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Background imageStrings Collection: Ukulele Song 1926

Ukulele Song 1926
A happy couple singing by moonlight: Give me a ukulele... and a ukulele baby... and leave the rest to me

Background imageStrings Collection: Senegal - Griot playing a Kora

Senegal - Griot playing a Kora
Senegal - seated Griot playing a Kora, a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko but is one of the most popular instruments in Senegal

Background imageStrings Collection: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, statue as a boy

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, statue as a boy
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791), Austrian composer and musician, seen here in the form of a statue, as a boy with a violin and bow

Background imageStrings Collection: Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau Girl playing the harp

Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau Girl playing the harp from the Greek Virgins postcard series. Date: 1900

Background imageStrings Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a banjo

Christmas card in the shape of a banjo. circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Women from Lublin, Poland

Women from Lublin, Poland
Village peasant women from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Motocross Scramblers

Motocross Scramblers
Muddy bikers revving up their engines between the starting strings at a Motocross scrambling race. Date: 1980s

Background imageStrings Collection: Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card

Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap

Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card

Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card with a country scene. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Classic Tight Scotsman Joke - Lured by six beauties

Classic Tight Scotsman Joke - Lured by six beauties
Classic Tight Scotsman Joke - A stereotype Jock doesn t hang on long to his tight purse strings as six pretty girls required a drink! " It wasn t long here till bang went saxpence

Background imageStrings Collection: The Royal Coat of Arms of King George V

The Royal Coat of Arms of King George V. Arms: Quarterly, first and fourth, gules three lions passant guardant in pale or, (England); second or, a lion rampant within a tressure flory counter-flory

Background imageStrings Collection: Kitten with a violin on a Christmas card

Kitten with a violin on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklace

Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklace
Tunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat

Background imageStrings Collection: Bunty Pulls The Strings by Graham Moffat

Bunty Pulls The Strings by Graham Moffat. First of a set of six cards by artist E. Chandler. Each card is edged by a green and blue tartan border

Background imageStrings Collection: Pro Arte Orchestra

Pro Arte Orchestra
The leading Double Bass section of the Pro Arte Orchestra, peforming at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Date: 1969

Background imageStrings Collection: Marie Hall - Violinist

Marie Hall - Violinist
Marie Hall (1884-1956) - Violinist and pupil of Edward Elgar - gave the 1st performance of Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending in 1920 Date: 1907

Background imageStrings Collection: Chinese Puppet Theatre

Chinese Puppet Theatre
A street puppet show. The automaton figures are operated by a set of strings

Background imageStrings Collection: Stringed instrument maker in his workshop

Stringed instrument maker in his workshop
A stringed instrument manufacturer in his workshop, testing the strings of a double bass

Background imageStrings Collection: Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852

Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852
LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859

Background imageStrings Collection: Street Banana Seller, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Street Banana Seller, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Woman from Lublin, Poland

Woman from Lublin, Poland
Village peasant woman from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: And there were strings of fairies

And there were strings of fairies hanging from the stars (I stood against the window). 1922

Background imageStrings Collection: Children Ice Skating by Florence Hardy

Children Ice Skating by Florence Hardy
Two Strings to his bow. A young boy is ice skating with a girl on each arm looking blissfully content

Background imageStrings Collection: Japanese girl playing violin

Japanese girl playing violin
A stunning photographic postcard depicting a young Japanese girl playing the voilin

Background imageStrings Collection: George Morris inventor of the 12 volt electric Welsh Harp

George Morris inventor of the 12 volt electric Welsh Harp
George Morris inventor of the 12 volt portable electric Welsh Harp, testing his invention in the hills of Snowdonia, North Wales Date: 1988

Background imageStrings Collection: Chic model in shirtwaister dress

Chic model in shirtwaister dress
Chic model with tied-back hair, a shirtwaister dress with revere collar and belt, leather gloves, handbag and multiple strings of pearls. Date: circa 1959

Background imageStrings Collection: George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger, politician

George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger, politician
GEORGE YOUNGER 1st VISCOUNT YOUNGER (1851-1929) Politician

Background imageStrings Collection: Olga Valery - French actress - Roses

Olga Valery - French actress - Roses
Olga Timchenko (aka Olga Valery) (1903-2002) - French actress of Ukrainian origin - performing at the Casino de Paris. The (remarkable) comment on the postcard reverse reads as follows

Background imageStrings Collection: L'Album Front Cover Illustration

L'Album Front Cover Illustration
A front cover illustration from L'Album Les Maitres De La Caricature, The Masters Of Caricature Album. The image shows a young, red haired lady, lying on her front, almost seductively

