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Choose a picture from our Images Dated 17th April 2012 Collection for your Wall Art and Photo Gifts
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Yachting at Cannes by BlamA carefree group enjoy an exhilarating trip on a yacht off the French coast at Cannes during the 1920s. Date: 1926
Grenadier Guards performThe Grenadier Guards band, c. 1885. c.1885
The Fat Boy of Peckham and his fatherJohn Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham appearing with his father on the front cover of The Tatler magazine in 1903 when he was aged five
Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950A woman with her red hair swept up in a bun, poses elegantly in some diaphanous lingerie as she speaks on a red telephone. Date: 1950
Chelsea Arts Ball - Noel Coward and Ivor NovelloA group at the Annual Chelsea Arts Club Ball, held at the Royal Albert Hall every New Years Eve. Back row from left, Mr Frank Verner Leveson, Mrs Calthrop, Ivor Novello, Miss Gladys Cooper
Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1955A blonde woman, who looks as if she is sunbathing topless, turns round to look seductively at the viewer, as she swings her sunglasses in one hand. Date: 1955
Advert for Shelley Vogue China 1931Shelleys Vogue shape coffee set, usual in yellow and black overlapping block pattern. Advertisement for new catalogue with Shelley china tea, coffee, morning and dinner sets. Date: 1931
Monte Carlo advertisement 1931Stylish advertisement for Monte Carlo on the French Riviera, winter sun destination for the smart and well-heeled, suggesting that you can enjoy both sport
Spartacus and rebellion of GladiatorsIn 73 B.C Spartacus was sold, into the service of Lentulus Batiates, a man who taught at a ludus for gladiators. Spartacus and two Gallic gladiators led a riot at the school
French Riviera advertisement 1931Advertisement advising smart travellers to Follow the Crowd, Follow the Sun! and travel down to the French Riviera where the delights of Nice
Feasting in the Middle Ages by Pauline BaynesA detailed scene depicting a medieval feast with a jester and performing monkeys entertaining diners while they are served exotic looking roast birds (heron and peacock). 1958
Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1952Front cover of Britannia and Eve featuring an illustration showing a group of children, from the late 18th or early 19th century, gazing in awe at a festive arrangement of greenery, candles
Riviera Interlude by Clark FayA relaxed scene showing smart holidaymakers enjoying a drink at an open air cafe underneath striped parasols somewhere on the Cote d Azur, France during the 1930s. Date: 1935
Great by H. M. BatemanCaricature of a self-important gentleman in evening dress, puffing his chest out as he smokes a cigarette. Date: 1927
Advert for Underwood portable typewriters 1931The best portable is th Underwood. Think what it means to own a portable typewriter. Letters, memoranda, childrens homework - quickly done; pleasing to read
Advert for Andrews Liver SaltsAndrews inner cleanliness comes first. Refreshes the mouth and helps clean the tongue. Antacid in action, Andrews settles the stomach and corrects digestive upsets
The Stirrup Charge by Countess Feodora GleichenPage from The Sketch reporting on a sculpture by Countess Feodora Gleichen, based on a picture by Richard Caton Woodville drawn for the Illustrated London News
Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1951Lovely pin-up by David Wright showing a dark haired beauty wearing a white off-the0shoulder dress and gazing seductively at the viewer. Date: 1951
Advert for Twilfit corsets 1931Twilfit for your figure. All the lastest models can be seen and fitted at D. H. Evans. Date: 1931
Victorian childrens Christmas party by Pauline BaynesA Pauline Baynes illustration of a Victorian childrens Christmas party showing a typical Victorian drawing room with its homely clutter of bric-a-brac and elaborate decoration
A Crystal Set-to by William Heath RobinsonA somewhat startling wireless development witnessed on Hampstead Heath during the broadcasting of an interesting dance programme
Ewarts Califont Hot Water Supply, 1927Advertisement for Ewarts Califont Hot Water Supply, advising you to just turn the tap to enjoy hot, running water. Beyond a bathroom, a maid does the washing in a large butlers sink. Date: 1927
The Savoy OrpheansCartoon representation of the Savoy Orpheans, resident dance band at the Savoy Hotel between 1923 and 1927, probably the best known dance band in Europe
Advert for Columbia GramophonesA seletion of Models available, from portable, table grands, cabinets, consoles and pedestals. 1929
