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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Woman in dress and cape of bleu crepe de chine

Woman in dress and cape of bleu crepe de chine with pekine velvet gilet jacket. Robe et cape de crepe de chine bleu, gilet de velours pekine

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

Background imageShorts Collection: Charlie Hardcastle, English boxer

Charlie Hardcastle, English boxer
Charlie Hardcastle (1894-1960), English featherweight boxer Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShorts Collection: Beechcraft A65 QueenAir G-AROU

Beechcraft A65 QueenAir G-AROU (msn LC-114) of Shorts, at the 1963 Biggin Hil International Air Fair. Date: 1963

Background imageShorts Collection: Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo expedition

Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo expedition
Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo (South Africa to Egypt) motor expedition Date: 1925

Background imageShorts Collection: Oxford University, two skaters, outdoor portrait

Oxford University, two skaters, outdoor portrait
Oxford University, skaters, outdoor portrait of two male skaters on ice, with trees in the background. Wearing shirts, ties, jumpers, skating shorts, woollen socks and leather skating boots

Background imageShorts Collection: Football Teams, North and South, team photographs

Football Teams, North and South, team photographs
Football Teams: team photographs, captioned North v South Football Teams'. Top of page, photograph, South, with named players, Carey, Timlinson, Tucker, Thomas, Cattell, Byrne, Mitchell, Thomson

Background imageShorts Collection: Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator

Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator. Showing the Oxford and Cambridge boat race teams, with quotations, No 4, your bags aren't baggy enough

Background imageShorts Collection: Vickers 806 Viscount G-APIM

Vickers 806 Viscount G-APIM (msn 412), of British European Airways. Damaged beyond repair during a ground collision with Shorts 330 G-BHWT, on 11 January 1988. Date: 1971

Background imageShorts Collection: Woman and dead pigeon

Woman and dead pigeon
A woman in shorts and beanie hat hoists a dead pigeon onto a cane in an attempt to attract birds on the Norfolk Broads during the 1930s. Why, I'm not sure! Date: c.1933

Background imageShorts Collection: A young man in shorts dances and waves a flag about at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad

A young man in shorts dances and waves a flag about at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: 1968

Background imageShorts Collection: A man in shorts and long socks dances between two fashionable women at the Port of Spain Carnival

A man in shorts and long socks dances between two fashionable women at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: 1968

Background imageShorts Collection: Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914

Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914
For generations of Americans, BVDs were the underwear of choice - loose-fitting and, as you see, immensely becoming as well as supremely practical for summer wear... Date: 1914

Background imageShorts Collection: GEORGE, DUKE OF KENT

GEORGE, DUKE OF KENT (right) Younger son of George V, arriving by aeroplane at the Mousehold Aerodrome, Norwich - he was later to die in an air crash Date: 1902 - 1942

Background imageShorts Collection: Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3 	LX-JUL

Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3 LX-JUL
Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3 LX-JUL (msn 1943), of CAE Aviation (Luxembourg), at the 1993 Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 22 July 1995 Date: 1995

Background imageShorts Collection: London University Womens Rowing Eight Team

London University Womens Rowing Eight Team by the River Thames, 21 January 1956 Date: 1956

Background imageShorts Collection: Comic postcard, Deaf man misunderstands Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Deaf man misunderstands Date: 20th century

Background imageShorts Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman hiking Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman hiking Date: 20th century



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