Norah Collection

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar
The revue artists and frequent double-act, Norah Blaney (at the piano) and her droll friend Gwen Farrar, performing in Punch-bowl at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in 1925. Date: 1925

Miss Gwen Farrar, entertainer and musician, about to appear with Norah Blaney at the Cosmopolitan, New York, in a Ziegfeld production entitled Going South

Norah Blaney working on a dust-cart in WWII
Actress, singer and variety star, Norah Blaney (Mrs Basil Hughes), driving on a dust-cart and collecting refuse for Basildon Council as part of the war effort during the Second World War. Date: 1940

1931 British General Election, women MPs
1931 British General Election, twelve women MPs elected. From left to right: Mrs Helen Shaw, Lady Gwendolen Iveagh, Miss Irene Ward, Miss Thelma Cazalet, Mrs Mavis Tate, Mrs Ida Copeland

Blackcock (or Black Grouse) Shooting
Country pursuits. Two men with their dog shooting grouse on moorland. (The black grouse is now an endangered species). Artist: Norah Drummond Date: 1908

Ocean liner souvenir dolls by Norah Wellins including Queen Mary, Franconia, Queen Elizabeth

Norah Kerin as Miranda, The Tempest, Shakespeare
Norah Kerin as Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904

Blue Shoes
Portrait oil painting of a young woman with a little girl. Both of them are wearing shiny blue shoes and holding a small bouquet of flowers, looking in different directions. Date: circa 1930

The Highlander
Oil painting of a tall Scottish Highlander, wearing traditional clothing. Date: circa 1930

Seraphina Exotic
Oil painting of a seated woman in orange, with a floral decorated outer garment. The sitter was Rita McIlraith but the artist chose not to use her name in the title and hence it was called Exotic

Child Playing Stork bringing baby Children's
Child, Playing, Stork, bringing, baby, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, Norah, Ann, Birch, 12022720

Child Playing by Norah Anne Birch

Norah Blaney in The Vagabond King 1927
Norah Blaney (1894 - 1983), music hall performer and actress, appearing in the part of Huguette in The Vagabond King, playing at the Winter Garden Theatre in London in 1927. 1927

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in The House that Jack Built
Theatrical double act Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar dressed as what appears to be Mickey and Minnie Mouse in a scene from " The House That Jack Built"

Audience of stars at midnight performance of Charlots Revue
A galaxy of stars in the audience for the midnight performance of the first night of Charlots Revue at the Prince of Wales Theatre in April 1925

Norah Blaney as Mademoiselle Yvonne in Out of the Blue
Norah Blaney appearing in Out of the Blue at St. Martins Theatre in 1928. She played the part of Julia Marlowe, " Mademoiselle Yvonne

Norah Blaney serving tea on an Imperial Airways flight
The modern high tea. Entertainer Norah Blaney handing out tea, well above the clouds, to passengers on the Imperial Airways cross-Channel liner " Silver Wing" on a flight in 1927. Date: 1927

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar playing tennis
Entertainment stars and variety double act Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney, pictured as doubles partners in a tennis match in a tournament at the London Country Club at Hendon between the two respective

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in Pot Luck, 1922
Miss Norah Blaney and Miss Gwen Farrar in Pot Luck at the Vaudeville Theatre, 1922. Date: 1922

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in Wonder Bar, 1930
Norah Blaney (left on piano) and Gwen Farrar in novelty revue Wonder Bar at the Savoy Theatre. The scene is a Viennese nightclub whose audience overflows from its own stage into the stalls

Norah Blaney and her fiance Basil Hughes, 1932
A famous stage favourite and her fiancÚ║áMiss Norah Blaney and Mr Basil Hughes. Date: 1932

Norah Blaney as a baby
Miss Norah Blaney (1893 - 1983), later a music hall performer) at the age of eleven months. Date: 1894

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar at Olympia Dog Show
Entertainers, Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney with a pair of Schnauzer dogs at the Ladies Kennel Association Dog Show at Olympia in 1930. The dogs belonged to Gwens sister Marjorie. Date: 1930

Norah Blaney at Bright Young Things party
Miss Ila Fink, Mr B. Leonards and actress Miss Norah Blaney at a Bright Young Things party given by Captian MacEachan at Brook Street

Music Sheet - Tutankhamen - Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney
Music sheet cover for the song, In the Day of Tut-ankh-amen written and composed by Reg Low and J. P. Long, and sung by Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in the Andre Charlot revue, Rats

Norah (oil on canvas)
5889239 Norah (oil on canvas) by Fildes, Samuel Luke (1844-1927); 31.1x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Dickens playbill: The Battle of Life, at Theatre Royal, Norwich
619172 Dickens playbill: The Battle of Life, at Theatre Royal, Norwich, 26h January 1847 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: The Battle of Life)

