Check Collection

Harvey Nichols advertisement, 1953
Two friends, wearing extremely similar check cotton dresses in Horrockses fabric, share a joke. Date: 1953

Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume 1908
A group of seven Welsh girls in traditional costume. One of them holds a large doll on her lap, and three are holding baskets

Girls with their books in Balham, SW London
Four girls with their books and drawings, sitting on a pavement in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Vintage Bentley Speed 6 at Locquirec, Brittany, France
Vintage Bentley Speed 6 (6.5 litre) with driver at the wheel in Locquirec, Brittany, north-west France. Date: circa 1960s

Man prepares his hair ready for his wedding day - Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1908

Hikers by Signpost / 1935
Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe

The Dentist by Sir John Lavery
Portrait of the well-known society dentist, Mr Conrad Ackner with Laverys wife, Hazel, Lady Lavery, in the dentists chair, her grip on the chairs arm clearly evident

Music cover, When I Fall in Love, Nat King Cole
Music cover, When I Fall in Love, music by Victor Young, words by Edward Heyman, recorded by Nat King Cole on Capitol Records. 1952

Woman police officer attending an accident where a man appears to have fallen off a ladder. She is speaking into her hand-held radio. Date: circa 1970s

Woman police officer in new Surrey uniform
Woman police officer (Eileen Greenwood) in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, and the hat was in black and white with a checked design

Douglas DC-4 of Pan American World Airways with its crew prior to a route check flight

Cecil Beaton and Lady Diana Abdy, Lido in Venice, Italy
Cecil Beaton, photographer and designer, and Lady Diana Abdy, daughter of the Earl of Bradford, on the beach at the Lido in Venice, Italy. Date: 1933

Dan Leno, music hall comedian, as Sister Anne
Dan Leno (George Wild Galvin), music hall comedian and musical theatre actor, as Sister Anne in a pantomime entitled Bluebeard, at Drury Lane Theatre, London. Date: circa 1901

Out with the Robinson Heath
Huntsman searching for a fox. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch, the Bystander and other ILN titles during his lifetime

Welsh woman in traditional costume on a donkey
A young Welsh woman in traditional costume, riding a donkey sidesaddle. This was the usual form of transport at the time -- for example

Modern Athenians plate 8 - Edinburgh
John Irvine (d. 1839) beautifully described as a " creeping figure, of too solid flesh, so sadly restricted in locomotion". Facing him is Captain Hugo Arnot (d)

1958 Tatler cover: fashionable lady in a park
Shes happy because shes going away this weekend-and she has no cares about humping heavy luggage. Everything shes taking with her-bar the Borzoi-will fit into two small cases.The dress she wears for

Middlebrough Cricket
The Middlesbrough cricket team pose for a photograph on their ground; players wear a variety of check and striped shirts, caps and hats, and carry bats or balls

Drying Clothes / Allingham
A woman in a pink bonnet check her washing line to see if her washing is dry

Check Burberry suit, 1916
A dashing black and white check Burberry suit with a full skirt, a coat smart and practical for sport and country wear worn with a matching close-fitting hat. Date: 1916

Dog Dentist 1930S
Girls watching a dog undergoing a dental check at Bellmead Kennels, Old Windsor, Berkshire, England (the Country Annexe of Battersea Dogs Home). Date: early 1930s

Comic postcard, woman at the races with bookie, placing a bet both ways Date: 20th century

Client: Rhona Roy - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot on February 13, 1964 (3/3). The first shoot with the iconic 1960s model by Nancy Sandys Walker

Client: Rhona Roy - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot on February 13, 1964. The first shoot with the iconic 1960s model by Nancy Sandys Walker (2/3). Date: 1964

Shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - cute short check coat with dark collar and buttons Date: circa 1967

Shoot for Kamella - Boys brown/white check coat
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - Boys brown/white check coat - April 20, 1967 - Model: James Best Date: 1967

Shoot for Jaeger - blue and black check woollen coat with hat in matching fabric - dark gloves Date: circa early 1970s

Model in dark green check swing overcoat - A line - with complimentary fur hat. Date: circa 1955

Advertising shoot - fruit, vegatable and nuts on a check tablecloth. Date: circa late 1960s

Client: Rhona Roy - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot on February 13, 1964. The first shoot with the iconic 1960s model by Nancy Sandys Walker (1/3). Date: 1964

Client: Vanity Fair - cotton maternity dress - April Ashley
Client: Vanity Fair - model April Ashley (1935-2021) in a check cotton maternity dress, holding a tea tray- February 17, 1961. Location - 43 Campden Hill Road. Date: 1961

Rider with check coat, riding helmet, tight roll-neck jumper/sweater and her horse Date: circa late 1940s

Young boy swinging on a tree branch - Sunbrite Margarine
A young boy swinging on a tree branch - shoot for Sunbrite Margarine. Date: circa 1934

Four young women walking along a street, London
Four young women in Central London walk together down a street, passing an older woman. Date: circa 1960s

Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, 1913
Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, designed by Kriegck, with red-lined cape. Habit nouveau par Kriegck. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Woman police officer in updated uniform, London
Woman police officer in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, and the checkered cravat replacing the bow tie

Sporting Whist playing cards scorecard, Jockey and Owner
Sporting Whist playing cards scorecard, Jockey and Racehorse Owner

Music cover, Au Roi des Folies, Cannes Carnival song
Music cover, Au Roi des Folies, official song of Cannes Carnival, an annual parade marking the 21-day period prior to Mardi Gras - words by Ed. Ned, music by Auguste Pastour (2 of 2) Date: 1933

Joachim Pietri, French lawyer and public servant
Joachim Pietri (Joseph Marie Pietri, 1820-1902), French lawyer and public servant, Senator of Corsica, Prefect of Police in Paris. Date: circa 1860s

Audrey
A portrait oil painting of a girl, Audrey Hughes, sat casually on the edge of a bed, wearing a blue check patterned dress, with a half eaten cake of biscuit in her hand. Date: circa 1919

RAF recruit checking the kit list, WW2
RAF recruit checking the kit list Date: circa 1941

RMS Queen Mary, hull and propellers
RMS Queen Mary's hull and propellers were subjected to minute inspection before her official trials Date: 1930s

RMS Queen Mary, coils of chains piled under hull
RMS Queen Mary, coils of chains piled under the hull to check progress down the slipway Date: 1930s

Advert, Dereta Women's Fashion Tops and Skirts Date: 1952

Autumn fashion from Matita
Showcasing part of the autumn collection from Matita. Checks were in. Date: 1939

Burberry outfits
These models are wearing Burberry outfits in tweed, in an article printed shortly before the beginning of the grouse hunting season. Date: 1939

Advert for Burberry, depicting a fashionable shooting outfit. Date: 1939

Spain. Civil War. Republican check point. Inspection of the papers of a driver

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