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Advert for Ballito pure silk stockings 1938Slindon silken anckles. The Ballito tango. 1938
Amanohashidate in Tango Province. Print shows a bird s-eye view of Ama no Hashidate, a long peninsula extending into Miyazu Bay. Date 1859
Tango tree. Illustration shows a man and a woman dancing on the tee at a golf course while the caddy plays the harmonica. Date 1914 April 11
Faith, hope, and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is tango. Illustration shows a mother with an infant and a young child standing in the windblown snow at night
Tango teas, Paris 1913Paris, little interested in ragtime dancing, makes the tango fashionable: a new dancing craze in 1913. 1913
Geraldo Gaucho BandThe Geraldo Gaucho Tango Orchestra. Date: 1930s
Tea tango craze: learning to Tango, 1913Ladies learning the tango standing in a circle, while teacher Mme Vicarni instructs and drills them in steps and movements. Here, the correct position of the arm is demonstrated. Date: 1913
Dancing after supper at the Savoy Winter GardenDancing after dinner: normality resumed as the the tango craze, described here as a continental novelty peters out, to be replaced by more traditional dances
Tango Tea, 1913The new craze of 1913, the tango dance given a novel spin with the tango tea at the Queens Theatre, London where the theatre stalls were removed and replaced by tables and chairs for afternoon tea
Tango records advertisementAdvertisement for Tango records from His Masters Voice, encouraging people to learn the steps to this new dance craze with the help of their records. The tango took Britain by storm in 1913. 1913
Tango dancing at Harewood PlaceA newly opened venue for the tango tea craze of 1913, at Harewood Place, Hanover Square in London. Opened by Mr F. H. Payne
Tango Couple (Bianchi)Look, no hands ! He steers his partner with body movements alone... Date: circa 1914
DRESS & CAPE 1914Brimless hat & feathers, dress of tiered tunic & tango skirt, gathered cape with flounce, blouse with wired collar, wrap over long sleeved waistcoat in a vertical stripe & gloves. Date: 1914
An illustration of the Tango in action, pre World War 1. Date: c.1912
Cabaret Boston trade cardCard for Cabaret " Boston" in Montevideo, Uruguay, advertising, in English and Spanish, two bands, jazz and tango and 50 pretty dancing girls; the beer only $.025, girls $0.60
Dancing the Tango on a tableLa Belle Otero dancing on a table, acting alongside Paul Franck and Rosita Ritort
Tango CriolloTANGO CRIOLLO (= creole) ( El Afilador )
The Tango trouser, 1913Trousers especially designed for dancing the Tango. The outfit was made up of a skirt slit to the thigh, worn over a pair of Turkish trousers held at the ankle by a band of crystal beads
Two Women Tango C1912Two stylishly dressed ladies dance the tango stylishly together
Tango (Photo)She looks a bit apprehensive as she prepares to dance the tango with her smooth partner
Tango DancingTango
Klimt Dress Circa 1914Artistic & exotic looking Klimt inspired dress with a translucent upper bodice, embroidered split tunic with train & fringed tango skirt worn with a feather headdress
Tunic Dress / Doucet 1914Ornate yellow tunic dress: tango skirt with front split & train in a luxuriantly patterned fabric, translucent tunic with feathery trim drawn in with a tasseled girdle
Tango BresilienTANGO-BRESILIEN
Tango - Heels UpA tangoing couple demonstrate the phrase to kick up ones heels
Social / Tango Demo 1914A professional couple demonstrate the tango - still an exotic novelty - to supper guests at the Savoy Hotel, London
FUR MUFF 1913Tango dress with V -neck, broad green cummerbund / sash, green toque & black aigrette & a large fur muff with ruffle lining drawn in at the centre with a band of roses
Dinner Robe / Worth 1913Tango dress by Worth: draped & split skirt with a train, high waist with sash, long under- sleeves with engageantes (ruffled cuffs) & an exotic beaded headdress with aigrette
Casino Robe 1914Tunic dress with draped tango skirt, translucent flared & pleated tunic with fur trim, beaded corsage en ceour, shoes with cross-over ribbons & a feather & pearl headdress
Furs / Grunwaldt / Plate 6Red tango skirt, black velvet mantle trimmed in an unspecifed fur (sable ?) & matching fur muff; short wrap- over jacket with black fur trim & muff to match
Evening Cape / Doucet 1914Fad for capes: a flounced evening cape by Doucet with large rosette buttons & fur collar; a tunic dress with a draped tango skirt, puffed tunic & a diagonal split