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Harlequin and Columbine: a dance routine arranged by Helene Denizon of the Fokine ballet with Everett Llelan, 1927. 1/2 Date: 1927
The Bath Parade by Muriel DawsonThree children dressedin pyjamas, dressing gowns and slippers march in a procession towards the bathroom armed with towels and soap
Doctor Examines a ChildA mother takes her little girl to a female doctor for a routine examination. She sits on the doctors knee
How WWI was fought" As it is for most of us" World War I was a slog, described by many as " 90% routine and 10% terror." Although soldiers lived with death every day, for the most part
Flying ArchersTwo archers flying through the air as part of an innovative dance routine! Date: 1930s
1950S Woman & Make-UpA brunette woman in a pink and black spotted dress sits at her dressing table going through her beauty routine. Products include nail varnish, lipstick and perfume
Red Arrows at GibraltarBritish Aerospace Hawk T.1 trainers of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team Red Arrows, lined up waiting to start-up for their routine at the air display. Date: circa 1989
WW2 - The Girls Of Today, A. T. S. ExerciseA WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image depicts a group of Auxiliary Territorial Service girls following a physical exercise routine. Date: circa 1940s
Cartoons showing the activities of a diligent wartime housewife, operating without the assistance of a maid. Date: 1943
Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, Joe LossMusic cover, The Handsome Territorial, recorded by Joe Loss and His Band, WW2. Date: 1939
Music cover, The Chestnut Tree, the Novelty Singing Dance Sensation. Date: 1938
CEGB linesmen doing maintenance work, KentCEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board) linesmen doing routine maintenance work on the Supergrid transmission line between Northfleet and Canterbury, 24 July 1961
Yuri Gagarin and Harold Macmillan, LondonYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), the Russian cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union who made history on 12 April 1961 by becoming the first human in outer space
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Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Russian cosmonautYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), the Russian cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union who made history on 12 April 1961 by becoming the first human in outer space
An eccentric dance routine called Fidgety Feet performed by Edward Allen, performer in Hit the Deck, 1928 Date: 1928
The flapper and the Quarterback - Ruth Page and Jorg Fasting in a series of poses from their dance performed in recital this season, 1928 Date: 1928
The Hoffman Girls performing webbing act, London HippodromeThe eighteen Gertrude Hoffman Girls performing their extraordinary acrobatic webbing act at the London Hippodrome, Leap Year, in 1924. Date: 1924
The Hoffman Girls in rehearsalsThe Hoffman Girls, the dance troupe founded, managed and choreographed by Gertrude Hoffman, pictured in rehearsals for Leap Year which had had a successful run at the London Hippodrome
If Unhealthy, Be Healthy by William Heath RobinsonIf Unhealthy, Be Healthy: If Healthy, Be Healthier! Keep Fit Exercises: 1. The Bathroom Window Sill Bite - for strengthening the front teeth and developing the muscles of the legs and back
Royal Vinolia vegetable hair wash advertisementAdvertisement for Royal Vinolia vegetable hair wash showing a maid washing the lustrous locks of her mistress. Date: 1912
Astleys Ampitheater. Paris. Date: 1800
Male Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - Diving off a high board to start their routine... Date: 1961
Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady MilbankeAdvertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by the vivid, gay and utterly charming Lady Milbanke, Australian-born socialite Sheila Chisholm
Air stewardess demonstrating oxygen mask on board a passenger plane. Date: circa 1970s
Tennal Approved School, Birmingham - ExercisesExercise routine by boys from the Tennal Approved School (formerly Harborne School), Birmingham Date: 1940s
A young woman at her dressing tableA woman applies powder puff to her face as she beautifies herself in the mirror; make-up, perfume and clothes are scattered around the room which the maid in the background seems to be sorting out
Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady AlingtonAdvertisement for Ponds Cold Cream as endorsed by English aristocrat, Lady Alington, the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper. Date: 1931
Using Ponds Cold CreamIllustrations depicting women using various Ponds skincare products, available in jars for use at home, or tube for when travelling. Date: 1935
Industrial Training Ship Shaftesbury - GymnasticsThe London School Boards Industrial School Ship Shaftesbury - boys perform a gymnastic routine. Date: early 1900s
Chinese Children at their daily drill (Tai Chi?). Date: circa 1910s
Facial ExercisesA young woman in a bathing cap and face cream, twists her mouth as part of her routine of facial exercises to tone the muscles and keep her face looking young and fresh. Date: 1930s
Ats Girl Cleans UpAn Auxilliary Territorial Services (A.T.S.) girl making do with a tin of paraffin and sawdust to remove grease from her hands when she comes off duty Date: 1940s
Female Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - showFemale Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - practising for the show, the final dress rehearsal, involving multiple performers, floats and a large lotus flower. Date: 1961
Synchronised Swimming Team End of Season Artists BallSynchronised Swimming Team end of season Artists Ball - Royal Exeter Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: 1962
Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth8-strong mixed (7 men, 1 woman) Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: circa 1965
Aquashow - Sychronised Swimming Show ParticipantsAquashow at Rhyl - Sychronised Swimming Show Participants - Princes Water Phantasy in an open air pool (" very cold!!" ) Date: 1957
Fanning hair to add strength and beautyEdwardian beauty routine for the hair - using a fan to waft strength and beauty into ones locks! Date: 1904
Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner - Girls DrillGirls perform a drill routine with sticks. Date: circa 1906
Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner - Boys DrillCommercial Travellers Schools, Pinner. Boys Boys perform a drill routine. Date: circa 1906
Belgian soldiers watching German shell fire, WW1Belgian soldiers watching German shell fire on a street in the village of Grembergen, East Flanders, during the First World War
National Gymnastics Competition Caen, Parallel and High barsNational Gymnastics Competition Caen, competitors competing on the Parallel and High bars (in synchronised performance). Note the safety mat is actually a large pile of soft sand! Date: 1911
Playbill postcard for Alfs ButtonThe most popular manifestation of Orientalism after WWI seems to have been Alfs Button. W.A Darlingtons novel appeared in1920, was filmed (silent movie) the same year
Reduced facsimile of a Chart of Physical Exercises (supplied with Cassells Physical Educator). Date: circa 1910s
Young Ballet DancerA little girl performs a ballet routine with a balloon, perhaps during a ballet lesson. Date: early 1930s
LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drillJump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when
The Dolly Sisters by Bert WilsonRosie and Jenny Dolly, stage performers the Dolly Sisters pictured performing a routine in feathered costumes. Date: 1927
Aircraft Safety CheckA routine aircraft saftely check being carried out at Prestwick Airport, Scotland. Date: 1960s