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Saturday Collection

Background imageSaturday Collection: Advertisement for Triumph Renown motor car

Advertisement for Triumph Renown motor car
Advertisement for the Triumph Renown motor car -- all thats best in Britain. Featuring a traditional cricket match on a village green on a sunny Saturday afternoon. 1951

Background imageSaturday Collection: Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for football match

Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for football match
Officers of the Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for a football match between Fulham FC and West Ham United FC Reserves, competing for the Combination Cup

Background imageSaturday Collection: 1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee

1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954

Background imageSaturday Collection: Braemar Gathering, men in kilts

Braemar Gathering, men in kilts
Scene at the annual Braemar Gathering, showing three men in traditional Highland costume and one man in a suit. Braemar in Scotland holds an annual Highland Games Gathering on the first Saturday in

Background imageSaturday Collection: Empire Air Day Poster

Empire Air Day Poster
A poster for the Empire Air Day on Saturday 20th May 1939 at Warmwell near Dorchester. The Hawker Hurricane planes played a key role in attack and defence during WW2

Background imageSaturday Collection: LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ Southwark

LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ Southwark
The London Fire Brigade encouraged, for very many years, a good public image by opening its doors to the public to special fire brigade displays

Background imageSaturday Collection: Braemar Gathering, tossing the caber

Braemar Gathering, tossing the caber
Scene at the annual Braemar Gathering, showing McIntosh of Partick tossing the caber. Braemar in Scotland holds an annual Highland Games Gathering on the first Saturday in September

Background imageSaturday Collection: Saturday shopping by F. C. Twort

Saturday shopping by F. C. Twort
A busy marketplace scene in a British town during the 1930s. Shoppers mill around various stalls while the pub is open for business. Date: 1935

Background imageSaturday Collection: Suffrage Pilgrimage NUWSS 1914

Suffrage Pilgrimage NUWSS 1914
The official programme of the Great Demonstration on Saturday 26th July 1913, when the Pilgrims entered Hyde Park in four processions. Date: 1913 July

Background imageSaturday Collection: Views of Golden Lane, London 1872

Views of Golden Lane, London 1872
Views of Golden Lane, near Smithfield Market, in London, 1872. Illustrations (clockwise from top left): The Earls Barrow; Making trimmings for Soup Kitchens; China Yard on Saturday Afternoon; a

Background imageSaturday Collection: The 21st Reg t Wisconsin Vol. crossing the pontoon bridge

The 21st Reg t Wisconsin Vol. crossing the pontoon bridge, at Cincinnati, Saturday, Sept. 13, 1862. Print showing Union soldiers of the 21st Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers marching across a pontoon

Background imageSaturday Collection: A Dog and her Bath

A Dog and her Bath
She was happy every day in the week except Saturdays, for Saturday mornings Mousies mistress would say : Mousie - bath ! and then Mousie would shiver and whimper

Background imageSaturday Collection: Saturday Night at Sea

Saturday Night at Sea
Saturday night at sea - the seamen, off duty, listen as one of their number sings a stirring sea-shanty

Background imageSaturday Collection: Days of the Week by John Hassall

Days of the Week by John Hassall
Illustration by John Hassall to the traditional rhyme attributing different characteristics depending on what days of the week a person is born

Background imageSaturday Collection: Nelly Power music hall singer 1854-1887

Nelly Power music hall singer 1854-1887
Nelly (Nellie) Power music hall singer, burlesque actress and early male impersonator. On the back of the photograph is printed ?Saturday Programme Supplement February 5th 1876?. Date: 1876

Background imageSaturday Collection: Saturday Market York

Saturday Market York

Background imageSaturday Collection: Rare CGT Gerrer agent's calendar

Rare CGT Gerrer agent's calendar showing the ships of the line including the Ile de France. 9 x 14 inches

Background imageSaturday Collection: Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator

Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator. Showing the Oxford and Cambridge boat race teams, with quotations, No 4, your bags aren't baggy enough

Background imageSaturday Collection: Poster, Brooklands, Weybridge, First Race Meeting of the Season, Saturday 12 March

Poster, Brooklands, Weybridge, First Race Meeting of the Season, Saturday 12 March, Car & Motor Cycle Races on Track and Road Circuit, The Right Crowd and No Crowding. Date: circa 1935

Background imageSaturday Collection: Alan Sillitoe, English novelist

Alan Sillitoe, English novelist
Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010), English novelist, best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958), which was made into a film (1960). Seen here (right). Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSaturday Collection: Exterior of the publishing office of The Illustrated London News

Exterior of the publishing office of The Illustrated London News, at 198 Strand on the corner with Milford Lane London. When it was first established the weekly news magazine was publishing every

Background imageSaturday Collection: Battle of Pinkie also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, at the banks of the River Esk near

Battle of Pinkie also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, at the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. Date: 10 September 1547

Background imageSaturday Collection: Cartoon, Welcome! Britannia: Come in, ladies and gentlemen! Glad to give you a decent roof over

Cartoon, Welcome! Britannia: Come in, ladies and gentlemen! Glad to give you a decent roof over your heads at last!'. A comment on the opening of the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday 4 April

