Suits Collection (page 4)

Playing with hoops
Young boy and girl dressed in sailor suits are playing hoops. Artist: Ellen Jessie Andrews Date: 1904

Beach and garden suits from Liberty, 1931
On the left, a pyjama suit of Japanese silk enriched with stencilling and on the right, a three-piece outfit also in Japanese silk. Date: 1931

Two men on Brighton Pier, Brighton, East Sussex. 1925

Decontaminator in full uniform, September 1939
A London decontaminator in an anti-gas protective suit. As a result of fears of chemical warfare in the early stages of the Second World War

The Gas-Repellent Suit, September 1939
A demonstration of the gas-repellant suit complete with hood, trousers, jumper and mittens made from oiled silk. The outfit was deliberately lightweight, weighing little over 100g (4oz or c.113g)

The ARP Wardens Suit, September 1939
Female ARP warden modelling " the latest" wartime suit with a helmet. From October 1939, ARP uniforms featuring bluette overalls were issued however until then an ARP warden would wear

Photographer captures a formal portrait within a studio
A man dressed in formal attire sits as his portrait is captured by a photographer at Mr. Beards establishment in Westminster

Dickins and Jones, Summer Suits, Ladies Fashion. 1936

Jolly crowd in the sea
A jolly crowd of bathers wave at the camera as they stand in the sea at an unidentified seaside resort. Date: 1920s

Football team photo, Slavia Prague, Czech Republic. Date: circa 1920

Football team photo, Susice, Czech Republic. Date: circa 1920

Advert for Isaac Walson school outfits 1897
Selection of boys school outfits for 1897 1897

Group photo of men at a club dinner, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, possibly related to a shipping business. Date: circa 1910

Knitted swim wear 1940
Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940

Group photo, Athletics Team in sports gear. Date: circa 1890

Beach suits of shantung and crepe
Extremely clever beach suits from Marshall and Snelgrove of Oxford Street. The ensemble on the left is a study in plain and printed shantung; the waistcoat strikes a new note

Beach scene 1920s
Two warmly dressed men sit on deckchairs on a beach, with a child next to them in a swimsuit. Two part-consumed bottles of beer are beneath the deckchairs! Date: circa 1920s

Pyjama suits at the Venice Lido, 1926
Mrs. Forster, Mr George Thomas and Mrs. Emery at the Venice Lido, all wearing very fetching and rather flamboyant pyjamas suits, the de rigeur wear for the Lido. Date: 1926

Beach fashions for women 1930
Model wearing the latest fashionable beach wear. 1930

Advert for Lillywhites beach fashions 1930
A model wearing three styles for beach wear for summer 1930. 1930

Princess Otto von Bismarck at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex
Princess Otto von Bismarck on holiday at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. She was the Swedish-born wife of Prince Otto von Bismarck, seen here in a flannel trouser suit in Marlene Dietrich style. Date: 1933

Cartoon, Logic! by Bert Thomas. Daughter to mother: Well, I hardly ever go to bed here. I must take my clothes off sometimes. Date: 1933

Scenes from the Lido in Venice, Italy - riding on horseback in the sea (top left), an illuminated night-time cabaret (bottom left), people on the floating bar (top centre)

Cartoon, The Letter of the Law, by Ghilchick -- One-Piece Bathing Suits Prohibited. Date: 1933

Gibson - different styles in bathing suits - 1900s
Illustration by Charles Dana Gibson showing different styles in bathing suits circa 1907. Date: circa 1907

Ramsay MacDonalds Cabinet, first Labour Government
Group photo, Ramsay MacDonalds Cabinet in the first Labour Government. Front row (left to right): Adamson, Lord Parmoor, Snowden, Lord Haldane, MacDonald, Clynes, Thomas, Henderson

Submarine divers 1869
Divers wearing diving armour with flexible arms and helmet with eye-plates of strong glass, with a fresh supply of oxygen been pumped in through a long hose to allow the operator to say under

Boys and girls in sailor suits on three Victorian scraps
Boys and girls in sailor suits on three Victorian Christmas and New Year scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Peter Robinson, Eton suits 1897
Ready to wear, with black or grey trousers to fit young gentlemen of eight to fifteen years. Date: 1897

Group photo, men with two whippets, possibly members of a coursing club. Date: circa 1908

Group photo, boys and men at a bowling club. Date: circa 1908

Group photo, Athletics Club members with trophies
Group photo, Athletics Club members with six trophies, some in running gear, others in suits. circa 1910s

Fashionable womens country hats 1937
Selection of Homburg hats, with dented crown and sweeping brim. Date: 1937

Page of Fashion adverts 1937
Two adverts from Woolands of model wearing a graceful full length Ascot dress, designed in floral organza, patterned in charming shades, petalled frill on bodice and skirt

Advert for Shoolbred & Co. womens fashion 1905
Two Edwardian women wearing, left; a very pretty and simple Paris-made Voile dress in cream and all shades trimmed in empire lace and lined fined batiste

Group photo, Chief and Principal Officers of LFB
Group photo, Chief and Principal Officers of the London Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1910s

LCC-LFB Fire Station group photo. Date: circa 1910s

Group photo, LFB Officers. Date: circa 1920s

Advert for Dickins & Jones clothing sale 1917
Great two week sale on womens outdoor wear. 1917

Page of womens Autumn fashion 1925
Page of four fashion adverts for womens clothing, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 1925. Harvey Nichols, stockinette jumper suits in wool, Marshall & Snelgrove, fur coat

Advert for Chas Baker and Co s, mens wear 1889
Selection of gentlemens fashionable clothing, available from Chas Baker and Co s, in Oxford Street, London. 1889

Womens Autumn clothing 1929
Beige, red and brown in fashion for Autumn 1929. 1929

Slaves for sale, New Orleans, 1861
Engraving showing a row of slaves, lined up prior to auction in New Orleans, USA, 1861. Seven men in top hats and suits, four women in calico dresses and two children are ready to be sold

Two women wearing two-piece tailored suits made from wool. Date: 1936

Three Bathing Beauties
1905

Fashionable Huntsmen

Pool Deck Date: 1938

Patron Apes Maitre d Date: 1950

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