Aug17 Collection (page 3)

General Strike 1926 - procession in Manchester
Strike scenes in Manchester - a great procession of corporation tramwaymen starting from Albert Square, led by their band. Date: 1926

Getting Ready for the Big Fight at Olympia
The worlds middle-weight boxing title - Walker and Milligan in training. Vignettes by MacMichael showing middle-weight boxers Mickey Walker

The Houston Sisters
British vaudeville entertainers, Renee and Billie Houston, better known as the Houston Sisters. Date: 1927

Sea trout fishing on Dee side
Sea trout angling on Dee Side. Date: 1927

Women in Sport - Lili de Alvarez
Spanish tennis player Elia " Lil� uot; lvarez (1905-1998), arriving in London for the Wimbledon championship with mascot in tow - a huge stuffed toy dog. Date: 1927

Charles Sabin and Edwina St. Claire - dancers
Proteges of Maurice - Charles Sabin and Edwina St. Claire dancing in the Midnight Follies, the cabaret at the Metropole Hotel

When the Sun Shines at Ascot
An unfamiliar view on a private footpath leading through woods and across meadows to the Grand Stand at Royal Ascot. According to the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News - " A lovely journey

Caricature of Tallulah Bankhead in The Garden of Eden
The caf頤 ancer as society bride - American actress Tallulah Bankhead, a sensation on the London stage in the 1920s, as Toni Lebrun in the play, Garden of Eden at the Lyric Theatre in 1927

Eccles caravan advertisement
Advertisement for Eccles of Birmingham, manufacturer of trailer caravans, where you will and enjoy to the full the pleasure of open-air life at a minimum expense. Date: 1927

The coaching club drive from Hyde Park to Ranelagh
A traditional sight of the London summer Season, the Coaching Club (and often the Four-in-Hand club) setting off horse-drawn carriages from Hyde Park, destined for exclusive sporting club, Ranelagh

Impressions and Personalities at the Florida Club
Scenes in the Florida Club in South Bruton Mews where, the glass floor creates an effect quite unlike anything else in Town. Caricatures by Hynes include, top left, the secretary Captain J

Celia Glyn, a minor actress appearing in a revue, Whitebirds at His Majestys Theatre in 1927, posing in profile with a white sheet draped around her. Date: 1927

Ladies Kennel Association Show at Olympia, 1927
Overhead view of the hall at Olympia during the Ladies Kennel Association Show in May 1927. With nearly 4000 entries and over 50 breeds, the King and the Prince of Wales were among the exhibitors

The Innocent Abroad on Derby Day by Illingworth
The Lone Cyclist: " Excuse me, constable, is this the way to Epsom racecourse." One, perhaps rather myopic man, unfamiliar with the typical chaos on the road to Epsom on Derby Day asks a

Running backwards racing forward runners at Harvard
Black athlete running the 75 yards faster than forward-running sprinters could run 100 yards at Harvard Stadium in 1927. Date: 1927

Mrs Thornton - breeder of champion Alsatians
Mrs Leslie Thornton, a well-known breeder of Alsatians whose kennels were at Ringmer in Sussex. Her champion, Sarelle of Soham was born in April 1923 and is shown here with all her trophies

Betty Chester against back cloth at Duke of Yorks Theatre
Actress Betty Chester singing The Man I Love in the " C.O.D" revue at the Duke of Yorks theatre in 1927, performing against a fantastic back cloth design by Clifford Pember showing stage

Princess Arthur of Connaught Ladies Kennel Association show
Princess Arthur of Connaught paying a visit to the Ladies Kennel Association Show at Olympia in May 1927 and watching the parade of champions. Date: 1927

Picking berries by the roadside, 1927
A family group pause from their motoring trip to pick berries by the side of the road. Date: 1927

Henry Segrave - Sunbeam Mystery at Daytona Beach
Major Henry Segrave driving the Sunbeam Mystery in which he broke the world land speed record at Daytona Beach on 29 March 1927, driving over 200mph. Date: 1927

