Relaxing Collection (page 15)

Billiards Illustrated - Spot Barred
A relaxing Vicar, just about to don his tripey bathing suit and take a dip at a likelt spot, is thwarted by a zealous landowner

Sunday Afternoon on the Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
Sunday afternoon bandstand Links, Carnoustie, Scotland Date: circa 1898

Black Watch - Royal Highlanders - British Army Regiment - in camp (on manoeuvres). Date: 1905

Two Argentinian Gauchos resting in the field of an Estancia, surrounded by hides, hung out to dry on an old covered wagon

Matabele relaxing in front of their homes, c. 1869
Sketch 76 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Deck of the Qe2
Passengers relaxing on the sun deck of the liner Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) Date: 2005

Camping Caravan Holiday
Relaxing in the woods beside a caravan on a camping holiday. Date: early 1930s

People at a church parade, Austria
A group of people in national costume taking part in a church parade in a village in Austria. This is either before or after the actual parade

Five men relaxing around a hibachi. Print shows five men relaxing around a hibachi; a shamisen rests on a platform in a room to the rear

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1941

Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of Bac-Ninh, who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors

Atlanta, Ga. Federal soldiers relaxing by guns of captured fort. Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864

The Bathing Plage at Nice by Howard K. Elcock
A November study in the sunshine at Nice where blue skies, warm sun and gleaming water attract smart society away from the drab British weather for a holiday

Humorist front cover featuring Bonzo
Lovely front cover of the Humorist magazine, featuring Bonzo, the canine creation of artist George Studdy enjoying some tanning time of the beach. Date: 1934

Facial at Helena Rubinstein in readiness of the Opera
A lady enjoying a brief hour having the Tired Womans Treatment at Madame Rubinsteins restful salon in Grafton Street, London, before going out to the opera in the evening. Date: 1927

Esme in a chair by David Wright
Candid black and white sketch by David Wright of his wife, muse and model, Esme, relaxing in an armchair. Date: c.1943

Sea Scouts on board HMS Implacable, Portsmouth
Sea Scouts at ease on board HMS Implacable, Portsmouth. 7 August 1934

Spring-Cleaning in the Library
A maid gets distracted by books and newspapers in a library. Date: 1923

Portrait of a Woman by David Wright
Lovely pencil sketch of a woman reclining on a sofa by David Wright, possibly the artists wife, Esme. Date: 1940s

Men at a coffee house, Cairo, Egypt

Silhouette of a woman with a parasol

Game of snooker, Convalescent Police Seaside Home
Three Met Police colleagues enjoying a game of snooker in the games room of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

In the Gloaming by Balliol Salmon
A pre-war (pre-WWI) Idyll of the Thames, with a young man serenading his two female companions (possibly with a ukelele?!) as they drift slowly along the Thames in a boat. Date: 1930

Silhouette of a woman in an armchair, relaxing with a cigarette and a teatime tray. The caption reads: It takes her from Monday to get fit again for Friday

Two nurses with convalescing policemen
Two nurses enjoy a joke with a room full of convalescing policemen, possibly somewhere in East London. The men are laughing and smiling, while the nurses hand out cups of tea from a trolley

Silhouette of two bathing beauties
Beside the Seaside from Friday to Monday -- silhouette of two bathing beauties in their swimming gear on a long weekend

Residents in lounge, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove
Residents relaxing over their morning coffee in the first floor lounge of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Silhouette of a couple taking evening coffee
9pm Coffee at the Grand -- silhouette of an elegant couple taking evening coffee at a smart hotel, sitting at a table under a palm tree

Silhouette of a couple in a garden. He is relaxing in a deckchair while she attaches a hammock to a tree

Girls in Turkish Bath
Three young women with Marcel Wave hairstyles, relaxing together in an indoor Turkish bath. Date: 1930s

Trick Riders of the 16th and 5th British Lancers. Two riders dressed as a criminal and a policeman act out a chase and in so doing leap over a row of orientals holding parasols

Man reading newspaper
Reading the newspaper with his long pipe in his hand. 1910. Date: 1910

Switzerland - Pigs take a nap after lunch
Switzerland - A group of pigs take a nap after lunch on a Swiss hillside farm Date: circa 1910s

A lady relaxing with her dogs
A colour illustration showing a lady distracted from her book by her sleeping dogs

American soldiers relaxing with WaCs, WW1
American soldiers relaxing with members of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps (WaC) during the First World War. Date: June 1918

A Matter of Taste A different approach to having a drink between these two boating enthusiasts. The portly older gentleman preferring a whiskey and soda

Enjoying a soak in the bath, 1930
A lady reclines in a very comfortable-looking hot bath, enjoying the soothing effect on the nervous system of Zotis Foam Bath. Date: 1930

British soldiers on Castro Beach, Lemnos, WW1
British soldiers relaxing on Castro Beach, on the Greek island of Lemnos, during the First World War. Date: 29 December 1915

American soldiers on manoeuvres in France, WW1
American soldiers on manoeuvres in France during the First World War. Some of them are using communications equipment. Date: early 1918

Ginger Rogers posed at San Bernardino Range

Advertisement for Harrods beachwear
Advert for Harrods womens casual flannel trousers and a striped wool shirt for the beach. Date: 1937

Canbury Gardens
People relaxing in deckchairs, watching the boats on the River Thames, Canbury Gardens, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s

Summertime in Hyde Park
A lovely scene, showing people relaxing in Hyde Park, London, on a summers day. Date: 1950s

QUEEN MARY PASSENGERS
Lucky passengers relaxing on the stern deck of the Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary, on one of her last voyages. Date: launched 1934

Victoria Tower Gardens
People relaxing in Victoria Tower Gardens, at the foot of Lambeth Bridge, with the the Houses of Parliament beyond, on a warm Sunday afternoon, London, England. Date: 1950s

Drinks on the Terrace
A waiter serves drinks to people sitting on the shady terrace of the Fort Burt Hotel, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands, West Indies. Date: late 1960s

Boehm at Hoehm
JOSEPH EDGAR BOEHM Austrian-English sculptor, relaxing at home in 1884. Date: 1834 - 1890

Armchair Reader
A smart woman, sitting in an armchair, reading a book under the light of a standard lamp with a tilted lampshade. Date: 1940s

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