revealed. Date: 1928
Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall 1739-99 (c.1780). Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788. During the eighteenth century full-length portraits were the most admired
Japan - Five Geisha pose for the photographer in a garden Date: circa 1905
Garden Scene, Japan - Geisha - Fishing on small stone bridge Date: circa 1905
Japan - Kabuki actress with large headdress and sword Date: circa 1901
Japan - Geisha Girls eating noodles Date: circa 1905
Three angels sing around crib - Kitsch Christmas postcardThree model angels sing around the baby Jesus lying in a crib in the Manger - fabulous Kitsch Christmas postcard Date: circa 1910
King Umberto I of Italy out hunting on his Tyrolean EstatesKing Umberto I of Italy out hunting (shooting) on his Tyrolean Estates. Date: circa 1898
The Glums - a rather dour-faced German Extended FamilyAn extended German family in traditional costume - it would appear that the Photographers hand slipped on the shutter-release button a few seconds before he asked his subjects to smile
Lebanon - Two Bedouin Women with children on their backs Date: circa 1910s
Miss Gabrielle Ray in The Merry WidowMiss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), English actress, dancer and singer in The Merry Widow, an operetta by the AustroHungarian composer Franz Lehar
Three Edwardian Children in a posed studio portrait. The baby is wearing a very voluminous gown! Date: circa 1904
Baby in a basketA Baby in a basket, what a delightful treat! Date: 1904
Boys Band at Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Lamorbey, SidcuThe boys band, posed with their instruments, at the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes site at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent. The homes name can be seen on the bass drum
Six men, possibly monks, posed for group portrait, four standing and two sitting in front, five have their heads shaved, wearing geta, some are holding items, with building in background. Date ca
Several people posed for a portrait in a ferry and standing on the banks of a river at the terminal. Date ca. 1877
A Dainty DishMadeline Gibson in a hilarious costume she donned for Champagne Time at the Cochran show the Trocadero in London in 1927. She is arrayed as salmon mayonnaise
Rose O Neill, illustrator and originator of the Kewpie doll, posed in the photographers New York City studio. Rose O Neill, full-length portrait, seated, facing front. Date ca. 1907
A young lady with her fine grey horse - all ready to pop out for a canter before returning for afternoon tea... Date: 1910s
East London Industrial School brass bandThe boys military-style brass band at the East London Industrial School. The boys are posed in uniform with instruments. The School opened in 1873 at 43 Leman Street Whitechapel but by 1909 was
Cleopatra bitten by the asp (a somewhat unconvincing, posed version). Date: early 20th century
Holborn Schools BandBoys brass band at Holborn Schools, Mitcham. The boys are posed in uniform with instruments. A large carriage is visible behind
Lance corporal 1910A lance corporal in uniform and boots with spurs, 1910. Date: 1910
Man and his dogAn elegant man wearing a black overcoat and a bowler posing with his dog 1910. Date: 1910
Rollerskating coupleRollerblading Posed artists from Grand Cirkus du Nord, 1910. 1910
Ginger Rogers posed at San Bernardino Range
H. R. H the Princess Elizabeth with her corgisPrincess Elizabeth posed with her two Welsh corgis, Jane (Lady Jane, in her arms) and Dookie. (Golden Eagle) Date: 16th December 1936, p511
Bathers pose for photo at saltair, Utah, USABathers prepare to take a jump into the Great Salt Lake at Saltair, Utah, USA Date: circa 1920s
Robin knitting pattern for a twin setFront cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a smart 1950s twin set modelled by a rather vacant looking lady. Date: c.1955
Female Type / Gloves 1930SA woman poses outside wearing the latest style of afternoon gloves in yellow jersey trimmed with dark stitching Date: 1930s
Britannia and Eve front cover, March 1932Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a woman posing in an orange bias cut dress typical of the period, and black hat
BRT Flatbush Depot, New YorkCanarsie Club Room. Men in uniform posed behind a pool table in the Brooklyn Rapid Transits Canarsie Clubhouse billiard room
Sirignanos Royal BandMr. C.F. Zittel Presents Sirignanos Royal Band of Rome to his Magesty King Victor Emanuel III. Sirignanos Royal Band of Rome posed on a platform in the Simpson Crawford Company R
Model reclining in the sand dunesA semi-nude model reclinign artistically amid the soft sand and windswept marram grass on a coastal sand dune. Date: circa 1980s
Turkish lady in Street CostumeTurkish lady posing in Street Costume
A Southern Chinese family photographed by Ralph Ponsonby Watts, a British diplomat, who undertook an amazing journey from Kashmir to Kashgar (in Xinjiang Province, southern China) in 1932
Red Kaffir Archers of Chitral - Khyber PassThe Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location
Apprehensive SittersPosed in front of a painted backdrop, a girl and a dog watch the camera apprehensively
A portrait of David WrightA photograph of David Wrigh posed in his army uniform. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
A military tank parked in a residential streetA photograph of a tank lookin out of place parked between rows of terrace houses. Residents of the street are posed along side it
The Comedy-Ballet of Marionnettes as performed by the troupe of the Theatre-Impossible, posed in the first of three drawings. A lady in a black dress and white muff, with a small pierrot-like figure
Coastal Command by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed coquettishly in a pink swimsuit and large sun hat with a bronzed coast guard
Brown study by Merlin EnabnitBrunette pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed behind an armchair. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist