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1920s Collection (page 18)

Background image1920s Collection: LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review

LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review
The Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War

Background image1920s Collection: LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQ
The pump escape of No 1 station, the Brigade Headquarters fire station located at Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB would lead to a reduction in the number

Background image1920s Collection: Switzerland - Pfaffikon and the Seestrasse

Switzerland - Pfaffikon and the Seestrasse
Switzerland - Seestrasse, Pfaffikon and view toward the Pfaffikersee Lake. Date: circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Duke of Yorks Theatre, London

Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
Scene outside the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London. The theatre, designed by architect Walter Emden was opened on 10 September 1892 although it started life as the Trafalgar Square Theatre

Background image1920s Collection: The Cardiner Saal at the Weinstuden Kempinski, Berlin, 1920s

The Cardiner Saal at the Weinstuden Kempinski, Berlin, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Advert for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1922

Advert for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1922 Date: 1922

Background image1920s Collection: Collins Street (Central), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Collins Street (Central), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Date: circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Vancouver, Canada - Hastings Street with trams

Vancouver, Canada - Hastings Street with trams
Vancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - Hastings Street with trams. Date: circa 1920

Background image1920s Collection: Vancouver, Canada - Yachting in the English Bay

Vancouver, Canada - Yachting in the English Bay
Vancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - Yachting in the English Bay. Date: circa 1920

Background image1920s Collection: Childrens book adding

Childrens book adding
Teaching children simple counting in a Merry Days childrens book. Date: 1928

Background image1920s Collection: Stylish young lady writing a letter sitting on cushions

Stylish young lady writing a letter sitting on cushions
A stylish young lady seated on a set of plump and elaborate cushions, writing a series of blank letters to a male friend, as a lead-up to an April Fools Day prank! Date: 1923

Background image1920s Collection: Sketch by Fish of a scene at the Midnight Follies cabaret, L

Sketch by Fish of a scene at the Midnight Follies cabaret, L
Sketch by Fish of a scene at the Midnight Follies cabaret, Metropole Hotel, London, 1926 with Jeanne Aubert in the Valenica number. Date: 1926

Background image1920s Collection: Sketch by Fish showing a couple on a Nights Out, 1926 at Cla

Sketch by Fish showing a couple on a Nights Out, 1926 at Cla
Sketch by Fish for the series Nights Out, 1926 - an exploration of nocturnal acitivities in London and abroad Date: 1926

Background image1920s Collection: Advert for Finnigans Dressing Cases, London, 1921

Advert for Finnigans Dressing Cases, London, 1921 Date: 1921

Background image1920s Collection: Dress and Danseuse - sketches by G. Peres for three summer f

Dress and Danseuse - sketches by G. Peres for three summer f
Dress and Danseuse - sketches by G. Peres for three fashionable summer frocks, 1922. One of athenian crepe with gold lame tunic

Background image1920s Collection: Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore (18991988) - American film actress and one of the most fashionable stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut. Date: circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Western Canada - Cowboy roping a steer

Western Canada - Cowboy roping a steer. Date: 1928

Background image1920s Collection: Alice in Wonderland by Gilbert Holiday - child reading

Alice in Wonderland by Gilbert Holiday - child reading
A little girl lies on her bed, absorbed in reading books. A study from life by Gilbert Holiday. Date: 1921

Background image1920s Collection: The Lady With A Lamp by Reginald Berkeley

The Lady With A Lamp by Reginald Berkeley
Promotional postcard for The Lady With A Lamp by Reginald Berkeley. First produced at the Arts Theatre, 5th May and the Garrick Theatre, 24th January 1929. Originally called Florence Nightingale

Background image1920s Collection: Lima - Peru - Plaza de la Inquisicion

Lima - Peru - Plaza de la Inquisicion (Inquisition Square) Date: circa 1920

Background image1920s Collection: Storm of The Battle of Tinderley Down by C K Monro

