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Mademoiselle Juniori, singerFrench songstress, Mademoiselle Juniori, posed for her photograph in a dress studded with various jewels. 1900
Kaiser Wilhelm II, his wife & Princes Oskar & August WilhelmKaiser Wilhelm II, his wife Empress Augusta and two of his six sons, Prince Oskar on the left (1888-1958) and Prince August Wilhelm (1887-1949). 1900
Kitty Loftus (1867-1927) English actress and singer. 1899
Silhouette of girls dancingCharming silhouette illustration of girls dancing in a row. 1899
Mr W. T. Maud, war correspondent for The GraphicW. T. Maud, war correspondent and artist for The Graphic, pictured at the time of the Second Boer War. 1899
Mr Henry H. S. Pearse of the Daily NewsMr Henry H. S. Pearse, war correspondent for the Daily News during the Second Boer War. Date: 1899
Menu card for send off supper for Cape Squadron, Boer WarA menu card designed by Mr Leighton Ward for a menu for a send-off supper to the Cape Squadron of the Royal Horse Guards given at Hyde Park Barracks on 27 November 1899 before their departure for
Mr Bennet Burleigh of the Daily TelegraphBennet Burleigh(c.1840-1914), war correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. Date: 1899
Leading London Publishers in 1899Page from The Sketch magazine featuring portraits of leading London publishers. Top row from left: Mr T. Norton Longman, Mr C. J. Longman, Mr Frederick Macmillan
Bicycle hockeyGirls playing bicycle hockey, a form of polo on wheels, at the time the sport of cycling was at the height of popularity. Date: 1899
John Murray, publisherSir John Murray IV (18511928), publisher to Queen Victoria, fourth scion of the Londons oldest publishing firm. Date: 1899
Bicycle sailingSuggestion for adding speed to a bicycle - a sail. Though how one actually can see where one is going is a different matter. Date: 1899
Charles Wyndham, actor-manager (1837-1919) pictured in The Sketch at the time of the opening of his theatre, Wyndhams Theatre in 1899
Sketch cover - Kaiser Wilhelm IIFront cover of The Sketch magazine with a portrait of the German Emperor, Wilhelm II at the time of a visit to England. 1899
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, 1928Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Shaftesbury, upon the announcement of her engagement to Lord Alington 1928
Jannette de la MareJannette, daughter of poet and author Walter de la Mare, dancing at Ciros Club, London. 1928
Karnak Temple, Egypt - The Ptolemy Gateway. Date: circa 1940s
Lake Biwa, Kyoto, Japan - the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu) Date: circa 1910s
Mount Fuji, Japan - hand-painted wooden postcard Date: circa 1910s
The Tosho-gu Shrine at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s
Main Railway Station Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1944
Kameido Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Japan - A Kago litter being carried up the mountainJapan - A Kago being carried up the mountain. Kago are a type of litter used as a means of human transportation by the non-samurai class in feudal Japan and into the Meiji period. Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Monkey Bridge in the Kai Province. Date: circa 1910s
Mount Fuji, Japan - At Saruga. Date: circa 1910s
Japanese women transported by rickshaw. Date: circa 1910s
Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - EveningItsukushima Shrine in the evening light - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate (pictured on this card)
Two Japanese women greet each other with a bow. We are quite unable to ascertain the rather interesting arrangements behind the two women - possibly these are not two ladders wrapped up in Christmas
Cherry Blossom at Suma Rikyu Park, Kobe, Japan Date: circa 1910s
Ashinoko Lake, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Lady Milford Haven, 1928The Marchioness of Milford Haven, Nadejda Mountbatten (1896-1963) (right), pictured on the front cover of The Sketch magazine in front of a beach hut, wearing black trousers
Cocktail TimeA group of fashionably-dressed couples at Deauville, Normandy enjoy cocktails and cigarettes. 1928
Lady Lavery Photographed and PicturedHazel Lavery (18801935), ne頍 artyn, artist and husband of John Lavery (18891891). Photographed in real life on the left
The Faun Who Found an English Summer PerfectA Classical faun garbs himself in colourful flowers against an ocean backdrop
For RemembranceA large family poses for a photograph. 1928
Lady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper, 1928Lady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper, daughter to the Earl of Shaftesbury, sporting a Greek outfit. 1928
Regain That Boyish FigureAdvertisement from The Sketch for Rosenbaum Rubber Reducing Garments. Their range of corsets and bodices " disperses superfluous flesh naturally". 1928
Keeping Cool in Napoleons Day" Petit poussin ࠬ a Thermidor." A gaudy and satirical depiction of how French women of the Napoleonic Era dressed in the in the summer months
A Modern Venetian NightDepiction of British society-women enjoying old-style balls on the Venetian Lido. 1928
Maisie Gay, The Gay Victorian"Comic actress Maisie Gay (1878-1945) depicted on the front cover of The Sketch in a Victorian-style dress. 1928
Fashion from the French Riviera, 1928The Sketch features a range of stylish beachwear being sported at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins in the C� d Azur 1928
Kathleen Mason, 1928Lady Aspinall, n饠 Kathleen Mason, gazes into a mirror. This photograph was published on the occasion of her wedding to Sir Algernon Aspinall
A Manicure on the French Riviera, 1928Woman dressed in bathing suit and wide-brimmed hat enjoys a manicure at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins on the C� d Azur. 1928
Anna Zinkeisen, 1928Artist Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901-1976) who had recently married Captain Guy Heseltine. 1928
An Original Boudoir PyjamaAdvertisement for a womens three-piece cr갥 -de-Chine pyjama suit by Marshall and Snelgrove of Verre Street and Oxford Street, London. 1928
Koh-I-Noor AdvertisementAdvertisement for Koh-I-Noor toothbrushes, which encourages customers to scratch the date onto their newly-bought toothbrush to prove that Koh-I-Noor has " a longer effective life than any
BounceClub Champion (to Jones, who has consented to take the place of absent player): " This is your first experience of serious play, I suppose?" Jones: " Well... not exactly
The Right Cigarette - In the Right Company" Only one cigarette could have inspired Rilette to draw this idyllic scene. Can you guess its name?" 1928
