1921 Collection (#39)

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

Woman on Mountain Top
A young woman stands on a summit amid a mountain range

Teapot Dome Scandal / 1924
The Teapot Dome scandal, the oil reserve scandal that began under President Harding in 1921, surfaces like a whale to be harpooned

Photo Portrait
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS French Musician

Rolls-Royce chassis
Four Rolls-Royce chassis leaving the factory to be delivered to Geneva. In the 1920s the car manufacturer made the engine and the chassis and the body would be fitted later by a coach builder

Road crash with glamorous lady
Humorous sketch of a road crash in which a glamourous lady and gentlemen sit beside their ditched car, with the gentleman proclaiming to the cars tax disc, Expiring December 31st..Liar!

Russia / 1921 / Marriage
Even communists need ritual ceremonies ! A pair of Russians are joined in unholy matrimony in a civil marriage by a provincial commissar under a Red Flag

Dress with Irish Crochet
A barrel-line dress with a V -neck & inserts of irish crochet with a long fringed sash worn across the hips & the bodice pouched slightly to soften the line

Two Ladies in the Snow
Its the day before Christmas, and these two happy ladies don t care a fig if its snowing : the dog doesn t care for the stuff, though, so his mistress picks him up

Politicians Kissing Kids
Like every other politician, M. Millerand knows that you can t win votes unless you do your share of kissing children, in this case a girl with a bouquet of flowers

Soviet Electric Plough
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman, (centre right, in peaked cap), watching a demonstration of the first Soviet electric plough

Peter I (Camara)
PETER I, KING OF SERBIA King of Serbia (1903-21)

St Catherine Fete 1921
Saint Catherines Day is a holiday for Paris shopgirls

Mother, Child & Dog 1921
Mother wears a narrow black tubular shaped skirt & orange long line blouse with turnover collar & button detail. Daughter wears a short dress with a bold geometric design

Occupiers in Germany
The occupying forces find weapons hidden in a factory

Houdini Portrait of 1921
A signed photograph of Harry Houdini in 1921 dedicated to " my friend Harry Price"

ADVERT / FRIPPs SOAP 1921
Fripps Olive Oil Soap - the toilet soap with a pedigree

Food and Drink / Pasta
The Festa degli gnocchi is held annually at Guastalla, Italy; before distribution to the crowd, it is tasted by the king, chosen from the noted eaters of the region

Pulain Manpowered 1921
At Longchamps, Paris, cyclist Pulain attempts to win the Prix Peugeot for a successful man-powered flight

Far-Sighted Man
THE FAR-SIGHTED MAN prepared for every accident, from flying machines falling on his head to gas leaks and biting dogs, from runaway cars to old-fashioned rain

Goddards Moon Project
American engineer GODDARD proposes to reach the Moon by rocket ship : illustration shows the vessel approaching the crater of Plato

Jack Dempsey, Boxer 1921
Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983) pictured before defending his heavyweight crown against Carpentier on July 2 1921. Dempsey won in front of 90, 000 fans and a live radio audience

Ataturk / Ilz 1921
(Mustapha) KEMAL ATATURK military, reformer, founder of Turkish State with hand behind his back

AICARD (1842-1921)
Jean Aicard French writer

Unemployment / Germany
Berlins unemployed - a sign of the economic distress

Road Block / Germany / 1921
During political unrest suspect cars are stopped on country roads

German Spiritualist Book
Poster for a German book, Der Spiritismus, designed to appeal to a populace disillusioned by their defeat in World War One

The Linen Cupboard / 1921
A housewife arranges her linen in her linen cupboard

Moreno Assassinated
Garcia Moreno, Catholic president of Ecuador, is assassinated on the steps of his palace by the saddler Rayo, hired - say the Catholics - by the Masons

Einstein / Ilz 1921
ALBERT EINSTEIN Scientist, in a white suit

PETER I, (1915)
PETER I, KING OF SERBIA King of Serbia (1903-21) here during World War One

Wh Nernst / Nobel 1921
WALTHER HERMANN NERNST German physicist and chemist

Lippmann / Gabriel / Nobel08
GABRIEL-JONAS LIPPMANN French physicist

Karl Attempt for Power
Emperor Karl makes an abortive attempt to regain power

Will Crooks / Postcard
Will Crooks Labour Mp

Kuropatkin / Hall / Graphic
ALEXEI NICHOLAIEVITCH KUROPATKIN Russian general in 1904

Bethmann-Hollweg (Col)
THEOBALD BETHMANN-HOLLWEG German soldier and statesman

Kh Branting / Nobel 1921
KARL HJALMAR BRANTING Swedish statesman and pacifist

STEAMSHIPS / PARIS
The largest French atlantic liner of her day, carrying 563 first class passengers, 480 second and 1092 third class, plus 1118 more in the steerage, and 664 crew

STEAMSHIP CALIFORNIA
Anchor Line passenger ship sailing between Glasgow and New York

Halsbury (Full Length)
Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st earl of HALSBURY lawyer, Lord Chancellor

Germany / Soup Kitchen
The poor queue at a state soup kitchen - a symptom of inflation

Christine Nilsson / Cig
CHRISTINA NILSSON Swedish opera singer

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