Piece Collection (page 13)

Two ladies in outfits by Bernard and Premet
Two fashionable young ladies wearing the latest autumn outfits, watching sailing boats go by. On the left, a dress in pink crepe with patterned trimmings

Two young ladies in outfits by Doeuillet
Two fashionable young ladies out walking in outfits by Doeuillet. On the left, a muslin afternoon dress in a floral pattern

Jack Sparrow flies off with cricket score sheet
Jack Sparrow flies off with the cricket score sheet, causing the boys to chase him. Date: 1937

Two ladies in outfits by Doucet

Three women in outfits by Doeuillet
Three women wearing outfits by Doeuillet. On the left, a grey sleeveless tubular dress with scattered gold design, and red trim around neckline, hem and hips

Two ladies in outfits by Premet
Two fashionable ladies wearing outfits by Premet. On the left, a three-piece beige suit, single-breasted jacket with black block squares and belt

Two ladies in outfits by Bernard. On the left, a dress in white crepe de chine with a frill at the hem. On the right, a three-piece outfit in pale pink crepe with red and silver geometrical designs

Outfits by Martial et Armand, Philippe et Gaston, and Jenny
Three young ladies wearing fashionable daytime outfits. On the left a black crepe dress with silver belt, flounced cuffs, small buttons and long neck scarf, by Martial et Armand

Two ladies in outfits by Madeleine et Madeleine
Two fashionable ladies wearing daytime outfits by Madeleine et Madeleine. On the left, a white three-piece tennis outfit with patterned bands

Young lady in white jersey outfit by Molyneux
Young lady on the golf course at Cagnes, France, wearing a three-piece white jersey outfit with 3/4 length jacket, beaver brown trim on sleeves, hem and collar, by Molyneux. 1924

Outfits by Premet, Bernard and Jenny
Three ladies in the latest daytime outfits, standing near a sports car. On the left, a beige three-piece in crepe de chine, by Premet. In the middle, a beige outfit with red buttons, by Bernard

Lucky charm mascot (bone), WW1
A lucky charm mascot which looks like a piece of bone, kept by a serviceman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Ladies at a boat race in various summer outfits
A group of fashionable ladies watching a boat race, wearing a range of summer outfits. From left to right: a yellow dress with pleating by Jean Patou, a beige dress by Doeuillet

Three women and girl in outdoor clothes
Three women and a girl in outdoor clothes. The women are in three-piece suits. On the left, red wool velvet embroidered black edging to jacket and black fur on collar and cuffs, by Martial et Armand

Two women in outfits by Premet
Two fashionable women in outfits by Premet. On the left, a rosewood crepe tubular two-piece dress with high shirt style collar and ribbon, and a bow to the side of waist

Three sports outfits by Jean Patou and Bernard
Three young ladies wearing sports outfits. On the left, a striped short sleeved dress and parasol, by Jean Patou. In the middle, a three-piece white suit with high collar and ribbon bow

Selecting timber at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London
A man selects a piece of wood at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Man in a salvage yard
A man examining architectural items of a neoclassical style in a salvage yard. circa 1940s

Chiaous Bashi, Official of the Sublime Porte
A Chiaous Bashi, an official of the Sublime Porte. He was in charge of the court messengers and announced those wishing an audience with the Sultan, amongst other duties and responsibilities

Advertisement for Spode China -- every piece an heirloom. Marketed by W T Copeland & Sons at the Spode Works, Stoke-on-Trent. Featuring three items: an ornate vase and two plates. Date: May 1951

Children / Seaside / Girl
A little girl in a red one- piece swimming costume on the beach sends Love to Auntie from Blackpool. Date: circa 1910

Wildgoose family of swimmers
A family of swimmers, all in their swimming costumes: T Wildgoose, ex-1000 yards champion, with Emma (3), Alice (15 months) and Dick (4). Date: 1910s

London Chess Club
Members of the City of London Chess Club playing a new game of chess, invented by Polish composer Ludomir Michal Rogowski. 81 (not 64) pieces and even a Dictator piece! Date: 3 October 1932

Bristol Dolphin Swimming Club with two trophies
Members and management of the Bristol Dolphin Swimming Club, champions in the 1912 season, with two trophies. Date: 1912

Female Type / 4 Swimwear
Four young women in swimwear: two in bikinis, two in one- piece costumes. Date: 1950s

Jack Hatfield, British Olympic swimming champion
Jack Hatfield (John Gatenby " Jack" Hatfield, 1893-1965), British Olympic swimming champion, seen here at the time of the Stockholm Olympics in 1912

Victorian father and son in studio setting
A Victorian father and his son pose for their photograph in the studio. The man is wearing a three-piece suit and a bowler hat, while the boy wears a sailor suit and wide-brimmed straw hat

Young Victorian man in his best suit
A young Victorian man in his best three-piece suit, with a wing collar and tie, posing in the photographers studio

Elderly Edwardian couple
An elderly Edwardian couple pose for their photograph. He is wearing a smart three-piece suit and trilby hat. She is wearing a full-length skirt, high-necked spotted blouse and hat with lace trimming

Elderly Edwardian couple in studio setting
An elderly Edwardian couple pose for their photograph in the studio, with a large lump of rock to lean on, and a seaside painted backdrop. He is wearing a smart three-piece suit and trilby hat

Middle aged man with potted palm, Mid Wales
A middle aged man poses in the photographers studio, Mid Wales, with a potted palm on a table

Middle aged man in studio photo, Mid Wales
A middle aged man poses in the photographers studio, Mid Wales. He has a pointed beard, and wears a three-piece suit, with a spotty tie and wing collar

Dapper young man in a garden, Mid Wales
A dapper young man sitting on a folding steel chair in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a flower in his buttonhole, and a flat cap

Young man in studio photo, Mid Wales
A pale young man in a suit that looks too big for him, in the photographers studio, Mid Wales

Middle aged man in straw boater in a garden, Mid Wales
A smartly dressed middle aged Edwardian man poses for his photo in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit and a straw boater, and sits on a wooden chair on a slightly overgrown lawn

Middle aged man with spaniel puppy, Mid Wales
A middle aged man poses in the photographers studio, Mid Wales, with a spaniel puppy on a chain. There is a stone bench behind him, and a painted backdrop of a lake and mountains

Metropolitan Police buttons
Two Metropolitan Police buttons, one with a silvery finish, the other gold. They are set alongside a one penny piece to give an idea of their size

Father and son in a garden, Mid Wales
A father and son pose for their photograph in a garden, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing very similar three-piece suits

Two brothers in a garden, Mid Wales
Two brothers pose for their photograph in a garden, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing very similar three-piece suits

Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk
Part of the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk, set up in 1906 for the unemployed of London. Each worker was given a house and a piece of land upon which to become self-sufficient

Train-mounted artillery, Iraq
Soldiers preparing to fire a train-mounted artillery piece, somewhere in Iraq

Five men sitting in the sea in bathing suits
Five men sitting in the sea in their one-piece bathing suits. Four of them are smiling -- one looks more serious

Glamour girl on a beach in Cornwall
A glamour girl in a bikini poses for her photo on a beach in Cornwall

Tunisia - Wigmakers Boutique
A wigmakers Boutique with a customer being measured for his toupee

Patons & Baldwins - wool processing
A woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Hair Ornaments designed by G. Fouquet
Beautiful jewellery for the hair, perfect for dinners, galas and soirees

Elephant shifting large pieces of timber
An elephant removing a large piece of timber from a large stack, India

Adding Dye to a printing machine
A factory worker adds red dye to a large piece of printing machinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

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