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Fruit seller in street market, AdenFruit seller in a street market, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s
Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, AdenBedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s
Mohmand Hill Tribe, North West Frontier ProvinceMohmand Hill Tribe (a Pashtun tribe), marching with flags, North West Frontier Province, British India, near the border with Afghanistan. Date: circa 1920
Jamrud Fort, North West Frontier Province, British IndiaJamrud Fort, at the entrance to the Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s
Palestinian Arabic Scribe in LondonPalestinian Arabic Scribe at the Palestine in London Exhibition held at the Royal Agricultural Hall (now the Business Design Centre) in Islington, London - June, 1907
Music cover, Der Orlow, operetta by GranichstaedtenMusic cover, Der Orlow, an operetta in three acts, with words by Ernst Marischka and Bruno Granichstaedten and music by Bruno Granichstaedten (1879-1944)
Maharaja of Gwaliors state elephants and bodyguard, IndiaState elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. The men are the Maharajas bodyguard. Date: circa 1910
The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffeThe Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827
The Maharaja of Jodhpur, India - Jaswant Singh IIJaswant Singh II, GCSI, (1838-1895) - Maharaja of Jodhpur in India between 1873 and 1895. Date: circa 1894
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Smoking a chillim pipe. In Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, a hookah is called chillim. Date: 1905
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - A wandering Dervish Date: 1907
Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Melon Seller. Date: circa 1905
Men of the Sirhind Brigade of the Indian Corps in France WWIMen of the Sirhind Brigade of the Indian Corps in France, who took part in a successful attack, and capture two lines of enemy trenches with little loss. 1915
Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman sTurkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe or Green Tom. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman style. 15th century. Architect, Hac Ivaz Pasha
Shah Abbas I The Great (1571-1629), fighting against the TAbbas I the Great (1571-1629). Shah of the Safavid dynasty. Persian cavalry soldiers led by Shah Abbas I The Great fighting against the Turks. Fresco. Detail. 17th century. Sutun Chihil Palace
Abbas I the Great (1571-1629). Shah of the Safavid dynasty. He fought against the Ottomans and conquered part of their territory
Folies Bergere ShowgirlKetty Mara, showgirl at the Folies Bergere, Paris. Date: 1930
COWPERWILLIAM COWPER English poet in thoughtful mood Date: 1731 - 1800
Woman doing her makeupA lady touches up her lipstick Date: 1911
Musician in Tangier (Tangiers), Morocco. Date: circa 1910
Burberry cotton houndstooth coat and Simone Mirman turbanA Burberry in French cotton printed in large black and white houndstooth design, fully shower proof and lined with cherry taffeta
Malik Umar Hayat KhanMajor General Sir Malik Mohammed Umar Hayat Khan (1875 1944), soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of State of India
Fulup man with weapons and Mandingo man in robe and turban.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Costumes of Tripoli, Libya, woman in burqa and veil, man in turban.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Costumes of high-ranking Persian men and women, and commoners.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Egyptian chieftain in turban and robes, and a Mamluk warrior.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Maharajah of Bharatpur, Indian rulerSir Kishan Singh, Maharajah of Bharatpur (1899-1929), Indian ruler, and ally of Britain during the First World War. Date: circa 1914
Group of Bheels (Bhels), Sindh, India (now Pakistan)Group of Bheels (Bhels, Bhils), members of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, India (now Pakistan). They are a Hindu tribal community found mainly in the Tharparkar District. Date: circa 1890s
State elephant, Baroda (Vadodara), Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1890s
H. H Vibhoji Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of JamnagarH.H Vibhoji Ranmalji (1827-1895), Jam Sahib of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1870s
The Raja of LakhtarThakore Sahib Karansinhji Vajirajji (1846-1924), Raja of Lakhtar, Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1890s
Balenciaga fashion, 1964Two sketches showing some of the latest designs by Balenciaga. On the right, in pearl beige crepe are dolman sleeves on a jumper top which dips lower at the back over a soft skirt with flat side
Maxwell Croft Dior advertisement with Jean ShrimptonAdvertisement for Maxwell Croft whose design collaboration with Christian Dior has resulted in this coat in coffee brown South West African Persian Lamb modelled here by Jean Shrimpton. Date: 1964
Gift from Sultan of darfurA gift of a beautiful horse from the Sultan of Darfur to the Governor General of the Sudan. Date: circa 1910
Vietnam - Hmong Husband and wife - Lao Cai - Chinese borderHmong Husband and wife from Lao Cai - a province of the mountainous Northwest region of Vietnam bordering the province of Yunnan in China. Date: circa 1910s
Vietnam - Young Meo Girl from the Yunman ProvinceVietnam - A young Miao (Meo) girl from Northern Vietnam on the border with China (Yunnan Province). Date: circa 1910s
Hill Man and Woman - Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, IndiaHill Man and Woman at Mussoorie, a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Date: 1905
Sultan Abdulhamid I - ruler of the Ottoman TurksAbdulhamid I, Abdul Hamid I or Abd Al-Hamid I ( Servant of God ) (1725-1789) - the 27th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1785
Sultan Mahmud I - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMahmud I (called The Hunchback (Kambur)) (16961754) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. Date: circa 1750
Sultan Osman III - ruler of the Ottoman TurksOsman III or Othman III (1699-1757) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757. Date: circa 1755
Sultan Ahmed III - ruler of the Ottoman TurksAhmed III (16731736) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV. Date: circa 1730
Sultan Mustafa II Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMustafa II Ghazi (16641703) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703. Date: circa 1700
Sultan Mehmed IV - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMehmed IV Modern Turkish Mehmet (1642-1693) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. Date: circa 1680
Sultan Ahmed II Khan Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman TurksAhmed II Khan Ghazi (16431695) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Date: circa 1690
Sultan Murad III - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMurad III (1546-1595) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death. Date: circa 1590
Sultan Mehmed III Adli - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMehmed III Adli (1566-1603) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death. Date: circa 1600
Sultan Selim II - ruler of the Ottoman TurksSelim II (15241574) (" Selim the Sot (Mest)" and as " Sari Selim" (Selim the Blond) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. Date: circa 1570
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent - ruler of the Ottoman TurksSuleiman I the Magnificent in the West and Kanuni (the Lawgiver) in the East, (14941566) - the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in 1566. Date: circa 1560