Oct18 Collection (page 2)

John Fitch - American inventor of the steamboat
John Fitch (1743-1798) - the ill-fated inventor of the steamboat, who ended his own life in Bardstown in 1798, Kentucky, USA

Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka
Traditional catamaran Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Switzerland - View toward the Matterhorn. Date: circa 1910s

King Leopold III of Belgium and Queen Astrid
King Leopold III of Belgium (1901-1983) and Queen Astrid (formerly Princess Astrid of Sweden) (1905-1935) arriving at an official function. Queen Astrid tragically died in 1935 in a car accident

The Atlantis Hotel - Pool - Cabana Club, Miami Beach, USA
The Atlantis Hotel - Pool - Cabana Club, 27th Street, Miami Beach, Florida, USA Date: 1955

Elmira, NY State, USA - State Reformatory (now the Elmira Correctional Facility). Date: 1908

Plaza de Espana, Barcelona, Spain. Date: circa 1930s

Southwick near Trowbridge, Wiltshire - An Open-Air Baptism
Southwick near Trowbridge, Wiltshire - A well-attended baptism by complete immersion in the open air baptistry. This bapistry was improved and walled in 1937

Upper Walthamstow Road, London - looking very much the same today, albeit without the iron gates and railings, likely taken for scrap during the war. Date: circa 1907

Great Indian Rhinoceros, 1899
Studies from life at the Zoological Gardens: the Great Indian Rhinoceros, 1899. 1899

The Earl of Jersey at the Georgian Ball, Osterley Park, 1939
George Child Villiers(1910-1998), 9th Earl of Jersey and his second wife Virginia(1908-1996), the Countess of Jersey. Photographed under the portrait of his ancestor Francis Child at the Georgian

Scenes of destruction in London after Hyde Park riots
Scene of destruction at Marble Arch (left) and broken railings at Hyde Park Corner following riots that took place in Hyde Park in response to the authorities preventing a meeting by the Reform

The Showboat, Maidenhead
Artists impression of The Showboat at Maidenhead, a club offering a swimming pool, sunbathing, cocktails, dinner, dancing, cabaret and sports

Gertrude Lawrence at La Caponcina on French Riviera
Front cover of The Bystander featuring British actress Gertrude Lawrence pictured holidaying at the Villa Caponcina on the French Riviera, the home of the fashion design Captain Edward Molyneux

Beach suits of shantung and crepe
Extremely clever beach suits from Marshall and Snelgrove of Oxford Street. The ensemble on the left is a study in plain and printed shantung; the waistcoat strikes a new note

Bystander masthead - tennis match
Bystander masthead design with a dynamic illustration of a mens tennis match in progress, reflecting that the 24 June 1931 is their special Wimbledon number. Date: 1931

Ada Peacock, theatrical dress designer
Ada Peacock, stage costume designer. Best known for designing for Charles B. Cochrans musicals and revues. Date: 1931

Margaret Whigham and Lord Selby
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with Lord Selby at Mrs. Woolley-Harts house-warming party in June 1931. Date: 1931

The Bystander - The Sultana of Johore by Yevonde
The Sultana of Johore, wife of H.H. Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore, photographed by Madame Yevonde contemplated a wicker bird cage on the front cover of The Bystander magazine. Date: 1931

Lady Hamilton Grant on roof garden of Berkeley Court
Lady (Hamilton) Grant, aka the actress Margaret Bannerman, featured in a photograph on the front cover of The Bystander taking tea on the roof garden of Berkeley Court

Florence Gould in costume for the Perian Gala, Juan les Pins
Florence Gould, wife of Frank Jay Gould, the famous millionaire and controlling genius behind the Palais de la Mediterranee at Nice

A sun suit of Irish linen, 1931
A sun suit in printed irish linen showing a bold cretonne design and consisting of trousers and coat, the scheme being completed by a sunshade and hat

Juan les Pins advertisement, 1931
Advertorial for the resort of Juan les Pins on the French Riviera, tempted readers with the promise of endless sunshine, beach pyjamas and the terribly modern Hotel Provencal. Date: 1931

