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Cub Scouts taking part in Operation ShoeshineTwo Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro
Poster advertising Holland America LinePoster advertising the Holland America Line from Rotterdam, calling at Le Havre, Southampton, Cobh in Ireland, New York and Canadian ports
Nude pin-up by David WrightPin-up by David Wright, almost entirely nude, save for a pair of high heeled shoes and a book she has been reading placed strategically in her lap. c.1945
The Tatler Autumn Fashion Number 1955A stunning, bold front cover design featuring a tall and elegant woman wearing a simple black strapless evening dress and a sumptuous lime green wrap with matching choker necklace
Bathing Beauty 1924The last pose of summer: a slim woman in her swimsuit on a diving board, while others watch from a raft
Pifco electric vibratory massagerBeauty that is yours sincerely: 1950s electric vibratory massager, claiming to help you keep slim and trim, promotes a healthy scalp, affords relief for tired feet and many muscular aches and pains
Twenties flapper girl sitting at a cocktail barA flapper girl from the 1920s sitting at a cocktail bar on a high stool. She is slim, wears a slinky dress, and has a cigarette in a holder in her mouth. On the bar is her glass of champagne
Chesterfield / Vanity FairLord Chesterfield elegantly dressed in morning coat, grey striped trousers, town boots, shirt with high all-round collar, black tie, top hat, pink carnation & white gloves
Advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corsetAn advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset, promising the wearer comfort and elegance
English Rose Corsetry advertisementAdvert for the new corselette from English Rose corsetry, exquisitely styled and entirely without bones
Two types of dresses, 1954On the left, an 1890-inspired party frock in striped taffeta with the stand-up collar, tight bodice, near-crinoline skirt, and steel-buttoned
Fashion for 1956A bolero and dress of lightweight wool georgette with all accessories from Debenham and Freebody, is a spring winner
Advert / 4711 Cologne Ils4711 Eau de Cologne - perfect elegance
Powder Monkey by David Wright, showing a back view of an elegantly slim woman only just covered by a fur evening coat, looking at herself in a powder compact mirror
Tyldesley / CricketerJ L Tyldesley, English cricketer who achieved 46 centuries in 11 years
Exercise MachineTwo young women, toning up and staying slim with the aid of their new fangled rowing exercise machines!
G O Smith, footballer and cricketerGilbert Oswald Smith (1872-1943), amateur footballer who played for Oxford University and the Corinthians, and was captain for England. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey
The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c. 1550, by Pieter BrueghPieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c.1550. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
1960s woman by David WrightA woman wearing a salmon pink blouse and white pencil skirt with a typical 1960s bouffant hair style by David Wright, best know for his pin-ups during the 1940s and 50s. c.1960
Mr Jingle, Pickwick PapersCharles Dickens Characters by Frank Reynolds for Buchanans Whisky - Mr Jingle, Pickwick Papers. 1912
George Woodcock, TUC General SecretaryGeorge Woodcock (1904-1979), British trade unionist and TUC General Secretary from 1960 to 1969. Date: 1963
Not Every Bathing Dress Spells a Plunge in the River! by Barribal. 1925
The Princess of Wales, later Queen MaryQueen Mary (Princess Mary of Teck) (1867-1953), wife of the future King George V, when she was Princess of Wales. Date: early 20th century
Fine Feathers by Webster MurrayA glamorous cabaret star or showgirl, shows off her shapely legs on stage while wearing an extravagantly enormous feather headdress. Date: 1930
David Wright woman in black evening dressElegant woman with red hair, wearing a black evening dress with a red flower on the bodice, and matching red material below the waist
Calendar girl by David WrightA blonde woman dressed in a transparent black teddy which leaves little to the imagination relaxes on a chaise lounge
Le Furet Corsets PosterArt deco style poster advertising Le Furet corsets, depicting a slim and glamorous woman wearing the said item
Jennie Churchill / CdvJENNIE JEROME LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Later wife of George Cornwallis-West
Dancing Tango 1919Seriously passionate couples dance the tango
Fashion design by Eva Lutyens. 1936
Programme for the Brighton FestivalProgramme cover for the Brighton Festival, probably in 1951, Festival of Britain year, showing a giant and fairly slim Prince Regent looking approvingly at the Brighton Pavilion
Augustus Leopold EggAUGUSTUS LEOPOLD EGG English painter and friend of Dickens
Sir Edward Richard HenrySIR EDWARD RICHARD HENRY Irish policeman and fingerprint expert
Comic postcard, Fat woman hides behind thin man - Just stand in front of me, Horace, while I do up my suspender. Date: early 20th century
WW2 - The achievements of the 14th Army in Burma
Fashionable women in suits and hats, WWI. One in a redingote over skirt and pleated apron, plumed hat. The other in tweed suit with ankle-length skirt, gaiters, hat with pompoms
Two fashionable women in wool suits, WWITwo fashionable women in wool suits and gaiters, WWI. The two-piece suits comprise long jackets and ankle-length skirts. One with fur muff and collar
Fashionable woman in ankle-length dress with fur stole, WWIFashionable woman in ankle-length dress, bodice with buttoned interlocking panels, fur stole, gaiters, WWI
Two fashionable women in ankle-length dresses, WWITwo fashionable women in ankle-length dresses, gaiters, WWI. One with fur bonnet and muff, the other with plumed cap
Two fashionable women at a tea party, WWI. They wear frilly lace tunics over ankle-length dresses
