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London MilkmanLondon characters: the MILKMAN goes from door to door, with two churns suspended by a yoke from his shoulders, from which he fills your pot on your doorstep. Date: circa 1870
TANTRUM IN A HAT SHOPA woman wearing a fox stole around her shoulders (complete with two heads) throws a tantrum in the middle of a hat shop - her partner has to explain to the shop assistant. Date: 1930s
SPARING PERFUME 1935Perfume should be used sparingly and sprayed on the shoulders and behind the ears to be most fragrant. This should be done before putting on a dress to avoid staining! Date: 12 September 1935
ST CHRISTOPHER / BRICKDALESAINT CHRISTOPHER Christopher shalt thou be named, because thou hast borne Christ upon thy shoulders Date: 3RD CENTURY
BLUNT / CAPRICORN / 47 / 1849The constellation of Capricorn, this version has the head, shoulders and fore- legs of a goat and the hind body and tail of a fish. Date: 1849
MACKLIN / SHYLOCK / PROFILECHARLES MACKLIN as SHYLOCK in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice Head and shoulders in profile Date: 1697 - 1797
LADY CHARLES BERESFORD Wife of Lord Charles Beresford Intimate friend of Edward VII Date: -
Four couples posing for a photograph in a suburban gardenFour very smartly-dressed couples pose for a jolly photograph in a smart suburban garden. circa 1905
Do we need the Actress?. Mr Edgar Atchison-Ely in Rational Dress. Date: 1904" Do we need the Actress?". Mr Edgar Atchison-Ely in Rational Dress. Date: 1904
Sinbad, pantomime, Putney Hippodrome, SW LondonSinbad the Sailor, grand pantomime, Putney Hippodrome, SW London. early 20th century
Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands (1880-1962). Date: 1908
Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947) - King of Italy. Date: 1908
Woman from the Congo, Central AfricaHead and shoulders portrait of a young woman from the Congo, Central Africa Date: circa 1910s
Young Austrian Girl with flowers in her hair - The (very faint) German inscription at th base reads: Happy Birthday. Date: 1917
Butchers in street, DublinTwo butchers carry lamb carcasses on their shoulders down a market street in Dublin, Ireland Date: 1990
Poda, a Sri Lankan pole fisherman, or stilt fisherman, portrait head and shoulders. He and his family were almost certainly killed in the tsumani of 2004 Date: 1994
Man playing tin whistle, Agra, India - 1Indian tin whistle player with a luxuriant silver beard, and wearing a deep blue turban, plays his tin whistle in Agra, India Date: 1986
Man playing tin whistle, Agra, India - 2Indian tin whistle player with a luxuriant silver beard, and wearing a deep blue turban, plays his tin whistle in Agra, India Date: 1986
Man with sack, KashmirA Kasmiri man strains to look up and smile for the camera - he carries a heavy load of sacks on his shoulders Date: 1986
Man with sheep carcass, KashmirA young muslim man carrying the carcass of a sheep on his shoulders through a street in Srinagar, Kashmir. He looks straight at the camera and does not smile Date: 1986
Berwick swansA large flock of swans in Berwick harbour. All move in the same direction. One swan stretches its neck out Date: 1990
Mother with her young son carried on her shouldersJolly, smiling Mother with her young son carried on her shoulders. Date: 1915
Sculpture Bust in the Carlsberg Museum, Copenhagen, DenmarkSculpture Bust - Miner with an Axe (1900) by Constantin Meunir (1831-1905) in the Carlsberg Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark Date: 1900
Italian Fashion - Blue Bonnet Hat - Bead necklace. Date: circa 1920s
Japanese PriestA Japanese Priest. Date: 1904
A Four-man British Shooting Party - note the specialist jackets worn by the two gentleman at the front, both with padded shoulder protection to prevent injury from the rifle recoil. Date: 1930s
Trade card advertising Ayerss Sarsaparilla, which gives Health and Happy Hours. Billed as a treatment for Scrofula and other blood disorders. Manufactured in Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1895
Statue of Atlas - Rockefeller Center - New York, USA. Date: 1930s
Napoleon Bonaparte after Battle of FontainebleauNapoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French Emperor downcast in defeat following the Battle of Fontainebleau in 1814. Date: circa 1880
East African Tribesman - Extensive Scarification, Nose ChainA postcard produced by Consolata Missionaries, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary congregation operating in Africa. Dramatic scarification on the shoulders of this East African tribesman
Edwardian women in tricorne and bicorne hats 1912Left tricorne, hat with three-cornered, in black tagal, trimmed with two pom - poms, one in black and the other white. Right, amazon, hat made of leghorn
Chinese Sedan Chair, Hong Kong, ChinaA smart young Chinese Businessman (in Western attire, including boater) is carried Sedan Chair, Hong Kong, China Date: circa 1910s
Dresses for 1932Three women wearing smart frocks, first is a Dorville model in brown and green tweed, the sides of the bodies green to match the coat
Edwardian floral and feathered hats 1909Head and shoulders of fashionable women wearing picture hats using floral and plumed designs. 1909
Edwardian hats using floral decorations 1909Three Edwardian women wearing highly decorative spring hats in different styles with floral designs. (left) Toque hat is made of entirely of small flowers in three shades in the nid d abeille shape
St Ignatius LoyolaIGNATIUS LOYOLA (1491 - 1556), Spanish saint and founder of the Jesuit order (head and shoulders portrait with hat)
Three African American teenagers with arms round shoulders. Happy friends in front of the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1902
India - Hunting Elephant with Sporting HowdahBlack and white. An Indian elephant with large carriage on its back, and a man sitting in front of the carriage between the shoulders of the elephant
Advertisement for Nivea cream -- male and female models (John Miller and Margaret Rowe) with a pink parasol. 1959
Advertisement for Amami hair products, modelled by Lilliane Sottane. 1957
David Wright woman with black and red fanElegant woman with red hair, wearing a low-cut cream-coloured evening dress with a full, layered skirt, and holding a black and red fan
Woman with a cat on either shoulderA short-haired woman with a cat on either shoulder -- she is taking them for a walk in the park, and has them on leads
A Dupuis head and shoulders of a German cavalrymanFrench artist Emile Dupuis produced three series of postcards between 1914 and 1915. They were Nos Allies (our Allied soldiers)
A Dupuis head and shoulders of an German soldierFrench artist Emile Dupuis produced three series of postcards between 1914 and 1915. They were Nos Allies (our Allied soldiers)
A Dupuis head and shoulders of a German TerritorialFrench artist Emile Dupuis produced three series of postcards between 1914 and 1915. They were Nos Allies (our Allied soldiers)
A Dupuis head & shoulders of a German infantry officerFrench artist Emile Dupuis produced three series of postcards between 1914 and 1915. They were Nos Allies (our Allied soldiers)
A Dupuis head and shoulders of a French soldierFrench artist Emile Dupuis produced three series of postcards between 1914 and 1915. They were Nos Allies (our Allied soldiers)
A Dupuis head and shoulders of a Flanders sailorFrench artist Emile Dupuis produced three series of postcards between 1914 and 1915. They were Nos Allies (our Allied soldiers)