Brighter Collection

The past is behind us, the future is ahead. Let us all strive to make the future better and brighter than the past ever was. Soldier shaking hands with worker holding sledgehammer. Date 1918

A study of Ruth French, the accomplished stage dancer, London, 1923. Making her third apearance at the London Hippodrome in Julian Wylies Brighter London. Date: 1923

Advert, Mazda light bulbs and lamps
Advert, Mazda Light Bulbs and Lamps, with circus clowns Date: 1952

Street scene with decorating store, Brighter Homes
An early fifties Brighter Homes decorating store. Date: circa 1953

Photographer setting up shot, London
Photographer in Newburgh Street, Soho, Central London setting up a shot in a shop doorway. Date: circa 1960s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whether you ve gone
Comic cards were much brighter at this stage of the war when the end seemed to be in sight. The little girl is anticipating the return of her loved one whether you ve gone for a year or a day

Stationery, C A Brown (Bradford) Ltd, West Yorkshire, window cleaners - for a brighter outlook. 1967

A photograph of Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, London, 1923. They have returned to New York after appearing in Julian Wylies revue Brighter London at the Hippdorome

Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, London
Paul Whiteman, the famous American bandleader and his orchestra, appearing in Julian Wylies revue Brighter London at the London Hippodrome, London, 1922. Date: 1922

Annie Croft in Brighter London at the London Hippodrome, 1923 Date: 1923

Programme cover for Brighter London, 1923
Programme cover for Brighter London staged at the London Hippodrome by Julian Wylie, 1923. Date: 1923

RAINSTORM Rain laden clouds appear over a mountain range, converging with the brighter weather over a coastal village

The talented operatic dancer Ettie Landau, London, 1923 who has made a success with her Shadow and Shawl dances in Julian Wylies Brighter London at the Hippodrome Date: 1923

Two stars of Julian Wylies revue Brighter London at the Hippodrome: the dancer Ettie Landau and the actress Annie Croft, London, 1923 Date: 1923

The London Band under the direction of Emelyn Thomas succeeded Paul Whitemans Orchestra in Julian Wylies Brighter London at the Hippodrome, London, 1924. They also play at the New Princes Restaurant

Brighter London - Beauties at the London Hippodrome. A pictorial record of a few of the clever and beautiful Hippodrome dancers. 1923

Two boys outside Brighter Homes
Two boys standing in the street outside the premises of Brighter Homes, depressingly boarded up, with broken windows above. Date: 1970s

Bolide meteorite observed by Padre Secchi
Bolide observed by padre Secchi, Italian astronomer, who stated that the body was brighter than Venus and the two tails changed colour in the course of combustion. Date: 14 November 1868

The Jackdaw of Rheims scene in Brighter London at the London Hippodrome, 1923 Date: 1923

Ettie Landau in Brighter London at the London Hippodrome, 1923 Date: 1923

Ruth French in Brighter London at the London Hippodrome, 1923 Date: 1923

Russell Lupins (Lupinus Polyphyllus), named after Yorkshire gardener George Russell, who experimented with lupins, crossing varieties to create brighter colours. Date: 1950s

Three autumn outfits by Beer, Redfern and Jean Patou
Three elegant young ladies in the latest autumn outfits. On the left, a blue and black coat with black fur trimming, by Beer

Life on the Stars 4
On Spica, in the constellation Virgo, the light of their sun is 1120 times brighter than ours : so life there will be adapted to it, while a visitor from Earth would be in trouble

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