Suits Collection (page 16)

Narragansett, Rhode Island
Bathing, Narragansett Pier. People in bathing suits playing in surf

Coney Island Beach
Coney Island. People paddling and bathing at the seaside in bathing suits

Asbury Park, New Jersey
Bathing, Asbury Park. People paddling and bathing at the seaside in bathing suits

A Line Study in Everyones Sketch Book by Howard Elcock
An artists fantasy - a shapely woman in a skimpy bathing costume decorated with a riotous pattern uses a pier as a catwalk as she is sketched by numerous identikit artists

Harrods advertisement for jumper suits
A Harrods advertisement for jumper suits in artificial silk milanese. The jumper has a check design, and the skirt is pleated. Only six guineas

Interior, Cheshunt Great House, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
An interior shot of the hall at Cheshunt Great House, at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, showing a large fireplace, two unusual wooden chairs, and various suits of armour

Father and son in a garden, Mid Wales
A father and son pose for their photograph in a garden, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing very similar three-piece suits

Two brothers in a garden, Mid Wales
Two brothers pose for their photograph in a garden, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing very similar three-piece suits

Men outside shop, High Street, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Two men standing outside a confectionery and tobacco shop in the High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales look straight at the camera

The Humorist Summer Number 1939
Bright and jolly front cover design for The Humorist magazine Summer Number by William Heath Robinson featuring a number of bathers paddling and playing about in the sea

Five men sitting in the sea in bathing suits
Five men sitting in the sea in their one-piece bathing suits. Four of them are smiling -- one looks more serious

Two men and a woman picnicking in bathing suits
Two men and a woman, all in their bathing suits, enjoying a champagne picnic at the waters edge, with some rocks behind them

Car with driver and passenger, Middle East
Side view of a car with driver and passenger, somewhere in the Middle East. Both men are European and dressed in suits

Three people on a Devon terrace
A woman and two men sitting on the rear terrace of a large house in Devon

Family group sitting on a Devon terrace
A family group of three men and a woman sitting on the rear terrace of a large house in Devon

Little girl outside Selfridges, London
A little girl poses for her photo outside Selfridges department store in Central London. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Four skating boys, by Florence Hardy. Each boy is wearing a different coloured suit, and a matching or contrasting hat: blue, yellow, green and red

Satire on the plea for a labourers vote
Excellent political satire on the plea for a labourers vote, as both a Tory and a Liberal Politician get down on their knees to beg for the vote of the common working man

Family group from Kostel (Podivin), Moravia
A family group from the settlement of Kostel (also known as Podivin) in South Moravia, now in Czechoslovakia. The grandfather is on the left wearing a trilby hat

Two technicians check a computer printout
Two bespectacled computer technicians, both wearing suits, view a readout from the terminal of an IBM computer system. A promotional photograph taken for the company

Chaffeaur-driven tourer and passengers
A party of country gentry and a half-open-roof tourer with a chaffeur

Hillman 10 Saloon
A young lad sits satop the windrscreen of a Hillman 10 Saloon (in Wartime Livery) with proud Grandfathers on either side!

South of France - Gents and their car
Two very smartly-attired Gentleman, ready to wow the ladies of the French Riviera, stand alongside their motor car

Two ney-playing Dervishes practising
Two ney playing Dervishes practising, wearing Fez hats. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Rubber anti-gas suit 1918
Private Sloan wearing a rubber anti-gas suit as a protection against gas attacks at Croix de Claremont on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Lastex advertisement
Advertisement for Lastex yarn, which swimmers appreciate due to the stretch of straps and fabric that sun and sea cannot destroy

Los Angeles firemen in new lifesaving suits
Los Angeles Harbour sea-going firemen of the LA City No.2 testing out new lifesaving suits in the water

Patou cape and skirt suit, 1954
A striking outfit by Jean Patou of a swaggering civet lined cape topping a narrow skirted suit

Kestos advertisement
Advertisement for Kestos brassieres giving reassuring and firm support under the most revealing of bathing and beach suits in 1933

Colonel Billy Bishop VC with German air aces
Air Marshal William Avery Bishop (1894 - 1956) VC, Canadian First World War flying ace, being toasted at a gathering of air aces in Berlin where he was guest of honour

Eton schoolboys on 4 June
Five Eton schoolboys in smart suits and top hats, sitting on a wall on 4 June, traditionally the date when King George IIIs birthday is celebrated at the school with speeches

Advert / Lime Juice Roses
Roses Lime Juice Cordial suits all tastes - Strength, Beauty, Experience

Beach and sun-bathing suits for Britain
Fashionable women in their summer outfits relaxing at the beach

Seaside scene - Turn of the Century
A seaside/holiday scene from the turn of the 19th/20th century. Children play in the sand and in the surf while elegantly dressed parents promenade

Emigrants sighting Australia, 1887
Engraving showing a group of emigrants on the deck, sighting Australia in the distance, 1887. The men are shown dressed in suits and bowler hats, whilst the women wear skirts, jackets, hats and shawls

ARMOUR OF 1190 & 1295
On the right: armour of 1190, with chain hauberk and hose, steel helmet and battle-axe. On the left: armour of 1295- 1312 with steel plates on shoulders & arms

Amber-Hunters Suit
Diving dress and equipment of an amber hunter

OPEN AIR ACADEMY 1950S
A glimpse of the Open Air Academy, held every year in the Victoria Embankment Gardens, near Charing Cross, London. It is here that young artists exhibit paintings

Old Age / Paddling C1950S
Two elderly gents in suits take off their shoes to enjoy a paddle in the sea

2-PIECE SUITS 1951
Stylish, two-piece Italian suits. Both have long lapels and trousers with cuffs or turn-ups. One is single- breasted with 2 buttons; the other double-breasted with four

Tailored Suits 1932
Two tailored costumes of a simple design. The blue one purporting to have the waisted look of the 1890s. The black frock has a short full basque at the back

Line-up of twelve swimmers and twelve men in suits
A line-up of twelve men in swimming costumes and caps and twelve men in suits

Leaving Off Petticoats
Little boy is breeched, exchanging his frock for a blue & white striped nautically inspired costume of sailor blouse & Danish or open bottom trousers

Jack Tar Suit 1895
Blonde boy in a Jack Tar suit: white sailor blouse with pale blue collar & cuffs & black Jack Tar trousers & neckcloth, straw sailor hat with wide evase brim & ribbon band

Maxim Gorky / Petrusov
MAXIM GORKY Russian writer (born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) with a friend in 1934

GIRLS SWIM-SUITS 1920
A selection of swim-suits & bathing-dresses for girls & teenagers including shoulder fastening low-waisted tunics with belts & sailor collars or one-piece suits without skirts

Twisting the Night Away
Dance floor fashions include winklepickers, suits and liberal amounts of brilliantine, bouffants, stilettos, chain belts & abstract print frocks

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