Jan21 Collection (page 2)

German gipsies in Scotland
German gipsies, who had arrived in Leith and travelled across Scotland to set up an encampment in Glasgow

German Macedonian gipsies in Britain, moved on repeatedly by the authorities, before being shipped back to Germany

Macedonian gipsies, who arrived in London and camped at Tower Hill before moving through Whitechapel, Leytonstone, Wanstead Flats, Walthamstow, Chingford and out into Essex. Date: 1904

Art students at the Royal Academy school
Boisterous male art students pictures at the Royal Academy school, chatting in between lessons

WSPU leaders at Madame Tussaud s. From left to right, the wax figures are of Annie Kenny, Emmeline Pankhurst, Christabel Pankhurst and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. Date: 1908

Christening of Princess Elizabeth, 1926
The Royal Christening: Inside the Chapel at the Palace. The christening of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in May 1926 in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of

Princess Elizabeths Christening Cake
Cake for the christening of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in May 1926. It was decorated with cupids holding wreaths of flowers

Scene from J. M. Barries Peter Pan at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in 1905
Scene from J.M. Barries Peter Pan at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in 1905, showing Peter saving his band from the pirates,

Page from The Tatler reporting on the new Plaza Hotel, a hotel for New York millionaires. Date: 1908

Walter Greenwood and Ethel Mannin
Walter Greenwood (1903 - 1974), Salford-born English novelist, best known for the socially influential novel Love on the Dole (1933), talking to Ethel Mannin (1900-1984)

Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Lilian Lambton, at the time of her marriage to Charles Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass (later Earl Home)

Diana Churchill by Madame Yevonde
Diana Spencer-Churchill (1909-1963), eldest daughter of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Pictured in 1935 by Madame Yevonde wearing a fashionable beret. Date: 1935

The old Arctic exploring ship, HMS Resolute, broken up at Chatham Dockyard. Two sailors contemplate the wreck. Date: 1879

Europe expects China to defeat Japan, 1894
Cartoon at the time of the beginning of the first Sino-Japanese War (July 1894 - September 1895). Europe (represented by Mr Punch) expects China to defeat Japan. Date: 1894

Ruins of tower of St. Issey Church, Cornwall
Ruins of the tower of St. Issey Church, near Padstow in Cornwall

George Robert Sims (1847 - 1922), journalist, writer and publisher, pictured in the study of his home in Clarence Terrace, Regents Park, part of a long-running series in The Tatler

Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832 - 1914), poet, poetry critic and friend of Algernon Swinburne, pictured at his desk at his home, The Pines, Putney (which he shared with Swinburne)

Sir Max Pemberton (1863 - 1950), popular British novelist, mainly of adventure and mystery stories. Pictured at a desk in the study of him at Fitzjohns Avenue, Hampstead

Egerton Castle (1858 - 1920), writer and fencer, pictured posing in his study at his home in Sloane Gardens, London. Part of a long running series in The Tatler depicting literary figures in their

Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863 - 1933), English novelist and playwright, best known for his novel, The Prisoner of Zenda. Pictured at work in his home at Savoy Mansions in London

Ernest William Hornung (1866 - 1921), English writer, creator of Raffles, the gentleman burglar. Pictured seated at the desk in his study at his home in Pitt Street, London

Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867 - 1906), English / American writer
Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867 - 1906), English/American writer, nom de plume: John Oliver Hobbes, pictured in her study, surrounded by bookcases as she writes at her desk

Israel Zangwill (1864 - 1926), English playwright and novelist, with a special interest in Jewish themes. Pictured in his study

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), writer, historian, best known for his science fiction novels. Pictured in his study at his home, Spade House, Sandgate

Wales win the Rugby Championship with a win over Ireland at Cardiff Arms Park. Hundreds of people scale the walls of the ground to gain entry after the gates were closed, in defiance of the police

Hockey at Cardiff Arms Park. England win against Wales by 5 goals to nil. Date: 1938

England v Wales rugby match at Cardiff Arms Park. A heavy defeat for England explained in this cartoon: to cut the story short, mud - AND the Welsh XV defeated England. Date: 1922

A very great crowd gathered at Cardiff Arms Park for the international rubgy match between England and Wales. A section of the crowd breaking through the rails when an equalising try for Wales was

Cardiff Arms Park during rugby match between Wales and England to start the season. A convincing win for Wales. Haydn Tanner has the ball. Date: 1938

Isobel Violet Hunt (1862 - 1942), British author and literary hostess; writer of feminist novels. She founded the Women Writers Suffrage League in 1908

Arthur George Morrison (1863 - 1945), English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in Londons East End, and for his detective stories

Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853 - 1931), writer, pictured in a charming Arts and Crafts room at his home in Wimbledon. Part of a series in The Tatler of photographs of literary figures at home

Max Beerbohm (1872 - 1956), writer and dramatist, pictured in his study at home in 1905, part of a series of photographs in The Tatler showing literary figures in their homes. Date: 1905

Literary and artistic contributors to the charitable magazine, Printers Pie, lined up for a photograph during a dinner given by W. Hugh Spottiswoode at the Savoy

Some Rejected Posters by John Hassall - Makes the Hair Grow. John Hassall reigned supreme as the poster king during the first two decades of the twentieth century

Mock article in Punch with a version of the popular book character Wee Macgreegor, written by J. J. Bell and drawn by John Hassall, pictured in tears. Date: 1903

Members of the London Sketch Club in costume for an unemployed supper in 1905. Date: 1905

A bobby on the beat, who has stopped to enjoy a bit of pie from a friendly cook in one house, gets surprised by the heat of a stove. Date: 1912

New firefighters breathing equipment 1907
Firefighters wearing new breathing apparatus to protect them from inhaling fumes, lasting twenty minutes

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