Clothing Collection (#39)

Antique illustration of French soldier

Antique illustration of Two fishermen emptying the basket of fish (drawing by Moutte taken from the painting Pecheurs de Saint-Jean de Luz by Vollon

Antique illustration of man dressed for ceremony

Antique illustration of 19th century young farmer
Antique illustration of a young lady, a farmer, with 19th century countryside clothes and headdress. The woman wears a handbag and wooden clogs and holds a pitchfork. Sketch by J.h. Boughton

Modern Greeks
circa 1800: Two Greek men and a woman, with the caption To ancient Greece, the whole of Europe is indebted for all their knowledge of poetry, sculpture, architecture

Chimp Film Stars
1939: Two Tiffany Talking Chimps dressed as big game hunters in the film Africa Squawks directed by Connie Rasinski. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

People gather outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on a Snowy Day
circa 1910: People gather outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on a snowy day, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fence Sitters; Three women, a man and a girl sit on a fence while one of the women
circa 1895: Three women, a man and a girl sit on a fence while one of the women fixes the mans hat. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1910: Wall Street facing south towards Trinity Church, New York City, New York. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hold On To Your Hat
circa 1915: View of people holding onto their hats while walking near the entrance to an uptown subway, New York City, 1910s. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Headgear For Men
7th May 1959: Men wearing a service hat, a bowler hat and a bearskin hat watch Guard Mountings at the Horse Guards Parade in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Winter Wear; row of small coats and mittens hanging
January 1958: A row of small coats and mittens hanging in the locker room of the Holborn Toddlers Club in London. (Photo by Russell Knight/BIPs/Getty Images)

The Art Of Blasphemy
July 1958: Visitors evaluate a painting at an exhibition of modern art, organised by the Contemporary Art Society on the theme of religion, in Londons Tate Gallery

Young Gentlemen Dressed as a Future Diplomat
February 1958: Eleven year old Major Thompson, dressed as a future diplomat, explores Kensington Gardens in London with his nanny and two friends. (Photo by Russell Knight/BIPs/Getty Images)

Barred Bathers
10th May 1959: Children waiting to go bathing in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

City Commuters
5th October 1954: City workers crossing London Bridge on their way to work on the third day of a bus strike. (Photo by Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Lonely Walk; Seven Days Leave from Prison
2nd May 1953: Nearing the end of a seven year sentence in Wakefield Gaol, Danny Hughes has been granted a weeks parole. Trusted to take responsibility for himself

Seine Sunbather
A sunbather stripped down to his swimming trunks, suns himself by the banks of the Seine in Paris

Druid Ceremony, part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge
30th June 1956: A druid participating in a dawn ceremony as part of the Midsummer Rites at Stonehenge. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8536 - The Druids Under Fire - pub

Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals
August 1953: Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6625 - London Canals - unpub

Spotlit Bouquet; Why Marriage Can Fail, Picture Post 1954
30th October 1954: A man hiding a bouquet of flowers behind his back to illustrate the problem of putting ones wife on a pedestal, which can cause a marriage to fail

Yeti Hat; A black spaghetti straw hat, a summer beach fashion from Italy
A black spaghetti straw hat, a summer beach fashion from Italy

You Press The Button
circa 1895: A woman holding an early Kodak camera which was sold with the film already loaded. The entire camera was returned to the factory for film processing. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lindbergh Arrives In Croydon
Aerial view of a huge crowd of people as they surround Charles A. Lindbergh and his plane upon his arrival at Croydon airfield, Croydon, England, May 29, 1927

Coney Island Parade
Crowds watching a parade outside the entrance to Luna Park on Coney Island, New York. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Coventry Pageant
circa 1890: Lady Godiva mounts a fine white horse for a pageant in Coventry and a crowd of people look on. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rear View
Firmly clutching some chickens under their arms three land army girls turn their backs on the camera. (Photo by A J O Brien/Getty Images)

Wish For Peace
circa 1862: Two soldiers break a wishbone after a Thanksgiving dinner during the Civil War, both of them hoping for peace. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Kopernicus
The German built steam engine Kopernicus, fresh from the locomotive factory in Esslingen am Neckar, near Stuttgart. Factory workers stand on and around the new engine

Gavotte
circa 1915: Ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) in Gavotte. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pavlova In Costume
World famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) wearing a bejewelled costume. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

In Chopiniana
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) perfroming in a production of Chopiniana in New Zealand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Anna Pavlova
circa 1920: Anna Pavlova (c. 1882 - 1931) wearing her costume for a ballet with a Spanish theme. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Reconnaissance
September 1941: A Nazi reconnaissance plane, a Focke Wulf 189 or Uhu, has been patrolling over enemy lines during the night

Foggy Street Embrace in Paris
PARIS FRANCE - NOVEMBER 1: A couple embrace on a foggy street at night on November 1 1948 in Paris, France. (Photo by Earl leaf/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)

Little Girl And Dog
1st March 1967: A three-year-old girl shares a bench with her dog beside Kexinn Pond, Bromley. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Motor Car Outing
circa 1900: An outing in an early motor car. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Crossing The Road
21st October 1912: A gentleman helping ladies across the busy junction between Charing Cross Road and Trafalgar Square, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Yeah Yeah Yeah
A Beatles fan wearing a coat with Beatles, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah sewn onto the back. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Paris Chic
circa 1958: Two women in Paris with their straw hats hanging down their backs. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Hat By Mr John
circa 1950: A hat by Mr John on display on a mannequin in the window of a boutique on 57th Street, New York City. (Photo by Al Barry/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Boot Room
1st December 1951: Arsenal FC boot room at Highbury. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5596 - A Is For Arsenal - pub. 1951 (Photo by George Douglas/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Suitable Suit
November 1959: This city gent has forgotten what his umbrella is for as the rain falls on the streets of London. (Photo by Howell Evans/BIPs/Getty Images)

Metal Garters
The new fashion in stockings is metal garters. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New Shoes
A selection of shoes with patterned uppers and jewelled heels, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

One-Piece Underwear
A mans one-piece undergarment, known as the Union Shirt, on display at a clothing exhibition in London

Woman wearing evening gown and pearls (B&W)
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