1925 Collection (page 44)

Sir Hamo Thornycroft, 1881
Engraved portrait of Sir Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925), the English sculptor, pictured in 1881 when he had just been elected Associate of the Royal Academy

Margaret Elphinstone
Hon. Margaret Elphinstone (b. 1925), daughter of 16th Baron Elphinstone and a bridesmaid to Princess Elizabeth at the London residence of the Countess of Cavan

Thames Southwark
The Thames at Southwark, looking towards St Paul s

Lloyd George and Herbert Samuel
The Liberal politicians David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and Herbert Samuel (1870-1963) watching a passing parade. Lloyd George was War Minister

Bovey Tracey Station
Bovey Tracey station Devon

Striking Workers
Workers at a private trade company on strike

The ice-bound canal at Leuvehaven

Terrorism in Sofia
A terrorist bomb causes massive destruction in Sofia cathedral

European Travel
With todays modern transport links as fast as they are, Paris is literally one step away from London for this well turned out (British?) traveller

Lord Milner, (1854-1925)
Photograph of Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner of St Jamess and Cape Town. In 1906 he was facing Censure by the House of Commons over some decisions he had made when High Commissioner of South

Sammy Davis Jnr. c. 1960
Photographic portrait of Sammy Davis Jnr. (1925-1990), the American singer and entertainer

Zena Dare, 1925
Photograph of Zena Dare (1887-1975) the English actress, who was christened Florence Hariette Zena Dones, pictured in 1925

Jack Dempsey, c. 1925
Photographic portrait of Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) the American heavyweight boxer. The date of this picture is unknown, but probably c.1925

Sevre Garden & Exhib
The Sevres company pavillon, designed by Patout and Ventre with gardens designed by Henri Rapin at the L Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris

Rider Haggard / 1890 Photo
SIR HENRY RIDER HAGGARD writer of She and other adventure stories

Pierre Louys / Felix Potin
PIERRE LOUYS or LOUIS French poet and novelist

George Curzon / Anon Photo
GEORGE NATHANIEL MARQUESS CURZON Viceroy of India and statesman

FLOWER GIRLS 1925
London flower girls sell a variety of flowers including roses for St Georges Day, Shakespeares Day and Zeebrugge Day on the 23rd April

Paris / Street / Snow 1925
A typical Paris street in the snow, evening

Johnson Saves for Leeds, Highbury, 1925
Photograph showing Johnson, the Leeds Goalkeeper, pushing a shot wide of his goal post, 1925. Although Johnson was successful this time

J. B. Hobbs scores the run to make his 126th Century, 1926
Photograph of John Berry Hobbs scoring the single run which took him to his 126th first-class century, during a match between Surrey and Somerset, 1926

Herbert Chapman and the F. A. Cup, 1930
Photograph showing Herbert Chapman, Arsenal Football Club Manager between 1925 and 1934, standing beside the Football Association Cup Trophy

TORQUAY - 1925
Beach, Torquay, Devon

French Childrens Wear
French children (with their mothers) in styles ranging from the traditional French childs schoolwear to an amazing boys outfit with shorts, long socks and cap

ROSS-ON-WYE - 1925
Ross-on-Wye, West Midlands

French Girls Scooter
A small girl takes her scooter to the Bois de Boulogne, where maman meets a friend : while they chat, the girl goes scooting on her own

Holiday Amusements
Holiday pastimes - the elder girl has her bike, her brother is off to play tennis, the youngest has a cart to pull - and maman has her sewing

DITTISHAM - 1925
Dittisham River Dart Devon

Lulworth Cove - 1925
Lulworth Cove Dorset

HASTINGS - 1925
Hastings Sussex

Bournemouth - 1925
The Square, Bournemouth

Maidenhead - 1925
View from Bridge Maidenhead Berkshire

Carmarthen - 1925
Guildhall Square Carmarthen County of Dyfed

Bowness-On-Windermere
The Belsfield Hotel and the lake Bowness-on-Windermere Cumbria

Percy Harrison Fawcett (1867-1925)
Photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel P.H. Fawcett, the English explorer, c.1925. In May 1925 Fawcett disappeared near the Xingu River in the Brazilian jungle and was never seen again

Beddgelert South - 1925
Welsh Highland Railway in Beddgelert, Gwynedd

Babbacombe Cliff Railway
The Babbacombe Cliff Railway which links Babbacombe Downs with Oddicombe Beach

Field-Marshal Lord French inspecting soldiers in Hyde Park
Field-Marshal Lord French (1852-1925) inspecting some 10, 000 volunteers of numerous London regiments in Hyde Park in 1916

Choosing hats for the Spring, 1925
Illustration showing the dressing rooms at Debenham and Freebody, London, 1925, entitled Paris sends her newest hats to London

Footwear fashions, 1925
A colourful illustration of two leather shoe designs. The left shoe was made from blending tan suede with fawn kid and the right was a design of tan kid trimmed with lizard skin

Spring fashions for 1925
A colourful design from Paris where the couturiers announced that skirts were to be shorter and a straight slender outline was the most desirable shape for spring 1925

Wantage Steam Tram
For over 50 years, until 1925, this old steam tramway maintained a passenger service bewteen Wantage Town and Wantage Road (G.W.R.) station, Berkshire, England

Sergei Esenin - 3
SERGEI ALEXANDROVICH ESENIN Russian poet, in 1922 or 1923

An anaglyph of a seaside scene
On Kentish Sands; a seaside anaglyph. Although invented some seventy years earlier, the Illustrated London News was the first publication to print 3-dimensional anaglyphs in 1924

Finer Points of Dancing
Man with an artificial dance partner, used as an aid to learning dance moves. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Guys Hospital oxygen chamber
The oxygen chamber in the Addison ward. Patient pictured receiving oxygen treatment

Trobriand Racing Canoes
Illustration of several canoes racing off the Trobriand Islands, 1925. With a large lanteen sail and outrigger float, these canoes were steered by use of a large paddle

Nurse in the x-ray department
Protected from the 300, 000 voltage rays by a lead lined partition, the nurse is still able to observe the patient through a 3/4 inch lead glass window

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