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Shorts Collection

Background imageShorts Collection: Boy with two guns, Balham, SW London

Boy with two guns, Balham, SW London
A little boy with two guns (possibly real ones!) on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageShorts Collection: Boys Watching Brass Band

Boys Watching Brass Band
Three little boys stand behind a picket gate and watch a brass band playing in a bandstand

Background imageShorts Collection: Girls Play Bowls / 1940S

Girls Play Bowls / 1940S
Faith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wearing various sunsuits show a bit of leg on the bowling green

Background imageShorts Collection: 1930S Playsuits

1930S Playsuits
Striped playsuit with shorts with matching 3/4 length coat or a linen suit with trousers & jacket with large patch pockets. A wire-haired fox terrier sits nearby

Background imageShorts Collection: Liverpool FC football team 1932-1933

Liverpool FC football team 1932-1933
Liverpool FC football team, 1932-1933 season. Date: 1932-1933

Background imageShorts Collection: Dulwich Hamlet FC football team 1936

Dulwich Hamlet FC football team 1936. Back row: Stollery (Trainer), Benka, Morrish, Toser, Cummings, Woolgor, Robbins (Captain), Jonas (Honorary Secretary)

Background imageShorts Collection: Clapton Orient FC football team 1936

Clapton Orient FC football team 1936. Back row: Oakley, Murray, Farrell, Searle (Captain), Herod. Third row: Proudfoot (Manager), Wells, Heinemann, Rossiter, Iceton, Watson, Hillam, Affleck, Brooks

Background imageShorts Collection: Dunfermline Athletic FC football team 1936

Dunfermline Athletic FC football team 1936. Back row: Dowie (Trainer), Johnman, Warden, Steele, Bolt, Crawford, Donald. Front row: Thomson, Syme, M Gowan, Thomson (Captain), Dobson. Date: 1936

Background imageShorts Collection: Accrington Stanley FC football team 1936

Accrington Stanley FC football team 1936. Back row: Kerr, Robinson, Wilson, Gill, Ivill, Treanor, Hacking (Manager), Brennand (Trainer)

Background imageShorts Collection: Huddersfield Town FC football team 1922-1923

Huddersfield Town FC football team 1922-1923
Huddersfield Town FC football team c 1922-1923. Back row: Walter, Wood, Slade, Cowell, Barkas, Brough. Smith. Third row: Chaplin (Trainer), Marlow, Stentiford, Wilson, Goodier, Goodall, Cawthorne

Background imageShorts Collection: Group photo, Millwall Athletic football team

Group photo, Millwall Athletic football team
Millwall Athletic football team for the 1895-1896 season, including Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and Trainer, as well as the players themselves. circa 1895

Background imageShorts Collection: Sheffield Wednesday Cup Final Team 1935

Sheffield Wednesday Cup Final Team 1935
Group photo, Sheffield Wednesday Cup Final Team, 27 April 1935. Back row: Irwin (Trainer), Sharp, Millership, Nibloe, Brown, Catlin, Burrows, Walker (Secretary-Manager)

Background imageShorts Collection: Seven women police officers in netball team

Seven women police officers in netball team
Seven women police officers in the 1954 Met Police netball team, posing with a ball and a netball post. They include Heather Walker, Nora Blacklock, June Barrett and Pat Stacke. Date: 1954

Background imageShorts Collection: Albion Rovers FC football team 1936

Albion Rovers FC football team 1936. Back row: Miller, Waddell, Shevlin (Captain), Beath, Anderson, Bruce. Front row: McPhee, Lyon, Rice, Graham, Grant. Date: 1936

Background imageShorts Collection: Queens Park FC football team 1936

Queens Park FC football team 1936. Back row: Campbell (Captain), Dickson, Smith, Hosie, Cross, Grant. Front row: Crawford, Kyle, Dodds, Martin, Soutar. Date: 1936

Background imageShorts Collection: Queen of the South FC football team 1934-1935

Queen of the South FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: McLachlan (Manager), Sneddon, Savage, Haywood, Fotheringham, Cumming, Smith, Culbert, Smith, Allan (Captain), Hutchison (Chairman)

Background imageShorts Collection: Celtic Football Club 1905-1906

Celtic Football Club 1905-1906
Group photo, Celtic Football Club 1905-1906: Davis (Trainer), Campbell, M Leod, Watson, Hamilton, M Nair, Wilson, Garry, M Court, Adams, Young, Hay, Bennett, M Menemy, Loney, Quinn, Somers, M Nair

