Images Dated 31st July 2015

Earl of Clarendon, Vanity Fair, Spy

EDWARD HYDE VILLIERS, 5th Earl of Clarendon (1846 -1914) Lord Hyde between 1846 and 1870. British Liberal Unionist politician and sportsman. Caption: 'The Lord Chamberlain' Date: 1846 - 1914

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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Richard K. Causton MP, Vanity Fair, Spy

RICHARD KNIGHT CAUSTON, 1st Baron Southwark (1843-1929) British businessman and Liberal politician. MP for Colchester and later for Southwark West, a seat he held for 26 years. Paymaster-General between 1905 and 1910. Caption: A 'cheery Paymaster' Date: 1843 - 1929

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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African Woman with huge lip plates

African Woman with huge lip plates from Sarh (formerly Fort Archambault) - the third largest city in Chad, Africa. In Africa, a lower lip plate is usually combined with the excision of the two lower front teeth, sometimes all four. Among the Sara people (and Lobi) a plate is also inserted into the upper lip, as pictured here. It has been suggested that body modification amongst African tribes was introduced to ward off Arab Slave traders, although this has not been substantiated. Date: 1927

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection