Shoes Collection

Advert for Manfield shoes 1920
Advertisement for shoes and slippers for the Christmas season. Date: 1920

Irish Dancers
A crowd watching girls performing traditional Irish dancing at Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland

London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965
Spread from the short-lived but impossibly cool magazine, London Life, with a column by sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton who regularly wrote about the clothes she liked

Ginger Rogers / Astaire
GINGER ROGERS American film actress and dancer, dancing with Fred Astaire

Flapper on Bonnet 1927
A girl on a bonnet: wears a skimpy sleeveless white drop waist dress hitched up to expose her thighs, T-bar shoes, a cloche hat & a scarf a la Isadora Duncan

Coat & Fox Terrier 1927
Wrap over coat in a small checked fabric with cuff detail, hip pockets, long fur roll collar & fur lining worn with court shoes & a cloche hat pulled over the eyes

Stockings 1920S Photo
A young woman, wearing a fur coat, cloche hat & T-bar shoes, lifts her leg up on a bench in order to reveal her stocking tops & garters

Pierrot and Columbine -- Smile, Please
Columbine tickles a gloomy Pierrot with a peacock feather and asks him to Smile, Please!

Girls with their books in Balham, SW London
Four girls with their books and drawings, sitting on a pavement in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: c.1905

His Broadcast Masters Voice by George Studdy
A spoof on the famous His Masters Voice logo featuring a dog listening to a gramophone; Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy

Bathing Belle on Pier
A flirtatious young woman in a two-piece bathing costume of side lacing shorts & striped tunic adjusts her black stockings. N.B espadrilles with ribbon lacing

A Variety of ladies boots 1926
Ladies 1920s boots in willow calf, felt lace, riding, quilted, buttoned, lace-up and rubber. Date: circa 1926

Margot Fonteyn repairing her ballet shoes
Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), British ballet dancer

Jester carrying a wassail bowl
A jester in red and blue costume, carrying a wassail bowl and enjoying the aroma coming from it

Naked little girl looking in the mirror
A little girl wearing nothing but her shoes and socks, and pink ribbons in her hair, looks in the mirror and says " Goodness, Is That Me!" She is holding an apple in her left hand

French maid taking a break and enjoying a cigarette before her next duty calls.... Date: 1910s

David Wright woman reclining in black lingerie
Elegant woman with blonde hair, reclining on her bed in black lingerie and red shoes. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Cobblers shop front, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a cobblers shop front in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Wrapping Gifts 1950S
Festive model in red baby doll nightie with broderie Anglaise trim & white slingback shoes sits on a cushion & wraps presents, showing her knickers in the process

Breakdancing
A breakdancer spins round on his back and stuns his teenage onlookers. Note the profusion of of white clothes and stilettos, slip-on shoes with white socks, perms and mullets

Red, White and Blue by David Wright, showing a woman choosing from a selection of shoes. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Two Cobblers Mend Shoes
Two cobblers, seated on a low bench in their workshop, set about repairing shoes and fitting new soles

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising boots by post, with a circular illustration of the Footshape Works where the boots are made. Date: 20th century

Female high jumper in orange costume
A female high jumper in an orange costume leaping over a pole

Misfitz - Robin Hood. early 20th century

David Wright woman in a red swimsuit
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a one-piece red swimsuit, red shoes, and a wide brimmed floppy hat. She is sitting on a table with a red and white tablecloth

Shoemakers, Tunisia
Two shoemakers in their small workshop, Tunisia

The Faithful Heart by George Studdy
A little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics, paddles as far as he can into the water holding her dress

Rayne shoes advertisement
Advertisement for some particularly spikey and vertiginous stiletto heels by Rayne shoes, featuring crown neolite soles, made only Goodyear

SHOES 1899
A pair of gentlemens lace-up half-boots or Town Boots and a pair of ladies shoes with a Louis heel complete with shoe trees are left outside a hotel room for boots to polish

Holeproof Hosiery 1924
A woman, so proud & pleased with her Holeproof stockings, bends down to admire them while she daintily lifts her black see-through shift out of the way

Boy Repairs Boots / 1930
A boy is taught to mend his own boots in classes at a London School

Cobbler
Making a wooden shoe. Date: 1950s

David Wright woman in a white bikini
Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a white bikini and shoes to match. She is sitting on the grass, with a wide-brimmed floppy hat at her side

Three German Sunlovers
One-piece bathing costumes for men & women. His is striped, the ladys ones have V -necks & short legs. The lady in the sleeveless costume wears bathing shoes or espadrilles

Rock and roll dancing couple. Date: 1960s

Mother and daughters at a London bus stop
A mother and her two daughters waiting for a No.6 bus at Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London W9. They are all smartly dressed, but the houses in the background are showing postwar shabbiness

Kaufmann Lady Cycle Troupe refined trick cyclists. One bicycle in photograph with the lady cyclists wearing ruched shorts to the knee, long sleeved blouses, tights and flat shoes

Advert for Raoul Shoe Company 1912
French footwear, womens shoes for all occasions, street, town, seaside, tennis, walking, evening and court. 1912

Singer Sewing Machine - Shoe Repairers Machine model 29K53. 1932

Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe, sold by W F Heddon, Bridge Street, Carmarthen, Wales. Date: circa 1920

Telegram Boys 1930S
A line-up of smart young telegraph boys with immaculate uniforms and highly polished shoes

Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampost
Racing Illustrated - " Some delay at the post!" - a gentleman who has had a serious session at the Old Blue Bell (see 10909661) endeavours to make his way home

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons wedding shoes
Close up photograph showing the elegant, embroidered T-bar shoes worn by Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon for her wedding to Prince Albert, Duke of York on 26 April 1923. Date: 1923

The Red Shoes -- a young girl dressed in white for her confirmation looks at her reflection in a large oval mirror. Rather daringly, she is wearing red shoes! early 20th century

Arrested by an undercover police officer
An undercover female police officer springs her Honey Trap on an unsuspecting criminal, who goes from a jolly evening with a fetching lady to staring down the barrel of a revolver!

