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Background imageWearing Collection: Man wearing lifebelt around body, designed by Admiral J. R Ward in 1854. Date: 1881

Man wearing lifebelt around body, designed by Admiral J. R Ward in 1854. Date: 1881

Background imageWearing Collection: Queen Victoria with Princess Henry of Battenberg

Queen Victoria with Princess Henry of Battenberg
Queen Victoria with her youngest daughter Princess Henry of Battenberg. Date: January 1898

Background imageWearing Collection: Girls learning how to do laundry correctly, maybe to do domestic work when leaving the orphanage

Girls learning how to do laundry correctly, maybe to do domestic work when leaving the orphanage. Date: 1900

Background imageWearing Collection: Parisian frocks of satin, georgette and lace. Date: 1923

Parisian frocks of satin, georgette and lace. Date: 1923

Background imageWearing Collection: A male skier wearing a quilted jacket poses on the slopes. Date: late 1960s

A male skier wearing a quilted jacket poses on the slopes. Date: late 1960s

Background imageWearing Collection: Anne Marchss Hamilton Circa 1625 Marchioness

Anne Marchss Hamilton Circa 1625 Marchioness
anne, marchss, hamilton, circa, 1625, marchioness, nee, cunningham, widow, james, second, marquess, wearing, weeds, death, husband, widow's, history, historical, 10160276

Background imageWearing Collection: POLICEMAN IN GAS MASK

POLICEMAN IN GAS MASK
A traffic policeman on point duty carries on regardless, wearing his gas mask, during a tear-gas exercise outside the Rendezvous Cafe in Kingston- upon-Thames, Surrey, England. Date: early 1940s

Background imageWearing Collection: BENJAMIN-CONSTANT

BENJAMIN-CONSTANT
JEAN JOSEPH BENJAMIN-CONSTANT (1845 - 1902), French artist at the time of his death, wearing the fancy dress of an academician

Background imageWearing Collection: Sir John Bayley Judge 1763 1841 Court King Bench

Sir John Bayley Judge 1763 1841 Court King Bench
sir, john, bayley, judge, 1763, 1841, court, king, bench, london, wearing, black, cap, means, process, condemning, wretched, malefactor, death, king's, history, historical, 10152355

Background imageWearing Collection: Late Victorians children's fashion 1899

Late Victorians children's fashion 1899
Girls and boys linked hands, wearing the latest in Victorian clothing

Background imageWearing Collection: A woman wearing a long dress, large hat and a veil drinks sitting up at the bar. Date: 1909

A woman wearing a long dress, large hat and a veil drinks sitting up at the bar. Date: 1909

Background imageWearing Collection: Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric

Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric, round neckline, Medici style collar, translucent sleeves & reverse cuffs. Date: 1915

Background imageWearing Collection: Black gown by Marshall & Snelgrove: raglan sleeves, turn back cuffs

Black gown by Marshall & Snelgrove: raglan sleeves, turn back cuffs, long gored skirt with tiny patch pockets ornamented with tassels, white blouse & Louis heel shoes. Date: 1915

Background imageWearing Collection: Admirers - Crinoline 1850s

Admirers - Crinoline 1850s
Promotional music sheet for A Few Words About The Crinoline, by Thomas Walker. A young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands

Background imageWearing Collection: A girl on a scooter, wearing a tartan skirt, talks to a smart woman with a toy dog under her arm

A girl on a scooter, wearing a tartan skirt, talks to a smart woman with a toy dog under her arm Date: 1915

Background imageWearing Collection: ANTI-AIRCRAFT LEWIS GUN

ANTI-AIRCRAFT LEWIS GUN
Three soldiers in a pit wearing gas masks, with an anti-aircraft Lewis gun. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWearing Collection: PALL-BEARERS

PALL-BEARERS
Pall-bearers shouldering a coffin. Date: 1867

Background imageWearing Collection: Advert for Jay's mourning dress 1888

Advert for Jay's mourning dress 1888
A widow stands on the deck of a ship, looking wistfully towards the shore... but also looking decorative and remarriageable, thanks to her mourning dress from Jay's 1888

Background imageWearing Collection: Black Ascot 1910

Black Ascot 1910
Black Ascot, King Edward VII, who was a great supporter of racing, died shortly before the event. It was deemed appropriate that the races be conducted in mourning

Background imageWearing Collection: She arrives at Cherbourg, at the start of a spring visit to the south of France Date: 1897

She arrives at Cherbourg, at the start of a spring visit to the south of France Date: 1897

Background imageWearing Collection: MOURNING / SACKCLOTH

MOURNING / SACKCLOTH
Wearing sackcloth as an outward sign of inward grief Date: circa 1840

Background imageWearing Collection: Traffic Policeman directing the traffic at Parliament Street, London. Date: circa 1930

Traffic Policeman directing the traffic at Parliament Street, London. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWearing Collection: DRYDEN/DIE DAME/20

DRYDEN/DIE DAME/20
Cover design for Die Dame - an elegant woman in a pale pink dress wearing red liptick and black gloves sitting with her white dog. Date: 1926

