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Winston Churchill Holding a Sub-Machine GunWinston Churchill (1874-1965) - pictured holding a Sub-Machine Gun. Date: circa 1940
An Alligator - all dressed up to meet you in Florida, USA. Date: 1935
Algeria - Woman smoking a nargile pipeAlgeria - woman smoking a nargile (Hookah Pipe)
My Favourite Model (Mrs David Wright) by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Empire Nut BrownAdvertisement for Adkins Empire Nut Brown tobacco featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill
Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking ladyA rather powerful looking lady from the Congo, smoking a pipe and carrying a large wicker basket on her head. She is the wife of the Chief of the Mpongo Tribe of Kibweta, Madimba, Congo, Africa
Craven A advertisement - tennisFor your throats sake smoke Craven A. A female tennis player enjoys a smoke in between sets. Date: 1939
Doncella cigar advertisement, 1965Advertisement for Doncella cigars featuring a man under a bunch of mistletoe smoking a cigar and attracting much interest from a bevy of beautiful brunettes. Date: 1965
Woman smoking by David WrightPainting by David Wright showing a woman in profile smoking a cigarette. c.1955
Old farmer with dog in orchardFarmer, Tom Herring with his old sheepdog in the orchard of his farm Walterstone, Herefordshire Date: circa 1975
Gold Flake cigarettes advertisementAdvertisement for Gold Flake cigarettes with a moody illustration showing a man in a trilby hat smoking against an inky blue midnight sky. Date: 1929
The Cigarette by Gordon ConwayStunning illustration by Gordon Conway depicting an elegant woman in black wearing a close-fitting cloche hat and some impressive emerald, diamond and pearl jewels
Chinese Farmer with Palmleaf Raincoat carrying hoe and smoking a cheroot. Date: circa 1905
Woman selling Mangoes on the street - Dakar, SenegalMoorish Woman selling Mangoes on the street - Dakar, Senegal Date: circa 1950s
Churchill taken ill, 1932Winston Churchill (1874-1965), English politician, having a cheeky puff on his cigar whilst being stretchered from his London flat to a West End nursing home via ambulance
Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 29 March 1935 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30
Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, November 1929Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on 15 November 1929 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30
Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, April 1934Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 13 April 1934 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30
Italian Miner - Mineo, Sicily. It is likely he was employed to mine the local calcareous ashlars, used to build many of Mineos public buildings
Queen of the GipsiesMargaret Finch, Queen of the Gipsies at Norwood, in south London with two pet dogs - one is smaller than a tankard!!
Tobacco Ban ThreatBeware, Mr Smoker, your turn is next ! - a prophetic satire from the Prohibition Era in America
Mature man wearing cloth cap lights his pipe in an Irish pubA mature man wearing a cloth cap sits in a pub in Cork, Ireland, and lights his pipe. In front of him is a pint of Guinness. He has a large belly and behind him is a dart board Date: 1989
Temperance Movement - The Perils of too much beer and baccy... Date: circa 1900
Miss Rudi Verdi - ActressMiss Rudi Verdi with cigarette in hand - British Actress (?-1918) Date: circa 1910s
Poland. People of Krakow History of Poland - Charles FosterPoland. People of Krakow. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840
Advert for Player's cigarettesA young, fashionable couple smoking on the beach, in this advert for Player's cigarettes. Date: 1939
A late middle-aged couple enjoying a picnicinsertcaption Date: circa 1920s
Jack Buchanan smokingJack Buchanan (1890 - 1957), Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. Pictured smoking in a page from The Sketch that reported on the fact that in order to avoid hefty
Cicely Courtneidge as an Eton-cropped flapperActress Cicely Courtneidge made up as a typical eton-cropped, cigarette-smoking flapper in Cleansing the Stage sketch in the revue, " By the Way". Date: 1925
Advert for Swan and Edgar - Christmas present ideas 1928A selection of weird looking gifts for smokers, all available from Swan and Edgar. Date: 1928
People smoking cigarettesA lady offers cigarettes to her companions 1892
Albert, Duke of York - Point-to-Point at Great BringtonPrince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - having a cigarette whilst sharing a bit of local gossip with Old Smiler (a character present at most hunt meetings)
OPIUM SMOKING TOOLSThe equipment of a serious Chinese opium smoker Date: 1893
OPIUM SMOKERS, MALAYSIAThree Malay smokers of opium Date: circa 1860
Smoking party in IndiaIndia; a smoking-party in Bengal Date: 1809
Woman smoking pipeA lady smoker with a pipe and a cup of wine Date: 17th century
A street artist, with a long beard smoking a large pipeA street artist, with a long beard and smoking a large pipe, paints outdoors in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and is surrounded by his colourful paintings Date: 2006
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
Farm worker in pub. HerefordshireFarm worker Tommy Watkins poses by the fireplace mantlepiece of the Carpenters Arms pub, Walterstone, Herefordshire. The wall above the fireplace is covered in agricultural show prizes
Farm worker with scythe - 2Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Head and shoulders portrait Date: circa 1975
Farm worker with scythe - 1Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Full length portrait Date: circa 1975
Algerian Water Carrier. Date: circa 1907
Very Stylish Young Woman stitting backward on a chair in sleet black attire, smart hat, black leather gloves and smoking a cigarette Date: circa 1920s
Hand-drawn postcard of King Edward VII in profileHand-drawn postcard of King Edward VII of England (1841-1910) in profile. Date: circa 1908
Market Reports Illustrated - Tobacco"Market Reports Illustrated - " Tobacco - There was a sudden downward tendency!" A school Master spies three naughty boys grabbing a crafty smoke outside the school wall
Seoul, South Korea - Shinshi Men smoking long-stemmed pipes. Date: circa 1920s
South Korea - A Shinshi smoking a long-stemmed pipeSouth Korea - A venerable Korean man smoking a long-stemmed pipe and wearing a traditional style of top hat. Date: circa 1910s
Smoking Baby in a cigar box wearing a silk top hat. Not the best start in life health-wise... Quite bizarre. Date: 1904