Posed Collection

Nude pin-up by David Wright
Pin-up by David Wright, almost entirely nude, save for a pair of high heeled shoes and a book she has been reading placed strategically in her lap. c.1945

Humber Sceptre
The Humber Spectre is a popular model which will pass through a number of modifications : this is the original Mark One, elegantly posed outside a gracious home

Three cockle women of Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Three cockle women of South Wales, in a posed photograph. They are probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Lady on a 1939 / 40 Harley Davidson motorcycle
Young lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front of house in the 1940s Young lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front

This cost a pretty figure by Merlin Enabnit
Pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively in her underwear while examining a string of pearls. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Absence Makes Heart
A photograph with the model posed as a homage to Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder by Marcus Stone

Motor Bus London 1903
A Motor Bus causes considerable interest on a London Street. Bus owners faced the competition posed by the electrification of the tramways with motor buses

Man on a 1927 Model A Ariel motorcycle
Young man on a Ariel 1927 Model A (557cc side valve with Burman gearbox) outside wooden shed circa 1930

Man on his 1956 / 7 Royal Enfield motorcycle
Travelling biker on his 1956/7 Royal Enfield Meteor motorcycle outside the Post Office at John O Groats in the late 1950s

People on a 1939 Norton motorcycle & sidecar
Two men and a woman in sidecar on a 1939 Norton model 16H motorcycle combination in the early 1940s

Boy & girl on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar in a
Young boy and girl pose for a studio photograph on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar combination

Man & 1948 Triumph motorcycle
Man on his 1948 Triumph Trophy 500cc motorcycle road side circa 1950

Winston Churchill posing in the garden of the White House
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, posing hte the grounds of the White House, Washington, dressed in his siren suit. Churchill was in the USA for a meeting with Franklin D

A cockle woman of Pembrokeshire, South Wales
An elderly cockle woman of South Wales, in a posed photograph with a painted backdrop behind her. She is probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed

November 1951 by David Wright, showing a woman posed on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Photographs of Miss Nina Payne in the Sketch
Black and white photographs in the Sketch of Miss Nina Payne, a popular dancer, giving her Egyptian Temple dance at the Coliseum, London

Veiled Turkish beauty looking into an oval mirror
Veiled Turkish Oriental Eastern beauty admiring herself in an oval mirror (set into an elegantly carved frame) in this stylish Studio Photograph aimed squarely at the Tourist market! Date: circa 1908

Three ladies on a 1908 Phelon & Moore motorcycle
Three ladies pose for a photograph on a 1908 Phelon & Moore 500cc 4-stroke motorcycle on Brighton Parade circa 1912

Lady and a 27 EW 600cc F28 Sport Douglas Motorcycle
Smiling lady holding camera, posed for a photograph beside a 1927 Douglas 600cc Twin motorcycle in country lane circa 1930

Garden Scene, Japan - Geisha - Posed on a small stone bridge Date: circa 1905

Tatler front-cover: H. R. H. Princess Paul of Yugoslavia
A beautiful portrait study of the Consort of the Regent of Yugoslavia. H.R.H. the former Princess Olga, was a sister of H.R.H

George at Jambouree
Prince George (Duke of Kent) poses with Baden-Powell at a jamboree of Norfolk and Suffolk scouts in Salhouse Broad, near Wroxham. With Lords Playfair and Albemarle

Fall / Kerry Blue Terrier / Champion Princeton Hell-Of-A-Fellow
Kerry Blue Terrier Champion Princeton Hell-Of-A-Fellow owned by Mrs Handy Date: 1934

Fall / 2 Field Spaniels
Field Spaniels Barvil Venturier and Boblsiegh of Pentwyn, owned by Mrs J Barnett Date: 1938

Fall / 3 black Schipperkes posing on a wicker basket
Mr Lawrence Ludfords 3 black Schipperkes - Binchou de la Bouche of Skipland, Gill of the North and Vespoir of Skipland (mother, father and son) posing on a wicker basket Date: 1940

BEAR / MONKEY SKELETONS
The skeletons of a bear and a monkey, artistically posed with a tree-trunk Date: 1789

Contentment - A slightly dishevelled, yet happy, young lady. Date: 1908

Group photo on beach
Frank Presbrey Co. Group of men and women form the Frank Presbrey Advertising Co. posed on the beach

Festive Nutty Squirrel
Festive tableau with nut munching stuffed red squirrel posed on a branch decorated with holly berries

Tropical Popsy by David Wright

Mrs Arthur Cadogan with her pet boa-constrictor
The Latest Cult - strange pets. Mrs. Arthur Cadogan looking very relaxed and elegant, wearing her pet boa-constrictor as a fashion accessory it seems. Date: 1905

Jimmy Michaels, Cyclist
Bicycling, Jimmy Micheals, Interviewed by Bob Davis. Portrait of Welsh bicycle racer Jimmy Micheals posed on his bike, held steady by another man on the track at Manhattan Beach

Courtaulds Ltd Advert Photograph
A portrait photograph used for the advertisement of Courtaulds Ltd, a fabric manufacturer. The photo shows an elegantly posed young woman pinching her skirts. Date: circa 1939

St. George Cabinet
A wall cabinet designed by Philip Webb, with decorative panels painted by William Morris, depicting medieval scenes and the story of St. George

Pair of Dancers
A painting of a pair of dancers, male and female, posed elegantly together. She is standing on tiptoes beside the man, who is wearing black and white diamond patterned clothes. Date: circa 1915

Picnic Party, Victoria, Australia, group in countryside
Picnic Party, Victoria, Australia, mixed, groups of picnickers by gate in countryside. Two photographs, captioned A Quiet Smoke, and The Whole Party

Sepha Treble, actress, (1908-1995), studio portrait wearing black mantilla. Captioned, Black and Ivory'. With description, Sepha Treble Wears a Mantilla; A black dress and a black lace mantilla

Kenya - East Africa - Two Italian Elephant Hunters and the sad sight of their prize'. Date: circa 1910s

Faked American Civil War photograph
Early photography: a soldier lies dead between two boulders with his gun resting on the rocks. Supposedly taken at the Battle of Gettysburg, but later found to be posed for propaganda. Date: 1863

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Miss Meum Stewart
Miss Meum Stewart is amusingly posed as the stained-glass window angel, complete with halo- and smoking a cigarette with rather unangelic gusto

Queen Victoria in Family Photograph 1863
Queen Victoria shown with members of her family shortly after the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales, with a mourning bust of her late husband in the centre. (left) Prince Albert

Four costumes representing Maytime Modes. Suggestions for dancers both on and off the stage, 1928, Top left: sophisticated simplicity - a gown of black satin crepe

A little girl dressed up in costume, perhaps as a Romany gipsy or similar due to her head scarf and her tambourine. Date: c.1950

Amateur female photographers at work 1890
Amateur female photographers at work in the Court of Lions in the Alhambra, Granada. Woman played an active role in the development of photography as a medium and by the 1890 s

Police officer and youth Juvenile Deliquency
Hand finished lantern slide of police officer leading away a youth. A posed photograph Juvenile Deliquency Date: circa 1910

German Bunker Asnelles Gold Beach Normandy
This defensive bunker posed considerable problems to the units of 231 Brigade who landed here - the Dorsets, the Hampshires and supporting armour of the Essex Yeomanry & Sherwood Foresters

Beach fashions for women 1930
Model wearing the latest fashionable beach wear. 1930

Advert for Lillywhites beach fashions 1930
A model wearing three styles for beach wear for summer 1930. 1930

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