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The Dandy Charger - man on a boneshaker bicycle. early 19th century
Old Gent at Volendam, The Netherlands - Traditional Costume circa 1910s
Lighting up a pipe - Volendam, The Netherlands" Can I light it again?" Two old tars at Volendam, The Netherlands lighting up. Note the fine examples of traditional clothing and footwear in evidence on this card. circa 1913
Three chimney sweep boys on a cutout Christmas card, held together by a long brush. circa 1890s
Sandwich board man with dogs on a Victorian scrapSandwich board man attacked by two dogs on a Victorian scrap. He is advertising J Thridgould & Co, Sidney Street (off Commercial Road), cheapest house in London for scraps
Man riding an emu on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Mens winter clothing 1936Various outfits for men in a fashion catalogue, from golfers trousers, gentlemens winter coats, dressing gown with rope string, underwear and Pyjamas. Date: 1936
Woman police officer in reflective uniform, LondonWoman police officer in yellow reflective jacket and dark trousers, holding a white protective helmet with visor. Date: circa 1990s
Woman police officer in uniform, LondonWoman police officer in woollen V-neck jumper and trousers, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Frog at a writing desk on a New Year cardFrog standing at a writing desk on a New Year card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for Mandel Brothers department store 1913Announcement for the opening of the new spring collection at Chicagos Mandel Brothers department store. Advert showing some well dressed women and a men being welcomed by a Sikh boy. Date: 1913
John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Baronet (1844 1923), English industrialist, banker and Liberal politician. Wearing formal day dress: top hat, black necktie, white double-breasted waistcoat
Pifco Electric Trouser Press, for a knife edged crease! 1950s
Jewellery designer Carol Russell in BibaCarol Russell, a freelance jewellery designer wearing a jersey trouser suit from Biba in a brown and beige check. The necklace is one of her own and was available from Tony Armstrong boutique
What People Are Wearing - Linda KeithThe English model Linda Keith wearing a plum-coloured suede coat from Dorothee Bis in Paris with a tan-striped sweater and black trousers. Date: 1966
Boy and girl on a street in Balham, SW LondonA boy and a girl sitting on a wall on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s
Druze woman of Lebanon wearing a tantour headdress.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Boys playing football in Balham, SW LondonThree boys playing football in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Boy keeping goal in Balham, SW LondonA boy keeping goal in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Boy climbing drainpipe on a Balham house, SW LondonA boy climbing the drainpipe of a house in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Schiaparelli ski oufit, 1929A ski-ing outfit by Elsa Schiaparelli featuring loosely cut breeches in dark blue toile and a novel fitted jumper, pointed hood-like cap
Woman Window Cleaner WW1. Man stands looking at a lady cleaning windows but, as she has trousers on, he complains, nothing doing. Date: circa 1916
Advert for Burberry weatherproof top-coats and suits 1913Showing a man wearing a trilby hat, striped single breasted lounge suit for daytime function, in a wide range of materials, flannel, cashmere and tweed, narrow trousers and spats shoes
Little girl picking mushrooms by Muriel DawsonA little girl picking mushrooms on a hillside, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1940s
Recruitment poster, Enlist Now in the US Army, WW1First World War recruitment poster, Enlist Now in the United States Army. Showing Uncle Sam rolling up his sleeves, ready to defend his country. Date: 1917-1918
Down by the Sea - Catch of the Season - Crab biting a toeDown by the Sea - The Catch of the Season - A pesky Crab bites the toe of a late Victorian / early Edwardian lady having a paddle through the rockpools
A Sydney Larrikin. Larrikinism is the name given to the Australian folk tradition of irreverence, mockery of authority and disregard for rigid norms of propriety
Silhouette of Land Girl taking dog for walk, WW2Silhouette of a Land Girl taking a dog for a walk during the Second World War. 1939-1945
Brittany, France - two men in traditional costume. Date: circa 1910s
The Trew Origin of Trousers by W. Heath RobinsonThe First Blush - or the Dawn of the sense of propriety. Heath Robinson imagines that trousers were invented when decency dictated that the legs of Stonehenge be covered up to spare the blushes of
Well dressed man on a motorcycleA rather well dressed man sitting on a motorcycle. He is wearing a bowler hat, white gloves, a black bowtie, dark jacket, pinstriped trousers and shiny shoes
Patients playing bar billiards, Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing three patients, two in dressing gown and pyjamas, one in shirt and trousers, playing bar billiards in a rest room
Boys Club, children at Burnham Beaches, 1934A group of boys and girls play in the sea at Burnham. Six boys stand in a line with their trousers rolled up for a photograph
Roses of PunjabFive Roses of Punjab (followed on the card caption with the words " I don t think" !!!)
Mens fashions from the early 19th century showing slimline frock coats, high waisted trousers, silk top hats and walking canes
Harem Pants 1910Exotic eastern style: high waisted Turkish trousers / harem pants, decollete blouse, bolero, fish-net stockings, Louis heel shoes & a turban with aigrette
Brown Suit 1910John McAusland Denny wears a brown suit with a short double-breasted jacket & trousers with a front crease, brown boots & an all round collar & tie
Ufos / Taylor / LivingstonNear Livingston, Scotland, Robert Taylor has close encounter with landed UFO whose spiked satellites tear his trousers
Fashion Plate / 1845 / MenA gent in day dress clothes, also a frock coat, S-B coat curving away at the front, strapped trousers with decorative side seams, cravats & waistcoats with collars
Costume / Dandies / CossacksSir Lumley Skeffington and Lord Petersham wear cossack trousers & box coat with single cape
Evening Dress / Men C. 1900Cigar smoking gentleman in a black tail-coat & trousers, white waistcoat, bowtie & gloves, top hat & leather pumps. A large gardenia graces his buttonhole
Easter Rabbit ClothedAn Easter rabbit wearing a red coat and stripy trousers brings someone a bouquet of flowers
Town Ulster Coat 1913A bowler hatted businessman in a double- breasted coat with velvet collar described as a Town Ulster - but unlike the Ulster has no cape. His narrow trousers have turn-ups
Four frogs in red tailcoats on a cutout Christmas card, raising their glasses in a toast. circa 1890s
RFC crewman at camp, Northern France, WW1RFC crewman (Harold Auerbach) standing outside a hut at camp in Northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1918
Drunken man on a comic postcard -- I m coming home by rail from Wallingford. Date: circa 1910s
La France Maritime - Naval Prefect (a civil servant). 19th century
La France Maritime - Engineering Officer. 19th century