Agate and rose diamonds kitten by Fabergé, 1907. Royal Collection. Commissioned by King Edward VII, 1907 (the Sandringham Commission)
Portrait of Estonian strongman, professional wrestler, author, and sports philosopher George Hackenschmidt. Photographed in 1905.
The Munitions Girls, by Irish painter Stanhope Forbes (1918). Science Museum.
Evening dress, 1916-17. Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arketektur, og Design
Portrait of an unidentified woman. Photographed in the 1900s.
After the Misdeed, by French painter Jean Béraud (1885-90). National Gallery.
Bridal costume with the “korvétia” motifs from Trikeri, Magnisia, Thessaly, early 20th century. Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece.
Silver reliquary shrine of Saint Barbara by the workshop of Louis Marcy, 1880–1900. The MET.
Portrait of two Armenian women posing with their rifles before going to war against the Ottomans. Photographed in 1895.
Portrait of American singer, dancer, actress and choreographer Aida Overton Walker. Photographed in 1910.
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.
Sunlight and Shadow, by German-American painter Albert Bierstadt (1862). M. H. de Young Memorial Museum.
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).
Return of Queen Zabel of Armenia, by Armenian painter Vardges Sureniants (1909). National Gallery of Armenia.
Tsar Nicholas ll wearing the costume of an Imperial Falconer to a ball held by Count Aleksandr Sheremetev. Photographed in 1894.
Jealousy, by Belgian painter Petrus Renier Hubertus Knarren (1861). In private collection.
Three people wearing masks in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photographed in 1902-3. Louisiana Digital Library.
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.
The Absinthe Drinker, by Czech painter Viktor Oliva (1901). In private collection.
Department store workers on their lunch break. Photographed in 1900.
Portrait of two unidentified women in suits. Photographed between 1900-10s.
Portrait of Nelli Jones. Photographed in 1912. Holsinger Studio Collection, University of Virginia.
Day ensemble, 1862. Victoria and Albert Museum.
View into the Heyday of Greece, by German painter August Ahlborn (1836). Alte Nationalgalerie.
The Irritating Gentleman, by German painter Berthold Woltze (1874). In private collection.
The Life of Buckingham, by English painter Augustus Leopold Egg (1855). Yale Center for British Art.
Cycling ensemble, 1895. Kyoto Costume Institute.
Evening cape, 1895. The MET.
Day dress by Mme. Lambele de St. Ome, 1891-92. Smith College Historic Collection.
Ladies' archery outfit from the 1860s with a pocket diary
Night light, black and gilt metal holder, and porcelain shade illustrating scenes with mothers and children, 1871-1920.
Wedding dress, 1879. The MET.
Portrait of Princess Alix of Hesse, future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photographed in 1890.
“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.
Laskiaistiistai, by Finnish painter Gunnar Berndtson (1882). Sinebrychoff Art Museum.
‘germanic warrior with helmet’ - osmar schindler (1902)
Portrait of Japanese painter Fujishima Takeji. Photographed between 1905-10.
'Tintype portrait of a woman smiling coyly from behind a handkerchief'. Photographed in the 1860s. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collections.
Portrait of two unidentified women. Photographed in the 1900s.
Boy's ensemble, 1856. The MET.
Portrait of Norwegian painter Frits Thaulow. Photographed by Anders Beer Wilse, 1900.
Curiosity, by Italian painter Eugene de Blaas (1892). In private collection.
A young woman holds her pet dik-dik in Mombassa, Kenia. Photographed by Underwood and Underwood, 1909. National Geographic.
'Wedding photo, Budapest'. Photographed in the 1920s.
'Patient, Surrey County Lunatic Asylum'. Photographed by Hugh Welch Diamond, 1850–58. The MET.
Evening top hat by A. N. Cook & Company, 1890. The MET.
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.
Studio pictures of a couple. Photographed in the 1920s.
Portrait of English actress Nora Kerin. Photographed in 1907.
Portrait of James Pinson Labulo Davies and Sarah Forbes Bonetta. Photographed by Camille Silvy, 1862. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Some of the young shrimp-pickers working at the Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Co. Biloxi, Mississippi. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1911.
Tintype portrait of eight women displaying their hair. Photographed in 1880.
Portrait of an unidentified woman from Algeria. Photographed in 1870.
The Travelling Companions, by English painter Augustus Egg (1862). Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Jacket, 1890s. Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection.