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Tramp on a Balham street, SW LondonA tramp sitting on a bench in a Balham street in SW London. Date: circa 1960s
Young man with dog outside a building, on a New Year greetings postcard. Date: circa 1910s
Fern Andra, German actress, with Borzoi dogFern Andra (1893-1974), German actress, film director, scriptwriter and producer, with her Borzoi dog in a studio portrait. Date: circa 1920s
Brabyns Brow, Marple, CheshireAlthough no longer cobbled, this view remains much as it was over 100 years ago when this photogrpah was taken. George Potter
Seated Buddha. 751. White granite statue (3. 5 mSeated Buddha. 751. White granite statue (3.5 m. In height) located in the center of the rotunda in the temple built during the time of the united kingdom of Silla. World Heritage Site. Korean art
Armenian monks, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, JerusalemArmenian monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s
H. H Vibhoji Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of JamnagarH.H Vibhoji Ranmalji (1827-1895), Jam Sahib of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1870s
Chinese women with bound feet. Date: circa 1890
Lady eating in silhouette by Nellie E. GeorgeA lady seated at an elegant dining table raises a fork to her mouth. Published in The Bystander during World War One, the accompanying rhyming caption alludes to food rationing - Mary had a little
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor with his wife EdithA statue in the Cathedral at Magdeburg depicting Otto I (912973) ( Otto the Great ) - the founder of the Holy Roman Empire, reigning from 936 until his death in 973
Paul de Longpre and his daughter in his gardenThe Artist Paul de Longpre in the garden of his home in Hollywood, California, USA - pictured with his daughter. Date: circa 1910
Lenin and Wife Krupskaya Visiting KashinoVladimir Ilyich Lenin and his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya sitting amoung the people of the Kashino Village near Moscow, at a celebration
MARY UNWIN friend of the poet William Cowper, seated in the garden. Date: 1724 - 1796
John Harris - 2JOHN HARRIS Churchman : principal of New College, London, and author of Mammon : seated. with his autograph Date: 1802 - 1856
Hanoi, Vietnam - A blind street fortune-teller predicting future fortunes... Date: circa 1910s
Soy Kee & Co - Importers of Chinese and Japanese Fancy Goods - advertising postcard featuring a high status Chinese lady in fine robes seated on a throne
A poor young boy tucking into a hunk of bread - Italy. Date: circa 1906
HRH Queen MaryMary of Teck (1867-1953), Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V. Date: circa 1930s
Reading the Puranas (ancient Hindu texts) - IndiaReading the Puranas, ancient Hindu texts which eulogise various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories
The study of an Old Man in the Vale of Years by Phil May - with associated quotation from Sonnet 73, one of William Shakespeares most famous sonnets, focusing upon the theme of old age. Date: 1898
Cambodian Elephant Date: circa 1904
Charleston Harbor, SC Deck and officers of USS. monitor Catskill; Lt. Comdr. Edward Barrett seated on the turret. Photographs of the Federal Navy
Girl with Parasol by David WrightAn elegant lady seated on a garden bench under the shade of a parasol. Date: c. 1950
Scouts and Cubs at Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexPictured shortly after the formation of the Cub Scout movement, this group of scouts and cubs at the small village of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, shows the popularity of the scouting movement
Sea Scouts and Baden Powell, HMS Implacable, PortsmouthSea Scouts being addressed by the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell, on board HMS Implacable in Portsmouth. He is seated, accompanied by his daughter. 7 August 1934
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria - as an iconKing Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948) - as an icon - commemorating the first 25 years of his reign (in 1912). Date: 1912
Only Me - Small child sitting on a crescent moonRather delightful fantasy postcard showing a small child sitting on the crescent moon, gazing into the distance Date: circa 1900
The Shilluk Tribe - Sudan, AfricaThe Shilluk (who now prefer to be known as Chollo), are a major Nilotic ethnic group of Southern Sudan, living on both banks of the river Nile, in the vicinity of the city of Malakal
The Magpie MagazineAn Advertisement for the holiday magazine The Magpie published on 5th July 1923 depicting a glamorous woman in an elaborate black and white dress on a tree branch accompanied by two magpies
Fulbe woman from CameroonCameroon, Africa - A seated bare-breasted Fulbe woman and a Fezzan bedouin arab woman from Southern Libya. Date: circa 1920s
Silhouette portrait of James Sword by August EdouartA signed portrait by the famous silhouette artist, August Edouart of James Sword Esql, of Armfield taken on May 25th, 1832. Date: 1832
Lord Kitchener at peace conference that ended Boer WarLord Kitchener (1850-1916) seated at the peace conference that brought the Boer War of 1899-1902 to an end. Kitchener became Commander-in-Chief of the British war effort in South Africa from 1900
Japan - Reclining Geisha girl smokingJapan - Reclining Geisha girl in a fine kimono smoking before a beautiful decorative screen. Date: circa 1910s
Lebanon - Druze eating a mealDruze - 1000 year old religion - also called Druse, Duruz, Duroz and the Tawhid Faith. 750, 000 to 800, 000 adherants today in Syria, Lebanon and Israel
Advert for Jays of London Mourning clothesA pensive woman sits beneath a tree, modelling mourning attire from Jays of London. Her work basket is perched on a rustic table, and illustrated magazines lie discarded at her feet. Date: 1888
General von Hoeppner with his Chief of Staff ThomsenGeneral Ernst Wilhelm von Hoeppner (1860-1922), German cavalry officer who commanded the Air Service during the First World War
Richard von Kuhlmann and Count von Czernin, Brest LitovskRichard von Kuhlmann (1873-1948), German Foreign Secretary, signing the peace treaty of Brest Litovsk, Russia (now Brest, Belarus)
Queen Elizabeth II at her desk, 1959Queen Elizabeth II at work at her desk at Buckingham Palace. The Queen opens her dispatch box of State papers. Behind the box on the desk are a number of family photographs
Dogs, Pekingese, DawsonA Pekingese dog, seated
Inmates of Union Workhouse, Shipston on Stour, WorcsAged female inmates of the Union workhouse believed to be at Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire. The women are wearing the typical workhouse uniform of long dress, shawl, apron, and bonnet
Union Workhouse, Romsey, HampshireThe Union workhouse on Winchester Road, Romsey, Hampshire. Some of the workhouse staff appear to be playing croquet while workhouse inmates are seated on benches behind
Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, SurreyThe dining hall at the Holborn Union workhouse in Mitcham, Surrey. The uniformed inmates sit at benches in segregated sections - the men can be seen at the rear of the hall
Turkish Baths - Algiers, AlgeriaThe salon of a Turkish Bath - Algiers, Algeria. The clientele appears to be mostly French
Perfumerie Bruno Court at Grasse, France. Sorting through roses at long benches. A vertitable riot of colour and aroma
Seated Iranian Dervish GroupSeated group of Iranian (Persian) Dervishes. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
India - A Brahmin worshippingA Brahmin worshipping in India. He is sitting cross-legged making an offering at a low table
Izmir, Turkey - Camels and Camel DriversCamels from a camel train and their camel drivers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Spanish General Castro Girona and RaisuliSpanish General Castro Girona, popular with the Moroccan Moorish leaders - a talented africanista who had played a leading role in the capture of Xauen (Chaouen)