Background imageShorts Collection: Edinburgh Hibernian FC football team c 1922-1923

Edinburgh Hibernian FC football team c 1922-1923
Edinburgh Hiberian FC football team c 1922-1923. Back row: Allan, Shaw, Harper, Strang, Miller, Dorman. Middle row: Ritchie, Paterson, Bryce, Templeton, Young, Duncan, McGinnigle. Rhodes

Background imageShorts Collection: Bolton Wanderers FC football team 1935

Bolton Wanderers FC football team 1935. Back row: Goslin, Atkinson, Smith, Jones, Finney (Captain), Taylor. Front row: Taylor, Eastham, Milsom, Westwood, Cook. 1935

Background imageShorts Collection: Barnet FC football team 1936

Barnet FC football team 1936. Back row: Sanderson (Chairman), Lowe, McCarthy, Painter, Wade, Markwell, Finch (Captain), Parker (Trainer). Front row: Weightman, Morris, Garrett, Martin, Hall

Background imageShorts Collection: Swinton RLFC rugby team 1934-1935

Swinton RLFC rugby team 1934-1935. Back row: Lee, Stoddart, Wright, Hughes, Spruce, Armitt. Second row: Mee (Trainer), McGregor, McGurk, Hodgson, Sullivan, Butters, Green, Cheetham, Shaw, Evans

Background imageShorts Collection: Bystander cover 1929 - In Training - Boxing woman

Bystander cover 1929 - In Training - Boxing woman
A woman in a fetching sporty outfit of silky shorts and stockings takes out her frustrations on a punch bag dressed up as a man. Date: 1929

Background imageShorts Collection: Boy in school uniform with figurehead at seaside

Boy in school uniform with figurehead at seaside
Boy in school uniform with a ships figurehead at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShorts Collection: Bathing Belle on Pier

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

Background imageShorts Collection: Golders Green FC football team 1936

Golders Green FC football team 1936. Back row: Walker, Shorland, Boston, Miles, Bloxham, Bradis. Front row: Breagan, Browne, Bucci (Captain), Evans, Boston. Date: 1936

Background imageShorts Collection: Blackpool FC football team 1936

Blackpool FC football team 1936. Back row: Hall, Cardwell (Captain), Smith, Dougall, Roxburgh, Watson, Wallace, Witham. Third row: Hampson, Davidson, Carter, Reeday, Jones, Jones, Watson, Finan

Background imageShorts Collection: Partick Thistle FC football team 1934-1935

Partick Thistle FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Calderwood (Captain), Cummings, Johnstone, Elliot, Sutherland, M Leod. Front row: Regan, M Kennan, Wylie, Hastie, M Lennan. Date: 1934-1935

Background imageShorts Collection: Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Background imageShorts Collection: Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager

Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager
Steve Bloomer (1874-1938), English footballer and manager. He played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s, and was famous for his prolific scoring of goals

Background imageShorts Collection: Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing champion

Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing champion
Joe Beckett (1892-1965), Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Great Britain, in action

Background imageShorts Collection: Girl & Beach Ball 1950S

Girl & Beach Ball 1950S
Windswept young lady, wearing shorts & a stripey dolman (batwing) sleeved top with cowl collar leans against a large beach ball to have her photograph taken

Background imageShorts Collection: STICK EM UP

STICK EM UP
Stick em up ! Boys playing with guns on the street

Background imageShorts Collection: Horace Shorts notebook - sketches of Wright Flyer at Pau

Horace Shorts notebook - sketches of Wright Flyer at Pau
A page from Horace Shorts notebook containing his detailed sketches of the Wright Flyer made at Pau, France, in February 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageShorts Collection: Everton FC football team 1936

Everton FC football team 1936. Back row: Britton, Mercer, Sagar, Jones, White. Front row: Geldard, Bentham, Dean (Captain), Cunliffe, Leyfield, Cook. Date: 1936

Background imageShorts Collection: Poster advertising Union Castle

Poster advertising Union Castle cruises for South Africa, East Africa and around the African coast

Background imageShorts Collection: Boy Admires Spitfire

Boy Admires Spitfire
Spitfire Summer: A little boy wearing shorts and braces admires a Spitfire on the runway at Biggin Hill, Kent, England

Background imageShorts Collection: Poster advertising Union Castle

Poster advertising Union Castle cruises: the goings good!

