Shorts Collection (page 14)

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

Eleven people in a garden wearing pith helmets -- six men and five women. One of the men is wearing shorts, and another man is in jodhpurs; the women are wearing ankle-length skirts

British officers and arabs outside a building, Middle East
Four British officers and two Arab men outside a building, somewhere in the Middle East

Armoured trains Warspite and Valiant, Iraq
Two armoured trains, Warspite and Valiant, somewhere in Iraq, with a British soldier standing proudly alongside

Man pouring water into car radiator, Middle East
A man pouring water into a car radiator in the middle of dry scrubland, somewhere in the Middle East. There is a Union flag flying on the front of the car

Met Police officer speaking to tourists
A Metropolitan Police officer speaking to a group of young tourists outside Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, Central London

Start of pennyfarthing ride, Lands End
The start of an NSPCC Centenary pennyfarthing ride from Lands End in Cornwall to John o Groats in Scotland, with two intrepid cyclists and the local mayor

French travel & transport poster
Amusing poster issued by the French Ministry of Travel and Transport which appears to be advising intrepid aviators to plan their route in advance, or suffer the consequences

Mother and daughter on the rocks
A mother and her daughter sit on the rocks at a seaside resort. The little girl is trying to mend the handle on her bucket, which has a picture of Mickey Mouse on it

Two studies of a young boy
A watercolour sketch of a young boy in blue shorts sitting on a cushion. He is also depicted standing in profiie. Both studies are by Raymond Sheppard

Ann Miller in short pyjamas
The American film actress, dancer and singer, Ann Miller (1923-2004), modelling a pair of short pyjamas while lying on a white fur rug

Young boy and his toy horse
A delightful photographic portrait set in an oval, of a young British boy standing outside on a path near a stile, his hand placed protectively on his favourite toy horse

Picking flowers in the 1930s
A woman in a chic outfit of beanie hat, shorts and belted coat picks flag irises in marshy countryside

Painting a boat, 1933
A woman wearing shorts and a sleeveless top poses rather coquettishly with a brush and paint tin as she gives her boat, standing in dry dock, a lick of paint

Fishing on the Thames
A woman wearing shorts and a lovely striped blouse sits bare foot on the deck of her boat and fishes in the river Thames, assisted by her terrier dog, Bustle

Woman, boat and sail, 1930s
A woman stands and waves in front of the outstretched sail on a boat, on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Woman up a boats mast
A woman in a natty nautical outfit of white shorts, plimsolls and striped blouse perches confidently high up on a boats mast or yard arm during the 1930s

Woman poses on boat, 1930s
A woman sits between a shiny brass horn and a polished rear view mirror wearing a chic outfit of shorts, striped blouse, white cap and court shoes on the deck of her boat at Rochester in Kent

Anglers glut
A woman in a very chic outfit for fishing (blouse, cardigan, shorts, white shoes and crocheted beanie hat) sits with her rod beside a pile of fish

Woman poses with fishing nets
A woman in sassy shorts, sleeveless blouse and fashionably cropped hair poses with fishing net and rod at Beccles on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia in the 1930s

Woman looks through sextant on board a boat
A woman wearing shorts and a beanie hat peers through a sextant on the deck of a boat on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Weighing fish on board a boat
A woman in shorts and bare feet weighs a magnificent haul of fish in net on the deck of her boat, at Hickling Broad, Norfolk during the 1930s

Woman poses on anchor
A woman hangs nimbly from the anchor of a boat wearing shorts and a fashionable knitted short-sleeved jumper on the Thames at Richmond in around 1940

Woman washing down boat
A woman wearing shorts smiles for the camera as she rubs down a boat on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Posing on a boat at Rochester, 1928
A woman dressed in a fetching outfit of striped blouse, white shorts and beret and high heels, poses on the deck of a boat at Rochester in Kent in 1928

Eel spearing on the Broads, 1932
A lady with a rather fierce looking instrument prepares to spear some unsuspecting eels on the Norfolk Broads in 1932

1930s lady picking brambles
A picture of a lady in a rather chic ensemble of shorts, blouse, sandals and beanie hat, in garden looking as if she is perhaps picking blackberries or dealing with a few weeds

A good catch, Norfolk 1932
A lady wearing shorts and a sleeveless, V-necked blouse and with fashionably cropped hair holds a 2lb bream having caught it in the water on the Norfolk Broads

Fishing at Geldeston
A woman looking very tribal in a halter neck top, shorts and bare feet unhooks a freshly caught fish on the deck of her boat, while on the Waveney River at Geldeston near Beccles in Norfolk

Sailing across Hickling Broad
View of Hickling Broad in Norfolk with a lady, wearing shorts and beret waving from a sailing or wherry boat

Lady steering boat
A lady wearing shorts, blouse and rather trendy fishnet espadrille sandals, sits cross-legged and steers the rudder of a boat called " Medusa" in 1940s. Possibly the Norfolk Broads

Dog poses for the camera
Lovely scene showing a biddable terrier adopting the " beg" position and posing beautifully for his owner who holds a rather nice looking camera

Varnishing a mast
A lady in shorts and sleeveless top varnishes the mast of a boat on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Sunbeam motorcycle, Norfolk Broads, 1933
A chic young woman in shorts and beret stops outside some modern almshouses on the Norfolk Broads on her Sunbeam motorcycle

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