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Background imageVintage Collection: Play the Game Football book cover

Play the Game Football book cover
Front cover of a book depicting a young boy kicking a football on the front cover. Date: c.1941

Background imageVintage Collection: Purple woman by David Wright

Purple woman by David Wright
Unusual portrait of a woman by pin up artist David Wright, with a vivid purple background, contrasting with her white strapless dress, necklace and earrings. c.1960

Background imageVintage Collection: Pin-up Girl playing card by Arthur Ferrier

Pin-up Girl playing card by Arthur Ferrier
A cheeky blonde pin-up girl viewed from behind, with a rather transparent hat barely covering her modesty. Date: c.1950

Background imageVintage Collection: Young woman in winter clothing, Japan

Young woman in winter clothing, Japan
Young woman in winter clothing with parasol, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Boat on inland sea, Japan

Boat on inland sea, Japan
Boat on an inland sea, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Group of Japanese children and a woman

Group of Japanese children and a woman. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan

Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Street food, Japan

Street food, Japan, with vendor and customer. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Street vendor and customer, Japan

Street vendor and customer, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Priests playing checkers, Japan

Priests playing checkers, Japan
Priests playing checkers on a board, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Cherry blossom and rickshaws, Yokohama, Japan

Cherry blossom and rickshaws, Yokohama, Japan
Cherry blossom and passengers in their rickshaws, Noge Hill, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Yokohama Railway Station, Yokohama, Japan

Yokohama Railway Station, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Farmer and wife, Japan

Farmer and wife, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Cape Honmoku, Yokohama, Japan

Cape Honmoku, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: View of Kamakura, Japan

View of Kamakura, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Kintai Bashi Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan

Kintai Bashi Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan
Kintai Bashi (Kintaibashi) Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Tattooed post runner, Japan

Tattooed post runner, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Three soldiers in armour, Japan

Three soldiers in armour, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Bund, Yokohama, Japan

Bund, Yokohama, Japan
Bund (waterfront area), Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Nishi Otni Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Nishi Otni Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Nishi Otni (or Otani) Temple, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Group of geishas, Japan

Group of geishas, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Farmer and pack ox, Japan

Farmer and pack ox, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Women in rickshaw, Japan

Women in rickshaw, Japan
Two women in a rickshaw, with two male attendants, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Geishas at tea stove, Japan

Geishas at tea stove, Japan
Four geishas at a tea stove, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Pilgrims walking along a street, Japan

Pilgrims walking along a street, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Two women in formal greeting, Japan

Two women in formal greeting, Japan
Two women bowing to each other in a formal greeting, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Elderly couple, Japan

Elderly couple, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Street scene, Kyoto, Japan

Street scene, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Yaami Hotel, Kyoto, Japan

Yaami Hotel, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Street acrobats, Japan

Street acrobats, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Canal, Osaka, Japan

Canal, Osaka, Japan
Canal in Osaka, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Tokyo Railway Station, Japan

Tokyo Railway Station, Japan
Tokyo Railway Station, with boats in the foreground, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Geisha in rickshaw, Japan

Geisha in rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Vegetable stall, Japan

Vegetable stall, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Cherry blossom, Yokohama, Japan

Cherry blossom, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Asakusa, Toyko, Japan

Asakusa, Toyko, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Daikoku Bridge, Osaka, Japan

Daikoku Bridge, Osaka, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Benten Dori, Yokohama, Japan

Benten Dori, Yokohama, Japan
Benten Dori, a shopping street in Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Mentaki, Nunobiki Falls, Kobe, Japan

Mentaki, Nunobiki Falls, Kobe, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Tea warehouse, Japan

Tea warehouse, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Street view, Tokyo, Japan

Street view, Tokyo, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Torii and park, Japan

Torii and park, Japan
Torii (wooden gateway) and park, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan

Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Samurai of the Satsuma Clan, Japan

Samurai of the Satsuma Clan, Japan, looking at a map. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Tea house, Japan

Tea house, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Tattooed wrestlers, Japan

Tattooed wrestlers, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Geishas in intimate pose, Japan

