Classes Collection (page 9)

War Economy by A. Wallis Mills, WW1
Lady Sybil de Vere: " Do look at those extraordinary people. Their clothes are quite new!" Sir Hugo: " Rotten bad form

Lady Ingestre and her three daughters
Lady Ingestre, formerly Lady Winifred Paget, widow of the late Lord Ingestre who died in 1915 and was a captain in the Blues, pictured with her three daughters; the Hon

The Call to Alms by Frank Reynolds
She: But, my dear George, you can t possibly mean that you start for the Front on Tuesday! Why on earth didn t you explain to them that its the opening day of the Bazaar

The Patriots by George Belcher, WW1
Three rather shabby, working class women, who probably don t have much choice about how extravagantly they choose to dress

The Optimist & the Pessimist by George Belcher, WW1
The Small One: They seem to think the war will be over very soon now, Mrs Arris The Ohter: I shouldn t be surprised, Mrs. Green; twenty-five shillings a week and me usband away

Clinching it by George Belcher, WW1 drinking
She: Lloyd George says as we re a sluggish people. He: Not arf! Look ow we re slugging the Germans. A humorous scene in a public house showing a somewhat confused discussion about Lloyd Georges view

Lady Muriel Paget, WW1
Lady Muriel Paget (1876 - 1938), nee Finch-Hatton, wife of Sir Richard Surtees Paget, second Baronet of Oldfallings Hall, Wolverhampton

Society munition-workers, lady volunteers making shells, WW1
A double page spread from The Sketch magazine showing several pictures to report on the involvement of high-born and titled women in the national drive for increasing munitions manufacture during

British submarine training by G. H. Davis
Officers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock

Our Superior Inferiors - an upper class lady charity worker
Lady de Tomkyn (at Cabbage Charity Sale): " How on earth are we to clean these pototoes? I DARE not ask Simpson!" A well-meaning lady hoping to help out at a charity sale

Lady Furness as a war worker
Lady Furness, formerly Ada Daisy Hogg, first wife of Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness, pictured in nursing uniform in 1917

Cerebos Salt advertisement, 1928
Cerebos Salt, an essential part of the social season, designed to give one pep and vitality while while at Royal Ascot, sitting down to a DIY silver service lunch. Date: 1928

Debutantes learning to curtsey, 1929
Debutantes of 1929 learning to curtsey under the guidance of Madame Vacani, in preparation for presentation at court. Date: 1929

The Gala of the Ton, Carlton House Terrace during the Season
A huge house on Carlton House Terrace, ablaze with lights during the London Season. Elegant guests at a ball or party can be seen arriving by car, while up on the verandah or portico

Spring Life in Town and Country, the London Season 1840s
Four vignettes showing London society during the Season in the 1840s, together with amusing verses. Top left is The Drawing Room

A Garden Party at Holland House
A garden party at Holland House, Kensington during the height of the London Season. Holland House, originally known as Cope Castle when it was built in 1605

Drawing Room, St. James Palace c. 1750
A drawing room at St. Jamess Palace during the reign of King George III, when the nobility would be formally presented at Court, thus establishing their place in society. Date: 1750

Incidents of a debutantes first drawing room
Double page spread from the Illustrated London News depicting a series of scenes showing the process for a debutante to be presented to the Queen at court

A Dowager during the London Season
Sketch of a dowager, one of the cliched characters of the traditional London Season, perhaps acting as a chaperone and peering through her lorgnette

Debutantes at Queen Charlottes Ball
All in white with scarlet satin hearts around their necks (a gift from Schiaparelli), debutantes at the Queen Charlottes Ball of 1939. Date: 1939

Duchess of Gloucester cuts cake, Queen Charlottes Ball
The Duchess of Gloucester (1901 -2004) cutting the giant cake holding 194 electric candles representing the number of years since the birth of Queen Charlotte at the ball named after her

Society in Hyde Park during the London Season, 1886
Smart society promenading and riders on their horses in Rotten Row, in Hyde Park during the height of the London Season in 1886. Date: 1886

Guests arrive at a ball during the London Season, 1886
Hundreds of guests ascend the stately staircase of a large hall inside a London mansion to attend a ball or reception during the London Season. Date: 1886

Society in Hyde Park, 1903
Smart society promenading and people in carriages in in Hyde Park during the height of the London Season in 1903. Date: 1903

Training school for submarine crew 1943
The U.S Navy submarine school at New London, which these photographs were taken is a rigorous training ground for the men who have already passed preliminary teasts fitting them for their dangerous

Picnics - Russian High society
A picnic held in 1913 that is seemingly entirely consisting of members of the Russian aristocracy. Date: 1913

Cartoon, three views of Recruiting, WW1
Cartoon, showing three views of Recruiting at the start of the First World War. As It Was (plying men with drink during the Napoleonic era)

Bar at the Medved Restaurant, St Petersburg
The Belgian entrepreneur E. Hiegels Medved (the Russian word for a bear) Restaurant opened on 1st of October 1878. Its dinning service

Toffs versus Roughs
A fight breaks out on the streets of a city between top-hatted gentlemen who throw determined punches at the lower-classes

River Thames, Boulters Lock - Oxford
River Thames Boulters Lock - Oxford. During Victorian times, Boulters Lock won fame - and notoriety - across the country as thousands of people flocked to the river here to mess about

Bridge Illustrated - Gone on Diamonds
A pretty young lad and her adoring (and rich, although perhaps the Pawnbroker sign top right may mean he isn t all he appears) husband spend some of (his) money on something sparkly at the Jewellers

LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). Rerum
" LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). Rerum novarum. Encyclical issued by the Pope in 1891, first one in addressing the condition of the working classes.Title page of the Spanish translation

Big popular meeting against the House of Lords, celebrated in July 19th 1884 in Hyde Park. Engraving

New York Yacht Club regatta. Edition of 1868. Illustration by Currier and Ives. Engraving

AFS women undergoing catering instruction, WW2
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz. Seen here are women of the AFS learning to prepare and cook meals for those on the Blitz front line

Auxiliary London firewomen under catering instruction
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz, and they needed refreshments

Costume class at LCC School, Southampton Row, London, 1911 Date: 1911

Art class 1911
Elementary Art class at LCC School, Southampton Row, London, 1911 Date: 1911

Modelling Class 1911
Modelling class at LCC School, Southampton Row, London, 1911 Date: 1911

Closed chair of upper classes of nobles - used by men & women. Drawing shows four porters, two in front and two in the rear, holding the long poles through an enclosed palanquin. Date ca. 1890

Hull-House community workshop Register now : Free classes in painting, sculpture, pottery, weaving, poster art. Poster for arts classes at Hull House, showing a budding plant, a sculpture of a bird

Free classes - trade and technical Day and evening classes free to any person over 17 years old : Register now. Poster announcing free adult education classes sponsored by the Adult Education

Free summer art classes for children Drawing and painting, metal craft - sculpture, pottery - lithography : Queensboro Community Art Center

Learn more live more Free Federal adult classes in many subjects : 225 teachers - 170 centers. Poster announcing free adult education classes. Date 1937

East High, West Junior, North Junior, Woodrow Wilson Recreation Centers Arts & crafts, archery, dancing, music, drama, gym classes, shop hobbies

Exhibition of work done by children in the free art classes of the Federal Art Project Works Projects Administration. Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of childrens art produced in WPA

Art - Free neighborhood classes for adults... enroll now. Poster from the WPA Adult Education program of the Chicago Board of Education announcing free neighborhood art classes

Federal government sponsored classes in war training for industry. Poster for government sponsored classes in industry related occupations to aid the war effort

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