Senegal - Griot playing a KoraSenegal - 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
Ukulele Song 1926A happy couple singing by moonlight: Give me a ukulele... and a ukulele baby... and leave the rest to me
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, statue as a boyWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791), Austrian composer and musician, seen here in the form of a statue, as a boy with a violin and bow
Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau Girl playing the harp from the Greek Virgins postcard series. Date: 1900
Christmas card in the shape of a banjo. circa 1890s
Women from Lublin, PolandVillage peasant women from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s
Motocross ScramblersMuddy bikers revving up their engines between the starting strings at a Motocross scrambling race. Date: 1980s
Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card with a country scene. Date: circa 1890s
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
Classic Tight Scotsman Joke - Lured by six beautiesClassic 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
Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklaceTunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat
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
Kitten with a violin on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Pro Arte OrchestraThe leading Double Bass section of the Pro Arte Orchestra, peforming at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Date: 1969
Marie Hall - ViolinistMarie Hall (1884-1956) - Violinist and pupil of Edward Elgar - gave the 1st performance of Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending in 1920 Date: 1907
Woman from Lublin, PolandVillage peasant woman from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s
Chinese Puppet TheatreA street puppet show. The automaton figures are operated by a set of strings
Street Banana Seller, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: circa 1910s
And there were strings of fairies hanging from the stars (I stood against the window). 1922
Children Ice Skating by Florence HardyTwo Strings to his bow. A young boy is ice skating with a girl on each arm looking blissfully content
Japanese girl playing violinA stunning photographic postcard depicting a young Japanese girl playing the voilin
Stringed instrument maker in his workshopA stringed instrument manufacturer in his workshop, testing the strings of a double bass
Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859
L'Album Front Cover IllustrationA 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
Tennis RacketsImages showing the differing constructions of tennis rackets through the ages. From the museum of F. H. Ayres, sports outfitters. Date: circa 1924
Edmund Goulding, director, studio portrait with puppet strings. Captioned, An Astrologer of The Screen: Goulding Pulls the Strings'
Mongolian Yatga playersArtists of the Folk Song and Dance ensemble, Ulan Bator, play yatgas, traditional Mongolian stringed instruments similar to a zither. Date: 1970s
Guitar-Playing in SpainA Young Spanish student playing guitar. Date: late 18th century
George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger, politicianGEORGE YOUNGER 1st VISCOUNT YOUNGER (1851-1929) Politician
George Morris inventor of the 12 volt electric Welsh HarpGeorge Morris inventor of the 12 volt portable electric Welsh Harp, testing his invention in the hills of Snowdonia, North Wales Date: 1988
Olga Valery - French actress - RosesOlga 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
Art Nouveau romantic couple Date: early 20th century
English gentleman riding a horse on his way to a picnicEnglish 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
View of the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, IranView 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
Birthday card, This is no blues number. 20th century
Christmas card in the shape of a violin case. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in KismetMiss 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
Miss Lily Brayton in the role of Marsinah in KismetMiss Lily Brayton, Actress (1876-1953). In the role of Marsinah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912
Birds Nest and Rose Cake Date: 1935
Orbital Activity Demo
Monsieur de La Live de Jully by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) - painting on canvas. Date: 1759
Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, FranceA 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)
New Year card in the shape of a banjo. Date: circa 1890s
Two Lovers - ShamisenTwo 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
German Violinist - Hilde Elgers. Date: circa 1923
Three frogs playing music on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s