Geishas in intimate pose, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Shinto priests, Japan

Shinto priests, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Women washing clothes, Japan

Women washing clothes, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Bathing place, Honmoku, Japan

Bathing place, Honmoku, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Torii and Temple, Japan

Torii and Temple, Japan
Torii (gateway) leading to a Shinto Temple, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Buddhist priests, Japan

Buddhist priests, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Teddy Bears in a car

Teddy Bears in a car

Background imageVintage Collection: Stockinged legs by David Wright

Stockinged legs by David Wright
A pair of shapely legs in stockings and suspenders belonging to someone wearing a pair of black, silk French knickers, by pin-up artist, David Wright. c.1947

Background imageVintage Collection: Snow babies - A Christmas Carol by Dorothy Wheeler

Snow babies - A Christmas Carol by Dorothy Wheeler
A snow baby, dressed all in white, sits on a snowy branch, singing a Christmas carol with a robin. c.1925

Background imageVintage Collection: Snow Babies by Dorothy Wheeler

Snow Babies by Dorothy Wheeler
Two snow babies, appearing as the snow flakes fall sit on a " No Trespassing" sign and embrace by the light of a large yellow moon. c.1925

Background imageVintage Collection: Red vintage car at the seaside

Red vintage car at the seaside
A smart red vintage car at the seaside, with people waving to each other, to advertise colour printing by Otto Elsner of Berlin. circa 1920s

Background imageVintage Collection: Advert for a 1930s radio set

Advert for a 1930s radio set c. 1930s

Background imageVintage Collection: Two girls in a rickshaw, Japan

Two girls in a rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Theatrical performers, Japan

Theatrical performers, Japan
Two theatrical performers, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Woman with gift, Japan

Woman with gift, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan

Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Prostitutes on display, Japan

Prostitutes on display, Japan
Prostitutes on display in a cage, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Vegetable vendor, Japan

Vegetable vendor, Japan
Vegetable street vendor, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Shinto priest making offering, Japan

Shinto priest making offering, Japan
Shinto priest making an offering, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Torii, Lake Ashi, Hakone, Japan

Torii, Lake Ashi, Hakone, Japan
Torii (wooden gateway structure) in Lake Ashi (Lake Ashinoko, Lake Hakone), Hakone, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Woman aged 108, Japan

Woman aged 108, Japan
Woman claiming to be 108 years old, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Brothels, Yoshiwara, Tokyo, Japan

Brothels, Yoshiwara, Tokyo, Japan
Brothels in Yoshiwara, the red light district of Tokyo, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Young women carrying babies, Japan

Young women carrying babies, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Farmer in grass coat, Japan

Farmer in grass coat, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Street performers, Japan

Street performers, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Group of Koreans, Japan

Group of Koreans, Japan

Background imageVintage Collection: Mount Fuji from Hakone Lake, Japan

Mount Fuji from Hakone Lake, Japan
Mount Fuji from Hakone Lake (Lake Ashi, Ashinoko Lake), Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Rickshaws, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan

Rickshaws, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
A line of rickshaws in the Ueno district of Tokyo, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Kobe Bund, Kobe, Japan

Kobe Bund, Kobe, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Cave dwellers, Enoshima, Japan

Cave dwellers, Enoshima, Japan
Cave dwellers on Enoshima, a small island in Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Long flight of steps, Japan

Long flight of steps, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Two women playing board game, Japan

Two women playing board game, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Canal from Lake Biwa, Kyoto, Japan

Canal from Lake Biwa, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Porcelain shops, Kyoto, Japan

Porcelain shops, Kyoto, Japan
Porcelain shops on a street in Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Group of farm workers, Japan

Group of farm workers, Japan
Group of farm workers sitting in a field, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Street scene in Kiyomizu, Kyoto, Japan

Street scene in Kiyomizu, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: Prisoner and guard, Japan

Prisoner and guard, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageVintage Collection: View of Yokohama, Japan

View of Yokohama, Japan, with ships in the distance. circa 1890s




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