Socialising Collection

Dewars advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934

Mrs Whighams Ascot Party
A group at a house party held by Mrs George Hay Whigham at her home at Ascot, during Ascot Week. From left, Mr, C. Moore, Miss Margaret Whigham (Mrs Whighams daughter, later the Duchess of Argyll)

Dali and Friends
Salvador Dali (1904-1989), the surrealist artist, is shown socialising in the evening after a days work at his summer home in Port Lligat, at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees

Winter fashion, 1954
Two women wearing warm, practical but stylish coats. On the left is a reversible coat of white wool and proofed black gaberdine by Ledux and on the right as snug

A Little Supper Party by Hal Bevan Petman
Front cover of The Bystander featuring an illustration of a flirtatious looking flapper girl, enjoying a drink and a cigarette, but, apparently, very little food

Mappin & Webb cocktail set advertisement
Advertisement for cocktail and liqueur sets by Mappin & Webb featuring two men and a woman enjoying drinks around a cocktail cabinet. Date: 1927

Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny at The Embassy Club
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny (Mrs Charles Sweeny was formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll)

Rotary Club 1950S
Four gentlemen enjoy a drink and a spot of socialising at the Rotary Club Headquarters, Rotary House, Portland Place, London

The Welcome Club at Earls Court by Tom Browne
The Welcome Club at Earls Court, a feature of London amusements in the late 19th and early 20th century, where people could dine

In a London Coffee House
Socialising in a London coffee house

Cup Day at Ascot / 1914
Socialising on Cup Day at Royal Ascot

Police officers socialising at a Section House, London
Police officers, male and female, socialising in a sitting room at a Met Police Section House in London. By the fireplace on the left is WPC Doreen Lyess

Wartime advert for Vani-Tred shoes, designed to ensure superb poise. Date: 1943

The art of pleasing in conversation - treatise by Ortigues de Vannoniere of Paris ; title page Date: 1695

St Marylebone Workhouse Inmates
Aged male inmates of Londons St Marylebone workhouse sit in their airing yard, chatting, reading newspapers and smoking pipes. Date: circa 1905

French and Korean businessmen Seoul, Korea, c. 1900
French and Korean businessmen dining together, Seoul, Korea, c.1900

An Al Fresco Ball in France
An al fresco ball in Paris, perhaps, since the scene is framed by palm trees, on the fashionable French Riviera. The cabaret turn in the spotlight is a pair of dancers

Singapore Golf Club, 1936
At the 19th! Members on the terrace of the Singapore Golf Club in 1936, the citys principal club with an active membership of 800

Easter on the Italian Riviera
Afternoon tea in a Mediterranean Garden of Eden, looking out over the azure waters of the Italian Riviera. Date: 1913

Villagers chatting over cottage gate, 1890s. One woman is holding a bundle of rhubarb. Date: 1890s

Countrywomen and man flirting, 1890s
Three countrywomen chat and flirt with a farmhand with a rake, 1890s Date: 1890s

Villagers having conversation, 1890s
A group of countryside villagers having a conversation outside a cottage, 1890s Date: 1890s

Frocks and Frills at Henley Regatta 1905
Aspects of Henley. Date: 1905

Thames Season: Some Popular River Craft 1905
View of the River Thames near Cookham Lock. Date: 1905

Villagers on a bridge over a stream, 1890s
Villagers chatting on a little stone bridge over a stream, 1890s Date: 1890s

Villagers chatting, 1890s
Villagers stopping to chat and pass the time of day in an idyllic rural English village, 1890s. Date: 1890s

Village scene in Castle Combe, Wiltshire, 1890s Date: 1890s

Life on the Paris Boulevards 1877
Open-air guests before a cafe. Date: 1877

SOCIAL / COUNTRY CLUB 20C
Advertisement for Dunlop tyres showing a number of cars drawing up to a very modern house (or possibly club house) where an outdoor party is taking place

Paris Garden Party - 1910
Fashionable ladies at a Paris garden party Date: 1910

London Coffee House
Socialising in a London coffee house Date: circa 1700

Promenade in the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London - a place with a reputation for picking up women of easy virtue, but popular nevertheless with the urbane gentleman

WW2 Poster -- Keep mum, shes not so dumb
Keep mum, shes not so dumb! Careless Talk Costs Lives. Colour photolithograph poster, modern reproduction of a World War Two poster

Party at Silver Slipper club featuring Kate Meyrick
A group of revellers raising their glasses for the photographer at The Silver Slipper nightclub. Centre of the picture at the bottom is Kate Meyrick (1875 -1933)

Friends of the Old School on a New Year card, designed by Robert Dudley -- four polite robins socialising. Date: circa 1880s

Cartoon, Women also profiteer, WW1
Cartoon, Women also profiteer. Showing how women are also profiting from the war, either by socialising with servicemen or selling them expensive flowers, food and drink. Date: 1916

Winter Sports Out and Indoors by Francis Marshall
A spread of vignette illustrations showing people participating in various winter sports, including cross country skiing, ice skating and bobsleigh

Le Cafe - Au Printemps by W. S. Hutton
A scene in 1920s Paris showing the smart patrons of a cafe enjoying the spring sunshine at outdoor tables. A waiter can be seen balancing a number of drinks on a tray

Luxurious Cafe 1744
A typically luxurious cafe is the venue for the socialising and gossip of the bourgeousie. Date: 1744

The Cafe Anglais, Leicester Square in 1927
A scene in the new Cafe Anglais in Leicester Square showing couples on the dancfloorr while diners watch from tables. Date: 1927

London girls dancing with American GIs c. 1945
London girls dance with American GI soldiers during World War II in an unidentified bar. The GI at the far left of the picture is from the US Army 101st Airborne Division

The Eighth Wonder! by H M Bateman, is an illustration of the member of the RAC who actually OWNS a car. A large group of men socialising in a room stand apart from one man who is centre of

Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida
A local gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida Province. Sidi-el-Kebir is named in the honour of Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, the founder of Blida. Date: circa 1910s

The square, Ghardaia
Local people gather at the square in Ghardaia, Algeria Date: circa 1910s

Lady Members conditions for membership at Working Mens Clubs
Back of a Lady Members membership card, highlighting the conditions for Women to be Lady Members of Working Mens Clubs as decided by the Committee. Date: 1960s

Four police officers playing mixed doubles tennis
Four police officers (including WPC Alison Blair, right) playing a mixed doubles tennis match. Date: circa 1960s

Market, Algeria
The fruit market at Biskra - a place for socialising as well as stocking the larder. Date: 1906

Tatler cover - London nightlife, 1958
Front cover of The Tatler for February 26 1958 featuring a photograph of a couple enjoying a night out in London. Date: 1958

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