Bystanders on the Riviera
Aperitif time at the CafÚáñe Paris, Monte Carlo. The group in the right foreground shows Mr. W. A. Hiatt, who looked after the financial interests of millionaire and Riviera personality

Bystanders on the Riviera - E. G. Oakley Beuttler & wife
Wing-Commander aand Mrs E. G. Oakley-Beuttler enjoying the Riviera sunshine in Cannes. Beuttler was a humorous artist and regular contributor to The Bystander magazine. Date: 1931

Bystander masthead - the races by Gordon Conway
Bystander masthead illustrated by Gordon Conway featuring a stylised crowd at the races watching horses and jockey ride past. Date: 1931

Nice Carnival by Webster Murray
In Good King Carnivals Reign. An impression of Carnival Time in Nice, especially drawn for The Bystander by Webster Murray. Date: 1925

Princess Karageorgevitch at the Villa Fiorentiana, Cannes
Princess Karageorgevitch of Serbia in the grounds of her beautiful Riviera home, the Villa Fiorentina, at Cannes. Considered one of the most impressive villas in the area

A gift to Exeter Cathedral - statues being hoisted into plac
Statues of patron saints, donated anonymously in thanksgiving for the end of the Great War, are hoisted into position in the empty niches round and above the north porch of Exeter Cathedral

Veterans at play
Golf veterans George Duncan, James Braid, J H Taylor and Abe Mitchell having played a round of golf in aid of the Prince of Waless General Hospital. 1926

Golfer James Braid at Edinburgh
Scottish golfer James Braid taking a shot at the Braid-Ellis Professional Golf Tournament 1906

James Braid, winner of Tooting Bec Challenge Cup
Scottish golfer James Braid, winner of the Tooting Bec Challenge Cup at West Middlesex Golf Course. 1904

James Braid driving off the ninth tee
Scottish golfer James Braid at the 9th tee during a charity England v Scotland match in aid of Queen Marys Christmas Fund. 1914

Twenty One years after: The Return Match
Golfer James Braid, A Herd, J H Taylor and Harry Vardon at Moor Park course, after re-enacting a famous golf match of 1905 in which they all competed 1926

Planning a new course - James Braid
Golfer James Braid and others discussing the new plans for the new golf course at Dunfermline 1928

James Braid on the golf links at Lee (Devon)
Golfer James Braid taking a shot on the links on the Lee golf course in Devon. 1923

Womens interest in the 1918 General Election: queuing outside the Queens Hall during the meeting of David Lloyd George. 1918

The Sphere & Tatler Professional Foursomes
Professional Foursomes, namely, John Rowe, W T Jefferies, Rs Fernie and James Braid playing at Sunningdale 1914

The Four Masters
Photograph of the Four Masters of early 20th-century golf - George Duncan, J H Taylor, Harry Vardon and James Braid, in April 1914. 1940

A great international match revived: match at St Albans
View of the 2nd green at St Albans, where a revival match from 1905 was being replayed with the same players. J H Taylor and Harry Vardon representing England played James Braid

James Braid misses a putt at Oxhey
James Braid missing a putt at the sixteenth hole at Oxhey playing against Tom Williamson 1921

A Great Veteran: James Braid
Golfer James Braid driving during the 1, 040 golf tournament at Walton Heath 1934

James Braid at the Bystander Trophy
James Braid and comparing match cards at the Bystander Trophy at St Georges Hill 1928

James Braid at Rowland Joness benefit match
James Braid, along with other golfers and actors acting as caddies posing at a benefit match for golfer Rowland Jones 1927

James Braid signing an autograph
Golfer James Braid signing an autograph for a young hunter at Banstead Golf Club during the Tooting Bec Challange Cup competition 1911

James Braid and Harry Vardon
Golfers James Braid and Harry Vardon chatting on the links at Pannal Golf Club. 1908

James Braid driving from the first tee at the Pannal links
James Braid driving from the first tee at the Pannal Golf Club near Harrogate 1908

Opening of the new course at Walton Heath: James Braid
Golfer James Braid driving from the fourth tee at the match to open the new course at Walton Heath. 1904

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