Smart Collection (page 13)

Three people sitting on running board of car
Three people, a man and two women, sitting on the running board of a rather smart car

Three people with a car
Three people, a man and two women, posing alongside a car with an a badge on the front

Three women in front of biplane at an airport
Three smartly dressed women standing in front of a biplane operated by the French airline, Air Union. Flights operated between Croydon airport in the UK and Le Bourget airport in Paris

Advert for Heatonex girls coat 1950
Lovely illustrated advertisement for Heatonex clothing showing a young girl in a smart yellow coat, short white socks and T bar shoes teasing a kitten with a ball of wool. Date: 1950

Advertisement for Parker Pens -- male model (S Purvis) holding up a fountain pen. 1959

Monte to Funchal Wicker Toboggan - Madeira, Portugal
Wicker Toboggan transportation from the mountainous village of Monte, Island of Madeira, Portugal down to the Capital, Funchal

Escort by Helen McKie - World War II
An old Chelsea Pensioner in his distinctive red uniform looks on aghast as a smart RAF airman escorts two pretty girls. Date: c.1940

Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco and Interpreter
Abdelhafid of Morocco (Mulay Abdelhafid) - The Sultan of Morocco, (1876-1937) and his Interpreter Ben Ghabrit at Vichy, France following his abdication in 1912 after signing the Treaty of Fez

Barbara Goalen modelling a Marshall & Snelgrove coat
Quintessential 1950s model, Barbara Goalen, modelling a a black coat, line with a red and white Ascher print (which, when detatched, itself makes a coat or a dress) is worn over a plain

Jeeves, manservant to Bertie Wooster
Jeeves, the fictional manservant to Bertie Wooster, as depicted in an illustration for Thank You Jeeves!. Date: First published: 1933

Mr Mort suit and Otto Lucas hat, 1960
A honey coloured silk tweed dress and jacket bound up with white silk braid by Mr Mort worn with an Otto Lucas high hat in honey straw. Date: 1960

Young Victorian man with flower in buttonhole
A young Victorian man in his best clothes, with a cravat and pin, and a flower in his buttonhole, poses in the photographers studio

Well dressed man on a motorcycle
A rather well dressed man sitting on a motorcycle. He is wearing a bowler hat, white gloves, a black bowtie, dark jacket, pinstriped trousers and shiny shoes

Turkish Army Officer - Adana, Turkey
Turkish Army Officer - Bezmi Bey - Adana, Turkey. Sent as a Bayram card (religious festival in Turkey) to his family in Isanbul from the Far East of Turkey - 28th January, 1939

1960s Dinner Party
A 1960s dinner party. Two couples enjoy a jolly (if very formal!) evening meal with distinctive sixties period crockery, costume and interior decor. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Education, school uniform
Two very smart schoolboys from Sevenoaks School in uniform, complete with straw boaters

Poster for Robin Starch, showing two smart little boys sitting on an enormous starched white Eton collar

Two sharply-dressed black american men
A marvellous postcard photograph of two young black men in early 1930s New York in sharp suits and smoking cigarettes, obviously having made a bit of money

Dona Maria De Jesus
Dona Maria de Jesus, a patriotic heroine of the Peninsula War. We have found no further information about her, but she certainly looks jolly smart in her uniform

Edwardian man in studio photo
Edwardian man (Arthur Auerbach) in a studio photo designed for use as a calling card (carte de visite). Date: circa 1912

Studio photo of an Edwardian boy in his Sunday best (Albert Auerbach). Date: circa 1907

Portrait, The Late Mr E F Edgar (A Recollection). He was the husband of Alice Marriott, actress, and shared theatre management duties with her. 1884

Caricature, George Bickerdike -- a Good Samaritan to the actor. 1884

The man who won the lottery... I have arrived"
The man who won the lottery... " I have arrived" and the ladies swarm around delighted! Date: circa 1908

Autumn hats and bridge coats 1929
Women models wearing Autumn season clothing. 1929

Smart autumn brim hats for late 1929
Model wearing a selection of smart fashionable hats with fluted coronet band across the crown. 1929

Man feeding a sparrow in a park
Unusual Friends - smartly dressed man feeding a sparrow in a park. 1950s

Dalmatian with man and warning sign
Unusual Friends - Dalmatian with man and warning sign -- Please Keep Off The Grass. 1950s

Andrew Besley, photographer, at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall
Andrew Besley (right), photographer, at Lanhydrock House, a Grade I listed building near Bodmin, Cornwall. With him is Giles Clotworthy of the National Trust

Woman in smart summer suit pushing a perambulator
Woman in smart summer suit pushing her baby in a very fine perambulator. Date: circa 1930s

Margate, Kent - confident, strong woman in summer ensemble walking along the seafront. Date: circa 1930s

Westonville, Margate - Two smart gents walk on the Promenade
Westonville, Margate - Two smart gents on the Promenade. The chap on the left we feel is a wealthy farmer/landowner on holiday

Dapper young gent on Seafront at Littlehampton - Sunny Snaps
Dapper young gent on Seafront at Littlehampton, West Sussex - Sunny Snaps Date: 1933

Gardelito, boy singer, Argentina, South America
Gardelito, a boy singer from Argentina, South America, in front of a microphone. Date: circa 1930s

Prince Charles at the Royal Cornwall Show
Prince Charles is greeted by organisers on arrival at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Queen Elizabeth in Cornwall
Queen Elizabeth on a visit to Cornwall with the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Andrew. Date: circa 1980s

Womens tailored morning clothing 1912
French models wearing smart fitted tailored morning clothing for the spring. With large lapel single breasted jackets with jabot and ruffles. Date: 1912

People in leisurewear and swimwear on board ship
A group of people in leisurewear and swimwear on board ship, possibly in Miami, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1930

High fashion city ​​dresses 1912
French models wearing smart tairored city ​ ​ suits, created by Zimmermann. Date: 1912

Autumn fashion for coats 1929
Model wearing tailored tweed coat with fox fur collar and leather belt and trim. Date: 1929

Edwardian man at the seaside, Saltburn, North Yorkshire
Edwardian man (Arthur Auerbach) at the seaside, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire. 1906

Group photo, Argentinian delegates, Miami, USA
Group photo, Argentinian delegates at Miami, Florida, USA, 11 May 1945, posing in front of an aeroplane. They were on their way to San Francisco to attend a United Nations conference to discuss world

Advert for Peter Robinsons ladies footwear 1905
Selection of Edwardian ladies footwear including elegant beaded evening shoes and ankle boots. 1905

Husband and wife on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Husband and wife on holiday, sitting on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk. They are Arthur and Ellen Auerbach. Date: 1912

Lady with dog in fancy dress
A woman in a smart checked coat and skirt holds her dog - a wire haired fox terrier by the looks of it - who is also dressed in checks with some sort of coat and a jaunty tam o shanter. Date: c.1935

Young man in head and shoulders portrait, USA
Young man in head and shoulders portrait, North America. Date: circa 1910s

People at a table for a Christmas meal, USA
People at a table for a Christmas meal, not looking particularly jolly, North America. Date: circa 1910

Dr David Owen MP and Andrew Besley at exhibition, Cornwall
Dr David Owen MP (b.1938) and Andrew Besley at a South West Business and Industry Exhibition, St Ives, Cornwall, where some of Mr Besleys photographs were on display. circa 1980s

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