Japes Collection

The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks

Ten Jolly English male students go camping (2/2)
Ten Jolly English male students have fun during their summer holidays by heading off on a jaunt camping in the countryside. Lots of fun is being had, possibly fuelled by a few beverages

Ten Jolly English male students go camping (1/2)
Ten Jolly English male students have fun during their summer holidays by heading off on a jaunt camping in the countryside. Lots of fun is being had, possibly fuelled by a few beverages

British colonial group in India, japes on steps Date: circa 1900s

Two Couples having jolly countryside japes - the men are wearing the womens clothing and vice versa! Date: 1920s

ASCOT PARTY GAME
Playing Ascot at a Christmas party. The horses have to cut down the centre of a piece of tape with curved nail scissors, the winner being the one to pass the post first! Date: 1930s

The Duke of Edinburgh as chancellor of Edinburgh University
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh facing a barrage of toilet paper thrown by high-spirited students at a ceremony installing actor James Robertson Justice as rector of Edinburgh University

Participants in a first-rate prancing party - Ardenrun House
Participants in a first-rate prancing party at Ardenrun House, Surrey, held to celebrate he British victory in the Grand Prix d Endurance (June, 1929)

Bathing Japes
Three jolly girls in bathing costumes and one lucky chap, sheltering under an umbrella next to their car! Date: early 1930s

Panto Japes
The Pantomime Dame forces the Pantomime Horse to drink a bottle of cod liver oil! Date: 1960s

Speed Boating
Jolly japes abord the Miss Wellington speed boat!

Broadcasting House Japes
A young man defies gravity by perching on a pole on the roof of the new BBC Broadcasting House building!

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