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Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire19th century vintage photograph: Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, fishing boats in the harbour
Hockey - Footwork, Dribbling and Passing demonstrated. Date: circa 1910s
Philip NeriST FILIPPO (Philip) NERI popular and venerated Italian preacher known as the Apostle of Rome for his skill in winning converts; he founded the Oratorian community
Ju-Jitsu suffragetteIf you want to earn some time throw a policeman! The Ju-Jitsu suffragette shows how a policeman may be tackled. Mrs Garrud, the well-known suffragette
Womens Institute activities during the First World War, making jam and wicker baskets to help with the war effort. 1915
Fencing positionsPage demonstrating the various positions adopted during fencing. Date: 1930
Three Japanese Geisha girls playing GoThree Japanese Geisha girls in Kobe, Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos
Herne the HunterHerne the hunter hangs himself because his hunting skill has been taken in payment for the miraculous cure of a mortal wound. But every night he leads a spectral hunt
Gibbs Happy Families - Master Tooth the Dentists son. 20th century
Met Police cadets giving a displayA group of Metropolitan Police cadets in sports gear, giving a display of their athletic skills. Seven poles are held in place so that seven cadets can climb up and sit at the top
French Boules PlayersFour French peasants in sabots and a barefoot boy judge the skill of the players in a game on a bumpy grassy field. Date: early 20th century
Blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horseA blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse. There are discarded horseshoes on the floor, and more hanging from a rack on the wall. Date: circa 1960s
Poster advertising Pollards Storefitters, showing workmen busy with their carpentry. 20th century
A Watchmaker at WorkA clock and watchmaker seated at his bench makes fine adjustments to a watch part, possibly a cog. He uses a bow lathe ?. Wall, mantel & grandfather clocks can be seen
Ideal ScientistThe ideal scientist - interested in the old as well as the new, anatomy as well as astronomy, the laws of chance and of mathematics, the skill of chess, the hues of a rose
Making Tennis RacquetsStringing new tennis racquets at a workshop in Wimbledon, London
Dom Perignon, French monk known for wine-makingDom Perignon (1638-1715), French Benedictine monk who is often (incorrectly) credited with the invention of sparkling champagne
Woman police officer in self-defence exerciseWoman police officer (Moya Wood-Heath) taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event, watched by spectators. Date: circa early 1970s
The Flint Knapper, at Brandon, Suffolk, England. This ancient craft is still continued in Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s
Official wording, Apprenticeship IndentureOfficial wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited
St. James Street Montreal, Canada19th century vintage photograph: St. James Street Montreal, Canada, pedestrian and horse drawn traffic
Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix, French Alps19th century vintage photograph: Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix in the French Alps
Men and women playing pool in a billiards room, 19th centuryFashionable men and women playing pool in a billiards room in the 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Jean-Henri Marlet from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill
Advert, Guthrie & Wells, Stained Glass Windows, GlasgowAdvert for J & W Guthrie & Andrew Wells, Stained Glass Windows and Mosaics, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
Advertisement, James Figg, sword fighting, boxingAdvertisement for the services of the champion boxer James Figg - teaching gentlemen the use of the small backsword and quarterstaff, at home and abroad
Holy Land Lebanon - peasant with hookah pipec.1890 - Holy Land Lebanon - peasant with hookah pipe
Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India19th century vintage photograph: Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India
Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Pipe the Plumber. Date: 20th century
Crystal Palace RoofPhotograph of the roof of the Crystal Palace, illustrating the scale of the structure and the skill of its architects and builders
Buster Keaton plays golf, silent film Three Ages 1923Buster Keaton plays golf in the silent film Three Ages 1923
Medieval men playing the archery game of Popinjay, firing arrows at a target bird on a tree decorated with ribbons and gloves, while others share echaudes, a type of sweet bread from Aveyron
Musical billiards table for pool (la poule)Billiards table for pool (la poule) with two cue balls, 1827. Charles Chereaus table played music when a ball was potted in each pocket
Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, WW1Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, working on a new bayonet during the First World War. 1914-1918
Man making lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, DevonA man using withies (willow branches) to make a lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s
Photo Equipment RustThe Daily Mail photographer Frank Rust with an array of photographic equipment
Buddhas Archery SkillSIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) He shows that he is a whizz with bow and arrow, thus laying the foundations of Zen in the Art of Archery
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman with mirrorsVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Philippines - Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weaponsc.1890s South East Asia - Philippines - member of the Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons
c. 1880s India - woman beggar and childrenc. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - beggar woman and children
Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group19th century vintage photograph: Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group
Boy, child fakir, India19th century vintage photograph: Boy, child fakir, India
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseurVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasolVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing gameVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair downVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
1940s East Africa - street scene, Nairobi, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II
c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggarc. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man
Market place in Jaffa, Palestine, Israel Holy Land19th century vintage photograph: Market place in Jaffa, Palestine, Israel Holy Land
