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Gent Collection (page 2)

Background imageGent Collection: Dapper young gent in bowtie - Studio portrait

Dapper young gent in bowtie - Studio portrait
Dapper (yet serious) young North Yorkshire gent in bowtie - Studio portrait. circa 1920s

Background imageGent Collection: Poster, Georgian gentleman with riding crop

Poster, Georgian gentleman with riding crop
Theatre poster, Georgian gentleman with riding crop, toasting someones good health

Background imageGent Collection: St. John Harmsworth by Sir William Orpen

St. John Harmsworth by Sir William Orpen
William Albert St John Harmsworth (1876 1933) English businessman who bought and established the fledgling Perrier brand of sparkling mineral water in France

Background imageGent Collection: Broke by Barbosa

Broke by Barbosa
An elegant gentleman in top hat and tails sits with his head in his hands, having spent all his money on cocktails and women by the looks of things. Date: 1929

Background imageGent Collection: Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - The Long Moustache

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - The Long Moustache. 1897

Background imageGent Collection: Ladies dress a window at Madame Roberts store Date: 1853

Ladies dress a window at Madame Roberts store Date: 1853

Background imageGent Collection: Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud

Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud
1903

Background imageGent Collection: Comic Postcard - Don t get pinched for following the fashion

Comic Postcard - Don t get pinched for following the fashions. A Policeman fails to agree with the sartorial bravery of a chap who has decided to launch out in his underwear (long johns)

Background imageGent Collection: Moonlight on the Beach is Grand

Moonlight on the Beach is Grand. A smart young gent seeks to entertain two young lovelies with witty tales of daring do

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Comic Postcard - Don t try to enter by the Exit Door or you will get Squeezed! - A smart young Gent is trapped neither within or without this packed rush hour District Line London Underground

Background imageGent Collection: Gent in Raincoat and young schoolboy (his son?) - London

Gent in Raincoat and young schoolboy (his son?) - London
Gent in Raincoat and young schoolboy (his son?) - strolling down a London street. Date: 1936

Background imageGent Collection: Cartoon, four relaxed gentlemen commuters

Cartoon, four relaxed gentlemen commuters hold a discussion in a smoking compartment of a train. One puts aside his paper in order to listen more intently. Date: 1893

Background imageGent Collection: Frock Coated Gent 1909

Frock Coated Gent 1909
Sir A Osmond Williams wears a frock coat, chalk striped trousers with front creases, spats, a fawn coloured waistcoat with watch chain, all round collar & black tie. Date: 1909

Background imageGent Collection: COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD

COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD
Gent wears a herringbone tweed double-breasted 3/4 length coat, trilby hat & spats while taking his German Shepherd dog for a walk. Date: 1927

Background imageGent Collection: Lady Changes Wheel

Lady Changes Wheel
A lady driver changes a wheel, dismayed at what it may do to her dress and hoping some chivalrous gent may come along... Date: 1930

Background imageGent Collection: Gent Enters Car

Gent Enters Car
An impeccably dressed American gentleman gives instructions to his chauffeur before entering his automobile. Date: 1907

Background imageGent Collection: Street Arab

Street Arab
London characters : even the barefoot street Arab must work for his living, doing cartwheels and handstands in hopes that some kind gent will chuck him a copper. Date: circa 1870

Background imageGent Collection: LADY RIDER AND GENT

LADY RIDER AND GENT
A lady riding sidesaddle causes a gentleman to raise his hands - but whether at her riding skills, her beauty or her recklessness, who knows ? Date: circa 1660

Background imageGent Collection: Walkman Foreseen

Walkman Foreseen
The Walkman is foreseen as a city gent is absorbed by his portable wireless; strange how potent cheap music can be... Date: 1909

Background imageGent Collection: WELL-BEHAVED BOY C1920

WELL-BEHAVED BOY C1920
A well-behaved boy rescues an aged gents hat Date: circa 1920

Background imageGent Collection: SHOWER BATH / ACKERMANN

SHOWER BATH / ACKERMANN
A stylish young gent barges in on someone partaking of a shower bath and a young lady who is undressing - no doubt he wants to know why women always take so long! Date: 1813

Background imageGent Collection: British Huntsman on a small-format Carte de visite (Portrait carte-de-visite, CdV)

British Huntsman on a small-format Carte de visite (Portrait carte-de-visite, CdV) - an an albumen print to which a thin paper photograph was mounted onto a thicker paper card. Date: circa 1870s

Background imageGent Collection: A Gentleman and a Lady descend into a public convenience

A Gentleman and a Lady descend into a public convenience
A Gentleman and a Lady descend elegantly into their respective public conveniences Date: circa 1905

Background imageGent Collection: Fine Gent dressed up as a Red Indian Chief

Fine Gent dressed up as a Red Indian Chief. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGent Collection: Private View at the New Gallery - Crush in the Central Hall

Private View at the New Gallery - Crush in the Central Hall
Private View Day at the New Gallery: The crush in the Central Hall. Date: 1893

