Bend Collection (#3)

Lassoing a cattle thief Date: 1926

Stoke Bruerne Locks
A pair of narrow boat, converted for holiday cruises by Messrs. Street of Leighton Buzzard, swinging round a bend in the Grand Union Canal, near Linslade, Buckinghamshire. Date: 1960s

Oxford Canal Cruiser
A young couple in a motor cruiser, rounding a bend on the Oxford Canal, near Lower Shuckburgh, Warwickshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Panorama of Hastiere, Belgium and the River Meuse Date: circa 1910s

Greyhounds at White City
Greyhounds racing round the first bend at the White City greyhound racing track while a packed crowd looks on. 1936

The Bend, Thega River, Kenya. circa 1930s

Railway track at Landore, near Swansea, South Wales
View of the railway track at Landore, near Swansea, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

The bending body / W H Robinson
Larger, longer cars may find negotiating a small roundabout quite difficult. To overcome this, a car body jointed in the middle

Car turning a hairpin bend
A motorist negotiates a tight hairpin corner on a rather vertiginous looking road

Lady Skier W / Arm Aloft
A lady skier raises her arm aloft as she negotiates a bend

Sequin Restaurant Gown
A decollete restaurant gown profusely ornamented with sequins, with short puffed sleeves, Swiss belt, floral corsage & bell shaped trained skirt. N.B hat

Stale Beer Dive 1891
This underground stale beer dive on Mulberry Steet Bend, New York isn t fancy but it is cheap, and thats what counts for the boozy clientele

Grecian Bend 1868
Grecian Bend: Walking dress of short skirt with single flounce & an over-skirt looped up the sides to produce an apron front & puffed out behind. Ruched trim is used

Early Racing Brooklands
Cars hurtle round the newly- constructed circuit at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey

Corset Belt Circa 1929
A woman wearing a blue elastic corset belt with built in suspenders & a matching bra demonstrates how easy it is to bend while still enjoying maximum support

Marguerite Leslie C1908
The S-bend silhouette is still discernable in this velvet gown with square corsage & crochet or lace trim. N.B bandeau in her hair & a long string of knotted pearls

S-Bend Silhouette 1904
An example of the S-Bend silhouette. The heavily ornamented bodice is pouched over the waist giving a disjointed effect. The yoke on the skirt emphasizes the hips

Pleated Skirt 1904
Striped high necked chemisette is worn with a a bolero style jacket bodice with full sleeves with turned back cuffs & a box pleated skirt. Her flat hat is draped with lace

Lady Tying on Hat 1904
An impression of the lady of fashion: the S-bend silhouette is emphasized by bulky frills on the decollete bodice & the hip clinging skirt. She ties her hat on with a ribbon

Paris Evening Gown 1904
Pretty Paris gown created with layers of sheer fabric profusely ornamented with ribbon & three-dimensional flowers. The pointed sash emphasizes the tiny waist

Satin Evening Gown C1905
Satin gown with wrap-over bodice buttons tightly over the hips before cascading in luxuriant folds to terminate in a train. The fashionable silhouette is achieved

Motor Cycle Race
Taking a bend in a tourist trophy sidecar race

Chariot race accident
Chariot racing in the Circus at Rome -- one of the chariots overturns on the bend, causing an obstruction for the chariot behind

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