Smart Collection (page 9)

WW2 greetings card, ATS woman saluting
WW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) woman saluting. Date: circa 1942

W Burns Esq of Edinburgh by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette portrait of a portly, bearded man, W Burns of Edinburgh, wearing a trilby or homburg hat and carrying a walking cane. Date: circa 1920

Advert for Revillon Freres gentlemens evening attire 1909
Gentleman wearing a very smart tuxedo with fur-lined overcoat. Date: 1909

Advert for International Fur Store 1905
Two new charming jacket designs in sealskins. Date: 1905

WINDOW SHOPPING 1960S
A smart young couple, he in a suit and she in a floral dress with white gloves and stilettos, window shopping in central London. Date: mid 1960s

KEEN-EYED THEATREGOER
A smart gentleman watches the theatre performance through a pair of binoculars Date: 1883

Womens shoes 1908
A selection of smart, front lacing boots. One pair has a shaped heel & patent leather toe. Date: 1908

SPANISH COCKTAIL BAR
A smart couple in a Spanish cocktail bar. Date: 1929

MALE TYPE / SMART SUIT
A young Frenchman in a smart grey suit waits impatiently for his ladyfriend to turn up. Date: 1922

CHILDREN / BOB APPLE C1890
A group of smartly dressed children play a game of bob-apple at a party. Date: circa 1890

OLD AGE / SMART LADY
An elderly lady, well turned out in her coat with fur collar and pearl necklace Date: 1950s

SOCIAL / COUNTRY CLUB 20C
Advertisement for Dunlop tyres showing a number of cars drawing up to a very modern house (or possibly club house) where an outdoor party is taking place

GAMES / BOB-APPLE / C1890
A group of smartly dressed children play a game of bob- apple Date: circa 1890

Studio portrait, man with two Pekingese dogs
Studio portrait, a French man in a black suit holds a Pekingese dog under each arm. Date: circa 1915

Studio portrait, man with Pekingese dog, France
Studio portrait, a man with his two Pekingese dogs on a cushion, photo by Vrondy, Paris. Date: circa 1920

SKATING DUTCH PAIR C17
A smart Dutch couple skate together. Date: 17th century

BUSINESS SUIT 1930S
A smart businessman in a double-breasted suit with hat and umbrella partakes in a spot of window shopping in Curzon Street, London. Date: 1930s

CROCHETED ACCESSORIES
A woman looks in her bag, crocheted from red rust wool; her matching hat and scarf are also crocheted and look smart against her fawn tweed coat Date: 1930s

Lady at the stove 1919
After World War One, the housewife does her own cooking with a smart modern stove Date: 1919

Male Types - 1920
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN Date: 1920

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish musician
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935), Scottish composer, conductor, violinist and music teacher. He wrote oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music, and works for the theatre

Washing up after breakfast (2 / 2)
Picture 2/2 - Following their fancy breakfast at their very well-appointed campsite (see: 13127654), the young chap has scarpered, leaving his partner and Mother left with all the washing up!!

A jolly trio enjoying a very fancy breakfast (1 / 2)
Picture 1/2 - A jolly trio (a young couple and the young ladys Mother?) enjoying a very fancy breakfast at their very well-appointed campsite, which comes complete with full china service

Four couples posing for a photograph in a suburban garden
Four very smartly-dressed couples pose for a jolly photograph in a smart suburban garden. circa 1905

Smart young couple sat on the beach in deckchairs
Candid seaside photograph of a smart young couple sat on the beach in deckchairs before a row of delightful beach huts with conical roofs. circa 1920s

A young middle class couple pose for a photograph with their new little baby. Note the lovely net curtains and very smart Sunday best attire. Possibly a Christening picture. Date: circa 1900s

The guests from Gainsborough House Guesthouse, 3 St Simons Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. To the left is Number 2 - The Waverley House Guesthouse. Date: circa 1909

H B Irving as two characters in The Lyons Mail, Manchester
H B Irving as two characters in The Lyons Mail, Lesurques and Dubosc, at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. circa 1900s

George Gee in The Girl Friend, Palace Theatre, London
George Gee in The Girl Friend, at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. 1927

British Huntsman on a small-format Carte de visite (Portrait carte-de-visite, CdV) - an an albumen print to which a thin paper photograph was mounted onto a thicker paper card. Date: circa 1870s

Tatler cover, Summer Number 1950
Front cover of The Tatler featuring the Tatler in his distinctive tricorn hat, at the front of a crowd of spectators at a race course, probably Royal Ascot

Private View at the New Gallery - Crush in the Central Hall
Private View Day at the New Gallery: The crush in the Central Hall. Date: 1893

The doorman at The Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath, Somerset
A quick brush for the doorman at The Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath, Somerset, England. He wears tails and a top hat Date: 1999

Kashmiri policeman on traffic duty in Srinagar, Kashmir
A Kashmiri policeman on traffic duty in the centre of Srinagar. He wears a smart uniform with a bright red cockade on his headdress Date: 1989

Old ladies, Piece Hall, Yorkshire
Two old ladies sit on a bench in the Piece Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire. They wear smart winter coats and hats

Ford V8 22 advertisement, 1938
Advertisement for the Ford V-8 " 22" showing the car in question arriving at a smart river club in really luxurious comfort, speedily yet always safely"

Threshold photograph - Edwardian trio - Father, Uncle, son in the doorway of their suburban home Date: circa 1910s

Portrait photograph of a smart London woman - taken at a photographic studio (Brown s) in Tottenham in North London. Date: circa 1925

Smart, sartorially-confident Gent at the seaside, resplendent in old school blazer and tartan cap on holiday, pictured on The Esplanade Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1939

Four Fine Chums
Four very elegant Gentleman pose for their Group Studio Portrait. The two on the right are sporting very precise waxed moustaches and all four are keeping the UK Starch industry in business

Smart Gentleman and young daughter in garden
Smart Gentleman (perhaps somewhat overdressed?!) and his young daughter in garden, who is wearing a very smart coat and boots

Studio photographic portrait of a young girl wearing a check dress, her dark curly hair partly tied back. Date: circa 1900s

Smart and Handsome Italian Gentleman posing for a Studio Photographic Portrait with his cane. Date: 1920s

Fashions for the 1890s - the end result of flat patterns by Weldons Ltd. Date: circa 1895

Kitty Ludlow dressed as Salome - Oxford
The Ludlow Family home in Oxford - Younger daughter and pet terriers in the front garden Date: circa 1900

Young lad in sailor suit with pet dog and model ship
St. Quentin, France (Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France) - smart young lad in spotless sailor suit, posing outside the elegant front door to his home with his pet dog

French Humorous Postcard - Gent riding a Pike. Date: circa 1907

Two Shoeshine boys fighting over a potential customer - humorous images used as a promotional tool for Blecao - the blurb for which reads as follows

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