1930s Collection (#94)

Front cover from the Bystander
The Butterfly by Barribal showing a young woman in a butterfly costume. Date: 1930

Jean Harlow in a scene from the M. G. M picture, Riff Raff, which she starred in with Spencer Tracy. Date: 1936
Jean Harlow in a scene from the M.G.M picture, Riff Raff, which she starred in with Spencer Tracy. Date: 1936

Photograph showing Noel Coward (1899-1973) and Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952) starring in Coward's repertory Tonight at Seven Thirty, which included the piece Shadow Play, Manchester, 1935

Twelve Hollywood Beauties from Clifford Whitley's revue
Twelve musical actresses from Clifford Whitley's revue, produced by Hassard Short, at the Adelphi, London. Date: 1935

Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava talking the the Hon. Charles Winn at the Primrose League Ball. Date: 1936

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Dashwood
Lady Dashwood, wife of Sir John Dashwood, is noted in the Sketch as, one of the smartest of the young women in Society. Madame Yevonde was a prolific and ground-breaking society portrait

Vivien Leigh (1913 - 1967), British actress, star of the 1939 blockbuster film, Gone with the Wind in costume. Date: 1939

Regent Street - Upper Part 1935
Upper part of Regent Street, London, buses travelling up and down the famous street, with pedestrians walking alone the wide pavements, in the distance you can see with All Souls Church. Date: 1935

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1934
Young woman talking on the telephone about her new pair of stockings! Date: 1934

Looking East from Hungerford Bridge, on the left is Embankment Underground Station. Date: 1935

Ethel Beenham, Harry Price's secretary, demonstrates how a skilful medium can perform any number of psychic phenomena even though her hands and feet are tied. Date: 1930s ?

DESERT TOMB
The grave of a Muslim saint and distinguished desert sheikh. Date: 1930s

JERUSALEM TOMBS
The tombs of St. Jerome and Zachariah, outside the walls of Jerusalem, Israel. Date: 1930s

Cow Suckling Lambs Animals Mixed 1930s Coming
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PEARLY KING GRAVE
A group of Pearly Kings and Queens pay their respects to Henry Croft, London's first Pearly King, who died on 1 January 1930, aged 68. Date: 1930s

NEWFOUNDLAND WHALING
Whaling in Newfoundland. Date: 1930s

BEACHED WHALES
Whaling in Norway. Dead whales are lined along the beaches. Whale meat, fat and other parts are sent to market and used for a great number of commodities, including perfume Date: 1930s

SIERRA LEONE UNDERTAKERS
Black humour : The premises of Bungie the undertaker, Sierra Leone, Africa. He is as ready to offer good advice to the living as he is to provide for the needs of the dead! Date: 1930s

ABBETOIR CARCASS
A dead animal carcass hanging in an abbetoir. Date: 1930s

HARE STRUNG UP
A dead hare, strung up by its hind legs. Date: 1930s

ROMANY FUNERAL PYRE
A Romany gipsy funeral pyre, where the caravan of the deceased gipsy elder is burned. Here, accompanied by a policeman, relatives are paying their last respects. Date: 1930s

SCHOOL FOR SKELETONS
A bizarre school for skeletons, with two skeletons playing a piano duet, one skeleton dunce on a chair in the corner and another skeleton carrying a basket! Date: early 1930s

Tear Bottles 1930s
A young woman creating a tear bottle display, a mourning custom dating from Ancient Rome and Egypt, when mourners would bottle their tears for burial with their loved ones. early 1930s

Mules and donkeys still play the most important part in the local transportation of logs and other goods in the narrow streets of the villages in Corsica, France. Date: 1930s

Pig in Pen
Pigs poking their snouts through their pen. Date: 1930s

WORLD WAR ONE MEMORIAL
The Shadow of Remembrance': A statue of a World War One soldier casts a shadow over a memorial tablet, Liverpool, England. Date: 1930s

A Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs cup and saucer, with matching table cloth and table napkins or serviettes. Date: 1930s

A musical quintet rehearse a piece of classical music. Date: 1930s

A freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten Date: 1930s
A freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten.. Date: 1930s

A CTO teleprinter and its operator, noting down a message. Date: 1930s

PAPUA NEW GUINEA A tribe meets to discuss the death of their sacred bird, the blue Bird of Paradise Date: 1930s

Girls looking at a stall at Looe fair, Cornwall Date: 1930s

In the Irish countryside, a farmer walks along with his donkey cart, with dog attached, on a rural road. Date: circa 1930

Happy motorists, large and small, on a country road. Date: circa 1933

Fashionable young men and women enjoy the relaxed ambience of the swimming pool at Molitor, Paris. Date: 1932

A modern Spode dinner service. This Wineberry design is in lovely colours on a cream background. Designed by T. Hassell. Date: 1930s

VISCOUNT, BARON CROWNS
Coronets worn by a Viscount (left) and a Baron (right) Date: 1937

Noel Coward and Yvonne Printemps
NOEL COWARD (1899 - 1973), actor, playwright and songwriter with the actress Yvonne Printemps. Date: 1934

This Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs doll's china tea set can be purchased at Selfridges or Harrods for a mere 4'/6 (four shillings and six pence in old money). Date: 1930s

Showgirls Die Dame Entertainment Entertainers
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MAN ON PHONE/DIE DAME
An advertisement for cigarettes: Gelbe Sorte Reemtsma. Date: 1930s

CAR AD/DIE DAME/WANDERER
An advertisement for Wanderer cars. Date: 1930s

Traffic Policeman directing the traffic at Parliament Street, London. Date: circa 1930

TRANSPORT/RAIL/INDIA
Locomotives destined for India, at Liverpool docks. Date: 1930

HI HONEY, I'M HOME!
Cover for Die Dame featuring a woman arriving home after a shopping trip, leaving her chauffeur to carry her parcels up the steps to her town house. Date: March 1930

Evening dress in grey for Saks Fifth Avenue Date: 1934

The Autumn look. City day wear set consisting of wing-type collared coat with matching skirt and hat. Date: 1934

Typical Autumn day citywear - a sporty suit worn underneath a fur coloured sportscoat with a feathered hat. Date: circa 1930

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