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Lady Alington and daughter by Madame YevondeLady Alington, formerly Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, eldest daughter of the Earl of Shaftesbury, with her baby daughter, Mary Anne Sturt Marten, known as Marianna. 1929
Marchioness of Douro and Lady Anne Wellesley by YevondeLady Douro, wife of the 5th Duke of Wellington (from 1934), hostess of Strathfieldsaye in Berkshire, pictured in a twin portrait (very popular at the time)
Gwen Clare & J. H. Dowd rehearse for Chelsea Arts BallThe artist J. H. Dowd, best known for his illustrations of children, pictured Miss Gwen Clare rehearsing for the forthcoming Chelsea Arts Ball in the sculptor Frank Dobsons studio in Chelsea. J. H
Model of sailing vessel Lady Mary. Date: circa 1920s
Hastings lifeboat on a rough sea, with crew on board. Date: circa 1930s
Fishermen on a trawler, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Date: circa 1910
Flying Clipper, a Swedish schooner, formerly Sunbeam II, a British-built ship. Date: circa 1930s
The Ferry Tea Boat, Wick Ferry, near Christchurch HarbourThe Ferry Tea Boat, Wick Ferry, on the River Stour near Christchurch Harbour, Dorset. Date: circa 1905
Sailing vessel at Poole, Dorset. Date: circa 1920s
Paddle steamer Yarmouth Belle. Date: circa 1905
Paddle steamer Royal Sovereign, with passengers and crew crowded onto the deck. Date: circa 1910s
Two women with lifebelt and sailors capsTwo women wearing sailors caps, posing inside a lifebelt from the passenger steamer, the Queen of Thanet-- NMSPC stands for the New Medway Steam Packet Company. Date: circa 1930s
Paddle steamer Duchess of Fife. Date: circa 1905
No. 2 Pilot Boat crew, Point Lynas, AngleseyGroup photo, No. 2 Pilot Boat crew, Point Lynas, Anglesey. Date: circa 1910s
Showgirls at the Windmill Theatre, 1940Valerie, a member of the Revudeville company at the Windmill Theatre, London, in her dressing room. 1940
Old Bill and Co. October 1940" All right! Let em ave the French ports for a bit, but what ave they done to our lines o communication? Nothin !" Old Bill tries to remain optimistic with Britain battered
Showgirls at the Windmill Theatre, 1940Sonia, Paddy and Chrystal watch Beatrice Appleyard practise her dance routine. All four women are members of the Revudeville company at the Windmill Theatre, London. 1940
The Windmill Theatre, 1940The Windmill Theatre, London vaunts its celebrated policy of never closing during wartime. 1940
Sylvia Pankhurst, 1940Sylvia Pankhurst, writing letters in her work with the Womens War Emergency Council. 1940
C. J. Purnell Holding an Incendiary BombC.J. Purnell, librarian and secretary of the London Library, slept on the premises throughout the Blitz. He here holds up an incendiary bomb that he was able to extinguish before it set light to
Sylvia Pankhurst, 1940Sylvia Pankhurst, dictating letters in her work with the Womens War Emergency Council. 1940
Taking Shelter in Piccadilly Circus Underground StationCivilians sleep on the staircase at Piccadilly Circus Underground Station during a Luftwaffe air raid. 1940
Companion Pieces -- The Friend Who Knits. 1940
Corduroy SuitSoft corduroy suit bound with petersham from Harrods, Knightsbridge. 1940
Old Bill and Co. September 1940" Well, that ought to blue-pencil well teach yer not to come monkeyin around ere with yer blue-pencil Dornier, flyin blue pencil
Cathleen Mann, 1928Artist Cathleen Mann, The Marchioness of Queensbury (1896-1959). 1928
Tatler cover - Winston Churchill & Lady Ursula Filmer-SankeFront cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Winston Churchill and Lady Ursula Filmer-Sankey at a shoot at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, seat of the Duke of Westminster
Garrard advertisementAdvertisement for Garrard & Co, crown jewellers featuring a minimalistic illustration of an elegant woman defined by her jewellery. 1929
Asprey cigarette and match cases advertisementAdvertisement for luxury British brand Aspreys range of cigarette and match cases. 1929
Society girls practising for the Joy of Life BallMrs Jackie Kriuse, Lady Patricia Moore, Lady Castlerosse and Miss Roy Verney (Miss Rosalind Norman on the floor) rehearsing in their costumes for the Lido scene for the forthcoming Joy of Life Ball
Gamages Fancy Dress advertisementAdvertisement for fancy dresses for purchase or hire from Gamages department store of Holborn, London. 1929
Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell by Madame YevondeGeorgia Doble Sitwell, Canadian wife of writer, Sacheverell Sitwell, sister of the actress Frances Doble. Photographed by Madame Yevonde in The Tatler who comment that although
Tatler cover - Princess Otto von Bismarck & baby, YevondeFront cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Princess Otto von Bismarck, wife of Prince Otto von Bismarck, grandson of the German Chancellor (who died in 1898)
The Black Coat by Albert BaileyAn elegant woman wearing a black coat complemented by a yellow cloche hat and string of pearls. 1929
Old-Fashioned Country Cottages by FougasseSequential cartoon by Fougasse (Kenneth Cyril Bird) showing a man staying at a funny little country cottage only to find its comforts lacking to the point that he eventually makes his escape
Pan by Walter HammondA woman dressed as the god Pan purses her lips. 1929
Sailing vessel Cap Nord at HullSailing vessel Cap Nord, an auxiliary five-masted schooner, seen here berthed at Albert Dock, Hull. Date: circa 1930s
Sailing vessel Mount Shasta, aka VaterlandSailing vessel Mount Shasta, a four-masted auxiliary schooner, aka Vaterland, owned by Count Felix von Luckner. Date: circa 1920s
Sailing vessel Island. Date: circa 1920s
Sailing vessel Lieutenant Granie of Nantes. Date: circa 1930
Sailing vessel Andreas at Dover, KentSailing vessel SV Andreas at Dover, Kent. Date: early 20th century
Sailing ship Queen MargaretSailing ship (barque) Queen Margaret, launched in 1893. She later became stranded at Lizard Point, Cornwall, where her cargo of wheat swelled, causing the vessel to break up
War Planes Card Game" War Planes is a new card game for teaching Jim Crows how to tell a friend from an enemy." 1940
War Planes Card Game" War Planes is a new card game for teaching Jim Crows how to tell a friend from an enemy." The aircraft depicted on the card is a Boulton Paul Defiant. 1940
War Planes Card Game" War Planes is a new card game for teaching Jim Crows how to tell a friend from an enemy." The aircraft depicted on the top card is an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley IV. 1940
Wartime CanteenSeveral volunteers unload food from a cart outside a village barn in White Waltham, Berkshire, which has been converted into a canteen to provide sustenance for servicemen billeted in the area
Home Guard in Bow StreetFour members of the Home Guard hold a meeting in Bow Street, London. 1940
Anderson Shelter on Display in New YorkAnderson Shelter being displayed at the New York World Fair. Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, can be seen talking to a young girl. 1940