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Why, I ve known him since he was so high by Merlin EnabnitBrunette pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a satin pyjama suit. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Melting Appeal by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a festive, scarlet snowsuit and posing with a snowman. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Daddy always tells me to keep cool by Merlin EnabnitCurvaceous pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively, dressed in a black swimsuit and large sun hat. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
If thats all you can think of, we d better go to the moviesRed-haired pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively wearing a figure-hugging strapless orange gown and black evening gloves
Heads Up- Tails Down by Howard K. ElcockAn impression of the famous Roulette Room in the Casino at Monte Carlo. Although baccarat and other games of chance are played
Le Five O Clock At Deauville by Edmund BlampiedAn impression of the polo ground at Deauville during the tea hour. Since the war, afternoon tea - that formerly despised meal - has become the most fashionable of ceremonies among l haut monde
A Summer Morning In France by BlampiedAn illustration by Edmund Blampied or Blam of a morning game of golf taking place with the sun rising in the background. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines
Polo At Biarritz by Edmund BlampiedOur Artists impression of the new polo ground at Beyris, half-way between Biarritz and Bayonne, which was opened last year by the King of Spain
A scene inside a cafeFlo: I say, do you believe that awful story about Doris? Elsie: Of course I do- which one? An illustration of two ladies catching up with the gossip inside a cafe
A Present For A Good Little Girl by David WrightAn illustration of a lady inspecting a new necklace, a gift from a gentleman admirer. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Spring! By A. E. BestallA scene of a winter sunset showing an elderly gentleman walking with his granddaughter across a snow covered field. A sprightly fairy is trying to tug the gentleman back
Just A Piece Of Cake by David WrightAn illustration of a seductive lady, provocatively posed on a chaise lounge. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Where Did That One Go. By David WrightA model posed in elaborate lingerie with a long train, decorated with orange flowers. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
La Route Aux Courses by Edmund BlampiedAn impression of a typical scene on the road to the racecourse at Dinard. The all-conquering motor has not yet entirely ousted the more elegante horse equipage
Dress And Fashion Note For Skiiers, by A. E. BestallFashion ideas for the first time skiier. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years
A scene on a bus, by A. E. BestallPrecocious Boy: Mother, aint we ever going to get out of this damded bus? Mother: Hush, child! How many more times am I to tel you not to use that word
The Last Silk Stocking. By David WrightA lady reclining in an easy chair or chaise lounge, dressed in a negligee and inspecting the last of her stockings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
Pursuit by Edmund BlampiedAn illustration of cupid, sent by an admirer, trying to catch up with two elegant ladies. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines
A childs bathtime. By A. E. BestallChild (hearing knock at the door): If you come in, Uncle, you must excuse me being all pink! A bathtime scene depicting a mother bathing her young daughter
A bathtime scene, by A. E. BestallSmall Girl (owner of the teddy bear), after careful inspection of herself after her bath: You know, mummy, God must be magic, Hes made me without a single seam
Landing Craft by David WrightA lady posed on the edge of the bed putting in her earrings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Gilding The Lily by David WrightA David Wright illustration of a lady wrapped in a large fur coat. She looks away from the viewer, whilst putting in here earring
Superstition. By A. E. BestallA humorous cartoon showing a young woman driving her uncle through the countyside. She is reassuring her passenger about how safe and experienced she is, not concentrating on the road sign ahead
Bird Singing Match in an East End Pub, 1903Illustration showing a bird singing match, in progress in a public house, in the East End of London, 1903. The birds, in little cages on the back wall
Prince of Wales Investiture Medal, 1911Photograph showing the obverse of the Prince of Wales Investiture Medal produced for that event in Carnarvon Castle, North Wales, 1911
Saddler and Harness MakerAn advertising calendar produced for C.Jacob of Huntingdon, saddler, harness and tack merchants, displaying their products around a picture of horses in harness
The Admiralty Chart of the Arctic Region, 1875Engraving showing a map of the Arctic region, produced by the British Admiralty in 1875. Although mostly complete, the blank area around the North Pole shows the area that had not yet been visited
America, Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a coSan Franciscos commerce was growing by the day in 1850, as gold fever reached its height. Four rivers produced gold worth over 30 million dollars in the last 5 months of 1850
Professor Arthur Korn, with his telegraph photographic machiProfessor Arthur Korn with his tele-photographic apparatus. Korn developed a method of transmitting photographs through telephone wires. In 1907 he produced the first facsimile telegraph
The largest photograph ever taken in 1907The largest single photograph produced in 1907. The negative measured seven inches wide and six feet long. At the moment of exposure the film moved at 20 to 80 inches per second
New World Gas Cooker Advertisement, 1928Advertisement for a gas cooker produced by the New World company, 1928
Baby incubators at the Berlin ExhibitionDr Lions baby incubators proved to be a great attraction at the Berlin Exhibition. Babies aged between five and eight months old were kept alive in warm temperatures and nourished with drops of milk
Advertisement for Peter Robinsons Waterproof Cycling CapesAdvertisement for Waterproof Cycling Capes and Coats, as produced by Peter Robinson Ltd. of Oxford Street, London
Italy San GimignanoAlthough legend attributes the high towers of the town to family rivalries, in fact they served a practical purpose to hang and dry the safron-dyed cloth produced locally
Summer head-wear, 1926Cyclamen coloured hemp straw trimmed with flowers and velvet ribbon. This design was produced by Woolland Bros of Knightsbridge in 1926
Selling the ILNScene at the Publishing Office of The Illustrated London News at 172, Strand, London in 1911, where retailers could obtain copies of the ILN and the Sketch and where general distribution
Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. StuddyEarly illustration by G. E. Studdy during World War I, showing a soldier (standing) speaking to a older lady on a London bus or tube train
Electric WaterThis young lady stands on an insulated platform, and is connected to an electric machine : when she pours water onto another persons hands, sparks are produced
The Bude Lights in Trafalgar SquareBude lights in Trafalgar Square, London. Patented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in 1839, the Bude light introduced oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame
Short Scion SeniorEssentially a half-size version of the Empire class, the Scion is produced in landplane and seaplane versions, as a medium-size passenger carrier
Bude lightA large Bude light in Trafalgar Square. Invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and patented in 1839, the light worked by introducing oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame
Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engineSketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines
Marconis wireless telephoneA wireless telephone transmitter and receiver from 1919 produced by the Marconi Company, capable of transmitting speech two thousand miles from Ireland to Nova Scotia
Rosalind & Orlando, As You Like It ShakespeareEileen Kerin as Rosalind, Mr A Hilliard as Orlando, in a 1908 production
Ayli : Orlando, RosalindAfter Orlando has won the wrestling match, Rosalind falls for him and he for her
As You Like It ShakespeareRosalind faints
Ayli : all is RevealedAll is revealed in Act Five, Scene four
Rice, VietnamRice cultivation in Indochina - card produced when La Cochinchine was a French colony