Smart Collection (page 11)

Owl and robin in evening dress on a Christmas card
Owl and robin in smart evening dress on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1880s

Minstrel playing a mandolin on a comic greetings card
Minstrel playing a mandolin and singing on a comic greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Man at a table on a comic greetings card
Man smoking a cigar at a table on a comic greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Man with a glass of champagne on a cutout Christmas card -- May you of pleasures have a host. Date: circa 1890s

Bal Tabarin Nightclub, Paris
A glitzy show at the Bal Tabarin nightclub in Paris is appreciated by the smartly-dressed audience. Seen here is the final show on 3 June 1966 before the club closed down. Date: 1966

Group photo, Brunei scouts
Group photo of Brunei scouts, Borneo, south-east Asia

Duke of Kent on a lifeboat at Newlyn harbour, Cornwall
The Duke of Kent in Newlyn harbour, Cornwall, for the naming of the new Penlee lifeboat, the Mabel Alice, on 18 July 1983. 1983

Womens clothing for early spring 1912
Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912

Three people at a table, photographer reflected in mirror
Three people at a table with a roast dinner and wine bottles, possibly for Thanksgiving, North America. The photographer and camera on a tripod are reflected in the mirror behind them

Farouk I, King of Egypt and the Sudan (1920-1965, reigned 1936-1952). Seen here (centre) leaving a Cairo mosque with his entourage

Platform of Holland Park Underground Station
Central Line Series. A very trendy (and slightly effete) young gentleman stands in very aloof repose, pretending to ignore the glamorous lady to his right

Man at the rear of a railway train, USA
Man standing at the rear of a railway train, North America. The section he is on is known as a Caboose -- a manned railroad car coupled to the end of a freight train. Date: circa 1908

Construction workers outside a large building, USA
Large group of construction workers (possibly carpenters, painters, builders, etc) outside a large building, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for John Brinsmead & Sons pianos 1889
Victorian lady playing The Moonlight Sonata, on a piano, with gentlemen in white tie gather round to listen. 1889

Women wearing tailored dresses 1954
Women wearing tailored dresses with high and stand up collar. 1954

Fashion at Quaglinos, 1950
Model pose at the bar of the newly-decorated Quaglinos wearing outfits from Margaret Marks. On the left, a dark grey and lemon check suit with a pleated skirt and high buttoned neck line

Five people standing outside a house
Five people in smart clothes standing outside a house. circa 1920s

Morocco, North Africa - Jewes ( In Gala dress) - Young Woman in smart colourful costume. Part of Box 171 Boswell Collection - Morocco. Date: circa 1900

Wedding of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Cynthia Ashley
Lord Louis Mountbatten escorting his new bride Lady Edwina Ashley after their marriage at St. Margarets, Westminster on 18th July 1922

Man riding an emu on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Vessel in Port - Karachi, Pakistan
Smart steam vessel in Port - Karachi, Pakistan - possibly the arrival/departure of a notable foreign dignitary? Date: circa 1909

Louis Wain - rich Lion and crossing sweeper Monkey. circa late 19th century

Winter fashion 1935
Back page of a fashion catalogue, showing three women in bright winter coats. Date: 1935

Autumn wardrobe 1935
Back page of a fashion catalogue, showing three women wearing autumn wardrobe. Date: 1935

Cartoon, Edwin Villiers, theatre manager and actor
Cartoon, Robert Edwin Villiers (1830-1904), manager of the Canterbury and London Pavilion music hall, and formerly an actor. 1879

Caricature of Afred and Paul Martinetti, performers
Caricature of Alfred and Paul Martinetti, American pantomime performers. 1883

Male and female police officers in Nijmegen March, Holland
Male and female police officers of the Met Police taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: 1950s

CS Winifred Barker and Superintendent Shirley Becke
Winifred Theodora Barker (c1909-1995), third commander of the Met Police A4 (Women s) Branch, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1960

Police officers in canteen at Peel House, London
Police officers, male and female, drinking cups of tea in the canteen at Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London. Date: circa 1930s

Sir George Sinclair inspecting UK policewomen, Cyprus
Sir George Sinclair (1912-2005), Deputy Governor of Cyprus (1955-1960), during an inspection of 53 UK women police officers on their arrival at training school in Cyprus in April 1957

Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, visiting Germany
Assistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police

Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, Stuttgart, Germany
Assistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police

Group photo, women police officers outside KLM offices
Group photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches

Police officers relaxing, Met Police, London
A group of male and female police officers, some of them sergeants, relaxing in a rest room, some reading newspapers or books, others chatting. Among them, on the right, is WPS Beatrice Bygrave

Woman police officer on bicycle, Met Police
Woman police officer (mobile officer) riding a bicycle along a country road, wearing uniform with a duty armband. Date: circa 1950s

Chief Superintendent Winifred Barker in her office
Winifred Theodora Barker (c1909-1995), third commander of the Met Police A4 (Women s) Branch, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1960

Dunhills for chauffeur uniforms advertisement, 1924
Is your chauffeur smartly clothed? If your chauffeur is to do credit to you, and to your car, he must be smartly and correctly clothed. Advertisement for Dunhills Limited of Conduit Street. Date: 1924

Two women police officers walking along London street
Two women police officers (Sergeant Neale, left, and Constable Cooper, right) walking along a London street. Date: circa 1960s

Woman police officer and woman with handbag, London
Woman police officer talking to a young woman with a handbag outside a shop on a London street, and making notes in a notebook. Date: circa 1960s

Woman police officer standing by mounted policeman, London
Woman police officer standing by a mounted policeman just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London. Date: circa 1950s

Two women police officers in a London street
Two women police officers (Valerie Fenner, left, and Sarah Phillips, right) walking along a London street with a wrought iron gate in the background. Date: circa 1950s

Five police officers outside Peel House, London
A group of five police officers (four women and one man) outside Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London, with a police public call box immediately behind them

Woman police officer, Charlotte Grace Dixon, London
An early woman police officer, Inspector Charlotte Grace Dixon, who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1920. Date: early 1920s

Girls Overcoat 1930S
The new Spring coats for children are tailored at the waist and have full, flared waists. This little girl wears a becoming double-breasted coat with a scarf collar. Date: early 1930s

Smart Bathroom 1913
A state-of-the-art bathroom, fully tiled, with lavatory, bath, shower head, bidet and wash basin. Date: 1913

Getting ready for school - The Promotion of Health Poster
Idyllic domestic scene inside a family kitchen. Older children are getting ready for school and while one daughter of the house sits and has her hair brushed by mother

Fashionable womens hats 1912
Models wearing decorative spring hats with ribbons and lotus flowers. 1912

Tatler cover - Mattli dress for Ascot or a garden party
Front cover of The Tatler for 9 May 1956 featuring a model holding a large bunch of lilac and wearing a beautiful dress in wild silk shantung by Mattli, perfect for Ascot or gala garden parties

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