Images Dated 3rd August 2015 (page 99)

Rene Fraser

Medusa at Teddington Lock 1938. Date: 1938

Boats moored at Toughs Yard, Teddington

Goldie Fraser with tame Magpie Sammy at Cosawes Caravan Park in 1950 s. Date: 1950s

Spithead Review cartoon 1897
A cartoon by Tenniel at the time of the Spithead Naval Review in honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. A British lion rows young lions from the colonies - Australia, New Zealand

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, WW1
Grand duke Michael Alexandrovitch (1878-1918) brother of Czar Nicolas II. Pictured on the front cover of The Sketch at the time the Tsar had abdicated in favour of his brother

Princess Marie-Jose of Belgium as a scout in England, WW1
Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, daughter of King Albert, pictured at Brentwood School during the First World War, when she and her brothers spent the war in England

With the Specials, Tower Bridge, M Division, WW1
The Tower Bridge ( M" Division) Special Constabulary, one of the organised forces set up to offer support on the home front during the First World War such as during air raids

Two Bars Rest - Woman smoking, 1917
Illustration by E. Lucchesi taken from a De Reske cigarettes advertisement showing a woman multi tasking by playing the piano with one hand and lighting her cigarette from a candle with the other

Lady powders her face, 1917
A woman in an evening dress powders her face with Pomeroy face powder. Date: 1917

Bust of the Countess of Drogheda by Jacob Epstein
Bust of Lady Drogheda, part of an exhibition of works by Jacob Epstein at the Leicester Galleries in 1917. The Countess of Drogheda

Self-Help in War Time by Heath Robinson Building a Bungalow
No. II - Building a Bungalow: After placing the chimney in position, the next step is to fix up the spare bedroom - and don t forget to whitewash the music room ceiling

Lady Diana Manners as a nurse, WW1
Lady Diana Manners (1891-1981), British society beauty, actress and wife of Duff Cooper. Later became Lady Duff Cooper, Viscountess Norwich

Self-Help in War Time by Heath Robinson Building a Bungalow
The first stage of building a bungalow - naturally, begin with the chimney. Date: 1917

The Idolaters by MacKenzie
A group of five women kneel in admiration before a dashing British officer standing on a plinth. He raises his monocle to inspect them. Date: 1917

Mrs Vernon (Irene) Castle
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. The pair were incredibly successful and their earnings were high

Outfit for a Land Girl by Burberry
The latest thing in land dress sketched by Dolores comprising of a tunic and breeches combined, not unlike the tango petticoat of the far-off peace days. Modelled by a purposeful looking land girl

Lady Lawrence, founder of the Munition Makers Canteen Committee in 1915, designed to maintain the good health of muntions workers with the provision of regular meals at canteens established at

A Pick Nick Down Under by William Heath Robinson
A sharp thrill in the Antipodes: one of the dangers of very deep mining. A man tunnelling through te earth with a treacherous looking pick axe surprises an Australian having managed to dig entirely

Lady Drogheda & her aircraft exhibition
The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player

Attack and Defence in the air
Various arcs of fire by which German machines are protected and the blind spots which results from interfence of the structure of the aeroplane

Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930
Queen Charlottes Birthday Ball, held at the May Fair Hotel, to raise funds for the Queen Charlotte Hospital at Hammersmith

Pages from the Ruhleben magazine, WW1
Some examples of pages from Ruhleben Camp magazine, produced by the British prisoners-of-war who were imprisoned there during the First World War

Submerged by William Heath Robinson
In an Untersee Realschule: Training a young U-boat pirate to remain under water for long periods. Another humorous wartime scenario involving the dastardly Hun by William Heath Robinson. Date: 1917

Twelfth Night at Her Majestys Theatre
A production of Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, at Her Majestys Theatre in Haymarket, London. Herbert Beerbohm Tree, owner and manager of the theatre, is seen in the role of Malvolio

