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WW1 - Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force - Christmas cardWW1 - A small-format Christmas greetings card sent home from Egypt by Corporal Sidney R Davis (T.59454) of 5. T.T. Company Royal Army Service Corps (R.A.S.C.)
Mother and daughter at the seaside - bucket and spadeA rather serious (yet smartly-dressed) Mother and daughter on holiday in Torquaye - bucket and spade at the ready. The girl is wearing a fabulous polka dot summer dress
Three women in a small business - wearing overalls - sadly their exact profession is not easy to determine. The machine (back left) may be some form of polishing wheel?? Date: 1930
Family (and pet dog) on holiday in Weymouth, Dorset - candid seaside photograh taken as they strolled along the front (Brunswick Terrace)
A group of six ladiesA group of six British ladies (of a variety of ages), photographed on 3rd July 1939, 59 days before the outbreak of WW2. Date: 1939
A lady ( Marion ) - sitting on the running board of her car. Date: circa 1930s
fashionably and expensively dressed 1920s teenage girlA very fashionably and expensively dressed teenage girl with wristwatch gloves and handbag. Note the fantastic art deco table she is resting against - possibly taken inside a hotel or boutique
London Lady Marion - studio portrait - styish blouse and hatA lady ( Marion ) - studio portrait (Photographer: Carl Cloud, 59a Bridge Street, Deansgate, Manchester) - wearing a very stylish blouse and hat (with tassel) seated on a large carved wooden throne
London Lady Marion strolling along a London StreetA smart lady ( Marion ) strolling along a London Street having been out shopping. Date: 1937
Young girl on Grandfathers shoulders by Danger signA humorous photograph of a young girl sitting on her Grandfathers shoulders stand next to a Danger sign close to the edge of a cliff (likely at a British coastal resort). Date: circa 1930s
Young man with surly expression - candid street photographStylish young man (note the fantastic voluminous trousers and co-respondent sytle shoes - London brogues) with a rather surly expression striding purposely along the pavement. Date: 1939
Two women strolling along a London street. In the background a delivery van of the Aerated Bread Company is making a left turn... Date: 1934
Mother, daughter, son and Aunt on the beach, Ramsgate, Kent. Date: circa 1920s
Housewife in the backyard of her terraced home with childrenA beautifully-shot study of a Housewife in the backyard of her terraced home with her children. Date: circa 1910s
Three girls sitting in the surf at Hastings, Kent on a hot summer day. Date: circa 1920s
Pair of jolly young chaps off to the pub in Littlehampton, West Sussex Date: circa 1946
Mother baby and Mothers sister - Eastbourne, East Sussex. Date: late 1930s
Mother and child standing on the beach - France Date: 1920s
Two French ladies out for a stroll in town (possiby Paris?) arm-in-arm on a cold winters day. Date: late 1950s
Young lady - London - smart blouse / jerkin comboYoung lady (Mrs Wiseman) walking purposely down a North London street - she is wearing a very smart and distinctive embroidered blouse and jerkin outfit and has her hair set with a permanent wave
Pair of French twins strolling downing a cobbled street in Northern France Date: circa late 1940s
Classic Seaside Family snap - Broadstairs. Date: 1938
Young lady strolling confidently along, swinging her handbag Date: circa 1950s
Father and young daughter take a stroll - Promenade, Margate. Date: circa 1930s
Young Mother and baby out for a winter walk in the park - wrapped up in many layers of winter woolies! Date: circa 1930
Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing MachineA jolly Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing Machine at a south coast resort. Date: circa 1920s
The perennial difficulty of getting changed on the beach when one only has a small wicker handbag and an unhelpful husband for assistance in preserving ones modesty... Date: circa 1950s
Fancy Dress - WW1 - Group as patriotic national archetypes including Peace, Marianne, Britannia, Liberty and a lady from Japan
Portrait of a young woman. Date: circa 1940s
Fashion Show - Eatons British Ambassadors of FashionIn November 1946, Eatons (a large Canadian Fashion Retailer) presented The British Ambassadors of Fashion. This show had been developed
Two Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton WaterfrontTwo young Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton (West Sussex) Waterfront. Date: 1933
Dance, Ballet - two dancers demonstrating lifts and poses Date: circa 1930s
1930s couple on their honeymoon at Felixstowe1930s couple on their honeymoon (!) on the seafront at Felixstowe, Suffolk. Photograph by Mr Snaps (!), opposite the Pier Pavilion, next to Cordy the Chemist, Felixstowe. Date: circa 1930s
Happy young woman in a silk (or tafeta) ball gown. Date: circa 1940s
Candid Street snap - Three jolly young women walk down road Date: circa 1930s
Margate, Kent - A couple and relative rest on the sea wallMargate, Kent - A married couple and the husbands sister rest on (and below) the sea wall by the beach. They are drying their towels on a line in front of their beach hut (visible in rear)
Mother and two daughters having lunch near their beach hutMother and her two daughters having their lunch near their beach hut on a shingle beach. The neighbouring beach hut bears the rather lovely name Joyette. Date: circa 1920s