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Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East SussexBiddy " The Tubman" Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex - Acrobat and Seaside Entertainer (1910s - 1930s). There are a number of (hilarious)
Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USAThe 36, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings
Flo Dixie - impersonating a male army officerFlo Dixie, Music Hall Performer - impersonating a male army officer. Known as the bantam male impersonator'. Dressed as an army officer with cane, monocle and cigar. Signed card.. Date: circa 1921
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) as sailor seated on a barrel leaning forward with pipe in hand. Coil of rope and parcel wrapped in a handkerchief at her side. Date: circa 1907
Bessie Bonehill music hall male impersonator 1855-1902Bessie Bonehill started on the halls as a clog dancer as part of the Sisters Bonehill act and became a male impersonator. Jaunty pose with hands in pockets
Jennie Benson music hall comedienne and mimicJennie Benson comedienne and mimic. Known for her character studies. Dressed as a soldier during the First World War in greatcoat and cap, smoking a cigarette. Signed card. Date: circa 1917
Franco-British Exhibition - We are Enjoying the ExhibitionBritish Comic Postcard - Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City (in West London near Shepherds Bush) - " We are Enjoying the Exhibition" (written in French and English!). Date: 1908
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In costume as ?Algy, the Piccadilly Johnny with the little glass eye
May Lilian Levey music hall male impersonatorMay Lilian Levey male impersonator, dancer, pantomime principal boy. Here dressed in top hat and tails with cane. Called herself the ?premier male character comedienne?
Louie Tracy music hall male impersonatorLouie Tracy male impersonator dressed as a man about town with top hat and cane. ?Faultlessly attired, by everyone admired?. Billed as the ?Dapper, Dandy Boy?. Signed card. Date: circa 1910
Madeline Rossiter actress, musician and managerMadeline Rossiter dressed in male attire as Algy. She worked in revue, summer seasons, musical comedy and pantomime. Described as a comedienne, impressioniste and musician
Pauline Travis music hall male impersonatorPauline Travis male impersonator billed as ?the new male impersonator? in 1915. Dressed as a man about town wearing evening suit, white waistcoat, top hat and monocle. Signed card. Date: circa 1915
Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979Wee Georgie Wood comedian, actor and writer. Here dressed as Vesta Tilley in uniform with cigar and cane. Card entitled Vesta Tilley. Date: circa early 1900s
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Dressed in costume as an Eton schoolboy with bum-freezer jacket and top hat
Winifred Ward music hall male impersonator 1880-1975Winifred Ward male impersonator and pantomime principal boy. In costume for ?Jack Horner? pantomime, Princes Theatre, Bristol. Wearing light coloured suit with trouser turn-ups
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in pantomime costume as Aladdin. Seated on table. Elaborate hat with feathers, Chinese-style satin jacket with shorts, tights and satin shoes with large bow
San Francisco, California, USA - Chinatown, Fortune Teller. Date: 1904
Hungary - A Road hog makes insulting gesture to donkey riderComic Postcard - Road Rage - Hungary - A Road hog makes an insulting gesture to a donkey rider who seemingly did not get out of the way fast enough! Date: circa 1917
The Bungalow, Bowring Park, St. Johns, Newfoundland, CanadaThe Bungalow, Bowring Park, St. John s, Newfoundland, Canada Date: 1930s
The British Consulate Building - Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1908
The Somerset County Cricket Team of 1905. The Captain is Samuel Moses James Woods ) an Australian sportsman, who represented both Australia and England at Test cricket
French April Fools Card - Flying Fish Aeroplane sending Best Wishes.....!! Date: circa 1909
German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905
Redwood Highway, Scotia, California - Pacific Lumber CompanyRedwood Highway, Scotia, California, USA - Pacific Lumber Company, Redwood Mill. Date: 1936
Pan American Boeing 314 - Yankee Clipper, USAPan American Boeing 314 - Yankee Clipper - USA. IN service 1939-1943 - crashed in Portugal when coming in to dock when the wing hit the sea when turning. Of the 39 people on board, 24 died
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In military costume with double-breasted, belted greatcoat and peaked cap
Nelly Power music hall singer 1854-1887Nelly (Nellie) Power music hall singer, burlesque actress and early male impersonator. On the back of the photograph is printed ?Saturday Programme Supplement February 5th 1876?. Date: 1876
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. An older Vesta Tilley dressed as a swell, with dark suit, silk tie and waistcoat. Her top hat is at a jaunty angle
Dot Stephens music hall vocalist and dancerDot Stephens vocalist and dancer. Here dressed as ?Mother?s Sailor Boy?. Travelling between halls, she stepped out of the wrong side of the train and had both feet amputated
Gertie Rex music hall male impersonatorGertie Rex male impersonator billed as Scotland?s greatest comedienne. In character as a Scottish soldier with kilt and sporran. Signed card. Date: circa 1916
Bessie Wentworth music hall male impersonator 1873-1901Bessie Wentworth (Elizabeth Mary Andrews) male impersonator and ?coon singer? of plantation songs - a genre which would be unacceptable today. Here wearing a naval uniform and holding a cigarette
George Lashwood music hall singer 1863-1942George Lashwood, a singer, known as the ?Brummel of the Halls?. Admired by male impersonator Hetty (Hettie) King who copied his style of dress in some of her outfits. Date: circa 1900
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) immaculately dressed with bowler hat, cane and leather gloves. Suit with cut-away jacket, waistcoat with pocket watch and albert, pocket handkerchief
Susi - in a long scarfSusi - sitting in the corner wrapped up in a long scarf Date: 1950s
Fragments of Zeppelin, 1916Three fragments obtained from a recently-destroyed Zeppelin. No 1. outer covering of Zeppelin (a doped fabric, i.e. a woven material treated with waterproofing solution). No 2
Jean Russell in Fancy Dress as Britannia Date: circa 1920s
Beach Yacht - Hastings, East Sussex. Date: circa 1910s
Paris, France - A. Barrot standing outside his Chemist ShopParis, France - Proprietor (possibly Chemist/Pharmacist) A. Barrot standing outside his Chemist Shop. Date: 1913
Boats on Lake Balaton - Hungary - evening light. Date: 1913
Scene on the Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1911
Syrian Porter carries two enormous trunks on his backA Syrian Porter carries two enormous trunks on his back. Date: circa 1910s
WW1 Propaganda - Vive L Italie - Gloire aux Allies. Date: circa 1916
Town Hall - Reims, France. Date: 1890s
Guayaquil, Ecuador - Headquarters of Philanthropic SocietyGuayaquil, Ecuador - Headquarters of the Philanthropic Society. Date: 1909
Old Father Time and The Times (Le Temps) Newspaper, as well as other time-keeping mechanisms including an hourglass and a sundial. Date: circa 1890s
Man and daughter - Doorway of Old House - Quimper, France - Rue du Gueodet.. Now Les Caratides Bar Restaurant Date: circa 1910
Menton, France - Promenade de Midi - Mules on the beach. Date: circa 1907
Syrian Women making Bread Date: circa 1907
