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Silver Soap Suds by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1930Miss Baba Beaton, (the photographers sister), the Hon. Mrs Charles Baillie-Hamilton (formerly Miss Wanda Holden) and Lady Bridget Poulett shown as decorative soap suds in a photograph by Cecil
Sale of paintings from the Cook Collection, Sothebys 1958Scene at Sothebys auctioneers during the sale of paintings from the collection of Sir Francis Cook. The lot seen under the hammer is The Madonna and Child by Andrea Brescianino which fetched 200
Art Deco lady with carAn elegant lady in a coordinated outfits with billowing scarf pauses beside a car. Date: c.1929
The Main Street, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Date: circa 1920s
Chelsea Arts Club Ball, 1954Scene at the Chelsea Arts Club Ball at the Royal Albert Hall at midnight with balloons drifting down from the ceiling and revellers in fancy dress costume singing Auld Lang Syne. 1954
My Country Lane by Edgar Bateman & Albert PerryPromotional music sheet for My Country Lane music hall song by Edgar Bateman and Albert Perry. The singer, Alec Hurley, portrayed here, specialised in coster songs
Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 - 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin, educated at Repton and Caius College, Cambridge
Notting Hill, by J B GeogheganPromotional music sheet for Notting Hill, or Dodgers Lament For His Lost Love, music hall song by J. B. Geoghegan, and sung by Harry Liston
Cambodia - Phnom-Penh - The six favourites of King SisowathCambodia - Phnom-Penh - The six Favourites (Mistresses) of King Sisowath (1840-1927). Date: circa 1910
Young hunter of the Moi tribal people - VietnamYoung hunter of the Moi tribal people on the lookout - Vietnam - carrying a very impressive 9and somewhat terrifying) crossbow. Date: 1906
Queens Park Institution - Blackburn, LancashireQueens Park Institution - Psychiatric Hospital - Blackburn, Lancashire. Queens Park Hospital was formerly the Blackburn Union Workhouse. Date: 1931
Zazel Valses, by Charles DuboisPromotional music sheet for Zazel Valses of 1877 by Charles Dubois. One of these waltzes was used to accompany her act which included being fired from a cannon
The Tatler presents map of Piccadilly Circus & its environsA fabulous map illustration of Londons West End focusing on the area radiating from Piccadilly Circus pin pointing main streets, hotels, night spots, theatres and landmarks. Date: 1950
Reconstruction of Mesolithic site of Star Carr, YorkshireYorkshiremen of ten thousand years ago: a reconstruction of life on the middle Stone Age lakeside site of Star Carr, near Scarborough, showing typical artefacts and activities
Waiting for the bus they never catchTwo flappers posing prettily at a bus stop. Date: 1923
The Boy Wot Visits The Palace, by James BrutonPromotional music sheet for The Boy Wot Visits The Palace song by James Bruton. A boy, known at the time as The boy Jones intruded into Buckingham Palace in 1838 and 1840
Laos - Attapeu Province - Group of Khas-Kaseng tribesmen, some with higjly-distinctive neck rings. Date: circa 1908
Ventriloquist Mr Le-Hurst with his dummy Jimmy - LiverpoolTouring Ventriloquist Mr W. Le-Hurst with his dummy Jimmy - of 167 Liverpool Road, Islington, London. Found in an advertisement for a performance at the Abergavenny Coliseum in November 1915
Lawrence Mervil Tibbett - American Opera SingerLawrence Mervil Tibbett (1896-1960) - American Opera Singer. Sang leading roles with the metropolitan Opera in New York - more than 600 times between 1923 and 1950! Date: circa 1930s
Old Bridge and Bridge House - Ambleside, Cumbria, England. Bridge House was built over Stock Ghyll more than 300 years ago probably as a summer house and apple store for Ambleside Hall
WW1 - Female US Soldier saluting. Date: circa 1917
Laos - Forest Coolies (Labourers) in the Upper Mekong regionLaos - Forest Coolies (Labourers - derogatory term) in the Upper Mekong region of the Khas Kouenes tribe. Date: circa 1908
Congo - Mangbetu Village, Ekibondo - Decorated hutCongo - Mangbetu Village, Ekibondo - a Decorated hut with conical thatched roof. Date: circa 1920s
Mary Quant persian lamb cutaway coat, 1965Page from a fashion spread in The Tatler, featuring a glossy black Persian lamb cutaway coat of typical originality by Mary Quant for Debenham & Freebody
The Mirage of Life - Theodore Hook playing the pianoIllustration of writer and wit, Theodore Hook, playing the piano to an admiring audience. From the Mirage of Life with illustration by John Tenniel. 1867