Background imageGent Collection: Smart London Gent - Cabinet Photograph

Smart London Gent - Cabinet Photograph. Date: circa 1890

Background imageGent Collection: Flo from Pimlico

Flo from Pimlico taking a stroll along the Victoria Embankment, London - gaining some admiring glances from rich Gentlemen both young and old! Date: 1906

Background imageGent Collection: Gentleman on his knees professing his love to his beloved

Gentleman on his knees professing his love to his beloved
Interesting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a gentleman on his knees professing his love to his beloved, perhaps offering a proposal of marriage

Background imageGent Collection: Suffragette Madonna - Crop of 1910 - Anti-Suffrage card

Suffragette Madonna - Crop of 1910 - Anti-Suffrage card
Anti-Suffrage card - Suffragette Madonna - Crop of 1910 - The man of the House holding the baby whilst his wife goes out and campaigns for womens rights

Background imageGent Collection: Fashionable Edwardian Swagger Style - Gentlemans Hat

Fashionable Edwardian Swagger Style - Gentlemans Hat
Fashionable Edwardian Swagger Style - Gent wearing an all-enveloping hat - a mild satire on the penchant for women (and men) to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Date: 1909

Background imageGent Collection: Smart, sartorially-confident Gent at the seaside

Smart, sartorially-confident Gent at the seaside, resplendent in old school blazer and tartan cap on holiday, pictured on The Esplanade Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1939

Background imageGent Collection: Four Fine Chums

Four Fine Chums
Four very elegant Gentleman pose for their Group Studio Portrait. The two on the right are sporting very precise waxed moustaches and all four are keeping the UK Starch industry in business

Background imageGent Collection: Smart Gentleman and young daughter in garden

Smart Gentleman and young daughter in garden
Smart Gentleman (perhaps somewhat overdressed?!) and his young daughter in garden, who is wearing a very smart coat and boots

Background imageGent Collection: A Four-man British Shooting Party

A Four-man British Shooting Party - note the specialist jackets worn by the two gentleman at the front, both with padded shoulder protection to prevent injury from the rifle recoil. Date: 1930s

Background imageGent Collection: Young girl out for stroll with Father & Grandfather, London

Young girl out for stroll with Father & Grandfather, London
Young girl out for a stroll with her Father & Grandfather, London. Date: 1935

Background imageGent Collection: French Humorous Postcard - Gent riding a Pike

French Humorous Postcard - Gent riding a Pike. Date: circa 1907

Background imageGent Collection: The Local Country Squire - out for a ride in his trap

The Local Country Squire - out for a ride in his trap
Britain - The Local Country Squire - out for a ride in his trap. Date: 1910s

Background imageGent Collection: Trade Card for Week-end Cigarettes - English taste

Trade Card for Week-end Cigarettes - English taste, featuring a smart young English gent proudly showing off his cigarette pack. Date: 1934

Background imageGent Collection: Goodbye - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner

Goodbye - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner
Adieu - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner. Painting by the Czech artist Alexander Jakesch (1862 - 1934). He appears to have tried to soften the blow with a bunch of flowers - now

Background imageGent Collection: How to kiss your Rich Aunt

How to kiss your Rich Aunt ! A rather foolish and foppish young man (with an eye on the prize!) greets his Elderly (and very rich) Auntie with extreme enthusiasm. Date: 1908

Background imageGent Collection: Golden Square coat advertisement

Golden Square coat advertisement
Advertisement for Golden Square clothes manufactured by Watt, Thexton and Co who specialised in overcoats and topcoats. This half-belted travelling coat is described as

Background imageGent Collection: Advertisement -- male model posing

Advertisement -- male model posing (Phillip Webb). 1959

Background imageGent Collection: Man in suit and bowler hat, 1962

Man in suit and bowler hat, 1962
A smart gent in a tailored Heptons suit, carrying a cane and wearing a bowler hat. Date: 1962

Background imageGent Collection: A Variety of Mens Hats

A Variety of Mens Hats
A selection of mens hats, including a Bowler Hat, a Tweed Cap, a soft felt hat, a best silk hat, an opera hat, a chauffeurs cap, a Ladies Riding hat and a Tweed hat

Background imageGent Collection: Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire - Gent pushing his young baby

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire - Gent pushing his young baby boy, sitting up in a fine perambulator ( Redelsham ?) with his elder daughter in a pretty white summer dress, walking alongside

Background imageGent Collection: Platform of Holland Park Underground Station

Platform of Holland Park Underground Station
Central Line Series. A very trendy (and slightly effete) young gentleman stands in very aloof repose, pretending to ignore the glamorous lady to his right

Background imageGent Collection: Old Gent at Volendam, The Netherlands - Traditional Costume

Old Gent at Volendam, The Netherlands - Traditional Costume circa 1910s

Background imageGent Collection: Stepping on a red carpet, 1920s couple in evening dress

Stepping on a red carpet, 1920s couple in evening dress
A gentleman in full evening dress including a top hat, offers his hand to a female companion who alights gracefully from a car onto a red carpet. Date: 1928



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