Apr16 Collection (page 3)

Marrakech, Morocco - The Bab Doukkala and Atlas Mountains
Marrakech, Morocco - The Bab Doukkala Market and Atlas Mountains. Date: circa 1930s

Casablanca, Morocco - Entrance to the Rue Blaise-Pascal. Date: circa 1930s

The lakeside at Lugano, Switzerland. Date: circa 1906

Algeria - Moorish Dancer with tambourine
Algeria - A beautiful Moorish Dancer playing a tambourine. Date: 1902

Young French girl with a huge St Bernard Dog Date: circa 1910s

R. H. M. Vereker
Portrait of R. H. M. Vereker, of the Grenadier Guards. 1914

Portrait of Lord Willingdon (1866 - 1941), Viceroy of India. Date: 1932

Pamela Hansford Johnson
Portrait of Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (1912 1981) - English novelist, playwright, poet and critic. 1967

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1912
Advert for Marius Heng, lighter wigs with accessories. 1912

Edwardian girls and teenager 1906
Edwardian girls wearing tunics and a teenage girl wearing more adult clothing. 1906

Lillian Smith shows Queen Victoria her rifle
Lillian Smith (1871-1930), American sharp shooter, pictured showing Queen Victoria her little rifle at a Wild West Show at the Great American Exhibition held at Earls Court, West London in 1887

Exterior of new ball room at Buckingham Palace, 1856
Exterior of the new ball room at Buckingham Palace, 1856. Date: 1856

The Physical Culture Girl. A phenomenon of the early 20th century when mass gymnastics and exercise became popular. Date: 1909

Homeless men by J O Brien
No-goods or might-be-goods? The Faces of the Night. Victims of our social system or of their own faults? Men of the under-world Character sketches of homeless men to be seen each night sleeping in

Christmas goose in the trenches, WW1
Soldiers celebrate the arrival of the Christmas goose. Date: 1914

Kittens by Edward S. Annison. A pretty young woman seated on a wide padded stool plays with a little fluffy black kitten. Set within a border of kitten studies. Date: 1912

Preparing for the ball by Rene Lelong
A fashionable pair prepare for a fancy dress ball, by dressing up in 18th century attire, complete with powder, flounces, perriwigs and patches

The Bells by Leopold Lewis at the Lyceum Theatre
Scene from the play The Bells by Leopold Lewis at the Lyceum Theatre: the apparition of the Polish Jew. Henry Irving plays Mathias, Burgomaster of Alsace

Dr. Broom discovers adult Australopithecus cranium, 1936
An important discovery in South Africa: the brain-cast and parts of the skull of an anthropoid ape with human characteristics. Dr

Janette Steer as Hamlet
Janette Steer in the male role of Hamlet in Shakespeares play of the same name. 1899

Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet
The actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923) in the male role of Hamlet in Shakespeares play of the same name. 1899

English children at a fancy dress ball in Quetta, India
A group of English children in costumes worn to a fancy dress ball in India. The Sketch remarkes that peace reigns so completely in farther India that English children can now be taken there

Suggestions for the Happy New Year Ball by Dolly Tree
Three designs by Miss Dolly Tree for fancy dress costumes to be worn at the Happy New Year Ball at the Albert Hall on New Years Eve, 1925/6

Fancy Dress - Miss Dorothy Milne as a Second Balaclava
Miss Dorothy Milne in her fancy dress costume for the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Ball, as a Second Balaclava with British military leaders General Gordon and Kitchener clearly visible on her dress

Fancy Dress - Miss C. Bradhurst as Daphne
Miss C. Bradhurst, winner of first prize in The Sketch magazines fancy dress competition. She has had the original (and rather simple) idea of coming as Daphne, from Greek myth

Fancy Dress - Miss Dora Langroyd as Fireworks
Miss Dora Langroyd dressed as fireworks for the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Ball in 1898. She is covered in a variety of fireworks, which, for the sake of her health and safety, one hopes are fake

Ideas for New Years Eve Fancy Dress, 1926
Two suggestions for outfits to wear to the Happy New Year Ball to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on New Years Eve 1925/6

Choose Your Fancy Dress Now - suggestions for 1907
A variety of suggestions for costumes to wear during the winter fancy dress season in 1907. Among the characters, themes and historic periods included are Delilah, Melisande

Captain Euan Wallace by Sirra
Captain David Euan Wallace (1892 - 1941), British conservative politician and briefly, Minister of Transport during World War II

Enjoying aperitifs at the Miramar bar, Cannes
Smart society enjoying aperitifs at the Miramar bar at the fashionable French Riviera resort of Cannes in 1934. Date: 1934

Bathers at Palm Beach, Cannes, French Riviera
Sun bathers relaxing at Palm Beach, Cannes on the French Riviera in the 1930s. Date: 1934

The Carlton Plage, Cannes, French Riviera
A jetty at the Carlton plage (part of the Carlton Hotel) at Cannes on the fashionable French Riviera during the 1930s. Date: 1934

Dinner at the Chambre d Amour, Biarritz
Impression of diners at the Chambre d Amour at the fashionable French resort of Biarritz in 1934. Date: 1934

The bathing pool at Chambre d Amour, Biarritz
The bathing pool at the Chambre d Amour in fashionable French resort, Biarritz in 1934. Date: 1934

Social map of the Continent
A social map of the continent showing all the fashionable resorts during the 1930s including Biarritz, Monte Carlo, Cannes, Venice, Baden, Le Touquet, Deauville and St Mortiz. Date: 1934

Matita advertisement, London Aeroplane Club
Advertisement for Matita, a fashion label specialising in smart, womens tailoring and what was called sportswear in those days

Suzanne Lenglen & Mrs Jay Gould at Monte Carlo
Mrs Frank Jay Gould, nee Florence de Caze (1893-1985), wife of wealthy philanthropist and businessman Frank Jay Gould. Together with him

Mrs James Beck in a Schiaparelli suit
Mrs James Beck, socialite and daughter of one of the famous Wyndham sisters painted by Sargent, pictured in a black suit made of amusing quilted material by Schiaparelli

In the bay at Monte Carlo by Matania
In the bay at Monte Carlo, with happy young holiday makers (in this case, nubile young women in swimsuits) enjoying a boat ride. Date: 1934

The Summer Sporting at Monte Carlo Beach by Matania
Guests at the Summer Sporting at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera enjoy gambling in the open air as one of the evening entertainments on offer. Date: 1934

Claire Luce in Schiaparelli
Actress Claire Luce (1903-1989), actress and entertainer, photographed in a Schiaparelli evening dress worn in the film, Vintage Wine

Sir John Lavery painting at Henley
Artist Sir John Lavery (1856-1941), working on a scene on the riverside lawns on Finals day at Henley, one of the highlights of the summer season. Date: 1934

Strokes at Wimbledon - caricatures of tennis players
Caricatures of various stars at Wimbledon tennis championships in 1934. Fred Perry can be seen top left and Suzanne Lenglen to the right of him

Sallie Monkland in Schiaparelli
Sallie Monkland, an American member of high society in London, pictured in the dress she wore for a cocktail party at her Carlos Place house

Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at Ascot
The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth in the paddock at Ascot on Gold Cup Day, wearing black, with two silver foxes. Behind her are Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny, she in pink and brown

New Zealand bicycle display
An impressive display of bicycles adorning a building at Christchurch, New Zealand. Date: 1898

May Toupie Lowther, tennis player and fencer
May " Toupie" Lowther (also Toup饠 Lowther, English tennis player and fencer active during the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century)

London Sketch - At a Music Hall
Engraving showing a crowded music hall in London. 1873

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