Casual Collection (page 3)

New style jumper - 1919 ladies clothing advertisement
Advertisment 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, WW1
Cartoon, 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 Dior
Dior 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, 1965
Suggested 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, WW1
Group 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, WW1
Royal 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 Purvis
A 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

Man in working clothes with a large dog at his side. Date: circa 1910s

Studio portrait, three people with boxer dog. Date: circa 1920s

Man with a collie dog in a street
Man in his shirtsleeves with a collie dog in a street. Date: circa 1910s

Group photo, British regimental band, WW1
Group photo, the Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regimental Band, in relaxed mode. Date: circa 1914

Edwardian casual group photograph
The man in the picture is Ernest Battersby, responsible for the photograph. May is on the left - she is May Battersby, sister in law to Ernest Battersby in the foreground

Debenham & Freebody advert, Diana Mitford
Advertisement for smart celes sports jumpers from the department store Debenham and Freebody in Wigmore Street, London, featuring an illustration of a model who looks curiously like Diana Mitford in

Boy scout drinking from a bottle of Idris, Mauritius
A thirsty boy scout drinking from a bottle of Idris, Mauritius. Date: 1940s

Group photo, 1st Cairo Troop, Egypt

Group photo of men and women at an LFB social event

Entrance to A London Workhouse at Nightfall
An impression of the entrance to an unidentified London Workhouse at nightfall. The illustration may have been inspired by journalist James Greenwoods 1866 undercover expose of conditions in

Beauty of Bath
Comic postcard depicting a tramp (or casual ) taking his regulation bath at a workhouse. The The Beauty of Bath was a popular play of the period. Date: 1907

Range of buckled womens shoes 1928
A range of French casual buckled womens shoes in a clothing catalogue. Date: 1928

Silhouette of man in casual pose
Full length silhouette of a man in casual pose, smoking a cigarette. Date: 20th century

Rugby suit for boys 1914
The Rugby suit for boys, available in tweed, homespun or navy serge from D H Evans and Co Ltd, Oxford Street, London. September 1914

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1945
Kumf-ees are here... Flexibility, comfort and good looks are teh main features of these smart wedge heel shoes, obtainable from Dolcis. 1945

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1944
Brighter Outlook. This excusive hand fashioned Dolcis model, made up in soft suede, is brightened with real water-snake and delights you in every step. 1944

The evolution of road travel: the casual motorists of 1921. Motoring as a means to an end: lawn tennis players arriving in their car, free from cumbersome goggles, veils and voluminous wraps

Prince of Wales and Prince George at Biarritz
Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor (1894 - 1972), pictured with his younger brother, Prince George

Flecked tweed 1929
Specked and flecked tweed winter clothing for casual and sports wear. Date: 1929

Advert for Dolcis peep toe sandals 1950
Dolcis proudly announce the new Californian Lana. Date: 1950

Casual Slacks
A couple lean against a tree in the street in their trendy slacks. Date: mid 1960s

The Kalaw Hotel - Kalaw - The Hotel is off to one side near the end of the valley - stucco and half-timbered, casual and unpretentious

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1943

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1941

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1942
Smart practical economical...... Escentially yours. Dolcis.... Our new spring models, cleverly designed by leading stylists, combine all the qualities you have been looking for

Pyjama fashion at the Lido
A cheery group of models at a pyjama and bathing-dress parade of Paris and Italian fashion houses held at the Venetian Lido in 1927. Date: 1927

Advertisement for Harrods beachwear
Advert for Harrods womens casual flannel trousers and a striped wool shirt for the beach. Date: 1937

Three sports outfits by Jean Patou and Bernard
Three young ladies wearing sports outfits. On the left, a striped short sleeved dress and parasol, by Jean Patou. In the middle, a three-piece white suit with high collar and ribbon bow

Visit of Lord Mayor to the West London Unions Womens Casua
The Lord Mayor of London in December 1857 on an unannounced visit to the womens casual ward of the West London Poor Law Union, used to provide overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants

West London Union Mens Casual Ward 1857
The mens casual ward of the West London Poor Law Union, used to provide overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants. The men slept on the bare floor in a twelve-stall stable

Oxford Uni Students 1950
A group of students, one woman and five men, relaxing at the Bear Inn. Date: 1950s

Cover page of pamphlet, A Night in a Workhouse
The cover page of A Night in a Workhouse -- an undercover expose of conditions in the casual ward of the Lambeth workhouse in London

London County Council Night Office, Charing Cross Bridge
Applicants waiting outside the London County Councils Night Office at Charing Cross Bridge, Central London. The Office had telephone links to the citys casual wards, as well as to the Salvation Army

Frank Gray, Liberal MP
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

Workhouse, Casual Ward
A workhouse casual ward which the poster on the right suggests is in the vicinity of Reading in Berkshire. The tramps and vagrants who occupied the room slept on hammocks slung between hooks attached

Frank Gray, MP, disguised as a tramp
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

British officers and arabs outside a building, Middle East
Four British officers and two Arab men outside a building, somewhere in the Middle East

Manchester Union Casual Wards, Manchester
Casual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down

Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward, East London
A line of men gathers near the Whitechapel Workhouse casual ward (vagrants ward) on Thomas Street, East London, waiting for its opening time

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