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Background imageBystander Collection: The Girl In The Cabaret by Suzanne Meunier

The Girl In The Cabaret by Suzanne Meunier
A colour illustration of an elegantly dressed lady finishing off the last of her champagne. Suzanne Meunier was a French artist who produced a number of erotic illustrations for The Sketch

Background imageBystander Collection: The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander cover - Mrs Ronald Armstrong-Jones

Bystander cover - Mrs Ronald Armstrong-Jones
Mrs Ronald Armstrong-Jones, formerly Anne Messel (later Parsons). She was married to Ronald Armstrong-Jones, with whom she had a daughter and a son, before she married Michael Parsons

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander cover, Lady Veronica Blackwood by Madame Yevonde

Bystander cover, Lady Veronica Blackwood by Madame Yevonde
Lady Veronica Brenda Woolfe (nÚÑáBlackwood) (1910-1971), Former wife of Sir Antony Hornby and of Ernest Maddick and of Thomas Hussey

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander front cover featuring Miss Marjorie Leigh

Bystander front cover featuring Miss Marjorie Leigh
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a colour photograph by Raphael of Miss Marjorie Leigh, debutante daughter of Sir John Leigh Bt. M.P. and Lady Leigh

Background imageBystander Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whatever

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whatever
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageBystander Collection: The Intelligence Department, by Bairnsfather

The Intelligence Department, by Bairnsfather
The Intelligence Department " Is this ere the Warwicks?" " Nao, Indenburgs blinkin Light Infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander

Background imageBystander Collection: Front cover from The Bystander 1936

Front cover from The Bystander 1936
A colourful cover of an aeroplane flying over the coast. As aviation increased during the 1930s, the Bystander published a Flying Number each year

Background imageBystander Collection: His Fatal Beauty, by Bairnsfather

His Fatal Beauty, by Bairnsfather
His Fatal Beauty OLD BILL: " My wife married me for love, ye know, Bert" BERT (after prolonged and somewhat pained scrutiny of Bills face): " I had been wonderin what it was, Bill

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander front cover, A Bank Balance by Rick Elmes

Bystander front cover, A Bank Balance by Rick Elmes
Front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring an illustration of a young woman in a white hat and dress, languidly smoking using a long, elegant cigarette holder as she perches on a grassy bank

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander front cover - Marchioness of Queensberry

Bystander front cover - Marchioness of Queensberry
Cathleen Mann (1896-1959), Artist; second wife of Francis A. Kelhead, 11th Marquess of Queensbury; daughter of Harrington Mann

Background imageBystander Collection: The One Pound Look by Ricardo Brook

The One Pound Look by Ricardo Brook
Front cover of The Bystander special issue focusing on the fall in the value of the pound during the first half of 1920. Here a rather aristocratic looking gentleman is fashioned out of a pound sign

Background imageBystander Collection: That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce Bairnsfather

That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Oh, star of eve, whose tender beam Fall on my spirits troubled dream. Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front

Background imageBystander Collection: The Bystander masthead by Tony Castle, 1930

The Bystander masthead by Tony Castle, 1930
Bystander masthead design by Tony Castle featuring a number of beauties on a beach dressed in bathing suits, sun hats and holding parasols

Background imageBystander Collection: The Bystander Riviera Number 1923

The Bystander Riviera Number 1923
The front cover of The Bystander Riviera Number. A colour illustration showing a glamorous couple stood overlooking a moonlit Monte Carlo

Background imageBystander Collection: Annual dinner of the Royal Stuart Society at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Date: 1932

Annual dinner of the Royal Stuart Society at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Date: 1932

Background imageBystander Collection: Molyneux / Chanel models

Molyneux / Chanel models
A presentation of the latest evening fashion by Chanel (two on the left) and Molyneux (right). The three lovely ladies are members of the British high society

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day

Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day
Front cover of The Bystander illustrated by the magazines most famous cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. With another world war underway

Background imageBystander Collection: Queue of women for shoefitting xray machine, at Messrs Babers, Oxford Street, London

Queue of women for shoefitting xray machine, at Messrs Babers, Oxford Street, London. Captioned, Our twenty first birthday Gifts and Recipients and A Symphony in Shoes'

Background imageBystander Collection: Two actors reading a wartime ??The Bystander?? between sho

Two actors reading a wartime ??The Bystander?? between sho
Two actors in First World War costumes, reading a wartime issue of The Bystander between shows, theatrical portrait. Captioned, A Quiet Decko'

Background imageBystander Collection: Giant sawfish, hung up by a mast, Florida, United States. Captioned, A Leviathan of the Deep

Giant sawfish, hung up by a mast, Florida, United States. Captioned, A Leviathan of the Deep: The Largest Fish Ever Caught On Light Tackle'

Background imageBystander Collection: Photograph of a large group of armed men, captioned, Irregular fighters for the Persian

Photograph of a large group of armed men, captioned, Irregular fighters for the Persian Constitution'. With description, Under the new Regency, Persian affairs are comparatively peaceful

Background imageBystander Collection: Photograph of the Hardanger Glacier, with two men on skis viewing the scene

Photograph of the Hardanger Glacier, with two men on skis viewing the scene. Captioned, A Chain of Ice-Hills: A Future Haunt of the Winter Sports Enthusiast'

Background imageBystander Collection: Photograph of the New King of Siam (Thailand), formal studio portrait. Captioned

Photograph of the New King of Siam (Thailand), formal studio portrait. Captioned, An English Influence in the East: The New King of Siam; He is only twenty-nine years of age, and is a cultured

Background imageBystander Collection: Photograph of the first meeting of the new Portuguese Ministry. With description

