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Brittany, France - FarmerBrittany, Northern France - Fine portrait of a Farmer in his working clothes Date: circa 1903
Hungarian DancersTwo Hungarian dancing girls in flouncy traditional costumes, one in a dress, the other in trousers. Date: 1930s
Raf Rescue HelicopterA Royal Air Force rescue helicopter lands safely, having rescued several people, including a boy in school uniform and a young man who has lost his trousers! Date: 1960s
Ragnhild HvegerDanish swimmer RAGNHILD HVEGER (b. 1920), who was the holder, in 1941, of no less than 19 world records at one time. 400 metre Silver medal winner at 1936 Olympics. Date: 1930s
Pyschadelic TrousersA black model, wearing Psychadelic trousers with a matching top. Date: 1967
Land Girls with LogsTwo Land Girls, part of the Womens Land Army during World War Two, sawing large felled trees into logs with manual saws. Date: early 1940s
American Football Team Photo - possibly a British-based team as they appear to be playing on a football (soccer!) pitch. Date: 1910
Three ladies in outfits by Jeanne LanvinThree fashionable young ladies wearing outfits by Jeanne Lanvin. On the left, a two-tone blue dress in lace and crepe de chine, with stitching in silver and red
Lady in Harem pants draws amazed reactionsA rotund lady draws breath (it appears she has been wound in to a VERY tight corset!) as she ascends some steep stares, but also draws gasps of astonishment from three gentleman
Allied action at Arsuf, Middle East, WW1Allied action on the Mediterranean coast at Arsuf in the Middle East (now in Israel) during the First World War. Sandbag defences are being held by the 2nd Battalion Black Watch
Man leaping into the airAn athletic man leaping high into the air. circa 1940s
Who wears the Trousers?With you... Who wears the Trousers? Date: 1902
A Seis or Arab Groom, seen from the rear. He is wearing a red turban and baggy knee-length trousers. 1803
Daks advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Daks suits by Simpson of Piccadilly featuring a well-groomed 1950s chap wearing his suit well. Date: 1953
Sweep! SweepOld Street Cries -- Sweep! Sweep!! 20th century
A couple from Sieradz, PolandA Couple from Sieradz - a town on the Warta river in central Poland. Date: circa 1910s
Turkish Trousers 1911A daring young lady wears the fashionable yet scandalous harem pants or Turkish trousers with a sleeveless bolero & turban or toque. 1911
Paisley Matador PantsBlonde model wears paisley print matador pants with a broad leather belt, ballet pumps & white shirt with the sleeves rolled up & and the collar upturned. Date: 1950s
Costume / Loungers 1820Bond Street Loungers wear: strapped trousers, hessian boots, a greatcoat, a frock coat, top hats, buttonhole, coats cut-away at the front & cossack trousers. Date: 1820
Young Victorian couple in an outdoor settingA young Victorian couple pose for their photograph in an outdoor setting. They are wearing their best clothes, perhaps attending a wedding
Portrait of Bucksking Bill, American cowboyPortrait of Buckskin Bill, American cowboy
Senorita de Alvarez and her divided trousersThe Spanish tennis player, Lili d Alvarez, pictured playing on court at Wimbledon wearing a pair of divided trousers - or culottes - designed by Schiaparelli
Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 MayA double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 May. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
Mans top hat blown off on a windy day in MarchA mans top hat is blown off over a cliff on a windy day by the sea in March. He waves his rolled umbrella in annoyance, but his dog seems unconcerned
Doe Lea Village, MiningVillage life in Doe Lea in the 1960 s, a mining village in Derbyshire, England. A young girl on roller skates on a street of Victorian terraced housing
Man asleep in a garden, Mid WalesA man in a straw hat and shirtsleeves, asleep in a garden, Mid Wales. He appears to have been doing some gardening, as he has left his clippers in front of the railings behind him
Two couples sitting on a cliff topTwo middle class couples sitting on a cliff top. The women are dressed identically, and could be sisters or even twins. Their hats have dark veils which cover their eyes and noses
The Price of a Pear - postcard by Lawson WoodThe Price of a Pear. A young scallywag on is way to (or from) school pays the price of a spot of scrumping as the acquisition of a prime juicy pear has resulted in a pair of torn britches
Western aviator on a trip to the Far East, with hostsWestern aviator on a trip to the Far East, in a field with his hosts, posing for their photo in front of the aircraft
Edwardian golfer on the Pembrokeshire coastAn Edwardian golfer in action in his shirtsleeves on the Pembrokeshire coast, South Wales
Cyclist in Bridge Street, Haverfordwest, South WalesA cyclist with his bicycle smiles at the camera in Bridge Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Two toddlers wheeling carry cots across a stretch of gravel
Thomas Cook, Winter Sports, 1932-33Cover illustration for Thomas Cooks Winter Sports, 1932-33, showing a lady in winter sports clothes on skis, going downhill
Family group on a sofa on a verandahA family group of two children, mother, father and grandparents, all sitting on a sofa on a verandah. The grandmother is perching on the arm of the sofa
Iraqi bank official with a large safe, IraqAn Iraqi bank official with a large safe, somewhere in Iraq
Curly haired boy in photographers studioA curly haired little boy poses in the photographers studio. He is wearing his best jacket and short trousers, and sitting on a table top
European man in a white suit, Middle EastA European man in a dazzling white suit with rather short trousers and white shoes poses in front of a handwritten sign in arabic writing, in a street somewhere in the Middle East
Billy Blue, Holsworthy Union Workhouse, DevonBilly Blue, an inmate of the Holsworthy Union workhouse, Devon, pulling a handcart on which is a large chest bearing the workhouses name
Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent - Billy BrownTwo inmates of the Tonbridge Union workhouse with a handcart. The men are in the standard workhouse uniform of jacket, trousers, waistcoat, and billycock hat
Fisherman at Torcross, DevonFisherman at the village of Torcross, South Devon, sitting on a plank of wood, relaxing and smoking his pipe. (1 of 3)
Met Police PC and WPC, suburban sceneTwo Metropolitan Police officers, a PC and a WPC, walking along a suburban pathway in a residential area of London. The woman has a large walkie talkie radio at her waist
Met Police PC and WPC, urban sceneTwo Metropolitan Police officers, a PC and a WPC, walking along a busy urban street in Central London. They both carry a set of handcuffs at their waists
Italian SailorPostcard of an Italian sailor, complete with full naval uniform/costume, nautical pose (propped up by an anchor!) and a model steamship. Full use of the photographic studios prop cupboard
Comfort braces / W H RobinsonThe all new comfort braces allowing for all possible movements and prevent that sinking feeling. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Woman and childA Bosnian Turkish Muslim woman, her face completely covered by a white veil and her son, who wears some incredible floral trousers and a surprised gaze
Southern Croatian ManLike the Hero - a southern Croatian man in traditional costume, albeit in very Albanian-style trousers
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6 / 8)Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6/8) - young man standing on the beach smoking a cigarette. He is holding a furled blue umbrella and wears a red jerkin adorned with silver coins or medallions
Lieutenant - Kings Own Scottish Borderers in Full Dress. Wearing medals: DSO and Queens South Africa medal (1899-02) (with five bars). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith