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Women of Zurich CantonTwo women and a child in the traditional dress of the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Traditional Swiss DressA man and two women in traditional Swiss costumes from the Unterwald canton
Andaman Islanders &bonesNatives of the Andaman Islands dry the bones of their parents over a fire inside a hut
Indian Chief 1930SThe headman or chief of a small village in India, squatting traditionally at the entrance to the hut where he lives with his wife and four children
Giuditta Pasta / SingerGIUDITTA PASTA Italian opera singer. She sang in Venice, London, Paris and St Petersburg
Cuban Woman & GirlsA young woman and a group of pretty teenage girls on a balcony in Havana, Cuba, West Indies
Shocked Man 1930SA man with dark hair looks shocked or even incredulous, as he reads something on a card he has picked up from a table
Old Manchurian ManAn old Manchurian man with a wrinkled face and goatie beard, photographed in Peking
Brazilian GauchoA Brazilian gaucho, a cowboy who works the cattle on the ranch, on horseback, wearing his sombrero, lassoo at the ready
Lapland Boys & ReindeerTwo boys with their reindeer, Lapland
Racial Type / Kohat PassA native type of the Kohat Pass district, a mountain pass in the North-West Frontier Province of India, connecting Kohat with Peshawar
German Women SpinningA pretty scene in a German village, where old world crafts such as spinning with spinning wheels are still practised. Note the hand- embroidered head-dresses
West African SentryA West African native sentry stands to attention and salutes outside the entrance to a hut
INDIA / SOCIAL / 1910Shoeing an ox in Trinchinopoly
Jamaica / the LimboSome limbo dancers in Jamaica
CARNEGIE (1835 - 1919)ANDREW CARNEGIE American businessman and philanthropist
Egyptian MothersMothers and children on the banks of the Nile
Native American MotherA native American mother holds her papoose in its carrying basket
Two Chinese BoysTwo Chinese boys
Lapp Father and SonLapp father and son, with a domesticated reindeer
French Mother & GirlsA French market woman and her two children
Dutch Mother & ChildrenA Dutch mother holds one child and calls another, who clutches her doll, beside Zuyder Zee
New Guinea Folk & FriendAn East-West encounter : Achille Raffray, travelling in New Guinea, extends the hand of friendship to three New Guinea warriors
New Guinea WarriorsTwo warriors, on the wrong side of whom one would not wish to be
Narrow Plank BridgeThough rudimentary in design, this bridge, consisting of a single wooden plank, provides the pedestrian with a simple yet efficaceous means of traversing a narrow stream
PRESSES 1690Two types of press
African Product LabelA small African boy - whose name is evidently Toto - is featured on this label for a domestic product
Arab on Product LabelA stately Arab stands near some palm trees at sunset, holding a string of beads
Peruvian Rope BridgesThree different kinds of rope bridge : apart from the usual walk-across type with its handrails on either side, there is a kind for carrying animals and a hammock variety
Sporting AristocratAn aristocratic German sportsman in riding gear
Victorian Lets Hair DownVictorian young lady in an emerald green gown wears her long straw-coloured hair down. She holds a book closed on a finger to mark her place
Swedish Baby in CradleA Swedish baby girl is sucking her thumb in a cradle hanging from the ceiling. She wears a little red cap
Indian Child Early 20ThA barefoot Indian child wearing only shorts, a necklace and a tiny turban
Russian Child Early 20ThA Russian child wearing a fur cap, warm boots and a big coat puts his finger in his mouth
Racial Types / ItalyAn Italian mother is doing the laundry while her baby boy plays with a lemon and a butterfly in the laundry basket
English Little GirlAn English little girl outside in the snow wearing a bonnet, a coat and a muff holds her doll which looks just like her
German Baby in BasketA German baby all tied up with ribbons in her basket, wearing a little cap
Spanish Mother & ChildA Spanish mother looks out for her child who sits on the doorstep eating
French Baby / Early 20ThA typically French child in a long and flappy gown, wearing a white little cap and clogs and eating an apple. There is a flower market in the background
QUEEN OF BERNESE ALPSThis lovely Swiss girl, in traditional costume, crowned Queen of the Bernese Alps
Hungarian PageantA proud line-up of Hungarian peasant men, war veterans, wearing their medals with their traditional costumes
ARAB MANAn Arab man in a traditional head-dress
Black Forest GirlMiss Stander - Queen of the Watchmakers, in her traditional Black Forest costume
Belgian Peasant WomanA Belgian country woman in a floral dess, with a wicker shopping basket over her arm
Tyrolean CostumesThree men in Tyrolean costume
Italian TyroleansMen and women and children from Maia Bassa (Italy), taking part in a procession, dressed in Tyrolean costume
Typing on the BeachA young woman types a letter on the beach, with her boss or boyfriend beside her
Africans with PeleleThree Congo natives with lip plates (pelele), listening to a radio broadcast in West Africa