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Woman police officer chatting to a pedestrian, LondonWoman police officer chatting to a pedestrian on a London street. Date: circa 1930s
Chatting on Bond StreetTwo gentlemen pass the time of day next to the W.H. Smith newspaper and magazine kiosk, outside Sothebys auction house on Bond Street, London. Date: late 1960s
Cartoon, Victim of food. A young French woman is being courted by a baron, but her mother has made her promise to flirt only with the dairymans son. Date: 1919
High-Waisted Frocks 1918The silhouette at the close of decade: skirts have become less full but narrow at the hem, waist-lines remain high. Hats: high crowns & narrow brims. Shoes: high heals & bows. Date: 1918
Three Frenchwomen in fashionable outfits, WW1Three Frenchwomen in fashionable outfits. High Empire waists, short full skirts and high hairstyles. Gingham dress: plain sailor collar
Feminine Boater 1919Soft crowned hat with chin strap, accordian pleated short tubular skirt, short coatee, boater style hat, checked suit with open jacket with a narrow belt at the bustline. Date: 1919
Cartoon, postwar benefits. Two elegant French ladies are pleased that winning the war has allowed them to get out their low-cut dresses again, to dance the foxtrot, to eat cakes and dragees
Cartoon, Bad Neighbourhoods. Two women stop in the street to pass the time of day, and comment on a nosy neighbour. Date: 1918
Cartoon, Gossiping in the background. The older ones watch the younger ones dance. One of the men is still in uniform, for the war is only recently over. The other man is in evening dress
Cartoon, French street market, WW1Cartoon, French street market. A woman and stallholder chat about the war and food rationing while a stray dog steals a fish. Date: 1917
Edward Vii / Cowes / Vf 1894Edward VII with yachting companions at Cowes, Isle of Wight Date: 1894
Afternoon tea for two by the fireTea for two by the fire on a winter afternoon Date: 1930
Vignette design, two Mexican women chatting. Date: circa 1910s
Group of retired fishermen at Brixham, DevonGroup of four retired fishermen sitting chatting at Brixham, Devon. Date: 1956
Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship out of Liverpool to New York, 1896. Young emigrants working their passage and chatting
Sy-metra stockings advertisement, 1939Two women are chatting over afternoon tea about the wearing qualities of Sy-metra stockings. Date: 1939
Cartoon, A nouveau riche man, WW1Cartoon, a nouveau riche man, who has made his money from the war, tells a showgirl that he arrived in Paris in clogs, and he won t blush to admit it
Cartoon, Methodical training, WW1Cartoon, Methodical training. A French soldier on the Western Front has been given a dog as a mascot. He is gradually training him by giving him less meat each day
Cartoon, Concerning sugar, WW1Cartoon, Concerning sugar. Two French women discuss how little sugar they are using during the sugar crisis, but it still sounds like quite a lot! Date: 1916
Cartoon, The right way, WW1Cartoon, The right way. An old soldier chats to other old soldiers in the square of a French town. They are all too old to enlist in the war
Cartoon, Humour, WW1Cartoon, Humour, showing two fashionable French women chatting with an English soldier. They say it must bother him to kill Germans. He replies no, they ve been used to it for a long time. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Dreams of the future, WW1Cartoon, Dreams of the future. A German shopkeeper chats to some little boys what they will do after the war. Fritz will open a shop from which he will sell German products
Cartoon, Two French soldiers, WW1Cartoon, Two rather elderly French soldiers stand in the street, chatting about the possibility of winning the war. Date: 1916
Cartoon, At the bistro, WW1Cartoon, At the bistro. Two French soldiers chat with the bistro owner about their determination to win the war. Date: 1916
Cartoon, First feelings, WW1Cartoon, First feelings. A French soldier says that the first time he saw a German soldier he couldn t fire at him because he seemed too old to be shot. Date: 1916
Couple outside Virgin Megastore, ManchesterA couple chatting outside the Virgin Megastore in Manchester City Centre. Date: circa 1980
Women chatting on the bus through Eccles, ManchesterWomen chatting on the bus as they travel through Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1982
Cartoon, Encounter, WW1Cartoon, Encounter. A young soldier meets his uncle who seems younger than when he last saw him. The uncle replies that he was in the territorial army
Cartoon, Between two attacks, WW1Cartoon, Between two attacks. French soldiers in a trench relax, eat, drink and play cards in a quiet moment on the Western Front. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Childhood memories, WW1Cartoon, Childhood memories. An old soldier says he feels young again, invigorated by the fresh air of the Western Front. Another man says its more to do with the lice. Date: 1916
Cartoon, soldiers returning from leave, WW1Cartoon, a group of French soldiers returning from leave, back to the Western Front, chatting happily as they walk along. Date: 1915
Cartoon, The soldier back from leave, WW1Cartoon, The soldier back from leave. His colleague asks him if he told his wife all about their battles. He replies that he didn t have chance, she was talking all the time! Date: 1915
Two fishermen in Brixham Harbour, DevonTwo fishermen leaning on nets in Brixham Harbour, Devon. Date: circa 1980s
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot and a bulldog have a chatIllustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot and Scrunch the bulldog have a chat. " I laid the whole matter before Scrunch." Date: 1895
Flighty by Harold Earnshaw, WW1 cartoonThree officers of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), later the Royal Air Force (RAF) flirty with a young flapper girl. Drawn by Harold Pat Earnshaw, husband of Mabel Lucie Attwell who lost his right
Rumpler D I German fighter biplane (serial no. 1589/18) which came too late to take part in the First World War. It was apparently difficult to build
Fokker F Dr I German triplane fighter, serial no. 102/17, with von Richthofen seated in the cockpit, chatting with fellow-pilots of his fighter wing, JG I. Date: circa 1917-1918
Women watching cricket chatting Date: 1903
Pixies sitting on a wall in front of their villageNight time scene showing lots of little pixies sitting on a wall, chatting, singing and playing games. Date: c. 1930
Students sitting with bikes chatting Date: 1905
Cartoon, Convalescent leave, WW1Cartoon, Convalescent leave, showing two girls chatting to a little boy dressed as a soldier who has a bandage on his knee
Cartoon, There are none so deaf, WW1Cartoon, There are none so deaf, showing a typical pessimist talking about the war to two women in a restaurant. Surrounding them is a border of barbed wire, keeping out any item of good news
Cartoon, Parrots of Paris, WW1Cartoon, Parrots of Paris, showing women going about their normal business, with little understanding of the seriousness of war. Date: 1915
Cartoon, At Biarritz, WW1Cartoon, At Biarritz. A man who is optimistic about the war chats in the sea with a fellow-bather. Date: 1915
Boy and girl scouts at Jamboree, Karuizawa, JapanBoy and girl scouts at the 4th Japan Boy Scouts Jamboree in Karuizawa, Japan. Present were 13000 scouts from 12 different nations
Belgian scouts at camp in Hertfordshire, WW2Belgian scouts at a camp in Tolmers, Hertfordshire, during the Second World War. More than 100 Belgian scouts attended, along with scouts from the UK and other Allied countries
Scouts in Exile, in a club room, Paris, FranceScouts in Exile relaxing in a club room in Paris, France. They belong to the National Association of Russian Scouts, formed when scouting was exiled from Russia after the Revolution of 1917
Burmese delegation visiting LFB HQA Burmese parliamentary delegation visiting LFB Headquarters, 29 May 1957. Showing the LFB Assistant Chief Officer explaining the equipment in use in the Brigade to members of the delegation