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Manus Mcfadden of Dooey, Rossguill (Born 1811) - a photo of an old man sitting on a rock with a walking stick, in a field beside a young boy
Me and My Girl - Instructions how to dance the Lambeth WalkType-written instructions on how to dance The Lambeth Walk, a cheery Cockney musical number, as featured in Arthur Rose and Douglas Furbers musical Me and My Girl. Date: 1937
Disraeli / Vanity FairBENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman, writer
Jolly Joker Playing CardA classic image of a jester, wearing cap and bells, playing a flute, a ninny stick, or jesters wand, attached to his belt
Charlie ChaplinCHARLIE CHAPLIN (Sir Charles Spencer) English comedian and actor
Two kittens with a drumkitUnusual Friends - two kittens with a drumkit. 1950s
The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks
Sir Charles Cox, Vanity Fair, SpyCHARLES COX (1810-1892) Held various positions in the Colonial Office between 1829 and 1879. Caption: Colonial Date: 1810 - 1892
Silhouette of a local squire and his dogSilhouette of a local squire having a drink in his local pub, with his dog at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer
Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pubThe best drink is the last drink -- scene at 10pm in The Crown, Harrogate, with a barmaid, a customer and his dog
Chesterfield / Vanity FairLord Chesterfield elegantly dressed in morning coat, grey striped trousers, town boots, shirt with high all-round collar, black tie, top hat, pink carnation & white gloves
Churchill / Smiling / 1924WINSTON CHURCHILL British statesman
Fifth of NovemberPlease to remember the fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason plot; I see no reason why Gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot. A stick and a stake for Victorias sake!
Woman Shaving ManA female barber or barbers assisitant, probably during World War Two, applies shaving soap to a mans face before his shave
STICK EM UPStick em up ! Boys playing with guns on the street
Carroll / Alice & the DodoALICE AND THE DODO
Elgar out WalkingEDWARD ELGAR Postcard, Circa 1905
Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)
Jester in cap and bellsA jester, traditionally dressed in cap and bells, holding a stick with a jesters likeness, variously known as a jester stick, fools wand or ninny stick
Women playing hockeyA womens hockey match -- they are wearing long skirts, which must be rather difficult to run in
Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composerGioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, best known for his operas
Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou (The Fool)Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou or Le Mat (The Fool)
Children in Varna Street, Belfast, Northern IrelandA large group of children on the corner of Varna Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Off to Fairyland by Muriel DawsonA small child engrossed in a huge book of fairy tales
Edwardian WalkersWALKING Six young Edwardian men in shirtsleeves, two with walking canes, out for a walk in the countryside
ADAM SMITH Economist and philosopher
Sporty Lacrosse Girl - The Sporting Girl - " The Fellows like the girl of sport, shes such a jolly, chummy sort." Date: circa 1910s
Characterful old lady with her knittingA characterful old lady sits in a chair, holding a few rows of knitting in front of her as she looks thoughtfully into the distance
Coquelin(A) / Cyrano 1900CONSTANT COQUELIN Aine (elder) French actor in the role of Cyrano de Bergerac
Ataturk and Amanullah Khan in a rowing boat - 1928Exceptionally rare postcard from May 1928 showing Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (18811938), President of Turkey, pictured in a rowing boat with the Sovereign of Afghanistan
A Native Australian with his WOOMERA - throwing stick Date: 1891
The Joker - Playing CardA classic image of a jester, wearing cap and bells, playing a flute, a ninny stick, or jesters wand, attached to his belt. Date: 19th century
Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East SussexBiddy " The Tubman" Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex - Acrobat and Seaside Entertainer (1910s - 1930s). There are a number of (hilarious)
Family of pigs at play on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Traditional method of holding dowsing rodA man demonstrates the traditional method of holding the baguette, or dowsing rod. Date: 1693
Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900
The Duke and Duchess of York - Durham Colliery visitThe Duke and Duchess of York (Later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) - visiting a Durham Colliery on 29th July 1936 - most likely the Glamis Pit at Kibblesworth Colliery
John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)
Walking Stick / Stick Insect (Phasm madagascariensis). Madagascar
SNCF poster, Chamonix, France, in summer and winter, offering golf, hockey, mountaineering, skiing and tennis. Date: circa 1948
Silhouette of two men drinking beerThe First Drink of the Day -- silhouette of two men drinking beer, probably in a pub
Nankeen Trousers 1818Pink striped waistcoat, blue tight fitting double-breasted coat with hip pocket, velvet collar, narrow tails & padded shoulders & top hat, nankeen trousers & black pumps
