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Background imageShadow Collection: Enid Lowe, actress, in London Rhapsody musical

Enid Lowe, actress, in London Rhapsody musical at The London Palladium. 1937

Background imageShadow Collection: Betty Furness wore this Dolly Tree gown in Shadow of Doubt

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

Background imageShadow Collection: The cast of Shadow of Doubt (1935)

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

Background imageShadow Collection: A Dolly Tree gown and fur wrap worn by Virginia Bruce

A Dolly Tree gown and fur wrap worn by Virginia Bruce
A 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

Background imageShadow Collection: A Dolly Tree negligee worn by Virginia Bruce

A Dolly Tree negligee worn by Virginia Bruce
The 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Children making silhouette portraits 1885

Children making silhouette portraits 1885
Children making silhouette portraits by casting a shadow on the wall, drawing the outline and then cutting it out. Date: 1885

Background imageShadow Collection: Mother and baby, 1960s

Mother and baby, 1960s
A mother smiles at her baby son in the pram next to her. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShadow Collection: Brooklands racing circuit, Surrey

Brooklands racing circuit, Surrey
Light and shadow on the patched concrete of Brooklands racing circuit, Surrey. 20th century

Background imageShadow Collection: Music cover, Diabolo Lancers

Music cover, Diabolo Lancers, arranged by Florence Fare

Background imageShadow Collection: The Graphic front cover - return of the bustle

The Graphic front cover - return of the bustle
The latest fashions from Paris in 1928 ironically cast a shadow on the wall that echoes the bustle silhouette of 1870s fashions. 1928

Background imageShadow Collection: Silhouette drawing 1886

Silhouette drawing 1886
Youthful artist drawing round the outline of an unamused young girls silhouette using a light. 1886

Background imageShadow Collection: Moorish street, Tetouan, Morocco, North Africa

Moorish street, Tetouan, Morocco, North Africa
Street in the Moorish district of Tetouan (Tetuan), a city in northern Morocco, North Africa. Date: circa 1930

Background imageShadow Collection: Balboa, Orange County, California, USA

Balboa, Orange County, California, USA
View from the pier, Balboa Peninsula, Orange County, California, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageShadow Collection: Aerial view of Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California, USA

Aerial view of Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California, USA
Aerial view of Fourth Street, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA, showing the Rossmore Hotel (right). Date: circa 1925

Background imageShadow Collection: A range of hand silhouettes of animals, to advertise Borwicks Baking Powder

A range of hand silhouettes of animals, to advertise Borwicks Baking Powder

Background imageShadow Collection: Tempus Fugit Date: 1941

Tempus Fugit Date: 1941

Background imageShadow Collection: Shadow Dance 1861

Shadow Dance 1861
Christmas season, Victorian children being amused by the shadow theatre. Magic lanterns are at hand and many over apparatus profuse of grotesque figures that appear

Background imageShadow Collection: BOYS HEADS TO BED

BOYS HEADS TO BED
A young boy goes to bed with a candle. Date: 1905

Background imageShadow Collection: FALL / BEDLINGTON / 1970

FALL / BEDLINGTON / 1970
LEASOWES DANCING SHADOW Owned by Taunt. Date: 1970

Background imageShadow Collection: MYTTON LOSES WINNINGS

MYTTON LOSES WINNINGS
English 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

Background imageShadow Collection: 50S GIRL BY WYKEHAM

50S GIRL BY WYKEHAM
A 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

Background imageShadow Collection: TIME / SUNDIAL

TIME / SUNDIAL
SUNDIAL Sundial on East Bergholt Church in Suffolk. The sundial is 400 years old and reads: Time passes away like a shadow

Background imageShadow Collection: CORYPHA UMBRACULIFERA

CORYPHA UMBRACULIFERA
Shadow palm - in the Sri Lanka jungle Date: 1913

Background imageShadow Collection: HAUNTED BY SHADOW

HAUNTED BY SHADOW
The man who was haunted by his own shadow Date: circa 1840s

Background imageShadow Collection: Cartoon, Opening the Gate

Cartoon, Opening the Gate; or, Coming events cast their shadows before. A comment on monopoly versus free trade. Date: 1845

Background imageShadow Collection: Lovers between marble pillars of the Doges Palace in Venice

Lovers between marble pillars of the Doges Palace in Venice
The shadowy silhouetted figures of lovers between the marble pillars of the Doges Palace, Saint Marks in Venice. 2013

Background imageShadow Collection: Smoker outside cafe, Mijas, Spain

Smoker outside cafe, Mijas, Spain
A 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Horse riders in Petra ravine, Jordan

Horse riders in Petra ravine, Jordan
Horse riders in the deep rocky ravine, or Siq, leading to Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Background imageShadow Collection: Blue door with chain, Nefta, Tunisia

Blue door with chain, Nefta, Tunisia
Ornate studded blue door with chain, Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987

Background imageShadow Collection: Monaco policemen

Monaco policemen
Two 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Man on beach - Algarve, Portugal

Man on beach - Algarve, Portugal
A 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

Background imageShadow Collection: beach shadow, Aberdaron

beach shadow, Aberdaron
The 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Leaping boy Pittenweem, Fife

Leaping boy Pittenweem, Fife
A 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Libyan Street Scene

Libyan Street Scene Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShadow Collection: A Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay and P. G. Wodehouse

A Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay and P. G. Wodehouse
A 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Music cover, Pretend, Nat King Cole

Music cover, Pretend, Nat King Cole
Music cover, Pretend, by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman and Frank Lavere, recorded by Nat King Cole. 1952

Background imageShadow Collection: Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Herdsman, 1897

Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Herdsman, 1897
Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Herdsman, 1897. National Museum Gallery. Krakow, Poland

Background imageShadow Collection: Gold bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto. Meroe. Egypt

Gold bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto. Meroe. Egypt
Gold bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto, Kandake of Nubia. 1st century BC. From Meroe, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageShadow Collection: RUSSIA - North Urals Mountains, Aerial, view

RUSSIA - North Urals Mountains, Aerial, view. Taiga Forest, Ural mountains, Russia

Background imageShadow Collection: The Hand of Militarism in Europe, WW1 outbreak

The Hand of Militarism in Europe, WW1 outbreak
Like a modern Gulliver playing the war-game with the troops of Lilliput - a Sinister Picture suggesting the present state of things in Europe

Background imageShadow Collection: Window Shadow

Window Shadow
A 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Quercus robur, oak leaves

Quercus robur, oak leaves
Leaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003

Background imageShadow Collection: Etienne de Silhouette - Profile portrait

Etienne de Silhouette - Profile portrait
Etienne 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Etienne de Silhouette - Full-length silhouette portrait

Etienne de Silhouette - Full-length silhouette portrait
Etienne 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Nude by Jean Straker

Nude by Jean Straker
A nude woman casts a shadow as she brushes her hair. c.1955

Background imageShadow Collection: Palemon sees Ondine dancing with her shadow

Palemon sees Ondine dancing with her shadow
Palemon 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

Background imageShadow Collection: Woman and girl riding a small donkey

Woman and girl riding a small donkey
A rather plump woman and a little girl riding a small donkey on a sunny day

Background imageShadow Collection: The Desert Song by O Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein and F Mandel

The Desert Song by O Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein and F Mandel
The 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



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