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Country Clothes 1907James Buchanan wears checked jodhpurs, gaiters & boots, a red waistcoat, a wing collar & tie, a tweed jacket with rounded front borders & a low crowned top hat. Date: 1907
FRENCH VELVET SUIT 1881French boy wears a velvet suit comprised of knickerbockers, jacket fastened at the neck & open to reveal a waistcoat, white falling collar & large bow, socks & heeled boots. Date: 1881
Morning Coat 1890sYoung man in morning coat with the top button fastened, a high stand-fall collar with rounded ends, plaid tie, dark waistcoat, pin-striped trousers, bowler hat & cane. Date: late 1890s
COSTUME AT BATH 1807A young man writing a letter wears a loose 3/4 jacket with stand fall collar & no fastenings over his breeches & waistcoat. He wears stockings & slippers on his feet. Date: 1807
FARMER SOWING CORN 1887A farmer sowing corn by hand. Date: 1887
HWM OLBERS / MACKENZIEHEINRICH WILHELM MATTHAUS OLBERS German physician and astronomer Date: 1758 - 1840
6th Baron WalsinghamThomas de Grey (1843 -), 6th Baron Walsingham Naturalist and sportsman; looking dapper in checked waistcoat and jacket
DANIEL AUBERDANIEL FRANCOIS ESPRIT AUBER (1782 - 1871), French composer Date: 1868
London Shoppers - 1908London shoppers during the sales. Date: 1908
BILLIARD PLAYER. 1842A billiard player leans on the table with his cue Date: 1842
FELIX MENDELSSOHN the German composer Date: 1809 - 1847
Costume - Necktie - FrithThe artist William Powell Frith (1819-1909) wearing a rather artistic necktie. Date: circa 1870
Man in Black 1813Black woollen suit: cut-away coat, short waistcoat with stand collar, breeches with falls, knitted stockings, pumps, top hat & pink lining, white cravat & shirt ruffles. Date: 1813
A DAY WITH N HAWTHORNENATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (originally Hathorne) American writer Date: 1804 - 1864
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish musicianSir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935), Scottish composer, conductor, violinist and music teacher. He wrote oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music, and works for the theatre
Seller and cycle-powered mobile food stall, Fetiye, TurkeyA street food seller stands beside his cycle-powered mobile food stall in Fetiye, Turkey. He wears a trilby hat and a waistcoat and looks sideways at the camera. Date: circa 1984
Marthinus Steyn, President, Orange Free State, South AfricaMarthinus Theunis Steyn (1857-1916), President of the Orange Free State, South Africa, from 1896 until 1902. The Orange Free State ceased to exist as an independent Boer republic in 1902
Visiting Costume 1899Dark green costume with white floral applique trim. Open jacket bodice with puffed upper sleeve, waistcoat, lace high necked blouse, wrap over gored skirt with curved front. 1899
Man with two dogs in a field, SwitzerlandMan with two St Bernard dogs in a field, photo by Hofmann, Geneva, Switzerland. Date: circa 1910s
Man in livery on a Swiss greetings card -- from the Grand Bazaar of Montreux. Date: circa 1890s
French card, Souvenir of Friendship -- a man with a purse. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Man with water pump on a comic Christmas cardMan with a water pump on a comic Christmas card -- May the spirit of Christmas be with you long and for aye. Date: circa 1890s
Man at a table on a comic greetings cardMan smoking a cigar at a table on a comic greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Man in cellar on a comic German greetings cardMan in a cellar on a comic German greetings card, holding a bottle and a glass of wine. (1 of 2) circa 1890s
Man with a glass of champagne on a cutout Christmas card -- May you of pleasures have a host. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a waistcoatChristmas card in the shape of a pink and white patterned waistcoat. Date: circa 1890s
Man at the rear of a railway train, USAMan standing at the rear of a railway train, North America. The section he is on is known as a Caboose -- a manned railroad car coupled to the end of a freight train. Date: circa 1908
Construction workers outside a large building, USALarge group of construction workers (possibly carpenters, painters, builders, etc) outside a large building, North America. Date: circa 1910s
Group photo, St Ives football team (Huntingdonshire)Group photo, St Ives football team. Back row, left to right: H Mence, E Kiddle, G B Ulph, Houghton, Gifford (goalkeeper), F Russell; middle row: Freeman, H Copley, F M Warren
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam - Emperor Hotel (Kaiserhof), WaiterTanzania, Dar es Salaam - Emperor Hotel (Kaiserhof), A young waiter carrying a large glass of something interesting... Date: circa 1908
Priscilla Bibesco and Herbert Henry AsquithPriscilla Bibesco (1920-2004) with her grandfather, Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), former British Prime Minister, on his 74th birthday, 12 September 1926. 1926
Man riding an emu on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian man wearing tweed lounging jacketVictorian man wearing, straw boater hat, wing collar, windsor necktie, single breasted tweed lounging jacket and matching waistcoat and mustache. Date: circa 1898
Caricature of the actor Alfred Maltby, in the role of Mr Dawson in the play Betsy by F C Burnand. circa 1880s
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
Silver Evening JacketA silver lame evening jacket with large, pointed, over- stitched revers, waistcoat basque & half-length sleeves with gathers at the shoulder. Date: 1930s
Sir Thomas Kelly-KennyAn English country gentleman wears a brown checked jacket & matching waistcoat, jodhpurs, high black riding boots with spurs, brown leather gloves, a bowler hat & cane. Date: 1901
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
Honore de Balzac engraving by Ch ChardonHONORE DE BALZAC (1799 - 1850) French novelist and playwrite. Considered one of the founders of European Realism for his short stories
Daniel Auber / Ils 1871DANIEL FRANCOIS ESPRIT AUBER French composer Date: 1782 - 1871
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
Man with a bulldog in a garden, photo by Unwin, Hereford. Date: circa 1910s
Checked knitted chess board vest, WW1A British soldier proudly displaying a knitted vest under his jacket which, as well as eeping him warm, doubles as a portable chess and draughts board
Man in cowboy outfit, Hayle, CornwallMan in a cowboy outfit, complete with gun, at the Longhorn Country Music Club in Hayle, Cornwall
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
Music cover, First Love, Valse by Henry FarmerMusic cover, First Love, Valse (Waltz) by Henry Farmer, dedicated to Miss Hal Chaworth Musters. Depicting a young couple in romantic, italianate costume. Date: 1867
Two pier attendants, Southwold, SuffolkTwo pier attendants (Baug and Girling), on the pier at Southwold, Suffolk, 25 September 1907. Date: 1907
Englands Royal Sailor, HRH Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (1844-1900), Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh. circa 1850s