Eton Gallery

Cut and he will not come again by Reginald Higgins

An illustration showing a mermaid with the shorn, shingled Eton crop hairstyle of the 1920s, looking rather forlorn as she waits for her lover to return. Unfortunately, because she has cut off all her beautiful locks in a fit of hysterical feminism, he's not interested any more! A rather chauvinistic illustration commenting on the trend for short and bobbed hair during the mid-20s

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Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952

Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Dressed in costume as an Eton schoolboy with bum-freezer jacket and top hat. This image is featured on song sheets for ?Following in Father?s footsteps?. Date: circa 1905

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The Most Brilliant Fourth of June at Eton, 1911

Double page spread from The Sphere reporting on the traditional Fourth of June celebrations at Eton College where parents and siblings assemble at the school for speeches, food, fireworks and the famous Procession of Boats. One of the highlights of the summer Season, though of course, only to those privileged enough for their sons to attend! The celebrations are held on 4th June - King George III's birthday. Date: 1911

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