Elsie Collection (#3)

Women WW1 Munitions Southampton
A photograph of two women wearing the uniform of munitions workers. The handwritten note on the reverse reads, Elsie and I in munitions work during the war at the Rolling Mills, Southampton

Elsie Janis working on the land, WWI
American actress, Elsie Janis posing for a picture looking very fetching in a land workers outfit during the First World War

Lady Mendl circus party at Versailles
Douglas Fairbanks with his wife and Mme. Lopez de Sotomayor during the circus party held by Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe) at Villa Trianon, her house in France. 1939

The Black Hat by Elsie Harding -- a young woman wearing a printed dress, bangles and hat. 1924

Souvenir Programme for the Home Guard Stand Down concert held at the Royal Albert Hall, London on December 3rd 1944, featuring a glittering array of popular entertainment stars and guests

Woman police officer, Elsie G Hutchinson, London
An early woman police officer, Inspector Elsie G Hutchinson, who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1919. Date: 1919-1920

Woman police officer Elsie Houghton, London, WW2
Woman police officer Elsie Houghton (married name Makin, joined November 1939), on duty in London during the Second World War

Elsie Ferguson (1883 1961), American actress of silent films

Lehar / Widow / Elsie Photo
Lily Elsie (as Sonia) in Lehars operetta " The Merry Widow" in a hat with a deep crown decorated with tulle & ostrich plumes which became synonymous with the name. Date: 1907

Front cover of the Tatler - Miss Lily Elsie
Black and white full page cover photograph from the Tatler of 10th November 1909 of Miss Lily Elsie celebrating her current show at Dalys theatre in the Dollar Princess

Pamela by Arthur Wimperis and Frederick Norton
Promotional flyer for Pamela by Arthur Wimperis and Frederick Norton. First produced Palace Theatre, 10th December 1917.Centre pages of four-page flyer for the Palace, showing the star, Lily Elsie

The show is over - Music Sheet Cover by Sam Coslow, Con Conrad and Al Dubin, featured by Miss Elsie Prince. An illustration of the title and a drawn woman

Members of Birchington VAD. Seated (l-r) Mary Holmes (Lady Superintendent), Hannah Powell-Cotton (Commandant), Alice Cobb (Quartermaster). Standing (l-r) Elsie Alice Smith, Florence Perfect, ?, ?

Elsie Janis in The Passing Show
American actress, Elsie Janis as Kitty O Hara in The Passing Show, the popular revue at the Palace Theatre in 1914. Date: 1914

Edwardian casual group photograph
The man in the picture is Ernest Battersby, responsible for the photograph. May is on the left - she is May Battersby, sister in law to Ernest Battersby in the foreground

May and Elsie Date: circa 1906

Geraldine Hedges, Transport Officer in the Balkans, WW1
Geraldine Hedges, Chief Transport Officer in charge of the motor column for the Elsie Inglis unit of the Scottish Womens Hospital in the Balkans during the First World War

Miss Grant-Suttie playing golf
Miss Elsie Grant-Suttie, the open Champion, playing golf. Date: 1911

Miss Mairi Chisholm and Captain W. T. Hall
Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I

Mairi Chisholm reading in the cellar at Pervyse
Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm of Chisholm, better known as Mairi Chisholm (1895-1981), Scottish nurse and ambulance driver during World War I pictured in silhouette, taking a rare

Miss Elsie Mathews, now the new Lady Burke, 1915
Miss Elsie Mathews(also known as Elizabeth Mary)(d.1918), daughter of the late Mr. Patrick Mathews of Mount Hanover, County Meath, now the new Lady Burke

Tatler cover - Lily Elsie
Front cover of The Tatler featuring Mrs Ian Bullough, aka the actress Lily Elsie, who was making a temporary reappearance on stage in 1915 starring opposite Sir Herbert Tree in a light hearted comedy

Elsie Marley has grown so fine Traditional nursery rhyme. Date: circa 1912

Lily Elsie and dog
Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962) popular theatre actress and singer an star of The Merry Widow. Born Elsie Cotton in Yorkshire, Lily Elsie became the most popular actress on the London stage

Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as " the sweetheart of

Elsie Janis & Basil Hallam in the Passing Show
A page from The Sketch magazine showing scenes from The Passing Show, the popular revue of 1915, starring American actress, Elsie Janis and British actor and heart throb Basil Hallam

Bakers Delivery Van 2, Malmesbury, Wilts (No livery)
Fred and Elsie Boulton; son and daughter of Richard Boulton. Fred is seated in the delivery van which he drove and Elsie who worked in the baker is stood by the van

Actors selling chocolate for charity, WW1
A page from The Sketch showing various well-known members of the theatrical profession acting as sales-people at an unidentified London store

Elsie Janis and Basil Hallam
Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as " the sweetheart of

Lily Elsie with blinded soldiers at St. Dunstan s
Actress Lily Elsie (Mrs Ian Bullough) pictured at St. Dunstans Hostel for Blinded Soldiers at Regents Park in 1917. In the left hand picture she prepares to go afloat as cox with a blind rowing crew

St. Dunstans Bazaar at the Albert Hall, WW1
Ladies pose by the stall run by actress Miss Lily Elsie (Mrs Ian Bullough) at the Albert Hall in aid of the funds of St. Dunstans Hostel for blinded soldiers

Tatler front cover featuring Elsie Janis, 1916
Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as " the sweetheart of

Elsie Randolph by Madame Yevonde
Elsie Randolph (19041982), English actress, singer and dancer, photographed by Madame Yevonde. She was about to appear in a production at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1930

Elsie & Doris Waters / Cig
ELSIE & DORIS WATERS (Gert & Daisy) Entertainers, popular in the 1940s and 50s Date: circa 1934

1922 Fashions from Elsie Scott, London
Frocks of Today from Elsie Scotts (revue and musical comedy star) wardrobe. The central pictue shows a frock of taffetas, decorated with pin tucks and reinforced with a lace berthe. Date: 1922

A young flapper girl in a Christmas theme dress
Front Cover of " The Sketch Book & Winters Pie" by Elsie Harding. A young flapper girl in a Christmas theme dress holding flags, balloons and masks. Date: 1928- 1929

Fuzzywigs
Illustration by Elsie Harding, a regular contributor to the Sketch throughout the 1920 s. Date: 3rd March 1926

Lily Elsie on her wedding day, 1911
Front cover of The Sphere featuring Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962) popular theatre actress and singer an star of The Merry Widow

J Hassall. Elsie Marleys grown so fine
Elsie Marleys grown so fine, she won t get up to feed the swine, but lays in bed till after nine, lazy Elsie Marley. 20th century

Fancy Dress Costume in the Snow by Elsie Harding
A couple in fancy dress (Harlequin and Columbine) try to keep warm next to a rather small fire. Not quite sure how they ended up in the middle of nowhere in the snow

Miss Lily Elsie, The Merry Widow
The popular English actress, Lily Elsie here in the role of Franz Lehars operetta, The Merry Widow

William Thomas Burgess, Channel swimmer
William Thomas Burgess (right) at Walmer after his successful channel swim, which took place on 5-6 September 1911. He was the second person to swim the channel after Captain Matthew Webb in 1875

Variety Theatre, Elsie Bernard
Elsie Bernard, Music Hall entertainer

The Carol Singers by Elsie Harding
Colourful front cover illustration depicting a set of brightly dressed medieval folk singing Christmas carols

Time for Reflection by Elsie Harding
A ballerina in a very horizontal tutu skirt pauses by a mirrored door and is reflected along with the colour Chinese lanterns hanging nearby

A scene inside a cafe
Flo: I say, do you believe that awful story about Doris? Elsie: Of course I do- which one? An illustration of two ladies catching up with the gossip inside a cafe

Mackay / Hinchcliffe / 1928
Elsie Mackay and Captain Hinchcliffe were lost over the Atlantic in their monoplane Endeavour

Merry Widow Hat
Beautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name

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