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1922 Collection (page 3)

Background image1922 Collection: Group of revellers at the Princess Mary Hospital Ball. This group were all dressed as figures

Group of revellers at the Princess Mary Hospital Ball. This group were all dressed as figures from 1820 with the ball organiser, Lady Terrington (centre), dressed as Princess Charlotte. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Westfield College, Hampstead

Westfield College, Hampstead - Buildings, grounds and the principal - Miss Lodge. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove headdresses 1922

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove headdresses 1922
Selection of exquisite colourful headdresses, a charming gift for Christmas. Designed by Mayfair Flower Workers, for charming Christmas presents, left; side or back effect in black or silver

Background image1922 Collection: ARABIAN NIGHTS / ALADDIN

ARABIAN NIGHTS / ALADDIN
Aladdin whispers into the ear of his attentive red genie. Date: 1922-3

Background image1922 Collection: Art deco cover of The Dancing World Magazine, May 1922

Art deco cover of The Dancing World Magazine, May 1922. Sketch by G. Peres of a dancer in colourful Spanish dress Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Map of the Lake Tahoe area, Nevada and California, USA

Map of the Lake Tahoe area, Nevada and California, USA, showing the highway system. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Everton FC football team 1922-23

Everton FC football team 1922-23. Back row: Hart, Brewster, Peacock, Fern, McDonald, Chedgzoy. Front row: Harrison, Downs, Irvine, Forbes, Williams. Date: 1922-1923

Background image1922 Collection: Front cover design for a brochure for Liner RMS Mauretania

Front cover design for a brochure for Liner RMS Mauretania
The attractive front cover design for a brochure for the Liner RMS Mauretania, designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the British Cunard Line. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Skiing outfits by Burberry 1922

Skiing outfits by Burberry 1922
Skiing outfits for women and men by Burberry. 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Sea wall and esplanade, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sea wall and esplanade, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. A memorial stone forms part of the wall, dated 1922-1923. The sea wall

Background image1922 Collection: Barnet Fire Brigade fire crews with appliances

Barnet Fire Brigade fire crews with appliances outside the fire station

Background image1922 Collection: Interior of the Queens Hall Roof cabaret

Interior of the Queens Hall Roof cabaret
A sketch of the interior of the Queens Hall Roof cabaret with a show in progress, London, 1922. Situated at second floor level above the entrances

Background image1922 Collection: Princess Mary as a Girl Guide Commissioner

Princess Mary as a Girl Guide Commissioner
Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, as a Guide Commissioner presenting a Union Jack flag to a Girl Guide Corps. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust
MARCEL PROUST French writer, at the time of being awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Date: 1871 - 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Red indian chief

Red indian chief Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Viscount and Viscountess Astor and their children

Viscount and Viscountess Astor and their children
A photograph taken at Lord Astors seat, Clevedon, Taplow, Bucks. Lord Astor was M.P. for the Sutton Division of Plymouth until 191, after he succeeded Lady Astor represented the position

Background image1922 Collection: The First Court of 1922

The First Court of 1922
Debutantes bow to King George V and Queen Mary during the first court of 1922 at Buckingham Palace. Each debutante curtsies twice before withdrawing

Background image1922 Collection: Evening Dress / Worth 1922

Evening Dress / Worth 1922
Dusky pink evening gown in a bold printed fabric with a low scooped neckline revealing a sleeveless grey bodice beneath. The skirt is draped up over one hip

Background image1922 Collection: Looting Secret Whiskey

Looting Secret Whiskey
In America, crowds loot a secret whiskey store of confiscated liquor

Background image1922 Collection: League of Nations / 1922

League of Nations / 1922
The opening session of the League of Nations in Geneva. The purpose of the League, set up in 1919 & written into the WW1 peace treaties, was to keep peace through arbitration

Background image1922 Collection: Lifting Potatoes

Lifting Potatoes
Potato lifting using horses and plough, near Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Background image1922 Collection: Chemist Shop Window

Chemist Shop Window
Coloured liquids in bottles in a chemists shop window

Background image1922 Collection: BARBERs POLE 1922

BARBERs POLE 1922
A barbers shop, with a distinctive pole

Background image1922 Collection: Argentina Creature

Argentina Creature
Argentina countryfolk report sighting of a plesiosaur-like creature : an expedition is planned in Buenos Aires.. but the creature is not found

