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HYGIENE MUSEUM DRESDENThe Deutsche Hygiene Museum at Dresden is a tribute to the healthy regime made available by the National Socialist principle of Kraft durch Freude (Strength through joy). Date: circa 1938
40S AUSSIE BEACH BABEA skirtless bathing costume composed of a transparent blue lace or net lined with a flesh-coloured jersey. Lightweight, its guaranteed not to hamper the swimmer. Date: 1940
MAGIC CATS OF CHINAThese magical spirit-cats perform the vital function of keeping away the rats which would otherwise devour the silkworms : the flowers also keep the worms healthy
ASKLEPIOS CONSULTEDA group of healthy-looking young ladies come to consult Asklepios in his private clinic Date: circa 300 BC
Woman cleaning fish, TurkeyA woman wearing white head scarf and long skirt guts and cleans fish on the sea shore, Fetiye, Turkey (see also pic 12478400 for vertical format image). Date: 1985
Handstand on the beach Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, FranceA teenage girl does a hand stand against a beach hut in Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, France Date: 1988
Two young ladies out for a countryside walkTwo young ladies enjoying the health benefits of a good walk in the countryside on a hot summer day. What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? (From Leisure by W. H)
Lady bursts through Hoods Latest Newspaper full of healthLady bursts through Hoods Latest Newspaper, full of health and vitality! Hoods Saponaceaous Tooth Powder apparently cleanses the teeth, sweetens the breath, and hardens the gums. Date: circa 1900s
Shaker Extract of Roots (Seigels Syrup) - cures DyspepsiaTwo healthy children, who have obviously been taking their Shaker Extract of Roots (Seigels Syrup) - cures Indigestion and Dyspepsia. A. J. White - Proprietor, 168 Duane Street, New York, USA
Two Shoeshine boys fighting over a potential customer - humorous images used as a promotional tool for Blecao - the blurb for which reads as follows
FRANK, Johann Peter (1745 - 1821). German physician and hygienist, pioneer of the public health. Oil
Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes
Advert for Andrews Liver SaltsAndrews inner cleanliness comes first. Refreshes the mouth and helps clean the tongue. Antacid in action, Andrews settles the stomach and corrects digestive upsets
Women's League of HealthThe Women's League of Health and Beauty presenting an exercise demonstration in Hyde Park. The League was founded in 1930 by Mary Bagot Stack. Date: 1932
Comic postcard, Man enjoying a drink or two in the countryside Date: 20th century
Cutout advertisement, Granola digestive biscuitsCutout advertisement, Macfarlane Langs Granola digestive biscuits, with wheat field and windmill. Date: early 20th century
Cartoon, soldier reunited with mother, WW1Cartoon, showing a French soldier reunited with his mother, telling her not to worry, he is not injured in any part of his body. Date: 1916
Prunella Stack & the Womens League of Health & BeautyAnn Prunella Stack OBE (1915-2011), President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, founded by her mother Mrs Bagot Stack
Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1940A true mother. Every true mother can know the bliss of perfect content even if she is unable to feed her baby naturally. Cow & Gate is the exact substitute science has found for babys natural food
Hair washing with Cuticura soap, 1890sAn advertisement for Cuticura soap, used here as a shampoo: for a clean, healthy scalp and luxuriant hair, where all else fails. Date: 1890s
Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1928Cow & Gate formula, made of pure milk only. Your vision of a sturdy, healthy child can be fulfilled by using the right diet
St Lukes Hospital, Lowestoft, SuffolkSt Lukes Hospital at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Formerly the Empire Hotel, the building was acquired in 1921 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Monte Mar (Montemar), Valparaiso, Chile, South AmericaMonte Mar (Montemar), a bathing cove near Valparaiso, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1908
Spa Hotel Songgoriti, Malang, East Java, IndonesiaSpa Hotel Songgoriti, Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1925
Human heartIllustration of a human heart - top of a layered anatomical fold-out in a medical book. Date: c.1900
University Exerciser and Reducer advertisementAdvertisement for the University Exerciser and Reducer to eliminate that tired feeling from your life and step out into a new world of joyful energy
Cow & Gate Snap - Malted Milk for a reign of health. circa 1930s
Cow & Gate Snap - Heres Health - Malted Milk, rich in natural sunshine. circa 1930s
Cow & Gate Snap - Smiler the future miler. circa 1930s
Cow & Gate Snap - Just a stir and its ready! circa 1930s
Cow & Gate Snap - I prescribe - circa 1930s
Prunella Stack - Leader of Womens League of Health & BeautyPrunella Stack - Leader of The Womens League of Health & Beauty, The mortimer Halls, 43 Great Portland Street, W1, London - Aim of the League was
WW2 poster, Healthy stock will breed good laying hensWW2 information poster, Healthy stock will breed good laying hens, British Poultry and Egg Production No.3. For Victory. Date: circa 1940
Old Maid card - Land Girl. circa 1940s
A Crescent of PramsA group of babies, presumably put outside in their prams for healthy sun and fresh air in in the yard of a creche, nursery or orphanage. Date: circa 1930
Stewed PlumsStewed plums served in a glass bowl, with decorative dessert dishes. Date: 1930s
Bathing at Wembley 1930SSunbathers on the banks of the River Thames at Wembley during a summer heatwave. Date: early 1930s
Fitted Bathroom 1903Example of a fitted bathroom, with tiled walls and porcelain plunge bath, perfecto lavatory etc. taken from Maple & Cos book: Healthy Homes Date: 1903
MILKMAIDSTwo milkmaids on their way to market with their milk. Date: 1897
Girl playing hockeyA female hockey player from the Edwardian period, clearly disputing the advice from Medicus (insert) that women should, avoid all excess in the field games which are suitable only to sporting men
Hotel Great Central, near Regents Park, London - claimed to be in the healthiest part of London. Date: circa 1910
Allenburys Foods for InfantsThe Milky Way to Health. Depicts happy healthy children. Art Deco style. Artist: Gladys Peto Date: 1925
Good Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier lifeGood Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier and happier life
Large group photo, Montecatini Spa, ItalyLarge group photo of men and women at Montecatini Thermal Baths and Spa, Tuscany, Italy, on 17 August 1919. Date: 1919
Exercising at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas, USAMen exercising (doing calesthenics) at a military training camp, Camp Travis, near San Antonio, Texas, USA. Date: early 20th century
VALUEOrive toothpaste ad
Dutch boy scout eating at camp, HollandA Dutch boy scout eating at camp, Holland
People on skis in the snow, SwitzerlandPeople on skis in the snow in Switzerland, balancing on one leg