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Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter RothschildRothschild broke in and trained several zebras to pull a trap, which he memorably used to visit Buckingham Palace in 1898 Date: 1898
Lady golfer looking down the fairway for her drive, which appears to have travelled a decent distance. Date: circa 1920s
Girl & Beach Ball 1950SWindswept young lady, wearing shorts & a stripey dolman (batwing) sleeved top with cowl collar leans against a large beach ball to have her photograph taken
Clowns / Victorian ScrapA clown wearing dungarees with stripey socks
Children paddling and looking out to seaMermaids. A back view of five children paddling at the seaside; they wear red stripey bathing drawers. Date: C.1905
Siena, Italy - Contrada - Drago (Dragon)Standard bearer of the Contrada of Drago (Dragon), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada
Advertisement for Horlicks -- Better Luck Next Time. Female model (Julie Bishop) in the foreground, looking with disappointment at a dancing couple in the background. 1959
San Sebastian, Spain - The Beach and the Casino - Beach HutsSan Sebastian - The Beach and the Casino - Spain - mobile beach huts. Note the striped swimming costumes hung out to dry on a rudimentary washing line. Date: 1906
A ZebraA highly-detailed pencil drawing of a Zebra by Raymond Sheppard
Actress from the Mack Sennett Comedy StudiosA rather lovely actress in a rather skimpy swimsuit from the Mack Sennett Comedy Studios, Los Angeles, USA. She holds a fine striped parasol and stands at the end of a jetty
Revellers in pierrot costumes at the Chelsea Arts Club Dazzle Ball held at the Albert Hall in March 1919. The theme was inspired by the technique of dazzle painting
A striped jumper, knitted "on the cross". Date: 1954
A Good Sport - A Glamorous Lady heading out for a paddle in a canoe Date: 1921
A little girl does the splits in a jolly stage costume of striped trousers and top hat. Date: 1930s
Stripey T - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designStripey T - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Dunkerque (Dunkirk) France - Crevette fishermanDunkerque (Dunkirk) France - Crevette (shrimp) fisherman. Date: 1909
Two Kurdish Men. Date: 1821
Myanmar - Couple holding hands over a low wall Date: circa 1907
Wanda Perry - American film actressWanda Perry (1917-1985) - American film actress. Date: 1930s
Crinoline ParachuteA Crinoline Parachute. Date: 1802
On the Cliff by Harold Harvey (1874-1941) one of the Newlyn School of Painters, well known for painting Cornish landscapes and social scenes from the area. Date: 1919
Siena, Italy - Contrada - Civetta (Owl)Standard bearer of the Contrada of Civetta (Owl), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada
Cricket Blazers by FougasseThis is the photograph of our cricket eleven; but I cannot think it really...does us justice. A world of colour neglected by black
Cecil and Nancy Beaton in Antibes, 1929Cecil Beaton, and his sister Nancy, going on for the full-on Riviera look at Antibes (in what the Tatler describe as the Antibes Tanning Factory ) in 1929. Date: 1929
Advertisement for National Benzole petroleum -- boy model (Denis Gilmore) in school uniform. 1959
Italy - Interior Design of the period - 1930s. Date: 1930s
Algerian Woman - Handkerchief DanceAn Algerian woman doing the handkerchief dance - Algeria
Street Scene - Butchers and Hairdresser / TobacconistUnidentified London Street Scene - Butchers (London Central Meat Company Limited) and C. Crowe Ladies and Gents Hairdresser and Tobacconist. Date: circa 1920
Three piece for the promenade deckA suggested outfit for a cruising holiday comprising a striking three-piece suit for the promenade deck with skirt and lining of the long white corduroy coat in striped green and white silk
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - The Chief of Sindan (clearly a real barrel of laughs). Date: circa 1910
Stripey Sleeves 1899Wrap-over bodice, deep scallop shaped collar, horizontal striped sleeves & bunches of grapes embroidered on the bodice. Hair is dressed in the fashionable door knocker style Date: 1899
Woman with C mas PresentA patient woman sits with her Christmas present wrapped in stripey paper and tied with a ribbon. Date: early 1960s
Spanish Necktie AdvertA Spanish gentleman examines his ORPLID necktie with satisfaction Date: circa 1930
The Earl of Pembroke as a knight on horseback in 1315The Earl of Pembroke on his horse in 1315. Date: 1315
Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of performersAquashow Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of male performers - some obviously in clown roles surrounding the hunky star of the show. Date: 1961
British seaside bathers - fine selection of bathing costumesBritish seaside bathers in a fine selection of bathing costumes and swim caps. Date: circa late 1920s
Sketch cover - striped parasol and stockings, dazzle fashionZebra effects in hosiery and parasol. Front cover of The Sketch demonstrating the popular vogue for the stripe, influenced in part by the success of dazzle camouflage during the First World War
Black and white zebra dress by HildebrandA black and white zebra dress in Courtelle jersey by Hildebrand with Echo black and white stockings and black mock croc shoes by John Smith. Date: 1966
Sixties fashionSea siren Scoutfits: Dazzlingly striped cat suit in jersey by Jean Varon and pirate-red towelling shorts with white piping and matching vest at Harrods, Simpson, Piccadilly. Date: 1966
Polly Peck advertisementAn advert for Polly Peck fashions, showing a model in a Victoriana striped dress in Rayon Surah. Date: 1961
Playsuit by Tiktiner, 1965Playsuit in stretchy cotton jersey, striped in navy and white by Tiktiner, worn with a navy straw hat from Fortnum and Mason. Model holds a pair of sunglasses by Correna. Date: 1965
Italy - Siena - Interior of the Duomo. Date: 1910
Terylene advertisement, 1965Advertisement for Terylene polyester fibre featuring a model with bobbed hair wearing a pink and white striped blouse. Date: 1965
WaitingBlack and white (appears sepia in some lights). A woman in a stripey apron and bonnet is holding her hand to her eyes and looking out across some fields
Three cornered knitted hat, circa 1941A lady models a three cornered knitted hat, worn at a rakish angle. She also wears a herringbone tweed coat, with pearl earrings. Date: c. 1941
Erasmic Soap advertisement, 1917Striking advertisement for Erasmic soap from the First World War era featuring a fashionable lady wearing a full-skirted outfit with a parasol or umbrella
Crops - fashion of c. 1794This satirical print is entitled Crops, perhaps referring to the dandyish gentlemans cropped hair. He also wears a high cravat and short cropped boots to reveal stripey stockings
Making sandcastles on the beachKing Coles Castle. Five children in red jumpers and stripey blue bathing costumes and hats build a sandcastle at the seaside. Date: C.1905