15th Century JesterA French court jester, in traditional outfit, with cap and bells, carrying a ninny stick, or jesters wand
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
Old farmer with dog in orchardFarmer, Tom Herring with his old sheepdog in the orchard of his farm Walterstone, Herefordshire Date: circa 1975
Incense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple HanoiIncense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple of the Jade Mountain in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam
Farmers in grass coats, JapanThree farmers in grass coats, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Richard Vines at Crawford NotchBritish explorer Richard Vines at Crawford Notch, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Vines stands by a river, holding a walking stick, as he makes his way along the pass. Date: 1619
Oedipus and Antigone. EngravingOedipus. Hero of Greek mythology. The Delphic oracle predicted that he would kill his father and marry his mother. When they discover the truth
French riding habit 1886Black or navy cloth, the bodies fastens at the sides at the sides and opens below the waist to show a white waistcoat. 1886
Fashion for the Moors by Gordon ConwaySuggestion for a slimline country tweed suit, perfect for striding stylishly over moorland on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: c.1930
Hounds of the Essex Otter HuntThe hounds of the Essex Otter Hunt, with their Master, at the side of a country road
Tweed Coat 1928Young man sets out for walk over the moors in a single- breasted tweed overcoat with raglan sleeves & pocket flaps, he also wears a grey fedora hat with black hatband
Immanuel Kant / StatueIMMANUEL KANT German philosopher: commemorative statue in Konigsberg Date: 1724 - 1804
Paul Verlaine, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. Seen here in a full-length photograph, wearing top hat, overcoat and scarf, and leaning on a walking stick
Father Christmas stands with his bulging sack in the snow
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
Greetings to you all - A pretty skater leads a Pierrot and other revellers onto the ice. She holds a long stick onto which an orange Chinese lantern is attached. Date: 1905
Caricature of Arthur Cecil, English actor and playwrightCaricature of Arthur Cecil (1843-1896), English actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager. Seen here as Colley Cibber in a production of Masks and Faces
Newfoundland with StickThis Newfoundland dog loves water, like all the breed, and has just dived into the river to retrieve its masters stick. Date: circa 1870
Rosebery / 5th Earl / Vf 76ARCHIBALD PHILIP PRIMROSE 5TH EARL OF ROSEBERY Statesman and author Date: 1847 - 1929
Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935
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
Family Day OutA little boy and his sister try to sail a toy boat on the Serpentine. Luckily Dad is there to give them a helping hand with a stick. Date: mid 1960s
Silhouette of polo stables, horses and players
Soldiers of Linhares, Brazil, in uniform.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
A Woman of No ImportanceA rather dark humoured illustration by Phil May, entitled A Woman of No Importance, a skit on the title of the play by Oscar Wilde of 1893
Lloyd George & his DogDAVID LLOYD GEORGE with his pet dog at Churt, Surrey, England. Date: 1863 - 1945
Sister and brother with hoop and stick, walking along hand in hand. first published 1879
Winston Churchill walking along the streetWinston Churchill MP with another man, walking along the street. early 20th century
Tolstoy (Vanity Fair)LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist in old age Date: 1828 - 1910
Richard of India - Maharajah in IstanbulRichard of India. An Indian Maharajah during a visit to Constantinople
The Rescue of Zaidi; H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American ExpeditioEngraving showing the rescue of Zaidi from the top of a waterfall during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877
Micawber & CopperfieldYoung David Copperfield with swaggering Mr. Micawber, twirling his walking stick!
William Ernest Henley / VfWILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY English man of letters, editor of the Magazine of Art and other journals
Newbury Theatre 1803Theatre at Newbury
Greek Costume / ScharfANCIENT GREECE: The clothing of a pedagogue of ancient Greece
Glamourous AviatrixA glamourous blond Aviatrix, sporting red goggles and a cream flying helmet and jumpsuit enjoys a well earned smoke in between flights
Alice & PuppyAlice (shrunk) with the puppy
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried awayTattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s
Comic postcard, Old man with pretty women on the beachComic postcard, Old man with two pretty women on the beach. Whats the good of knowing a thing or two if you can t prove it? Date: 20th century
King George V and Tsar Nicholas IIAs Like As Brothers : The Tsar (with a walking stick) and the Prince of Wales (later George V), at Barton Manor, Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: August 1909
Lady Edwina Mountbatten and Mr Stephen Laddie SanfordLady Edwina Mountbatten (Countess Mountbatten of Burma) (1900-1960) pictured with Polo player Mr Stephen " Laddie" Sanford (1899-1977). Date: 1927
