1939 Collection (page 17)

Gas masks at the Windmill
Chorus girls, cast members and theatre staff at the Windmill Theatre in London, doing a gas mask drill. Date: 1939

Viscountess Weymouth with daughter
Daphne, Viscountess Weymouth (1904-1997) was born Daphne Vivian, and after a subsequent marriage became Daphne Fielding. She went on to have a successful career as an author

Advert for Johnnie Walker whisky
Advert for Johnnie Walker blended scotch whisky. Date: 1939

Pwllheli Golf Club and golfers
Cartoon illustration by Mel depicting members of Pwllheli Golf Club. This was to be the last in a weekly series of such illustrations, due to the outbreak of war. Date: 1939

The Hon. Frank Pakenham (1905-2001), later to become Lord Longford the politician and social reformer. Here he is seen having joined up as a private at the outbreak of World War II

Duchess of Marlborough
Alexandra Spencer-Churchill (1900-1961), Duchess of Marlborough, was born Alexandra Cadogan. Here she is seen in Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) uniform. Date: 1939

Princess Elizabeth, Girl Guide
Princess Elizabeth (born 1926), later to be Queen Elizabeth II. As Princess Royal, she was president of the Girl Guide organisation, and is here seen wearing its uniform. Date: 1939

General Smuts
General Jan Smuts (1870-1950), recently appointed Prime Minister of South Africa in the run up to World War II. Date: circa 1939

War work for women
Miss Kay Charles, member of the Mechanised Transport Training Corps, who are on the look out for more female motor cyclists

Advert for furs from Debenham and Freebody
Advert for Debenham and Freebody Department Store, promoting their new season collection of furs. Date: 1939

Negligees and wrappers from Jenners Edinburgh
Advert for Jenners Department Store in Edinburgh, showcasing their negligees and wrappers. Date: 1939

West Sussex Golf Club and golfers
Cartoon illustration by Mel depicting members of West Sussex Golf Club, Pulborough. Date: 1939

Renee Houston advertising Ovaltine
Scottish actress and performer Renee Houston (1902-1980) in an advert promoting the re-vitalising effects of Ovaltine. Date: 1939

Greyhound racing at White City
Two thoroughbread greyhounds being trained at Northaw Kennels. Date: circa 1939

Virginia Dale
Actress Virginia Dale (1917-1994) near the beginning of her film and television career. Date: circa 1939

Begum Aga Khan
Andree Josephine Carron (1898-1976), originally a Paris dressmaker, became the third wife of Aga Khan III in 1929, until their divorce in 1943. Date: 1939

H. H. The Maharajah of Rajpipla with Miss Ella Atherton
Sir Vijaysinhji, Maharajah of Rajpipla (1890-1951) was the last ruler of the kingdom of Rajpipla. Here he is pictured with Miss Ella Atherton at the Deauville Grand Prix. Date: 1939

Jany Holt at the Marigny Theatre
Jany Holt (1909-2005), born Ruxandra Vladescu Olt, was a Romanian actress who worked extensively in French cinema. At the time of publication she was appearing in the play Box B at the Marigny

Gracie Fields at Capri
Actress Gracie Fields (1898-1979) retreated to her villa in Capri to recuperate from cervical cancer. Date: 1939

Norman Hartnell and Lady Willingdon
Norman Hartnell (1901-1979), fashion designer and dressmaker to the royal family, with Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon (1875-1960) at Aix-les-Bains. Date: 1939

Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and Anthony Eden (1897-1977), two future Prime Ministers. This front cover was published three days after Britain declared war on Germany

Debenham and Freebody dress collection
Department store Debenham and Freebody, promoting women's dresses. Date: 1939

Lady Iris Mountbatten (1920-1982), actress, model and aristocrat, here pictured at Eden Roc. Date: 1939

Mickey Rooney and Lilian Long
Actor Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) having his buttonhole primped by Lilian Long. Date: 1939

