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Jean Froissart / LeonJEAN FROISSART - French chronicler. Date: circa 1337 - circa 1410
Double portrait, the Sherlock Sisters in matching costumes. Date: circa 1920
The Mothers Picture Alphabet -- J, showing a judge in his robes. Date: circa 1860
Young woman skating on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Four children stand on large snowballs on a Christmas cardFour children holding hands and standing on large snowballs on a Christmas card. circa 1890s
Six children snowballing on a Christmas cardSix children snowballing on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Father Christmas in large snowball on a Christmas cardFather Christmas caught up in a large snowball pushed by two ladies on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Four ladies and boy on the ice on a Christmas cardFour ladies and a boy in a sailor suit skating on the ice on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Four ladies on the ice on a Christmas cardFour ladies walking carefully on the ice on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two little girls standing at a door on a greetings cardTwo little girls standing expectantly at a front door on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Girl with flowers and robin on a New Year cardGirl with flowers and robin, walking along a snowy street on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Two girls with robins in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Girl in the snow on a Christmas cardGirl in the snow with a bunch of white flowers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Three children in historical costume on a Christmas card, pulling branches of holly through the snow. Date: circa 1890s
Girl out walking on a windy day on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two little girls in the snow on a Christmas card, both dressed in white. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian Scrap, man with bouquet of flowersVictorian Scrap, black man with bouquet of flowers. circa 1880s
Cartoon, Concerning sugar, WW1Cartoon, Concerning sugar. Two French women discuss how little sugar they are using during the sugar crisis, but it still sounds like quite a lot! Date: 1916
Cartoon, Two fashionable French women, WW1Cartoon, two fashionable French women with their purchases, one of them reading a newspaper (Le Journal). One of them says that its easy to say Howitzers, Grenades, etc
Cartoon, Field hair trimmer, WW1Cartoon, A field hair trimmer for cutting the hair of German soldiers. A long queue of hairy men wait their turn. Date: 1916
Cartoon, mother of a young soldier on leave, WW1Cartoon, the mother of a young soldier on leave dresses up to meet him and admires herself in the mirror -- she says she hasn t dressed so well for a long time. Date: 1916
Cartoon, There will be a party, WW1Cartoon, There will be a party! A woman prepares for the Christmas festivities, with a picture of her absent soldier husband at the centre of the fireplace display. Date: 1915
Cartoon, Stoicism, WW1Cartoon, Stoicism -- a French aviator impresses two fashionable women with his toughness during a bombardment. Date: 1915
French Theatre -- La Vie Mgrs Fiacre -- La PucelleLa Vie [de] Mgr [Monseigneur] S[aint] Fiacre -- La Pucelle (The Maiden). St Fiacre was an Irish religious hermit in France who became the patron saint of gardeners. Date: 15th century
Woman with display of homemade arts and craftsA young woman with a display of homemade arts and crafts. Date: circa 1920s
Woman standing by a lake with tulips in the foreground and a thatched cottage in the distance. Date: circa 1930s
Woman out walking with terrier dogWoman out walking with a terrier dog, pointing at something with her walking stick. Date: circa 1930s
Woman with spaniel dog outside a houseWoman in winter clothes with a spaniel dog outside a house. Date: circa 1900s
Studio portrait, three people with small terrier dogStudio portrait, three people with a small terrier dog. circa 1900s
Woman with a dog outside a house. Date: circa 1920s
Woman and dog on a doorstepA young woman and her little dog, standing on a doorstep. Date: 1921
Middle aged woman with dog in studio photoMiddle aged woman with a small terrier dog in a studio photo. Date: circa 1910s
Hat factory trimming room at Battersbys works, Stockport, in January 1908. Date: 1908
Rebuilding the hat factory trimming room after the disastrous fire in 1906 had destroyed many of the buildings. Within 6 weeks production had restarted - this photo shows the work in progress to
The Service Safety Haircutter, WW1 advertisementAdvertisement for the Service Safety Haircutter, allowing users to trim and comb hair daily and to remain presentable in the process, even if away fighting at the front. Date: 1917
William Boyce (1710 - 1779), English composers
Trimmers Shop, Iron and Steel Foundry, Woolwich ArsenalView of the trimmers shop in the iron and steel foundry, Woolwich Arsenal, south east London, for the trimming and grinding of shells of all sizes. Date: circa 1905
Indian barber at work, Western Front, WW1An Indian barber at work on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Manufacture of Dunlop tyres, 1896: trimming the casingsManufacture of cycling accessories: women trimming the casings of Dunlop tyres. Date: 1896
Manufacture of Dunlop tyres, 1896: inserting the wiresManufacture of cycling accessories: women inserting the wires into Dunlop pneumatic tyres. Date: 1896
Woman in elegant fur trimmed coatWoman in an elegant fur trimmed coat, evolved from the circular cape, as seen at Peter Robinsons department store in Oxford Street, London. Date: September 1914
Woman in elegant close-fitting hatWoman in an elegant close-fitting hat of miroir velvet, with soft crown and flexible brim, trimmed with corded ribbon, as seen at D H Evans in Oxford Street, London. Date: September 1914
Button card with little girl and mirrorButton card, depicting a little girl in a red and white coat and hat, looking in a mirror. There are four real white buttons stitched to her coat, and four green ones on her leg. Date: 20th century
Business card design, woman in green dressBusiness card design, depicting a woman in a green dress with matching hat and handbag. Date: 20th century
Business card design, woman in purple outfitBusiness card design, depicting an elegant woman in a purple outfit with fur trimming, and matching hat and handbag. Date: 20th century
Woman huddled against the windA woman in a blue fur-trimmed coat with pink lining, blue hat, and fur muff huddles against the wind. Date: 1920s
Business card design, woman with shoppingBusiness card design, depicting a woman out shopping with two large boxes containing the latest fashions. Date: 20th century
A dangerous Barber with a flippant attitude having won a betThe Dangers of Betting " Yes Sir; they re very strict ere, Sir. Why, if we scratches a customer we re fined threepence, and if we cuts one we re fined sixpence