Park Collection (#90)

Miss Margot Park, actress and war worker
Miss Margot Park, an actress, who, according to The Sketch, had left the stage during the war to work at the Ministry of Munitions. Whether this was in a factory or office setting is unclear

Seamans Orphanage, Liverpool
A view of the Liverpool Seamans Orphanage at the citys Newsham Park. Date: Date unknown

Beacons of Silver Jubilee day 1935, by G. H. Davis
The great bonfire held in Hyde Park to celebrated the monarchs Silver Jubilee, which King George lit by pressing a button in Buckingham Palace, the first in a chain of 200 beacons. 1935

Self portrait with parasol (2 / 2)
A self-portrait of Vera Punter taken in the grounds of Badminton Park, Wiltshire England. The photograph is taken with an O Box Brownie camera

Self portrait with parasol (1 / 2)
A self-portrait of Vera Punter taken in the grounds of Badminton Park, Wiltshire England. The photograph is taken with an O Box Brownie camera

War Economy by A. Wallis Mills, WW1
Lady Sybil de Vere: " Do look at those extraordinary people. Their clothes are quite new!" Sir Hugo: " Rotten bad form

Boating scene
An oar cuts through the inky waters of Regents Park boating lake, London. Date: 2010

Riley Pathfinder reg. No. WAF 580 at Cosawes Caravan Park, (Rene Fraser at the wheel)

Children on the Wrigley three wheeled motorized cart at Cosawes Caravan Park in 1950. Date: 1950

Rene Fraser & Co on the Wrigley at Cosawes Caravan Park in 1950. Date: 1950

Ros Fraser in cowboy outfit, Goldie Fraser on horse, Ian Fraser with shotgun, Cosawes Caravan Park in 1953. Date: 1953

Alan Fraser on BSA Bantam D10L motorcycle in 1967 at Cosawes Caravan Park. Date: 1967

Goldie Fraser with tame Magpie Sammy at Cosawes Caravan Park in 1950 s. Date: 1950s

Tatler cover - Lady in riding breeches, Rotten Row
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a photograph of a young woman in Rotten Row, the famous and fashionable riding thoroughfare in Londons Hyde Park

Tatler cover, Lord Rosebery & Hon. Neil Primrose
Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847 - 1929), Prime Minister, statesman and author, pictured (right), walking with his son, the Hon

WW1 silhouette - soldier in the park
A silhouette showing a scene in a park with a British soldier seated on a bench in between two ladies. A small child, described as an enthusiast in the caption asks politely

Mrs Vernon Castle with her monkey, Rastus
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. Pictured here at a meet of the United Hunts Racing Association at Belmont Park wearing a lattice

Lady Essex, Chatelaine of Cassiobury Park
Adele Capell (1867-1922), Countess of Essex (n饠 Adele Grant) US-born socialite who married into British nobility as wife of George De Vere Capell, 7th Earl of Essex

Lady Cowdray with one of her lady gardeners
Lady Cowdray, a strong supporter of the Womens Land Council, seen with one of the many lady gardeners who was employed on her large estate at Cowdray Park, Midhurst during the First World War

Lord Wimborne & the England polo team, 1914
Captain Frederick Barrett, captain of the 1914 England polo team, pictured with Lord Wimborne, a supporter and helper of the team

Lady Eveyln Beauchamp and the Countess of Carnarvon, 1929
Lady Eveyln Beauchamp(19011980) and her mother Almina Herbert, the Countess of Carnarvon(1876 -1969), at the Hurst Park races, 1929

Army Sports Meeting at Greenwich Park, WW1
A sports meeting, organised by the Y.M.C.A. with various military sporting types competing in a number of competitions in Greenwich Park, London

Tango craze: a tango on roller skates, 1913
Mrs Philips Roberts and Mr S. H Easton embrace the latest dance craze by perform the notoriously complicated tango, but on rollers skates, at the Holland Park Hall Rink. Date: 1913

Cantonment Gardens, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar)
Cantonment Gardens, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Date: circa 1890s

Botanical Gardens, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India
Government Botanical Gardens, Ootacamund (Udhagamandalam, Ooty), Tamil Nadu state, India. Date: circa 1890s

Freshwater River, National Park, Australia
Freshwater River, National Park, Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Gardens in Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Gardens, Nikko, Japan
Gardens at Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Eden Gardens, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. It is now used as a cricket ground. Date: circa 1890s

Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India. Date: circa 1890s

Eve walks out with Uncle Fred wearing his volunteer armbands
Illustration by Annie Fish to illustrate Letters of Eve in The Tatler. The eponymous Eve is walking out with her Uncle Fred who always aggressive

Subaltern stunts by H. L. Oakley
A double page spread of silhouette vignettes by the famous silhouette artist, Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley, featuring scenes during a WW1 subaltern officers ten days leave in England

Lady Drogheda and son
Lady Drogheda and her son Viscount Moore, aged three years and five months, at the Knole Park wedding of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West

St Winifreds Receiving Home, Clapham Park, Balham
St Winifreds Home, Thornton Road, Clapham Park, Balham - formerly the Clapham Home of Rest for Girls Out of Situation, and later the St Annes Home for Girls

Childrens Coronation Fete in Victoria Park, 1902
A fete for children in Victoria Park, East London, in celebration of the Coronation of King Edward VII on 24 June 1902. Entertainment was provided by a number of music hall stars who dressed up for a

The Round Pond angler in silhouette
A small child with a fishing net amuses himself at the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: 1926

Geishas in park, Kyoto, Japan
Geishas in a park, Kyoto, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Torii and park, Japan
Torii (wooden gateway) and park, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Waterfall, National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Waterfall in National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Dionne quintuplets, 1936: observation platform
The theme park Quintland that was constructed around the Dionne quintuplets, five identical baby girls born on 28th May, 1934, at Callander, Ontario

Dionne quintuplets, 1936: religious goods sought by tourists
The theme park Quintland that was constructed around the Dionne quintuplets, five identical baby girls born on 28th May, 1934, at Callander, Ontario

Dionne quintuplets, 1936: souvenir stone sought by tourists
The theme park Quintland that was constructed around the Dionne quintuplets, five identical baby girls born on 28th May, 1934, at Callander, Ontario

The next showing of the Dionne quintuplets to visitors, 1936
The theme park Quintland that was constructed around the Dionne quintuplets, five identical baby girls born on 28th May, 1934, at Callander, Ontario

Two civilian scenes in Berlin, WW1
Two civilian scenes in Berlin in the early part of the First World War, asking the question: Has Germany Also Her Slackers? Above, an afternoon crowd in Unter den Linden

Miniature Railway, Venice, California, USA
Miniature Railway, Windward Avenue, Venice, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Bath House and Ocean Front, Ocean Park, USA
Bath House and Ocean Front, Ocean Park, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Pier Avenue, Ocean Park, California, USA, with shops and shoppers. Date: 20th century

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