Festive Collection (page 8)

Melting Appeal by Merlin Enabnit
Pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a festive, scarlet snowsuit and posing with a snowman. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Now that Women are doing Mens Jobs
Festive illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing a woman dressed up as Father Christmas. The illustration is a festive metaphor for the increase in women taking over mens roles during

The poor on New Years Eve in Edinburgh
A crowded street scene showing the poor on New Years Eve in Edinburgh, Scotland, where a man gallantly holds the hand of a woman and offers her a festive drink

Twelfth Night Entertainment at the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum
Inmates of the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, a pioneering institution for the Victorian age which operated a non-restraint policy

Woman & Balloons C1930
A woman with some colourful festive balloons

Hunting scenes - Graphic Christmas number
Series of illustrations by Hugh Thomson and text taken from the festive Christmas number of The Graphic in 1904

Huntley and Palmer
Advert for Huntley and Palmers showing a young woman skating on a picturesque frozen river or lake, wearing a festive, red skating outfit

Festive Nutty Squirrel 4
Festive tableau with a stuffed nut munching squirrel with holly berries, ivy, a fir tress and a yule log

Except on Business
Young girl stands by a Christmas dinner table staring at a roast turkey. A dog sits on a dinner chair beside her looking hungry

Roman Banquet / Winter
A Roman soldier, on guard duty on a cold winters day, watches as festive fare is carried to the banqueting hall

A Welcome Visitor
A jolly young woman rings on the doorbell of a house at Christmas time armed with a basket of festive food and gifts

Crackers by S. Begg
A delightful scene showing adults and children alike enjoying a Christmas party in the late Victorian era

And So Say All Of Us
Festive front cover ILN Christmas Number 1947

Pin-Up Girl / Xmas Party
Pretty blonde in a top with plunging, crocheted neckline & festive sequin embellishments, sits on a leopard skin rug by the fire awaiting her party guests

Girl, Baby Doll & Gifts
Gleefully festive model in red baby doll nightie with broderie Anglaise trim & white court shoes wraps presents & ties them up with red ribbon bows

Pin-Up, Presents & Tree
Gleefully festive model in red baby doll nightie with broderie Anglaise trim & white slingbacks wraps a gift to place under the beautifully decked out tree

Wreath, Decking, Tree
Festive wreath of fir with cones, imitation snow & red berries, a tinsel Christmas tree with baubles & red lighted candles & holly draped along the mantelpiece

Xmas Table Setting
Festive Xmas decoration, possibly a table setting, consisting of Holly berries, a Christmas rose, pine needles, cottonwool & green & red striped candles

English Dinner Party
An extended family dinner in an English country home : gossip over the dessert

A Christmas Adventure in the Land of Dreams
A festive Christmas scene featuring a group of children in their night clothes being invited to dance around a Christmas tree

Gipsies Dancing
Gipsy children in festive costume, dancing to the music of a harmonica and the beat of a drum

Christmas Fayre 1930S
A festive spread of Christmas fare, including strawberry cream, orange souffle and turkey and sweet corn salad

Festive Toast / Iln / 1899
A festive toast at a dinner party to celebrate Christmas and the New Year

Christmas Decorations for a shop, Manchester
Two men prepare some street Christmas Decorations, Manchester. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Santa Claus building decorations
Building/shop decorations featuring Santa Claus. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

A Festive Foursome 1908
At a German Carnival Ball two couples double their fun when they join forces to form a foursome

Lady Raises Glass
A lady stands and raises her glass to drink a toast at a festive occasion

Capricorn / Furness
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. Scenes of the month include snowballing, waits singing carols, pantomime characters, relations, gifts & parties

Gathering Decorations
Children arrive home and proudly display the foliage they ve brought

Nothing in Cracker
Nothing in it ! the shattering of a young girls illusions

Girl Carries Presents
A girl in a festive hat carries an armful of presents

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