Sep19 Collection

Mary Pinnock as Ophelia by Julia Margaret Cameron
Ophelia (Mary Pinnock) by Julia Margaret Cameron. Date: 1867

Lady Diana Abdy by Madame Yevonde
(Helen) Diana (nÚÑáBridgeman), Lady Abdy (1907 - 1967), Fashion leader; wife of Sir Robert Henry Abdy; daughter of 5th Earl of Bradford

Doreen Davey with record-breaking Wye salmon 1923
A woman breaks the record for Wye salmon: a 59 & a half pounder. Doreen Davey with her giant salmon landed after a two-hour struggle. Her father, Major G.W

Askers Road House near Dorchester in Dorset pictured at night with a smart car sweeping up the drive

H. G. Wells by Autori
Herbert George Wells, aka H.G

Heliograph used by British army in Africa
Heliograph used in the British army in Africa, probably during the Boer War (1899-1902)

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Pera leaving Southampton
The " Pera" with members of the House of Commons on board, leaving Southampton to take part in the Cherbourg Fetes

Mrs O'Malley-Keyes and Charlie Chaplin at Biarritz
Jane O'Malley-Keyes (1888 - 1964), formerly Jane Byrnes, American socialite who married Middleton O'Malley-Keyes and reigned supreme over Biarritz society

Lady Milbanke at Mullaboden with her children
Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1895 -1969), Lady Loughborough, Australian Born wife of Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (died 1929)

Mrs and Mrs Romilly (Esmond and Jessica Mitford)
Jessica Mitford (1917 - 1996), author and fifth of the six Mitford sisters, photographed with her first husband and cousin, Esmond Romilly, at a Miami restaurant they ran in 1940

Judo as self-defence as demonstrated by Phyllis Boutell
Page showing Miss Phyllis Boutell and Mr Charles Cawkell demonstrating how judo, or ju-jitsu, can be an effective form of self-defence if attacked

Lady Ursula Filmer-Sankey & sons by Madame Yevonde
Lady Ursula Filmer-Sankey (1902-1978), formerly Lady Ursula Grosvenor, daughter of the Duke of Westminster, photographed by Madame Yevonde with her sons, Patrick (right) and Christopher. Date: 1932

Margaret Whigham & Charles Sweeny engagement at The Embassy
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mr Charles Sweeny at a party at the Embassy Club to celebrate their engagement in December 1932

Margaret Whigham as The Precious One at the Gay Party
Miss Margaret Whigham, celebrated debutante and it girl, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the Duchess of Argyll, whose divorce case in 1963 scandalised the country

Confessions by Camera, Ms Charles Sweeny
Page from The Sketch, part of a series entitled, Confessions by Camera

The Last Trout by H. M. Bateman
A group of determined fishermen all compete for the last (rather small) trout left in a river. Date: 1931

The Prince of Wales, Chiberta golf course, Biarritz, 1931
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor) pictured at the famous golf course of Chiberta in Biarritz, one of his favourite continental courses during the 1930s

Doris and Anna Zinkeisen at the theatre
Doris (left) and Anna Zinkeisen, artist sisters and designers, pictures at the opening night of " Waltzes in Vienna" at Alhambra Theatre in August 1931. Date: 1931

Oswald Mosley and family on the Riviera 1931
Sir Oswald and Lady Cynthia Mosley with their children Vivien and Nicholas at Cap D Antibes in 1931. The Mosleys were frequent visitors to the French Riviera during this period. Date: 1931

WaF officer uniform from Moss Bros 1940
Advertisement for Moss Bros during the Second World War, and their regulation uniform. A photograph of a woman modelling an officers uniform in blue barathea cloth for the Womens Auxiliary Air Force

The Queen and Princesses corgis, inspection of YMCA canteen
H.M. Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Tatler cover, Lord and Lady George Scott by Madame Yevonde
Lord George Scott, younger brother of the Duke of Buccleuch, with his wife, the artist Molly Bishop. Date: 1940

Diana and Nancy Mitford at the Midnight Ballet
Nancy Mitford and her sister Diana (Mrs Bryan Guinness) at The Midnight Ballet Party which took place the Carlton Theatre in aid of Queen Charlottes Hospital

Margaret Whigham & Mrs Colclough, Best of Everything Ball
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mrs Colclough displaying British gloves, stockings and scarves at the Best of Everything Dinner

Margaret Whigham at the British Porcelain Ball
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930

Margaret Whigham with poodles Gabi & Suki by Madame Yevonde
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930

Mrs Charles Sweeny & Lady Dunn at Sandwich
Mrs Charles Sweeny, looking as chic as ever, with Lady Dunn (rocking a rather fabulous jumpsuit) and her daughter, Countess John de Bendern at Whites Club golf tournament at Sandwich

