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Tango tea, London, 1913A Parisian fashion come to London: the tango tea at Princes restaurant, 1913. Date: 1913
1960s Dinner PartyA 1960s dinner party. Two couples enjoy a jolly (if very formal!) evening meal with distinctive sixties period crockery, costume and interior decor. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Sit down and read the papers, I did as she bade me - A couple in their living room, with the man reading a newspaper and the woman writing a letter
Perfect Wives by Joyce Dennys The wife who had influenza tooJoyce Dennys on Marriage: Perfect Wives. No. 1- The Wife who had influenza too. Despite suffering herself, a woman ends up waiting upon her husband who has a serious case of man flu. Date: 1929
Dance club in London, 1929The dance floor of a nightclub in London in 1929 frequented by a mixed crowd of Bohemians and the ultra smart. Date: 1929
The Return from Church -- a couple after their wedding. early 19th century
Traditional dancers in Duras, Lot-et-Garonne, FranceLace headpiece on a traditional dancer in Duras, Lot-et-Garonne, France. circa 1969
Music cover, Waltz Medley, piano solo with arrangement for piano accordion, the most popular waltz melodies of the past 50 years. 1935
Music cover, Flirtation Quadrilles, by D Inglis. circa 1880s
Children in Georgian dress. circa 1957
People from diverse ethnicity on the dance floor at NHS stafNottingham. People from diverse ethnicity on the dance floor at NHS staff party in Nottingham. English lady in black dress left of picture
Black and white couples mixed on the dance floor in NottinghNottingham. Black and white couples dancing at a party with other people- back of picture. Exit sign on top of the door. Date: 1960s
Dance - black couple lady in white shoes NottinghamNottingham. Dance - black couple lady in white shoes. Two couples - back of picture dancing. Table and chair back left of picture. Date: 1960s
Sketches of couples out dancing in a London dance club, 1921. Artwork by Ronald Harley Date: 1921
Tatler cover - 60 years of social change - 1959Front cover of The Tatler for 30 December 1959 with two opera-bound couples gazing across a span of sixty years. The contemporary girls wears a Susan Small dress in pale coffee-coloured pure lace
Three medieval style Christmas and New Year cards -- two couples dancing, comic swimming scene, the Old Year leaving as the New Year enters. Date: circa 1890s
The Politicians. circa 18th century
Music cover, National Polkas by Camille SchubertMusic cover, National Polkas (Les Rivalles) from France and Bohemia, composed and arranged for piano by Camille Schubert, and dedicated to the Marquess of Londonderry. circa 1840s
American tennis playersTwo American couples take to the court for a Love Match ! Date: 1907
Paris Ball - Bal Mobile. mid-19th century
Paris Ball - Bal d Asnieres. mid-19th century
Music cover, Schottisch Artistique by Jules DenaultMusic cover, Schottisch Artistique, a Bohemian-style folk dance, written for piano by Jules Denault. circa 1850s
Music cover, Le Chateau D Asnieres, Polka by Alphonse Leduc. circa 1850s
Couple Walking 1928A smart young couple, walking and talking. Date: 1928
Jazz / Dance / Music 1921- Why do you come, if you don t dance ? - I like the music ! Date: 1921
Social / Paris RestaurantTwo couples in a Paris restaurant: one couple at a table, the other dancing Date: 1914
Two Dance in GardenA romantic couple have been dancing all night and now dawn is breaking - but they continue to dance, and their friend continues to accompany them on his fiddle... Date: early 19th century
Smart Dancers 1920SA monocled gentleman partners a skimpily but exotically dressed gentlewoman. Date: circa 1920
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
Austrian DancersAn elegant Austrian pair Date: early 19th century
Paris / Pl. Concorde 1938A view toward the Place de la Concorde. Date: 1938
A Tango tea dance in Paris Date: 1914
Married life by GillrayMatrimonial Harmonics by Gillray (Marriage : After) Date: C19
Eskimo couple of KamchatkaAn Eskimo couple of Kamchatka wearing warm clothing in the ice and snow. Date: 1886
A preludeA play on words.Two couples meeting in a dance. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1905
Dance of the Hard Pressed, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Photo of Mr & Mrs J J Astor in the TatlerBlack and white photo of Mr and Mrs J J Astor under the heading Matters American in the Tatler of 17th November 1909. Mrs Astor had just been granted a divorce in a hearing which lasted only three
The Village Blacksmith by G Carlton WallaceThe Village Blacksmith by G. Carlton Wallace. First produced Theatre Royal, Bury, 20th February 1903 and Theatre Royal, Stratford, 1st August 1904. Date: circa 1904
Typical British Summer - Wrapped up warm on the beachTypical British Summer scene - Two couples wrapped up warm on the beach braving it out in coats and hats. Possibly taken at Blackpool. Date: late 1930s
Tina by Paul Rubens and Harry GrahamPromotional postcard for Tina by Paul Rubens and Harry Graham; music Paul Rubens & Haydn Wood. First produced Adelphi Theatre, 2nd November 1915. For Frederick G. Lloyds Co
The Sunshine Girl by Paul RubensPromotional postcard for The Sunshine Girl by Paul Rubens & Cecil Raleigh; music Paul Rubens. First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, 24th February 1912
So This Is Love! by Stanley Lupino and Arthur RigbyPromotional postcard for So This Is Love by Stanley Lupino and Arthur Rigby music Hal Brody. First produced at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (now New London Theatre) 25th April 1928
Seventy Seven Park Lance by Walter HackettPromotional postcard for Seventy Seven Park Lane by Walter Hackett. First produced St. Martins Theatre, 25th October 1928. Well-dressed couples arrive at the prestigious London address of the title
The Rat by David L EstrangePromotional postcard for The Rat by David LEstrange (= Constance Collier and Ivor Novello). First produced at the Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich, and Prince of Wales Theatre, 9th June 1924
The Pursuit of Happiness by Alan Child and Isabelle LoudonPromotional postcard for The Pursuit of Happiness by Alan Child & Isabelle Loudon (Avon Theatre, New York, 9th October 1933). First produced in England at the Vaudeville Theatre, 30th May 1934
Princess Clementina by George Playdell and A E W MasonPromotional postcard for Princess Clementina by George Pleydell and A. E. W. Mason. First produced at Cardiff, 1st December and Queens Theatre, 14th December 1910. From a photo of H. B
People watching a sunset, c. 1800Two smartly-dressed couples watching ships and a sunset, c. 1800 Date: C.1800
The Old Folks at Home by J A CampbellPromotional postcard for The Old Folks at Home by J. A. Campbell. First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester 30th September 1907 and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 5th October 1908