Tight Collection (page 4)

Child embarrasses an up-tight man
Its Rather Embarrassing An up-tight Gentleman doesn t know how to react to the playful young companion in his railway compartment. Date: 1904

Hobble, hobble, toil and wobble
The hobble waltz-the dance of the season. The hazards of dancing in a fashionable hobble skirt, shown here gathered in at the knee

Drunk Insects
Make me a new suit with wings, master, for the old one has become too tight for me. Here comes the fine beer... Date: 1930s

Weddiing dress 1937
Heavy white satin weddiing dress, exquisitely draped and moulded to the figure so that the line about the waist is emphasised, it has a heart-shaped neckline with fern clip at either side

Title Page of My Own Dolly
A toddler clutching her many dolls tightly Date: 1882

Sleigh Racing at St. Petersburgh, Russia, 1877
Engraving showing a horse-drawn sleigh race in progress in St. Petersburgh, Russia, in 1877. This image shows two men riding the sleigh, round a tight corner. Date: 26 May 1877

Aberdeen - humourous card
Aberdeen on a flag day... and on a house-to-house collection day! Satire on the more frugal nature of the Scottish psyche. Date: circa 1930s

Sailor binding a swab, sitting on a rope, WW1
A British sailor binding a swab, and keeping a rope tight by sitting on it, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Japanese martial arts
A satirical comment on Japanese martial arts, one of the opponents tucked up in a tight ball so as to avoid serious injury. Date: 1901

Disembarking from a ship - Mollendo, Peru. Crew members from arriving ships were lifted from their boat via a crane, the Pacific swell being too great for normal landings! circa 1930s

Dress & Blouse C. 1905
A young woman in a blouse with a yoke, a high all-round collar, gathered sleeves which are tight from the elbow to the wrist & an ankle length pleated skirt. Date: circa 1905

Brown Open Bodice 1899
Open bodice with revers that extend beyond the waistline, tight sleeves pleated at the shoulder, gored tunic open to reveal an embroidered under- skirt & pouched blouse. Date: 1899

Fur Trimmed Frock 1923
Low-waisted dress with a gathered skirt trimmed with rows of fur, a high stand fall fur collar, tight full length under-sleeves & fur trimmed bell sleeve. Date: 1923

Britannia and Eve magazine, June 1937
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman wearing a tight yellow hat titled to one side, and bright red lipstick

Alfreno Acrobats. Female acrobat walking a tight rope while a man and several children watch

David Wright woman in cream coloured coat
Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a tight-waisted cream coloured coat. She is checking her lipstick in a hand-held mirror

Two sisters in a garden, Mid Wales
Two sisters pose for their photograph in front of a garden wall, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing full-length skirts and tight-waisted jackets

Wig Maker- Biskra, Algeria
A smart Wig Maker in Biskra, Southern Algeria, gives his seated client a close crop in order to harvest some locks for his latest creation

Moorish Barber - Algeria
A Moorish Barber in Algeria giving his client a rather severe short back and sides in the street outside his house

Car turning a hairpin bend
A motorist negotiates a tight hairpin corner on a rather vertiginous looking road

The Coming Storm - Boileau
The Coming Storm - a postcard reproduction of a painting by Philip Boileau (1863 - 1917), full of foreboding for the troubled times ahead

Blondin riding a bicycle on a high-wire, 19th century
Illustration showing Blondin (1824-1897), the French tight-rope walker and acrobat, riding a bicycle along a high-wire

Hawker Hurricanes in formation; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a squadron of British Hawker Hurricane fighter airplanes flying in a tight formation, somewhere over Britain in 1940

Patent Reversible Lifeboat, 1875
Engraving of a patent reversible lifeboat for ships, designed by Anderson and Burkinshaw of Bridlington Quay, 1875. The lifeboat could be used either way up

Dutch Tightrope Walker
This female Dutch tightrope walker performed in London during the reign of James II - the print is dated 1794

