Tradition Collection (page 6)

Tattooing a Maori Chief in New Zealand, during a period of conflict that included the First Taranaki War and the Invasion of the Waikato (1860-1863). Date: early 1860s

Comic postcard, Man in a restaurant with haggis Date: 20th century

On the grandstand at Cairo races, racecourse, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: Egypt, crowd of well-dressed Europeans on the grandstand at Cairo races, racecourse

Egypt, crowd of Europeans on grandstand at Cairo races, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: Egypt, crowd of well-dressed Europeans on the grandstand at Cairo races, racecourse

Geishas showing ornate kimonos and obi sashes, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: back view of three girls, showing ornate kimonos and obi sashes

Ainu men with swords in a studio setting, Japan
19th century vintage photograph - three Ainu men with swords in a studio setting, Japan, c.1880 s

Japan - pounding and cleaning rice with bellows
Vintage 19th century photograph Japan - pounding and cleaning rice with bellows

Bathing in the River Ganges, India. Date: circa 1900s

Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London
Yeoman Warders (also known as Beefeaters) at the Tower of London. Date: circa 1950s

St Johns College, Cambridge
Students exiting the main gate of St Johns College, Cambridge. Date: circa 1960s

Morris dancing, Deal, Kent
Morris dancing on the seafront at Deal in Kent, watched by visitors. Date: circa 1960s

Japanese Actor (possibly dressed as a woman?) - traditional play Date: circa 1930s

Every Inch a Soldier - A youn boy marches past a Guardsman in proud imitation - Buckingham Palace, London Date: circa 1920s

Pearly King - or Pearly Prince? Little boy in fancy dress
A little boy posing for his photograph in a Pearly King costume. Date: 1920s

Brighouse, West Yorkshire - Mazdaznan - Harvest Festival
circa 1910s

The Coronation of King George VI - The Homage
circa 1910s

Women selling fish on the quay, Whitby Yorkshire
Vintage late 19th century photograph - women selling fish on the quay, Whitby Yorkshire

Women doing laundry in Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Row of Buddhist priests, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Donkey ride on the beach
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

Unveiled Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920
Various photographs of George V revealing the Cenotaph War memorial in Whitehall, London. Showing the King placing a wreath at the bottom of the memorial

The Great Temple, Hardwar or Haridwar, India
The Great Temple, Hardwar or Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India - long procession Hindu pilgrims during annual festival, arriving to wash in the River Ganges. 19th century

Beating the Bounds, Tolworth, Surrey. 1903

Native American Indian dancers. 1908

Ceremony of Presenting the Sheriffs of London, Samuel Birch and William Heygate in the Court of the Exchequer. 1811

Twelfth Day celebration, The King of the Bean
Twelfth Day celebration (6 January), The King of the Bean

The Lord of Misrule. 19th century

Guy Fawkes procession on bonfire night. 19th century

Papal cursing bell for animals

Crossing the dateline, marine ceremonies

Childrens altar at the Fete Dieu (Feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated annually in May or June)

Beating the Bounds in London
Beating the bounds in London - an old custom. 1883

A party of mummers. 19th century

A Painted Chinese Actor in Turkestan
A painted Chinese actor in a native morality play in Turkestan. Troops of the actors visited the country and were popular with Chinese officials and traders living and working there. Date: 1932

The Most Brilliant Fourth of June at Eton, 1911
Double page spread from The Sphere reporting on the traditional Fourth of June celebrations at Eton College where parents and siblings assemble at the school for speeches, food

Sailors listening to a Canta-Storia, Naples, Italy
Sailors listening to a Canta-Storia, a long narrative song, on the quay at Naples, Italy, with Vesuvius smoking in the background. Date: early 19th century

Country people dancing the Tarantella, Italy, originating from Naples. Date: early 19th century

Country people dancing on return from the vintage, Italy. Date: early 19th century

The Year of the Poets -- Autumn, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject by Keats, Shelley, Shakespeare and others. Date: 1845

The Year of the Poets -- Jolly Summer, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject by Edmund Spenser and others. Date: 1845

The Year of the Poets -- Maypole, St Andrew Undershaft
The Year of the Poets -- Maypole outside St Andrew Undershaft in the City of London, with people dancing round it, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject. Date: 1845

The Year of the Poets -- Queen of the May, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject of May Day, including Edmund Spenser. Date: 1845

Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica, Italy
Men playing the Roman game of La Ruzzica (or La Rotuola, similar to throwing the discus), Italy. The circular object is made of heavy, hard wood. Date: early 19th century

The Year of the Poets -- May, to illustrate a range of poems on the subject, including Edmund Spenser. Date: 1845

Men playing the ancient game of Morra, Italy. It involves one player extending their hand, with any number of fingers, and the other player calling out a number

The Year of the Poets -- Spring Holidays, to illustrate a range of spring poems, showing people dancing round a maypole, and other seasonal activities. Date: 1845

Young Irish women carrying water jars, County Cork. Date: 1842

Young Irish woman riding to Bantry market on a pony with two panniers containing produce to sell (potatoes and eggs). Date: 1842

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