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Page of fashion adverts - October 1909Page of four fashion adverts for clothing, for Autumn, in The Tatler, October 1909. Aquascutum Ltd, waterproof pure wool coats for men and women. Debenham & Freebody, fur-lined coat with squirrel
Advert for Marshall Snelgrove waterproof coats 1907 Advert for MarshallTwo womens fashionable full length waterproof coats with bishop sleeves. Date: 1907
Advert for International Fur Store 1908A woman wearing a cloak of seal musquash with rich silk and fox collar. Date: 1908
Edward, Prince of Wales from a sketch by John St. Helier LanH.R.H. The Prince of Wales from a study made by John St. Helier Lander for a full-length portrait published in the Illustrated London News at a later date
Block Printing, Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester 1843Block-printing a design onto a length of calico cloth at Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester. Date: 1843
LOOK BACK IN ANGERFull length portrait of a woman looking back over her shoulder at the camera with an angry look on her face. Date: mid 1960s
MODEL COUPLEFull-length portrait of a suited couple. Date: late 1960s
BANG BANGFull-length portrait of a model in a checked shirt and cropped jeans poses with her fingers making a gun. Date: late 1960s
SULLEN GIRL IN CAPEUnhappy girl in a party frock, apple green silk cloak with rows of gauging (shirring) across the shoulders & a ruched collar, calf length socks & ballet slippers. Date: 1930s
COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERDGent wears a herringbone tweed double-breasted 3/4 length coat, trilby hat & spats while taking his German Shepherd dog for a walk. Date: 1927
BOY IN KNITTED COATA small boy posed out of doors wears a 3/4 length light coloured knitted coat with collar & turned back cuffs & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: late 19th century
OUTDOOR GIRLS 1832Girls: white knee-length dress ornamented with tucks, black velvet spencer with imbecile sleeves, pantalettes, pelerine with vandykes; red & black plaid mantle with a cape. Date: 1832
RAJ FASHIONS LATE 1910SRaj clothing. The men wear cool pale coloured suits and slim ties. The ladies wear white, ankle-length dresses with soft ruffles or broderie Anglaise. Date: late 1910s
MUSLIN GOWN 1795A young woman wears a white muslin, ankle length gown, muslin jacket, a fichu or neckerchief, a mob cap with pink ribbon, white stockings & black heeled shoes. Date: 1795
HIKING FASHIONS 1926Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe. Date: 1926
WORKING CLASS DRESS 1795A young, working class woman wears a white gown tucked up to reveal an ankle length, blue petticoat. The young man wears a white shirt and short, green jacket. Date: 1795
BED JACKET 1930SA dainty bed-jacket of peach chiffon with gathered neckline and elbow length sleeves, worn over a satin, full-length nightdress. The tips of her slippers can be seen. Date: 1930
AMERICAN KIDS 1927Two smartly dressed youngsters from an American farming region - he in plus-fours, lounging jacket & tie, she in a simple dress and knee-length socks : good muscles, too. Date: 1927
RAFFAELE CADORNA Italian general and politician Date: 1815 - 1897
SYDNEY CHARLES BUXTON Statesman Date: 1853 - 1934
SIR REDVERS BULLERSIR REDVERS HENRY BULLER British general Date: 1839 - 1908
SIR JF Bridge, musicianSIR JOHN FREDERICK BRIDGE Musician Date: 1844 - 1924
JACOB BRIGHT / VANITY FAIRJACOB BRIGHT Radical politician, Apostle to the Women Date: 1821 - 1899
3 GIRLS ON SWINGS C19Three girls take turns on a makeshift swing made from a length of rope fastened to a railing. A little child, whose toy horse has broken, sobs. Date: late 19th century
COLERIDGE / CROLLSAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Writer Half-length portrait in middle age Date: 1772 - 1834
May Edney music hall comedienne and dancer moving on in the 1920s to revue and soubrette parts. Wearing full length white dress in wedding dress style with matching headdress
Red-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Red-Pied Pouter Cock pigeon, (Pigmy Pouter), standing with a view of tree tops. One other of its kind can be seen flying in the background
Blue Carrier Cock PigeonA portrait of a Blue Carrier Cock standing in full-length. The Blue Carrier Cock (Blue Bar), is one of the oldest English fancy breeds of pigeon
Snow White too grim? Release of Disney film in UKIs Grimm too Grim? The release of the first feature-length film from Walt Disney, Snow White, reported in The Sketch with a comment on the fact it was given an A rather than U certificate as London
The making of Disneys Snow White & the Seven DwarfsDouble page spread from The Illustrated London News with photographs showing the various aspects of production for the Disney feature-length animation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Longest lunch counter, F W Woolworth, Los Angeles, USAThe longest lunch counter in the world, at F W Woolworth, 431 South Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA. One hundred yards long, and air conditioned. Date: circa 1930s
Portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the ElderHalf length portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder (c.1552-1642)
Robert Baden Powell, silhouette by H. L. OakleySilhouette portrait of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the English soldier and founder of the Boy Scout Movement, by H. L. Oakley. circa 1920
An Edwardian lawyer in judges wigAn unidentified Edwardian lawyer in a full-length judges wig
King Henry Viii / HolbeinKING HENRY VIII Reigned 1509 - 1547 Full length engraving
W G Grace / Vanity FairFull length illustration of W G Grace
RMS Olympic andTitanic - compared to building heightsWhite Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic American postcard showing length in comparison to the heights of a number of important buildings and monuments. Date: early 20th century
Silk postcard, HMS Olympic, giving the liner's measurements
Unformed full length image of the Maharajah of GwaliorThe Maharajah supported the war effort by providing a hospital ship and a convalescent home. His rewards were doctorates at Cambridge, Oxford and Edinburgh. WW1 Date: circa 1914
Young woman in evening dressYoung woman in full length evening dress, sitting by the fireside. Date: circa 1970s
Womens clothing for early spring 1912Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912
Advert for Royal Worcester corsets 1914Slim silhouette of women wearing waist-line corsets. 1914
Boy soldier - attalion of The London RegimentPhotographic portrait showing a boy soldier, perhaps of a battalion of The London Regiment, full length, 1910 (c). Date: circa 1910
Winter fashion 1935Back page of a fashion catalogue, showing three women in bright winter coats. Date: 1935
Autumn wardrobe 1935Back page of a fashion catalogue, showing three women wearing autumn wardrobe. Date: 1935
Womens clothes 1935Page from a fashion catalogue for older women styles. Date: 1935
Silver Evening JacketA silver lame evening jacket with large, pointed, over- stitched revers, waistcoat basque & half-length sleeves with gathers at the shoulder. Date: 1930s
Sir Thomas Brock / V FairSIR THOMAS BROCK English sculptor, working on the memorial to Queen Victoria Date: 1847 - 1922