1927 Collection (page 51)

3rd International Paris
Richet (centre) and colleagues at the third International Congress of Psychical Research, held at Paris

London Night Scene / 1927
A bright and bustling London street at night

St Mary Woolnoth 1927
The Church of Saint Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, by Nicholas Hawksmoor

Banqueting House 1927
BANQUETING PALACE by Inigo Jones

15 ST JAMES SQUARE
An fine example of Greek Revival or Neo-Classical architecture - No.15 St James Square by James " Athenian" Stuart

Mississippi Floods / 1927
Memphis inhabitants try to contain the Mississippi flood waters with a wall of sandbags

Flannel Suit with Shorts
Smart young lad in a grey flannel hat & suit of shorts & jacket with patch pockets & rounded front borders worn with knee-length socks & shoes & a striped tie

Commercial City Street
A commercial street in the city - the Haymarket at Aldgate, London

Rail in Zimbabwe / C. 1927
Steam train crossing the bridge over the Zambesi River at Victoria Falls

Dryden / Bugatti / 25
With roof or without, the Bugatti breathes an image of sportiness... expensive sportiness

Stearns-Knight 1927
The new Stearns-Knight - supreme by any test you care to make. e.g. try driving it off the Brooklyn Bridge, see if it keeps on going

Chevrolet Landau
The Chevrolet Landau is the most beautiful Chevrolet, and with its body by Fisher is a masterly example of the coachmakers art

Champs Elysees Breakdown
When a ladys car lets her down in the Champs Elysees, Paris (France) lots of willing hands materialise

Chicago Transcontinental
The Chicago to San Francisco Transcontinental of the Union Pacific Railroad crosses the Rocky Mountains

English Country Clothes
A pipe-smoking countryman at Chertsey Agricultural Show and his high-booted companion perching on her shooting- stick; he wears gaiters and has stick for poking livestock

Female / Scanty Dress 1927
A scantily-dressed woman of the future

Man and Socks 1927
A middle-aged man looks rather disconsolately at his socks, which appear to have shrunk in the wash and need darning

Bathing Beauties 1927
Three bathing beauties relaxing by the sea at Cayeux-sur-Mer, France

The Blouse Shop
THE BLOUSE SHOP

Harry Bull & Choir
HARRY BULL, rector of Borley from 1892 to 1927, with the church choir

Elegant Lady & Jewellery
An elegant lady shows off her jewellery: earrings, necklace, rings and bracelets

Bleriot / Lindbergh
Louis Bleriot greets Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) on his arrival in Paris

Richard Tauber / 1927
RICHARD TAUBER Austrian opera singer in the leading role in Lehars operetta The Tsarevitch, performed in Berlin and Vienna

Ivor Novello / Pictorial
IVOR NOVELLO (Ivor Davies) Welsh actor of stage and screen, playwright and composer, with Isabel Jeans in The Rat

Schutzendorf-Koerner 27
JULIE SCHUTZENDORF-KOERNER Opera singer in the role of the Marschallin (Princess of Werdenberg) in a Dusseldorf Theatre production

Dryden / Menswear / 195
An elegant gentleman in his top hat and tails

Dryden / Menswear / 202
Fashions for men: Formal, casual and sporty looks: evening dress with black tie, suit with double- breasted jacket, panama hat, knitted vest & flannel shorts

Dryden / Menswear / 197
An elegant gentleman in his dinner jacket with a cigar in his mouth

Southcotts Box
JOANNA SOUTHCOTT Southcotts box, opened by Harry Price before a large audience in 1927; expected to contain amazing revelations, only rubbish was found

Motor Race / Pop Sci / 1927
A chequered flag signals the winner of the motor race

Roald Amundsen / 1927
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian polar exlorer, en route to Japan aboard the President of Asia

DRAYTONs PAPER 1927
Advertisement for the various services of the Drayton Press

Customer & Salesperson
A customer succumbs to sales talk

Printing L illustration
L ILLUSTRATION : cross-section of the works at 12, rue Saint- Georges, Paris, where Frances most venerable illustrated magazine was produced until its demise during WW2

Ornamental Pea-Fowl
Ornamental peacock and peahen (Pavo cristatus)

Weighing Passengers
Not only the luggage, but its owner, must be weighed before flight, to be entered upon the load-sheet to ensure the aeroplane is not over-loaded

Fakir Buried Alive 1928
54-year old German fakir To Kha, after studying in India, is buried for 120 hours at Stuttgart, monitored by doctors who testify to the genuineness of the feat

Sir Chas. Warren (Photo)
SIR CHARLES WARREN Soldier and archaeologist

James Fawn / E Pyke 1927
JAMES FAWN Music hall entertainer

Arthur Bourchier / Silver
ARTHUR BOURCHIER English actor in the role of Long John Silver

Dan Leno / 1927 Pyke
DAN LENO Music hall entertainer

A Chevalier / Pyke 1927
ALBERT CHEVALIER Music hall entertainer

Miss V Lermite / Tennis
MISS V LERMITE reaching for a high shot at Ealing, London

Off to the Links 1927
Ready for a pleasant afternoon on the links, a smart chap bids his friend farewell and gets into his car

Fishwick at Stoke Poges
Diana Fishwick in action at Stoke Poges, where she won a championship in 1927

Fishwick, Girl Champion
Miss Diana Fishwick, winner of the British Ladies Championship in 1930 when only nineteen years of age

Lokowitz Golfing
Princess Lokowitz, social reformer and enthusiastic golfer, enjoys a round

Elizabeth Ii / Cousins 27
ELIZABETH II with her cousins Hubert Lascelles and Alexander Ramsay on her first birthday, 21 April 1927

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