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DOFFING THE MASKDoffing the mask ! Date: 1910
Paris Five Sous CarriageCAROSSE A CINQ SOUS Public carriage carries Parisians for five sous a journey Date: 1662
Charles Gordon on camelCharles George Gordon (1833 - 1885), British military Governor General of the Sudan approaching the city of Dava on a camel. Date: 1876
Automatic pistol, magazine & revolverDiagram of the automatic pistol with its magazine, and revolver with its clip-loader. Both revolers and automatic pistols were supplied to the various branches of the Army and to the Navy. Date: 1915
Wedding - George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of GreeceA group photograph taken at Buckingham Palace to celerbrate the Royal wedding between Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Lila Nikolska (1904 - 1955), Russian dancer Date: 1927
Evening gowns of 1936Various styles of full-length evening gowns in a fashion catalogur magazine. Date: 1936
Clovis I, King of the Franks and Queen ClotildaClovis I, King of the Franks, (466 - 511), and his wife Clotilda, Queen of the Franks (475 - 545)
Ornamental scars on face and sharpened and filed teethPhotograph of a couple from upper Congo, Central Africa - bearing facial scarification and sharpened upper teeth and filed bottom teeth
South Algeria woman carrying her baby on her backMother from Bou Saada, South Algeria, carrying her baby on her back with a strap around
Native American Indians wearing body paintNative American Indians dancing a tribal dance for an important occasion, wearing body paint, feathers on thier heads and around their waist
Frankish Court Dress C11Man: mantle fastened with a brooch, embroidered super- tunic. Woman: coronet, veil, hair worn in long plaits, mantle & super-tunic with a girdle. Date: 11th century
German Costume Late C14Man: Gipon (doublet) with side vents, girdle & dagger, hood, piked shoes, hose. Woman: ornamental fillet, loose garment with a low neckline like a surcoat but without vents. Date: circa 1350
GERMAN DRESS 1500-1550German costumes of the first half of the 16th century: Knights, Nobles, Court Dress, Soldiers, Standard bearers & a drummer. N.B slashed clothing - Landsknecht. Date: 16th century
Costume / Ancient AssyriaANCIENT ASSYRIA The clothing worn by a Priest and an Ancient Assyrian King. Date: B.C
Sloshed Woman 1928Sloshed! A drunken young lady puts her feet on the table and knocks back the booze; her companion is not impressed. Date: 1928
Racial / E Africa / KenyaA Masai woman of Kenya (then the British East African Protectorate) - weighed down with massive ornaments on her neck, arms, ears and head Date: 1908
Danish Schoolgirls 1903Two Danish schoolgirls wear double-breasted coats (one with plaid cuffs), woollie scarves & lace up boots. One wears a peaked cap the other a flat straw hat. Date: 1903
Bishop & vestmentsVarious religious personnel and their head dress - featuring the hats of popes, cardinals, bishops etc
Siren DismayedA siren lures a man with her song - but when she sees him close to, shes not sure it was such a good idea Date: 1921
Advert for Mappin & Webb Princes Plate cutlery case 1935Polished oak cabinet containing a range of cutlery, with a course of handles. Date: 1935
Mrs Charles SweenyMargaret Whigham (1912-1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeney, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll
Beautiful topless woman wearing rococo dressBeautiful topless woman wearing a 18th century costume, while looking at a parrot perched on her hand. Date: 1915
Romeo and Juliet, balcony sceneJuliet hoisting her true love Romeo up in a basket. Date: 1919
Advert for Players Navy Cut De Luxe pipe tobacco 1915Players Navy Cut De Luxe pipe tobacco. Date: 1915
Advert for Fortnum and Mason, mens shoes 1935Mens special soft leather shoes, for all actions. Date: 1935
Cartoon, Two Horses, WW1Cartoon, Two Horses on the Western Front, hearing explosions. One horse asks the other: Doesn t all this noise scare you? The other horse replies: No, I m used to it
Corridor to the Committee-Rooms of House of CommonsView showing the corridor leading to the committee rooms of the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London (1853). Date: 1853
Agnes Huntington - American actress and singerAgnes Huntington (c.1864?-1953?), American Actress and Singer. Date: 1889
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
Delhi Durbar 1911 The Brilliant Proclamation Scene, MataniaProclamation by the native herald during the Delhi Durbar of 1911 as recorded in person by the artist Fortunino Matania on 12 December 1911
Sphere cover - floating gondola at the Savoy by MataniaA remarkable dinner party given at the Savoy Hotel, London by Mr G. A. Kessler who entertained twenty-four guests in a large white
Mens winter clothing 1936Various outfits for men in a fashion catalogue, from golfers trousers, gentlemens winter coats, dressing gown with rope string, underwear and Pyjamas. Date: 1936
Winter fashion 1935Back page of a fashion catalogue, showing three women in bright winter coats. Date: 1935
Autumn wardrobe 1935Back page of a fashion catalogue, showing three women wearing autumn wardrobe. Date: 1935
Womens clothes 1935Page from a fashion catalogue for older women styles. Date: 1935
1930s beach wear1930s woman wearing one piece swimming costume, ribbon tied around the head and white shoes
Druid, Boadicea and British chieftainess
Victoria Falls Bridge crossing the Zambezi RiverSteam Locomotive on the Victoria Falls Bridge crossing the Zambezi River, near Livingstone, Zambia/Zimbabwe. Date: Circa 1910
Boiling pot at Victoria Falls, Zambezi RiverVictoria Falls, located about midway along the course of the Zambezi River, at the border between Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the south. Date: Circa 1910
Chinook familyChinook tribe, showing a man and woman carrying their baby on the mothers back, a method of flattening the babies forehead was used
Man from the Mundrucu tribe with body tattooingMundrucu, (Munduruku) are indigenous people of Brazil living in the Amazon River basin. Man with tattoo design on his neck, chest and arms
Native American costume, medicine menNative American Indian, three medicine men, two with masks and masquerade dresses, and one man dressed as a bird. When men die
Young man from Dahomey, AfricaYoung man wearing traditional clothing, from Dahomey, Africa. Date: 1887
North American IndianA detailed head to shoulder illustration of a North American Indian warrior, with mohican hairstyle, feathers, face paint, neckless and decorative upper earring
Norman Costume C11ThNormans: embroidered super- tunic with wide sleeves, kirtles, mantle tied with cord, veil or phrygian cap, tunic, super-tunic, mantle & phyrgian bonnet. Date: 11th century
Italian Costumes C15ThItalian costume: gown with hanging sleeves & laced across the kirtle bodice; gown with large sleeves ornamented with bows. Man: fur-trimmed jacket & sleeveless, hooded garment. Date: 15th century
French Costumes 1460-80Men: shallow caps with upturned brims, jackets with pleats & doublets. Women: gown with fur borders, V -neck with revers, kirtle, hood-like headdress, hood with liripipe. Date: 1460 - 1480