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1920s Collection (page 100)

Background image1920s Collection: Anne and Christine Bevan by Madame Yevonde

Anne and Christine Bevan by Madame Yevonde
Anne and Christine Bevan, daughters of Mr Edwyn Bevan and the former Mary Waldegrave, photographed by Madame Yevonde at the time Anne was to be married to Charles Craven Saunderson. Date: 1926

Background image1920s Collection: Joe Carstairs in her motor boat, 1925

Joe Carstairs in her motor boat, 1925
Canvas and power: Miss M B Carstairs in her racing motor-boat, part of the Women in Sport series in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Background image1920s Collection: Harrods hats for 1929

Harrods hats for 1929
Lovely advertisement for Parisian hats by Agnes, Lydia, Reboux and Alphonsine available from Harrods in the autumn of 1929. Date: 1929

Background image1920s Collection: The new Golden Arrow / La Nouvelle Fleche D Or

The new Golden Arrow / La Nouvelle Fleche D Or. 1929

Background image1920s Collection: Advert for Blue Star Line, Arandora Star 1929

Advert for Blue Star Line, Arandora Star 1929
Advertisement for Blue Star Lines Mediterranean cruises on board the S.S. Arandora Star. The Arandora Star was requisitioned as a troop ship during the Second World War

Background image1920s Collection: Sketch cover, Marquise de Casa Maury (Paula Gellibrand)

Sketch cover, Marquise de Casa Maury (Paula Gellibrand)
Front cover of The Sketch featuring Paula Gellibrand, wife of the 1st Marquis de Casa Maury (1898-1986), socialite, pictured wearing a simple

Background image1920s Collection: Princess Elizabeth doll, Hamleys advertisement 1929

Princess Elizabeth doll, Hamleys advertisement 1929
Advertisement for the " Princess Elizabeth" doll from Hamleys - the future queen immortalised as a toy for 1920s children

Background image1920s Collection: Miss Myrtle Farquarson

Miss Myrtle Farquarson
Miss Myrtile Farquarson, elder daughter of Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. A. H. Farquarson by Madame Yevonde. Date: 1923

Background image1920s Collection: Marriage of Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson

Marriage of Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson
Wedding of Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson in July 1923. Spottiswoode was the editor of Printers Pie and Winters Pie magazines and the son of Hugh Spottiswoode

Background image1920s Collection: Advert for Phospherine with Adele Astaire 1923

Advert for Phospherine with Adele Astaire 1923
Advertisement for Phospherine tonic featuring Adele Astaire, sister and dance partner of her brother Fred during the 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Manicure, 1923

Manicure, 1923
During a busy day of shopping, a lady stops at Marshall and Snelgrove for a much-needed manicure. Date: 1923

Background image1920s Collection: Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl

Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph, stars of Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome in 1928, caricatured by Sallon. They were a popular pairing

Background image1920s Collection: Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1 / 2)

Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1 / 2)
Riviera Refections by Dell Leigh (1/2) - To the Riviera by Car (illustration by Helen McKie) and photograph showing holidaymakers on the Croisette at Cannes, France. Date: 1931

Background image1920s Collection: Plymouth as a Port of Call in 1928

Plymouth as a Port of Call in 1928 - multiple travel routes to all parts of he world. Date: 1929

Background image1920s Collection: Advert for Lillina electric vacuum cleaner 1920

Advert for Lillina electric vacuum cleaner 1920
Advert, Lillina electric vacuum cleaner, available from G Vighi & Co, Milan, Italy. Date: 1920

Background image1920s Collection: Two men on Brighton Pier, Brighton, East Sussex

Two men on Brighton Pier, Brighton, East Sussex. 1925

Background image1920s Collection: Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East London

Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East London
Classroom photo, Napier Road Boys School, Newham, East London, taken on 7 May 1924. 1924

Background image1920s Collection: Vera Vivian, performer, in full length portrait photo

Vera Vivian, performer, in full length portrait photo
Vera Vivian, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in a full length portrait photo. circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Reginald Jecks, performer, in military costume

Reginald Jecks, performer, in military costume
Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in military costume. circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Reginald Jecks, performer, as the Laughing Cavalier

Reginald Jecks, performer, as the Laughing Cavalier
Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in the role of the Laughing Cavalier. circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Reginald Jecks, performer

Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here on stage at Gateshead. 1924

Background image1920s Collection: Playbill, Empire Theatre, Belfast, Ireland, November 1921

