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Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Nubian temple of Kalabsheh, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Nubian temple of Kalabsheh, Egypt, 1905. As Egyptian civilisation gradually spread in the country, the Pharaohs built temples here after the Egyptian style; it is incredible how a country of such

The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The island of Philae, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The island of Philae, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Ninety-two foot obelisk still lying in the quarry of Assuan (Aswan), Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ninety-two foot obelisk still lying in the quarry of Assuan (Aswan), Egypt, 1905. These granite quarries where the Egyptians found stone suitable for their buildings lie on the east bank of the Nile

Tomb of Harkhuf, a frontier baron in the days of the pyramid builders, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The pylon and court of the temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The pylon and court of the temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt, 1900....this present building was begun by Ptolemy III in 237 BC. and completed as it in now in 57 BC. It is constructed of sandstone

Scenes of battle and the chase carved on a wall at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Scenes of battle and the chase carved on a wall at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. At the top of the wall in hieroglyphics over two feet high

Walled city of El Kab, seen from a door of a tomb in the cliffs, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Walled city of El Kab, seen from a door of a tomb in the cliffs, Egypt, 1905. That sombre grey wall, beginning on the left and extending as far as the eye can follow on the right

View from the Ramesseum southeast over the plain of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View from the Ramesseum southeast over the plain of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The Pharaohs of the New Kingdom no longer built pyramids, but hewed out vast tombs in a valley behind yonder cliff, and here

The Ramesseum, the temple of Ramses II, at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Ramesseum, the temple of Ramses II, at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The Pharaohs of the New Kingdom no longer built pyramids, but hewed out vast tombs in a valley behind yonder cliff, and here

Dahabiyehs on the river ready for a Nile voyage, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Dahabiyehs on the river ready for a Nile voyage, Egypt, 1905. A dahabiyeh is a long, narrow sailboat divided approximately into halves; the forward half is devoted to the crew and the ccok

Watching a sand whirlwind from the top of Hawara pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Watching a sand whirlwind from the top of Hawara pyramid, Egypt, 1905. What a picture of desolation! And yet we are standing in the midst of one of the most fertile tracts in the world

The brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Temple of Luxor, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Temple of Luxor, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Pyramid of Sakkarah, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Pyramid of Sakkarah, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Quarry chambers of Masara, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Quarry chambers of Masara, Egypt, 1905. The great pyramid of Giza was built using blocks of stone taken from this quarry. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Statue of Ramses II, an embellishment of his temple at Memphis, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Statue of Ramses II, an embellishment of his temple at Memphis, Egypt, 1905. Such statues as this fallen giant here were placed by the Kings of the Empire in front of their temples on either side of

Inspector Janet Knott, Met Police, London
Inspector Janet Knott, first woman inspector in the Traffic Division of the Met Police, London. Seen here speaking on a motorcycle radio, with a male colleague on the right. Date: circa 1970s

Two women police officers in new bowler hat, London
Two women police officers (Deborah Barnes on right) in the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, wearing the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985

Eight women police officers in new Surrey uniform
Eight women police officers posing in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, trousers were introduced as an option

Male and female police officers on duty in London, walking along a pavement with traffic on the road in the background. The WPC (Siobhan Clark)

Two women police officers in updated uniform, London
Two women police officers posing in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options. The checkered cravat replaced the bow tie, though here the cravat is not patterned

Male and female police officers in a London street, with a building called Benson Court behind them (probably in N19). The WPC is wearing the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985

Racial / E Africa / Kenya
A 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 1903
Two 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

Prince George, Duke of Kent stylish checked twill suit, 1930
Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), pictured wearing a smart, double-breasted suit in a brown mixture cheviot with a bold twill ground and large overcheck of a lighter shade. Date: 1930

Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1930
Aquascutum sportsman, scutum and field coats for men. Available from Aquascutum, Regent Street and Piccadilly, London. 1930

A Nubian Girl - Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Samoan Woman
Beautiful portrait photograph of a Samoan Woman in traditional (un)dress. Date: circa 1910

Ona Indians of the Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Ona Indians - Indigenous people from Tierra del Fuego, Southern Argentina. Date: circa 1910s

Mandinka Girls - Sierra Leone, Africa
Mandinka Girls - Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Different traditional hairstyles in evidence. Date: circa 1905

Djibouti, East Africa - Young Woman
Djibouti, East Africa - A bare-breasted young woman standing in a strong pose. Date: circa 1910s

Bare breasted woman
A stylised art deco image showing a woman with her blonde hair in an elaborate classical style, barely wearing a dress and gazing at a phallic shaped purple flower

The Green-Billed Toucan Aka Red-Breasted Toucan, Ramphastos Dicolorus. From The National Encyclopaedia, Published C.1890

Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1929
Mens coat made from impenetrable Aquascutum trench coatings, with detachable collar and lining of Teddy Bear Fleece. 1929

Intoxication - drawing by Paris-based artist Jan Olitzki - a woman has passed out under the effects of a heavy night on the tiles - in so doing her top has unfortunately descended

Victorian man wearing tweed lounging jacket
Victorian man wearing, straw boater hat, wing collar, windsor necktie, single breasted tweed lounging jacket and matching waistcoat and mustache. Date: circa 1898

Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland

Women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, London
Two women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, Met Police, London. They are (left) Sandra Kertzen with Snoopy, and (right) Lyn Nicholson with Barry

Woman police officer in coat and bowler hat, London
Woman police officer in a coat from the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985

Woman police officer in Bather uniform, London
Woman police officer posing in the Bather style uniform which was worn from 1946 to 1968 -- double-breasted overcoat (winter wear), white shirt and tie, peaked cap with badge, and duty armband

Women police officers in new Hartnell uniform, London
Two women police officers (WPS Josie Seed and WPS Marjorie McIntyre) in the newly designed Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968 to try to encourage recruitment. Date: late 1960s

Girls Overcoat 1930S
The new Spring coats for children are tailored at the waist and have full, flared waists. This little girl wears a becoming double-breasted coat with a scarf collar. Date: early 1930s

Fashion for the young girls 1912
Teenager and two young girls wearing smart spring clothing. 1912

Girl & Fur Hat 1890S
A little girl wears a double- breasted coat of a pale furry fabric with fur cuffs & ostrich feather trimmed cape collar, a high feather trimmed bonnet & gaiters. Date: 1890s

John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Baronet (1844 1923), English industrialist, banker and Liberal politician. Wearing formal day dress: top hat, black necktie, white double-breasted waistcoat

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