Morals of Mackenzie - Working women, WW1
Morals of Mackenzie: Complex Woman - Her Complexion. Illustration showing women filling a number of traditional male roles during the First World War

Ancient musical instruments
A selection of ancient musical instruments. 1 - A kinnor, or harp. 2 Roman harp. 3&4 - Ancient Jewish harp. 5&6 - Harps from Jerusalem. 7- 18th century Egyptian guitar. 8 - Nablum or Psaltery

Countess Curzon with her children
Mrs Alfred Duggan, born Grace Elvina Hinds (1879-1958daughter of Mr. Monroe Hinds, the second wife of George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston)

Wurlitzer advertisement, 1925
Girl of 13 makes $75 a week! Alice Higgie of Chicago made this amount weekly in vaudeville in the summer of 1924, thanks to her easy to play Wurlitzer saxophone. Send for your free book now

Musical instrument manufacture, 1855
The interior of the factory of Pierre Louis Gautrot, showing the manufacture of musical instruments. Furnices can be seen to the rear

The Great Kitchen at Brighton Pavilion
The Great Kitchen at Brighton Royal Pavilion, complete with decorative cast iron palm tree columns

String and wind instrument manufacture, 1855
The interior of the factory of Pierre Louis Gautrot, showing the manufacture of wind and stringed musical instruments in 1855. Date: 1855

Musical instrument manufacture, 1855
The interior of the factory of Pierre Louis Gautrot, showing the manufacture of brass musical instruments in 1855. Date: 1855

Rene Fraser on board Goddess in 1928. Date: 1928

Alan Fraser in dingy

Rene Fraser at Buntingford carrying a climbing ladder on her shoulder

Goldie Fraser on Velocette L. E. motorcycle, reg. No. 460 BAF
Goldie Fraser on Velocette L.E. motorcycle, reg. No. 460 BAF

Exhibit of Bessons musical instruments, 1885
An exhibit of F. Besson & Companys brass musical instruments, 1885. Date: 1885

Ladies of the Council of Queen Marys Needlework Guild
Members of the Council of Queen Marys Needlework Guild. On 10th August 1914 Queen Mary issued an appeal to the women of the Empire to organise a large collection of garments for those who will suffer

War dog attached to a French motor ambulance
A canine Red Cross worker attached to a French motor ambulance during World War I. Trained dogs were not only used to hunt for the wounded in outlying parts of the battlefield

Captain J. E. T. Harper
Captain J.E.T.Harper of the Royal Navy, appointed Master of the Fleet for the Inspection of the Fleet by King George V at Spithead in July 1914 Date: 1914

Bystander cover, Anthony Wilding & Arthur Balfour tennis
The Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour and Mr Anthony (Tony) Frederick Wilding, four-times Wimbledon tennis champion, pictured as doubles partners in a friendly match on Centre Court at Wimbledon in July 1917

The massing of war columns
When the First World War broke out, newspaper readers thought there would be a constant stream of new information to keep them up-to-date with everything

Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux (1856 - 1929)
Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux (formerly Lambton), pictured while Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. He retired from the Royal Navy in 1916

Sportsmen on active service during World War I
The call to arms summoned a number of prominent sports personalities to the front. Among them are Captain McCalmont, the owner of The Tetrarch, Captain Tomkinson, of polo fame, and Captain Gibbon

Admiral Sir George Callaghan (1852 - 1920)
Admiral Sir George Callaghan, pictured while Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy Home Fleet. When war broke out at the end of July 1914, he was relieved of this command by Sir John Jellicoe

Balachowa and Mordkin leaving for the front
The famous Russian dancers, Mme. Alexandra Balachowa, who is to be a Red Cross nurse, and M. Michael Mordkin, who is a reservist, leaving Charing Cross for the front

Vice-Admiral Stanley Colville (1861 - 1939)
Vice-Admiral Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville, pictured while in command of the First Battle Squadron of the Royal Navy. He was promoted to Admiral shortly after the outbreak of war

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