Photograph of the first meeting of the new Portuguese Ministry. With description, The First Meeting of the New Portuguese Ministry; On the extreme left is Dr Alfonso Costa

Background imageBystander Collection: The Ghost of Dead Pig Farm - 19 ?, by Bairnsfather

The Ghost of Dead Pig Farm - 19 ?, by Bairnsfather
The Ghost of Dead Pig Farm - 19..? At midnight, an indignant, husky voice is heard to say: "B----- these blinkin sandbags" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in an issue of The

Background imageBystander Collection: Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce Bairnsfather

Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Shadows in Whitehall An unusually serious subject for Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, known for his Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander magazine; ghostly soldiers guard the cenotaph in Whitehall, London

Background imageBystander Collection: Front cover from the Bystander

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

Background imageBystander Collection: Page from The Bystander, 6th May 1931 featuring Ada May (1896-1978)

Page from The Bystander, 6th May 1931 featuring Ada May (1896-1978), American singer and dancer, one of the bright particular stars of C.B. Cochrans ill-fated " 1931 Revue"

Background imageBystander Collection: Review of Walter Greenwoods Love on the Dole at the Garrick Theatre in The Bystander

Review of Walter Greenwoods Love on the Dole at the Garrick Theatre in The Bystander magazine, complete with caricatures of the leading characters by Rouson. Date: 1935

Background imageBystander Collection: At the Cheltenham Chases, 1932. Society news from the racecourse

At the Cheltenham Chases, 1932. Society news from the racecourse. Mrs Pease (left, wearing fetching eyepatch), Lady Blanche Douglas

Background imageBystander Collection: Margaret Thesiger (1911-1991) youngest daughter of Frederic Thesiger

Margaret Thesiger (1911-1991) youngest daughter of Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford. Following her marriage to John Goldman (Monck), she became the photographer Margaret Monck. Date: 1924

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander Christmas Number 1932

Bystander Christmas Number 1932
Inner front cover of The Bystander Christmas Number 1932 featuring a stylised illustration by Tom Gentleman of a coach and four galloping through the snow. Date: 1932

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander cover - Elsie Mackay (Poppy Wyndham)

Bystander cover - Elsie Mackay (Poppy Wyndham)
Front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring a portrait of Elsie Mackay (1893-1928), aristocratic daughter of Lord and Lady Inchcape, actress, interior decorator and aviator

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander masthead - society horse racing - Royal Ascot

Bystander masthead - society horse racing - Royal Ascot
Masthead design for the front cover of The Bystander showing a lively scene at Royal Ascot. Date: 1931

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander masthead by Gordon Conway, 20 May 1931

Bystander masthead by Gordon Conway, 20 May 1931
Masthead design for The Bystander magazine front cover by artist and designer Gordon Conway featuring an elegant couple fishing by a river while spring lambs gamble joyfully among the flowers behind

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander front cover - Elsa Macfarlane

Bystander front cover - Elsa Macfarlane
Bystander cover featuring a colour photograph of actress and entertainer, Elsa Macfarlane, who was a member of the revue group, the Co-optimists

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander cover - Marchioness of Headfort

Bystander cover - Marchioness of Headfort
The Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander cover - Mrs Alex McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland)

Bystander cover - Mrs Alex McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland)
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a coloured photograph of Mrs Alex McCorquodale aka prolific novelist Barbara Cartland

Background imageBystander Collection: Games and Pastimes- Hockey

Games and Pastimes- Hockey
A page from The Bystander relating to games and pastimes in 1911. The photograph at the top shows a hockey international between England and Ireland

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander Winter Sports Number 1930

Bystander Winter Sports Number 1930
Front cover of The Bystander magazines Winter Sports number featuring two stylish skiiers on the piste. Date: 1930

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander masthead, Motor Show number 1930

Bystander masthead, Motor Show number 1930
Design for The Bystander magazines masthead referencing the Olympia motor show, where all the fashionable flappers go. Date: 1930

Background imageBystander Collection: Gertrude Lawrence at La Caponcina on French Riviera

Gertrude Lawrence at La Caponcina on French Riviera
Front cover of The Bystander featuring British actress Gertrude Lawrence pictured holidaying at the Villa Caponcina on the French Riviera, the home of the fashion design Captain Edward Molyneux

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystander masthead - tennis match

Bystander masthead - tennis match
Bystander masthead design with a dynamic illustration of a mens tennis match in progress, reflecting that the 24 June 1931 is their special Wimbledon number. Date: 1931

Background imageBystander Collection: The Bystander - The Sultana of Johore by Yevonde

The Bystander - The Sultana of Johore by Yevonde
The Sultana of Johore, wife of H.H. Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore, photographed by Madame Yevonde contemplated a wicker bird cage on the front cover of The Bystander magazine. Date: 1931

Background imageBystander Collection: Lady Hamilton Grant on roof garden of Berkeley Court

Lady Hamilton Grant on roof garden of Berkeley Court
Lady (Hamilton) Grant, aka the actress Margaret Bannerman, featured in a photograph on the front cover of The Bystander taking tea on the roof garden of Berkeley Court

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystanders on the Riviera

Bystanders on the Riviera
Aperitif time at the CafÚáñe Paris, Monte Carlo. The group in the right foreground shows Mr. W. A. Hiatt, who looked after the financial interests of millionaire and Riviera personality

Background imageBystander Collection: Bystanders on the Riviera - E. G. Oakley Beuttler & wife

Bystanders on the Riviera - E. G. Oakley Beuttler & wife
Wing-Commander aand Mrs E. G. Oakley-Beuttler enjoying the Riviera sunshine in Cannes. Beuttler was a humorous artist and regular contributor to The Bystander magazine. Date: 1931



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