London police women, 1919
Miss Atomic Bomb, 1957
“Copa Room showgirl Lee Merlin poses in a cotton mushroom cloud swimsuit as she is crowned Miss Atomic Bomb 1957 photograph. Above-ground nuclear testing was a major public attraction during the late 1950s, and hotels capitalized on the craze by hosting nuclear bomb watch parties, which usually included the dubbing of a chorus girl as Miss Atomic Bomb. Merlin was the last and most famous of the Miss Atomic Bomb girls”
- Las Vegas Sun
Dancers of the Casino de Paris, c. 1915
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Russian revolutionary Vera Figner, c. 1880
Princess Louise, c. 1870s
The Princess Louise (born Louise Caroline Alberta, also known as Marchioness of Lorne and Duchess of Argyll by marriage; 18 March 1848 – 3 December 1939) was a member of the British Royal Family, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and her husband, Albert, Prince Consort.
Isabelle Aubret singing her winning song “Un premier amour” at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh in the series. France won for a third time with the song “Un premier amour”, performed by Isabelle Aubret. This marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored “null points” for the first time.
Watercolour on ivory miniature Portrait of Demasduit (Mary March), by Lady Henrietta Hamilton, 1819
Demasduit (c. 1796 – January 8, 1820) was a Beothuk woman, one of the last of her people on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. She was born near the end of the 18th century. The Beothuk were openly hostile to Europeans, and violent conflict between the two groups was common. The conflicts usually took more Beothuks than Europeans, which led to their decline. These new settlers also had taken up residence in the coastal areas, which hindered the Beothuks’ access to food resources near the coast.
(Source: collectionscanada.gc.ca)
