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CHILDREN PICNIC IN WOODSChildren having a picnic in a wood Date: 1900
Crowds possibly at a school sports day or eventA rather unusual photo - possibly a school sports day or a sports event at a smart Boys Private School. The filled bags/sacks in the foreground are raher mysterious
Family Group pose for a photograph at MargateFamily Group posing for a photograph on the sandy beach at Margate. Note the bathing machines out in the water beyond them. circa 1910s
Daisy Bell, in Flewso the Flier, a pantomimeDaisy Bell, in Flewso the Flier, the Summerdown revuesical panto, at the Pier Theatre, Eastbourne. 1917
Eva Moore as Eliza, in Sandy and his Eliza, CambridgeEva Moore as Eliza, in a farcical comedy, Sandy and his Eliza, by H V Esmond, at the New Theatre, Cambridge. 1912
Girl climbing on a sundial outside Tulle House MuseumA little girl pulls herself up to see a sundial outside Tulle House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria. She wears a summer dress and a straw boater hat with a ribbon at the back
Straw boater schoolchildren, StratfordChildren in school uniform, including straw boater hats, walk to school in Straftford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990
British Family Group pose for a photo - the two young daughters are proudly holding their favourite dolls. Date: circa 1910
Threshold photograph - Edwardian trio - Father, Uncle, son in the doorway of their suburban home Date: circa 1910s
Old French Salt teaching a young lady to swim in the seaAn old Salt French Sailor is teaching a young Lady how to swim. He rather sardonically states that she must be good at drinking a her early attempts seem to be involving the ingestion of a certain
Colonial passengers in rickshaw, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Colonial passengers in a rickshaw outside Acland House, Colombo Commercial Co Ltd, Lillie Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Chinese Sedan Chair, Hong Kong, ChinaA smart young Chinese Businessman (in Western attire, including boater) is carried Sedan Chair, Hong Kong, China Date: circa 1910s
Ayres and Smith straw boater hat advertisement, 1931Advertisement for the English Rustic straw hat created in a very specific, traditional plait. Date: 1931
Bright Young Things at a United States PartyA group at a United States party given by Miss Joe Carstairs, the intrepid motor-boat speed merchant and Miss Ruth Baldwin. From left, Miss Studik, Mr Dennis Pelly, Mr Leveson, the Hon
Lady Constance Butler on hte S. Y. MirandaSociety at Cowes Week during the Edwardian era. Lady Constance Butler (1879-1949), daughter of Lord Ormonde, Commodore of the R.Y.S (Royal Yacht Squadron)
CMS Grammar School, Freetown, Sierra LeoneThe Church Missionary Society Grammar School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with the boys marching out. circa 1910
Blankenberghe, Belgium - a beach troubador, thoroughly entertaining a group of children in their bathing costumes
Rowers and cox in a rowing boat on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian man wearing tweed lounging jacketVictorian man wearing, straw boater hat, wing collar, windsor necktie, single breasted tweed lounging jacket and matching waistcoat and mustache. Date: circa 1898
Family on Beach / C. 1920A family group on the beach: mother, wearing a beret, and father, in a boater, sit on deckchairs while their three small children lie on the sand in bathing costumes Date: circa 1920
Crowds gathered outside War Office in August 1914, WW1Scene outside the War Office in Whitehall, London following the declaration of war in August 1914. Note the ubiquity of the straw boater among the men gathered there. Date: 1914
Studying at Winchester CollegeBoys studying and making notes outside at Winchester College, a boys public school in Hampshire, England. One boy wears a straw boater and sunglasses. Date: C.1960
Demonstration in Vienna, Austria, beginning of WW1Street scene showing people (mostly men) at a demonstration in Vienna, Austria, to celebrate the alliance between Austria and Germany on the outbreak of the First World War
Education, school uniformTwo very smart schoolboys from Sevenoaks School in uniform, complete with straw boaters
