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Racing terriers at the Du Var Kennels, French RivieraThe sport of terrier-racing as practised at the Du Var Kennels on the French Riviera. The terriers were released from a starting box to chase an artificial rat, drawn on the end of a long string
Modes for the Riviera sunshine, 1931Fashions for wearing on the French Riviera. Above is a frock of pale eucalyptus green hopsack and a jacket of the same light woollen material in a deep shade of myrtle
Hillman advertisement for Twenty-70 Sports SaloonAdvertisement for the Hillman Twenty-70 sports saloon costing 360. Featured at the centre of an art deco style illustration showing fashionable societ enjoying an evening somewhere glamorous
Lady Naylor-Leyland aquaplaningLady Naylor-Leyland pictured on her first attempt at aqua planing at Juan les Pins on the French Riviera. Date: 1934
Society sun-basking at Juan-Les-PinsSunbathing on a Provencal beach from left to right is Mrs H. M. Martineau, Baron Pflugal, Major Mason, Baroness Pflugal and Mr H. M. Martineau at Juan-Les-Pins on the French Riviera. Date: 1934
Coat D Azur by Douglas Wales" Coat" D Azur! - a play on Cote d Azur, showing a young woman in a blue satin coat looking out from a balcony over the coast somewhere on the French Riviera. Date: 1931
Evening frocks for fashionable casinosA holiday abroad necessitates many lovely evening frocks for fashionable casinos. On the left is a dress of shimmering satin in duck egg blue, embroidered with diamante from Marshall and Snelgrove
The Tannery at Monte Carlo BeachArtists impression of sun-worshippers soaking up rays at Monte Carlo beach, nicknamed the tannery by The Bystander, such was the cult of sunbathing during the 1930s
Sir Woodman & Lady Burbridge at CannesSir Richard Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Baronet (1872 - 1945), Chairman of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, London pictured with his wife promenading along the Croisette at Cannes on the French
Teddy Tinling on the French RivieraCuthbert Collingwood " Ted" Tinling (1910-1990) - English tennis player and fashion designer pictured with Miss Ryan
Society sunbathing at Eden Roc, French RivieraCartoon lampooning sunbathing society at the fashionable French Riviera destination of Eden Roc. Date: 1932
Sketch cover - Lord & Lady Cavendish at Eden RocLord Charles Cavendish, 2nd son of the 9th Duke of Devonshire with his wife Lady Charles Cavendish, the former Adele Astaire, sister and dancing partner of Fred
Mrs Frye at Monte Carlo BeachMrs Frye, wife of Mr W. Byron Frye pictured in a white bathing suit with green sash posing by the waterfall at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera in 1932. Date: 1932
Captain and Mrs Woolf Barnato at Eden RocThe financier and car racer Woolf Barnato and his wife Claridge Quealy pictured at fashionable Eden Roc on the French Riviera in 1932
M. Massenet the composer at Monte CarloJules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer of operas pictured at the entrance of his villa at Monte Carlo. His new opera, Don Quichotte, was produced at Monte Carlo in 1910
Madame Edvina, opera singer at Monte CarloThe Hon. Mrs Cecil Edwardes (Madame Edvina), the well-known prima donna at Monte Carlo where she had been drawing crowds at the opera house singing Otello. Date: 1910
David Lloyd George playing golf at NiceDavid Lloyd George playing golf on the links at Nice on the French Riviera in 1910. Date: 1910
James Gordon Bennett on the RivieraJames Gordon Bennett, eccentric proprietor of the New York Herald and habitue of the French Riviera, pictured in Monte Carlo in January 1910. Date: 1910
Bernard Partridge and wife at Monte Carlo, 1910Bernard Partridge, the famous Punch cartoonist, pictured with his wife in the grounds of the Hotel Windsor at Monte Carlo on the French Riviera. Date: 1910
Rosie Dolly on the French RivieraRosie Dolly (Mrs Irving Netcher) one half of the famous Dolly Sisters, pictured in snappy brown and white gingham beach pyjamas at Eden Roc on the French Riviera in 1932. Date: 1932
Rex Ingram - American film producerRex Ingram, famous American film producer and frequent resident of the French Riviera where he ran a film studio. Pictured in a natty beret and intarsia knit cardigan carrying his favourite lemur
Rex Ingrams villa at NiceOriginally built in Napoleonic times by Massena, the luxurious villa belonging to American film producer Rex Ingram at Nice on the French Riviera. Date: 1927
The Duke of Connaught and Rex Ingram on the RivieraThe Duke of Connaught photographed with film producer and director Rex Ingram on a visit to his famous studio near Nice. The Duke watched the making of some scenes of Mr
Sem on the Riviera, famous personalities 1913" Sem" on the Riviera - the famous caricaturists very latest impressions. A page of caricatures by Sem (Georges Goursat) taken on the French Riviera
