Sep19 Collection (page 2)

Silk production at Lullingstone Castle
Page from The Tatler reporting on the silk production there overseen by Lady Hart Dyke. Three million silkworms were cared for by a permanent staff of fifteen with twenty five of the castles fifty

The Queen and Princesses corgis, inspection of YMCA canteen
H.M. Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), Lady Blane and the corgis belonging to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret during an inspection of the first YMCA mobile canteen unit before it departed

Tatler cover, Lady Ironside by Madame Yevonde
Lady Ironside, formerly Miss Mariot Ysobel Cheyne, wife of Sir Edmund Ironside, Chief of Imperial General Staff during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Animated Photography, Prince George in Many Moods
HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902 - 1942), fourth son of George V and Queen Mary, shown in multiple through the new and original Polyfoto process. Date: 1933

Diana and Nancy Mitford at the Midnight Ballet
Nancy Mitford and her sister Diana (Mrs Bryan Guinness) at The Midnight Ballet Party which took place the Carlton Theatre in aid of Queen Charlottes Hospital

Light and Variable 1931
Humorous illustration showing a young woman perched on top of a weather vane, her short skirt revealing a lace garter from her breezy vantage point. Date: 1931

Mrs Peter Smith-Dorrien by Madame Yevonde
Mrs. Peter Smith-Dorrien, formerly Miss Bridget Liddell, with her dachshund pictured wearing a checked suit which is " one of Fashions last words" according to The Sketch magazine. 1931

Edward Huskinson, editor of The Tatler
Portrait of Edward ( Peter ) Huskinson (1878 - 1941), editor of The Tatler for thirty-two years until his retirement in 1940 and a director of Illustrated Newspapers Ltd

Conversazione of educational exhibition, St. Martins Hall
Prince Albert stopping by the Norway stand at the Educational Exhibition, held at St. Martins Hall in July 1854. 1854

Electric telegraph used in Crimean War, 1854
Electric telegraph used in the Crimean War, 1854. The plough for laying the wire. The wire is deposited by a subsoil plough in the ground

Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Autori
Group caricature by Autori of music and stage stars of various nationalities who would, if the contemplated restrictions on foreign artistes in London were passed, leave Londons West End

A Little Disinfectant by H. M. Bateman
A speaker on a soap box, clearly with Communist leanings given the red flag, is sprayed by disinfectant, much to the delight of an assembled crowd. Date: 1932

The future Lady Warwick, Miss Margaret Whigham
Portrait of Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny, and then the Duchess of Argyll, pictured in The Tatler at the time of her engagement to the Earl of Warwick

Frost fair on the River Thames, 1814
The last frost fair on the River Thames, London, in February 1814, looking upstream towards Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral

Fay Compton in Dick Whittington at London Hippodrome
Fay Compton in the role of Dick Whittington for the pantomime Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome in 1932-3. Date: 1932

Laura Cowie with daughter Ursula by Madame Yevonde
Actress Laura Cowie (1892 - 1969), who in private life was Mrs John Hastings Turner, wife of the author and playwright, pictured with her daughter Ursula on the front cover of The Sketch in 1932 at

St Johns College, Cambridge, 1825
St Johns College, Cambridge in 1825 Date: 1825

The Jugglers by Averil Burleigh
The Jugglers: A Study in Modernity, by Averil Burleigh (1883 - 1949). Exhibited at the Society of Women Artists in 1929. Date: 1929

Elsa Maxwell and her Moods painting
Feature in The Sketch showing party thrower, entertainer and social fixer Elsa Maxwell alongside a painting she did as part of an exhibition organised by her in Paris on the theme of Moods in which

Lawson Wood
Clarence Lawson Wood (1878-1957), successful illustrator and comic artist, best-known for his wily orang-utan Gran pop who was published in The Sketch

Scene from the film Roadhouse
Swimming pool scene from the film Roadhouse based on the play by Walter Hackett and directed by Maurice Elvey. The play and the film, starring Gordon Harker and Violet Loraine

Advert for Elizabeth Arden sun cream 1934
Advertisement for sunbathing products by Elizabeth Arden including her Ardena Sunpruf Cream for protection and Velva Beauty Film to make you appear tanned and chic

Prince Chula of Siam
H.R.H. Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Siam (1908-1963), only child of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and his Russian wife, Ekaterina Desnitskaya

Group of people, possibly family members, including a man of restricted growth (dwarfism), 1920s. Date: 1920s

Glaisher and Coxwell balloon flight, 1862
Aeronaut Henry Coxwell and meteorologist James Glaisher prepare the balloon car ready for one of their scientific observation expeditions. Date: 17th July 1862

Speaking tube, c. 1870
Gentleman in his study using a speaking tube to communicate with another room. Date: C.1870

Dental clinic in Paris, 1892
Dental clinic in Paris, France, 1892. Date: 1892

A. T.s officer uniform from Moss Bros 1940
Advertisement for Moss Bros during the Second World War, a photograph of a woman modelling an officers uniform in barathea or whipcord cloth. Date: 1940

Blighty Guest House
A group posing outside a guest house going by the name of Blighty around what looks to be a dinner gong emblazoned with the name. Date: 1930s

Shell at the Front advertisement, 1914
Wartime advertisement for Shell petrol, demonstrating that it is used more extensively by Allied Forces both at home and abroad. Date: 1914

Royal visit to Northern Ireland - examining a handloom
Princess Margaret and the Queen (Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother) examining an ancient handloom on which linen had been woven for Queen Victoria at the Farm

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Bretagne
Queen Victoria meeting the Emperor and Empress of France on board the Bretagne, during the Cherbourg Fetes in 1858. Date: 1858

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Royal Yacht passing the Needles
The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles. Date: 1858

Royal Albert, 131 Flag of Vice-Admiral Lyons
Ships - Terrible, Valorous, Royal Albert, Renown, Orion, Hannibal, Caesar, Diadem, Brunswick, Euryalis, Arrogant, Racoon. Date: 1858

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