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May Lilian Levey music hall male impersonatorMay Lilian Levey male impersonator, dancer, pantomime principal boy. Here dressed in top hat and tails with cane. Called herself the ?premier male character comedienne?
Winifred Ward music hall male impersonator 1880-1975Winifred Ward male impersonator and pantomime principal boy. In costume for ?Jack Horner? pantomime, Princes Theatre, Bristol. Wearing light coloured suit with trouser turn-ups
A visit to Westfield College, Hampstead by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (in her role as Chancellor of the University of London) accompanied by Principal Dr Kathleen Chesney. Date: 1957
Man and woman of Cochin China (Vietnam) 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton
The Wonders of the World - some of the principal architectural gems of the world in 1913, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, The Washington Monument
Dorothy Ward music hall and musical comedy star 1890-1987Dorothy Ward billed on the music halls as the ?Queen of Musical Comedy?. Pantomime principal boy. Holding out the skirt of an elaborately fringed dress. Hat with long tassel and feathers
Principal John Tulloch, Church of Scotland, Victorian period
Principal Street, Shanghai, China
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date bookWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard
George Norris, Principal of Birkbeck Institute, LondonGeorge Norris, Principal of Birkbeck Institute, later Birkbeck College, London. Studio portrait in cap and gown, captioned Mr George M Norris'. From an article, The Birkbeck Institute'
Jane BaxterBritish actress Jane Baxter (1909-1996) appearing in a nautical production The Midshipman at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Date: 1931
Dunster Galleries, AdelaideAn advertisement photograph of the principal salon of the Dunster Galleries in Adelaide, available for exhibitions of pictures and generat art. Date: circa 1925
Robin Darwin (1910-1974), principal of the Royal College of Art, with students. Also pictured are faculty members Madge Garland (1898-1990)
Old Beaufort House, main entrance to Savoy Hotel, LondonOld Beaufort House, the site of the principal entrance to the Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911
The Old Mint - Bennet's Hall, Pride Hill, ShrewsburyDoorway to the principal floor of Bennet's Hall, which dates back to the mid 13th century and is sometimes known as The Old Mint
George Husband Baird, Principal, University of EdinburghGeorge Husband Baird, Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Scottish Minister, educational reformer and linguist. Date: circa 1830s
Britain's three Principal Bombing Aircraft 1940The Hampden, Wellington and Whitley of the bomber command, R.A.F. which were carrying out nightly raids over German-occupied territory. Date: December 1940
Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirate of Granada (1238-1492).. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of
Arms of Principal Cities in BritainCoats of arms of principal cities in Britain. Date: 1880
LAKES OF EAST HEMISPHEREA comparative view of & inland seas & principal lakes in the Eastern Hemisphere including Black, Caspian & Dead Seas & lakes Tchad, Como & Windermere. Date: 19th century
The Procession marking the half-century of Westfield College for Women, part of London University at which Miss Chapman has succeeded Miss Lodge as Principal. Date: 1932
Cinderella, Adelphi Theatre, London, Christmas pantomime with Phyllis Dare in the title role, Carrie Moore as the Prince, Dan Rolyat as the Baron, John Humphries as the Baroness
Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, or the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, with Fanny Leslie as Jack Date: early 20th century
Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, SheffieldPantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, Theatre Royal, Sheffield, from 24 December 1910, produced by John Hart. Date: 1910
A photograph of a young woman called Lily, dressed up as Aladdin, either for a fancy dress or event, or perhaps a pantomime. Date: 1927
Helen Gladstone (1849 - 1925), youngest daughter of British Prime Minister, William Gladstone; British educationist and vice-principal at Newnham College in Cambridge. Date: 1906
Vienna Universal Exhibition: Principal entranceThe Vienna Universal Exhibition 1873: the principal entrance with many visitors gathered around
Theodore Kosloff and Vera Fredowa, the principal characters in Scheherazade performed in 1927 in the Hollywood Bowl Date: 1928
Buddy Bradleys dance schoolPrincipal Boys, including Patricia Burke and Jean Gillie, practising their dance moves for the pantomime season at Buddy Bradleys dance school. Date: 1940
Sir Richard Steele, pseud. Isaac Bickerstaff, (1672-1729) was an English essayist, dramatist, journalist, and politician, best known as principal author (with Joseph Addison)
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 Murcia, Spain, 1818. The man wears the traditional folk costume of jacket, sash and wide breeches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present
Man and woman of the Land of Fire or Tierra del Fugo, 1818. Yaghan people wearing sea-calf skin cloaks and woven skirts. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical
Man and woman of Vienna, Austria, 1818. She carries a basket of wares to sell. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal
Man and woman of the Isle of Tanna, Vanuatu, 1818. They wear grass skirts and necklaces, the man holds a cudgel and the woman panpipes
Otaheiteans or natives of Tahiti, Polynesia, 1818. Tahitian man and woman in cloak and skirt in front of a palm tree. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present
Man and woman of Guianna or Guyana, South America, 1818. They wear striped skirts, carry bow, arrows and basket in front of a cabin or carbet
Man and woman of the Isle of Paques or Easter Island, 1818. They wear feather headdresses, cloaks and skirts, and the man holds a cudgel
Man and woman of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, PolynesiaMan and woman of Nuku Hiva (St. Christian), Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, 1818. Chief and woman in elaborate feather headdress, cloak and robes with basket and stick
Carib women of Martinique, Antilles, West Indies, 1818Women of Martinique, Antilles, West Indies, 1818. Carib people in skirts, bandanas. One woman carries a basket on her head
Peruvians or Inca people, 1818Peruvians or Inca people of Peru, 1818. They wear feather headdresses, cloak and skirt, and the man carries a bow and quiver of arrows
Aztec man and woman of Mexico, 1818Man and woman of Mexico, 1818. Aztec man, woman and child carrying basket of clothes, bow and stick.Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being
Inhabitants of California, America, 1818. They wear feather headdresses, and the woman wears a grass skirt and carries a basket on a stick
Natives of Virginia, America, 1818. (Virginia was populated by Cherokee, Shawnee, Lenape, Mingo and other tribes.) The man carries a bow and arrow, and both wear feathers in their hair
Iroquois Indians of Canada, 1818. The man carries a musket, bow and quiver of arrows, and the woman holds a baby in a papoose
Peasants of Bohemia drinking in a tavern, 1818Peasants of Bohemia drinking wine in a tavern, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World
Khoikhoi man and woman, South Africa, 1818. They wear animal skins and woven skirts and stand in front of huts covered in animal hides
Man and woman of the Land of Natal, South Africa, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World