Scarves Collection (page 2)

Communist China - Palestinian soldiers marching
Palestinian soldiers marching - the Peoples Republic of China was a supporter of Palestine against the State of Israel during the 1950s and 1960s. circa 1960s

The Four Seasons, Winter, by John Hassall
Children having lots of fun sledging down hill in the snow. 1902

Four people with a 1936 BSA motorcycle
Two ladies & two gentlemen posing with a 1936 BSA 350cc ohv motorcycle circa 1936

Two gentlemen on 1925 and 1923 vintage Rudge 500cc ohv bikes
Two gentlemen on early 1920s vintage Rudge 500 cc motorcycles

Ghostly green cloud gas rolling towards the trench 1915
Heavy green gas clouds traveling slowly from the German lines rolled into the trenches. Soldiers choking from the fumes covering their faces with their hands and scarves. Date: 1915

Four girls with dolls on a cutout Christmas card (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Gentlemen on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar
Two gentleman on a 1922 Royal Enfield V Twin 100cc motorcycle & sidecar combination in the street circa 1920

British patients with Quex cannon collection
Four Imperial VAD hospital patients standing by some of the cannon collection in Quex Park. At the time of the First World War these were grouped in front of the Round Tower on the Quex Park estate

Two black cats for Good Luck - WW1 era postcard Date: 1917

Fashion for winter sports 1929
Models wearing comfortable ski-wear. 1929

Alluring sports-kit for the winter 1929
Models wearing winter sports outfits available from Selfridges. 1929

Advert for Braemar Scotlands knitwear 1933
Two women wearing same style different colour Botany woollen cardigans and flared skirts. Date: 1933

Cute little dog in hat and scarf on a Christmas card
Cute little dog in straw hat and blue scarf on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two girl guides in uniform on a garden swing, Austria. The handwritten message on the right appears to be mostly in shorthand. Date: circa 1900s

Three children with a large snowball on a Christmas card
Three children with a large snowball in a garden on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three bears in the snow on a Christmas card
Three bears linked arm in arm in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two boys snowballing on a Christmas card, when they should be making deliveries. Date: circa 1890s

1960s Jaeger fashion
Model wears a navy, red and emerald green cotton shirtwaister, and pillarbox red leather keyhole gloves from Jaeger. Date: 1966

Tatler front cover - Paris Collections - 1965
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model covering herself with an Ascher scarf in red, white and blue. Date: 1965

Delightful shaded scarfs of lovely tints
Page of instructions in a brochure showing how to dye scarves with Dy-o-la Dyes -- the craft of Art Dyeing. Date: 1920s

WW1 British Royal Artillery officer wearing knitted scarf
Photograph of an unidentified officer in the Royal Artillery wearing a great coat and what looks like a hand knitted scarf or muffler. Date: c.1917

A Japanese lady dances with a scarf. Date: 1932

Comforts for troops, WW1 knitting from Sunlight yarns
Page from a booklet published by Sunlight Yarns during the First World War with patterns and instructions to make a variety of garments or comforts for troops at the front

Advertisement for Sefton Fabrics
Advertisement for silks, sherevoiles and handkerchiefs from Sefton s, one of the leading manufacturers of fashionable textiles in the early 20th century. Date: 1920

Knitted muffler American Red Cross booklet, WW1 knitting
Page from a page of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau leaflet of knitting instructions for producing comforts for soldiers

Lady Quilter with pile of comforts for troops, WW1
The Hon. Lady Quilter of Methersgate Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, pictured standing next to a pile of scarves, shirts and other pieces of clothing made by her cottagers

Story of the Knitted Scarf - World War One
Humorous cartoon showing how an enterprising soldier, having received an enormous scarf knitted by a kindly mother or aunt back at home, converts it into a comfortable hammock across his trench

Advert for Gorringes: womens animal scarves 1930
Smart neckwear for the spring. Gorringes sponsor of Artemis fashion furs 1930. A range of animal scarves: natural silver fox scarf, Canadian sable straight scarf

A woman in a purple and yellow hat, and matching scarf
Portrait of a woman in a purple and yellow hat, and matching scarf. A commercial illustration in four colours from a monochrome photograph

Six people knitting scarves
Six people sitting in a row, knitting long scarves. Only one of them is female

Pleasure Drive - Russian sled / sleigh Date: 1900s

Russia - Rural couple in distinctuve traditional costume
Russia - Rural couple in distinctive traditional costume, which has a certain gypsy flair, accentuated by the womans shawl, scarves and earrings

Children carrying presents in the snow
Two brightly clothed children, wearing winter coats, hats and scarves, wander through the snow carrying Christmas presents. Date: c. 1920

A Persian lady. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821

People in traditional costume, Yugoslavia
Scene in a street in former Yugoslavia, with people in traditional costume, and ponies carrying goods on their backs. Date: September 1965

New Year Greetings card
Colourful New Year Greetings card from Germany - featuring two jolly German ladies in bonnets, one playing the trumpet and the other beating a large side drum. Date: 1906

Elegant woman in visiting dress by Beer
An elegant young woman wearing a coral pink visiting dress in satin crepe with pearl and diamante embroidery on the skirt and a matching long scarf, by Beer. 1924

Advertisement for Andre Gillier knitwear
Advertisement for knitwear by Andre Gillier of Troyes and Paris, France, featuring elegant ladies in patterned scarves. 1924

The Dolly Sisters in ski-gear

World War One nurses by George Ranstead
A simple and stylised illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

Female surface workers queueing, South Wales
A line of female surface workers queueing up at a mine in South Wales, probably for their wages

New Year card - two children on a sled in the snow (albeit in a photographic studio!). One would imagine that the shout of warning for the impending swift arrival

Couple from Hodonin, Czech Republic
A couple from Hodonin on the River Morava, in the southeast of Moravia, in the Czech Republic. They stand arm in arm, both wearing traditional local costume. Perhaps they are newlyweds?

Croatia - National Folk Costume
Croatia - Two Young women in National Folk Costume, holding decorated bags and wearing striped scarves around their necks

Women from Porto da Cruz, in Funchal, Madeira
A group of women belonging to a Porto da Cruz folklore group, in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. They are singing and playing percussion instruments as part of their street entertainment

Dancers from Campanario, in Funchal, Madeira
Dancers belonging to a folklore group from Campanario, performing an old dance in the street in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Winter Sport in Switzerland
Holiday-makers enjoying the winter season at Murren in Switzerland. Commander and Mrs Locker-Lampson pose on their sledge whilst Viscount Gort and Dr. and Mrs Walpole seem happy on their skis

The O Shea Girls
A troupe of dancers (?) The ten (Doris?) O Shea Girls - a terrific

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