mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Tatler cover, The Hon. Mary Coke by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Mary Katharine Coke, younger daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Coke, and granddaughter of the Earl of Leicester, pictured at the time of her engagement to Thomas Cockayne Harvey
The future Lady Warwick, Miss Margaret WhighamPortrait of Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny, and then the Duchess of Argyll, pictured in The Tatler at the time of her engagement to the Earl of Warwick
Cartoon portrait, Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896), who had just become engaged to Princess Beatrice, youngest child of Queen Victoria (they married in the summer of 1885)
Wakefield Prison Engineering ShopPrisoners and staff at work in the enginering shop at Wakefield. Several are engaged in making metal bedsteads. One is oxy-acetylene welding.. Date: circa 1945
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Basket makingA uniformed member of staff supervises boys engaged in basket making at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium. Date: Date unknown
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Fencing practiceRows of boys engaged in fencing practice at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium Date: Date unknown
Hampstead Orphan Working School - SewingGirls engaged in a summer outdoor sewing class at the Hampstead Orphan Working School, London. Date: early 1900s
Norah Blaney and her fiance Basil Hughes, 1932A famous stage favourite and her fiancÚ║áMiss Norah Blaney and Mr Basil Hughes. Date: 1932
Chamberlain in his studyJoseph Chamberlain in his study engaged on the enormous correspondence involved by the fiscal campaign. Chamberlain is assisted by his private secretary, Mr Wilson. Date: 1903
View from Hotel Prinz Carl, Heidelberg, Germany, where the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were betrothed in 1862. 1902
Room in Hotel Prinz Carl, Heidelberg, Germany, where the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were betrothed in 1862. 1902
Princess Ena and King Alfonso of Spain - Palace of MiramarPrincess Ena and King Alfonso of Spain with (behind) Queen Christina of Spain and Princess Beatrice (Princess Beatrice of Battenberg) outside the Palace of Miramar, Biarritz, 1906. Date: 1906
Princess Mary and Lord Dalkeith, 1919Princess Mary(later Countess of Harewood) and Lord Dalkeith pictured with her brothers Prince George(Duke of Kent) and Prince Albert(later George VI) on horseback, 1919
Lady Amy Agar photographed at the time of her engagement to the Hon. Michael Biddulph, 3rd Baron Biddulph. She was the sixth of seven daughters of the Earl and Countess of Normanton. Date: 1925
Sketch - Engagement of Margaret Whigham & Earl of WarwickFront cover of The Sketch magazine reporting on the engagement of popular debutante, Margaret Whigham ( the most talked-of, photographed, and paragraphed debutante ) to the Earl of Warwick
Social celebrities at a dinner in Cairo, 1932Groups chatting and pulling faces while at dinner at the newly-opened Embassy Club in Cairo. Significant at the far end of the table is Miss Margaret Whigham (later Mrs Charles Sweeny)
Mr John A. Haskell and Miss Dorothea Alabaster, 1912Mr John A. Haskell of Calcutta and Miss Dorothea Alabaster, pictured together in The Sketch at the time of their engagement.Miss Dorothea Alabaster was the daughter of the late Sir Chaloner Alabaster
King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his fiancee, later consortKing Alfonso XIII of Spain and his fiancÚѼ later his consort, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. They were engaged in 1906 and married the same year. Date: circa 1906
COMBAT DE TRENTE (battle of Thirty) wherein 30 Englishmen engaged 30 Frenchman in hand- to-hand combat at Ploermel, Bretagne Date: 1350
Pioneer Couple Date: 1959
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra 1862Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra (1844 - 1925), consort to King Edward VII, Alexandra of Denmark. Celebrating the engagement to Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 1862Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII (1841 - 1910), King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910
NAVAL GUN PRACTICEWarships of the Royal Navy engaged in gun practice. Date: 1911
