Short Collection (page 42)

Costume Men & Boys 1845
Boys: trousers, tasselled cap, short fitted jackets one with braiding. Men:1/2 length sac coat, pinched waists, waistcoats with a deep V opening & strapped trousers

Costume Men & Boys 1848
Evening dress; a sac overcoat or wrapper & window-pane check trousers; bowler style hat, short trousers, red velvet coat, forage cap, wrapper with hood & soutache trim

Man & Boys Fashions 1844
Boys: plaid tunic, gigot sleeves, belt, tasselled cap, strapped pantaloons, forage cap, short jackets, vandyked collar, neckerchief, page boy hair-style. Man: D-B coat

Fashionable Outfit 1930S
A female model wearing a rather unusual suit, with a ribbon choker and short- sleeved jacket with a rather fussy tiered blouse, topped off with a wide-brimmed hat

Lady Charles Beresford
Bodice with en coeur or sweetheart neckline, shoulder straps & transparent short sleeves - the whole heavily ornamented with beadwork. N.B choker & long string of pearls

MYRAs MODELS 1875
Evening dresses ornamented with roses & lace, short sleeves, long waists (one ending in a point), double skirts trained & tied back, over-skirts with apron fronts

Richard Parkes Bonington
RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON British artist who despite his short life made a notable contribution to art techniques

Dinner table scene
Engraving to illustrate a short story by Robert Buchanan, The Master of the Mine showing a family in a typical middle-class Victorian home around a dining table

Fashions January 1867
Princess style short dress trimmed with daisies. Red paletot with sailor collar. Green dress: train, square cut bodice & divided over-skirt caught up with cord & tassels

Striped Dress 1861
Women: short cape & dress in vertical striped fabric & pleated border; high buttoning bodice, pagoda sleeves, purple vandyke & tassel trim. Girl: habit shirt, ankle boots

SHORT CALEDONIA
One of the new generation of monoplane flying boats which will replace the stately old biplanes, this will be used by Imperial Airways on long distance passenger routes

Short Scion Senior
Essentially a half-size version of the Empire class, the Scion is produced in landplane and seaplane versions, as a medium-size passenger carrier

Short Singapore
Flown by Cobham in 1927, this reliable flying boat is used throughout the thirties, and this model III is in service with the RAF at the outbreak of World War Two

Commencement of the tunnel at Kings Cross
The commencement of the tunnel at Kings Cross. Kings Cross was proposed to be a principle terminal station. The underground was deemed to be the solution for convenient travel in densely populated

TAXI
A woman in smart stylish suit of straight knee-length skirt & a collarless sac like short jacket with tie fastening, fur hat & stiletto heels hails a taxi

Festival Majorettes
Majorettes in short skirts twirl their batons, followed by a marching brass band, at the Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea, Festival of Britain celebrations

Steam horse & carriage
An example of a steam horse attached to a traditional carriage, exhibited by De Dion and Bouton, Paris. This horseless arrangement was relatively short-lived

Autumn Fashions 1937
Paris Fashions for Autumn include a 3/4 length plum coloured coat with high mandarin collar, a short blue coat trimmed with astrakan fur, & fez-like hat with veil

Tailored Suits 1932
Two tailored costumes of a simple design. The blue one purporting to have the waisted look of the 1890s. The black frock has a short full basque at the back

Tailor-Made with Fur
A tailor-made in black wool with a short, doubled breasted jacket with astrakhan revers, epaulettes & trimming at the jacket borders. Worn with a hat tied on with a large bow

Deco Jumper & Hat 1935
Hand-knitted Chessboard jumper with short sleeves & the new demure little collar is composed of large different coloured squares. Worn with a belt & matching brimless hat

Girl in Checked Shirt
Short-haired young woman with a sweet smile wears a red checked shirt

Fifties Curls / Woof
A short fifties hairstyle with soft curls piled up off the face

Dark Haired Girl
A girl in pearls with short, black hair, very dark eyebrows & brown eyes, smiles knowingly. She wears large, pearlised button earrings

Girl with Britvic Glass
Short-haired brunette, wearing a striped, sleeveless summer top & pearlised button earrings, sips orange juice from a Britvic glass through a very long straw

Blonde by Pond 1950S
A pretty short-haired blonde model, in a red gingham halter-neck sun-top & white shorts, sits with outstretched legs beside a modern style garden pond

Sequin Restaurant Gown
A decollete restaurant gown profusely ornamented with sequins, with short puffed sleeves, Swiss belt, floral corsage & bell shaped trained skirt. N.B hat

Sunny Blonde Model 1950S
A pretty short-haired blonde model with a sunny smile wears a red gingham halter-neck sun- top & white shorts

Saxon Military Dress C8
Anglo-Saxon king in martial habit wears a shirt of chainmail over a tunic & hose. His Armour Bearer wears a Phyrigian cap, hose & short tunic with a girdle. Date: 8th century

Dress & Silver Sash
Actress Margaret Bannerman in a sleeveless, tubular shaped, slash-neck dress which uses a concentric square motif in various shades. worn with a silver sash & court shoes

Grandville Long & Short
The long and the short and the tall

Road to Robin Hoods Bay
The one and only road down into Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire, England. The little village is crammed with tall or short houses built nearly on top of one another

Costume / G R Ward C. 1815
A young dark haired woman in a white gown with short, full sleeves and a red shawl. She wears her hair in soft curls. Her jewellery is of gold

Checkerboard Scarf 1922
Dressmaking patterns: barrel- line dress with a bateau neck, decorative panels at the hips & a low slung belt; short coat with fringed sleeves, checkerboard coat & hat

Knitted Casaque
A short sleeved knitted CASAQUE or blouse in a diamond pattern

Conrad / Typhoon / Storm
TYPHOON Short story by Joseph Conrad The steamer Nan-Shan in the storm

Opera Dress 1859
Green silk dress worn with a fichu Antoinette; grey dress with tablier of black lace; striped mantle / shawl. Hair arranged in stiff curls & chignons adorned with flowers

Costume / Men / Indianpriest
An Indian priest in simple orange robe and carrying a large fan

Costume / French / 1794
A military cadet of the late revolutionary period: his uniform is made up of the red, white and blue of the French tricolore

French Lady Empire 1813
A young Parisian lady wearing a white Empire-style dress, with high waist and short puffed sleeves - and the most amazing bonnet!

Spanish Man 18C Bullfigh
A young Spanish man dressed in bullfigher costume: a short jacket, red cummerbund, breeches, and black slippers

Collecting Rainwater
Many a siege has been won when the defenders run short of water : ths castle is taking every chance to gather rain water to augment its supply

Hungary Independence
Austrian dragoons rout Hungarian hussars as the Hungarian Diets short-lived bid for independence is crushed by Austria with Russian aid

Fringed Parasol 1914
A large shallow dome shaped parasol in pale pink with a short fringed border & tassels tied to the shaft

Costume / Children 1859
Boy: tunic, gaiters, sash & knickerbockers. Girls: black pardessus, plaid tunic dress with velvet trim, chemisettes with bishop sleeves, other short dresses with sashes

Fashion Men & Boy 1841
Boy: pantaloons & short jacket. Men: top hats with tall crowns, strapped pantaloons, cut-away coat with collar & lapels, green waistcoat, D-B coat with full skirt

Topping Book / Camping
Two short-wearing girl campers enjoy a fry-up of bacon and eggs, with toast and marmalade, tea and coffee for afters

Mole Fur Short Coat 1922
A short hip-hugging coat in mole fur with dolman sleeves, split turned-back cuffs, a broad belt with a buckle & a large collar

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