Jul19 Collection (page 4)

Just an old-fashioned girl - skirt lengths go down in 1930
Cartoon commenting on the sudden change in hemlines in 1930, which went down to the floor once more. Suddenly, the modern flapper girl of the mid-1920s with her short skirts looks rather

Voice audition for female role in a musical 1908
Illustration of a voice-trial for a female role in a musical comedy, with Stanley Wade and Merlin Morgan shown judging the auditions for Mr George Edwardes theatre companies

Amateur female photographers at work 1890
Amateur female photographers at work in the Court of Lions in the Alhambra, Granada. Woman played an active role in the development of photography as a medium and by the 1890 s

Bystander cover - Marchioness of Headfort
The Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective

Life class at the Royal Female School of Art 1868
Life class at the Royal Female School of Art in Queen Square. The Royal Female School of Art was founded in 1848 in London and trained women in fine art. Date: 1868

Ponds Cold Cream as sun protection
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream, suggesting that, if applied before exposure (to the sun), prevents the skin from becoming dry and burnt. I m not entirely convinced by this claim. Date: 1930

Childrens Happy Evenings 1890
Children playing and being entertained by women as part of the " childrens happy evenings" initiative, designed to improve attendance in London Board schools by offering evening

I don t want him, my dear by H. M. Bateman
" I don t want him, my dear - you buy him." Two sophisticated women regard an unpromising male specimen and discuss the merits of purchasing him. Date: 1930

Bystander cover - Mrs Alex McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland)
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a coloured photograph of Mrs Alex McCorquodale aka prolific novelist Barbara Cartland

Mrs Davies, the lady sharpshooter 1900
Female rifleman, Mrs Davies, in a trench during the seige of Mafeking (now Mahikeng) in the Boer war. The image was published two days after the end of the seige

Davy Burnaby caricatured by Garretto
Actor and entertainer George Davy Burnaby (1881 - 1949), caricatured by Garretto in The Bystander. Burnaby appeared in numerous films but was also well known for forming The Co-optimists a revue

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in The House that Jack Built
Theatrical double act Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar dressed as what appears to be Mickey and Minnie Mouse in a scene from " The House That Jack Built"

Women training to become motor-bus conductresses 1917
Women on a trial trip on a motor-bus as part of their training to become conductresses. The Illustrated London News comments on the war

Lady Victoria Haig
The second of Field-Marshal Haigs three daughters, Victoria, captured by Madame Yevonde. 1927

Undergraduate female student tea party, December 1920
Female undergraduates at Somerville College, Oxford, enjoying a tea party hosted in the living quarters of one of the students

Female and male undergraduates in laboratory, July 1908
Undergraduate students of mixed gender working in one of many new chemical research laboratories at Leeds University, opened by the King on 7 July 1908

Undergraduate female students playing hockey 1920
Undergraduate female students playing a hockey match at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford on a field, with the college buildings in the background

Woman examining her hat in a mirror
Woman photographed as she examines her hat in the mirror in the Northern Polytechnic. The Northern Polytechnic offered classes to enable women to learn how to convert old clothing

Entirely female army, September 1897
Hypothetical depiction of " the next great war", showing an army made up entirely of female soldiers riflemen and artillery, one of which lies dead on the grass

Female postal workers in London, c. 1915
Three female postal workers walking through a London street in full uniform and with satchels to carry their post. During the war, the Post Office lost 75

South African female soldier in the Boer War 1900
Female South African soldier Mrs Otto Krantz with her horse and in a field, at the time of the Boer War. The Sphere describes the military role of Boer women beyond preparation

The theft of the La Tour Pastels from St. Quentin, Dec 1918
Article describing the theft of the pastel work of Maurice Quentin de la Tour and showing a selection of three examples of his most famous pastel work

Line of female ambulance drivers 1918
Female Red Cross ambulance drivers standing in a line in front of their vehicles with their mascot, a great Dane. The Sphere describes Queen Marys specific interest in the role of women in the war

First womens village council in Findon, Sussex, May 1918
Photograph of the first womens village council in Findon, Sussex, established in 1917. The accompanying article describes the origins of the council in the innate female concern for domestic affairs

