Local Collection (#7)

Traditional greetings between westerners and local Japanese couple, 1885
3479544 Traditional greetings between westerners and local Japanese couple, 1885; (add.info.: Traditional greetings between westerners and local Japanese couple, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A woman visits her local bank and converses with a manager, 1882
3478918 A woman visits her local bank and converses with a manager, 1882; (add.info.: A woman visits her local bank and converses with a manager)

Tissandier landing his balloon
3732746 Tissandier landing his balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tissandier landing his balloon. Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) a French chemist, Meteorologist, aviator and editor

A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785
530536 A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785, surrounded by local ballooning enthusiasts, l.to r

The aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident
3732779 The aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the aftermath of Gaston Tissandier's fatal balloon accident)

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Marauding Cossacks in a Korean village terrifying the local population.1904
530190 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Marauding Cossacks in a Korean village terrifying the local population.1904.; Universal History Archive/UIG

On the Sim River; Shepherd boy, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
On the Sim River; Shepherd boy, 1910

On the Sim River near the Asha-Balashovskii Station, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
On the Sim River near the Asha-Balashovskii Station, 1910

Embankment of Lake Seliger: "Fishing settlements on Lake Seliger", 1910. Men in fishing boats at the shore of a fishing village, with fishing nets drying in the background

Street in the Village of Chyorny Anuy; Russian Children, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Street in the Village of Chyorny Anuy; Russian Children, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century

Crossing the Katun River on a Dugout Canoe near Dzhir-Bom, Above the Mouth of the Chui... 1911-13
Crossing the Katun River on a Dugout Canoe near Dzhir-Bom, Above the Mouth of the Chui River, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai

Boat on Lake Teletskoye, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Boat on Lake Teletskoye, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century

Women's fur coat for extraordinary occasions, 1925. Creator: Aleksei Vasilevich Voshchakin
Women's fur coat for extraordinary occasions, 1925. Novosibirsk State Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Dressy Fur Coat, 1925. Creator: Aleksei Vasilevich Voshchakin
Dressy Fur Coat, 1925. Novosibirsk State Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Boats on the banks of the Yenisei, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Boats on the banks of the Yenisei, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Northern types: In a yurt, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Northern types: In a yurt, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Kamchadals on the river bank near the baht and logs prepared for hollowing out the baht, 1922-1923. From an album of 296 works which offer a glimpse of life in the Russian Far Northeast in the first

Ostyatsky village on the Vakh River - Unloading the boat, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Ostyatsky village on the Vakh River - Unloading the boat, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Northern types, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Northern types, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Ostyatsky village Olenyi yurts, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Ostyatsky village Olenyi yurts, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Fisherwoman
Richard Coulstock

A Touch of Colour
Karsten Wrobel

A Seminole mother and children, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
A Seminole mother and children, c.between 1910 and 1920

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Japan, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Japan, 1908

Group of Ainu outside a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of Ainu outside a hut, 1908

Group of Ainu children standing in a passageway between huts, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of Ainu children standing in a passageway between huts, 1908

Costumes de Différents Pays, Sauvage Iroquois, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Sauvage Iroquois, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Iroquois Allant a la Decouverte, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Iroquois Allant a la Decouverte, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerrier Iroquois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guerrier Iroquois, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysanne de Kamtschatka, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysanne de Kamtschatka, c1797

The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Portaging a Canoe and Baggage, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Portaging a Canoe and Baggage, 1858. Engraving from a photograph taken during...the expedition sent out last spring by the Canadian Government

The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Ojibway Encampment near the Falls... 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Ojibway Encampment near the Falls of the Rainy River, 1858. The Ojibways of the Lake of the Woods are the most warlike

The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition - Ford of the Roseau River, and Indian Fish Weir, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition - Ford of the Roseau River, and Indian Fish Weir, 1858. The Roseau, or Reed-grass River

Opening of the American Centennial Festival Exhibition: a Street in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: W. J. P
Opening of the American Centennial Festival Exhibition: a Street in Philadelphia, 1876. The Great Exhibition at Philadelphia

My Patients Father; A Doctors Life among the North-American Indians, 1875. Creator: Unknown
My Patients Father; A Doctors Life among the North-American Indians, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Grand canoe reception given to the Prince of Wales on the St. Lawrence, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Grand canoe reception given to the Prince of Wales on the St. Lawrence, 1860. Ten canoes...prettily painted and decorated, and each manned by twelve Indians of the Iriquois tribe

Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme de l'Isle de Ste. Christine, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Habitants de la Guyane Fabricant le Rocou, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Habitants de la Guyane Fabricant le Rocou, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysan de Quito, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysan de Quito, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Ostyack, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Ostyack, c1797

The Chief in full War Dress; A Doctors Life among the North-American Indians, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Chief in full War Dress; A Doctors Life among the North-American Indians, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Costume Plate (Femme Kamls chadalle), Late 18th to early 19th century. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costume Plate (Femme Kamls chadalle), Late 18th to early 19th century

Scene of Trappers and Indians, before 1842. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Scene of Trappers and Indians, before 1842. In the foreground, the woman is "cording a bale of dried meat, " while in the background, Captain William Drummond Stewart

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Tongouse, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Tongouse, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme Toungouse, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme Toungouse, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Tartare d'Usbec, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Tartare d'Usbec, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Tattare d'Astragan, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Tattare d'Astragan, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Kabardinienne, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Kabardinienne, c1797

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"Embracing Local Traditions: From Welsh Costumes to Kuna Indian Molas" Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry cultures as we journey through various corners of the world. A group of three Welsh women don traditional costumes, their colorful attire reflecting a rich heritage that has been passed down through generations. Venturing further, we find ourselves at Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Cornwall, where a miner stands tall amidst the rugged landscape. His perseverance and dedication echo the resilience of those who have toiled underground for centuries. In Central America's Panama, specifically Cristobal, we encounter Kuna Indian traditional molas. These intricately designed textiles tell stories of ancient traditions and serve as windows into a fascinating indigenous culture. Transporting ourselves back in time to around 1905 on the St Ives branch in North America's Mexico, GWR tank number 34 chugs along with four men aboard. This snapshot captures an era when steam locomotives were lifelines connecting communities and fostering growth. The thrill of fox hunting resonates as hunters raise their glasses in toast after a day spent pursuing their passion. The camaraderie shared among locals is palpable as they celebrate cherished traditions that bind them together. Traveling across continents brings us to Teotihuacan in Mexico, where a souvenir blanket adorned with a colorful Aztec calendar design serves as a reminder of ancient civilizations' enduring legacy. Riga Black Balzams takes center stage at a local liquor shop in Latvia's capital city. This renowned herbal liqueur embodies Latvian craftsmanship and offers visitors an authentic taste of Baltic tradition. A touch of humor awaits us with Parish Council Cartoon—a lighthearted depiction showcasing the idiosyncrasies within local governance structures worldwide—reminding us not to take ourselves too seriously. Castle Street beckons us towards Arncroach village nestled within Scotland's picturesque Fife.