Images Dated 8th February 2017 (page 2)

Tennis in Johannesburg
The Wimbledon of Johannesburg - a crowd of spectators watching a match on a hard court in South Africa. Date: 1929

Commedia delle arte - Harlequinade
Ancestors of the Harlequinade - characters of the old Italian comedy. Date: 1929

Wedding of Anthony Lindsay-Hogg and Frances Doble
The wedding of Anthony Lindsay-Hogg and the actress Frances Doble in December 1929. Their pageboy attendants were Archie Kidston and Reresby Sitwell. Date: 1929

Andree Carron, Begum Aga Khan
Princess AndrÚÑáAga Khan (1898-1976), the third wife of Aga Khan II featured in The Sketch just prior to her marriage. AndrÚÑáJosÚ░¿ine Carron married Aga Khan III in December 1929

Lady Lettice Lygon
Lady Lettice Cotterell (n饠 Lygon) (1906-1973), Wife of Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Bt; daughter of 7th Earl Beauchamp

The Countess of Haddington with Scottish terriers
Sarah Baillie-Hamilton, Lady Haddington (nee Cook), pictured at a dogs bazaar held in the Music Hall, Edinburgh carrying two Scottish terriers. Date: 1929

Princess Otto von Bismarck in Egyptian fancy dress
Princess Otto von Bismarck, formerly Miss Anne-Marie Tengbom, pictured in fancy dress as the Moon in an Egyptian tableau as produced by King Tutankhamen at the Galaxy Ball in aid of St

Lady Ursula Filmer-Sankey (1902-1978), formerly Lady Ursula Grosvenor, daughter of the Duke of Westminster. Date: 1929

Scene from Molieres play, Le Misanthrope, first performed in 1666. 17th century

Misfitz Dolls - Jappy. early 20th century

Misfitz - The Pied Piper of Hamelin. early 20th century

Birthday card, Many Happy Returns -- boy, girl and dog on a raft. circa 1950s

Queen Margaret of Anjou with son and robber
Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, fleeing into a forest after the Battle of Hexham (15 May 1464, Wars of the Roses) with her son, Prince Edward, meets a robber and asks for protection

Misfitz - Hansel and Gretel - The Old Witch. early 20th century

Advertisement for a coat by Elsa Schiaparelli
Photograph of a model wearing a white ermine coat designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. The fur is worked horizontally, the coat falls in loose folds from gathered shoulders

First journey of Londons electric tram 1903
Londoners throng the pavements of Westminster Bridge Road to watch the first journey of Londons first electric tram as it heads for Clapham. Date: 1903

John Gilbert & Greta Garbo embracing
Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990), Swedish-American film actress in a clinch with John Gilbert (1899 1936) Date: 1905 - 1990

Greer Garson (1904 - 1996) Anglo-Irish actress in British and American films

George V Jubilee, Buckingham Palace balcony, 1935
George V(1865-1936) and Queen Mary(1867-1953) celebrate their Silver Jubilee, standing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, London. Date: 1935

Diagram of electric searchlight 1916
Diagram of electric searchlight for defence for night-time attack from Germans. Date: 1916

Bayonet training H. A. C. Reserve 1916
Honourable Artillery Company at Camp en Route training ground, practising close combat with bayonet and sandbags. Date: 1916

Water tanks 1916
Travelling butts of water for the thirsty soldiers at the Front in World War One. Date: 1916

Training H. A. C. Reserves 1916
Honourable Artillery Company at Camp en Route training ground, practising essential requirements needed for battle at the Front in World War One. Date: 1916

The God in the Machine 1916
A detachment of happy, souvenir laden Canadians coming out of action. Date: 1916

American and Canadian troops, WW1
American and Canadian troops during the First World War. Although America did not join the war officially until April 1917, an American Legion had already gone into action, consisting of 16

When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of space
A 1929 impression of space exploration with a a rocket hovering over the lunar surface. Forty years later, this dream would become a reality. Date: 1929

Alison Hore-Ruthven, John Barran by Yevonde
The Hon. Alison Hore-Ruthven (Mrs John Barran), one half of the famous Ruthven twins, pictured with her husband John Barran. Date: 1929

The Bright Brigade
Modes for Men - illustration from one of a series of advertisements for Abdullah cigarettes showing types from the 1920s, in this case The Bright Brigade consisting of three flapper girls working in

British beer versus American cocktails, 1929
British beer versus American cocktails at Olivia Wyndhams hospitable bar. Miss Jean Baird and Miss Gwen Farrar support beer

The Die-Hard by Arthur Watts
The Die-Hard: A Study in the Supercilious. The die-hard takes his most treasured possession - a 20 year-old car - through the park to the amused contempt of the onlookers in their brand-new super-six

The Graphic Christmas Number 1914, front cover
Front cover of The Graphic, 1914, its first Christmas number of the Great War, featuring two aeroplanes, the top one a German Taube, flying against a dark, ominous sky

Hugh Wakefield by Giuseppe Amisani
Portrait of English actor Hugh Wakefield (1888-1971), possessing, according to The Sketch in which this painting was reproduced, a genius for the portrayal of inoffensive inebriates

Mending Red Cross ambulances 1916
Soldiers working under a canopy in the war zone, repairing most needed Red Cross ambulances. Date: 1916

How to be unsuccessful in modern society - 4
The debutante treats a double blue with indifference. Date: 1929

Faery Visions - In the Waters of Scamander
Aphrodite, Hera and Athene bathe in the River Scamander. Date: 1929

How to be unsuccessful in modern society - 3
The cocktail amateur proves that she can t tell a " Sheiks Gland" from a " Cows Kiss." Date: 1929

How to be unsuccessful in modern society - 2
The hearty shows enthusiasm at a gathering of intelligentsia. Date: 1929

Faery Visions - Thus It Befell in Eden
Adam and Eve in a particularly lush Garden of Eden. Date: 1929

Faery Visions - a Prank of Strange Birds
Gorgeous illustration showing strange birds perched on branches on unusual trees among lush vegetation. Date: 1929

Faery Visions - Who Has Beheld a Ship
A ship sailing on a vibrant blue sea near an island with stylished trees adn vegetation. Date: 1929

How to be unsuccessful in modern society - 1
The stout young man breaks tradition by not going to the fancy-dress ball as a baby. Date: 1929

An Italian Fairy Tale - Deodato the Florentine & Enchanter
The magician claims the beautiful young girl for himself, leaving Deodato alone. Date: 1929

An Oriental Fairy Tale - Goldbeard & the Hand of Fate
Bahama, Golden Beard, holding a Princess captive inside the magic mountain. She will later be rescued and freed from her golden fetters by a Prince who finds a miniature hand of jade. Date: 1929

A Legendary SpanishTale - Virgin leads Spain to victory
The Blessed Virgin leads Queen Isabellas army to the fortress to defeat the Moorish king who plunges into the abyss in fright. Date: 1929

A Persian fairy tale - The Rainbow by Felix de Gray
A prince falls to his knees offering jewels to the captured princess. Date: 1929

Front cover of The Sketch Christmas Number 1929 featuring a mythical map of traditional Christmas activities. Date: 1929

S. M. Jolly, cocktail barman at Ambassadors Club
A caricature of S.M. Jolly, the well-known shaker (cocktail barman) at the Ambassadors Club in London. Date: 1929

Perfect Wives by Joyce Dennys The wife who had influenza too
Joyce Dennys on Marriage: Perfect Wives. No. 1- The Wife who had influenza too. Despite suffering herself, a woman ends up waiting upon her husband who has a serious case of man flu. Date: 1929

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