Enjoyment Collection

1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954

Poster, Iso Scooter, 150cc, design by F Mosca. circa 1959

Daisy Bell by Harry Dacre
Promotional music sheet for Daisy Bell music hall song of 1892 by Harry Dacre and sung by Katie Lawrence shown here in typical cycling costume

Poster, Beaulieu sur Mer, French Riviera. Date: circa 1930

Christmas card, Shakespearean jesters
Christmas Card - May you be merry and lack nothing (based on a quotation from Shakespeares Henry IV Part 2) - two medieval jesters dancing. circa 1935

Female high jumper in orange costume
A female high jumper in an orange costume leaping over a pole

Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Infants (girls and boys together) at play at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A young Charlie Chaplin was briefly a resident of the Schools in 1898

Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure
A Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure -- Look! Heres your 1955 Holiday -- showing two women and a man in swimsuits standing on the deck of a ship, looking out

Dancing on the pier at Blackpool, Lancashire
One of the piers at Blackpool, Lancashire, packed with dancing couples

People on holiday in Douglas, Isle of Man
People on holiday enjoy a walk along the promenade in Douglas, Isle of Man

Advert, Standard Fireworks. 1928

Blighty magazine cover, Christmas 1945 - Happy New Year! 1945

Family of pigs at play on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing the piano. circa 1910s

Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, London
Woman police officer Annie Matthews (nickname Big Ben), on duty at the childrens lido in Hyde Park, London. Before joining the Met Police, Annie worked as a housemaid at Glamis Castle in Scotland

The Chickaleary Cove by Ernee Clark and W Raine
The Chickaleary Cove music hall song of circa 1864 by Ernee Clark and W Raine, sung by The Great Vance (Alfred Vance), a hugely popular music hall singer

A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz
Promotional music sheet for A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz, sung with the greatest possible success by J C Heffron, circa 1890

Boys with boat full of tree branches
Five boys with a boat full of tree branches. circa 1937

My Country Lane by Edgar Bateman & Albert Perry
Promotional music sheet for My Country Lane music hall song by Edgar Bateman and Albert Perry. The singer, Alec Hurley, portrayed here, specialised in coster songs

The Pickwick Quadrille by Fred Revallin
Promotional music sheet for The Pickwick Quadrille, by Fred Revallin, taken from Pickwick by James Albery which was first performed at the Lyceum Theatre on 23rd October 1871 with Henry Irving as

Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps
Promotional music sheet for the Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps, based on the popular song Daisy Bell by Harry Dacres famous song

Children dancing on a cutout Christmas card. Date: 1896

Two boys playing near a haystack. circa 1937

Little boy playing near garages, Foxhill Road, Eccles
A little boy playing in a garage area at the bottom of Foxhill Road, Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1975

Ice Skating Children
What larks! Ice skating gives children the chance in indulge in all sorts of mischief

Sturgeon and Caviar
Sturgeon swim in the ocean, and their eggs are canned for the enjoyment of wealthy humans

Notting Hill, by J B Geoghegan
Promotional music sheet for Notting Hill, or Dodgers Lament For His Lost Love, music hall song by J. B. Geoghegan, and sung by Harry Liston

Where Did You Get That Hat? By James Rolmaz
Promotional music sheet for Where Did You Get That Hat? music hall song of 1888 by James Rolmaz. Illustrated by noted artist H G Banks

My Hats A Brown un, by E W Rogers
Promotional music sheet for My Hats A Brown Un music hall song of 1891 by E. W. Rogers, sung by George Robey. The song suggests that the singers brown hat makes him famous

Cliquot by Frank W Green and J Riviere
Promotional music sheet for Cliquot music hall song of 1870 by Frank W. Green & J. Riviere and sung by the ever-popular Alfred Vance, billed here as The Great Vance

The Electric Polka by Alphonse Cary
Promotional music sheet for The Electric Polka by Alphonse Cary, circa 1880s, showing Mestopheles shining an electric light over the recently-constructed Victoria Embankment in London Date

DEADLY TEETOTALISM
Deadly teetotalism leads to a shorter life than temperate enjoyment of fine whiskey, claims an advertisement for Long Johns Ben Nevis Whiskey, distilled in Fort William. Date: 1890

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker and Bogie
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker subjecting a small dog called Bogie to a nightly ordeal, holding her collar in his mouth and dragging her round the lawn on her back. Date: 1927

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 29 March 1935 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, November 1929
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on 15 November 1929 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, April 1934
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 13 April 1934 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Cover design, Over 120 Ways of Using Bread for tasty and delightful dishes. Showing a woman in her kitchen, enjoying some of the results of her baking. Date: circa 1940s

Firefighters in costume for an entertaining evening
Men and women in costume for an entertaining evening at Stoke Newington Fire Station, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920

Edward VII enjoying theatricals at Chatsworth
Edward VII enjoys private theatricals at Chatsworth: his mistress Mrs George KEPPEL on his left, the Duchess of Devonshire on his right, the Duke in the foreground

Comic postcard, Woman riding donkey on beach with bottle of stout Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump woman riding a donkey on the beach Date: 20th century

The Cats Half Holiday by Louis Wain

Comic postcard, Young couple in a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty young woman and cow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women in bikinis at the seaside - hot stuff Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Mother and daughter in the sea Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Girl riding donkey on beach Date: 20th century

Cecil Aldin, The Christmas Dinner at the Inn

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