Scenes Collection (#92)

Teenager being told off
An older woman knits in her sitting room, whilst delivering a stern reprimand to a sullen faced teenage girl (her daughter) who sits alongside her looking downcast and moderately fed up

Fold-out postcard with scenes of Shanghai, China

Costume 4 Parts of World
Four stylish scenes depicting fashion and dress in four continents - Europe, Asia, Africa and North America

Lawn Tennis Championship matches at Wimbledon
Vignettes showing scenes at Wimbledon in 1887, including several of the fifteen year old Miss Lottie Dod serving the ball in the year she first won the Championship

Television, 1954
A group of people huddle together in a sitting room to watch the latest gadget in 1954, a television

A Rose Show at the Horticultural Societys Gardens
Smartly dressed ladies and gentlemen stroll around a marquee at a rose show held in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Societys gardens in South Kensington, London

The Stafford House Fete - scene in the gardens
The Lifeboat Fete at Stafford House, the London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. Scene in the gardens, which were illuminated

Pretty young Fish Seller, Russia, selling a catch of river fish from two small baskets by the side of the road

Souvenir of Saigon
A postcard from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam - clearly meant as a.... souvenir!

Street Gossip 1926
Two women engage in some gossip after passing a young couple on the street

CAR TALK 1929
A gentleman in thick rimmed specticles and his travel companion stop chat to a couple of friends from their car

Nigeria Village
The village of Muglebu, in the Mousgou country

Mozambique - Harbour Scenes - Maputo
Multi-view postcard showing scenes of Harbour / Port / Trade activity on the coast of Mazambique at Maputo. Formerly Lourenco Marques / Lourenzo Marques

Zambia - Spitting on Hands Greeting
Zambia - Spitting on Hands as a form of traditional Greeting

Egyptian scenes
A very early Egyptian postcard with scenes from the country including dhows and feluccas on the River Nile (set within a crescent motif) and a water carrier loading up a donkey

Cocktail Bar 1932
Miss Kathryn Carver seen with Mr Curtis Moffat in the attractive bar of the latters house. Mss Carver, a film actress, is wearing satin pyjamas & a short coattee

The Botanist Who Plucked A Blossom on Kew Gardens by Leslie
A homage to H.M. Bateman showing a young and bespectacled botanist, blissfully unaware of the shock and horror provoked by his actions

Garden Party at Palace
General view of the 8000 guests assembled in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The garden party was preceded by the last presentation party for debutantes

Last Presentations
Debutantes and their familes queue outside Buckingham Palace for the last court presentations to the Queen in March 1958

Historic Meeting / Reval
NICOLAS II OF RUSSIA pictured with his wife and children at Reval (now Tallin) in Estonia on the occasion of his historic meeting with his uncle Edward VII

Postcard from a serving girl
A postcard message sent to Miss Elsie Underwood, Bournemouth from Lil, recently employed as one of ten servants working at No.2 Wilton Crescent, London S.W

Le Five O Clock At Deauville by Edmund Blampied
An 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

Snowstorm in London, 1881
Engraving showing a number of scenes in London, during an unusually heavy snowstorm in the city on 18th January 1881

A Summer Morning In France by Blampied
An 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 Blampied
Our 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

La Route Aux Courses by Edmund Blampied
An 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

Pursuit by Edmund Blampied
An 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

Worplesdon Golf Course
Page devoted to scenes of Worplesdon golf club during the 1960s

Burning of Pantechnicon
The burning of the Pantechnicon in Motcomb Street, Belgravia: scenes of the fire which devastated the building

Hogarths House, Chiswick, London, 1874
Engraving showing a number of scenes at Hogarths House, Chiswick, London, 1874. The views shown are (clockwise from bottom right): the Mulberry Tree; the Staircase; one of the rooms

The Society of Friends Soup Kitchen, Ball Street, Mancheste
This illustration in three panel shows the preparation of the soup, the mass of people waiting to receive some and the distribution of the soup

Egyptian Beauty and scenes from the country
An Egyptian beauty is framed in a diamond, surrounded by scenes from the country including the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, an avenue of Palm trees

Absent Father Wwi
Family toasting the portrait of an absent father at Christmas during their meal during World War One

Laplanders at Alexandra Park, London, 1885
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the visit by a group of Laplanders, from Northern Scandinavia, to display their skills in Alexandra Park, London, 1885

The Raising of Cleopatras Needle in London, 1878
Engraving showing four scenes during the raising of the Cleopatras Needle, an ancient Egyptian obelisk, on the Victoria Thames Embankment, London, 1878

The River Thames in London, 1890
Engraving showing a number of scenes along the River Thames from Gravesend to Rotherhithe, London, 1890. The images show (clockwise from top right): The Angel Inn

Professor Baldwin Ballooning and Parachuting, 1888
Engraving showing 9 scenes from Professor Baldwins demonstration of ballooning and parachuting, held in the grounds of the Alexandra Palace, London, 1888

International Peasant Festival at the Royal Albert Hall, 188
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the International Peasant Festival, held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in February 1884

Homing Pigeon Contest at the Alexandra Palace, 1875
Engraving showing a number of scenes from the Great Homing Pigeon Contest, held at the Alexandra Palace, London, 1875

Cab and Cab Horse Show, Alexandra Palace, 1875
Engraving showing scenes from the show of cabs and cab horses at the Alexandra Palace, London, 1875

Sheep Dog Trials at Alexandra Palace, 1882
Engraving showing a number of scenes from the Sheep Dog Trials held at the Alexandra Palace, London, in 1882

London Corners, 1881
Engraving showing a variety of scenes around London in 1881. The images show (clockwise from top left): St. Dunstan s, Thames Street; St

The Goat Show, Alexandra Palace, 1880
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the Goat Show at the Alexandra Palace, London, 1880

Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall, Islingto
Illustration showing a series of scenes from the Royal Military Tournament, held at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, in 1897

The Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880
Engraving showing a number of scenes relevant to the Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880. The images show (clockwise from top left): Mrs

Scenes at the Monument of London, 1891
Engraving showing four scenes at the Monument of London, 1891. The images show (clockwise from top left): the trip up the staircase; looking out from the cage at the top of the Monument;

Queen Charlottes Ball
Debutantes dressed in traditional white line up during Queen Charlottes Ball, the highlight of the " season"

Two scenes from Peter Pan
Peter Pan at the Duke of Yorks theatre, Peter Pans shadow and the Darlings return

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