Background imageShorts Collection: Walliss Hiking Kit Ad

Walliss Hiking Kit Ad
Advertisement for Walliss hiking kit comprising rucksack, practical flannel shorts and mens pure wool stockings, all essential equipment for this pastime

Background imageShorts Collection: Manchester North End FC football team 1934-1935

Manchester North End FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Heyworth, Jackson (Captain), Norton, Brown, Sharples, Broadhurst. Front row: Lawton, Hurst, Thompson, Hicks, Broadhurst. Date: 1934-1935

Background imageShorts Collection: Kaufmann Lady Cycle Troupe

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

Background imageShorts Collection: Arthur J Gould, Welsh rugby player

Arthur J Gould, Welsh rugby player
Arthur J Gould (1864-1919), Captain of Newport Rugby FC and Welsh International rugby union player. 1890s

Background imageShorts Collection: Liverpool FC football team 1905-1906

Liverpool FC football team 1905-1906
Liverpool FC football team, 1905-1906 season (names below the photo). Date: 1905-1906

Background imageShorts Collection: Boy in school uniform rowing a boat

Boy in school uniform rowing a boat. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShorts Collection: Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London

Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London
A little boy with a bicycle wheel on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageShorts Collection: Bromley FC football team 1936

Bromley FC football team 1936. Back row: Weeks, Clark, Centa, Bartaby, Fallon, Mallett, Wade. Front row: Stroud, Barnes, Holbrook (Captain), Brind, Clayton. Date: 1936

Background imageShorts Collection: Heart of Midlothian FC football team 1934-1935

Heart of Midlothian FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Russell, Reid (Captain), Anderson, Harkness, Herd, Harvey, Kerr (Trainer). Front row: Murray, Walker, Anderson, Robson, Black. Date: 1934-1935

Background imageShorts Collection: Everton FC football team 1922-23

Everton FC football team 1922-23. Back row: Hart, Brewster, Peacock, Fern, McDonald, Chedgzoy. Front row: Harrison, Downs, Irvine, Forbes, Williams. Date: 1922-1923

Background imageShorts Collection: Stockport County FC football team 1935

Stockport County FC football team 1935. Back row: Robinson, Jones, Scott, McDonough, Jenkinson, Still, Titterington. Front row: Foulkes, Hill, McNaughton, Brennan, Tidman, Westgarth (Manager)

Background imageShorts Collection: Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Background imageShorts Collection: WOMAN WITH DOG 1940S

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

Background imageShorts Collection: Queens Park Rangers FC football team

Queens Park Rangers FC football team, in green and white stripes: Miles (Trainer), Foster (Director), Murphy, Cross, Collins (Captain), Downing, White, Singleton, McLean (Assistant Trainer)

Background imageShorts Collection: Liverpool FC football team 1920-1921

Liverpool FC football team 1920-1921
Liverpool FC football team, 1920-1921 season, with two trophies (names below the photo). Date: 1920-1921

Background imageShorts Collection: Birstall Intermediate RLFC rugby team 1934-1935

Birstall Intermediate RLFC rugby team 1934-1935. Back row: Micklefield (Trainer), Carroll (Committee), Rhodes, Morrell, Haigh, Field, Greenwood

Background imageShorts Collection: Doncaster Rovers FC football team 1934-1935

Doncaster Rovers FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Tate (Assistant Trainer), Sharp, Shaw, Vaux, Wharton, Imrie, Jacobson, Rogers (Captain), McLean (Trainer)

Background imageShorts Collection: Victorian Scrap, strong man with weights

Victorian Scrap, strong man with weights. circa 1880s

Background imageShorts Collection: Manila Docks

Manila Docks
Unloading a shipment of cargo from ships in Manila docks, Philippines. Three young men in shorts wipe the sweat from themselves in the heat. Date: late 1930s

Background imageShorts Collection: Boy collecting apples

Boy collecting apples
A smiling, happy boy amongst the orchard trees, collecting the fallen shiny English apples in a wooden box. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageShorts Collection: The Humorist Easter Number 1938

The Humorist Easter Number 1938
The Humorist Easter Number front cover illustrated by William Heath Robinson featuring two exhausted cyclists sleeping off a picnic lunch, unaware that somebody is riding away on their tandem bicycle

Background imageShorts Collection: Boys Watching Ship

Boys Watching Ship
A group of boys lean against the dock railings and watch a steamship being built

Background imageShorts Collection: Two men on a punt, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Two men on a punt, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Two men on a punt at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. circa 1970