Raoul Shoe Company 1912
Chic Parisian footwear offered for sale in Regent St featuring a brogue shoe, fancy top boot, seaside shoe, French shoes and court shoe

Showing her Knickers
A young woman lifts her dress to reveal her drawers which have decorative vandyked trim. She also wears a cloche hat, silk stockings and tango heel shoes

60S Fashion / Floral Dress
A girl wearing a floral dress with white shoes and gloves holds a basket. Date: early 1960s

Teeny Weeny Bikini 1950S
A rather experienced looking blonde model poses in an itsy bitsy teeny weeny red & white polka dot bikini & white high heeled slingback shoes. She holds the straps of the top

Kids & Cat on a Wall
A row of children sitting on a wall, watching a cat!

Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker
An Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker, working on a pile of shoes

WOMAN WITH DOG 1940S
Glamorous American blonde out walking with her boxer dog. 1940s

Anglo-Saxon Men Pl. XIX
Anglo-Saxons of 9th & 10th century: green tunic, pan-hose & shoes, tunic with gold border & front slit, mantles, leg bandages, shoes with a central slit on the upper. 9th century

Advertisement for Redex Engine treatment
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex engine treatment which according to this advertisement - makes your car faster, smoother and cheaper to run. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Just Wright by David Wright showing a glamorous woman fixing her shoe. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940s

Buttermarket, Thame
Street scene at Buttermarket in Thame, Oxon. A couple with a bicycle walk down the street past a shoe shop and pub

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943

Woman in white wool dress with pink trim losing her hat
Woman in white wool dress with pink trim, belt of crocheted roses, losing her hat in the wind. Robe de drap blanc borde d un ourlet couleur de rose, ceinture des roses en crochet

Three Sikh men, India. Date: 1843

Farriers, Appleby Horse Fair
Farriers at work shoeing gypsy horses at Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria Date: 1990

Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers - Arch of Galerius
Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers working beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius (part of the Rotunda Complex). Date: circa 1910s

Evening full dress 1807
Evening full dress, woman wearing plain blue dress, cut low and square at front, fastened in the center with a broach, white satin sleeves caught up with broaches, trimmed with swansdown

Mussolini Yachting
BENITO MUSSOLINI The Italian dictator looking rather dapper in a straw boater hat whilst relaxing on a yachting trip. Date: 1883 - 1945

Advert for Dolcis shoes, shopping with five coupons 1941
With five wartime coupons you could buy one pair of shoes from Dolcis. Casual shoes with contrasting coloures with a crepe sole and side lace. Casual shoes with 3 eyelette tie at front in suede

Very Deep by Rick Elmes
A young woman in a rather fetching yellow dress with matching hat and shoes, sits on a rock and casts a reflection in the water nearby. Date: 1927

Rayne shoes advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Rayne shoes, in particular their range of brocade heels for memorable evenings. Date: 1953

Royal Wedding 1904 -- Princess Mary as bridesmaid
Princess Mary of Wales (later Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, 1897-1965), seen here in her bridesmaids dress for the wedding of Princess Alice of Albany and Prince Alexander of Teck

Scene in the International Stores, Crediton, Devon, with two middle-aged women chatting in an aisle

Lady in Underwear 1919
A scantily dressed woman stands in her nighty, stocking and shoes and adjusts her hair

Hiking Outfits Advert
Advert for Lang & Norton, specialists in British made hiking outfits, including sensible walking shoes, khaki drill shorts and natty sleeveless pullovers

Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890
Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890

Maria Teresa Isabella, later Queen of Sicily, as a little girl

Victor Stiebel / Twenties
Design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for an elegant evening or cocktail dress in royal blue with embellished assymetric hem and drop-waist. Shoes & jewellery match dress

Female Type / Reading Book
A lady reads a book, wearing a cloche hat, Louis heel shoes, stockings and either a chemise or a pair of cami-knickers

Jonas Hanway / Umbrella 2
JONAS HANWAY Traveller, philanthropist, and umbrella enthusiast

Woman & Dog on Beach
A young woman in a red swimsuit, with her white bulldog on the beach. A man with a black poodle looks at them admiringly

Advert, Thomas Rankine & Sons, Shoes, Edinburgh
Advert for Thomas Rankine & Sons, Wholesale Shoewarehousemen and Importers, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905

European shoes, slippers and boots
European shoes and boots: Russian boot 1, Russian womans sandal 2, Finnish womans sandal 3, Finnish womans slipper 4, Finnish bejeweled shoes 5, 6, Hungarian mans boot 7

Fashionable women in new creations 1913
Women models wearing the latest winter beautifully decorative wraps. 1913

Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top boots
Our Boys Clothing Company riding and top boots. Date: c.1895

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