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Young North Africans dancing on the Paris QuaisYoung North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s
Flashman and Tom
The Tatler cover - Fashion for debutantes - partyFront cover of society magazine, The Tatler featuring a photograph of people doing what looks like the twist at the annual ball of the Heythrop Hunt held at R.A.F. Little Rissington
Miss Camille Clifford - Belgian-born stage actressCamille Clifford (1885-1971) - Belgian-born stage actress, the model for the Edwardian Gibson Girl drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, who married the Hon
A twisting frame, linen production, Victorian period
Linen manufacture, Twisting frame
Twisting Frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period
Cool WaterA drypoint showing a creek, sheltered by numerous crooked, twisting trees. Date: circa 1922
Historical views of Japan. Japanese woman riding in a sedan chair on wheels 22, Japanese Christians forced to step on a crucifix (fumie) in Nagasaki, 17th century 23
Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Chinese silk-cord or silk-twist makers, Qing Dynasty. Women twisting silk thread on an uprtight cone. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Two Scotswomen washing clothes by a river, with tartan background. Date: circa 1910s
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Pickles. Pickles tries to catch hold of his own tail. Date: 1909
Spinning machine or engine 1843A steam-powered silk spinning machine or engine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843
BOY SLIPS ON STEPSA young boy slips down a few steps, twisting his foot under him. Date: mid 19th century
Kabyle Olive Oil Press - North Eastern AlgeriaA quite outstanding postcard (incredible detail) showing an olive oil press in operation in the Kabyle Region of Algeria. The Kabyle people are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimated
Anna Neagle dancing the twist with Grenville CollinsAnna Neagle (1904-1986) - popular British stage and film actress and singer dancing the twist with 19-year-old guest Grenville Collins (1943-) !
Silk Manufacture in China. 19th century
English couple on the dance floor in NottinghamNottingham. English couple on the dance floor - man with party hat, black suit and glasses and twisting. Woman in white dress and smiling
Pollan Fishers Twisting Lines for Nets, Lough NeaghPollan Fishers Twisting Lines forNets, Lough Neagh - a view of a man operating a large wheel to twist a net for a man in the background in a field
The Gorge of the Scalp, Co Wicklow - an elevated view of a twisting road with horse vehicle and passenger. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Wicklow: Bray). Date: circa early 1900s
N. of Ireland Spinning Industry, Twisting Yarn - a close in view of a machine for spinning yarn in a spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s
Book of Trades, The Rope Maker. 1841
Women police officers in training at Peel House, LondonWomen police officers in training at Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London. They are wearing gym slips, and are receiving instructions from a male police sergeant (PS Bissell)
Beautiful Arab / Islamic Architecture - Tunisia with three women and a young child surrounding fine marble fountain in the centre of an elegant arcade courtyard with twisted spiral columns Date
Athletes. Twisting summersault. Photograph shows eight consecutive images of a man doing a twisting somersault. Date c1881
Royal wedding 1893 - weaving the wedding dressThe weaving of the wedding dress for the marriage of Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953) to George Duke of York(later King George V)(1865-1936)
Ring-a-RIng -- children dancingRing-a-rIng of little boys, Ring-a-rIng of girls; All around - all around, Twists and twirls... 1885
Twisting in a HallYoung and older people dancing the Twist in a community hall; a young man shows off by sinking as low as he can, but the girl in white stilettos looks distinctly unimpressed
Twisting the Night AwayDance floor fashions include winklepickers, suits and liberal amounts of brilliantine, bouffants, stilettos, chain belts & abstract print frocks
Women Twisting Yarn 1920Women twisting yarn into thread at J & P Coats, Paisley
Twisting Vine, MedocWomen workers twisting the vines in the Medoc (Bordeaux) region
Japanese Carp 18CJapanese carp twisting, turning and twining with wonderful ease