Olivia de Havilland, Franchot Tone and Joan Fontaine
Actors - and sisters - Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020) and Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) with actor Franchot Tone (1905-1968) at the Trocadero in Hollywood. Date: 1939

East Brighton Golf Club and golfers
Cartoon illustration by Mel, depicting participants in the News Chronicle £1000 tournament at East Brighton Golf Club. Date: 1939

Children of the Duke of Kent
The children of Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI. The boy is Prince Edward, soon to be Duke of Kent himself (b. 1935)

Governors of West African colonies
Five Governors of British West African colonies, gathered for a conference in Lagos, Nigeria. Sir Thomas Southorn (1879-1957), Sir Arnold Hodson (1881-1944), Sir Bernard H

Ginger Rogers and David Niven
Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) and David Niven (1910-1983) in publicity for the film Bachelor Mother'. Date: 1939

North Sea tuna
Crew members of the trawler Silver Line pose with their haul of five giant tuna fish, caught 120 miles out from Scarborough. Date: 1939

Anton Dolin and Serge Lifar
Ballet dancers Anton Dolin (1904-1983) and Serge Lifar (1905-1986) in Cannes. Date: 1939

Lady Lavinia Dundas (1914-1974), with spaniel. Date: 1939

Advert for Cannes Film Festival
An advert for what would have been the first Cannes Film Festival, in September 1939. The outbreak of World War II meant it was cancelled. The first Cannes Festival eventually happened in 1946

Advert for Aquascutum
Advert for a woman's tweed suit, from Aquascutum's autumn collection. Date: 1939

Bognor Golf Club and golfers
Cartoon illustration by Mel, depicting members of Bognor Golf Club in West Sussex. Date: 1939

Sally Eilers and Charles Laughton
Actors Sally Eilers (1908-1978) and Charles Laughton (1899-1962) at lunch. Laughton was shortly to play Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and had been tasked to lose three stone for the role

Lady Howard of Effingham
Maria Malvina Howard, Lady Howard of Effingham (1912-2000), often known as Manci Howard, was born in Budapest and moved to England in 1935

Ann Sheridan in Winter Carnival
American actress Ann Sheridan (1915-1967), real name Clara Lou Sheridan, here appearing in the film Winter Carnival'. Date: 1939

Maurice Chevalier and Marie Dea
Actors Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) and Marie Dea (1912-1992) appearing in the film Pieges ('Personal Column'). Date: 1939

Countess of Feversham and daughter
The Countess of Feversham (1910-1995), born Lady Anne Dorothy Wood, with her daughter Lady Clarissa Duncombe (b. 1938). Date: 1939

Peggy Ashcroft and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991) appearing as Cecily Cardew and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (1891-1992) as Gwendolyn Fairfax, in a production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Globe Theatre. Date: 1939

Mrs Christa Brassey
Christa Brassey (1909-1986) was born Dorothea Christa Baronin von Bodenhausen. Here she is being celebrated for her talents as a linguist and aviatrix. Date: 1939

Caernarfon Castle in Wales - sometimes anglicised as Caernarvon Castle. Date: circa 1939

Grouse hunting
Hon. James Boyle and his sister Lady Hersey Boyle, children of Lord Glasgow, grouse hunting on his Knockendon Moor. Date: 1939

Advert for White Label whisky
Advert for Dewar's White Label Scotch Whisky. Date: 1939

Advert for Jenners, Edinburgh
Advert for a fur evening cape, available at Jenners Department Store in Edinburgh. Date: 1939

Sir Edmund Ironside (1880-1959), also Field Marshal and 1st Baron Ironside, pictured shortly before his appointment as Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 3rd September. Date: 1939

Lili Damita and Errol Flynn
Hollywood actress Lili Damita (1904-1994) had retired from film-making by the time of this photograph. Here she is with her husband Errol Flynn (1909-1959). Date: 1939

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