Background imageWearing Collection: DRYDEN/DIE DAME/19/CAR

DRYDEN/DIE DAME/19/CAR
Cover design for Die Dame magazine - a woman wearing flowers in her lapel examines a model car Date: 1926

Background imageWearing Collection: Evening dress in grey for Saks Fifth Avenue Date: 1934

Evening dress in grey for Saks Fifth Avenue Date: 1934

Background imageWearing Collection: The Autumn look. City day wear set consisting of wing-type collared coat with matching skirt

The Autumn look. City day wear set consisting of wing-type collared coat with matching skirt and hat. Date: 1934

Background imageWearing Collection: Typical Autumn day citywear - a sporty suit worn underneath a fur coloured sportscoat with a

Typical Autumn day citywear - a sporty suit worn underneath a fur coloured sportscoat with a feathered hat. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWearing Collection: Ski outfit, based on a traditional Austrian folk pattern with an embroidered top

Ski outfit, based on a traditional Austrian folk pattern with an embroidered top, designed for Hello Date: 1930s

Background imageWearing Collection: Woman in 1920

Woman in 1920
Woman wearing three quarter length sashed dress. Date: 1920

Background imageWearing Collection: Women in Victorian mourning fashions

Women in Victorian mourning fashions
Mourning fashions for 1887. Date: 1887

Background imageWearing Collection: Harrods mail order service for mourning costumes. Date: 1909

Harrods mail order service for mourning costumes. Date: 1909

Background imageWearing Collection: CASA 1-131E Jungmann E. 3B-75 - 791-1

CASA 1-131E Jungmann E. 3B-75 - 791-1
CASA 1-131E Jungmann E.3B-75 - 791-1, on a pylon at Murcia-San Javier Airport - Airbase, . (wearing spurious markings). (Ejercito del Aire - Spanish Air Force) Date: circa 2000

Background imageWearing Collection: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 N996

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 N996 (msn 9122071) (ex People's Liberation Army Air Force 2071 but now wearing Sovjet Air Force serial 996') Date: circa 2000

Background imageWearing Collection: Princess Marie Jose of Piedmont

Princess Marie Jose of Piedmont
Marie Jose of Piedmont (1906 - 2001), last Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname the May Queen

Background imageWearing Collection: Women wearing elegant dresses for the Ascot. Date: June 1909

Women wearing elegant dresses for the Ascot. Date: June 1909

Background imageWearing Collection: Woman wearing a elegant dress for Royal Ascot. Date: June 1909

Woman wearing a elegant dress for Royal Ascot. Date: June 1909

Background imageWearing Collection: Apparatus for the Removal of the Double Chin 1927

Apparatus for the Removal of the Double Chin 1927
Fashionable beauty parlour, a Parisian lady wearing a special mask to achieve a Cameosque profile. Date: 1927

Background imageWearing Collection: Photograph showing a group of Scottish women standing over the barrels that are being

Photograph showing a group of Scottish women standing over the barrels that are being packed with herring in brine, ready for export. Date: November1901

Background imageWearing Collection: Scottish lasses knitting jerseys for the fishermen during their dinner hour

Scottish lasses knitting jerseys for the fishermen during their dinner hour. Date: November 1912

Background imageWearing Collection: Herring Harvest in Great Yarmouth 1934

Herring Harvest in Great Yarmouth 1934
A small group of the 2, 000 Scottish herring gutters which came to Great Yarmouth in the October to earn some money. Date: October 1934

Background imageWearing Collection: Scottish Fisher-Woman in Great Yarmouth 1932

Scottish Fisher-Woman in Great Yarmouth 1932
One of the 3, 000 Scottish women that came every year to Great Yarmouth in the herring harvest to gut fish in the months of October and November. Date: October 1932

Background imageWearing Collection: Herring Harvest in Great Yarmouth 1932

Herring Harvest in Great Yarmouth 1932
Some of the 3, 000 Scottish women which could gut about forty fish a minute, arrived on the east coast of Great Yarmouth. Date: October 1932

Background imageWearing Collection: Ray-Lamp Treatments 1928

Ray-Lamp Treatments 1928
Strange metal Blinkers to achieve beauty: A client taking a Ray-Lamp treatment, exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition. Date: 1928

Background imageWearing Collection: One of the thousands of Scottish women that came to Great Yarmouth in the herring harvest

One of the thousands of Scottish women that came to Great Yarmouth in the herring harvest to pack and gut fish in the months of October and November. Date: November 1910

Background imageWearing Collection: Noel Coward, playwright, composer, director, performer

Noel Coward, playwright, composer, director, performer
Noel Coward, English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, in a bowtie. Date: 1950

Background imageWearing Collection: Russians wearing gas-masks in precaution of a chemical warfare attack

Russians wearing gas-masks in precaution of a chemical warfare attack, various scenes as people go about their daily work. Date: 1932

Background imageWearing Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In
The Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles

Background imageWearing Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches
The Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag



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