Two fashionable women on a winter stroll, WWI. They wear hats, wide-belt coats over matching dresses, gloves and purse
Two fashionable women in coat dresses at an aerodrome, WWITwo fashionable women in coat dresses and gaiters at an aerodrome in front of a biplane, WWI. One with monocle and one with parasol
Fashionable woman in an ankle-length cerise dress with lace collar, embroidered panels, matching sash
Two fashionable women on a winter stroll, WWI. They wear hats, wide-belt coats over matching dresses, gloves and a walking cane
Two fashionable women on a winter stroll in a park, WWI. Both in hats, carrying parasols, tunic apron dress
Two fashionable women on an autumn stroll in a park, WWI. One in a wool coat over green dress, holding a walking cane. One in a dress with matching tunic, purse and fur stole
Two fashionable women in a gallery, WWI. One in wide-brim hat, calf-length dress with large pockets, sailor's collar. One with masculine top hat, walking stick and gloves
Two fashionable women in a parlor, WWI.. Both in similar dresses with tunic apron, one in a wide-brim quaker hat and gloves
Two fashionable women in ankle-length dresses, WWITwo fashionable women in ankle-length dresses and suits, bonnets, sash belt, lace collar, WWI
Two fashionable women in a tea salon, WWITwo fashionable women in a salon, WWI.. Woman in dark blue jacket and matching skirt, with masculine top hat, cravatte and walking stick. Woman in billowing cape behind her
Fashionable woman in a lilac dress, WWIFashionable woman in a lilac dress, flat collar, belted under the bust, with embroidered bodice
Two fashionable women on an autumn stroll, WWI.. In two-piece belted wool suits, wide brim hats, with handbag, walking stick and gloves
Two fashionable women on an autumn stroll, WWI.. In wool two-piece belted suits with wide-brim hats, one with rosary, one with fichu
Two fashionable women on a winter stroll, WWI.. In two-piece belted wool suits, one with a veil over a hat, one holding a riding crop and handbag
Two fashionable women on a summer stroll, WWI.. One in green cloche hat with plume, moire dress, the other with ruched dress in pewter moire
Two fashionable women on a summer stroll, WWI.. Both in wide-brim hats, two-piece suits. One with parasol, one in gaiters with purse
Two fashionable women on a summer stroll, WWI.. One in purple dress with fur stole, monocle, and bonnet. One in green check dress with lace fichu, large fan
Two fashionable women on a spring stroll, WWI
Fashionable woman in ankle-length dress reading a magazine, WWIFashionable woman in ankle-length dress, purple straw hat, reading a magazine, WWI
Two fashionable women on a spring stroll, WWI.. Both in full dresses with high collars, hats and parasols
Two fashionable women on a summer stroll, WWI.. One in a tall black hat, green calf-length dress with parasol. One in a cloche hat with flowers, burgundy red dress with lace collar
Two fashionable women on a winter stroll, WWI.. One in a black cloche hat with large bow, velvet coat over calf-length dress
Two fashionable women on a winter stroll, WWI. One in a blue wide-brim hat, coat with frilled high neck, gaiters
Two fashionable women on a stroll, WWI. One in a wool suit, wide-brim hat, lace blouse. holding a parasol. One in a carrick coat, check dress with lace collar, gaiters
Two fashionable women in calf-length dresses, WWITwo fashionable women in calf-length dresses with fur collar and cuffs, ribbon shoes, narrow-brim hats, WWI. One holds a fur muff, the other a parasol
Two fashionable women with a bowl of fruit, WWI. One with ribbon belt, tunic dress over skirts. The other in a dress with full sleeves
Fashionable woman with three young girls in smock dresses, WWIFashionable woman with three young girls in short smock dresses, WWI
Young girls playing croquet, WWI. They wear short pinafore dresses, cloche caps, ankle socks and shoes. One in a short carrick cape or coachman's coat
Two fashionable women in dresses with full skirts, WWI. Ribbon belt, parasol, plumed hat, asymmetrical cap
Two fashionable women in ankle-length dresses adorned with frills, with bonnets and parasols, WWI
Comic postcard, Couple riding tandem on a country lane Date: 20th century
Lady Arnold, third wife of Sir Edwin ArnoldLady Arnold, the only Japanese Lady in Debrett. Tama Kurokawa, Lady Arnold (1869-1962) was the third wife of Sir Edwin Arnold, English poet and journalist. They married in 1897. circa 1900
Comic postcard, Woman in bikini and beach inspector Date: 20th century
Annotated illustration warning about the dangers of tight laced corsets on the female body. Date: 1906
Ava Lowle Willing, Lady Ribblesdale (1868-1958), American socialite, wife of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. late 19th century
Stinson-Faucett F-19 OB-PAH-140 (msn 25, re-registered as OB-R-140 in 1964), outside the Faucett HQ in Lima
Sir Frederick Ashton, ballet dancer in Apparitions, the Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937
Advert, Cosmos Lamps, Art Deco design, woman reading Date: 1920s
Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singerGiuseppe de Begnis (1793-1849), Italian operatic bass singer Date: early 19th century
National Waists in Austria, England and FranceWomen's National Waists, the Corset in Austria, England and France, with a statue showing the more natural Classic Waist. Date: 1888
Music cover, Patches & Powder Entracte by Cecil Wynne Date: 1915
Paul Deroulede, French author and politicianPaul Deroulede (1846-1914), French author and politician, seen here at the age of 18. Date: circa 1864
Jean-Leon Gerome, French painter and sculptorJean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904), French painter and sculptor, at the age of 31. Date: circa 1855
Gerald du Maurier in Trelawny of the WellsGerald Du Maurier early in his career in the role of Ferdinand Gadd in Pinero's play, Trelawny of the Wells Date: circa 1900