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The Sketch Spring Fashion Number 1953Front cover of The Sketch magazine by Strevens featuring a romantic illustration of an Edwardian lady. Date: 1953
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her homeThe home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the motor carThe motor car with broken windscreen from which Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have been thrown into the sea following an accident at Penmaenbach near Llandudno
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the slope down which she fellThe slope down which, according to the chaffeurs first statement, Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have fallen and coming through the windscreen of her car at Penmaenbach
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: site of the crashThe spot at which the motor car of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have struck the wall
Rare Russian Postcard - Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) - sent from Odessa, Ukraine on 9th May 1900. Date: 1900
A small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River BargesA lovely postcard composition depicting small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges. Date: circa 1909
The first Irish Water Spaniel club trials, 1908The first working trials of the Irish Water Spaniel Society, near Mildenhall, Suffolk. 1909
King Oscar II of Sweden - Jubilee PostcardA delightful card (mixture of white embossing and a pale yellow background) depicting King Oscar of Sweden (1829-1907) - Jubilee Postcard celebrating the Kings 75th Birthday
The Irish water spaniel club trials, 1909A page from The Illustrated Sporting Dramatic News, reporting on the Irish water spaniel club trials near Mildenhall, Suffolk, 1909. 1909
Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950Fashion show by Christian Dior held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 25 April 1950 to raise funds for the Museum of Costume, all arranged by Mrs Langley Moore
Locarno: Madonna del SassoLocarno, Italy: Madonna del Sasso - located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the canton of Ticino at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps
Harry Hawker - Homecoming of the Australian Aircraft pioneerWild scenes greet the return, in 1914, of Harry Hawker (1889-1921) - Australian aviation pioneer - on his return to Australia (to demonstrate the advanced Sopwith Tabloid)
Archangel, Russia - The Surkow & Shergold Timber Deal YardArkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia - The Surkow & Shergold Timber Deal Yard
British Migrants to Australia on board ship - 1920sIn the 1920s, the Australia Government was keen to develop regional areas
London Central YMCA - Tottenham Court Road - now demolished and replaced by the St. Giles Hotel. Date: circa 1910s
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (18821944)
Sculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) by Felix PfeifferSculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) (1912) by Georg Felix Pfeifer (1871-1945) Date: 1912
Percy Pilcher DrawingsPercy Pilcher Drawing Date: 19th century
Riders in St. MortizA scene in the Swiss ski resort of St. Moritz in 1927 showing riders in smart riding habits, stopping by a cafÚáÀith their horses
Violet Gordon CharlesworthA portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing
Miss Penelope Pike by Madame YevondeFront cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Miss Penelope Pike who had just announced her engagement to the elder son of the Marquess and Marchioness of Zetland
Rosamond Broughton with Miss Gibbs by Madame YevondeMiss Rosamond Broughton, debutante daughter of Sir Delves and Lady Broughton, pictured with her young, Siamese gibbon, Miss Gibbs, who is clinging on to her shoulder in the most affectionate manner
Como, Italy - The Cathedral and Belfry. Date: 1898
WW1 - Amiens Cathedral, France - Protection from air attack using a wall of sandbags (exterior). Date: circa 1915
The YWCA - Central Club - Great Russell Street, London - The Library Date: circa 1910s
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, CanadaMahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s
Aldwarke lock on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation near Rotherham - coal transport by barge from Aldwarke Colliery. Date: circa 1920
The Government House, Intendance St, Port Louis, MauritiusThe Government House, Intendance Street, Port Louis, Mauritius. Date: circa 1960s
