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Road House at the Whitehall TheatreSketches of scenes in the play Road House at the Whitehall Theatre. Written by Gordon Harker, the play, a light-hearted murder mystery
Speed and the World Speeds with YouPhoto montage in The Bystander reflecting the 1930s obsession with speed and transport, as exemplified by pictures of racing cars, aeroplanes and steam trains. Date: 1932
Nina Vanna in a white evening gown by Madame YevondeNina Vanna (Nina Yasikova Kind Hakim Provatoroff, 1899-1953) by Madame Yevonde. She was a Russian-born British film and theatre actress
Margaret Whigham flower arranging in Selfridges windowMiss Margaret Whigham settling an argument how a florists window should look by very publicly dressing the window of Selfridges flower shop in October 1932
Society Returns to the Bicycle by HynesFantastic caricatures of some of the most famous faces in 1930s British society, all furiously peddling away on bicycles. Back row from left: Sir Henry Birkin
Lady Broughton by Madame YevondeLady Broughton (1894 - 1968), first wife of Sir Jock Delves Broughton, photographed by Madame Yevonde in 1932. Previously Miss Vera Griffith-Boscawen
Plaster decoration at the New Oxford TheatreA workman seen high up in the roof of the New Oxford Theatre in the process of erecting plaster decoration from Messrs. White Allom for Charles B. Cochran
Elinor Glyn and Gloria SwansonWriter, scriptwriter and journalist Elinor Glyn (right) pictured with actress Gloria Swanson at the West Coast studios of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation at the time Glyn had written a
The Tatler and Eve at the Advertising Ball - fancy dressMiss Lily St. John, representing The Tatler and wearing a replica costume of the eighteenth century gentleman who appears on the cover, together with Evelyn Laye representing its sister magazine
The Boots Who Forgot to Chalk the Boots, H. M. BatemanSequential cartoon by H.M. Bateman showing a young man given shoe cleaning duties in a hotel muddling up various pairs with hilarious consequences the following morning. Date: 1920
Tatler Cover - Jose Collins & Lord Robert Innes-KerLord and Lady Robert Innes-Kerr. Lady Innes-Kerr was formerly the stage actress Jose Collins and daughter of the famous Lottie Collins
A negligee of Eastern inspiration by LucileA romantic and exotic creation, reminiscent of the Orient, by the dress designer, Lucile, aka Lady Lucy Duff Gordon. Date: 1920
Lady Diana Somerset by Madame YevondeLady Diana Maud Nina Somerset (12 September 1898 6 May 1935), married 19 September 1925 Captain Lindsey Shedden (18811971)
Auchinleck churchyard, burial place of James BoswellAchinleck churchyeard with the family vault of Lord Auchinleck in which James Boswell was buried. Date: 1895
The Marionettes by Annie FishA bored looking fashionable young woman and her male companion drink what looks rather like absinthe in a smart restaurant. Date: 1919
Laurette Taylor as Peg o My Heart by Kate CarewAmerican actress Laurette Taylor in the role that made her famous - Peg in Peg o my Heart. The show was popular in the UK early in the First World War but this caricature by Kate Carew relates to a
D. W. Griffith & the Gish sisters by Kate CarewNoted Hollywood film producer and director, David Wark Griffith (1875-1948) pictured with actress sisters, Lilian (left) and Dorothy Gish. Date: 1919
George Court, looking towards The Strand, 1924The picturesque George Court, looking towards The Strand, London, 1924, showing the Old George pub with an aviary within, now occupied by the Retro Bar (2020). Date: 1924
Artist Norman Keene replicating the original drawings done by William Heath Robinson on boarded up shop fronts in London. Heath Robinson designed pictures to illustrate the particular merchandise
London Hippodrome posters revealed after air raidPosters for the London Hippodrome revealed after a bomb blast stripped away hoardings in October 1940. The poster dates from 1900 and in the centre is one for Miss Mary Arnotis
Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup, which promises to take off flesh just where you want to lose it, by loosening the congestion of fat which then vanishes
Gent from Buckeburg, Germany - in Lower Saxony on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. Date: circa 1920
Roman Amphitheatre at Nimes, France - Bullfight. Built around 70 CE, shortly after the Coliseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. Date: circa 1908
Pointe la Joue, Sark, Channel Islands. Date: circa 1920s
Statue of the Buddhist divinity Kuveraa in the grounds of Sandringham, Norfolk. It It was acquired for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)
The Court of Justice and old Minaret, Aden, Yemen - within the grounds of the British Military Camp. Date: circa 1910s
View of Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland, snow-covered scene. Date: circa late 1930s
Peak of the Matterhorn, Winkelmatten, Zermatt, Switzerland Date: 1950s
The Galata Bridge over the Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1939
WW2 - Nairana-class Escort Carrier - HMS Nairana. She was built at John Brown & Company shipyards in Clydebank, Scotland. When construction started in 1941 she was intended as a merchant ship
Greetings Postcard - Brindisi, Adriatic Coast, Italy - inset photograph of the Villa Dionisi. Date: circa 1910s
Kimberley, South Africa - Mule Train, pulled by 22 (I think!) mules. Date: circa 1920s
Kimberley, South Africa - Marula Tree Date: circa 1920s
A Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century
Snake Charmer - South Africa Date: circa 1920s
Following the Boer War, the British transferred many of their prisoners to various countries and colonies under their domain in South and South East Asia
View looking down toward the Kaaba (al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah) - Mecca, Saudi ArabiaView looking down toward the Kaaba (al-Kaʿ bah al-Musharrafah) - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Date: circa 1920s
Newfoundland, Canada - River Trout Fishing Date: circa 1910s
Newfoundland, Canada - Waterford Valley and Waterford Hall Date: circa 1910s
Labrador province, Newfoundland, Canada - St Johns West - showing the dry dock. Date: circa 1910s
The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary or United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island - maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, California, USA
A stylish finely-dressed German couple dancing the Tango. Date: circa 1914
Plague Hospital, Bombay (Mumbai), India Date: circa 1908
Westman Islands, Iceland - Puffin Catching. Date: circa 1903
Post and Telegraph Office, Reykjavik, Iceland - note the superb roof-mounted box aerial Date: circa 1909
The port / harbour at Malaga, Spain. Date: 1908
India in London - sketches at the Indian Village at Portland Hall, Langham Place, with Indian women demonstrating traditional dances
Sketches at the Albert Palace, Battersea showing the Indian village with various traditional arts and crafts on view including snake charming, pottery, nautch dancing and juggling. Date: 1885