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Eton Boy in Street 1950SAn Eton schoolboy going nonchalantly into town. Date: 1950s
Union Workhouse, Rugby, WarwickshireThe Rugby Union workhouse on Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire. The view, seen from the Guardians Board Room, shows the main workhouse building (right of centre)
Tarot Card - Roy de Deniers (King of Coins)
Noel Coward at CannesNoel Coward (1899-1973) at Cannes. His play This Happy Breed was due to premier in October. The outbreak of World War II caused this to be delayed until 1942. The play was turned into a film in 1944
Sir Francis Drake, The Spanish Armada is in Sight (19 July 1588) -- despite which, according to legend, he stayed and finished his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. 1588
Advert for Fortnum and Mason, mens shoes 1935Mens special soft leather shoes, for all actions. Date: 1935
Portrait of Don Ramon Satue, 1823, by Francisco de Goya (174Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Portrait of Don Ramon Satue, 1823. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Two boys with teddy boy hairstyles, Winton, EcclesTwo boys with teddy boy hairstyles and casual clothes pose under the motorway bridge in Winton, Eccles. Date: 1970s
Boy scouts in camp, CzechoslovakiaBoy scouts in camp, relaxing and sunbathing, Czechoslovakia
La France Maritime - Boatswain (in everyday uniform on board ship). 19th century
La France Maritime - Engineering Officer. 19th century
La France Maritime - Naval Trainee (everyday uniform). 19th century
Members of a rock group. Date: circa 1980s
Customer and barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, CornwallCustomer and barman having a cosy chat at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s
Scene in the local pub somewhere in CornwallScene of jollity in the local pub somewhere in Cornwall. circa 1980s
Advert for Airborne womens footwear 1949Practical womens shoe made from calf leather. 1949
Quartet of friends on holiday in Margate, 1930sA jolly quartet of friends, arms linked for a photograph, while on holiday in Margate in the 1930s. The chaps are in casual wear (defined by the open collars and sporty knitwear)
Man sitting at a table. circa 1955
Man smoking, FranceMan wearing a beret and smoking whilst walking by a sunny market square in France. circa 1965
Christopher Hibbert, writer, historian and biographerChristopher Hibbert (1924-2008), English writer, historian and biographer, seen here at his desk in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 1960s
Beach Wear 1940sWomens beach wear crop top, playsuit shorts for the 1940s. Date: 1940s
Simpsons of Piccadilly jacket and slacks, 1954A gay scarlet wool jacket lined with jersey costing 8 12s. 6d. A warm and comfortable coat to wear with slacks about the house or farm (according to The Tatler!)
Caricatures of Henry Irving and Edwin BoothCaricatures, Rival Hamlets. Showing Henry Irving and Edwin Booth, an English Hamlet and an American Hamlet looking quizzically at each other. 1880
Waitress serving young gentleman in a tearoom Date: 1930s
Three women police officers, Isle of Man, WW2Three women police officers in an informal group photo while serving at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War
Three police officers, Isle of Man, WW2Three police officers in an informal group photo while serving at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War. Their duties included luggage checks and guarding internees
Women police officers and others, Isle of Man, WW2Four women police officers and others in a group photo at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War, where they were responsible for security, including luggage checks
Four women police officers doing luggage search, WW2Four women police officers doing a luggage search at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War
Four women police officers having a tea break, WW2Four women police officers having a tea break during a luggage search at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War
Road sweeper with long hair. Date: 1970s
Male Type / Two Men 1920STwo young men in three-piece suits and trilby hats, standing in front of a car. Date: 1920s
Casual Wear 1940sBib and brace shorts (dungarees) or dress; shapeless, woollen coat with patch pockets; halter-neck summer frock or two-piece summer suit. Date: 1940s
Sophia Loren Italian film actress, relaxing in casual clothes Date: 1934 -
Lodging House, WaitingLondon : waiting for admission to a casual ward for overnight lodging Date: 1869
New York Lodging HouseA casual lodging-house in New York - Three Cents a spot ! Date: 1891
Admission to Casual WardWaiting in a queue for admission to the Casual Ward Date: 1874
Skirts favour a circular cut 1929Three women wearing casual day-time clothing. Date: 1929
Forma woollen swim suits 1933Models wearing backless one-piece bathing wear with a stripe theme. 1933
Towelling verandah suit for men, 1928A verandah suit in turkey or terry towelling - the very latest idea at Oxford in 1928, according to the caption, where they were having great success. Date: 1928
New style jumper - 1919 ladies clothing advertisementAdvertisment for the new style jumper in cashmere available from Greensmith Downes & Son of George Street, Edinburgh. During the 1920s, the popularity of the jumper increased
Cartoon, Enfer-Pacha, WW1Cartoon, Enfer-Pacha (a pun on Enver Pasha -- Enfer meaning Hell). Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), leader of the Ottoman Empire and member of the Central Powers during the First World War. Date: 1916
Knitted sweaters by DiorDior knitted sweaters in a large stitch; they are made in soft giant-ply wool to combine glamour with warmth. The navy sweater on the left is knitted diagonally in a chevron pattern
Holiday clothes - dungarees and trouser suit, 1965Suggested casual clothes for holidays in 1965. On the left, dungarees in red sailcloth squared off low at the back, the legs boldly banded with black and white (from Fortnum and Mason)
Royal Army Pay Corps group, WW1Group photo, six men of the Royal Army Pay Corps, with a kitten, somewhere in France during the First World War. The sign reads: Cheer O, The Mugs. Date: circa 1918
Royal Engineers group photo, France, WW1Royal Engineers group photo of sergeants and a corporal, in France during the First World War, relaxing and reading a French newspaper, the Telegramme. Date: 1918
Miss Modern magazine September 1934 by Fred PurvisA couple in casual clothes cosy up on a hay cart, a rustic idyll for the outdoor types of the 1930s. Date: 1934
WW1 poster, Canadian War Photographs, Grafton Galleries, London. Date: 1914-1918
Woman of Coutances, in casual home or night dress.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885