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Aug17 Collection (page 6)

Background imageAug17 Collection: When did you leave heaven? - Music Sheet Cover

When did you leave heaven? - Music Sheet Cover. The 20th century Fox Picture presents Sing Baby Sing, sing by Tony Martin

Background imageAug17 Collection: Evelyn Laye as Cleopatra at Dalys Theatre

Evelyn Laye as Cleopatra at Dalys Theatre
English actress Evelyn Laye (1900-1996), pictured in the role of Cleopatra at Dalys Theatre in 1925. Date: 1925

Background imageAug17 Collection: Women in Sport - Betty Nuthall & M. H. A. Cator, tennis

Women in Sport - Betty Nuthall & M. H. A. Cator, tennis
Winner and runner up of the girls tennis junior championship of Great Britain at Wimbledon in 1925, Miss Betty Nuthall and Miss M. H. A. Cator

Background imageAug17 Collection: Gertrude Ederle channel swim attempt with jazz band

Gertrude Ederle channel swim attempt with jazz band
Page from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the channel swim attempt of American swimmer Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003)

Background imageAug17 Collection: A Th頄ansant at a Lido hotel, 1925

A Th頄ansant at a Lido hotel, 1925
An aerial view over the Hotel Excelsior at the fashionable Venetian Lido, frequented by high society. Photograph shows a th頤 ansant in progress

Background imageAug17 Collection: Players cigarettes advertisement by H. M. Bateman

Players cigarettes advertisement by H. M. Bateman
Misunderstood - Marker: " Send up some more PLAYERS please!" Advertisement for Players Navy Cut cigarettes by the great C20th cartoonist H.M

Background imageAug17 Collection: Smithson Broadhead with his portrait of Jack Hobbs

Smithson Broadhead with his portrait of Jack Hobbs
With his portrait of cricketer, Jack Hobbs (see picture 11806473 for actual painting), the artist W. Smithson Broadhead who had been specially commissioned by the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News

Background imageAug17 Collection: Shooting at Kyllachy, 1925

Shooting at Kyllachy, 1925
In the butts at Kyllachy, overlooking the River Findham winding through the valley - on an Inverness-shire shooting. A typical scene in August on one of the famous moors of Scotland. Date: 1925

Background imageAug17 Collection: Debenham and Freebody advert, gowns for the Season

Debenham and Freebody advert, gowns for the Season
Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody highlighting their Model Collection of evening gowns for the Season of 1937. The example shown is in parchment satin richly embroidered with iridescent

Background imageAug17 Collection: Harrods tiara for court presentations

Harrods tiara for court presentations
For Their Majesties Courts or the Coronation Ceremony (in 1937), a tiara of rhinestones and pearls, plumes and regulation veil from Harrods. 1937

Background imageAug17 Collection: Debutante - Elizabeth Arden advertisement

Debutante - Elizabeth Arden advertisement
Advertisement for cosmetics brand Elizabeth Arden aimed firmly at the debutante market, with tips on how a deb might avoid anything that be allowed to detract from her elegance. Date: 1937

Background imageAug17 Collection: Baba D Erlanger weds Prince Faucigny Lucinge et Coligne

Baba D Erlanger weds Prince Faucigny Lucinge et Coligne
Page from The Sketch reporting on the marriage of Liliane (Baba) D Erlanger, only daughter of Baron d Erlanger of 139 Piccadilly to Prince Jean Louis Faucigny Lucinge et Coligne at Westminster

Background imageAug17 Collection: Finish of the Thousand Miles Trial in 1900

Finish of the Thousand Miles Trial in 1900
The finish of the Thousand Miles Trial which ended on 12 May 1900 in Whitehall, London. The first car in the row is a 12 h.p. Panhard driven by Charles Rolls who is seated at the wheel

Background imageAug17 Collection: Blast Furnaces, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, USA

Blast Furnaces, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, USA
Blast Furnaces, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA Date: 1937



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