The Midnight Follies cabaret - the charleston
Dancers performing the Charleston at the Midnight Follies cabaret at the Hotel Metropole in 1927. Date: 1927

Miss Edith Day at Rose Marie at Drury Lane
Edith Day (April 10, 1896 May 1, 1971), American actress and singer best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies and operettas, first on Broadway and then in Londons West End

Henry Segraves Sunbeam racer in cross-section
Cross section of the Sunbeam Mystery racer driven by Major Henry Segrave on Daytona Beach on 29 March 1927 being the first person to achieve over 200mph on land. Date: 1927

Man helped by ghosts of the past - Cartoon by Victoria
A man is visited by ghosts of the past from two Victorian ladies in bonnets and crinolines to a furious writer ready to batter him over the head as he sits at his writing desk

Now for the London Season by Jennifer in The Tatler
Jennifers words on the coming London Season for 1958, the year that the last of the debutantes made their curtsey at Buckingham Palace. Date: 1958

Lady Alice Christabel Scott
Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (later The Duchess of Gloucester) (1901-2004). She married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary in 1935. Date: 1925

Acquer evening dress for a debutante, 1958
A short evening dress by Acquer in white net embroidered with tiny flowers available from Peter Robinson of Oxford Circus - perfect for the debutante of 1958. Date: 1958

Is it Worth It? Page from The Sketch on debutante season
Page from The Sketch featuring an article by the photographer Tom Hustler reporting on whether the season, for the debutante was worth it

Sketch front cover - Debutante Number 1958
Front cover of The Sketch magazine, Debutante number from March 1958 featuring a young woman in a floral ball gown about to leave a party (or perhaps just arrive?). Date: 1958

Rose, Marchioness of Headfort by Sir William Orpen
The Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective

The Cost of Coming Out - 1958 Season
Page from The Tatler featuring an article about the cost of coming out as a debutante in 1958, the last year debs were presented to the Queen at court

Waiting in the Mall (to be presented at Court)
A page from The Sphere showing the various ways those waiting in the Mall to be presented at court at Buckingham Palace amused themselves

Noel Coward carrying The Tatler
Noel Coward (Sir Noel Pierce Coward, 1899-1973), English actor, singer, playwright, director and composer pictured on his return from the Bahamas with a copy of The Tatler magazine under his arm

Hair styles for state functions in 1937
Suggestions for hair styles to be worn with regulation headwear at court presentations or state functions in 1937, the coronation year. Emile of Conduit Street advises curls dressed high on the head

Jumbo the elephant at Regents Park, 1865
Jumbo the African elephant at the gardens of the Zoological Society, Regents Park, pictured after he was imported in 1865

Little girls in nursery rhyme fancy dress
Six little girls dressed up in fancy dress as various nursery rhyme characters. (At a guess), from left, Mary Mary, Quite Contrary, Little Jack Horner, Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue

Sacramento, California, USA - Back Cover - Sutters Fort Date: circa mid 1930s

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Suspension Bridge, Capilano Canyon (length 450ft, height 200ft). Date: 1929

Sacramento, California, USA - North Sacramento Viaduct Date: circa mid 1930s

Cleveland, Ohio, USA - High Level Bridge looking east showing the Terminal Tower. Date: circa 1934

Cleveland, Ohio, USA, High Level Bridge & Main Avenue Bridge - looking west from the Terminal Tower. Date: circa 1934

Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Cleveland Public Auditorium Date: circa 1934

Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Main Avenue Bridge looking west Date: circa 1934

Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Public Square and Union Terminal Tower
Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Public Square and Union Terminal Tower. Date: circa 1934

Aberfeldy is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the River Tay. A small market town, Aberfeldy is located in Highland Perthshire Date: circa 1910s

Crianlarich and Ben More, Perthshire, Scotland Date: 1933

Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA, Armory Building Date: circa early 1930s

Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA - Field House Date: circa early 1930s

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