Nov17 Collection (page 2)

WW1 fashion - As it was. Is. And Ever Will Be
" What absurd clothes, my dear; besides; you really look a little fast." Cartoon by G. E. Peto in The Sketch, 1915 commenting on the changing silhouette of womens fashion in response to

Audrey Devereux with her children
Audrey Maureen Leslie Meakin was the daughter of James Meakin and Emma Beatrice Wallace. She married, firstly, Hon. Robert Godfrey de Bohun Devereux, son of Robert Charles Devereux

Lady Queensberry with her children and Hon. Mrs. Rose
Cathleen Sabine Mann (1896-1959), Artist; former wife of 11th Marquess of Queensberry, and later wife of J. R. Follett; daughter of Harrington Mann with her children David Harrington Angus Douglas

Jeni LeGon (August 14, 1916 December 7, 2012) was an American dancer, dance instructor, and actress. She was one of the first African-American women to establish a solo career in tap. 1936

Timothy Hunloke
Timothy Henry Hunloke was born on 30 December 1932.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Philip Hunloke and Lady Anne Cavendish. He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Miss Ruth Primrose
Ruth Alice Hannah Mary Wood (nee Primrose), Countess of Halifax (1916-1989) on the front cover of The Tatler. Her engagement with Hon. Charles Wood is announced in the caption. 1936

Hon. Lydia Noel-Buxton
Hon. Lydia Victoria Noel-Buxton was born on 4 February 1922. She was the daughter of Noel Edward Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton and Lucy Edith Burn

Viscountess Long of Wraxhall
Frances Laura (nÚÑáCharteris), Duchess of Marlborough (1915-1990), Former wife of 2nd Viscount Long and of 3rd Earl of Dudley and of Michael Canfield

Lady Dunn with her daughter Anne
Irene Clarice O Brien (nÚÑáRichards, formerly Marchioness of Queensberry and Lady Dunn) (1898-1977), Music hall entertainer; former wife of 11th Marquess of Queensberry and of Sir James Dunn, 1st Bt

Duchess of Leinster
Agnes) Raffaelle FitzGerald (nÚÑáKennedy), Duchess of Leinster (1901-1993), Former wife of Clare Van Neck, and later second wife of 7th Duke of Leinster; daughter of Robert Davidson Kennedy. 1939

Lady Ratendone
Mary Gwendoline (nÚÑáFoster), Lady Forwood (died 1999), Former wife of 2nd Marquess of Willingdon (when Viscount Ratendone)

Lady Alington
Mary Sibell Sturt (nÚÑáAshley-Cooper), Lady Alington (1902-1936), Wife of 3rd Baron Alington; daughter of 9th Earl of Shaftesbury. 1935

Lady Churston with her son
Elizabeth Mary Yarde-Buller (nÚÑáDu Pre), Lady Churston (1910-1951), Daughter of William Baring Du Pre; first wife of 4th Baron Churston with her son John Francis Yarde-Buller

Lady Mary Katharine Coke
Lady Katharine Mary Coke (7 March 1920 6 October 1993) was the youngest daughter of Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester. 1939

Hon. Moira Nivison
Hon. Sarah Jane Moira Nivison was born on 1 May 1957. She is the daughter of Robert Nivison, 3rd Baron Glendyne and Elizabeth Armitage. She married Ian Dreverman, son of Arthur H

Countess of Listowel with Julius Caesar
Judith Hare (nÚÑáde Marffy-Mantuano), Countess of Listowel (1903-2003), Journalist, author and first wife of 5th Earl of Listowel. 1938

Miss Patience Brand
Patience Boo Brand, daughter of Lt.-Colonel Brand and Lady Rosabelle Brand. She served in the WVS Canteen Service during the second World War aged 18. 1939

Lady Elizabeth Scott
Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (20 January 1922 19 September 2012), later Elizabeth Diana Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, on the front cover of The Sketch magazine. 1937

Clare Sheridan (born as Clare Consuelo Frewen; also known as Clare Consuelo Sheridan) (9 September 1885 - 31 May 1970), English sculptress, traveller and writer. Date: 1924

Rohays Burnett
Elizabeth Rohays Mary (nÚÑáBurnett), Lady Boyd-Rochfort (1916-1993), Former wife of Hon. Henry Kerr Auchmuty Cecil, and later wife of Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort; daughter of Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert

