Evenings Collection

WPA. concerts of unusual music Pre-Bach to moderns : 8 consecutive wednesday evenings. Poster for Federal Music Project presentation of concert series free to the public

The new ballroom at the Savoy by Fish
Devotees of Terpsichore in the new ballroom at the Savoy Hotel, London. Date: 1926

The Rotunda at the Ritz by Fish
The Rotunda at the Ritz Hotel with revellers milling around and chatting. Date: 1926

Magic Lantern 1858
Evenings entertainment, with children amazed by the bright glass lantern slides been projected on the wall. 1858

Wartime advert for Vani-Tred shoes, designed to ensure superb poise. Date: 1943

The coffee-stall presided over by an artist barman : Miss Elsa Lanchester and Mr John Armstrong at the Select Evenings club, 1924, a club and cabaret show in Bloomsbury, London

Knitting for the long winter evenings, 1943. Patterns for vest and pants, and a pastel sweater. Date: 1943

Childrens Happy Evenings 1890
Children playing and being entertained by women as part of the " childrens happy evenings" initiative, designed to improve attendance in London Board schools by offering evening

The Casino at Dinard, with swimming pool
Impression of the Casino at Dinard, opened in 1928, with its swimming pool right in the centre. Date: 1929

Hotel de Paris at Bray
Scenes at the Hotel de Paris in Bray, a popular nightspot during the 1920s for fun seekers looking to escape London for the evening

VERSAILLES SALLE DE BAL
BOSQUETS DE LA SALLE DE BAL an outdoor dancing-floor, with provision for spectators so doubtless stage performances took place here on fine summer evenings Date: 1688

Winter Sports Out and Indoors by Francis Marshall
A spread of vignette illustrations showing people participating in various winter sports, including cross country skiing, ice skating and bobsleigh

The Very Witching Time of Night, drawn by Thorpe
Man walking his dog along a dimly lit path at night, past a small cottage Date: 1928

The Trocadero, London in 1925
View of the interior of the Trocadero in London, with diners at tables and a band playing against a mural. Date: 1925

The Bobbin Club, Regent Street, 1932
Artists impression of the interior of the Bobbin Club in Regent Street, around 3am when it is usually at its liveliest according to The Bystander

Tango at the Savoy by Fish
A Spanish lady wearing a tight black bodice and long pink chiffon skirt demonstrates the authentic tango on the dancefloor at the Savoy Hotel. Date: 1926

Entertainment at the newly opened Dorchester Hotel
Page from the Tatler, part of a promotional 4-page feature about the newly opened Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, London. Main illustration shows the restaurant which overlooks Hyde Park. Date: 1931

Couple leaving the theatre
Illustration of Edwardian couple in full evening dress leaving the theatre after an evenings entertainment. Date: circa 1904

Impressions and Personalities at the Florida Club
Scenes in the Florida Club in South Bruton Mews where, the glass floor creates an effect quite unlike anything else in Town. Caricatures by Hynes include, top left, the secretary Captain J

Tatler cover - London nightlife, 1958
Front cover of The Tatler for February 26 1958 featuring a photograph of a couple enjoying a night out in London. Date: 1958

The Va et Vient at Rout and Revel by H. C
A typical scene outside a great London mansion (now sadly the majority have been demolished) showing smart society coming and going, or taking the night air on the steps to avoid the crush inside

New Trier evening school Classes for adults, Wednesday evenings 7:30 - 9:30. Poster showing a woman wearing an apron with her hand in a bowl of food. Date between 1936 and 1941

Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Evening entertainment
Illustration on the front cover of The Bystander showing a scene in a restaurant, hotel or nightclub with a band playing, people in evening dress at tables and couples on the dancefloor. Date: 1927

12 year old newsboy, Hyman Alpert, been selling three years. Spends evenings in Boys Club. Location: New Haven, Connecticut. Date 1909 March

Coming! Aitken & Watson Mesmeric Co. will commence a series of entertainments in mesmerism! to be held in GAR. Hall, Attleboro, Mass. on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings, April 28 & 29, 1885. Date 1885

Dancing at the Carlton Hotel, 1927
Couples taking to the dance floor at the Carlton Hotel, Pall Mall, London, where according to The Bystander you can have some simply delightful dance evenings on nice floor to nice band

Coffee Stall by Gordon Nicoll
Painting of a coffee stall, an intrinsic part of a night out in London during the 1920s and 30s. Entitled, We won t go home till morning

Seamans Mission Chaplain on a merchant ship, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Chaplain sitting on a merchant ship, sharing his tobacco with the crew, 1906. Mission boats were at work in many of the worlds largest ports, at this time

Mission to Seamen Chaplain distributing Papers, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Chaplain distributing papers and magazines to a merchant ship crew, on their vessel, 1906

The British Museum, 1890
Engraving showing one of the galleries of the British Museum, 1890. Electric lighting had just been installed in the museum

Mission to Seamen Service on board a Barge, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Service being held on the deck of a barge, 1906. Mission boats were at work in many of the worlds largest ports, at this time

Advertisement for the Empire Cinema, Derby -- The House that is Different. Proprietor Edgar Duckworth, General Manager Jos. Ferguson. Continuous performance daily from 2.30 to 10.30

Enjoying the Radio 1926
Brighten the long evenings with wireless

Woman in Outdoor Dress
The evenings can be cold in Rabat, so she wears this cosy outfit by Jeanne Lanvin

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