Blondins Tightrope
The exact schematics of the tightrope assembled for a performance by the legendary tight-rope walker Charles Blondon (1824-1897) who crossed Niagara Falls in 1859

Dress / Diamond Applique
Wrap over bodice, high collar, tight sleeves with shoulder puff & reversed cuffs, diamond applique on the hem & sleeves. A reticule hangs from a broad belt with a silver buckle

Resort / Casino Dress 1899
Pleated & gauged bodice, lace yoke, skirt tight over the hips & flaring from the knee & trimmed with 3 rows of lace. Straw hat trimmed with flowers & accordian pleated chiffon

Photo / Stripe Dress 1880S
Tight fitting, high-necked bodice, buttoning diagonally from shoulder to waist, kilted under-skirt, draped tunic caught up at the rear. Watch & crescent brooch

History of Fashion 1879
A beige & brown costume consisting of a kilted, tight skirt & pannier style drapery in a complementary fabric. The jacket bodice is angle fronted & fastens with tiny buttons

Ball / Evening Dress 1865
Princess style wedding dress with high bodice, tablier trim of lace with rosettes, tight sleeves with reverse cuffs & worn with multiple strings of pearls, a veil & white gloves

Polaniase Dress 1868
Girl: spatterdashes & fur trimmed garment with a cape cut into 2 deep points. Women: black & pink polonaise dress with pelerine; yellow dress, black tunic with pointed hem

Gold Dress 1830S
Late C19th century depiction of clothing from the 1830s. The dress has full sleeves tight from the elbow to the wrist & a full skirt & is worn with a belt & ruff

Green Scarf 1830S
Late C19th century depiction of 1830s costume: white dress trimmed in pink. The sleeves appear long & tight fitting. Worn with a long green scarf trimmed with black lace

Registering the finish of a horse race by photograph
A photograph of how the finish of a horse race is photographed. In order to terminate any dispute about the winner in a race, the first horse breaks a tight wire operating the apparatus

Girl with Bat
Grinning brunette with a baseball bat & wearing a tight sweater, tiny red shorts & white peep-toe shoes, strikes a pose against a tree trunk

Pin-Up in Checked Shirt
A sweet blonde with an engaging smile wears a tight fitting red checked shirt

Crinoline Difficulties
A lady falls dramatically onto the road having had trouble in squeezing her crinoline through the tight entrance of a London bus. Print title: Crinoline Difficulties

Pin-Up on Stool / 1950
Fifties pin-up, seated on a bar stool & with hands on hips, wears tight-fitting black shorts & a see-through, off-the-shoulder top

Mother Skinflint / Thrift
MOTHER SKINFLINT, THE THRIFTY HOUSEWIFE You re a genius for saving! Yes, everyone knows. You would skin a flint and starve the crows!

Costume / Women / Paris 1889
A rich Parisian lady in a tight-waisted dress decorated with lace and bows

Nicole Maurey in Shorts
NICOLE MAUREY in high heels wears tiny tight checked shorts which reveal her shapely legs & a skin tight sweater to emphasize her charms

Tudor Costume Early C16
Two French noblemen. Note the low cut doublets which reveal the shirts which are drawn tight at the neck - a fore-runner of the ruff, also the duck-bill shoes

Vittoria Colonna / Larmess
VITTORIA COLONNA Italian poet, noted for her Petrarchan sonnets

50S Fashions
Young woman with eyeliner & beauty spot poses on her bed wearing a tight polo neck sweater & jeans

The Himalaya Line
During their mountainous run, trains on the Darjeeling- Himalaya Line must negotiate Agony Point which requires them to make a tight loop to cross their own track

Satire on Fashions 1869
A satire on the fashions of the day include flashy, tight trousers & fancy broad shouldered jackets. The polonaise, short skirts, panniers & false hair of the ladies are also mocked

Wedding Dress 1868
Dress with tight sleeves, a trained double skirt - the over-skirt overlaps at the front & is bordered with a flounce & rows of flat trim. The veil is extremely long

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