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Lifestyle Collection (page 9)

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Japan - Japanese woman O-Hana-San prepares for a bath

Japan - Japanese woman O-Hana-San prepares for a bath Date: circa 1905

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Thomas Dermody

Thomas Dermody
THOMAS DERMODY - son of drunken Irish schoolmaster, talented writer whose wild lifestyle ( I am vicious because I like it ! ) led to an early grave in Lewisham. Date: 1775 - 1802

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Thomas Dermody - 2

Thomas Dermody - 2
THOMAS DERMODY - son of drunken Irish schoolmaster, talented writer whose wild lifestyle ( I am vicious because I like it ! ) led to an early grave in Lewisham. Date: 1775 - 1802

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher
HENRY WARD BEECHER American churchman, of flamboyant lifestyle and hypocritical morals. Date: 1813 - 1887

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Henry Ward Beecher Photo

Henry Ward Beecher Photo
HENRY WARD BEECHER American churchman, of flamboyant lifestyle and hypocritical morals. Towards the end of his days. Date: 1813 - 1887

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Aristocratic Lady

Aristocratic Lady
An aristocratic lady in her park, with a book to read and a servant at hand to fetch and carry : a year from now, the French Revolution will change her lifestyle... Date: 1788

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Bussy-Rabutin

Bussy-Rabutin
ROGER de RABUTIN, comte de BUSSY, known as BUSSY-RABUTIN French soldier, known for his libertine lifestyle, echoed in his writings for which he was exiled from the court Date: 1618 - 1693

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Cartoon, A nouveau riche man, WW1

Cartoon, A nouveau riche man, WW1
Cartoon, a nouveau riche man, who has made his money from the war, tells a showgirl that he arrived in Paris in clogs, and he won t blush to admit it

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front - WW1

Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front - WW1
WW1 - Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front by Phyllis Spence. (from left) Standard Dress the Lady of the house horrified by the standardised form of ladies dress encouraged during WW1

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Wartime in London, WW1

Wartime in London, WW1
A two page spread, showing what happened in Hyde park during WW1, telling of the different lifestyles of each soldier. The illustration is showing how Hyde park had changed since the war started but

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Crofters grinding corn, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Crofters grinding corn, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Skye crofters planting potatoes, Scotland

Skye crofters planting potatoes, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Crofters and their cottages, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Crofters and their cottages, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Healthcare for children under five years 1947

Healthcare for children under five years 1947
If your child is under five. Issued by the Ministry of Food. It isn t only the tiny baby, but the child right up to five years, who needs cod liver oil and orange juice every day

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Miss Margaret Whigham seeks sylvan solitude

Miss Margaret Whigham seeks sylvan solitude
Exhausted from her relentless socialising (and appearances in society magazines like The Bystander!), Miss Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), later Mrs Charles Sweeny, then Duchess of Argyll

Background imageLifestyle Collection: George V working in a tent

George V working in a tent
King George V (1865 - 1936), pictured during World War I working at a desk in a large tent erected on the lawns of Buckingham Palace. Date: 1918

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Wiltshire Downland

Wiltshire Downland
A cyclist on a tandem stops to take in the lovely Wiltshire Dowland, near Devizes, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Doulting Abbey

Doulting Abbey
The Abbey, or Tithe Barn, Doulting, Somerset, England, built at the end of the 14th century. Date: 1930s

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Bicycles by the Thames

Bicycles by the Thames
Parked bicycles (including a tandem) along the tree-lined River Thames at Datchet, Berkshire, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Underground home - Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia

Underground home - Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia - used in the harsh winter. Date: circa 1800

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Gentleman wines and dines his lady in style but at low cost

Gentleman wines and dines his lady in style but at low cost
How can you do it? Gentleman wines and dines his lady in style at Belmonicos but at low cost, as he only earns $8.75 a week ! Date: 1912

Background imageLifestyle Collection: Advice to would-be brides - The housework ahead

Advice to would-be brides - The housework ahead
Advice to ladies about to be married - To get used to house-work! Try a few weeks Charing. The sender of this card has added the waggish line: " Hope you won t grease the stairs for me



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