Background imageStrings Collection: Tennis Rackets

Tennis Rackets
Images showing the differing constructions of tennis rackets through the ages. From the museum of F. H. Ayres, sports outfitters. Date: circa 1924

Background imageStrings Collection: Edmund Goulding, director, studio portrait with puppet strings. Captioned

Edmund Goulding, director, studio portrait with puppet strings. Captioned, An Astrologer of The Screen: Goulding Pulls the Strings'

Background imageStrings Collection: Mongolian Yatga players

Mongolian Yatga players
Artists of the Folk Song and Dance ensemble, Ulan Bator, play yatgas, traditional Mongolian stringed instruments similar to a zither. Date: 1970s

Background imageStrings Collection: Guitar-Playing in Spain

Guitar-Playing in Spain
A Young Spanish student playing guitar. Date: late 18th century

Background imageStrings Collection: Art Nouveau romantic couple Date: early 20th century

Art Nouveau romantic couple Date: early 20th century

Background imageStrings Collection: English gentleman riding a horse on his way to a picnic

English gentleman riding a horse on his way to a picnic
English gentleman with whiskers in tam o shanter cap riding a horse on his way to a picnic in the country. A carriage with ladies behind him, and a peasant in smock in the foreground. Mr

Background imageStrings Collection: View of the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran

View of the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
View of the Shah Mosque or New Abbasi Mosque, Isfahan, Iran. Based on an illustration by Jean Chardin. Moschea reale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio

Background imageStrings Collection: Birthday card, This is no blues number

Birthday card, This is no blues number. 20th century

Background imageStrings Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a violin case

Christmas card in the shape of a violin case. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in Kismet

Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in the role of Marsinah and Mr Ben Webster (1864-1947) in the role of Abdullah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Background imageStrings Collection: Miss Lily Brayton in the role of Marsinah in Kismet

Miss Lily Brayton in the role of Marsinah in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton, Actress (1876-1953). In the role of Marsinah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Background imageStrings Collection: Birds Nest and Rose Cake Date: 1935

Birds Nest and Rose Cake Date: 1935

Background imageStrings Collection: Orbital Activity Demo

Orbital Activity Demo

Background imageStrings Collection: Monsieur de La Live de Jully by Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Monsieur de La Live de Jully by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) - painting on canvas. Date: 1759

Background imageStrings Collection: Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, France

Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, France
A Souvenir shop (selling dolls and pearls) - Le Perle du Lac at Saint-Gingolph, a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman)

Background imageStrings Collection: New Year card in the shape of a banjo

New Year card in the shape of a banjo. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Two Lovers - Shamisen

Two Lovers - Shamisen
Two Japanese lovers play the shamisen. The girl touches the cords, whilst her lover determines the sounds by the pressure of his fingers on the strings. Date: 18th century

Background imageStrings Collection: German Violinist - Hilde Elgers

German Violinist - Hilde Elgers. Date: circa 1923

Background imageStrings Collection: Sandor Vegh, Hungarian-French violinist and conductor

Sandor Vegh, Hungarian-French violinist and conductor
Sandor Vegh (1912-1997), Hungarian (later French) violinist and conductor. Seen here taking part in an International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove, Cornwall (which he founded in 1972)

Background imageStrings Collection: Three frogs playing music on a greetings postcard

Three frogs playing music on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: A Nubian Girl - Egypt

A Nubian Girl - Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Two Indigenous Alaskan Women

Two Indigenous Alaskan Women
Twins - Two Indigenous Alaskan native Women wearing strings of beads (and little more..). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Miss Jose Collins - Ziegfeld Follies Singer

Miss Jose Collins - Ziegfeld Follies Singer
Miss Jose Collins (1887-1958) - Ziegfeld Follies Singer and actress. Date: 1923

Background imageStrings Collection: Angelic Guitarist

Angelic Guitarist
PUTO CHE SUONA LA GUITARRA - a young angel plays the guitar

Background imageStrings Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a badminton racquet

Greetings card in the shape of a badminton racquet. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp

Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp, which comes out of its shell to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Suk el Turk - Tripoli, Libya

Suk el Turk - Tripoli, Libya
Myanmar - Women of the Akha Tribe in traditional headdresses. Speakers of Tai languages in Myanmar and Thailand refer to them as " gaw" or " ekaw" (ikaw/ikho)

Background imageStrings Collection: Frog playing a mandolin on a French postcard

Frog playing a mandolin on a French postcard
Frog dressed in female clothing playing a mandolin or banjo on a French postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Four frogs playing and singing on a greetings postcard