Background imageSaturday Collection: Farringdon Fish Market on Saturday night, Londoners buying unsold fish at auction at very low

Farringdon Fish Market on Saturday night, Londoners buying unsold fish at auction at very low prices. Date: 1903

Background imageSaturday Collection: Comic postcard, Man hit by football Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Man hit by football Date: early 20th century

Background imageSaturday Collection: WW2, Army Exercise Instruction hanging cards, three double-sided for Monday to Saturday

WW2, Army Exercise Instruction hanging cards, three double-sided for Monday to Saturday (visible here are Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Date: circa 1940

Background imageSaturday Collection: Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - mashing barmaids. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - mashing barmaids. Date: 20th century

Background imageSaturday Collection: Souvenir handkerchief, Garden Party of VC Heroes

Souvenir handkerchief, Garden Party of VC Heroes
Souvenir handkerchief, of the Garden Party and March of the VC Heroes to Buckingham Palace, London, Saturday 26 June 1920. 1920

Background imageSaturday Collection: The Illustrated London News - publishing office 1843

The Illustrated London News - publishing office 1843
Saturday scene at The Illustrated London News publishing office. 1843

Background imageSaturday Collection: REME Woolwich, Dinner Dance card

REME Woolwich, Dinner Dance card
REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, British Army), Sports and Social Club, Central Workshops, Woolwich, SE London -- 1st Annual Dinner Dance at the Royal Repository on Saturday 25

Background imageSaturday Collection: King the football-playing stallion was bought by Essex farmer Bill Foyle from a Midlands

King the football-playing stallion was bought by Essex farmer Bill Foyle from a Midlands slaughter market in 1963 for 35. Bill soon discovered that the seven-year-old enjoyed a game of football

Background imageSaturday Collection: Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, London 1900

Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, London 1900
People stroll on Saturday evening in the Peoples Palace, winter garden in Mile End Road, London. Date: 1900

Background imageSaturday Collection: HOSPITAL SATURDAY

HOSPITAL SATURDAY
In the streets of London passers-by contribute to Hospital Saturday, putting their guineas in the collection box. Date: 1874

Background imageSaturday Collection: Saturday market - Cruikshank

Saturday market - Cruikshank
Saturday marketing - buying meat and vegetables Date: circa 1849

Background imageSaturday Collection: FAMILY / BIBLE READING

FAMILY / BIBLE READING
A family Bible reading on Saturday night Date: 1868

Background imageSaturday Collection: Cartoon, An Unseemly Interruption 1881

Cartoon, An Unseemly Interruption 1881
A family Bible reading on Saturday night Naughty Grandpapas making a noise Date: 1882

Background imageSaturday Collection: Metropolitan poultry market 1884

Metropolitan poultry market 1884
Saturday night in the Metropolitan poultry market. Date: 1884

Background imageSaturday Collection: Leopold Godowsky performing at the Bechstein Halll, London

Leopold Godowsky performing at the Bechstein Halll, London
Leopold Godowsky (18701938) - Polish-American virtuoso pianist, composer, and teacher - performing at the Bechstein Hall (now the Wigmore Hall), Wigmore Street

Background imageSaturday Collection: Saturday Afternoon. Middlesbrough 1970s

Saturday Afternoon. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

Background imageSaturday Collection: Saturday market, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, W Indies

Saturday market, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, W Indies
A crowded Saturday market in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSaturday Collection: Illustration, The Cotters Saturday Night

Illustration, The Cotters Saturday Night
Illustration to The Cotters Saturday Night, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imageSaturday Collection: New Cut, Waterloo

New Cut, Waterloo
Street market in the New Cut, Waterloo, on a Saturday morning. Date: 1896

Background imageSaturday Collection: Hammersmith King St

Hammersmith King St
Saturday night in King Street. Date: 1900

Background imageSaturday Collection: Two man hook ladders drills at Lambeth HQ

Two man hook ladders drills at Lambeth HQ
Four London firefighters performing two-man hook ladder drills on the Brigade headquarters nine-storey drill tower

Background imageSaturday Collection: The Southern Star newspaper, Montevideo

The Southern Star newspaper, Montevideo
The Southern Star or La Estrella del Sur newspaper for Saturday 2nd October 1943, published in Montevideo, Uruguay, mostly in English with a few advertisements (and one article) in Spanish

Background imageSaturday Collection: Suffragettes Demonstrating Chelmsford 1908

Suffragettes Demonstrating Chelmsford 1908
The scene on a Saturday in late November 1908, outside an inn, Chelmsford, Essex. The W.S.P.U organised a colourful demonstration ahead of the forthcoming by-election

Background imageSaturday Collection: Watch words on a circular greetings card

Watch words on a circular greetings card
Watch words for the days of the week on a circular greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSaturday Collection: King, the football-playing stallion

King, the football-playing stallion
King the football-playing stallion was bought by Essex farmer Bill Foyle from a Midlands slaughter market in 1963 for 35. Bill soon discovered that the seven-year-old enjoyed a game of football



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