FRENCH STREET MARKETA busy street market in a French town selling pot plants, flowers, shrubs; several customers are engaged in animated conversation with the stall holders Date: 19th century
WORKMEN WAITING FOR JOBSWorkmen waiting to be engaged in the place of the Hotel de Ville, Paris. Date: 1869
SERBIAN HEROINESophia Ivanovich volunteers to serve in the Serbian army so long as hostilities against the Turks persist : she is engaged to marry the gentleman behind her Date: November 1912
COTTAGE INTERIORThe interior of an East Anglian cottage (the family home of the poet Crabbe) - the mother engaged in netmaking, the dog in sleeping, the child in his schoolwork Date: early 19th century
GYMNASTICS, 1830SFrench youths engaged in gymnastic exercises on ropes, ladders and bars Date: 1830s
16TH CENTURY GLASSWORKSA 16th century glassworks, with workpeople engaged in various tasks, including minding the baby... Date: 16th century
Engagement Portrait of the MountbattensThe official engagement portrait of Louis Mountbatten, Ist Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979) and Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley (1901-1960), daughter of Wilfred William Ashley. Date: 1922
Newly Engaged couple at a large Dinner Party. Date: circa 1905
Mr Charles Sweeney and Miss Margaret WhighamEngagement of American golfer Charles Sweeney to society darling Miss Margaret Whigham in November 1932. As Mrs Charles Sweeney, Margaret was feted and even name checked by Cole Porter in the song
Lady Idina Sackville and Mr Euan WallaceLady Idina Sackville (1893-1955), daughter of Muriel, Countess de la Warr and granddaughter of Lord Brassey, pictured on her engagement to the handsome Mr Euan Wallace of the 2nd Life Guards
Charlotte BuffCHARLOTTE BUFF (KESTNER) Goethe fell in love with Charlotte in 1772, although she was engaged to a friend of his at the time Date: 1753 - 1828
Photo of Miss Tallulah Bankhead in the SketchBlack and white photograph of popular American stage actress Tallulah Bankhead who was celebrating her engagement to Count Anthony de Bosdari. Date: 28th November 1928
London East End home brushmakingThe mother of a poor family in Londons East End engaged in brushmaking at home. She sits at a rickety table, surrounded by six children. The room has bare floorboards. Date: Late 1800s
Lady Rachel Douglas-Home by Madame YevondeLady Rachel Douglas-Home (1910-1996) by Madame Yevonde. She had recently become engaged to Lord William Scott, whom she married the following month. Date: 1937
Princess Cecilie of Greece & Grand Duke Georg DonatusPrincess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine
Cecilie of Greece & Georg Donatus of Hesse - engagementPrincess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine
Prince Louis of Battenberg & Princess Victoria of HessePrince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854-1921), later Lord Louis Alexander Mountbatten, pictured with his wife
Lord Burghley engaged to Lady Mary Montagu-Douglas-ScottDavid George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905 - 1981), Lord Burghley, athlete, sports official and Conservative party politician pictured at the time of his engagement to Lady Mary
Engagement of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-JonesPrincess Margaret (1930 - 2002) and her fiance, Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) reading telegrams of good wishes sent following the announcement of their engagement. Date: 1960
Sir Henry Morton Stanley with a Maxim Automatic Machine-GunEngraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, sitting astride a Maxim Automatic Machine-gun, 1887
Comic postcard, Man waiting for the public toilet Date: 20th century
Comic German postcard -- health spa toiletsComic German postcard -- desperate men and women run towards the health spa toilets. Date: early 20th century
Comic German postcard -- health spa toilet engagedComic German postcard -- greetings from Karlsbad -- nine desperate, overweight men wait outside the health spa toilet. Date: early 20th century
Comic German postcard -- health spa toilets all engagedComic German postcard by Franz Whonpfeng -- desperate, overweight men discover that all the toilets at the health spa are engaged. Date: 1909
Comic German postcard -- paying for accessComic German postcard -- desperate, overweight men paying for access to the toilet at a health spa. Date: early 20th century
