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  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, ca. 1870.
  • Mme Dieulafoy. Photograph by Nadar, Paris.
  • Cana of Galilee, Israel: an ancient water fountain in use. Engraving by V. Pillement, J.L.C. Pauquet and F.N.B. Dequevauviller after L.F. Cassas.
  • Hector reproaching Paris for not fighting in the Trojan War. Stipple engraving by G.S. and J.G. Facius after Angelica Kauffman, 1788.
  • Saint Veronica,
  • Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.
  • Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.
  • The typhus louse, against which Russian citizens are urged to protect themselves by washing themselves and their clothes vigorously. Colour lithograph by Kaznacheev, 192-.
  • Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.
  • Members of "Harry Gold's Margate Entertainers", one in drag, pose for a group portrait. Photographic postcard, 1937.
  • Three women in a harem at their ablutions. Watercolour painting, 18--.
  • Two amateur actors, both in drag, confront each other on stage. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.
  • Scene from the Barzunama
  • Two amateur actors, both in drag, confront each other on stage. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.
  • A hairdresser holding a bust of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle. Coloured engraving by A. Joly, ca. 1813.
  • Androgynous fashions of the 1920s. Colour process print, 192--.
  • Androgynous fashions of the 1920s. Colour process print, 192--.
  • Nepal; village well, Rapti Valley, Terai, 1986
  • Two amateur actors, both in drag, having a drink on stage. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.
  • Two amateur actors, both in drag, having a drink on stage. Photographic postcard, ca. 1918.
  • Nepal; town life in the Khumbu, 1986
  • China: a Manchu bride in her wedding clothes with her maid, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • China: a Manchu bride in her wedding clothes with her maid, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • A mother wrapping a baby in swaddling bandages, with a child, the baby's nurse, and two other servants. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1633.
  • A mother wrapping a baby in swaddling bandages, with a child, the baby's nurse, and two other servants. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1633.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China: a lady holding a parasol. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China: a lady holding a parasol. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.