Whites Collection

Native American / Geronimo
Chiricahua Apache leader who led a sensational campaign against the whites (1885-6). His Indian name is Goyathlay which translates as the one who yawns. (Right in photo.) Date: 1829 - 1909

Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London, with the Shirland Hotel (pub, now the Truscott Arms) on the left. Date: circa 1910

Map of the St. Jamess & Bond Street areas of London
A map of the St. Jamess and Bond Street areas of London, with a number of key landmarks annotated including the famous gentlemens clubs of St

Aristocrats at Whites Golf Club Golf Tournament
Lady Allington, Lord Tennyson, Lord Lothian and Lady Astor at Whites Golf Tournament, played at Prince s, Sandwich. Date: 1932

Robert Abel, Surrey and England cricketer
Robert (Bobby) Abel, Surrey and England cricketer, nicknamed The Guv nor. Date: 1890s

Mrs Charles Sweeny & Lady Dunn at Sandwich
Mrs Charles Sweeny, looking as chic as ever, with Lady Dunn (rocking a rather fabulous jumpsuit) and her daughter, Countess John de Bendern at Whites Club golf tournament at Sandwich

Kenneth Wagg & Ian Fleming at Whites Club golf tournament
Novelist Ian Fleming pictured with Kenneth Wagg at a Whites Club golf tournament in Sandwich, Kent, in July 1938. Date: 1938

Herbert Sutcliffe, Cricketer
Herbert Sutcliffe (1894-1978) was a professional cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England as an opening batsman. He was part of the M.C.C

Advert for Harrods sportswear, featuring Helen Jacobs
Helen Hull Jacobs (1908-1997) was an American tennis player, ranked in the world top 10 when this advert for Harrods sportswear came out. Date: circa 1939

George White and Adele Ardsley in Whites The Scandals of 1919 at the National Theatre, Washington - then at the Liberty Theatre New York Date: 1919

A scene from the second act of George Whites Scandals of 1919 at the National Theatre, Washington - then at the Liberty Theatre New York Date: 1919

A scene from The Little Blue Devil at the Central Theatre, New York (1919) Date: 1919

Spotlight on five dancers and dance teams, 1928. Nancy Carroll (top left) signed to Paramount Pictures, Adele Smith (top right) appearing in George Whites Manhatten Mary, Ilya Raycelle (centre)

Whites Club
Whites is an exclusive gentlemans club in St Jamess, London, founded in 1693 by Francesco Bianco (Francis White), who organized it to sell hot chocolate and tickets to the Kings Theatre

Golden rhododendron, Rhodendron aureum magniflorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Andrews from Edward Henderson and Andrew Hendersons The Illustrated Bouquet

Reverend Frank Gillingham (1875-1953) - noted clergyman and cricketer - in cricket apparel walking back to the pavilion. His score of 201 for Essex versus Middlesex (as reported in this issue)

Advert, Whites Patent Corset Attachment
Advert for Whites Patent Corset Attachment, Mrs A White, Victoria Street, London SW. 1897

Mitchells & Butlers Cricket Club team, Birmingham, UK
Mitchells & Butlers Cricket Club team (brewery), Birmingham, UK, winners of the Birmingham & District League Season, 1911. Date: 1911

A F A (Dick) Lilley - Cricketer for Warwickshire and England. Held the keeping gloves for England for 13 straight seasons Date: 1905

King George in Wimbledon Whites holding tennis racquets Date: 1905

TWO WEST HIGHLAND WHITES
Two west highland white terriers perched on a log. Owned by Innes. Date: 1938

The Betting Book at Whites club
A record of historic wagers, the famous betting book at Whites club in 1751. The club was renowned for its high wagers between members

Photo wallet, Timothy Whites & Taylors. circa 1950s

Teddy Tinling tennis dress, 1958
A high-waisted white pique dress decorated with drawn tread work with a broderie anglaise underslip by Teddy Tinling, Englands leading desiger of functional but fashion-conscious tennis clothes

Cartoon, Promis d Horrors of the French Invasion, or, Forcible Reasons for negotiating a Regicide Peace, Vide, The Authority of Edmund Burke, by James Gillray

Judi Spiers, radio and TV presenter
Judi Spiers (b. 1953), radio and TV presenter, seen here taking part in a cricket match. circa 1980s

Geronimo Hunting Buffalo
GERONIMO, Apache leader who led a sensational campaign against the whites (1885-6). Here holding a rifle, on horseback, during a buffalo hunt. Date: 1829 - 1909

Cricket match in progress, Hawkshead, Cumbria. Date: circa 1960s

Micky Stewart, cricketer, coaching schoolboys, Penzance
Micky Stewart (b.1932), English cricketer, coaching a group of boys at a school in Penzance, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Charity cricket match -- an American university student plays cricket for the first time. Date: circa 1980s

Two ladies on veteran motorcycle combination in street
Two ladies wearing hats pose for photo on an early veteran motorcycle & sidecar in the street, early 1900s

The Nose Game - Inquisitive Nose B8, Denotes Spirit of Enquiry. 1927

Making Meringues
A plate of beaten egg whites to be used for making a meringue Date: 1930s

Haiti & France 1825
Haitian officials sign a treaty with France. Date: 1825

Trading between Canadian
French-Canadian coureurs du bois trading with native Canadians Date: 19th century

British cricket team near Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
British cricket team (and others) in Morro Velho, near Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. They were part of a large British colony centred around the Morro Velho gold mine

Five men in tennis whites believed to be at Moorfield Tennis Club, Stockport. An excellent display of 1913 sportswear Date: 1913

Black-veined White Butterfly - masses of pupae on birch-tree bark (Aporia crataegi). South Tuva, Russia

Black-veined White Butterflies (Aporia crataegi). South Tuva, Russia

Newly emerged Black-veined White butterfly (Aporia crataegi). South Tuva, Russia

Black-veined White Butterfly - resting on a stone in a mountain forest (Aporia crataegi). Sengilen mountain range, South Tuva, Russia

Johnny Get Your Gun by Frank Reynolds, outbreak of WW1
Illustration by Frank Reynolds showing a young man in tennis whites smoking a cigarette hesitating while the rest of the country rush to the colours at the outbreak of the First World War

Royal Albert Orphanage, Bagshot, Surrey - cooking in kitchen
Boys at the Royal Albert Orphanage, some in chefs whites, stir a large mixture. Date: Date unknown

Cabbage Whites Butterflies Date: 1868

Captain Anthony Wilding, tennis champion
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Two boys in their cricketing gear at the side of a cricket pitch

Davis Cup Players
The Davis Cup Tennis Tournament in Paris, France : (left to right) : John VAN RYN Wilmer ALLISON, Jean BOROTRA, and Henri COCHET. Date: late 1920s

Lady Mander & Indians
Lady Mander is greeted by Native American Indians. Date: early 1930s

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