Fashion Gallery

Slave-ship diagram showing Africans packed on deck

Deck plan of a slave ship, showing how captured Africans were arranged as cargo, 1700s.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

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1700s, 18th Century, African, African Native, African Slave Trade, Art, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Boat, Captive, Cargo, Caribbean, Caribbean Sea, Commerce, Deck, Diagram, Drawing, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Journey, Maritime, Native, Natives, Ocean, Prisoner, Sailing Ship, Sea, Ship, Slave, Slave Ship, Slave Trade, Slavery, Trade, Traditional, Travel, Vintage, Voyage

Corset advertisement, 1902

Advertisement for A La Spirite Corsets for the woman of fashion, 1902.
Printed color lithograph of a 1902 advertisement

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1900s, 1902, 20th Century, Ad, Advertisement, American, Art, Business, Clothing, Corset, Fashion, Female, Girdle, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, North America, Style, Traditional, Underwear, United States, Us A, Vintage, Woman

Russian women and a Finn

Russian women from the Ryazan region (left) and St Petersburg (right), and a Finnish woman (seated).
Antique hand-colored print

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1800s, 19th Century, Art, Basket, Clothing, Coat, Dress, Europe, European, Fashion, Female, Finland, Finn, Finnish, Hat, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Leningrad, Life Style, Native, Native Costume, Peasant, Petrograd, Russia, Russian, Ryazan, Scarf, Serf, Style, Traditional, Vintage, Woman, Women