Three Birds of Australia, Magpie, Butcherird and KookaburraThree Birds of Australia - The Magpie, Butcherbird and Kookaburra. Date: circa 1910s
Delhi, India - Tomb of Shams ud-Din IltutmishThe Tomb of Shams ud-Din Iltutmish (r)
Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of AixA Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix is a French museum located on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime
Morocco - Casablanca - Derb-Sultan Quartier - The Fountain. Date: circa 1920s
C. M. S. Kalat Mission Hospital - Quetta, Balochistan province of Pakistan Date: circa 1909
A Fair on the Common at Southwold, Suffolk. Date: circa 1910s
Young Eskimo (Inuit) girl with a captured Arctic Hare Date: circa 1930s
Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(pages 2-3)Article from The Illustrated London News, November 1985, detailing four proposed plans for the construction of a Channel Tunnel. The fourth was revealed as an exclusive by the ILN. Page 2-3 of 6
Sun worshippers at Eden Roc at Cap D Antibes on the French Riviera. A favourite rendezvous of wealthy Brits during the inter-war years when tanning became ultra-fashionable. 1930
Picknickers at the fences at Aintree - Grand NationalThe Grand National Steeplechase being over, the public at once invade that part of the course that is out in the country
Carl and Tilly Brisson performing the Apache DanceCarl Brisson and his sister Tilly performing the stirring Apache dance at the Palladium in 1927. Date: 1927
Horse race on the ice of the Great Lake at St. MoritzHorse racing on the frozen lake at St. Moritz, an annual spectator sport at the smart ski resort. Date: 1927
Lili D Alvarez - ski jump at St. MoritzSpanish tennis star Lili D Alvarez performing a very passable ski jump at the resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1927
Steve Donoghue wins fancy dress competition at St. MoritzChampion celebrity jockey Steve Donoghue dressed as a sailor, his winning costume at a fancy dress competition at the smart ski resort of St. Moritz
Haig Paitgan sculpting Helen Wills MoodySan Francisco sculptor Haig Patigan working on his sculpture of tennis champion, Helen Wills Moody. Date: 1927
The Ski Forest by Fleming WilliamsTypical scene at mid-day at the top of any well-known ski climb in Switzerland
Jazz band on skis at MurrenA jazz band gamely playing their instruments while on skis at Murren in Switzerland. Date: 1927
Ice carnival at St. MoritzDancing on ice in carnival costume on one of the rinks at fashionable St. Moritz. Date: 1927
Bathing at the Lido, near VeniceBathers enjoying the warm waters of the Adriatic Sea at the Venice Lido in 1901
The morning lounge at BiarritzScene on the beach at Biarritz in 1866, about a decade after the resort on the SW French coast was made fashionable by Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie
The afternoon promenade at Biarritz on the SW coast of France, made into a fashionable resort by Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie who built the Villa Eugenie here. Date: 1866
The Countess Paul MunsterCountess Paul Munster, wife of Prince Alexander of Munster of Derneberg, formerly Miss Muriel Hay. Date: 1924
E. M. DelafieldEdmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (nee de la Pasture), otherwise known as the writer E.M. Delafield (1890-1943). Best known for her book, " Diary of a Provincial Lady", published in 1930
Famous Trains and their DestinationsPage from The Bystander featuring five of the society women wearing their costumes for the Railway Ball to be held at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in aid of the Kensington
Heath Robinson and his design for Empress of India muralsWilliam Heath Robinson at work on a panel that would eventually be used to decorate the Knickerbocker bar on board the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of India
Muriel Harris by Madame YevondeMuriel Harris, author of The Black Bag, a story published in The Bystander and winner of a 1000 prize offered by Jonathan Cape and Harper Bros. in their competition for a first novel
Pandora and her box by SogataA stylised idea of Pandora opening her box, and in this case finding many jewels. 1930
The Bystander, Arming for the Fray by Barribal 1930Front cover illustration for The Bystander by William Barribal featuring a woman with flame red hair using a hand mirror to apply lipstick. Date: 1930
Knitted outfit by Schiaparelli 1930A beige and brown knitted tricot sweater with demure front buttons and a little basque that emerges from below the belt. 1930
Bystander Winter Sports Number 1930Front cover of The Bystander magazines Winter Sports number featuring two stylish skiiers on the piste. Date: 1930
