Regional Collection

Arab Girl Dancing
A Middle Eastern Belly Dancer dancing with a veil to musical accompaniment

Irish Dancers
A crowd watching girls performing traditional Irish dancing at Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland

Flamenco Dancer
A Flamenco dancer in a red dress strikes a commanding pose

Turkish Musician Pair
Turkish musicians : he plays, she fixes the drinks (1 of 2)

St Lucys Day
Saint Lucys day (15 December) The girl chosen to be Lucia carries coffee and cakes to those preparing Christmas gifts and decorations

Bulgarian Peasants Dance
Bulgarian peasants perform a traditional dance before village elders and interested tourists

Singer in Bulgaria
This Bulgarian lady, like her husband and her daughter, is wearing her flamboyant regional costume as she treadles away at her Singer

TWO DANCE AN IRISH JIG
Two Irish children celebrate Saint Patricks day by dancing a jig. Date: early 20th century

Romanesque altar from Sagas. The Visitation, Nativity and Ad
Spain. Romanesque art. 12th century. Altar from Sagas. The Visitation, Nativity and Adoration of the Magi. Diocesan and regional Museum of Solsona. Catalonia

Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)
About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute. Here a heavy unit and crew are undertaking hose drills at Lambeth

Ataturk Reforms Language
Turkey : dictator Kemal Ataturk introduces westernisation of the Turkish language

Welsh Colliery / 1960
Parc Colliery, at Cwm Parc in the Rhondda Valley

Ancient Egyptian Writing
1. Cat cuts off serpent head 2. Ani and his wife, Tutu, adoring the scarab-headed god Khepera on the Solar Bark 3. The god Atum in Solar Bark 4. Couchant lion on pedestal

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2
With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS

Indonesian Dancers
Two royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style

Persian Musicians
A group of Persian musicians play on a variety of instruments. Below dancing girls perform to the music

Welsh Coracle
Welsh coracles are made of wickerwork covered with a watertight material, though fragile they are sturdy and light

Thames Barges 1907
Thames barges with their masts lowered, on the Medway at Maidstone, Kent. Back of the ancient Palace, the Church and Old College

West Indian Musicians
Marimba boxes feature in popular Calypso bands, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: 1960s

Persian musicians
Three seated Persian musicians, playing a hand drum, what looks like a daf and a kamanche. A tonbak, or goblet drum, lies discarded on the ground. Date: 1870s

Spanish Matador Buffet
A Spanish matador waits in front of a buffet, while the chef dishes up and a man in a suit swigs wine from a porron! Date: 1960s

Thames Barge
Thames barge, used for carrying hay and other commodities

Italian Wedding Card
Dancing cherubs on a good luck card, looking forward to the couples silver, gold and diamond anniversaries!

Indian Nautch Girl
A nautch girl of Hindostan. (Nautch means simply dance) with accompanying musicians

Clog Dance / Toaduff
CLOG DANCING / ENGLISH STEP DANCE An audience watch a demonstration by Jackie Toaduff, at the York Summer Festival

Japanese Samurai Fighter
The Samurai hero Yashitzone in combat with an armoured opponent

Apache Dance, 1908
APACHE DANCERS : by a strange swing of fashion the sinister gangsters of the Paris under- world are seen as picturesque, and their macho dance style becomes the craze of the day

Indian Dancing Girl / 1840
A Bayadere. Indian dancers performed for entertainment and for religious purposes. Some were attached to temples

Brixham Trawlers (Cig)
Brixham trawlers, Devon

Japan - the Shakuhachi
A Japanese musician plays the SHAKUHACHI, a wind instrument resembling the western flute

Egyptian Hieroglyphics
An example of Egyptian hieroglyphics

Man and Woman of Friesland (Holland). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Indonesian Dancer
A Javanese dancer performing the female style in a seated pose. The use of the wrists and scarf are characteristic of this style

FLAMENCO
Flamenco dancers, singers & guitar perform outside

Egyptian Belly Dancer
A woman (probably Egyptian) performs the Bauchtanz accompanied by a singer and musicians

1857 Mutiny / Officers
INDIA : British officers at the time of the Mutiny use native transport to rejoin their regiment

Jewish Wedding
Jewish couple get married under the traditional canopy

Irish Cottage
A lovely old cottage by Lough Neagh, near Derrymore, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

A Clydesdale at Home - Scottish draft horse
The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale, Scotland, and named after that region. Date: circa 1910s

Postcard depicting lacemakers of Le Puy, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
REV382774 Postcard depicting lacemakers of Le Puy, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale, dentellieres)

Vickers Viscount
Bea British European Airways Vickers Viscount Airliner Parked with an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B Taxiing and the Hunting Hangar Behind Date: 1950s

Chinese musical instruments
A selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)

Christmas in Australia
Australians celebrate Christmas at the height of summer with a picnic

de Havilland DH-83 Fox Moth
Hillmans Airways de Havilland Dh-83 Fox Moth Taxiing at Maylands Date: 1934

Peat Man & Irish Cottage
A man delivering peat in a basket to a typical Irish cottage, watched by a little boy and two women in the doorway. Date: October 1938

Spanish Flamenco Dancers
Two Flamenco dancers dancing with castanets

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, the mobile kitchen unit displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1 is seen here with its side canopies extended

Bali Dancing Girls
Lovely young women of Bali, Indonesia, performing the Kebyar, a purely demonstrative dance, in which they interpret the mood of music played by a gamelan orchestra. Date: 1930s

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"Embracing the Vibrant Tapestry Traditions: A Cultural Journey" From the mesmerizing Arab girl dancing to the energetic Irish dancers, and from the passionate flamenco dancer to the nostalgic Welsh colliery scenes of 1960, our world is enriched by its diverse regional cultures. St. Lucy's Day brings forth a celebration of light and faith, while a Romanesque altar from Sagas transports us back in time with its intricate depictions of The Visitation, Nativity, and Adoration. In times of war, we find solace in unity as we witness the resilience displayed by NFS London Region control room officers during World War II. Ancient Egyptian writing unravels mysteries that have captivated historians for centuries, while Indonesian dancers gracefully depict their country's rich heritage through movement. Persian musicians enchant us with melodies that transcend borders and touch our souls. And let us not forget Ataturk's reforms on language; an initiative that revolutionized communication in Turkey and paved the way for progress. Each regional treasure serves as a reminder that diversity should be cherished rather than feared. As we immerse ourselves in these cultural wonders from around the globe, may we embrace one another's differences with open hearts and minds. For it is through understanding and appreciation that we can truly celebrate humanity's beautiful tapestry woven together by countless regional threads.