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Enid Lowe, actress, in London Rhapsody musical at The London Palladium. 1937
Betty Furness wore this Dolly Tree gown in Shadow of Doubt (1935). Made of gold lam it featured a short tunic and a Grecian crossed neckline. Diamond clips were caught at either side
The cast of Shadow of Doubt (1935) with the women dressed in Dolly Tree finery - from left to right (female cast) Betty Furness, Constance Collier, Virginia Bruce and Isabel Jewell Date: 1935
A Dolly Tree gown and fur wrap worn by Virginia BruceA full draped evening gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Shadow of Doubt (1935). It featured a v neckline, diamond clip and full wide waistband, topped with a circular fur wrap
A Dolly Tree negligee worn by Virginia BruceThe very last word in negligees is worn by Virginia Bruce in Shadow of Doubt (1935). Made of peach blossom pink chiffon over a slip of heavy crepe of the same shade
Children making silhouette portraits 1885Children making silhouette portraits by casting a shadow on the wall, drawing the outline and then cutting it out. Date: 1885
Mother and baby, 1960sA mother smiles at her baby son in the pram next to her. Date: circa 1960s
Brooklands racing circuit, SurreyLight and shadow on the patched concrete of Brooklands racing circuit, Surrey. 20th century
Music cover, Diabolo Lancers, arranged by Florence Fare
The Graphic front cover - return of the bustleThe latest fashions from Paris in 1928 ironically cast a shadow on the wall that echoes the bustle silhouette of 1870s fashions. 1928
Silhouette drawing 1886Youthful artist drawing round the outline of an unamused young girls silhouette using a light. 1886
Moorish street, Tetouan, Morocco, North AfricaStreet in the Moorish district of Tetouan (Tetuan), a city in northern Morocco, North Africa. Date: circa 1930
Balboa, Orange County, California, USAView from the pier, Balboa Peninsula, Orange County, California, USA. Date: circa 1940
Aerial view of Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California, USAAerial view of Fourth Street, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA, showing the Rossmore Hotel (right). Date: circa 1925
A range of hand silhouettes of animals, to advertise Borwicks Baking Powder
Tempus Fugit Date: 1941
Shadow Dance 1861Christmas season, Victorian children being amused by the shadow theatre. Magic lanterns are at hand and many over apparatus profuse of grotesque figures that appear
BOYS HEADS TO BEDA young boy goes to bed with a candle. Date: 1905
FALL / BEDLINGTON / 1970LEASOWES DANCING SHADOW Owned by Taunt. Date: 1970
MYTTON LOSES WINNINGSEnglish eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) homeward bound one evening from Doncaster falls asleep while counting his winnings - thus many bank- notes were blown away & lost. Date: 1820s
50S GIRL BY WYKEHAMA young woman with a very short hair-cut, wearing a pencil skirt, cap-sleeved blouse and wide elasticated belt stands in profile against a wall Date: 1950s
TIME / SUNDIALSUNDIAL Sundial on East Bergholt Church in Suffolk. The sundial is 400 years old and reads: Time passes away like a shadow
CORYPHA UMBRACULIFERAShadow palm - in the Sri Lanka jungle Date: 1913
HAUNTED BY SHADOWThe man who was haunted by his own shadow Date: circa 1840s
Cartoon, Opening the Gate; or, Coming events cast their shadows before. A comment on monopoly versus free trade. Date: 1845
Lovers between marble pillars of the Doges Palace in VeniceThe shadowy silhouetted figures of lovers between the marble pillars of the Doges Palace, Saint Marks in Venice. 2013
Smoker outside cafe, Mijas, SpainA smoker sits in the evening sun outside a cafe in Mijas, Andalucia, Spain. He casts a shadow on the white wall and sits at a table with a bright red tablecloth Date: 2007
Horse riders in Petra ravine, JordanHorse riders in the deep rocky ravine, or Siq, leading to Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995
Blue door with chain, Nefta, TunisiaOrnate studded blue door with chain, Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987
Monaco policemenTwo uniformed policemen stand beneath a street lamp in Monaco. They wear bobbies helmets and smart spats. The ornate lamp casts a shadow on the white wall. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Man on beach - Algarve, PortugalA local man wearing traditional black beret on a beach on The Algarve, Portugal. Behind him the Atlantic waves are lit by winter sunshine. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989
beach shadow, AberdaronThe silhouette shadow of a holidaymaker falls on his windbreak as he sits reading a book on Aberdaron beach. Other holidaymakers are in the background. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990
Leaping boy Pittenweem, FifeA boy leaps across an alleyway between houses leading down to the sea at Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. The shadow of one house falls on its neighbour
Libyan Street Scene Date: circa 1920s
A Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay and P. G. WodehouseA Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay (17 April 1876 22 September 1952) and P.G. Wodehouse (15 October 1881 14 February 1975), based on Wodehouses novel written in 1919
Music cover, Pretend, Nat King ColeMusic cover, Pretend, by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman and Frank Lavere, recorded by Nat King Cole. 1952
Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Herdsman, 1897Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Herdsman, 1897. National Museum Gallery. Krakow, Poland
Gold bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto. Meroe. EgyptGold bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto, Kandake of Nubia. 1st century BC. From Meroe, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
RUSSIA - North Urals Mountains, Aerial, view. Taiga Forest, Ural mountains, Russia
The Hand of Militarism in Europe, WW1 outbreakLike a modern Gulliver playing the war-game with the troops of Lilliput - a Sinister Picture suggesting the present state of things in Europe
Window ShadowA man in a flat cap reading a book on a window sill, The sun shining through the windows casts a giant shadown across the bare room. Date: 1930s
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Etienne de Silhouette - Profile portraitEtienne de Silhouette (1709-1767) - French Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV of France. His miserly tenure gave birth to the term a la Silhouette applying to the perception of things as
Etienne de Silhouette - Full-length silhouette portraitEtienne de Silhouette (1709-1767) - French Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV of France. His miserly tenure gave birth to the term a la Silhouette applying to the perception of things as
Nude by Jean StrakerA nude woman casts a shadow as she brushes her hair. c.1955
Palemon sees Ondine dancing with her shadowPalemon sees Ondine, a water sprite, dancing with her shadow. Captivated by her beauty he pursues her to the forest. Illustration to a fairytale by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
Woman and girl riding a small donkeyA rather plump woman and a little girl riding a small donkey on a sunny day
The Desert Song by O Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein and F MandelThe Desert Song by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein and Frank Mandel, with music by Sigmund Romberg, at the Casino Theatre, New York, on 30th November 1926