Life Collection (#91)

Hugh Gaitskell with his family
Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party Hugh Gaitskell at home in the kitchen of his Hampstead house with his two daughters

Man Fishes in Rain Aldin
A clergyman fishes in the rain

Trout and Frog Aldin
A trout smiles up at a frog, little knowing that someone is trying to catch him!

Clergyman Fishing Aldin
A clergyman fishes from the riverbank, watched by the local children

Man Fishes from Boat
A clergyman fishes from a flat bottomed boat

Fishing Title Page Aldin
Title page of fishing section, The Anglers Song

Man Fishes and Reads
A clergyman fishes and reads his book at the same time

Clergyman with Fish Rod
A clergyman sets off on a fishing expedition

Modern Life in Silhouette by Pierrot
Interesting illustration depicting various people of 1924, including a soldier, a couple in evening dress and a newsboy, following a line which eventually transforms into a group of dancing nymphs

How to Brighten Hotel Life: Preventing the Bathroom Boredom
Maid and shoe cleaner dancing to entertain the guests who are waiting to use the bathroom. One of a series specially drawn for The Sketch by Joyce Dennys

Officer 2nd Life Guards - Boer War Campaign Uniform. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Life Guard - Dismounted Review Order
A Life Guard - Dismounted Review Order (as he would be for dismounted sentry duty). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Burns / Highland Mary
HIGHLAND MARY The golden hours on angel wings, Flew o er me and my dearie; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary

Life / A Greek Freeze, 1924
A Greek Freeze (Greek Frieze) play on words. Five pretty young women parade merrily through the snow, in a similar fashion that might be found upon a Greek Frieze

Life / Souvenir d amour 1924
A gentleman in smoking jacket and fez leans upon the fireplace and ponders the ladies garter in his hand; a souvenir of love

Life / Fashion, shorter skirts 1924
A young female dress maker holding a measure and a pair of scissors, kneels upon a foot stall. Skirts will be shorter this fall

Life / Saint Valentines Day 1924
It takes all sorts. A short plump lady and a tall thin man are speared together by Cupids arrow

Life / Young Centurion Soldier 1924
A young boy dressed as a Centurion soldier brandishes his sword

Life / Lady Luck 1924
Lady Luck in a flowing blue dress, sits side saddle upon a magnificent horse followed by a black cat and a blue bird

Life / Her Tackling Dummy, 1924
This lady has her own version of a football Tackling Dummy - a life size American footballer ! on which she practices the art of love and seduction

Life / Fashion, hair 1924
To bob, or not to bob - The girl who couldn t make her mind up. When a girl has to decide upon a short hair style, its not a decision to be taken lightly, especially when her hair is his long

Life / 1924 Olympics
Life Magazine, Olympic number, featuring humorous cartoons of the various events, including shooting, diving, athletics, boxing and horse jumping

Lear / Nonsense / Rocks
There was an Old Man on some rocks, who shut his wife up in a box; When she said, Let me out! he exclaimed, Without doubt, you will pass all your life in that box

Piccadilly, by A. R. Thomson
Illustration showing an evening at Piccadilly, London. Glamorous party goers mingle with commuters, taking in the city life

When Puck Laughs by Primrose Harley
A sprite, or Puck, rocks idly on a weather vane atop a church steeple, and mocks the people in the town below going about their daily business

Appledore lifeboat, Devon
View of the local lifeboat and crewmen sailing offshore at Appledore, on the North Devon coast

Prince Leopold, 1872
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1855-1884) photographed in 1872. Leopold was the fourth son and eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Prince Leopolds engagement
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1855-1884) and his future wife, Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont in 1881. The fourth son and eight child of Queen Victoria

Prince John of Wales (1905-1919), youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary, pictured here wearing a dress. Until after the First World War it was normal to dress small boys

Militaria - on red cloth
British army militaria, displayed on a vivid red cloth. Includes short knives, plumed helmets of the Life Guards Regiment, a cereoinial drum and light cavalry helmets. Photograph by Malcolm Greensmith

Portrait of Princess Alice Maud Mary (1843-1878), Grand Duchess of Hesse, third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

World Cup Fashions 1966
Examples of World Cup fashion for ladies. An assortment of colourful football shirts modelled by the female staff of London Life magazine in 1966

Le Five O Clock At Deauville by Edmund Blampied
An impression of the polo ground at Deauville during the tea hour. Since the war, afternoon tea - that formerly despised meal - has become the most fashionable of ceremonies among l haut monde

Vignettes Of A Whirling World by Helen McKie
A selection of illustrations by Helen McKie of life on the Riviera. The Riviera was a fashionable destination for the privileged classes, particularly during the 1920s and 30s

A Summer Morning In France by Blampied
An illustration by Edmund Blampied or Blam of a morning game of golf taking place with the sun rising in the background. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines

Polo At Biarritz by Edmund Blampied
Our Artists impression of the new polo ground at Beyris, half-way between Biarritz and Bayonne, which was opened last year by the King of Spain

Cooking Christmas dinner at the Front
British soldiers cooking two geese for Christmas dinner on a makeshift spit held by rifles, a spade and a couple of sticks

La Route Aux Courses by Edmund Blampied
An impression of a typical scene on the road to the racecourse at Dinard. The all-conquering motor has not yet entirely ousted the more elegante horse equipage

Pursuit by Edmund Blampied
An illustration of cupid, sent by an admirer, trying to catch up with two elegant ladies. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines

The kitchen of a common lodging house, Spitalfields, London. Men and women sit together under the laundry hanging out to dry. This scene was sketched from life

An Ashanti village before the 2nd Ashanti war in 1873
Normal life in an Ashanti village before the outbreak of the second Ashanti War in 1873-74. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

Low lodging house, St. Giles, London
A poor lodging house for women in St. Giles, London. Old and young are crowded in a small room and laundry hangs from the ceiling. A couple of elderly women are having a cup of tea

Poor children on Westminster Bridge
This illustration entitled Left Behind shows poor children on Westminster Bridge watching a steamboat taking their companions for a days outing. It was drawn from life by Paul Renouard

A team of working horses at work in the fields ploughing. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Captain Urquharts Life Preserving Raft, River Thames, 1858
Engraving showing the trial of Captain Urquharts Life-Preserving Raft on the River Thames, near Westminster, London, 1858

Feeding the horses
A farmer brings feed to an adult shire horse grazing in a field and a young foal. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Mutual Life Assurance Society Offices, London, 1859
Engraving showing the exterior of the Mutual Life Assurance Society Offices in King Street, Cheapside, London, 1859

Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice at Osborne House
Engraving showing Queen Victoria at her writing desk in a room at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Her youngest daughter Princess Beatrice is playing the piano nearby

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