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Shirtsleeves Collection

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford

Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford
Studio portrait of a Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford. circa 1860s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Old Smithy at Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon

Old Smithy at Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon, with a horse having a hoof inspected. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Firefighters playing billiards in fire station

Firefighters playing billiards in fire station
Firemen playing billiards in a fire station. Date: early 20th century

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Norman Williams, cartoonist and artist Date: circa 1930

Norman Williams, cartoonist and artist Date: circa 1930

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Men and women in a tailors workshop

Men and women in a tailors workshop with sewing machines on the workbenches. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Tailors in a workshop with coat on display

Tailors in a workshop with coat on display
A group of tailors in a workshop with a finished coat on display on a dummy. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Three people in a tailors workshop

Three people in a tailors workshop. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Tailors in a workshop

Tailors in a workshop. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Cutter at work on a garment

Cutter at work on a garment. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Tailor at work on a garment

Tailor at work on a garment. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: David Wetzel, trades unionist in the transport industry

David Wetzel, trades unionist in the transport industry
David (Dave) Wetzel (b 1942), trades unionist (TGWU) with a background in London Transport and Transport for London, where he began his working life as a bus conductor, driver and inspector

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Jack Straw, Labour MP and government minister

Jack Straw, Labour MP and government minister
Jack Straw (John Whitaker Straw, b 1946), British Labour Party politician, MP and government minister. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Tony Benn, Labour politician, sitting at his desk

Tony Benn, Labour politician, sitting at his desk
Tony Benn (Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, 1925-2014), Labour politician, former Cabinet Minister and currently President of the Stop the War Coalition

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Frederick Couteney Selous - Fair 1894

Frederick Couteney Selous - Fair 1894
Frederick Corteney Selous (1851 - 1917) - English hunter and explorer 1894

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Es Willard as Cyrus Blenkarn in The Middleman

Es Willard as Cyrus Blenkarn in The Middleman Date: 1890s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: George Barrett in Hoodman Blind - The Theatre Magazine

George Barrett in Hoodman Blind - The Theatre Magazine
George Barrett, actor, in Hoodman Blind - in The Theatre Magazine, November 1885. 1885

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Man in cottage doorway, Arlington Row, Bibury, Glos

Man in cottage doorway, Arlington Row, Bibury, Glos
Man in cottage doorway, Arlington Row, Bibury, Gloucestershire. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Eight women police officers in new Surrey uniform

Eight women police officers in new Surrey uniform
Eight women police officers posing in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, trousers were introduced as an option

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Vain man at a mirror on a comic greetings card

Vain man at a mirror on a comic greetings card, with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Scene at the Festival of Fools, Penzance, Cornwall

Scene at the Festival of Fools, Penzance, Cornwall -- a violinist named Wilfred entertains three small children. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Construction workers outside a large building, USA

Construction workers outside a large building, USA
Large group of construction workers (possibly carpenters, painters, builders, etc) outside a large building, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Woman police officer on the phone in a police station

Woman police officer on the phone in a police station
Woman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Woman police officer talking in a school classroom

Woman police officer talking in a school classroom
Woman police officer (Helen Parnell) talking to a group of children in a school classroom. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Andrew Besley, photographer, Cornwall

Andrew Besley, photographer, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, photographer, in action with a Pentax 6x7 camera in Cornwall. circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Group of seven people with flags, USA

Group of seven people with flags, USA
Group of seven people with British and American flags, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Andrew Besley, photographer, Dartmoor, Devon

Andrew Besley, photographer, Dartmoor, Devon
Andrew Besley, photographer, with his camera at Cranmere Pool, Dartmoor, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Four men with trowels and cement on boards, USA

Four men with trowels and cement on boards, USA
Four men with trowels and cement on boards, outside a log cabin, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Railway workers outside their work premises, USA

Railway workers outside their work premises, USA
Five railway workers outside their work premises, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Blacksmiths outside their foundry or forge, USA

Blacksmiths outside their foundry or forge, USA
Three blacksmiths and two other men outside a foundry or forge, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Arthur Melmoth Walters, English footballer

Arthur Melmoth Walters, English footballer
Arthur Melmoth Walters (1865-1941), English amateur footballer who made nine appearances for the England team. He was also President of the Law Society. late 1890s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Photographer with camera and tripod

Photographer with camera and tripod
Photographer looking through the viewfinder of his camera, which is on a tripod. circa 1937

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Man in garden in shirtsleeves

Man in garden in shirtsleeves
Man posing for his photo in a garden in shirtsleeves. circa 1920s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Cartoon, New Bridge from Sparkbrook to Smallheath

Cartoon, New Bridge from Sparkbrook to Smallheath
Cartoon, The New Bridge from Sparkbrook to Smallheath (Small Heath), Birmingham. Dr Hugh Thomas and Labourer Tipper. 1888

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Police officers at work in communications room

Police officers at work in communications room
Police officers, male and female, at work in a Met Police communications room. Date: circa early 1970s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Woman police officer at work in communications room

Woman police officer at work in communications room
Woman police officer at work in front of a computer screen in a Met Police communications room. Date: circa late 1970s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Woman police officer at the wheel of a car, London

Woman police officer at the wheel of a car, London
Woman police officer (Evelyn Walker) at the wheel of an open topped car, possibly during a training session, with a male officer in the passenger seat. Date: 1972

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Woman police officer with little boy, London

Woman police officer with little boy, London
Woman police officer (Diana Hill or Adam) with a little boy, London. Date: 1961

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Woman police officer with couple, London

Woman police officer with couple, London
Woman police officer (Diana Hill or Adam) giving directions to a couple, London. Date: 1961

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Four hospital patients ready for croquet

Four hospital patients ready for croquet
Four Imperial VAD hospital patients ready for a game of croquet in the garden at Quex Park. The men are are in shirtsleeves and wearing the trousers of the patients uniform hospital blues

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Hospital Sports, Quex House garden

Hospital Sports, Quex House garden
Patients in shirtsleeves are playing the game of trying to eating an apple hanging from a string tied to a horizontal line

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Refuse collector at work on a Balham street, SW London

Refuse collector at work on a Balham street, SW London. He is wearing a mortar board which someone has thrown away. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Man with a collie dog in a street

Man with a collie dog in a street
Man in his shirtsleeves with a collie dog in a street. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters getting cleaned up, WW2

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters getting cleaned up, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters getting cleaned up in the station washroom after many hours tackling air raid fires, 19 September 1940. Date: 1940s

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Man and woman performing a comic sketch

Man and woman performing a comic sketch
Man and woman in costume, performing a comic sketch. Date: C.1942

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Workmen at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London

Workmen at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Two workmen looking at an architectural plan on the site of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. They are Stan Strowbridge (left)

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Seven men, two children in a basket, and a dog

Seven men, two children in a basket, and a dog
Seven men, two children sitting inside a basket, and a little terrier dog, in a field

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Man washing hands after gardening

Man washing hands after gardening
A man washing his hands at an outdoor tap after doing some gardening. Date: February 1911

Background imageShirtsleeves Collection: Group photo of six men

Group photo of six men
A group photo of six men


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