Sarah Churchill (7 October 1914), daughter of Winston Churchill, at the age of 21 1936

Lady Gloria Fisher (born 1916), daughter of Ernest Edmund Henry Malet Vaughan, 7th Earl of Lisburne 1936

The Countess of Rosse and her Daughter
Anne Messel, the Countess of Rosse and her eldest daughter from her first marriage are shown in this photography. Anne Messel (later Parsons) was previously married to Ronald Armstrong-Jones

The Mainwaring Sisters
This portrait shows the two beautiful daughters of Sir Henry Stapleton Mainwaring, 5th Baronet. With his death in 1934 the title became extinct

Lady Diana Abdy (Bridgeman)
(Helen) Diana (nÚÑáBridgeman), Lady Abdy (1907-1967), Fashion leader; wife of Sir Robert Henry Abdy; daughter of 5th Earl of Bradford 1936

Cycle lever chain works in France 1896
English inventor William Spears Simpson invented the cycle lever chain that we still use today. It was such a success that they were unable to keep up with demand

Pulling a Christmas cracker, New Years Eve by Simon Harmon
Two children in party hats pull a Christmas cracker at the dinner table. Date: 1917

Father Christmas distributing toys by Angusine Macgregor
Father Christmas distributing toys from his sack to a queue of small children dressed in their nightwear. Date: 1917

William Spears Simpson, English inventor of the cycle lever chain, similar to the one cyclist use today, formed by linked triangles with two levels

Ladies day in the swimming-bath Ladies day in the swimming-bath
Bathing in all weathers: Ladies day in the swimming-bath of a famous London club Date: 1920

Advert for Gamages kitchen cabinets 1929
A place for everything and everything in its place. Three stand alone units for the kitchen, made from wood, available with easy payment terms. 1929

Welsh Eisteddfod 1906
Opening of Gorsedd, Ceremony in which druids are in a circle, the Gorsedd (meaning chief) sit on a throne, where the Eisteddfod is proclaimed. 1906

Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia 1906
Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia and Offices. Ceremony in the Royal National Eisteddfod takes place every summer in the first week of August, been happening for a couple of centuries since 1568

Don t be shocked Aunt Cathie but I occasionally smoke
Illustration to a short story by E. F. Benson, The Puce Silk illustrating the a young woman smoking a cigarette in front of her aunt. Date: 1908

Womens Autumn clothing 1929
Beige, red and brown in fashion for Autumn 1929. 1929

Womens Winter clothing 1929
1920s dresses for dance. 1929

Selection of fashionable hats 1929
Shady hats for cloudless skies. Selection of womens hats. 1929

Womens clothing 1929
Loose weaves a feature of new woollen. Early spring womens frocks made from trelya wool. 1929

Munitions supply to Russia
Japan to the rescue! How our Far-Eastern ally supplies Russia with munitions 1915

The Catch of the Season - Asquith & the Vote, 1917
Prime Minister Herbert Asquith shown being helped aboard a bus with the help of a female conductor during the First World War

Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1855
Christened Leviathan in the early stages, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J

Chritmas pudding 1849
Well to do victorian family with lots of children waiting to be served their Christmas pudding. 1849

Souvenirs by Brunelleschi, couple in snowy scene
Souvenirs by Brunelleschi. Stylised illustration of a colourful 19th century couple carving their names in the trunk of a tree in a snowy scene while the moon comes up in the violet sky. Date: 1928

Elegant couple arriving for supper at the Savoy, 1913
Elegant and well-heeled party arriving for supper at the Savoy, 1913. The gentlemen are wearing white tie. Date: 1913

Penny for the Guy
Country folk carrying the Guy, asking " A penny for the Guy!" at neighbouring houses. circa 1850s

Between the Acts, ballet dancer reading
Between the Acts by Gordon Nicoll. A ballet dancer reads a magazine in the dressing room during a pause in the performance. Date: 1928

Preparing for a trade show at the Royal Agricultural Hall (today the Business Design Centre) in Islington, London. Date: 1900

Christmas Dinner, How it was stolen & what became of it?
Storyboard showing rich Victorians entertaining guests for Christmas dinner, while the cooks out of the kitchen the turkeys been swiftly stolen out of the window

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