Background image1922 Collection: Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist

Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), theoretical physicist, philosopher and author. Seen here in front of bookshelves

Background image1922 Collection: Cracker Advertisement

Cracker Advertisement
Father Christmas Advertising Tom Smiths crackers

Background image1922 Collection: Cottage built out of hard stone, Kinver Edge, West Midlands

Cottage built out of hard stone, Kinver Edge, West Midlands
Cottage built out of the hard stone of the Holy Austin Rock at Kinver Edge, on the border of Worcestershire and Staffordshire, with a toddler at the doorway and an elderly woman at the well

Background image1922 Collection: Derby Day at Epsom racecourse, Epsom Downs, Surrey

Derby Day at Epsom racecourse, Epsom Downs, Surrey, England -- horse-drawn coaches and other traffic arriving for the big event. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Men and women playing golf at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Men and women playing golf at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Men and women playing a round of golf on a course at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Thames watermen at work during Swan Upping

Thames watermen at work during Swan Upping, when cygnets need to be rounded up on the Upper Thames River and distinguishing marks cut on their bills

Background image1922 Collection: Roll call of Etonians on 4 June, Eton School, Berkshire

Roll call of Etonians on 4 June, Eton School, Berkshire
Roll call of Etonians on 4 June, Eton School, near Windsor, Berkshire -- a special occasion at this famous public school, with a procession of boats, ending with a firework display. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, Quo Vadis

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, Quo Vadis
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 3938 Built: 1922 Registration: XL 9086 Class: Scenic Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 8 Name: Quo Vadis Date

Background image1922 Collection: A study of the dancer Phyllis Bedells, 1922

A study of the dancer Phyllis Bedells, 1922 formerly of the Empire Theatre. She has arranged the dances and ensembles for The Island King at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Dolly Sisters from League of Notions at London Pavilion

Dolly Sisters from League of Notions at London Pavilion
Portraits of the Dolly Sisters in their Persian outfits from Charles Cochrans League of Notions at the London Pavilion, 1922 Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Ramsay MacDonald leaping into the limelight

Ramsay MacDonald leaping into the limelight
Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) British Labour politician, leaping into the limelight over the backs of Bonar Law (Conservative) and Lloyd George (Liberal) when he won the General Election in 1922

Background image1922 Collection: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Promotional postcard for The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare; set to music by Adrian Welles Beecham. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Brighton

Background image1922 Collection: The Island King by Percy Gawthorne

The Island King by Percy Gawthorne
Promotional postcard for The Island King by Percy Gawthorne; music Harold Garstin. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 10th October 1922. This image shows W. H

Background image1922 Collection: Paddle Steamer Balmoral, Isle of Wight

Paddle Steamer Balmoral, Isle of Wight
Paddle Steamer Balmoral, near The Solent, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: View of sea and mountains by Muriel Dawson

View of sea and mountains by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: People and car on ferry at Cowes, Isle of Wight

People and car on ferry at Cowes, Isle of Wight
People and a car on the ferry at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Ernest Lavisse

Ernest Lavisse
ERNEST LAVISSE French historian Date: 1842 - 1922

Background image1922 Collection: Port-na-Craig Tearooms Pitlochry, Scotland

Port-na-Craig Tearooms Pitlochry, Scotland
Port-na-Craig Tearooms, Ferry Road, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Still (wonderfully!) still open as a Tea House although they have also diversified into (gasp...) Modern European Cuisine!

Background image1922 Collection: And there were strings of fairies

And there were strings of fairies hanging from the stars (I stood against the window). 1922

Background image1922 Collection: The discoverers of Tutankhamen

The discoverers of Tutankhamen
Standing on the steps leading to the doorway of Tutankhamens tomb are (from left to right) Lady Evelyn Herbert, her father Lord Carnarvon, Mr Howard Carter and Mr B

Background image1922 Collection: Nikisch Photo

Nikisch Photo
ARTHUR NIKISCH Hungarian conductor and composer

Background image1922 Collection: George Cadbury

George Cadbury
GEORGE CADBURY Industrialist and reformer

Background image1922 Collection: Prodigal Son Returns

Prodigal Son Returns
A ne er-do-well son, obviously the apple of the mothers and sisters eye, returns home. The dog greets him tail wagging, but his stern father doesn t look best pleased

Background image1922 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



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