Background imageShorts Collection: York City FC football team 1936

York City FC football team 1936. Back row: Fox, Pinder, Routledge (Captain), Wilson, Speed, Wass. Front row: Green, Banfield, Graham, Hathway, Spooner. Date: 1936

Background imageShorts Collection: Ayr Corinthians FC football team 1936

Ayr Corinthians FC football team 1936. Back row: Watson (Associate Vice-President), Wallace, Watson (Vice-President), Dunlop, McKnight, Steel, Maxwell, Alexander, Lawson, Wallace (Secretary), White

Background imageShorts Collection: Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water

Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Background imageShorts Collection: British soldiers walking past a train, Iraq

British soldiers walking past a train, Iraq
Three British soldiers walking past a train, somewhere in Iraq

Background imageShorts Collection: Hiking Outfits Advert

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

Background imageShorts Collection: Tennis Pin-Up 1950S

Tennis Pin-Up 1950S
An athletic, glamorous blonde in pristine whites (shorts, blouse, plimsolls, bobby socks & red belt), wooden racquet & with fuzzy balls in hand, stands on tip-toe at the net

Background imageShorts Collection: Man checking car engine in a field

Man checking car engine in a field
A man in shorts, checking his car engine while parked in a field

Background imageShorts Collection: Two schoolboys in a wood

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Background imageShorts Collection: Cambridge Blue 1907

Cambridge Blue 1907
Douglas Stuart dressed for sport in short sleeved vest with pale blue trim & flannel shorts. English sports clothes were to have an increasing influence on fashion

Background imageShorts Collection: Birmingham FC football team 1936

Birmingham FC football team 1936. Back row: Evans (Assistant Trainer), Grosvenor, Lea, Clack, Fillingham, Hibbs, Booton, Morral, Gibson (Trainer)

Background imageShorts Collection: Printed matching shorts and shirt outfit, 1956

Printed matching shorts and shirt outfit, 1956
Gaily patterned Italian shorts and shirt in a multi-coloured cotton from Finnigans. Date: 1956

Background imageShorts Collection: Swaffham Cyclist 1950S

Swaffham Cyclist 1950S
A lone cyclist pauses to study the elaborate town sign of Swaffham, Norfolk, which commemorates the famous pedlar John Chapman, and the churchs rebuilding in the 1400s

Background imageShorts Collection: Cycling Past Stonehenge

Cycling Past Stonehenge
A man and a woman cycle past Stonehenge on a tandem bicycle

Background imageShorts Collection: Nautical Pin-Up / Shorts

Nautical Pin-Up / Shorts
Saucy sailor pin-up girl in a naughty nautical outfit of white t-shirt, very short shorts & naval cap

Background imageShorts Collection: Pin-Up in Blue Shorts

Pin-Up in Blue Shorts
A pretty blonde with plaited hair & wearing tight blue shorts & white bikini top with the straps dangling in front, leans against the trunk of a large tree

Background imageShorts Collection: Comic postcard, Couple riding tandem on a country lane

Comic postcard, Couple riding tandem on a country lane Date: 20th century

Background imageShorts Collection: Boy in school uniform, circa 1920s

Boy in school uniform, circa 1920s
A young boy poses against a wooden door, possibly wearing his school uniform. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShorts Collection: Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972

Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972
Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in pantomime costume as Aladdin. Seated on table. Elaborate hat with feathers, Chinese-style satin jacket with shorts, tights and satin shoes with large bow

Background imageShorts Collection: Toddler at seaside by Muriel Dawson

Toddler at seaside by Muriel Dawson
Toddler at the seaside by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Background imageShorts Collection: Comic postcard, Large man with beer and bicycle outside a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large man with beer and bicycle outside a pub Date: 20th century

Background imageShorts Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman at the seaside

Comic postcard, Large woman at the seaside
Comic postcard, Large woman in red top and white shorts at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageShorts Collection: Two people pass each other in a London street

Two people pass each other in a London street
Two people pass each other in a Central London street. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageShorts Collection: School photograph, boys class, Newton Abbot, Devon School photograph, boys class

School photograph, boys class, Newton Abbot, Devon School photograph, boys class
School photograph, boys class, Newton Abbot, Devon. 20th century

Background imageShorts Collection: Petty Officer Matthew Curran, Irish boxer

Petty Officer Matthew Curran, Irish boxer
Petty Officer Matthew Curran (1882-1938), nicknamed Nutty Curran, Irish heavyweight boxer. Date: circa 1910s



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