1925 Collection (page 42)

The Modern Girl by Reginald E. Higgins
Sub-titled, Silk and shingle, the artist Reginald Higgins draws his favourite subject, the shorn and shingled modern 1920s girl

Then - And Now by Leslie Marchant
Four cartoons comparing how a young Victorian woman would be watched while sea bathing (by several stout and stern chaperones) to the modern girl of 1925, who breezes to the beach on her motorcycle

Theatre, The Man with a Load of Mischief 1925, Nerman
Fay Compton and Leon Quartermaine, in The Man with a Load of Mischief by Ashley Duke, and one of the hits of the season playing at the Haymarket, London

Elegant young woman sits smoking -- Solace
An elegant young woman sits smoking, in a picture entitled Solace

Elegant young woman -- The Mauve Dress
An elegant young woman with short blonde hair sits in a mauve dress

Elegant young woman -- The Final Touch
An elegant young woman puts on the final touch at her mirror before going out -- a gold coloured headscarf

Charles B Cochran, Theatrical Manager and Impresario
CHARLES B COCHRAN theatrical manager and impresario, seen here in evening dress towering above some representative figures from his recent productions

Gladys Cooper, actress of stage and screen
A double-page portrait of Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), English actress of stage and screen. She is seen in profile with her eyes closed, holding a large bunch of flowers. Date: 1925

Theatre, famous names of 1925 by Nerman
A series of caricatures of some of the most famous names of the London stage in 1925, including Austin Melford, Cicely James, Gilbert Childs, Anita Elson, Davy Burnaby, Betty Chester

Theatre, Maughams, The Moon And Sixpence 1925, Nerman
Eileen Sharp as Ata, the native girl, and Henry Ainley as Charles Strickland, in Somerset Maughams The Moon And Sixpence. Although and excellent play

Love in a Cage by Flix de Gray
A piece of art by Flix de Gray entitled " Cupid the Slave", depicting Cupid, the spirit of love, trapped in a cage by an aristocratic lady wearing an 18th century wig and dress

The Sparkle of Champagne by Rene Fallaire
An almost naked woman raises her arms and a glass of champagne in apparent ecstasy as champagne bubbles surround her

Beauty Spots and Places of Historican Renown
Cover illustration for Beauty Spots and Places of Historican Renown in Great Britain and Ireland, a handbook for travellers, by Thomas Cook & Son

Ring-a-Roses by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Three little girls have fun holding hands and dancing round in a circle in a game of ring-a-roses

Pierrots at Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire
The Blackwites pierrot troupe at the Langho Colony in 1925. The colony, at Langho in Ribblesdale, Lancashire, was set up in 1906 by the Chorlton

John Bull gets crossword fever
The mid-1920s crossword craze brings John Bull out in crossword fever as an epidemic of crossword puzzles hook the nation

Central Africa - Oubangui People - Gan za Dance
In 1924-1925, Georges Marie Haardt and Louis Audouin-Dubreuil set out on the second Citron Mission to Central Africa. This card shows the indigenous people of Oubangui in traditional costume

1925 Exhibition of Decorative Arts - Paris - nightime view

Croatian man in Marseille
Croatian man who had his picture taken in Marseille and sent this card bearing his portrait back to family in Zagreb. He is *possibly* wearing some form of scouting uniform

Waterfall in Karkonosze mountain range
The Horni Upsky vodopad (waterfall) - on the southern side of the Karkonosze mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland

Unknown Palace complex, India
Unknown Palace complex, (possibly in Agra?) India

Elephant carvings, India
Temple ceiling with carvings of elephants, India

Panchal Mahal at Fatehpur Sikri, India
The five storey stepped Pavilion (Panchal Mahal) at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. The City was built by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1570

The Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri, India
Details of the Marble lattice panels on the Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri, India - one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India

Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri, India
Diwan-i-Khas - Hall of Private Audience at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, India. The historical city was built by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1570

Detail from a courtyard Pavilion at Fatehpur Sikri, India
Detail from a courtyard Pavilion at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. The City was built by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1570

Eton and Harrow Match at Lords, 1925
Page from the Illustrated London News showing the Eton versus Harrow cricket match at Lords cricket ground in 1925. In the top picture, J.P.T. Boscawen is chaired after his stand with H.P

Suzanne Lenglen playing doubles
Suzanne Lenglen (1899 - 1938) French tennis player pictured playing a backhand shot in the Ladies Doubles Final at Wimbledon in 1925

Steve Donoghue

Theatre, Dear Little Billie Nerman
Phyllis Monkman and Laddie Cliff in Dear Little Billie

Lenglen, Borotra and Lacoste playing doubles
Two pictures showing French pairs playing doubles at Wimbledon in 1925. On the left is a sartorial duo; Suzanne Lenglen in her bandeau stretching for a smash, while her partner Jean Borotra

Charlots Review 1925, Nerman
Jack Buchanan, Beatrice Lillie, Phyllis Monkman, Morris Harvey, Gertrude Lawrence, Herbert Mundin, Maisie Gay, in Charlots Review, 1925

And Never a Cross Word by Howard K. Elcock
A nonchalant young woman in crossword themed pyjamas leaves a hotel bathroom. She smokes a cigarette and swans off oblivious to the waiting queue of other hotel guests who have obviously been there

Damascus, Syria - Panorama with bomb damage
Damascus, Syria - Panorama. This picture shows the result of 48 hours of French bombing of Damascus in retaliation for the Syrian revolt against the French Mandate - 1500 people reported killed

Worthington Crosswords advertisement
An advertisement for Worthington Ales at the time of the craze for crosswords showing an engrossed crossword puzzler bumping into people and causing chaos in his wake as he walks along

Mali - Team who crossed Sahara in 16 months
Captain Buchanan, Ali (the camel!), Sakari (Kano) and Feri N Gashi, who along with Mr T. A. Glover (photographer) were the original expedition

Trinkets of Today: Modern Jewellery
Beautiful jewellery designed and made by Messrs. Cartier, the famous jewellers, representing the finest modern craftmanship

Unidentified building, India
An unidentified building in India -- probably a temple or shrine. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Hindenburg naval inspection, Kiel, Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg at a naval inspection in Kiel. Just behind him is Admiral Erich Raeder, Chief of the Kiel Station, and further back is Admiral Hans Zenker, Chief of the Fleet

Boys Club gym class group photograph circa 1925
A formal gym class group photograph featuring 18 boys from a Boys Club of circa1925, standing and sitting outside with their group leader standing proudly to the left

Maharaja of Gwalior / Stamp
MADHO RAO SCINDIA (1875 - 1925), was the 5th Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior. He acceded to the throne in 1886 and ruled to his death in 1925

(Vice) Admiral Sturdee / Stamp
Admiral of the Fleet SIR FREDERICK CHARLES DOVETON STURDEE, 1st Baronet, GCB, KCMG, CVO (1859 - 1925) British admiral

Boys Club group photograph Great Waltham1925
A group of boys take time to relax in the fields and play in the hay on a warm summers day in Great Waltham 1925

British diplomatic staff car and Indian staff
A Scene in India in the early 1920s - an official department car and attendant Indian staff. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Fishing in India
A wonderful photograph showing colonial life in India in the early 1920s. A British diplomatic service gentleman fishes from the comfort of a wicker chair by the banks of a wide Indian river

Sports field in India
A sports field, possibly for the playing of polo, in India in the early 1920s. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Agra Fort, India
View of the Agra Fort, Agra, India, also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It can be more accurately described as a walled palatial city

Scene in a sporting arena, India
A scene in a sporting arena in India in the early 1920s, with fighting rams. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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