Female land army workers resting after a full day 1918
Women in Theydon, Essex, resting, socialising and reading in their club room after a days training for land army work. The Womens Land Army was established in 1917 to replace male workers in

Female royalist Spanish troops 1875
Three sketches of female Alphonsist vivandieres from different regiments, shortly after the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy under Alphonso XII in Spain, December 1874. Date: 1875

Female royal flying corps driver 1918
Female royal flying corps driver from a painting by Harrington Mann. Date: 1918

A French cantiniere 1890
French cantiniere, named as Madame Vialar, striking a distinctly sassy pose which well displays her two medals; the military medal and the Crimean medal, during the first Franco-Dahomean War

Women unloading van outside veterinary hospital 1918
Women photographed unloading a forage van outside a veterinary hospital in London, specialising in the treatment of injured horses

Women farm workers loading a cart, May 1918
Two female farm workers as they load a cart with " roots for cattle", possibly swedes. The Sphere gives an extremely complimentary report of female work on farms describing how " there

Women jam makers at work, May 1918
Women working in the boiler room of a jam factory in England. Jam-making process, output of the factory and the importance of jam to the armys food supply, needing approximately 100

Woman harvesting apples as old man watches 1918
Old man watches, " not altogether unmixed with disapproval", as women harvest apples in an English garden. The Sphere comments on the mixed reaction of the old man

Women working at a South London gas works 1918
Women working at the South Metropolitan Gas Works, London. The Sphere elaborates on the pioneering work of the engineer of these gas works in successfully replacing male workers with women

Chief members of the Shah of Persias suite
The visit of the Shah of Persia to England in 1889. Senior members of the Shahs suite. 1889

Soldiers marching in shorts in Wales, September 1939
British soldiers marching in Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War. The Sphere comments on their bare knees and puttees but assures the reader of their spirit and ability

Mother searching for her belongings in debris 1939
Mother searching for her belongings as her children watch in the debris of her home in Warsaw, having been hit in a German air raid in the first few weeks of the German invasion of Poland. Date: 1939

Aftermath of an incendiary bomb in Poland 1939
Polish civilians as they deal with a fire caused by an incendiary bomb in Poland. The Sphere contextualises the man on the left; describing him as a butcher whose daughter had been injured in an

Sinking of HMS Courageous, September 1939
Photograph of aircraft carrier HMS Courageous as it sinks, having been torpedoed by a German submarine, 17 September 1939

British soldiers marching in Britain, September 1939
Men in full uniform with guns and bags around their necks practicing marching in Britain. The Sphere comments on their new-found " soldierly qualities" thanks to the exercise

Polish nationals praying for Poland in church, Sept 1939
Polish nationals, including army officers, embassy staff, the ambassador and the Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Hinsley, praying for their country in a Polish Catholic church in Islington

Lord Gort and Sir Edmund Ironside studying map 1939
Commander-in-chief of British field forces, Lord Gort, and Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Sir Edmund Ironside, studying a map

Sir Thomas Beecham leaving the War Office 1939
Photograph of famous conductor Sir Thomas Beecham as he leaves the War Office, after a discussion concerning entertainment provisions for soldiers, following the outbreak of war in September

Charing cross station 1870
A detailed exterior view engraving showing front of Charing cross station in the nineteenth century. Date: 1870

Joseph Kennedy working at the US embassy, September 1939
Joseph Kennedy, photographed working at the US embassy, where his father worked at the time, to help with the processing of the rush of Americans trying to leave Britain

Inside of ration book for motor spirit, September 1939
Coupons for petrol found inside a ration book issued by Surrey County Council, 5 September 1939. Petrol rations were based on the horsepower of a vehicle

Motor spirit ration book front cover, September 1939
Front cover of a ration book for motor spirit, issued by Surrey County Council on 5 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war

Grand Junction Railway in Crewe 1843
Crewe Railway station during the nineteenth century. Date: 1843

Polish national Mr Hutton offering gas mask cases 1939
Mr Hutton, originally from Poland, photographed handing gas mask containers to Members of Parliament. The Sphere describes how Mr Hutton provided individually named gas mask containers for each

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