Polka Collection

Margaret Thatcher 1925-
MARGARET THATCHER nee ROBERTS First woman to be British Prime Minister (Conservative) 1979-90

Girls Play Bowls / 1940S
Faith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wearing various sunsuits show a bit of leg on the bowling green

Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka, composed by May Ostlere. Two puppets (without strings!) are depicted dancing on a small stage, framed by red and gold curtains

The Bystander front cover by William Barribal
Woman in a yellow, polka dot dress trying on a variety of jaunty, colourful hats

Streamline Fuselage by David Wright, showing a red-haired woman in pink and black polka dot lingerie, stockings and stilletos, stretching out her legs

LA Tarasque Polka

Polka Dot Bikini 1950S
An athletic young woman, wearing an itsy bitsy polka dot bikini with spaghetti straps, sinks into the wet sand on a beach

Teeny Weeny Bikini 1950S
A rather experienced looking blonde model poses in an itsy bitsy teeny weeny red & white polka dot bikini & white high heeled slingback shoes. She holds the straps of the top

Music cover, Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay Polka, arranged by Josef Meissler on Lottie Collins popular song. 1892

Cover design for Dutch Dolls Polka, a song by May Ostlere, published by Enoch & Sons, London. Arrangements are also available for orchestra, instrumental septet, and military and brass bands

Cats Dancing a Polka
TABBY POLKA A trio of cats with arms linked dance a polka by moonlight

Woman in ball gown of coral taffeta with silk ruffles. Robe de bal en taffetas corail a volants de gaze de soie. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

The Electric Polka by Alphonse Cary
Promotional music sheet for The Electric Polka by Alphonse Cary, circa 1880s, showing Mestopheles shining an electric light over the recently-constructed Victoria Embankment in London Date

Marquise de Casa Maury
The Marquise de Casa Maury, formerly Miss Paula Gellibrand, and Mrs Loel Guinness, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller, daughter of Lord Churston. Joan later divorced her husband and married Prince Aly Khan

Charles and Diana, St Marys, Isles of Scilly
Charles and Diana, Prince and Princess of Wales, on a visit to St Mary s, Isles of Scilly, with a crowd of spectators lining the street

Ramon Novarro - Mexican Actor
Ramon Novarro (1899-1968) - Mexican Actor, murdered by asphyxiation by two hired rent boys who believed that a large sum of money was hidden in Novarros house. Date: circa 1930s

Fancy-Ball Polka, music sheet
Cover design for a music sheet, The Fancy-Ball Polka, by E Reynolds. A late Victorian family is depicted, with adults and children dressed up for a party

Polka at a Hunt Ball
Dancing the polka at a hunt ball

Woman in dress of polka-dot crepon, and girl with dog
Woman in dress of polka-dot crepon, and girl in cherry and green check dress with dog. Robe de crepon blanc a pois jaune, robe de fillette en ecossais cerise et vert

Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, 1913
Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, designed by Kriegck, with red-lined cape. Habit nouveau par Kriegck. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Princess Margaret at Bethnal Green Youth Week, 1950
Princess Marget visiting Bethnal Green in the East End of London to open the boroughs Youth Week. Pictured wearing a black straw hat trimmed with a single pink osprey. Date: 1950

Yellow Hat - Black Jumper - Yellow Polka Dot Bag - Murray
Yellow Hat - Black Jumper - Yellow Polka Dot Bag - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Ferencz Hegedus - Hungarian Violinist
Ferencz Hegedus (1881-1944) - Hungarian Violinist. Date: circa 1910s

Music cover, Whistling Rufus, by Kerry Mills
Music cover, Whistling Rufus, a characteristic march which can be used effectively as a two step, polka or cake walk, ragtime music by Kerry Mills Date: 1899

Music cover, Rye House Polka, by Meyer Lutz, dedicated to the committee of the Clapham Institution, with a view of The Rye House by the River Lea, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire Date: 1853

Music cover, The Cricketer's Polka, by W H Stephenson
Music cover, The Cricketer's Polka, for the pianoforte with vocal refrain, composed by W.H. Stephenson Date: circa 1883

Music cover, Mephistopheles Polka, by Richard Eilenberg
Music cover, Mephistopheles Polka for piano, by Richard Eilenberg Date: 1895

Music cover, The Sea Serpent Polka, by Carlo Minasi Date: circa 1850

Music cover, The Ratcatcher's Polka, and The Donkey's Galop, by J Harroway, based on the popular song, The Ratcatcher's Daughter. Date: 19th century

Music cover, The New Haymarket Polka, by Meredith Ball, showing the proscenium arch and safety curtain of the Haymarket Theatre, London Date: circa 1880

Music cover, As You Like It Polka, by Adam Wright
Music cover, As You Like It Polka, composed by Adam Wright, design by Alfred Concanen Date: 19th century

Illustration, Great-Grandpapa's Night Club
Colour illustration, Great-Grandpapa's Night Club'. showing men and women dancing. From a page captioned, Pleasures of The Era of Peace: Penny-farthing and Polka'

Illustration, Wedding Party on Wheels
Colour illustration, The Wedding Party on Wheels, showing men, women, and children of a wedding party on bicycles in a park

Designs for women's summer dresses. The patterns were available to order for home dressmakers. Date: 1932

Dryden Die Dame Toilet Make Lipstick Spring 1928
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Dryden Die Dame Costume Woman Women Spring 1928
dryden, die, dame, costume, woman, women, spring, 1928, front, cover, featuring, two, elegant, yellow, dresses, one, applying, lipstick, polka, dot, feather, 10031713

Dryden Die Dame Female Types Spring 1928 1920s
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Woman in evening gown of polka-dot linen decorated with lace and roses. Toilette de nuit en linon a pois garnie de dentelle et de petites roses

Woman in afternoon outfit of sheath dress with sash belt
Woman in afternoon outfit of long green sheath dress with purple sash belt. Toilette d apres midi. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Music cover, The Rochester Polka
Music cover The Rochester Polka by J C Callcott, with a night view of Rochester Castle, Kent. 19th century

Music cover, The Life Guards Polka by C C Amos. circa 1860

Music cover, The Douglas Bay Polka by Carl Hirsch
Music cover, The Douglas Bay Polka composed by Carl Hirsch, drawn by Alfred Concanen. circa 1860

Servant girl of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a tiny cap secured with a ribbon, and wears a polka dot fichu

Music cover, Tout a la Joie! Polka, by Phillipe Fahrbach
Music cover, Tout a la Joie! Polka, by Phillipe (or Philipp) Fahrbach. Date: 19th century

Cleopatras Polka by Thomas Rolfe
Promotional music, sheet for Cleopatras Polka by Thomas Rolfe. The caption reads Cleopatras Needle prostrate at Alexandria

Whose Your Hatter? & Whose Your Hatter Polka by E J Westrop
Promotional music sheet for Whose Your Hatter? and Whose Your Hatter Polka by E. J. Westrop, 1856, which alluded to the fashion of ladies wearing very wide-brimmed hats at this time. Date: 1856

The Bloomer Polka; and The Bloomer Scottische
Promotional music sheet and score for The Bloomer Polka; and The Bloomer Scottische, dedicated to Mrs Colonel Bloomer and described as a musical bouquet

The Bloomer Polka
Promotional music sheet for The Bloomer Polka, dedicated to Mrs Colonel Bloomer. Bloomers, rational dress for women was advocated by Amelia Jenks Bloomer in the early 1850s

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