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American Art Deco Playing Card Back - Female bather (2)High stylised (and stylish) American Art Deco Playing Card Back - Female bather rather seductively taking off (or putting on) her bathing top against a black background. Date: circa late 1920s
La Baionnette cover - French impression of British officerFront cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on the British Tommy. Showing a stereotypical English soldier in khaki uniform, smoking a pipe. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Humour, WW1Cartoon, Humour, showing two fashionable French women chatting with an English soldier. They say it must bother him to kill Germans. He replies no, they ve been used to it for a long time. Date: 1916
French Theatre -- Farce du Porteur d EauFarce du Porteur d Eau (Farce of the Water Carrier). A water carrier with two buckets suspended from a metal ring says how much he likes to see pretty girls as he walks along the street. Date: 1632
Prayer book in leather and wooden book box with carrying strap from the 15th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes
Dutch scout in uniform and helmet, HollandA Dutch scout in uniform and helmet, Holland
Typical Dutch scout during the Occupation, WW2A typical Dutch scout during the Occupation, Second World War. Date: 1940s
Firefighter in new breathing apparatus helmetLFB firefighter in a new breathing apparatus helmet (side view), 14 December 1956. The helmet is put on last and secured over the neck band and goggles
Hosepipes folded up inside an LFB vehicle
LFB new cork and rubber helmetThe relatively new LFB cork and rubber helmet. By 1938 it had fully replaced the traditional brass helmet, which carried the risk of electrocution. The new cork helmet was also lighter in weight
Two AFS firefighters exchange experiences, WW2Two AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) firefighters exchange experiences after coming off duty. Date: circa 1941
Advert for Dolcis shoes 1946A touch of glamour in Dolcis exclusive ankle strap models. 1946
Womens shoes 1924American clothing catalogue, showing a seletion of womens calf suede leather high heeled cut-out sandals. 1924
Advert for Eleanor Adair, herbal pack 1934Adairs new achievement in beauty aids. A herbel pack, created by Eleanor Adair to enable you to avoid the distressing effects of a relentless sun
Advert for Dolcis shoes 1933For occasions demanding elegance... A selection of fashionable evening court shoes and sandals, can be dyed to any shade, in a variety of fabrics or kid leather with high heels
Advertisement for Judy, featured in Tit-BitsAdvertisement for Judy, a womans thrilling adventures featured in Tit-Bits. Date: March 1953
Black & White evening dresses 1929Black and white flared evening frocks for the Autumn. 1929
Advert for Dolcis ladies high heelsA selection of ladies fashionable evening court shoes. Date: 1932
Advert for Ciro ladies diamond wristwatches 1937Advert for ladies diamond cocktail wristwatches. Date: 1937
Advert for Lillywhites sports shoes for men and women 1937Shoes specially designed for sports at Lillywhites. 1937
Hanoi - Vietnam - Wheelbarrow driver - delivering his load of recently deceased pigs! Date: circa 1904
Two Cartier wristwatchesTwo vintage Cartier wristwatches Date: circa 1930s
Egyptian Lemonade Seller with a shoulder strap ewer - Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s
Birds on a concertina-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a dogs collar, with a dog in the centre. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for Lotus shoes 1947Fashion fantasion. Strap gold evening shoe. Date: 1947
Advert for Anklet by Joyce California shoes 1945Red ankle buckle shoes with wedge by Anklet by Joyce California, fitted by Saxone. 1945
Hat with Chin Strap 1913A woman in a black hat with a round crown, up-turned narrow brim & chin-strap. Date: 1913
The strap-hanger. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt dressed as an elderly woman, wearing furs, and holding onto a strap labeled Outlook on a crowded streetcar
Russian beauty in profile - with golden headdress and a golden shoulder strap on her dainty dress. Date: 1909
Northern Vietnamese Mandarin from Lao KayA Northern Vietnamese Mandarin from Lao Kay in the Tonkin Province. Date: circa 1930
Three dresses by Beer, Premet and Martial et ArmandThree fashionable women wearing evening dresses. On the left, a salmon pink narrow strap tubular satin crepe casino dress with embroidered silver pearls and a green fan detail at the hip, by Beer
Advertisement for Harrods beachwearAdvert for Harrods womens casual flannel trousers and a striped wool shirt for the beach. Date: 1937
Beatrice Lillies ShoesCostume design for Beatrice Lillie for her role in Dr. Rhythm, starring Bing Crosby and directed by Frank Tuttle. Shoes for gaucho number. Date: 1938
David Wright woman in black fur coatElegant woman with reddish brown hair, wearing a black fur coat over her skimpy underwear. She is sitting on table next to a vase of pink roses
David Wright woman in a black and red evening dressElegant woman with brown hair, wearing a full-skirted black and red patterned evening dress. She is sitting on a couch with a cigarette in her hand
Policemen in wartime tin helmetsTwo policemen in tin helmets worn during the Second World War
Metropolitan Police helmetA Metropolitan Police helmet
Private of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in Full Dress. Wearing 2 stripes for good conduct and long service and inverted chevrons. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Poster advertising hats: a hat makes all the difference! A fashionably dressed young woman in a stylish orange hat turns a few heads on the underground, and is offered a seat by a chivalrous gent
Pity the poor strap hangerAn image illustrating the introduction of hand straps on underground trains. When straps were added to underground railway carriages in the early 1900s, there was an outcry among travellers
SHOESBeige suede high fronted chukker boot, black calf ghillie laced shoe, sepia suede shoe with buckled strap and white buckskin shoe banded and buckled with solid heel
SHOESSuede shoe with buttoned strap and open back, suede slingback shoe with suede bow, calf slingback with flat petersham bow, calf spat fronted shoe with suede inset, calf sandal
SHOESBeige suede slingback with oval toe and covered heel, mustard suede shoe with front cut outs, sandy suede shoe with broad buckled strap and olive leather shoe with
Patent and Tan Calf BootTrimmed black patent and tan calf boot with sloping heel and lacing by Cristel. In front, donkey suede and patent pump, patent walking shoe and patent ankle strap shoe
Large Burmese Canoes, 1910Photograph of two Burmese canoes, each with at least twenty rowers, 1910. Each rower balanced on the inside foot, with the outside one slipped through a strap on the oar; thus they used an arm
Seaside Costumes 1896The year that signalled the demise of big sleeves? Puffed & gigot sleeves, wide square revers, epaulettes, high collars, pleated blouse, open bodice fastened with bands