Bystander masthead, Motor Show number 1930Design for The Bystander magazines masthead referencing the Olympia motor show, where all the fashionable flappers go. Date: 1930
The Brave and the Fair at PourvilleSome impressions of the Grand Hotel and Casino at Pourville on the Normandy coast, one of a number of resorts in the area to attract the chic and sophisticated society. Date: 1924
Beach bar at Biarritz with notable personalitiesA group of well-knowns at the beach bar at Biarritz
Mrs Gerard D Erlanger at BiarritzMrs Gerard D Erlanger, formerly the pianist Egythe Baker, pictured underneath a parasol at Biarritz. Date: 1932
America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain
Prince Arthur at Leeds, declaring Roundhay Park openVisit of Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught to Leeds in September 1872. Pictured here declaring Roundhay Park open. 1872
Prince Arthur at Leeds, procession at ChapeltownVisit of Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught to the city of Leeds. Procession at the junction of Chapeltown and Roundhay Park roads. 1872
Prince Arthur at Leeds, Arrival of the Prince at town hallPrince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught, arriving at Leeds town hall during a royal visit to the city in September 1872. 1872
1930s woman walking dog - Daimler carA woman in a red suit joyfully talking her wire-haired fox terrier for a walk. No wonder shes so carefree. That car is a Daimler. Date: 1936
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow at Monte Carlo Beach poolCountess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress pictured by the Monte Carlo Beach Hotel swimming pool on the French Riviera. 1936
Count & Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow at Monte Carlo BeachCount and Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress, lunching beside the pool at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera. Date: 1936
Society on a speedboat at Monte CarloOn a speed-boat near the Summer Sporting Club, Monte Carlo, the Hon. Kay Norton (right), Mrs Richard Hoffman of New York (left) and (in the foreground), Lady Castlerosse
Barbara Hutton swimming at Monte Carlo beachCountess Haugwitz-Reventlow, aka the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, having a swimming lesson in the Monte Carlo Beach swimming pool on the French Riviera. Date: 1936
Viscountess Moore by Madame YevondeViscountess Moore, wife of the Earl of Droghedas only son, who, before her marriage was Joan Carr the well-known radio star
Sketch cover - Lady Milbanke by Madame YevondeFront cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Lady Milbanke, a la Marie Stuart due to her peaked Tudor style hat
Marchioness of Cambridge by Madame YevondeThe Marchioness of Cambridge, wife of the second Marquess, who was a nephew of Queen Mary. She was formerly Miss Dorothy Isabel Westenra Hastings and married Lord Cambridge in 1923
The Hon. Pamela Dillon by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Pamela Dillon, only daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Dillon photographed by Madame Yevonde at the time of her engagement to Viscount Cranley of the Life Guards. Date: 1936
Sketch cover - five views of Chatelaine of Naworth, YevondeFront cover of The Sketch featuring an unusual portrait of the Countess of Carlisle, formerly the Hon
The Bully by Cecil AldinA Sealyham Terrier gets aggressive with a frightened-looking English bull terrier. Models based on Aldins own dogs, Cracker the bull terrier and Woggles the Sealyham. Date: 1936
The Earl & Countess of Shrewsbury & Talbot wedding, YevondeMarriage of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot to Miss Nadine Crofton-Atkins, younger daughter of Brigadier-General and Mrs C. R. Crofton-Atkins of Trobridge, Crediton, Devon
Jeni Le Gon by Madame YevondeJeni LeGon (August 14, 1916 December 7, 2012), also credited as Jeni Le Gon, American dancer, dance instructor, and actress
The Sketch Spring Number 1953Front cover of The Sketch Spring Number featuring an illustration of a woman wearing a flower bedecked picture hat. Date: 1953
Lady Tweedsmuir and daughter Joanna by Madame YevondePriscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, PC (nÚÑáThomson; 25 January 1915 11 March 1978), Unionist and Conservative politician and wife of Johnnie Buchan
The Season in Cairo - at the Ghezereh PalaceThe grounds of the Gezereh Palace Hotel, one of the most fashionable rendezvous in Cairo during the winter season when smart society flocked there