Storm of The Battle of Tinderley Down by C K Monro
Promotional postcard for Storm or The Battle of Tinderley Down by C. K. Monro. First produced at the Ambassadors Theatre, 13th August 1924. The title refers to the expression storm in a tea-cup

Background image1920s Collection: Miniature Railway, Eskdale, England

Miniature Railway, Eskdale, England
Miniature Railway, Eskdale, near Gosforth, Cumbria, England. Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Warwic

Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Warwic
Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Lily Pond in Girls Recreation Grounds Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Workmen with Early Cement Mixer, Unknown Location, England

Workmen with Early Cement Mixer, Unknown Location, England. Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Garnon Tower, Carnlough, County Antrim

Garnon Tower, Carnlough, County Antrim
Garnon Tower (St MacNissis College - now St Killians College), Carnlough, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Highland Cattle, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire

Highland Cattle, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire
Highland Cattle, Aberfoyle, Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, near Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: The Trix Sisters

The Trix Sisters, cabaret and revue stars of the 1920s Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Cohens Full Cream Dairy van, Birmingham

Cohens Full Cream Dairy van, Birmingham
Cohens Full Cream Dairy van, a Ford van shaped like a milk churn, Victoria, Birmingham. Date: circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Petticoat Lane silhouette

Petticoat Lane silhouette
A smart lady with a small dog in tow walks through Petticoat Lane, Londons famous East End market. Date: 1926

Background image1920s Collection: Toddler sitting next to bowl

Toddler sitting next to bowl
Toddler sitting next to a bowl. Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Botanical Sketchbook -- Primrose

Botanical Sketchbook -- Primrose. Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: The first authentic stage Tess

The first authentic stage Tess
Photographs of the first production of Thomas Hardys own dramatic version of his novel Tess of the d Urbervilles on 26th November 1924 by the Hardy Players at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester

Background image1920s Collection: Peaches Still in Season by Rick Elmes

Peaches Still in Season by Rick Elmes
Three pretty girls in light summer dresses and hat punt along a river in a boat during an Indian Summer. Date: 1927

Background image1920s Collection: Sketch of W. F. Mitchell, proprietor of the Palas de Danse

Sketch of W. F. Mitchell, proprietor of the Palas de Danse
Sketch of W.F. Mitchell, proprietor of the Palas de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1922 Date: 1922

Background image1920s Collection: La Petite Francaise by William Barribal

La Petite Francaise by William Barribal
Beautiful portrait of a dark-haired French woman by William Barribal. 1917

Background image1920s Collection: Building Castles by William Barribal

Building Castles by William Barribal
A lush, colourful painting by William Barribal showing a red-haired girl reclining amongst cushions as she holds a parasol in one hand and a cigarette holder in the other

Background image1920s Collection: Philadelphia, USA - Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Philadelphia, USA - Benjamin Franklin Parkway Date: circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Walnut Street (East) - Philadelphia, USA

Walnut Street (East) - Philadelphia, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Antioch (Antakya), Turkey

Antioch (Antakya), Turkey
Antioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. Founded in the 4th century BC, eventually rivalling Alexandria as the greatest Near Eastern City

Background image1920s Collection: Canterbury Road, Unknown location

Canterbury Road, Unknown location, England. Date: 1920s

Background image1920s Collection: Scaffolding in Central Hall, 1925

Scaffolding in Central Hall, 1925
This photograph, taken in February 1925, marked the cleaning and redecoration of the North and Central Halls by the Office of Works

Background image1920s Collection: Motorised appliance with crew

Motorised appliance with crew

Background image1920s Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump

LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump
Supplied by Dennis of Guildford, Surrey, the latest in the range of petrol driven pumps supplied to the London Fire Brigade

Background image1920s Collection: Adelaide Hall (flyer for Hammersmith Palais)

Adelaide Hall (flyer for Hammersmith Palais)
Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator & Broaway star of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance who made her home in London in 1939



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