Mr and Mrs Harry Walmers and Cobbs, illustration for
IL193488 Mr and Mrs Harry Walmers and Cobbs, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

The Reign of Terror in Ireland (engraving)
1060409 The Reign of Terror in Ireland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reign of Terror in Ireland)

These Clever People... Snapshots of Seven Writers. (clockwise from top left): Anita Leslie, Margery Lawrence, Helen Simpson, Aime Francois Tschifelly, Norah Hoult, Jill Craigie and Jeffrey Dell

Norah Henderson, British actress, 1939. In Firth Shephards new musical comedy, Running Riot, at the Gaiety Theatre, London

Fred and Adele Astaire in Lady Be Good at the Empire Theatre
Fred and Adele Astaire appearing in Lady Be Good at the Empire Theatre, London, 1926. Also portrait of the actress Norah Swinburne Date: 1926

Edwardian lady with roses
Painting of a fashionable Edwardian young lady in a summer dress holding a large bunch of roses. Date: circa 1905

Bulldog rescued from sinking ship, First World War
When the King Edward is sunk by a mine during the First World War, the crew rescue Norah the bulldog, together with the monkeys and cats they had as pets

Ploughing Wimbledon Car Park
The committee at the All-England Tennis Club decided to dig for victory, converting their grass car park into farmland. Club Secretary Norah Cleather can be seen checking on the progress. 1940

The stars of the Rectors Club Cabaret, London, 1922 - Tucker the violinist, Hazel Shelley and the double act of Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney Date: 1922

Dr N P Jewells wife and children, Seychelles, WW1
Dr N P Jewells wife Sydney and three children, John, Norman and Norah, in the Seychelles -- a photograph sent to him while serving in East Africa during WW1. 1915

Norah and Daphne Jewell, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. 1923

Norah Blaney - The Punch Bowl revue - Duke of York s
Miss Norah Blaney - in The Punch Bowl a revue by Archie de Bear at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London in 1924, known as The Breakfast-time Follies

At Sharavogue: ladies of society in Ireland during the First World War. Top photograph: Lady Norah Hastings; the Countess of Huntingdon; Lady Marian Hastings; Lady Moya Campbell;

Music cover, What ll I Do, by Irving Berlin
Music cover, What ll I Do, waltz song by Irving Berlin, sung by Norah Blaney. 1924

Three women with cat and puppy in a garden
Three women with a cat and a puppy in a garden, dated June 1947. Date: 1947

Lincoln Cabin, C1891
LINCOLN CABIN, c1891. Mrs. Norah Gridley, the cousin of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and Miss May Coleman with a typewriter, the brothers Megar, architects and Mr

Harry & Norah Run Away
Cobbs the gardener puts his hand on his hips as he asks young Master Harry and Miss Norah why they are running away together. To get married, of course!

Lighthouse Afternoon Tea
At Norah Head lighthouse (Australia), social life is limited and founded solidly on the teapot! Here are a group of keepers and their wives taking afternoon tea

Formula One World Championship: The Tyrrell team hang out a pit board for Patrick Depailler Tyrrell
The Tyrrell team hang out a pit board for Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell, who finished the race in third position. To the left is the stranded Shadow DN8 of Renzo Zorzi (ITA)

Lighthouse Keeper
Head lighthouse keeper Mr. Cottee marches up the long spiral staircase at Norah Head lighthouse, Australia. Tne light flashes every five seconds and must never fail

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Norah, a name that echoes through time and brings to mind the remarkable women who have borne it. From Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar, the dynamic duo of entertainment and music in the early 20th century, to Miss Gwen Farrar herself, an enchanting entertainer whose talent captivated audiences. But Norah is not just limited to the world of arts and performance. It also finds its place amidst nature's beauty, as seen in Blackcock (or Black Grouse) Shooting - a sport that combines adrenaline with appreciation for wildlife. Norah extends her reach even further into the realm of craftsmanship. Ocean liner souvenir dolls by Norah Wellins serve as tangible memories from voyages across vast oceans, reminding us of adventures embarked upon. And let us not forget Norah's presence on stage - whether it be Norah Kerin embodying Miranda in Shakespeare's The Tempest or dancers donning blue shoes like The Highlander or Seraphina Exotic. Each portrayal carries its own unique charm. In history's tapestry, we find glimpses intertwined with other notable figures such as Fred and Adele Astaire in Lady Be Good at the Empire Theatre - a testament to her ability to leave an indelible mark alongside great talents. Yet amidst all these grand depictions lies simplicity too. An Edwardian lady adorned with roses captures both elegance and fragility while Portrait Group showcases unity within diversity. Finally, there is Portrait of a Woman - an enigmatic representation that encapsulates the essence of every individual named Norah throughout time. A reminder that behind each name lies a story waiting to be discovered; tales woven together by threads connecting generations past and present.