Kenneth Wagg & Ian Fleming at Whites Club golf tournament
Novelist Ian Fleming pictured with Kenneth Wagg at a Whites Club golf tournament in Sandwich, Kent, in July 1938. Date: 1938

Margaret Whigham, Jeanne Stourton at Vacanis matinee
A group dressed as lawn tennis girls of the 1880s for the charity matinee performance at the Pavilion Theatre of pupils of Madame Vacanis dancing school

A Dance at the Embassy Club in Cairo 1923
A dance at the Embassy Club in Cairo, an outpost of the club in Londons Old Bond Street, catering to high society in Egypt. Some of the revellers in this photograph include Glen Kidston, Mr. R. E

Lady Young (formerly Lady Scott), Peter Scott, Wayland Young
The sculptor, Lady Young, formerly Kathleen Bruce, then Lady Scott, wife of the polar explorer, Robert Falcon Scott

Dress and cape by Molyneux, 1932
An evening dress of green and white crepe romaine with ruching around the hips, worn with a cape of black velvet, trimmed with ermine. Designed by Edward Molyneux of 60, Grosvenor Street. Date: 1932

Electric telegraph used in Crimean War, 1854
Electric telegraph used in the Crimean War, 1854. The plough for laying the wire

Society at the Cataract Hotel, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt
Group of well-known people at the Cataract Hotel in Aswan, near the huge dam

Prince Chula of Siam
H.R.H. Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Siam (1908-1963), only child of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and his Russian wife, Ekaterina Desnitskaya

Wish You Were Here postcard
Seaside postcard featuring a woman in a yellow swimsuit sunbathing in a rather uncomfortable rocky spot on an unidentified beach

Swimmers at Thorness Bay, Isle of Wight, 1920s
A group of women pose for a photograph on the beach at Thorness Bay on the Isle of Wight. The back of the photograph describes the day as a picnic for Gs 21st birthday. G is fourth from left

Gifts to Princess Mary on her wedding, 1922
A sapphire galaxy: royal and other gifts to Princess Mary on her wedding to Viscount Lascelles in February 1922

The Combined Fleet in China
The combined fleet in China - transports in Cowloong (Kowloon) Bay preparing to get under way for the North. Date: 1860

Polars bears at the London Hippodrome, January 1910
Seventy polar bears, transported there to take part in the theatres Christmas water spectacular, The Arctic

Lady Weymouth by Madame Yevonde
Viscountess Weymouth by Madame Yevonde. She was formerly the Hon. Daphne Winifred Louise Vivian (1904-1997), and married Viscount Weymouth in 1927. Date: 1931

Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel Jeans
Advertisement for Aquascutum Limited depicting Owen Nares, starring in Counsels Opinion at the Strand Theatre wearing an Aquascutum coat which eventually ends up on his co-star Isabel Jeans

Serge Lifar at the Venice Lido
Serge Lifar of the Russian Ballet, burnished by the sun, adopts a balletic pose on the beach at the Venice Lido at the feet of beauty, as represented by Madame Simon Rolo

Daisy Kennedy the violinist by Madame Yevonde
" An artist to her fingertips". Daisy Kennedy (Mrs. John Drinkwater), 1893-1981, Australian-born concert violinist. Date: 1931

Blackpool, The Babylon of the North by Tom Titt
Detailed double page spread by Tom Titt in The Tatler reflecting the vast range of amusements at Blackpool, described as

Marion Davies by Autori
Caricature of Marion Davies (1897 - 1961), actress, producer, screenwriter, philanthropist and lover of William Randolph Hearst

Lady Castlerosse in Cannes
Lady Castlerosse, formerly Miss Doris Delavigne, pictured with Mr John McMullen cruising off Cannes. Date: 1931

The De Havilland School of Flying
Page from The Tatler featuring photographs of the De Havilland School of Flying at Hatfield Aerodrome

Tatler cover, The Hon. Mary Coke by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mary Katharine Coke, younger daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Coke, and granddaughter of the Earl of Leicester, pictured at the time of her engagement to Thomas Cockayne Harvey

Mrs Anthony Eden by Madame Yevonde
Mrs Anthony Eden, nee Beatrice Beckett photographed by Madame Yevonde

Bicycle in Daks 1940
Advertisement for the Daks suit from Simpson of Piccadilly, ideal for wartime wear in clean, dust-resisting whipcord, hardy corduroy or practical grey flannel. Date: 1940

Advert for Hershelle clothing 1940
Advertisement for Hershelle womens clothing showing a woman in Yardleys of Bond Street seemingly so engrossed in the shops catalogue

The Woman At the Knitting Party... by H. M. Bateman
The Woman at the Knitting Party Who Dared to Knit Herself a Jumper by H. M. Bateman (while the rest of the group get on with knitting socks and other comforts for serving soldiers). Date: 1940