A young woman stands beside a vase of tulips contemplating the summer light filtering through some window shutters. Date: 1924
Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904 - 1955), second daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and sister to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
Lady Mary Ashley Cooper in Jacobean costume Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper (1902-1936)Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper (1902-1936), later Lady Alington, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury. Pictured in the costume she wore at the Hatfield Pageant
Tatler cover - jockey Steve Donoghue & son Front cover of The Tatler featuringFront cover of The Tatler featuring champion jockey, Steve Donoghue (1884-1945) with his son, Pat, at Salisbury. Donoghue Junior, aged 13
A Pearl of Beauty by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1930Mrs. Ronald Armstrong-Jones, photographed by Cecil Beaton in a costume designed by her brother, Oliver Messel. Anne Messel (later Parsons) was previously married to Ronald Armstrong-Jones
Jack Hobbs (Sir John Berry Hobbs), English cricketer (1882-1963). Page from The Tatler, 1924. Date: 1924
Some celebrities of Bucks Club playing golf caricatured by Fred May in The Tatler. Includes the Duke of Leeds, Lord Chesham, Major Tommy Bouch, Lord Tweedmouth and Captain Hubert Buckmaster
An Indian PriestA British officer, who had spent time in Phoogee Kyounges (Monasteries) dressed as an Indian priest or Buddhist monk at the Indian Exhibition in 1895. Date: 1895
Lady Terence Blackwood (nee Miss Davis)Florence (nÚÑáDavis), Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (later Countess Howe) when Lady Terence Blackwood, daughter of John H. Davis of New York. Date: 1895
Woman in Salvation Army uniform and little boyA woman wearing a Salvation Army uniform poses with a sweet little boy who looks like hes trying to stifle a giggle. Date: c.1910
Bake-house in a Cornish Village by Adrian StokesA bake-house in a Cornish village. Loaves are carefully weighed before the baker shovels them into the oven. Date: 1888
The General Up To Date, by John Southey and G W HunterPromotional music sheet for The General Up To Date music hall song of 1892 by John Southey and G. W. Hunter. The General in question refers to General William Booth of the Salvation Army to which
Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W CorriPromotional music sheet for Dont Stop, Let Progress Be The Word song by John English and William Corri and was sung by Mr Green
The Rat Tat or Postmans GalopPromotional music sheet for The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop by A Postage Stamp Esquire. Date: circa 1850s
The Postman of Mayfair, by G H WItt and Hs MayPromotional music sheet for The Postman of Mayfair music hall song by G. H. Witt and Hs May and sung with unbounded applause by W Randall
The Parcels Post by N G TraversPromotional music sheet for The Parcels Post, music hall song by N. G. Travers, and sung with immense success by G H Macdermott
The Handsome Postman, by H J Wymark and R HughesPromotional music sheet for The Handsome Postman music hall song of about 1867 by H. J. Wymark and R. Hughes. Sung by George Leybourne
The Young Chap Dress d in Blue, by C Sloman and W WilsonPromotional music sheet for The Young Chap Dressd In Blue music hall song by C. Sloman and W. Wilson, sung by Nat Ogden and A Hollingsworth
Watching Em by A J Mills and F CarterPromotional music sheet for Watching Em music hall song of about 1899 by A. J. Mills and F. Carter and sung by popular singer Harry Ford. Ford is pictured in the policemans uniform
Thats Enough!, by Harry Boden and Bert BrantfordPromotional music sheet for Thats Enough! music hall song of 1905 by Harry Boden and Bert Brantford and sung by Harry Ford. The lyrics to the chorus seem to suggest anti-police feeling by the public
The Special Bobby, or Ain t It Grand, by F E PerryPromotional music sheet for The Special Bobby, or Ain t It Grand music hall song of about 1862 by F. E. Perry and sung with immense success by A B Hollingsworth
Night Duty, by Albert PerryPromotional music sheet for Night Duty, music hall song of 1899 by Albert Perry, and sung by T E Dunville. The lyrics suggest that the average bobby on night duty can only get through it with
Great Nonsense Song, by Harry Poulton and Arthur LloydPromotional music sheet for (Harry Paultons) Great Nonsense Song by Harry Paulton and Arthur Lloyd. introduced in the burlesque The Idle Prentice, which was first performed at the Strand Theatre
