Shorts Collection (page 13)

Advert for Harrods mens silk underwear 1940
Silk for summer underwear ! Theres a feeling of fitness in Harrods silk underwear. The pure thread silk elastic knit ensures perfect fit yet gives freedom

Boy with Book on Lap
A boy wearing a sweater with buttons on the shoulder, shorts and long socks, sits with a book or magazine on his lap Date: circa 1920s

Egypt - British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man
British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man off a Nile Steamer, possibly at Port Said? Date: circa 1910s

Asian woman in shorts, cape, and feathered hat. Date c1892

Senior Sea Scout
A member of the Senior Sea Scouts walking along a street. 1950s

Duke of York (George VI) at Cadet camp
The Duke of York (later King George VI) pictured in shorts and a rather jolly V-necked jumper, leaving GHQ during a visit to the annual summer camp at Jesson near New Romney where 480 boys were in

Scouting and Sea Scout leaders, London

Scout Leaders at a training camp, Grenada, West Indies
Scout Leaders at a training camp in Grenada, West Indies, enjoying some gymnastics. 1949

Metropolitan Police officer speaking to a little boy
A Metropolitan Police officer (WPC) speaking kindly to a little boy who looks as if he might have lost his way -- or perhaps someone has forgotten to pick him up from school. Date: circa 1950s

Silhouettes of three children
Full-length silhouettes of three children. The two on the left are wearing kilts

Elderly Bavarian man wearing lederhosen
Elderly Bavarian man wearing traditional lederhosen - Munich, Germany. 2010

Little boy with spaniel on a birthday postcard
A little boy with a King Charles spaniel on a birthday postcard. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Two soldiers in khaki uniform
Two young soldiers pose for their photo in the studio in their khaki uniform. They are wearing shorts and have sunburnt legs, which suggests that they are stationed in a hot climate

Racing Cyclist
A racing cyclist. Date: 1980s

Family of five on holiday
A family of five on holiday. Mother and father sit on deckchairs in their best clothes, with their three children sitting in front on them on the sand. Date: circa 1920s

Father and daughter outside beach hut
A father and his daughter outside their beach hut at a seaside resort. He looks at her, she looks at the camera. Date: late 1950s

The Rearguard by Harold Earnshaw
Back view of a boy scout, complete with knapsack, hat and patched shorts. 1927

BOY & BOAT
A happy little boy playing with his model power boat. Date: mid 1950s

British Playschool
Boys playing with a mechanical bucket toy in a playschool sandpit. Date: 1960s

Cycling Winners Rostrum
Two happy cyclists waving from the Winners Rostrum of the Nations Cup, Scotland. Date: 1980

Tower of London Tourists
A woman cocks her ear to listen to a Beefeater giving directions to her and her family during a visit to the Tower of London, England. Date: 1950s

Traditional German Men
Three German (possibly Bavarian) men in traditional costume, two of them in lederhosen. Date: 1930s

Swiss Holiday Camp
Teamwork! Boys and girls carrying heavy milk churns on their shoulders at a summer holiday camp in Switzerland. Date: 1930s

Cycle Cross, cross country cycle racing. Date: 1981

Hindhead Common
A young man wearing shorts and Argyll socks studies a National Trust stone on Hindhead Common, Surrey, England, which points out local places of interest. Date: 1930s

London Marathon 1981
Nervous participants standing around in Greenwich Park before the start of the very first London Marathon. Date: 29 March 1981

Little boy in large top hat on a birthday postcard
A little boy in a large top hat on a birthday postcard. 1916

Allied soldiers awaiting orders, Egypt, WW1
Allied soldiers awaiting orders for the defence of the Nile, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Teddy Tinling tennis outfit, 1962
A tailored tennis suit in cotton pique with a drawstring waist and crossed racquets motif embroidered in blue on the shirt top designed by tennis fashion guru, Teddy Tinling. Date: 1962

Tennis time at Harrods
Tennis Time at the Mans Shop, Harrods. Clothing advertisement for white flannels, tennis shirts, tailored shorts, blazers etc. Date: 1936

VE Day 1945 - Piccadilly Circus
A young man in an odd ensemble consisting of jumper, jacket, hat and shorts, clutches a bottle of something strong-looking during joyous VE Day celebrations at Piccadilly Circus in Central London

Seychelles Scouts Bathing
The scouts have two sea baths a day. The Scoutmaster in the centre. August Camp, Seychelles. circa 1931

Seychelles Boy Scouts Bathing

March past at medal presentation ceremony, WW1
March past of Scottish troops on the Western Front during the First World War, for the presentation of medals by General Sir Ivor Maxse. Date: circa 1917

Athletics event with men on a race track
An athletics event with men running round a race track. circa 1940s

Summer holiday fashions from Simpson of Piccadilly, 1953
Advertisement for mens beachwear from Simpson of Piccadilly, showing four men wearing outfits that range from the faintly ridiculous to the outrageously camp. Date: 1953

Girl & Bathroom Cabinet
A little girl in a matching t- shirt and shorts with cats on them, ventures into the dangerous world of the bathroom cabinet... Date: 1960s

Petit Parisiens 1929
D-B jacket & shorts; gingham / plaid frocks; party frock with high waist, gathered skirt, ribbon trim & cape & a tricolour pinafore with pleated skirt, blouse & gilet. Date: 1929

Lollipop Lady
A lollipop lady stands in the middle of a very quiet residential road to assist a group of schoolchildren to cross it. Date: early 1970s

Young boys with a Moorland Pony
Two young boys pose for a photograph with a Moorland Pony, Devon

Sea Siren outfits, 1966
Some suggested high fashion outfits for Cowes during the sixties. A dazzlingly striped cat suit in jersey by Jean Varon on the left and a pirate red towelling shorts with white piping

Alice Marble, 1939 Wimbledon champion
Alice Marble (1913-1990), American tennis player, who was the first woman to win both the US Open and Wimbledon singles titles in the same year, as well as the ladies doubles and mixed doubles

Western aviator on a trip to the Far East, with hosts
Western aviator on a trip to the Far East, in a field with his hosts, posing for their photo in front of the aircraft

Policemen doing synchronised exercises
Policemen doing synchronised gymnastic exercises

Boy with cigarette behind the garden shed
A boy having a crafty cigarette behind the garden shed

Winter Sunshine, Cooks World Travel Service
Cover illustration for Winter Sunshine, Cooks World Travel Service 1949-1950, showing a woman in swimwear sitting on a terrace overlooking the sea

Little girl with walking stick and toy bugle, Scotland
A little girl with a walking stick and a toy bugle, somewhere in Scotland

RAF officer and wife with car, Middle East
An RAF officer and his wife standing at the side of a motor car, somewhere in the Middle East

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