1921 Collection (#38)

Kingsway, London
A street scene at the southern end of Kingsway, London, in 1921. A number of motor cars can be seen passing the building site of Bush House (on right)

The African and Eastern Trade Corporation Office, London
The construction of the offices of the African and Eastern Trade Corporation in Kingsway, London, 1921. This building was designed by the architects Trehearne and Norman

Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg (1854-1921), photographed in 1912 on succeeding Sir Francis Bridgeman as First Sea Lord of the Admiralty

Horse-powered Four Wheel Vehicle, 1921
Illustration showing an invention, patented in 1921, that used a horse to push a four wheel vehicle

Hairdressers Collar, 1921
Illustration showing a then-newly invented hairdressers collar and cape, which was designed to collect hair as it was being cut, 1921

USS Pennsylvania at sea, 1921
Photograph showing the American battleship and Flagship of the Atlantic Fleet, USS Pennsylvania, seen from the stern of USS Henderson, 1921

Alfie Bass (1921-1987) receiving the Variety Club of Great Britain ITV Personality of 1960 award with Bill Fraser (1908-1987). The pair were also known as Bootsie and Snudge

Barbara Goalen (1921-2002) Fashion model, who became known as the most photographed woman in Britain

Sir Samuel Hughes on horseback; France, 1916
Illustration of Sir Samuel Hughes (1853-1921), the Canadian Minister of Militia, pictured on horseback in France during the First World War

Carpentier and Dempsey, 1921
Photographic portraits of Georges Carpentier (1894-1975) and Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in 1921

Racecourse Plowed
The authorities take the food shortage seriously - just how seriously is evidenced by the plowing up of this racecourse near Petrograd so that crops can be planted there

Silesia Plebiscite 2
After a plebiscite which splits the region into German and Polish districts, people make their way to whichever district they want to live in

Bicycle Race at the Velodrome d Hiver, Paris, 1921
Illustration showing a Six-day bicycle race held at the Velodrome d Hiver Circuit, Paris, 1921. The cyclists raced for 144 hours to see who could cover the greatest distance over a six-day period

Margaret Wintringham (1879-1955)
Photograph of Margaret Wintringham, Independent Liberal MP for Louth between 1921 and 1924. Wintringham was the first British-born woman to take a seat in the House of Commons

New Year Letter - 1
A French childs traditional New Year Letter to relatives

Montesquiou / Sem 1905
ROBERT DE MONTESQUIOU French writer

Airline Guide
GUIDE DES VOYAGES AERIENS PARIS-LONDRES - passengers guide to the regular services now linking the two cities : the plane represented is the Farman passenger aircraft

Warren G. Harding (1865-1923)
Photograph of Warren G. Harding, the Republican Senator for Ohio and twenty-ninth President of the United States of America (1921-1923), pictured in 1920

Cricket Cartoon, 1921
Cartoon showing a cricketer bowling the first ball of the match, as seen from the batsmans point of view

Woodford Green - 1921
High Street, Woodford Green, London Borough of Redbridge

REIGATE - 1921
Reigate West Station, Surrey

WATCHET - 1921
Watchet Harbour, West Somerset Date: 1921

WHALLEY - 1921
Whalley Viaduct, Lancashire

Pancake Day Cooking
Les Crepes du Mardi-Gras are as traditional as Shrove Tuesday pancakes in England

Hunstanton - 1921
Railway Hotel Hunstanton Norfolk

Bridlington - 1921
High Street Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire

HITCHIN - 1921
Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire

Ipswich Cornhill - 1921
Cornhill Ipswich Suffolk

Snow in Hyde Park
A snowy scene in Hyde Park by Japanese artist, Take Sato

Not in the Scouts Rules! Tracking the Ghost
Colour illustration by Harold Earnshaw showing a group of boy scouts holding a ghost at bay with their walking sticks among a snowy woodland scene

When the stars are lit
Colour illustration by Louise Jacobs showing cherubs lighting up a night sky with oil lamps or candles

Cricketer, Moorhouse
Robert Moorhouse Cricketer - Yorkshire

Electric Water
This young lady stands on an insulated platform, and is connected to an electric machine : when she pours water onto another persons hands, sparks are produced

Untouchable Flowers
This optical trick gives the illusion of a vase of flowers, thanks to projection from a mirror

Acoustic Umbrellas
Umbrellas can be used as sound-collecting devices, enabling two people to conduct a whispered conversation without others overhearing

Cricketer, Gunn
W. Gunn Cricketer - Nottinghamshire

Camera Obscura
A camera obscura, invented in 1558 by Porta, can be set up in a tent, with a lens and mirror on top and a suitable surface inside onto which the view is projected

The Shop on board R. M. S. P. Avon, 1921
Illustration of the shop on board the liner Avon, during its passage to South America, 1921. Sketches of local salesmen visiting the ship at its ports of call can be seen at top left and bottom left

SS Berengaria leaving Southampton for Jarrow, 1938
Photograph of the Cunard Liner Berengaria heading out of Southampton, with tugs, to head to Jarrow to be broken up, December 1938

Cricketer, Martin
F. Martin Cricketer - Kent

Cricketer, Mold
Arthur Webb Mold Cricketer - Lancashire

View of Le Bourget
Passengers eye view of Le Bourget, airport of Paris, which is where travellers from London will disembark : it is 12 km from central Paris

Divorce Court 1921
Illustration showing a scene in a divorce court of 1921 with a junior counsel examining a witness

Spread of car exhibits from the 15th Olympia Motor exhibitio
Spread showing photographs of some notable cars from the 15th Olympia Motor show in 1921

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; Fly clot
Illustration showing protective clothing for horses and other animals to prevent them being bothered by flies and other insects

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; More wet
Illustration showing ideas for protective rain wear in the form of various rain shades and capes worn on the head and body

Curiosities from the Patent Office; Safety Suit for Aviators
Illustration showing a safety suit for aviators from 1921. The suit takes the form of a parachute attached to the wearer in two parts, one to the torso and one to the head

Curiosities from the Patent Office; Support for cigarettes
Illustration showing a device to be attached to the face for holding a cigar or cigarette adjacent to the mouth, which apparently prevented a careless smoker from laying down a lighted cigarette

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