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Hobby Horse in May Day celebrations, Minehead, Somerset -- the custom was to call at homes in the area, accompanied by others beating metal cans, and a few pennies might be handed over. Date: 1922
Children in Maytime celebrations, Minehead, Somerset -- one is dressed as the Hobby Horse (second from right), others are beating metal cans
Group of children wearing wild flowers, Somerset, EnglandGroup of children wearing garlands of wild flowers round their faces, Somerset, England. Date: 1922
Grandfather and two children in a garden, EnglandGrandfather and his two grandchildren in a garden, England. Date: 1922
Domestic science at a girls English public school, Sherborne, Dorset. Two young women are seen here ironing linen and collars. Date: 1922
Two young women steering a barge on a river, EnglandTwo young women steering a barge on the upper reaches of the River Thames, England. Date: 1922
Three young people punting on a river, England. Date: 1922
Two fishermen on a fishing smack, Suffolk, England, surrounded by coils of rope. Date: 1922
Speech day at a typical English public school, with a boy speaking from the stage, a teacher at a table with a pile of prize books, and family members in the audience. Date: 1922
Thatched cottages and shop, Bradford Peverell, West DorsetThatched cottages and grocers shop in Herbert Lane, in the West Country village of Bradford Peverell, Dorset, an English county which inspired the writings of the novelist Thomas Hardy
Miniature bakery and brewery found during excavation, EgyptMiniature bakery and brewery, with workers, discovered in a pyramid during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the buried dignitary. Date: 1922
Miniature granary found during excavation, EgyptMiniature granary, with workers, discovered in a pyramid during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the buried dignitary. Date: 1922
Wooden statues of servants found during excavation, EgyptWooden statues of servants, discovered in a pyramid during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the buried dignitary. Date: 1922
Wooden statues of handmaidens, Thebes, EgyptWooden statues of handmaidens with baskets on their heads, discovered near Thebes during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the dead inside a pyramid. Date: 1922
Woman in face veil with child on her shoulder, Cairo, EgyptWoman in face veil (burko) with gilt tube, carrying a child on her shoulder, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922
Arab cobbler at work in his shop, Cairo, Egypt, making the traditional pointed red leather slippers. Date: 1922
Men playing game of draughts in a courtyard, EgyptTwo men playing a game of draughts in a courtyard while a friend sits alongside, Egypt. They are smoking a double nargileh (nargile, hookah) which sits on the ground between them. Date: 1922
Rich man, dancing woman and beggar, Cairo, EgyptRich man, dancing woman and beggar passing the time in the native quarter of Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922
Herb seller in street, chatting to a customer, EgyptHerb seller in the street, chatting to a customer outside her home, Egypt. Date: 1922
View of colonnades in El-Merdani Mosque, Cairo, EgyptView of colonnades in the courtyard of the El-Merdani Mosque (Amir al-Maridani Mosque), Cairo, Egypt, dating back to the 14th century. Date: 1922
Men at work in Tentmakers Bazaar, Cairo, EgyptMen at work on a decorative awning in the Tentmakers Bazaar, Cairo, Egypt, with another piece on display on the wall behind them. Date: 1922
Old shops in booksellers row, Cairo, EgyptOld shops with fretted woodwork in booksellers row, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922
Boys and girls outside their homes, Port Said, EgyptBoys and girls standing outside their rickety, timber-built homes, Port Said, Egypt. Date: 1922
General view of Cairo, Egypt, from the Mokattam (Mukattam) Hills, with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque in the near distance. Date: 1922
Arab woman with goatskin butter churn, near Cairo, EgyptArab woman with a goatskin butter churn suspended from the broken stem of a date palm, at a village near Cairo, Egypt. A woman stands alongside with a child sitting on her shoulder. Date: 1922
Bisharin tribesman of the Nubian Desert, near Aswan, EgyptBisharin tribesman of the Nubian Desert, living at an encampment near Assuan (Aswan), Egypt. He is holding a large sword. Date: 1922
Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Aswan, EgyptHamitic nomadic woman and two children, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt. Date: 1922
Arab pottery shop and shopkeeper, Cairo, Egypt, with a water carrier standing on the left. Date: 1922
Woman in face veil drawing water from a jar, EgyptWoman in a face veil decorated with coins, drawing water from an earthenware jar which helps to keep the water cool, Egypt. Date: 1922
Arab fisherman winding twine for nets, Port Said, Egypt. Date: 1922
Spiral wooden pump used for water supply, EgyptA man making a spiral pump made of wood, known as a tabut, used for water supply, seen mainly in the Lower Delta area of Egypt. Date: 1922
Water supply using a shaduf, EgyptWater supply using a shaduf (shadoof), Egypt, used by farmers for irrigation of their land. Date: 1922
Boys school in a Coptic Centre, Esneh, EgyptScene at a Moslem boys school in a Coptic Centre at Esneh (Esna), south of Luxor, Egypt. Date: 1922
Women members of a Feminist Party, Cairo, EgyptWomen members of a Feminist Party, with flag, Cairo, Egypt. They were campaigning for womens rights, particularly wanting to put an end to womens total seclusion within the harem. Date: 1922
Berberin sellers of beads and fly whisks, Cairo, EgyptBerberin sellers of beads and fly whisks in a Cairo street, Egypt. Date: 1922
Water carrier handing a drink to a woman, Cairo, EgyptWater carrier handing a drink in a brass cup to a woman and her child in a Cairo street, Egypt. Date: 1922
Water carrier handing a drink to seated man, EgyptWater carrier handing a drink in a brass cup to a seated man, Egypt. Date: 1922
Arab tailor and assistants at work in a shop, Cairo, EgyptArab tailor and his three assistants at work in a shop, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922
Arab tinsmiths at work in a shop, Cairo, Egypt, converting old kerosene tins into canister lamps. Date: 1922
Felucca with lateen sails on the River Nile, EgyptA felucca, a sailing boat with two lateen (triangular) sails, on the River Nile, Egypt. Date: 1922
Aerial view of the Pyramid of Khafre, Giza, EgyptView from the Pyramid of Cheops (Kheops), looking down at the Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre, Chepren), at Giza, with the Nile valley beyond, near Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922
Colossi of Memnon, near Luxor, EgyptColossi of Memnon, two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, Theban Necropolis near Luxor, Egypt. Date: 1922
Berberin boatmen rowing a galley, near Philae, EgyptBerberin boatmen rowing a galley, near the island of Philae, Egypt. Date: 1922
Students from mission school at Giza, EgyptStudents from a mission school at Giza, Egypt, with the Sphinx and Pyramid. Date: 1922
Ruins of Hathor Temple, Dendera, EgyptMan and camel at the Ruins of the Hathor Temple, Dendera, Egypt. Date: 1922
Inscriptions on temple wall, Medinet Habu, Luxor, EgyptInscriptions of hunting scenes on the wall of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt. Date: 1922
Man with camel near the Pyramid of Cheops, Giza, EgyptMan with camel near the Pyramid of Cheops (Kheops) at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922
Egyptian couple in western dress, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian couple in western dress, in their garden in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922