Stretch Collection

The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938
Health and beauty-a morning exercise class at Harrington Road, London, as conducted by Helen Stack(cousin of Prunella Stack)for the Womens League of Health and Beauty

Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)

Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (1 of 2)

Oxford Crew, The Boat Race, outdoor sporting portrait of 9, with 4 seated, in caps and blazers. Captioned with names, C D Burnell, C K Philips, W B Stewart, T H E Stretch, W E Crum, M C Pilkington

Japanese Geisha Girl dressed in her Kimono
O-Hana-san dresses to pay a visit - a Japanese Geisha Girl is aided by a male servant to dress in her Kimono. Date: circa 1906

Thames at Pangbourne
A famous stretch of the River Thames at Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

A stretched out tale of the new pair of braces
A poor man, initially very pleased with his splendid new braces, struggles to make them fit and eventually lands on his bottom with the unruly braces still undone

Eastbourne Sailing Ships
A busy scene on the Crumbles, a long stretch of shingles, from Eastbourn to Pevensey Bay, formed by the tidal wash of the sea

Comic postcard, Husband after riotous night out Date: 20th century

Portrait of a young Dayak Woman - Sarawak, Malaysia - note the elongated earlobes stretched with multiple heavy metal circle earrings. Date: 1952

Canal Boats
An etching of a canal, which seems to stretch far into the distance, occupied by some long boats, with industrial chimneystacks smoking in the distance. Date: circa 1917

Winter Landscape
A colourful painting showing a farm settlement with fenced fields and barns in winter, trees are casting shadows which stretch over the land and a swam of birds can be seen in the sky

The Village
A simple painting of a village consisting of ref roofed houses and a church, set behind a flat stretch of grassland. Date: circa 1916

Coastal Town
Oil painting showing a stretch of walkway, shielded by a large stone wall, leading to a coastal town. Date: circa 1932

Lengthmen - Prize Length, Newport Division, 1943 - Newport, South Wales. The term Lengthsman was coined in the 18th century in a concept rooted in the Tudor Era as far back as War of the Roses

1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity
1969, 1960s, 60s, sixties, electric, man, men, electricity, council, appliance, appliances, testing, laboratories, laboratory, leatherhead, surrey, lab, labs, test, experiment, quality, electrical

Comic birthday postcard, Girl posting birthday card Date: 20th century

Allied Forces Memorial, Golfe de Caen, Normandy
This truncated stone pillar has a simple bas-relief representation of the southern coastline of England and the stretch of beaches where the landings took place

Woman preparing food from cassava plant, Brazil
Woman preparing food from a cassava or manioc plant, Brazil. The root of the plant is poisonous, but the poison can be extracted by squeezing the sap out by stretching and contracting. Date: 1922

A motor cruiser on a quiet and peaceful stretch of the Oxford Canal, near Claydon, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s

Tugboat at Sea Date: 1948

Words About Crinoline
A young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands in anticipation beneath the mistletoe. Date: late 1850s

Staking tawed leather at a leather factory, south London
Workman staking tawed leather (stretching, smoothing and softening) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Female contortionist Diana Gaye relaxing
The female contortionist Diana Gaye stretching out and relaxing in her bikini. Date: 1971

His 128th birthday - Gee, but this is an awful stretch!. American Eagle standing on the world - one foot in USA. the other in Central America. Date 1904 June 29

REPUBLICA OF ALBANIA. SHKODRA (SCUTARI). General view from Rozafa castle

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - waking up. circa 1910s

White stretch towelling cat suit
Sixties nightwear: a white stretch towelling cat suit trimmed with green, at Neatawear. Date: 1966

Canal Barge Couple
A young couple on a barge on a quiet stretch of the Shropshire Union Canal, near Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1950s

Women of the Burmese Kayan Lahwi tribe
Four women and a young baby from the Kayan Lahwi tribe, a group of the Karenni people of Burma (Myanmar). Women of the various Kayan tribes identify themselves by their different form of dress

Cat reaches up to open the door
Unusual Friends - cat reaches up to open the door. 1950s

Offas Dyke - stretch of dyke, grass scrub, Trees.. Part of Box 12 Boswell collection. Counties of England. Date: circa 1900

East Africa - Mouth of Zambesi - Wide stretch of river, boats beached on sand. Part of Box 249 Boswell Collection - East Coast of Africa

Advert for FITU muti-stretch skin- fits underwear 1935
FITU muti-stretch skin- fits, newest creation in elastic fabric for corsetry, combining perfect fit with delightful freedom. 1935

ALBANIA REPUBLIC. Shkodra (Scutari). Castle Rozafa wall with Drinit river in the background

Unas Avenue. Saqqara. Egypt
Unas Avenue. Detail of a stretch. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Links the Pyramid of Unas with the Valley Temple. Saqqara. Egypt

Spain. La Rioja. Logrono. Revell?=?n door, the only stretch of wall remaining. It is crowned by the imperial shield. Reign of Charles I of Spain. 16th century

Grinning policeman and clown on a Christmas card
Grinning policeman on a Christmas card, pulling a clowns ear. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

View, 5th Avenue, New York
5th avenues lower stretch extended the stylish neighborhood of Washington Square northwards. The higher status was confirmed in 1862

5th Avenue, New York
5th avenues lower stretch extended the stylish neighborhood of Washington square northwards. The higher status was confirmed in 1862

Welsh Chapel Scene
A busy scene on the Crumbles, a long stretch of shingle, from Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay, formed by the tidal wash of the sea. Date: 1950s

Memnonium / Thebes / 1848
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert...near them..half sunk a shattered visage lies.. nothing beside remains.. and level sands stretch far away Date: 1848

Advert for Mme Guillots Corsets 1906
The ideal corset for all sports is this absolutely flexible corset- gaine in non-stretch silk - no wonder Mme Guillot advertises herself as the Queen of the Corset ! 1906

Self-portrait of Andrew Besley, photographer, yawning and stretching in bed in the early morning. 1956

Man yawning and stretching on a train as he reaches his destination. Date: circa 1960s

The Swift, Atherstone Hunt area, Leicestershire
View of the Swift, a difficult stretch of water to jump in the Atherstone Hunt area, Leicestershire. Date: 1936

The flowers awake
The flowers of the garden awake after their long winter sleep. Date: 1895

Female gymnast by lake stretch

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