Nostalgia Gallery

Beach Scene 1912

A little boy and girl play with their spades on the beach, while their mother, looking rather cold, holds their coats and watches over them

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1912, Beach, Circa, Coats, Cold, Costume, Edwardian, Girl, Historical, History, Holds, Little, Mother, Play, Scene, Scenes, Sea Side, Spades, Travel, Watches

Airport Bus, 1927

Passengers for the Continent leave the Charles Street head- quarters of Imperial Airways, and board the Imperial Airways motor=car which will whisk them to Croydon air-station

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1927, Air, Air Craft, Air Port, Airways, Board, Bus, Charles, Continent, Croydon, Flight, Head, Historical, History, Imperial, Leave, Passengers, Quarters, Station, Street, Transport, Whisk

Swimwear - Belgium 1913

Bathing beauties in polka dot headscarves and clinging one- piece bathing costumes take a stroll in the sea. One costume has side lacing on the legs & a deep V'-neck. Date: 1913

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1913, Bathing, Beach, Beauties, Belgium, Clinging, Costume, Deep, Dot, Edwardian, Head Scarves, Historical, History, Lacing, Leg, Machine, Paddling, Piece, Polka, Sea, Sea Side, Stroll, Suit, Summer, Swim Wear, Woman, Women