Agate and rose diamonds kitten by Fabergé, 1907. Royal Collection. Commissioned by King Edward VII, 1907 (the Sandringham Commission)
Portrait of Kintaro Hayakawa, known professionally as Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s.
Portrait of Canadian outlaw of the American Old West Pearl Taylor Hart. She committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the United States, and her crime gained notoriety primarily because of her gender. Photographed in 1900.
Portrait of Estonian strongman, professional wrestler, author, and sports philosopher George Hackenschmidt. Photographed in 1905.
Portrait of American singer, dancer, actress and choreographer Aida Overton Walker. Photographed in 1910.
Silver reliquary shrine of Saint Barbara by the workshop of Louis Marcy, 1880–1900. The MET.
Wedding dress, 1879. The MET.
Portrait of an unidentified woman. Photographed in the 1900s.
Evening dress, 1916-17. Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arketektur, og Design
The Munitions Girls, by Irish painter Stanhope Forbes (1918). Science Museum.
Boy's ensemble, 1856. The MET.
Evening top hat by A. N. Cook & Company, 1890. The MET.
Portrait of Nelli Jones. Photographed in 1912. Holsinger Studio Collection, University of Virginia.
Evening dress, 1857–60. The MET. This dress was worn by the donor's grandmother, Mrs. James Bonner Collins, to a White House Reception for James Buchanan (1791-1868).
Day ensemble, 1862. Victoria and Albert Museum.
Jealousy, by Belgian painter Petrus Renier Hubertus Knarren (1861). In private collection.
Night light, black and gilt metal holder, and porcelain shade illustrating scenes with mothers and children, 1871-1920.
Day dress by Mme. Lambele de St. Ome, 1891-92. Smith College Historic Collection.
Cycling ensemble, 1895. Kyoto Costume Institute.
Return of Queen Zabel of Armenia, by Armenian painter Vardges Sureniants (1909). National Gallery of Armenia.
Portrait of an unidentified woman from Algeria. Photographed in 1870.
Curiosity, by Italian painter Eugene de Blaas (1892). In private collection.
'Wedding photo, Budapest'. Photographed in the 1920s.
‘germanic warrior with helmet’ - osmar schindler (1902)
The Absinthe Drinker, by Czech painter Viktor Oliva (1901). In private collection.
'Patient, Surrey County Lunatic Asylum'. Photographed by Hugh Welch Diamond, 1850–58. The MET.
'Tintype portrait of a woman smiling coyly from behind a handkerchief'. Photographed in the 1860s. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collections.
Three people wearing masks in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photographed in 1902-3. Louisiana Digital Library.
The Travelling Companions, by English painter Augustus Egg (1862). Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Bridal costume with the “korvétia” motifs from Trikeri, Magnisia, Thessaly, early 20th century. Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece.
Portrait of two Armenian women posing with their rifles before going to war against the Ottomans. Photographed in 1895.
Portrait of James Pinson Labulo Davies and Sarah Forbes Bonetta. Photographed by Camille Silvy, 1862. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Portrait of two unidentified women in suits. Photographed between 1900-10s.
Ladies' archery outfit from the 1860s with a pocket diary
Portrait of English actress Nora Kerin. Photographed in 1907.
Portrait of Princess Alix of Hesse, future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photographed in 1890.
Laskiaistiistai, by Finnish painter Gunnar Berndtson (1882). Sinebrychoff Art Museum.
Wedding dress by Sams and Harriett née Joyce, 1899. Victoria & Albert Museum
Studio pictures of a couple. Photographed in the 1920s.
Portrait of an unidentified woman. Photographed in the 1880s. State Library and Archives of Florida Photographic Collection.
Tsar Nicholas ll wearing the costume of an Imperial Falconer to a ball held by Count Aleksandr Sheremetev. Photographed in 1894.
Some of the young shrimp-pickers working at the Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co. Biloxi, Mississippi. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1911.
Portrait of Norwegian painter Frits Thaulow. Photographed by Anders Beer Wilse, 1900.
Portrait of Japanese painter Fujishima Takeji. Photographed between 1905-10.
Evening cape, 1895. The MET.
Jacket, 1890s. Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection.
“Shipload Of Coffee Nazi-Bound Is Seized,” Toronto Star. April 29 1941. Page 34.
Rendezvous, by Austrian painter Arthur von Ramberg (1870). In private collection.
Department store workers on their lunch break. Photographed in 1900.
Tintype portrait of eight women displaying their hair. Photographed in 1880.
The Irritating Gentleman, by German painter Berthold Woltze (1874). In private collection.
A young woman holds her pet dik-dik in Mombassa, Kenia. Photographed by Underwood and Underwood, 1909. National Geographic.
Portrait of Shah Jahan, Sultana of Bhopal. Bhopal was unusual among the Indian princely states for having a female ruler. Photographed in 1875-76. Presented to Alexandra, Princess of Wales by her husband the Prince of Wales at Christmas 1876.
Portrait of two unidentified women. Photographed in the 1900s.