A Woman of Nazareth. More:Woman costume from Moravia 1837. 1873 Kallie, a Woman of Greenland 1818. Greenland Bust of a black African woman and man by Charles Cordier Africa Rich… Read More
A Woman of Nazareth.
Category: 19th Century
Dalarna costumes, Sweden 1809.
Dalarna costumes, Sweden. Dalarna is a historical province (landskap Swedish) in the heart of Sweden. More:Swiss folk costumes at the beginning of the 19th century. Switzerland Historic Black Forest costumes… Read More
The Door of Felicity. The Harem of the Sultan’s private apartments.
Life on the Bosphorus. Doings in the city of the Sultan. Turkey, past and present, including chronicles of the Caliphs
Hurdy-gurdy man. The Halfpenny Showman. Regency era.
Hurdy-gurdy. Organ grinder. The Halfpenny Showman. From: The Costume of Great Britain, by W.H. Pyne, 1808.
Shahrazade a Turkish lady of high rank made her escape from the Harem.
On Thursday, July 1st, a Turkish lady of high rank made her escape from the Harem of the ex-Sultan Murad, and sought British protection.
Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist’s wanderings.
Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist’s wanderings in the interior of South Africa.
Dancing Dervishes. Life on the Bosphorus. Doings in the city of the Sultan.
We made up a party one Friday to visit the Dancing Dervishes, at their pretty little white marble mosque at Pera.
The Quiver of Love. A collection of Valentines.
A collection of Valentines ancient and modern. With illustrations, in colors, from drawings by Walter Crane and Kate Greenaway.
Bayadere. Indian dancer.
Bayadere. Indian dancer. More:Indian plantation workers at Malabar around 1910. India A muslim female dancer at Constantinople. Ottoman empire. 19th Century Espagnol Bolero. Spanish Bolero dancer and a guitar player.… Read More
Costumes Pyrenees. Surroundings of Pau.
Costumes Pyrenees. Surroundings of Pau. Environs de Pau. More:Women costumes from Canton of Uri 1815. Traditional… 1815 Costumes Pyrenees. Basque of the village of Lanne,… 19th Century Smuggler. Surroundings of… Read More