1933 Collection (page 6)

Unsaddling Enclosure at Ascot
Illustration by Gilbert Holiday (1879-1937) showing the unsaddling enclosure at Royal Ascot. Date: circa 1930s

New Road Sign
Illustration of a new type of road sign. This warning, or advance direction sign, was to be installed at Tadworth Corner on the Brighton Road. Date: 1933

E. Perkins, Jockey
Jamaican jockey E. Perkins riding the horse Black Amber at Windsor. Date: 1933

Advert for Eccles Caravans, promoting their Model 35 which provided accommodation for four. Date: 1933

Kid Chocolate, Boxer
Eligio Montalvo (1910-1988) the Cuban super featherweight boxer was known by his nicknames Kid Chocolate and The Cuban Bon Bon. Date: circa 1933

Advert for Chrysler Cars, promoting them as swift, silent, arrogant-looking'. Date: 1933

A Green at Gleneagles
The green of the fourteenth hole at Gleneagles golf course, here playing host to the Women's Open championship. Date: 1933

Ranelagh Pool
A new outdoor bathing pool at Ranelagh, at the time one of the largest in the London area. Date: 1933

Sign at Gleneagles
A sign at Gleneagles golf course, explaining the procedure of sounding a siren in the event of a dangerous thunderstorm. Date: 1933

Traffic on Brighton Road
A section of Brighton Road, busy with traffic. Widening operations were in progress at the time. Date: 1933

Crowds at a Boxing Match
This boxing match between Jack Petersen and Heine Muller at Cardiff attracted 53, 000 spectators, a record attendance for open-air boxing in Great Britain. Date: 1933

Douglas Jardine, England Cricket Captain
Douglas Jardine (1900-1958), who had captained the England cricket team to Ashes victory earlier in the year. There had been controversy due to the bodyline bowling tactics used by the English team

Advert for Austin Reed's range of men's suits. Date: 1933

Malcolm Campbell's Sunbeam
Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948) in the lead in his Sunbeam, during a Junior Car Club International Trophy race at Brooklands. Date: 1933

Whitney Straight (1912-1979) was an American born racing driver, aviator and businessman. He went on to develop the Miles Whitney Straight aircraft. Date: 1933

Camille Clifford at Stable
Camille Clifford (1885-1971) the stage actress, and model for the Gibson girl illustrations, whose married name was Evans. She owned racehorses, and is here seen visiting a stable in Epsom. Date: 1933

Berlin Olympic Stadium Model
A model of the planned stadium for the Berlin Olympics in 1936, including the swimming pool at the far end. Date: 1933

The Dublin Derby Sweep Draw, Imagined in 1066
Cartoon by Heath Robinson, depicting the draw for the Dublin Derby Sweep as it might have happened in 1066. Date: 1933

Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester
Husband and wife, actors Charles Laughton (1899-1962) and Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986). At the time they were respectively playing Henry VIII

Joan Crawford Fan Mail
A fan's letter to Joan Crawford, using a portrait of her face in lieu of an address. Date: 1933

Aga Khan
An Edward Hynes caricature of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III (1877-1957). Date: 1933

Warrington Rugby Team, strategizing ahead of their first ever match at Wembley Stadium, the Rugby League Cup Final against Huddersfield due to be played on May 6th. Huddersfield won. Date: 1933

Cinemategolf, the latest in golf tuition. A pupil at the Portman School of Golf has her strokes filmed while receiving a lesson. Date: 1933

Delf Defiance, Show Dog
Delf Defiance, a show dog of the Sealyham Terrier breed, facing the press at the Kensington Society Dog Show. Date: 1933

Basket Trap for Salmon
A basket trap, used for catching salmon in the River Severn. Date: 1933

Food for the Maharajah's Ponies
A food delivery for the Maharajah of Jaipur's thirty six polo ponies, being stabled in Malmesbury during a visit to England by the All-Indian polo team. Date: 1933

Finnish Gymnasts
A team of female gymnasts from Finland, touring the UK with a gymnastic display. Date: 1933

Amy Baxendale
Artist Amy Baxendale (1897-1974), who was born Amy Grasby, and worked under the pseudonym of Peter Baxendale, with her dalmatian Simon. Date: 1933

Advert for Pentetote, a tabletop game with a spinning wheel, themed around racing. Date: 1933

Female Boxers
Two female boxers, Battling D'Alal and Cyclone Tamary, at a charity boxing match for women held in Paris. Date: 1933

Rowing from Newnham College
Rowers from Newnham College, Cambridge, about to take part in a race against London University Ladies on the River Thames. Date: 1933

Malcolm Campbell Caricature
An Edward Hynes caricature of the champion motor driver and land speed record breaker Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948). Date: 1933

Music cover, In a Little Second Hand Store, words and music by Harry Pease, Dave Dreyer and Ed G Nelson Date: 1933

L'Atlantique liner towed into Cherbourg harbour
The burned out shell of French luxury cruise liner L'Atlantique towed into Cherbourg harbour Date: 1933

Dance of Korean King by Sai Shoki, from Baku Ishii's dance school, who also appeared in a film, The Dancer from the Peninsula or The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)

Indian Brassworker painted by Ranada Ukil Date: 1933

Advertisement for Austin Reed tailoring. Outdoor scene showing two men in overcoats reading a newspaper, outside a Midland Bank

Countess de la Falaise, studio fashion portrait, by Chanel. Captioned, Innumerable frills adorn our evening gowns'. With description, The Countess de la Falaise

Isabel Jeans, actress, (1891-1985) studio fashion portrait, with fashion illustration. With description, Miss Isabel Jeans wears an unusual cocktail or cinema gown designed by Peggy Morris

Outfit designed by Maggy Rouff, studio fashion portrait. Captioned, Short Coats for Longer Days'. With description, Spring suits are, like our spring climate, variable

Sepha Treble, actress, (1908-1995), studio portrait wearing black mantilla. Captioned, Black and Ivory'. With description, Sepha Treble Wears a Mantilla; A black dress and a black lace mantilla

Photographs of the Grand National, including two falls, and group clearing Becher's Brook. Captioned, The Grand National: Luck - Good and Bad - Round the Course'

Advertisement for Riley Kestrel saloon car, mono illustration, with colour borders. With captions, Riley, as old as the industry, as modern as the hour'and in the rallies

Advertisement for Armstrong Siddeley cars, showing woman standing by a car in front of a grand house. Mono photograph, with colour borders

Camilla Horn, German actress and dancer (1903-1996), fashion studio portrait. With description, Miss Camilla Horn, who has recently completed a film in England and is now rehearsing another

Nina Mae McKinney, actress (1912-1967), studio portraits in elegant gowns. Captioned, That Harlem Rhythm: Miss Nina Mae McKinney makes Her London Break'

Photograph of Claudette Colbert (1903-1996), actress and Fredric March (1897-1975), actor in "To-night is Ours"

Advertisement for Peter Robinson, New hats for Spring, showing models wearing the Sailor hat and and Picture hat. The Peter Robinson department store was founded in 1833

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