The Bathing Plage at Nice by Howard K. ElcockA November study in the sunshine at Nice where blue skies, warm sun and gleaming water attract smart society away from the drab British weather for a holiday
Under the pier at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1903Crowds lounging on and around the pier at Atlantic City, New Jersey, favoured resort of Philadelphians, in 1903. Date: 1903
Ford V 8 saloon advertisement 1935Advertisement for Ford Motor Company Limited, showing a smart, black new V-8 Saloon de Luxe arriving at a port, prompting all onlookers to wave in admiration. Date: 1935
David Wright Home Chat calendar 1950 featuring dachshundFront cover of a giveaway calendar incorporated into Home Chat magazine, featuring a dachshund hopefully holding his lead in his mouth, an unusual subject for David Wright
London street sceneUnidentified street in London showing red double decker buses running on tram lines and numerous cars driving along the busy streets. Date: 1930s
Bathing on the beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1903The crowded beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, favoured resort of the Philadelphians. Almost everyone on the sand is wearing some form of swimwear
Belgian Peter Pan statue shot by Germans in World War IIA statue of Peter Pan, a replica of the original sculpted by George Frampton and erected in Kensington Gardens, which is situated in the grounds of the Palais d Egmont in Brussels, Belgium
Good Cheers, Women war work, World War II by Helen McKieJolly illustration by Helen McKie showing a female ATS worker serving cups of tea to a sailor, an airman and a soldier during World War II. Date: c.1940
Amorous Confessions front coverFront cover of a pulp fiction paperback featuring a blonde woman posing in seductively in a blue dress to reveal her stockings. Date: 1950s
Chelsea Arts Ball - group including artists Howard ElcockA group of revellers in fancy dress costume at the Annual Chelsea Arts Ball. Numbered as 1. Mr E. Sturt, 2. Captain A. Mills, 3. Major Blackwell, 4 Mr H.C.B
The Sketch Christmas Number front cover 1940Stylised graphic cover of The Sketch magazine, for the Christmas number 1940 featuring a bejewelled hand holding some mistletoe against a backdrop of holly. Date: 1940
The Fat Boy of PeckhamJohn Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham appearing in The Tatler magazine in 1903 when he was aged five and already weighed 10 stone, 4lb
Fate-Vos Yeux by Howard Elcock - Monte Carlo casino, 1926Scene in the casino at Monte Carlo, where smart society in evening dress win and lose a fortune at the tables. Date: 1926
Jesse Owens, Berlin 1936 OlympicsJames Cleveland Jesse Owens American athlete, four times champion at the Olympic Games in Berlin, August 1936. Date: August 1936
You re Splendid Dad by Helen McKie - World War IIA young woman on a motorbike stops to offer her admiration to her father (or just an older male acquaintance) who twiddles his moustache while in Home Guard uniform
The Copy Cat Killings - front cover by David WrightFront cover of a pulp fiction paperback, The Copy-Cat Killings by Martin Thomas, with a vampish femme fatale painted by David Wright. Date: 1950
Escort by Helen McKie - World War IIAn old Chelsea Pensioner in his distinctive red uniform looks on aghast as a smart RAF airman escorts two pretty girls. Date: c.1940
Trousseau of the Duchess of RoxburgheA huge stack of trunks, portmanteaux, dress baskets and suitcases representing the substantial trousseau of Miss Mary Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr
All Clear by Helen McKie - ARP wardens on bicyclesJolly illustration by Helen McKie showing a rather lecherous looking older male Air Raid Patrol warden cycling alongside a young, pretty female colleague. Date: c.1940
The Gay, Warm South by C. Morse - Biarritz in the 1920sA scene in Biarritz, France at the height of the Season, showing the famous Plage and Hotel du Palais, with a cosmopolitan crowd in fashionable clothes socialising
Britains first veteran car museumAn article in The Illustrated London News, reporting on Britains first veteran car museum, owned by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu
The Sketch Summer Number front cover 1934Stylish, graphic front cover of The Sketch Summer Number featuring a swimmer surprised to find a fish on the end of her bathing cap. Date: 1934
Advert for Yardley perfume 1948Bond Street by Yardley... provocative as the skilful play of a fronded fan... as full of beguilement as your eyes can be when you choose
A Seaside Snap Shot by William Heath RobinsonIngenious method of overcoming the difficulty of taking ones own photograph by bathing devised by the gadget king, and master of silly ideas, William Heath Robinson. Date: 1927
