Portraits Collection (page 16)

Diana Bridgeman with daughters
Diana Bridgeman, born Diana Wilson, married Maurice Bridgeman (younger brother to the 2nd Viscount Bridgeman) in 1933. Here she is pictured with her eldest two daughters, Theresa Anne (b)

Viscountess Bridport, formerly Pamela Baker before her marriage to Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport in 1934. Date: 1939

Lady Sarah Spencer-Churchill (1922 -2000) was the daughter of the 10th Duke of Marlborough and cousin to Winston Churchill. She emigrated to the USA in 1945, and was reknowned for her charity work

Ram Gopal and Maya Rani
Indian dancers Ram Gopal (1912-2003) and Maya Rani, promoting performances at the Aldwych Theatre in London. Date: circa 1939

Viscountess Garmoyle
A portrait of Viscountess Garmoyle (d. 1998), formerly Elizabeth Franklyn. Date: 1939

Annie Benham, a Romany traveller
A portrait of Annie Benham, a Romany traveller pictured in the Dorset Downs. Date: 1939

Wysard's Waxworks
Artist Tony Wysard (1907-1984) depicted a series of celebrity victims in his Wysard's Waxworks illustrations. Here are shown Nina Studley-Herbert, 12th Countess of Seafield (1906-1969)

Burberry outfits
These models are wearing Burberry outfits in tweed, in an article printed shortly before the beginning of the grouse hunting season. Date: 1939

Princess Sibylla of Sweden, with daughters
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908-1972) was the great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and mother of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Dorothy Lamour
Hollywood actress and singer Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), perhaps best known for her roles in the Road to... movies. Date: circa 1939

Elizabeth Douglas-Home, Lady Dunglass
Elizabeth Douglas-Home (1909-1990) was born Elizabeth Alington. She married Alec Douglas-Home, the future Prime Minister, in 1936. Date: 1939

Maurice and Cordoba, dancers
Dance partners Maurice and Cordoba, appearing at the Savoy Hotel. Date: circa 1939

Mrs Maurice Bridgeman with daughters
Diana Bridgeman (d. 1979), previously Diana Wilson. Here seen with her two eldest daughters, Erica Jane (b. 1934) and Teresa Anne (b. 1937). Date: 1939

Lady Moira Combe with her daughter Audrey
Lady Moira Combe (1902-1964) poses with her daughter Audrey, who is shortly to be presented at court. Date: circa 1939

Covent Garden Opera stars
Edith Evans (not the actress of the same name), Maria Kousnietzoff (1880-1966) and Louise Edvina (1878-1948) starred in the 1910 opera season at Covent Garden London. Date: circa 1910

Fred Terry and his daughter Phillida Terson
Fred Terry (1863-1933) was an English actor and theatrical manager. Here he is seen with his daughter Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892-1977) who was then performing under the name of Phillida Terson

Crown Prince Wilhelm with his eldest son William
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (1882-1951) with his eldest son, William (1906-1940). Wilhelm was the son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the last Crown Prince of the German Empire and Kingdom of Prussia

Nina Mae McKinney, actress (1912-1967), studio portraits in elegant gowns. Captioned, That Harlem Rhythm: Miss Nina Mae McKinney makes Her London Break'

Two debutantes, photographed as children and as young women. Captioned, Myself when young.... With descriptions, Lady Bridget Poulett to-day and yesterday

Mrs Colclough, studio fashion portraits. With description, Mrs Rex Colclough wears a magnificent dark blue cire satin gown from Idare which has a dull pink bodice and sash'

Carol Goodner, actress, (1904-2001) theatrical studio portraits. Captioned, Almost a Lady'. With description, Carol Goodner is making a great success of her part as Kitty Packard in "Dinner

Charles Laughton, Tetsu Komai, actors, theatrical portraits. Captioned, This is Charles Laughton, in "If I had a Million", and this is Tetsu Komai, the Japanese actor

Anna May Wong, actress, studio portrait with top hat and cane. With description, A fantastic camera-study of this well-known actress by Cannons, the English photographer of Hollywood

Mrs Ronald Balfour, studio portraits. Captioned, The Face and the Flower No 4 Mrs Ronald Balfour'. With description, To choose a flower to express the quality of Mrs Ronald Balfour's

Hamlet at the Haymarket Theatre, theatrical portraits. With description, Miss Constance Collier as the Queen and Mr John Barrymore, the famous American actor-manager

Lily Brayton, actress and singer(1876-1953), drawn from life by Harold H Smith. Pastel drawing with head scarf. Part of a series, Pencil portraits of Stage Favourites published in The Bystander

Photographs of Gainsborough shooting party, outdoor sporting portraits and group shot. Captioned, Those Idle Rich: The Earl of Gainsborough's Birthday shooting party, at Exton Park, Rutland'

Norman McKinnel, actor, (1870-1932) drawn from life by R G Mathews, artist (1870-1955). Pencil sketch in suit and waistcoat, smoking a cigarette

The front cover of Britannia and Eve from October 1943. Date: 1943

The front cover of Britannia and Eve from November 1943. Date: 1943

The front cover of Britannia and Eve from September 1943. Date: 1943

The front cover of Britannia and Eve from August 1943. Date: 1943

The front cover of Britannia and Eve from July 1943. Date: 1943

Averil Streatfield (1911-1977) is here seen modelling a crepe romain gown and a coat bordered with grey fox, by designer Norman Hartnell (1901-1979). Date: 1932

National Union for Christian Social Service
Portraits of leading lights of the National Union for Christian Social Service. Date: Date unknown

Head and shoulders portrait of Marshal Radetzky
One of a large series of postcard portraits of men and women who featured prominently in the 19th Century -the Great Century - Das Grosse Jahrhundert

Coloured portraits of the Kaiser & Emperor Franz Joseph
This is an official card produced to raise funds for the Red Cross. All sides used postcards to raise funds for a variety of Causes. WW1 Date: 1914

Portraits of Poincare, George V, Tsar Nicholas, King Albert
Honour, Fatherland, Strength in Union says the French caption. WW1 Date: 1914

Cameo portraits of seven Allied Generals
Posted from the BEF in France the card shows the team United against the Barbarians'. Passed by Censor 1332. WW1 Date: 1915

John Opie, English artist
John Opie RA (1761-1807), English artist, specialising in history paintings and portraits

Turkish women - 1920s - Liberation in Dress
A set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress

Portraits of William Shakespeare, English dramatist and poet

The Devil and pollution
Even in the early 1900s the issue of pollution was causing concern. The German artist Heinrich Kley exhibited landscapes and portraits with the Munich Secession

Toshusai Sharaku image. He was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer, known for his portraits of kabuki actors. Neither his true name nor the dates of his birth or death are known

King Edward VII as a student at Oxford University
King Edward VII (1841 - 1910), as Prince of Wales, photographed in his undergraduate robes while a student at Oxford University. Date: circa 1859

Oct17 Charles Peter Editor Girls Own Paper Death
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Funerary Valley Kings Treasures Ancient Egypt
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Roman sarcophagus showing the dead reclining on a couch. Arc
Roman art. Sarcophagus showing the dead reclining on a couch. Archaeological Museum. Tadmor. Syria

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