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Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 80, February 1929Illustration Mascarade by de Lugo from Paris Plaisirs number 80, February 1929 Date: 1929
Two soldiers in flooded trench, Western Front, WW1Two British soldiers in a flooded communication trench on the Western Front in France during World War One. 1917
Funeral procession, Naples, Italy. late 19th century
Brotherhood of the Misericordia of Florence, Italy, a charitable institution dating back to the Middle Ages. Seen here transporting a sick man. Masks are worn to preserve anonymity. late 19th century
Street parade with people in costumeA street parade with people in costume, including big heads
Children in masks, Noyes Fludde, Aldeburgh FestivalChildren in their animal masks, ready to perform in Benjamin Brittens opera Noyes Fludde, a setting of the Chester Miracle Play, at the 14th Aldeburgh Festival. Date: 1961
Masks from the Ivory Coast, one representing an Antelope. African masks such as these were to prove a fertile source of artistic influence to abstract artists (such as Picasso)
Javanese Dancing MasksNative dancing girls in traditional masks and elaborate dress, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s
Children & MasksA group of children playing with masks on Edenham Street, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956
Javanese DancersNative dancing girls in traditional masks, veils and elaborate costumes, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s
Gebrauchsgraphik front cover 1930Simple, striking front cover of Gebrauchsgraphik, the journal of international advertising art, featuring a stylised image of a woman wearing a party mask. Date: 1930
Batgers Masks and Animals Luggage labelRather odd scene featuring an adult in a sinister party mask trying to lasso a group of children in fancy dress masks and head dresses at a party. Date: c.1925
Metalworkers welding a railway carriageThree metalworkers wearing protective masks weld large metal boxes together to form the shell of a railway carriage. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1950s
Anti-Flu MasksA man and a woman wearing anti-flu masks. These masks cover the nose and mouth and are designed to prevent germs spreading. They may work but they look very curious! Date: 1920s
Industrial Gas MasksIndustrial gas masks, used to protect workers from noxious fumes. Date: 1930s
German Gas MasksGerman girls are taught the use of gas masks under the auspices of the Air Protection Society. Date: 1933
Couple with Flu MasksAnother bout of flu that killed so many in Britain after WW1 lasted from 1929 to 1937; people wore surgical masks or as this couple show stylish nose caps Date: 1929
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