Silk production at Lullingstone Castle
Page from The Tatler reporting on the silk production there overseen by Lady Hart Dyke

Tatler cover, Lady Ironside by Madame Yevonde
Lady Ironside, formerly Miss Mariot Ysobel Cheyne, wife of Sir Edmund Ironside, Chief of Imperial General Staff during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Animated Photography, Prince George in Many Moods
HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902 - 1942), fourth son of George V and Queen Mary, shown in multiple through the new and original Polyfoto process. Date: 1933

Light and Variable 1931
Humorous illustration showing a young woman perched on top of a weather vane, her short skirt revealing a lace garter from her breezy vantage point. Date: 1931

Mrs Peter Smith-Dorrien by Madame Yevonde
Mrs. Peter Smith-Dorrien, formerly Miss Bridget Liddell, with her dachshund pictured wearing a checked suit which is " one of Fashions last words" according to The Sketch magazine. 1931

Edward Huskinson, editor of The Tatler
Portrait of Edward ( Peter ) Huskinson (1878 - 1941), editor of The Tatler for thirty-two years until his retirement in 1940 and a director of Illustrated Newspapers Ltd

Conversazione of educational exhibition, St. Martins Hall
Prince Albert stopping by the Norway stand at the Educational Exhibition, held at St. Martins Hall in July 1854. 1854

Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Autori
Group caricature by Autori of music and stage stars of various nationalities who would, if the contemplated restrictions on foreign artistes in London were passed, leave Londons West End

A Little Disinfectant by H. M. Bateman
A speaker on a soap box, clearly with Communist leanings given the red flag, is sprayed by disinfectant, much to the delight of an assembled crowd. Date: 1932

The future Lady Warwick, Miss Margaret Whigham
Portrait of Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny, and then the Duchess of Argyll, pictured in The Tatler at the time of her engagement to the Earl of Warwick

Frost fair on the River Thames, 1814
The last frost fair on the River Thames, London, in February 1814, looking upstream towards Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral

Fay Compton in Dick Whittington at London Hippodrome
Fay Compton in the role of Dick Whittington for the pantomime Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome in 1932-3. Date: 1932

Laura Cowie with daughter Ursula by Madame Yevonde
Actress Laura Cowie (1892 - 1969), who in private life was Mrs John Hastings Turner, wife of the author and playwright

St Johns College, Cambridge, 1825
St Johns College, Cambridge in 1825 Date: 1825

The Jugglers by Averil Burleigh
The Jugglers: A Study in Modernity, by Averil Burleigh (1883 - 1949). Exhibited at the Society of Women Artists in 1929. Date: 1929

Elsa Maxwell and her Moods painting
Feature in The Sketch showing party thrower

Lawson Wood
Clarence Lawson Wood (1878-1957), successful illustrator and comic artist, best-known for his wily orang-utan Gran pop who was published in The Sketch

Scene from the film Roadhouse
Swimming pool scene from the film Roadhouse based on the play by Walter Hackett and directed by Maurice Elvey

Advert for Elizabeth Arden sun cream 1934
Advertisement for sunbathing products by Elizabeth Arden including her Ardena Sunpruf Cream for protection and Velva Beauty Film to make you appear tanned and chic

Group of people, possibly family members, including a man of restricted growth (dwarfism), 1920s. Date: 1920s

Glaisher and Coxwell balloon flight, 1862
Aeronaut Henry Coxwell and meteorologist James Glaisher prepare the balloon car ready for one of their scientific observation expeditions. Date: 17th July 1862

Speaking tube, c. 1870
Gentleman in his study using a speaking tube to communicate with another room. Date: C.1870

Dental clinic in Paris, 1892
Dental clinic in Paris, France, 1892. Date: 1892

A. T.s officer uniform from Moss Bros 1940
Advertisement for Moss Bros during the Second World War, a photograph of a woman modelling an officers uniform in barathea or whipcord cloth. Date: 1940

Blighty Guest House
A group posing outside a guest house going by the name of Blighty around what looks to be a dinner gong emblazoned with the name. Date: 1930s

Shell at the Front advertisement, 1914
Wartime advertisement for Shell petrol, demonstrating that it is used more extensively by Allied Forces both at home and abroad. Date: 1914

Royal visit to Northern Ireland - examining a handloom
Princess Margaret and the Queen (Queen Elizabeth)

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Bretagne
Queen Victoria meeting the Emperor and Empress of France on board the Bretagne, during the Cherbourg Fetes in 1858. Date: 1858

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Royal Yacht passing the Needles
The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles. Date: 1858

Royal Albert, 131 Flag of Vice-Admiral Lyons
Ships - Terrible, Valorous, Royal Albert, Renown, Orion, Hannibal, Caesar, Diadem, Brunswick, Euryalis, Arrogant, Racoon. Date: 1858

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