Four frogs playing and singing on a greetings postcard
Four frogs playing the violin, conducting and singing on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Girl from Bukina Faso - Profile

Girl from Bukina Faso - Profile
Pretty Girl from Bukina Faso - shot in profile and showing the distinctive braided hairstyle, and varieties of beads worn around the head as well as the neck

Background imageStrings Collection: Jubilee Stamp room, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, West Sussex

Jubilee Stamp room, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, West Sussex
The stamp room at The Rising Sun Pub, North Bersted, Bognor Regis. Eventually, in the 1920s, the collector and publican Richard Sharpe retired

Background imageStrings Collection: Dinka Man with elaborate head and neck decoration - Sudan

Dinka Man with elaborate head and neck decoration - Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Burkina Faso - Upper Volta, Africa - Samo Dancer

Burkina Faso - Upper Volta, Africa - Samo Dancer
Southern Burkina Faso - Upper Volta, Africa - Dancer of the Samo people. He appears to be playing some form of bowed musical instrument? Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Welsh Crwth - Rare Musical Instrument

Welsh Crwth - Rare Musical Instrument
Welsh Crwth - a very rare musical instrument - this example is held in a private collection on Anglesey. Hollowed out of a single block of wood, with the soundboard glued

Background imageStrings Collection: Viola da Gamba (Leg Viol) - a Bass Viol

Viola da Gamba (Leg Viol) - a Bass Viol, played held betwen the knees of the player (hence the name!). Shakespeare mentions the Viola da Gamba as viol-de-gamboys

Background imageStrings Collection: Kuwait - Fruit Seller

Kuwait - Fruit Seller Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Samoan Girl - Fiji

Samoan Girl - Fiji
Beautiful photographic portrait of a Samoan Girl - Fiji - note the coral and bean beads. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Mars Tied Down

Mars Tied Down
Mars, God of War, allows the Geneva Peace Conference to tie him down - before he does his celebrated escaping trick, breaking their pathetic strings Date: 1932

Background imageStrings Collection: Susi - with guitar

Susi - with guitar
Susi - playing the guitar and singing. 1950s

Background imageStrings Collection: The Dalrymple Orchestra, photographed in a garden

The Dalrymple Orchestra, photographed in a garden
Members of the Dalrymple Orchestra, photographed in a garden. Date: 1907-1908

Background imageStrings Collection: Bunty Pulls The Strings by Graham Mofatt

Bunty Pulls The Strings by Graham Mofatt. Third card by artist E. Chandler of a woman, Susie, standing drinking from a glass.The decanter sits on the table beside her

Background imageStrings Collection: Rudolf Barshai conducting Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Rudolf Barshai conducting Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Borisovich Barshai (1924-2010), Russian musician, conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He was their Principal Conductor from 1982 until 1988. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageStrings Collection: Lady from Cairo - Egypt - multiple necklaces

Lady from Cairo - Egypt - multiple necklaces
Grand Lady from Cairo - Egypt - wearing multiple long-string necklaces! Date: circa 1903

Background imageStrings Collection: Nautch dancing girl and two musicians, India

Nautch dancing girl and two musicians, India. Date: circa 1905

Background imageStrings Collection: Bunty Pulls the Strings at the Garrick and the chorus in Tap

Bunty Pulls the Strings at the Garrick and the chorus in Tap
Two scenes from London stage shows: top the second act from Bunty Pulls the Strings at the Garrick Theatre and bottom, the chorus in Tapping one of the features of Puppets at the Vaudeville Theatre

Background imageStrings Collection: Moorish musician with instrument

Moorish musician with instrument
Elderly Moorish musician playing a stringed instrument, possibly a gimbri. circa 1895

Background imageStrings Collection: Susi - with guitar and bone

Susi - with guitar and bone. 1950s

Background imageStrings Collection: Greek Man in ebullient rich local costume

Greek Man in ebullient rich local costume
Greek Man in traditional ebullient rich local costume, featuring silver briads, tassles, daggers white stockings and various medallions and metal plates. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageStrings Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a violin in a case

Greetings card in the shape of a violin in a case
Greetings card in the shape of a violin and bow in an open case. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a violin

Greetings card in the shape of a violin, decorated with swallows. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: New Year card in the shape of a violin

New Year card in the shape of a violin. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a mandolin

Greetings card in the shape of a mandolin with pink roses and a blue ribbon. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a mandolin

Christmas card in the shape of a mandolin with pink roses. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageStrings Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a guitar

Christmas card in the shape of a guitar with pink roses. Date: circa 1890s



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