Dior suit, 1954A sophisticated sailor suit from Christian Dior; a blouse topped dress of fine navy wool with a knotted sailor collar, a leather belt, and, as a complement, a cartwheel boater worn straight
Izmir, Turkey - Opium CultivationOpium poppies and their exporter, J Taranto (from J Taranto & Sons - Exporters of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey) (left) at a field likely to be close to Afyon
People on Playa Chica, Cartagena, Chile, South AmericaPeople on the beach at Playa Chica, Cartagena, Valparaiso region, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1920
Family on a holiday outing, Dunwich, SuffolkFamily (Arthur, Harold, Lucy, Albert and Violet Auerbach) on a holiday outing to the village of Dunwich, Suffolk, 30 August 1908. The building is All Saints Church, abandoned in the 1750s
Little boy in back garden, Ealing, West LondonLittle boy (Harold Auerbach) in the back garden of his home at 1 Carlton Road, Ealing, West London, with croquet hoops in the lawn. Date: circa 1904
Platform of Queens Road Underground StationCentral Line Series. A slightly shifty-looking young man with boater and newspaper keeps a watchful eye on a very glamorous lady strolling along the platform at Queens Road. Date: 1904
The Fall Guy by James Gleason and George Abbott (Eltinge Theatre, New York on 10th March 1925). First produced in England at the Apollo Theatre, on 20th September 1926
Young men at Hanger Hill Tennis Club, Ealing, West LondonTwo young men (Harold Auerbach and Raymond Squire) at Hanger Hill Tennis Club, Ealing, West London, with people playing tennis in the background. Date: 1914
Young man at Hanger Hill Tennis Club, Ealing, West LondonYoung man (Albert Auerbach) in a stripy blazer and straw boater, with his bicycle, at Hanger Hill Tennis Club, Ealing, West London. Date: 1914
Two brothers in Sunday best, Ealing, West LondonTwo brothers (Albert and Harold Auerbach) in their Sunday best, standing in their back garden at Ealing, West London. 1906
Street scene with bullock taxi, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Family on holiday, Southwold, SuffolkFamily on holiday, standing on Southwold Common, Southwold, Suffolk, on a Sunday morning. 1909
Excuse Me adapted by Herbert C. Sargent from an American farce of the same title by Rupert Hughes, which was first performed in England at the Garrick Theatre on 6th March 1915
Two boys and a girl on holiday, Southwold, SuffolkTwo boys and a girl on holiday (Albert, Harold and Violet Auerbach), Southwold, Suffolk. Harold is in a bath chair following a sports injury to his knee. 1907
Last day of the holidays, saying goodbye, Southwold, Suffolk -- members of the Auerbach family (Albert, Harold, Lucy and Violet), and members of the Cattley family, September 1912. 1912
Crowded river during the Henley Regatta 1906Henley Regatta day, societys great exodus from London. 1906
Advert for Chas. Baker & Cos mens boating suit 1906Gentleman wearing a smart striped boating suit. 1906
Studio photo, three people on board ship, The FernStudio photo, three people on a mockup of a ship, The Fern, with a painted backdrop. Date: circa 1910s
Group of adults and children with flags, USA, standing on the pavement outside a barber shop and cigar shop, possibly for 4 July celebrations. circa 1910
Dick Whittington. Bookmark advertising The Kings TheatreDick Whittington. A souvenir bookmark advertising the pantomime at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith. The clown, who slides up and down, was part of the old pantomime tradition
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, tunnelBromsgrove School, Worcestershire: the tunnel linking the old school house with the modern buildings and passing under what was once the headmasters garden
Butchers and others outside their work premises, USAButchers and colleagues outside their work premises, North America. Date: circa 1910s
Sir John Martin-Harvey - English stage actorSir John Martin-Harvey (1863-1944) - English stage actor Date: circa 1910
Fretherne House School 1900Pupils and teachers at Fretherne House Preparatory School around 1900. From an album owned by Cuthbert Gasemann who is seated 2nd row, third from left. Date: c.1900