Bystander Riviera supplement - train de luxeCover of The Bystander magazines Riviera supplement carrying an illustrated advertisement for the Train de Luxe Calais-Mediterranean Express which ran daily from Calais to the Riviera
Clement Hobson, co-owner of the smart restaurant chain Ciro s, in Paris, Deauville, Monte Carlo and London. Also Chairman of the London Opera House
Lord and Lady Weymouth at AntibesViscount Weymouth, only son and heir of the Marquess of Bath, pictured on honeymoon at Cap d Antibes on the French Riviera with his new wife, the former Hon. Daphne Vivian
The French Riviera - Winter Health ResortsDouble page spread from the Illustrated London News showing views of the various towns on the French Riviera, which are described as winter health resorts - a good example of how the area grew in
A Silver ballet at the Negresco Hotel on the RivieraFilming a fete at the Negresco Hotel, Nice on the French Riviera, where the carnival colours that year were cerise and silver
British Protestant church in NiceBritish Protestant Church at Nice on the French Riviera in the process of being erected in 1859. The ILN states that, For a long time the want of church accommodation has been much felt at Nice
Choosing fancy dress costumes for Carnival on the RivieraIllustration by Steven Spurrier showing women selecting fancy dress costumes to wear on the Riviera at Gala events during the Carnival season
Homeward Bound - the Rush from the RivieraTravellers returning from the French Riviera on a crowded train in the Spring of 1910. Such was the exodus from the Cote d Azur
The Palais de Mediterrane at NiceThe striking Palais de Mediterrane at Nice, opened in 1928 by the American millionaire businessman Frank Jay Gould. Situated between Cannes and Monte Carlo
Cannes advertisement, 1929Full page advertisement in The Bystander for Cannes on the French Riviera detailing the ease of transport (five deluxe trains from London every day between Christmas and New Year)
On the Blue Train by Helen McKieOne of the delightful sleeping berths on board the famous Blue Train which provided visitors to the Riviera with the last word in deluxe travel. Date: 1929
Helen McKie, Bystander artist in Monte CarloIllustrator and special artist for The Bystander, Helen McKie, snapped at Monte Carlo on the French Riviera in 1929 where she was making sketches for the Riviera number of the magazine. Date: 1929
Polo at Mandelieu, French Riviera in the 1920sView of the famous polo ground at Mandelieu, where, throughout the Season, the world of fashion assembles to watch the matches in the Riviera sunshine. 1926
Advertisement for Monte Carlo, French Riviera, 1923Advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera detailing all the entertainment and amusements available from the Casino and lawn tennis to cinema and the opera. Date: 1923
A Study in Contrasts at Eze by Marcel PoncinA small group of fashionable holidaymakers encounter a local woman carrying fruit on her head through the narrow streets of Eze, one of the smaller coastal towns near to Nice on the French Riviera
A Riviera Recontre by Edmund BlampiedTwo elegantly dressed women are approached by a male acquaintance who kisses one ladys hand, on the French Riviera in the 1920s. Date: 1923
Bathing and pyjama parade at Cannes, 1930sPage from The Sketch reporting on a Bathing and Pyjama parade at Palm Beach near Cannes in 1930, with numerous ladies showing off the ladies modes of beachwear from swimming costumes or Japanese
Bystander cover - Marchioness of Cholmondeley plays golfThe Marchioness of Cholmondeley (formerly Lady Rocksavage) pictured on the golf links at Mandelieu on the French Riviera. Date: 1923
The Dolly Sisters at Cannes, French RivieraThe famous cabaret stars, the Dolly Sisters (Jennie and Rosie) pictured with their father at Cannes on the French Riviera in 1928. 1928
Gertrude Lawrence at the Villa Capponcina, French RivieraActress Gertrude Lawrence in a variety of fashionable outfits for the Riviera, pictured as a guest at the Villa Capponcina, the home of British couturier, Captain Edward Molyneux. Date: 1930
The Blue Train to the Riviera - carriage interiorA quiet moment with a magazine in a single-berth sleeping compartment on the famous Blue Train down to the French Riviera. 1923
Captain Molyneux throws party at his Riviera villaPhotograph of the party given by famed dress designer, Captain Edward Molyneux at his French Riviera home, the Villa Capponcina at Cap d Ail
The new casino at Nice drawn by Helen McKieImpression of the Palais de la Mediteranee, the new, palatial casino built at Nice in 1929 by American millionaire, Frank Jay Gould. The marble staircase, seen here, was the widest in the world
Riviera evening wear drawn by Edmund BlampiedIllustration in The Bystander to accompany an article on Riviera Fashion Forecasts which stipulates that while fashion is simple for daywear, nothing is too ornate or elaborate for the evening
