Clubs Collection (page 9)

Dancing-time at the Piccadilly Hotel
In the grill-room at the Piccadilly Hotel, where patrons could dance in ordinary dress (i.e. not black tie) showing a lavish cabaret show taking place in the background

A pre-Ascot Fashion Meeting at Murrays River Club
A page from the Bystander magazine reporting on a fashion show held at Murrays River Club in Maidenhead where Ascot fashions were modelled in its sylvan setting. Date: 1924

Scotland Yard raiding nightclubs, 1928
Two officers disguised in evening dress take the details of two guests at a night club they are raiding. Raids on London nightclubs were frequent during the First World War

Dancing at Blanchards nightclub, 1924
Scene at Blanchard s, formerly Murrays club in Beak Street, London, showing couples dancing and a satisfied guest with a bottle of champagne at his table. Date: 1924

Murrays at Maidenhead, 1923
Illustration of a couple at a table at Murray s, the Maidenhead branch of the Beak Street nightclub run by Jack May. The summer club opened around May

Celebrating the royal wedding at the Hotel Cecil, 1923
A large group of revellers on the dancefloor at the Hotel Cecil, Strand, London pose for a cheery photograph as they celebrate the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York in April 1923

Celebrating the royal wedding at the Grafton Galleries, 1923
Cabaret performers dressed up for a mock wedding at Londons fashionable Grafton Galleries, in order to celebrate the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York in April 1923

Jack Hylton at the Kit-Cat Restaurant
Advertisement for the Kit-Cat restaurant in London for the Christmas period of 1929, featuring the famous Jack Hylton and his band as entertainment as well as the intriguing sounding 3 Whirlwinds

Tosh sisters
Cabaret entertainers the Tosh Sisters from Vienna - amusing the patrons of West End clubs in London in 1929. Pictured here in feather-skirted costumes. Date: 1929

Women Workers WW1 Y. W. C. A Womens Day
Poster commemorating Womens Day, a fund-raising event on behalf of the Womens Wartime Workers Fund. The Young Womens Christian Association (Y.W.C.A) set up centres for munitions workers, W.A.A.C s

Entrance hall of the Union Jack Club by Matania, WW1
Soldiers and sailors back from the front, arrive in the entrance of hall of the Union Jack Club near Waterloo Station. The club was funded through public subscription

Union Jack Club fundraising advertisement, WW1
Advertisement in The Sphere, asking for donations towards an extension to the Union Jack Club of Waterloo Road, London during the First World War

Re-enactment at Royal Tournament, Olympia, London
A re-enactment of the Invasion of Britain by the Romans, at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1921

The Edelweiss Jodelling Club, Lucerne, Switzerland
Men of the Edelweiss Jodelling Club, Lucerne, Switzerland, with the various trophies they have won, and a painted backdrop. Date: circa 1930

Suffragette Emancipated New Woman. The New Woman portrayed in mans attire, cigarette in mouth, golf clubs over her shoulder and bicycle at her side. Date: circa 1905

Eagle Hut YMCA in London, WW1
A general view of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK and overseas with a place to eat, drink, relax, and write letters home

Map of YMCA shelters around London during WW1
A map showing the various YMCA huts available for soldiers and sailors in the capital on leave during the First World War, though The Graphic magazine, who published this picture

Warwick, hall porter of the Marlborough Club
(Mr) Warwick, the long-serving hall porter of the Marlborough Club, described by The Tatler as, probably one of the best-known men in London

The Crab Tree Club, opened in Greek Street, London in 1914 and frequented by artists and bohemians, many who dressed in clothes imitating street costers of the period, known as the Slade Coster Gang

Waitress in a gentlemens club by Fish, WW1
Uncle Fred, one of the characters in The Tatler magazine s, Letters of Eve, drawn by Annie Fish is pictured enjoying having his lunch at his club

Officers at a Supper Club by C. E. Peto
Before it was forbidden fruit to officers in uniform - at a supper club. Officers dance with ladies in skimpy evening dresses at a supper club. Date: 1915

Fashionable couple by Fish, 1917
A couple enjoy cocktails and cigarettes at a nightclub, First World War era. Date: 1917

London Sketch Club evening
A fancy dress evening at the London Sketch Club, frequented by artists and illustrators with members in various costumes and acting up for the camera. The silhouette artist, H. L

Club district, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Masonic group, India. Date: circa 1890s

Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham, Middlese
Boys perform a drill with clubs in the gymnasium at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Circa 1909

1937 Coronation - Clubland adorned
A view looking down Pall Mall to Trafalgar Square showing the Travellers Club, the Athenaeum and the United Services Club decorated for the 1937 Coronation of King George VI. Date: 1937

At the Eagle Hut by Helen McKie
Sketches of members of the American Army and Navy enjoying the comforts of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK

Virginia Street at night, Reno, Nevada, USA -- the Biggest Little City in the World. Date: 1949

Bright Lights of Reno, Nevada, USA -- the Biggest Little City in the World. Date: 1941

Center Street, Reno, Nevada, USA, full of cars and people. Date: circa 1930

North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA -- the Biggest Little City in the World. Date: circa 1940

The Hope Club for women, 1904
A convivial scene in the dining-room of the Hope Club for women members only. Situated in Devonshire Terrace, it catered to ladies in business and provided a writing-room

Arsenal Football Club team photo. Date: C. 1930s

Woolwich Arsenal Football Club team photo, season of 1912-1913. 1912-1913

Society at Ranelagh
A horse and pony show at polo club and society pleasure gardens, Ranelagh in Barnes, South West London in 1928. Date: 1928

Womens Open Golf Championship, 1928
The Womens Open Golf Championship at Hunstanton. The picture, taken from the clubhouse, gives a striking view of the course

The Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall
The Army and Navy Club which overlooks Pall Mall to the south and Sr. Jamess to the east, and was recently pulled down in order that a more capacious building should be completed by 1963

Tea on the lawn at Ranelagh
A typical scene at tea-time at Ranelagh on a polo Saturday, showing smart society seated at outdoor tables. Formerly the old Kit-Kat Club, Ranelagh

The The Dansant by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting Maurice and Florence Walton exhibiting their dancing prowess at the afternoon The Dansants or Tango Teas at Prince s, a hugely popular entertainment in 1913

Group of colonials with Indian servant
A group of eight colonial types, four men and four women. An Indian servant stands alongside, holding a bag of golf clubs. Date: circa 1910s

Label design with girl in fancy dress
Label design featuring a girl in fancy dress, carrying a bowl containing clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts

Military amateur dramatic club
The Band of the 2nd SOM.L.I, dramatic club, in opera Pip-ard. British army amateur dramatic club, probably the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers stationed in China around 1911. Date: C.1911

Gymnastic Display Boys
These club-swinging aces are boys from Woodstock College in north London, England, training for their annual gymnastic display. Date: 1930s

Native Policemen, Natal, South Africa and their prisoner Date: circa 1901

Waiter at the Eccentric Club & a Steward at a West End Club
A waiter at the Eccentric Club and a Steward at a West End Club. Date: 1892

Reduced facsimile of a Chart of Physical Exercises (supplied with Cassells Physical Educator). Date: circa 1910s

Swiss New Years card featuring a variety of playing cards
A fun Swiss New Years card featuring a variety of playing cards including the Queen of Hearts, Ace of Clubs and Jack of Spades. Date: circa 1910s

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