Playbill, Empire Theatre, Belfast, Ireland, November 1921
Playbill for Empire Theatre, Belfast, November 1921 - The Weldonn Singers are top of the bill, alongside Will Luff, Henri Hilton, Three Godwyns, Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian

Background image1920s Collection: Vera Vivian, performer, in Spanish costume

Vera Vivian, performer, in Spanish costume
Vera Vivian of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in profile wearing a Spanish costume. circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Art Metal Steel Office Equipment, Jamestown, New York, USA

Art Metal Steel Office Equipment, Jamestown, New York, USA - photographs of the manufacturing process in the factory. (1 of 4) Date: 1926

Background image1920s Collection: Art Metal Construction Company, Branch Offices

Art Metal Construction Company, Branch Offices
Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, New York, USA - Branch Offices in Albany, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Hartford

Background image1920s Collection: Title page, Art Metal Steel Office Equipment

Title page, Art Metal Steel Office Equipment, Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, New York, USA - The Worlds Largest Makers of Steel Office Equipment. Date: 1926

Background image1920s Collection: Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong, China

Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong, China
Happy Valley Racecourse, looking across the golf course to the grandstands, Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1920

Background image1920s Collection: Group photo at racecourse, Shanghai, China

Group photo at racecourse, Shanghai, China, consisting of Chinese, Japanese and American men in military, naval and civilian dress. Date: circa 1927

Background image1920s Collection: Racecourse, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, China

Racecourse, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, China
Racecourse and Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, China, with China United Apartments, and the YMCA under construction. Date: circa 1928

Background image1920s Collection: Racecourse, cricket ground, football pitch, Shanghai, China

Racecourse, cricket ground, football pitch, Shanghai, China
Aerial view of the racecourse with grandstand, cricket ground and football pitch, Shanghai, China. Date: 1920

Background image1920s Collection: The Jugglers by Averil Burleigh

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

Background image1920s Collection: Group of people, possibly family members, including a man of restricted growth (dwarfism)

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

Background image1920s Collection: Advert for a theatre production, Cheer Up

Advert for a theatre production, Cheer Up. circa 1920

Background image1920s Collection: Advert, Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd

Advert, Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd, Filton - Reliability and Efficiency. 1922

Background image1920s Collection: Advert for a theatre production

Advert for a theatre production. circa 1920

Background image1920s Collection: Adelaide Hall (music sheet The Happiest Year of All )

Adelaide Hall (music sheet The Happiest Year of All )
Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator & Broaway star of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance who made her home in London in 1939

Background image1920s Collection: Adelaide Hall (music sheet Thats the Beginning of the End

Adelaide Hall (music sheet Thats the Beginning of the End
Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator & Broaway star of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance who made her home in London in 1939

Background image1920s Collection: Shaun

Shaun from Shaun. 1928

Background image1920s Collection: Mother and Aunt Louisa

Mother and Aunt Louisa from The Leprecauns Shoes. 1928

Background image1920s Collection: Cook

Cook from The Little Pipe. 1928

Background image1920s Collection: William and the Sidhe

William and the Sidhe from The Little Pipe. 1928

Background image1920s Collection: William and the Leprechaun

William and the Leprechaun from The Leprecauns Shoes. 1928

Background image1920s Collection: London Underground ticket and change giving machine

London Underground ticket and change giving machine, issuing twopenny tickets. Date: 1928

Background image1920s Collection: Solving Londons traffic problems, roundabouts 1924

Solving Londons traffic problems, roundabouts 1924
Diagram showing how to help traffic flow in Oxford Street, by a circular route, what we call today a roundabout. 1924

Background image1920s Collection: Scenes in a Chocolate Factory by Steven Spurrier

Scenes in a Chocolate Factory by Steven Spurrier
Chocolate in the making at J. S. Fry and Sons, Bristol. Top picture shows melangeurs grinding cocoa beans and sugar. In the middle, women workers mould chocolate cakes and bars

Background image1920s Collection: Phyllis Court, Henley by G. H. Davis 1926

Phyllis Court, Henley by G. H. Davis 1926
Detailed diagrammatic illustration by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News of Phyllis Court, a so-called riverside country club at Henley, showing extensions and improvements made in 1926

Background image1920s Collection: Harold Macmillan elected M. P. for Stockton

Harold Macmillan elected M. P. for Stockton
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), publisher, Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, appearing in The Illustrated London News in November 1924 after his election as M.P

Background image1920s Collection: London Underground, carriage interiors

London Underground, carriage interiors -- one of the original CLR coaches (top), and a remodelled CLR coach (bottom). Date: 1926



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