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Metropolitan police dog handler training dog in field
A Metropolitan Police dog handler training an Alsatian dog in a field. The handler is in civilian clothes, playing the role of a criminal, and has just fired a gun near the dogs head

The wives of the military
" The wives of the military" -- two ladies of contrasting stature (and possibly contrasting social stature!) stand talking about their husbands, both away at war. Silhouette by H L Oakley

New postage stamp design, Fiume, Italy
A new postage stamp design for Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) when under Italian occupation, soon after the First World War. The design shows a short sword cutting a Gordian knot

Bockelsen Parties
Though food is short and many of his people are hungry, Bockelsen and his entourage indulge in feasting and dance. Date: 1535

Four young ladies in fashionable summer outfits

Woman Stonemason
A woman working Eilat stone, Israel. Date: 1960s

Bilberry Pickers
A woman wearing spectacles picking bilberries with a girl with short blonde hair. Date: 1950s

SHORT SB-5
British jet fighter Date: circa 1950

Military young man in studio photo
A military-looking young man with short hair and a clipped moustache, in a studio photo. Date: August 1939

Afgican Pygmies
African Pygmies of the Mbuti Tribe from the Ituri Tribe Date: circa 1910s

Waistline Exercises
An exercise designed to trim your waist and tone your thighs. Date: late 1930s

Rope Making
Short rope making, keeping the strands together while they are being twisted, in the village of Rope-Walk, Hawes, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Sales Fashions
A middle aged woman looks in a shop window during the London Summer Sales. Is she wondering whether she can contend with the trendy dolly birds all around her? Date: late 1960s

Intense Model
A portrait of a smiling woman with short hair. Date: late 1960s

Cigarette Accessories

Female Pilot
A liberated female pilot takes a snapshot of herself on her windswept flight, with an automatic camera attached to an aeroplane wing! Date: 1930s

The Tibble Stone, Glos. England. Legend has it that a giant from Dixton Hill (in the background) threw it towards the River Severn, but it fell short at Teddington! Date: BC

Elizabeth Ctes Albemarle
ELIZABETH, countess of ALBEMARLE wife of William, Fourth earl. Wearing the high-waisted short-sleeved dress of the time. Date: flourished 1818

Horse Racing - Won by a Short Head. A very close finish to this race, with one horse managing to stick its neck out enough to claim the race. Date: circa 1920s

Two young ladies in outfits by Drecoll and Jenny
Two fashionable young ladies in the latest winter outfits. On the left, a dress in black velvet and white crepe with white fur trimming, by Drecoll

Fashionable ladies in designer outfits
A group of fashionable ladies in outfits by various designers. From left to right: a green, red and white outfit by Madeleine et Madeleine, a white

British tanks under German fire, WW1
British tanks under attack from German heavy artillery and Minenwerfer (short range mortar) fire towards the end of the First World War. Date: September 1918

Ossalois Guide and his bride-to-be
Pyrenees - border between France and Spain - the Ossalois people (who live in the vall?d Ossau). The gentleman on the left is a mountain guide in his distinctive short red felt jacket

Three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong
1930s Women wearing Dinner frocks with short sleeves. An illustration of three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong (French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s). Date: 1932

Cashmere sweater, 1953
A short-sleeved cashmere sweater by Ballantyne of Peebles with a raised intarsia design of white on white. Date: 1953

Advertisement for Auguste Bonaz hair combs
Advertisement for Auguste Bonaz decorative hair combs, worn here on short bobbed hair. 1924

Two ladies in summer outfits by Doucet and Jenny
Two ladies in fashionable summer outfits, standing near a tennis court. On the left, a 3/4 length light yellow and black patterned crepe de chine dress with black rosette at the hip

Two ladies in outfits by Lucien Lelong and Jean Patou
Two fashionable ladies in summer outfits, watching a cycle race. On the left, a long sleeved white and navy blue crepe de chine patterned 3/4 length dress, with white collar and cuffs

Young lady in plain dress by Premet

Three sports outfits by Jean Patou and Bernard
Three young ladies wearing sports outfits. On the left, a striped short sleeved dress and parasol, by Jean Patou. In the middle, a three-piece white suit with high collar and ribbon bow

Englishman asserting his authority
Three Spaniards outnumbered by an Englishmen in combat. While they draw their swords, the Englishmen responds with his quarterstaff. Date: 17th Century

Two men on a street, one tall and slim, the other short and plump. Horace asks: Got such a thing as a spare fiver on you, old chap? The reply is unprintable. circa 1916

World War One - Trophy of German Helmets
World War One - British Tommies sporting captured trophies - most obviously Hun Helmets and bayonets. Date: circa 1916

Summer holiday fashions from Simpson of Piccadilly, 1953
Advertisement for mens beachwear from Simpson of Piccadilly, showing four men wearing outfits that range from the faintly ridiculous to the outrageously camp. Date: 1953

Two models in elegant nightwear, blue and pink. 1923

Two models in elegant negligees, mauve and pink. 1923

Val d Ossau muscians
Val d Ossau men playing traditional local instruments to accompany dances. On the right we have a fiddler with his fiddle and on the right

Still from early animated short film
A still from an early animated short film - very much in the style of a young Walt Disney! - depicting a couple in a small boat being blown forward by a sea monster

Lipstick in the Mirror
A girl puts the finishing touches to her lipstick in an oval mirror and listens to the latest hits on her radio at the same time! Date: 1960s

Chevron Stripe Jumper
Jumper & scarf set in a chevron design, possibly machine-knitted, with short, puff sleeves fitting tightly above the elbow. Worn here with a white skirt. Date: 1934

German Costume 1790

GERMAN NOBLES 1570-88
Two German noblemen wear small ruffs, doublets, cut-fingered pumps, hose or breeches ornamented with embroidery or ribbon bows, a sleeveless jerkin & short cloak. Date: 1570 - 1588

Short-Sleeved Cardy 30S
Young platinum blonde wearing a Peter-pan collar & a short- sleeved hand-knitted cardigan with cuffs, deep angular revers & fastened with 3 rows of knitted buttons. Date: 1930s

Ball Dress & Cloak
A young lady arrives at the ball wearing a beautiful, white, short cloak or cape ornamented in gold & red with a paisley pattern. Date: circa 1860

C12th Male Dress
Labourer: Phrygian cap, hooded tunic hitched up, long stockings & short boots. Rich Jew: conical hat with brim, mantle pinned with a brooch, super-tunic, girdle & pouch. Date: 12th century

15th Century Couple
A lady and gentleman in fashionable summer wear : she wears a stomacher, he wears a short doublet over his shirt, with trouses and breeches. Date: circa 1499

Kirchner Girl Circa 1913
Parisian milliners apprentice delivering a new hat wears a short narrow skirt with a buttoned split at the side, Louis heel shoes, blouse with tie & a square, brimless hat. Date: circa 1913

Paris Fashions 1915
The new wartime fashion of short full skirts in bold designs & colours, high Louis heeled boots, loose jackets with belts, V -necklines & hats with vertical feathers. Date: 1915

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