Sep17 Collection (page 2)

The Ballad of the Graphic
Illustrated poem telling the story of The Graphic magazine, launched in 1869 by William Luson Thomas. The poem was written by the editor, J. M. Bulloch and illustrated by H

Women in an office, 1901
Two women in an office. One is seated at a desk with a map on the wall and a typewriter nearby while her visitor is interviewed. Date: 1901

Children dancing at a party
There, in a corner, all by herself, a little girl was gravely dancing. A small boy watches a little girl dancing on her own at a childrens party. Date: 1901

Dance card filled at a ball
A young gentleman arrives at a ball just in time to find out the object of his affections has filled up her dance card for the evening

Little girls dancing in a row
A line of little girls in party dresses dance in unison. Date: 1901

Ethel Gabain and a sitter
Ethel L鯮 tine Gabain (26 March 1883 30 January 1950), French-English artist. Gabain was a renowned painter and lithographer and among the founding members of the Senefelder Club

Harvey Nichols wartime fashion advertisement
Advertisement for practical clothes to wear while carrying out war duties. Whether its a practical cashmere sweater for serving in a canteen, or a Bedford cord skirt suit for shopping for vegetables

Artisans Model Cottage
Example of an artisans model cottage, the type of which was suggested by The Artisans Suburban Cottage Movement to provide comfortable homes for working populations in towns and cities. 1862

Soiree at the Royal Academy
Members of The Royal Academy at a soiree at Burlington House. Not a woman in sight. 1870

Battersea Mobile Library
The interior of Battersea mobile library in the 1950s with various keen bookworms browsing the shelves and having their chosen books stamped by the librarian. Date: 1950s

Kent Mobile Library
A mobile library van making a stop in an unidentified Kentish village, late 1940s-early 1950s. Date: c.1950

New buildings of London University, Burlington Gardens 1870
Front view of the new buildings of the London University in Burlington Gardens, opened by Queen Victoria in May 1870. Date: 1870

Meeting rooms of the Royal Society 1863
The former meeting place of the Royal Society - a room in Crane Court, seen on the left, and, on the right, the new meeting room at Burlington House. 1863

Lecture theatre, London University, Burlington House 1871
The impressive lecture theatre of the London University at Burlington Gardens, filled with people (of the male variety) in 1871. Date: 1871

South Middlesex Rifles clearing ground at Burlington House
Members of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps at work by torchlight in the gardens of Burlington House, Piccadilly clearing the ground in preparation for the erection of their drill shed

Drill shed in Burlington Gardens
The drill shed erected in Burlington Gardens, for the use of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers in 1862. Date: 1862

Little Red Riding Hood fancy dress
A quartet in fancy dress costume dressed up as the main characters in the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf costume is particularly sinister. Date: c.1910

Members of the Aquashow Synchronised Swim Troupe (off-duty) at Bournemouth. Date: 1963

Sychronised Swimming Team - on Syd Brookes Car
Sychronised Swimming Team (" some of the Water-Babe s" ) - on Syd Brookes (possibly their manager?) Car, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth, Dorset, in front of the Chesterwood Hotel

Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - off-duty party
Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - participants off-duty at Pat & Lizs Party Date: 1962

Female Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - show
Female Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - practising for the show, the final dress rehearsal, involving multiple performers, floats and a large lotus flower. Date: 1961

Synchronised Swimming Team End of Season Artists Ball
Synchronised Swimming Team end of season Artists Ball - Royal Exeter Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: 1962

Scene from stage play, Votes for Women, 1907
The great Trafalgar Square meeting scene in the play, Votes for Women, with a very effective stage crowd made up of forty actors. The play was staged at the Royal Court theatre in April 1907

The Mystery of Santa Claus by Molly Benatar
Illustrated poem by Molly Benatar - images depict children sleeping in their beds as Santas helpers lay a web of dreams over their heads. Date: 1921

Princess Mary & Prince Edward 1897
Princess Mary in a chair (Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood) (1897 - 1965) with her older brother Prince Edward

Edith Wharton at home on the Riviera
American novelist Edith Wharton pictured at her home at Hyeres on the French Riviera where she wrote much of The Age of Innocence. Date: 1921

How King Christmas Comes by C. E. Bernard
A very modern Father Christmas delivers presents by jumping out of an aeroplane holding a large bunch of balloons. Date: 1921

Christmas Morning 1869
Impression of a middle class Victorian family on Christmas morning, specifically 1869, the year The Graphic magazine was first published. This picture, by C. E

My Uncle Toby by Hugh Williams - toby jug
A young woman sits gazing at a jolly looking toby jug. Date: 1919

Queen Victoria opens new building of London University
The opening ceremony of the theatre of the new London University buildings at Burlington Gardens, with Queen Victoria, visible standing on the dais, doing the honours. Date: 1870

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