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Colonel Barker - Valerie SmithPage from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895
Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of ColonelPage from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895
Richmal Crompton (1890 - 1969), English writer, best-known for her Just William series of books for children. Pictured in The Illustrated London News at the time her book
Jack Chapman, dirt track speedwayJack Chapman, Australian dirt track speedway rider, thrown from his bike during the Puritan Cup at Audenshaw. Date: 1929
The Age of the Sea-Monster, discovery in AlaskaPage from The Illustrated London News reporting on the discovery of the remains of aa sea-monster on the Kenai peninsula. 1950
Sketches at the Royal Military Tournament by John Hassall
A Conversazione at the London Sketch Club, John HassallScenes from a smoking conversazione at the London Sketch Club in which members would do a turn. Pictured by John Hassall is Cecil Aldin, Phil May
Pity the Unemployed by John HassallA man pushing a cart with the sign, Pity the Unemployed disappears into a pub. John Hassall, author of the illustration includes the caption, " With apologies to the real unemployed."
A Communist Club-Room in Leicester SquareA Communist club-room in Leicester Square - French refugees in London
French Communists in London, living crowded together in basic lodgings. Date: 1872
Vive la Commune - Siege of Paris, 1871The French Siege of Paris by Felix Regamey showing the insurrection of the Communards against government forces
F. J. Furnivall Frederick James Furnivall FBA (1825 - 1910), English philologistFrederick James Furnivall FBA (1825 - 1910), English philologist, best known as one of the co-creators of the New English Dictionary
Kenneth Grahame (1859 - 1932), Scottish writer, most famous for Wind in the Willows. Date: 1908
Buddy Bradleys dance schoolPrincipal Boys, including Patricia Burke and Jean Gillie, practising their dance moves for the pantomime season at Buddy Bradleys dance school. Date: 1940
Circumstantial Evidences by John HassallOh you naughty boy! I saw you throw it! Falling snow from a nearby roof has suddenly landed on top of a bemused woman in a large heap, as a innocent boy passes by. Date: 1909
This is where we won the war - Ops room, Biggin HillSketch by Captain Bryan de Grineau of the deserted operations room at Biggin Hill in September 1945. Date: 1945
Londons Coronation Visitors, from Poster-Land by HassallCartoon by John Hassall illustrating visitors to London to see the 1902 Coronation of Edward VII all as characters from famous posters
A Bit of a Surprise by Illustration by John HassallFather Christmas is completely astonished when suddenly he sees right in front of him a sooty chimney brush popping up, with unwanted toys going in all directions. Date: 1911
Strength in Bronze, sculptures by Dora GordinePage from The Graphic reporting on the bronze sculptures by a young Russian girl, Dora Gordine, at the Leicester Galleries in 1928. Date: 1928
John Hassall Correspondence Art School advertisement, 1917Advertisement for the John Hassall Correspondence Art School showing a sketch of Hassall himself putting the finishing touches to his famous poster for The Only Way starring Sir Martin Harvey
The Sketch Photographic Interviews XXXiX - Mr John HassallPage from The Sketch featuring a photographic interview with the artist John Hassall. He is seen at work in his studio at 88 Kensington Park Road, sweeping up and working on his large watercolour
John Hassall painting The Morning of AgincourtJohn Hassall (1868 - 1948), artist and illustrator known as The Poster King for his highly popular posters, pictured in his studio working on his watercolour painting
Kitchener by John HassallCaricature of Lord Kitchener by John Hassall. Date: 1902
Cecil Aldin by John HassallCaricature portrait of Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935), artist and illustrator, by his good friend John Hassall. Aldin was particularly well-known for his sporting pictures
A Hurried Courtship by John HassallA Hurried Courtship - Perfect Strangers Meet He: Ain t that a swagger marriage? She: Don t I wish it were moine! He: Don t I wish it were moine! She: Don t I jes wish it were both ours
John Hassall sketching for the Red Cross, WW1The artist John Hassall pictured sketching at a Red Cross fundraising event in Kidbrooke Park, London in 1918. To the left is Major Devitt who organised the sports for men of the Royal Field
John Hassall in his Argyll motor carThe artist John Hassall in his 23-30 Argyll motor-car after climbing the test hill at Richmond Park. Date: 1907
How Doth the Little Busy Bee by John HassallA Study of Young Life by John Hassall. The picture, signed Dallinghoo, 1904, pictures his three eldest children, Dorothy, Ian and Isabel, watching beehives at the rectory of Dallinghoo, Suffolk
