Argyll Collection (page 2)

Sergeant and Bugler, 1st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Advert, Coxeter & Sons Ltd, Oxford
Advert, Coxeter & Sons Ltd, New Road Motor Works, Oxford Date: 1907

Officers in Review Order, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Date: 1915

Early Caravan trundling through the Pass of Glencoe
An Early Caravan trundling through the Pass of Glencoe, Scotland Date: circa 1930s

Charles and Margaret Sweeny
American golfer Charles Sweeny (1909-1993) and his wife Margaret, previously Margaret Whigham and later Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993). Date: 1939

Drum Major, Argyll and Sutherland 91st Highlanders
Drum Major, 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland 91st Highlanders, by Arthur Jule Goodman Date: 1895

Comic postcard, Bonnie Mary of Argyll Date: 20th century

John Hassall in his Argyll motor car
The artist John Hassall in his 23-30 Argyll motor-car after climbing the test hill at Richmond Park. Date: 1907

A Squadron of Life Guards. Household Brigade, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Margaret Whigham flower arranging in Selfridges window
Miss Margaret Whigham settling an argument how a florists window should look by very publicly dressing the window of Selfridges flower shop in October 1932

Society Returns to the Bicycle by Hynes
Fantastic caricatures of some of the most famous faces in 1930s British society, all furiously peddling away on bicycles. Back row from left: Sir Henry Birkin

Miss Margaret Whigham and Lord Selby
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll

Miss Margaret Whigham with her harp
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll

The future Lady Warwick, Miss Margaret Whigham
Portrait of Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny, and then the Duchess of Argyll, pictured in The Tatler at the time of her engagement to the Earl of Warwick

Advert, Argyll Motor Cars, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Date: circa 1880s

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Lys canal bank, WW1
The beginning of the end of the First World War - an outpost of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the bank of the canalised river Lys, at Saint-Floris, northern France, 9 May 1918. 1918

Margaret Whigham with Marquess of Donegall at St. Moritz
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured at St. Moritz with the Marquess of Donegall (Edward Chichester) in the year she was presented at court. 1930

Four costumes for the Eclipse Ball, a pageant ball to take place on 17 December at the Park Lane Hotel, London, in aid of St Johns Hospital, Lewisham

Margaret Whigham and Lord Selby
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with Lord Selby at Mrs. Woolley-Harts house-warming party in June 1931. Date: 1931

Margaret Whigham at the Westminster Hospital Ball
A quartette of young society women at the Westminster Hospital Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in June 1931. From left, Miss Margaret Whigham, Miss Cathleen Nesbitt

Margaret Whigham at the Famous Beauties Ball
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her pet poodle dressed up a Perdita/Mrs Robinson at the Famous Beauties Ball at the Dorchester on 25 June

Sketch - Engagement of Margaret Whigham & Earl of Warwick
Front cover of The Sketch magazine reporting on the engagement of popular debutante, Margaret Whigham ( the most talked-of, photographed, and paragraphed debutante ) to the Earl of Warwick

Social celebrities at a dinner in Cairo, 1932
Groups chatting and pulling faces while at dinner at the newly-opened Embassy Club in Cairo. Significant at the far end of the table is Miss Margaret Whigham (later Mrs Charles Sweeny)

An English Hebe by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. 1905

Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich (1680-1743), Scottish nobleman and senior commander in the British Army. early 18th century

Henglers Grand Water Pantomime, in Argyll Street, near Londons Oxford Circus. Taken from the successful show La Grenouilliere, in Paris

HUNTING DRESS 1929
Tailored d-b jacket with patch pockets, box-pleated skirt, ankle socks & lace up boots; jacket with back pleats, argyll stockings & high boots; motoring coat with fur collar. Date: 1929

ARGYLL HIGHLANDERS / 1895
A colonel of the 1st Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders gives out an order. Date: 1895

Mr Charles Sweeney and Miss Margaret Whigham
Engagement of American golfer Charles Sweeney to society darling Miss Margaret Whigham in November 1932. As Mrs Charles Sweeney, Margaret was feted and even name checked by Cole Porter in the song

Miss Margaret Whigham and Mr Pemberton
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeney and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured at a party held at her parents house, Queens Hill at Ascot in July 1931 with Mr Pemberton. Date: 1931

A Day in the Life of the Debutante - Miss Margaret Whigham
A scene from a number of tableaux staged at the London Hippodrome in May 1931 in aid of the Highway Club for Boys and Girls in the east end of London - it was attended by the Duchess of York

Mrs Charles Sweeney
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeney then the Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) as the 3rd wife of the 11th Duke. Most photographed society beauty of her day. Date: 1945

John Lauder, son of Harry, leading practice charge, WW1
John Lauder, only son of the music hall entertainer and comedian Harry Lauder, pictured as a lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Territorials) leading a practice charge at Bedford

Gare Loch, Garelochhead, Argyll-shire
Gare Loch, Garelochhead, Rosneath, near Helensburgh, Argyll-shire, Scotland. Date: 1910s

Mrs Charles Sweeny, later Duchess of Argyll
Mrs Charles Sweeny (formerly Margaret Whigham, later the Duchess of Argyll) photographed for a Bystander spread on London Faces

Fire at Inverary (Inveraray) Castle
Destructive fire at Inverary (Inveraray) Castle, the ancestral seat of the Duke of Argyll. Valuable paintings, furniture and books were saved though some were water-damaged

Mrs Charles Sweeny with Prince Bernhard of Netherlands
Socialite Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993), pictured with Prince Bernard of the Netherlands (1911-2004)

Mr & Mrs Charles Sweeny at Le Touquet
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny pictured in Le Touquet at the annual Bucks Club golf expedition. Mrs Sweeny was the former Miss Margaret Whigham, Deb of the Year in 1930, and on her second marriage

Duke & Duchess of Argyll at the Royal Academy
Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, together with his third wife, the former Miss Margaret Whigham and Mrs Charles Sweeny, pictured standing by a portrait of Lord John Campbell, later the 7th Duke

The Aga Khan with Margaret Whigham & Mr Waddington
Miss Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, pictured in 1931 at the autumn race meeting at Newbury with H.H

Society ladies at the Jewels of Empire Ball
Three of the ladies at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held in June 1935 at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Over 3 million pounds worth of jewels were worn in the shape of bracelets, tiaras, necklaces

Engagement party of Margaret Whigham & Charles Sweeny
A group at the engagement party of socialite Miss Margaret Whigham and American golfer, Charles Sweeny at the Embassy Club in London

Mrs Charles Sweeny
Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeney, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll

Duchess of Argyll and family
Photograph taken outside the Royal Academy during a Private View of the Duchess of Argyll (formerly, Margaret Whigham and later, Mrs Charles Sweeney)

Wedding of Margaret Whigham and Charles Sweeny
The society wedding of the year in 1933; that of society beauty and media darling, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, to Mr Charles Sweeny

Queen Elizabeth II - presentation at Dunoon
Queen Elizabeth II accepts the red rose from Major Michael Campbell, Captain of Dunstaffnage, during her tour of Clyde coast resorts

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