Deck Chair Collection

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

Met Police officers during Grunwick dispute
Two Metropolitan Police officers relax on deckchairs in The Mall, Central London, waiting for a political demonstration over the Grunwick dispute to begin

Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins
A rather sinister looking faun watches over a woman sleeping, unaware, in a deckchair

Juan Les Pins, Darling
Juan Les Pins, Cote D Azur, France: bronzed blonde, sunglasses in hand, reclines in a deckchair to enjoy a lager while she tops up her tan. N.B beach showers

Poster advertising Union Castle cruises: the goings good!

Margate beach during heatwave
Thousands of holiday makers enjoy the pleasures of the beach at Margate during warm and sunny weather at the end of August, 1927

The Bystander masthead by Tony Castle, 1930
Bystander masthead design by Tony Castle featuring a number of beauties on a beach dressed in bathing suits, sun hats and holding parasols

The Churchill family relax on holiday at Hendaye, 1945
Comfortably clad in beach attire, Mrs. Churchill and her daughter, Mary, spent a few peaceful moments reading the papers and enjoying the sunshine. Mr

The English Take Their Pleasures Sadly by Gooderham
Humorous illustration showing vast crowds of people " enjoying" themselves at a typical British seaside town. The chaos

DEUCE
Humorous Illustration showing Bonzo being disturbed by a flying tennis ball. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Ramsgate Beach
A busy day on the beach during the August heatwave - you can barely see the sand in between the people!

Theodore Garman 1924-54
THEODORE GARMAN Artist, son of Sir Jacob Epstein

Gas Meter Man
People You See: The Gas-Meter Man. From Teddy Bear (1 February 1964)

Avoiding the Crush by Reginald Higgins
A man smoking a pipe and a young woman with a fashionable eton crop, studiously ignore each other and sit as far apart as possible on a row of deckchairs at a smart seaside resort

Four women outside a beach hut, Walton, Essex
A typical summer scene at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, showing four women sitting in front of their beach hut close to Walton Pier. circa 1930

Silhouette of a couple in a garden. He is relaxing in a deckchair while she attaches a hammock to a tree

Woman on holiday, sitting in a deckchair
A woman on holiday, sitting in a deckchair on a pebbly beach. circa 1930s

Young woman in deckchair with dog
A young woman sitting in a deckchair in a back garden with a dog on her lap. Date: circa 1930s

Folding Travel Chair
A useful chair for holidays and picnics. Folds into a very small waterproof bag, with a stud fastener and handle for carrying! Date: 1930s

Young woman in deckchair
A young woman sitting in a deckchair in a back garden. Date: circa 1930s

Poster, Dutch mother on holiday with daughters
Poster depicting a Dutch mother on holiday with her two daughters (a public service advertisement). circa late 1930s

Crowded beach at New Brighton, Merseyside
A crowded beach at New Brighton, Wallasey, Merseyside, with the Tower Ballroom and a childrens fairground ride in the background. circa 1940s

Seaside section, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London
An artists impression of the Seaside section of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. Showing people enjoying the various attractions, including peep shows

Brazza in Deckchair
PIERRE SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA French traveller in Africa, on the eve of his exploratory expedition to the Sangha Date: 1852 - 1905

For the Modern Sun Worshipper by Gordon Conway
A suggestion for a beach pyjama suit worn with a camisole top and a wide brimmed sun hat

Patriotic World War One postcard
A dashing naval officer offers a deckchair to a young lady wearing a complementary sailor dress. The scene is given a patriotic flavour with a Union Jack cushion and a bulldog standing by

Malby family at leisure in their garden
The Malby family (two children, and a woman in a deckchair) at leisure in their garden at Woodford, Essex

Three sisters sitting in a Pembrokeshire garden
A family group of three middle-aged Edwardian sisters, sitting in the garden of a Pembrokeshire house. They are all wearing black clothes, in mourning for King Edward VII

Setting The Ball Rolling
A young lady accidently drops her ball of wool prompting a handsome young man to retrieve it

A Brine Wave
The birth of the switch back and water chute idea - A man watches as his wife falls off a cliff into the sea on her deckchair

On the Trouville Beach
A fashionable group socialising on the beach in Trouville

Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Illustration showing a female passenger on the trans-Atlantic steamship Moselle, relaxing on her deckchair with a book, 1888

Convalescence
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a small monkey chewing an apple while looking after a convalescing Granpop the orang-utan

Turkish Bath Treatment
A young woman in a towel sits on a deckchair in a Turkish bath at Hotel Australia, Sydney. Turkish baths give that 100 per cent feeling, stimulating the circulation and complexion

Lyme Regis / Beach 1950S
Families have a day out at the seaside

Boys and men camping 1905
A group of boys and men relaxing on a camping holiday, with a wind-up gramophone to keep them entertained

Relaxing in a Deckchair
Sitting back in a deckchair and putting you feet up. What better way is there to spend an afternoon

Passengers on Cruise 19C
Passengers relaxing on deck during a cruise

Lido Pyjamas 1930
Marcel Rochas designs for the Lido show casual wide legged trousers or beach pyjamas, a blouson jacket, a long gilet or waistcoat & broad floppy brimmed straw hats

Bathing Beauty / Deckchair
Attractive woman posing in her swimsuit in a deckchair, with a parasol

Girl Snorkeller
A young woman, in a bikini, prepares to go snorkelling by putting on her rubber flippers. Her goggles & snorkel are worn on her head ready for the first dive

Two Females on Beach
SUR LA PLAGE Mother & daughter on a French beach : maman sits in a wicker seat which protects her from sun or rain : her daughter sits reading in a deckchair

On a French Plage
A disgruntled girl sitting on a deckchair, under an parasol, on a French beach

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