Chatting Collection

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, man and two women
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing a thin man whose trousers are too big for him, chatting with two women -- Very few have any superfluous fat of their own. 1940-1945

Chocolate box design, couple at a stile
Chocolate box design, featuring an 18th century couple chatting at a stile in a field. 20th century

Poster advertising War Savings Certificates. One workman tells another that its worth while. 1940s

Wartime poster warning against careless talk. A man chats in a pub about what is happening where he works, he is overheard, and there are unfortunate repercussions. Careless Talk Costs Lives. 1940s

Merchants at a table, China. circa 1890

Two women chatting at the edge of a swimming pool. early 20th century

Saucy seaside postcard
A saucy seaside postcard, showing two women in their bathing costumes, chatting on the beach. 20th century

Oh! Lucky Jim! - Lawson Wood Postcard
Oh! Lucky Jim! A young lad is less than delighted for his pal, who is seemingly having more success in wooing the object of both boys affections... Date: 1914

Grandmother in front of her piano
A grandmother sits chatting happily in her sitting room. Behind her is an upright piano with family photographs and ornaments on it. Date: 1962

Advertisement for the Fiat Ballila motor car, focusing on its elegant femininity. Showing two stylish Italian ladies chatting at the side of the car, near the gates to a stately villa. circa 1930s

Label design for Garden Party Bouquet perfume by Gelle Freres, Paris. Showing two men and two women chatting in the grounds of a French chateau. circa late 19th century

Four cleaning ladies having a rest and a chat

Tea Time in silhouette
Two chic women of the 1920s enjoy a gossip over a cup of tea and a cigarette in a tea shop. Date: 1926

Four ballroom dancers relaxing, Blackpool
Swans Behind the scenes at Blackpool (Th British National Dance Championship). Four ballroom dancers (a formation team) relaxing in a dressing room

Ballroom dancers relaxing - Behind the scenes at Blackpool
Behind the scenes at Blackpool Ballroom dancers relaxing, some with their bare feet up on a table. 1997

We Three by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl chats to her pet dog and her doll. 1945

Mule in stocks, Western Front, WW1
A mule in stocks waiting to be shod, on the Western Front during World War One. Two soldiers chat nearby. circa 1916

Poor Teddy! by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl sits chatting with her doll, ignoring her teddy bear. 1942

Black Watch colonel during sports break, WW1
A colonel of the Black Watch chatting to a colleague during a rest break for sports, on the Western Front, World War One. circa 1916

Lloyd George emerging from German dugout, WW1
Lloyd George chatting with British soldiers as he emerges from a captured German dugout on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Print Users Yearbook -- people in underwear
Print Users Yearbook -- people viewed in a cutaway of a house, all in underwear. A new standard of intimacy. Who would have guessed that undies were the correct garb to don when entertaining guests

Two British soldiers chat with millers daughter, WW1
Two British soldiers chat with the local millers daughter on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Women in Daventry old peoples home
Three elderly women sit in armchairs chatting at an old peoples home in Daventry. One woman is laughing heartily. Date: 1964

Cafe Agios Nikolaos, Crete
A group of five men and one woman sit drinking coffee at a table outside Cafe Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) in Crete, Greece. 1965

David Bowie pictured holding a glass and chatting to somebody at an event. Date: 1986

Coal delivery men in Portobello Road
Two coal delivery men chat to a woman in Portobello Road, West London. Date: 1956

Dutch girl and boy in the snow
A little Dutch girl and boy stand chatting in a snowy landscape. The girl is holding a basket over her arm, and shelters from the falling snow under a large umbrella. early 20th century

Boys playing football in Southam Street, London
A group of boys play football in the middle of Southam Street, North Kensington, London, while four West Indian men stand chatting on the far pavement. Date: 1956

Women on a street in Rome
Women sitting and standing on a pavement in a street in Rome. Date: 1956

Scene outside a cafe in Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece
A scene outside a cafe in Corfu Town on the Greek island of Corfu. Two men sit chatting at a table on the pavement, while a younger man leans against the wall, gazing towards the camera

Old ladies chat in St Stephens Gardens
Two old ladies stand chatting outside a pub in St Stephens Gardens, near Westbourne Grove, London. A man in a flat cap leans against the wall, perhaps waiting for the pub to open. Date: 1958

Street scene in Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece
A street scene in Corfu Town on the Greek island of Corfu. Men and women sit on chairs on the pavement, men stand talking in the roadway, and traffic seems to be at a standstill. Date: 1984

People at a cricket luncheon, Westminster
People eating, drinking and socialising in a marquee at a cricket luncheon in Westminster, Central London. Its a rather grand affair, with champagne, fine wines, and a printed menu

View of the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
A view of the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, seen through an arched doorway from the Bodleian Library, with students chatting in the street. Date: 1958

Three Parisian men sitting on a bench. Two are chatting, one is looking straight at the camera with an uncompromising look on his face. Date: 1955

The London Group art exhibition
Scene at the opening of an art exhibition by The London Group of artists. Date: 1956

Seven Feathers Youth Club, North Kensington
Young men and women getting to know each other at the Seven Feathers Youth Club in North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Young couple in St Stephens Gardens
A young couple stand chatting at the corner of St Stephens Gardens, near Westbourne Grove, London, watched by a little girl. Date: 1957

Canal in Venice with boats
View of a canal in Venice with various boats, passengers, and goods being transported. Two gondoliers in their distinctive striped tops chat on the left. Date: 1963

Street traders in Krakow, Poland, have a lively discussion over their sacks of produce. Date: 1959

Women on a Bristol doorstep
Two women sit chatting on a Bristol doorstep in a run-down part of the city. Date: 1967

People at Westminster School cricket ground
People chatting at the Westminster School cricket ground in Central London, with a cricket match going on in the background. Date: 1959

Young people outside a Lambeth youth club
Scene outside a youth club in Lambeth, South London. Two men are chatting in the foreground, while three women hang back, looking self-conscious. Date: 1958

Southam St (Mayne) 1961
Two ladies have a chat on the kerb as a mother heads off with her young child across the street and a stern faced woman walks home with the shopping. Date: 1961

Street Corner / 1956 / Mayne
A little girl turns to look back down the road on the corner of Southam Street, North Kensington, London as two older ladies stop to talk below a streetlamp. Date: 1956

Men Standing Around
A group of men standing around chatting and smoking, Southam Street, North Kensington, London. Date: 1958

Girls in Southam Street

The Sketch front cover, 1957
Three women wearing matching outfits in different colours stand chatting in phone booths, although the middle lady in blue appears to be distracted momentarily by a pointing camera. 1957

Southam St / 1957 (Mayne)
Women of two generations stop to talk on Southam Street, North Kensington Date: 1957

Southam St / 1956 / Mayne
A group of housewives chat in the street as their children play amongst themselves on bikes and on the steps of the terraced houses Date: 1956

Two men drinking wine at a table
Two men drinking wine and chatting at a table. circa 19th century

Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 Opal
A Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 Opal chats to her friend on the pavement outside her suburban home Date: 1935

Palm Beach Tailoring - Poster
An advertising poster for Palm Beach tailoring by Goodall depicting a very dapper young gent in a finely cut cream suit chatting to a flame-haired sunbather in pink costume

Secondary Modern 1965
Pupils at Holland Park Comprehensive School, London, milling about in between classes. Date: 1965

Walter Henry Gilbey
WALTER HENRY, 2ND BARON GILBEY OF ELSENHAM, ESSEX. Eldest son and heir of Sir Walter Gilbey the wine merchant and horse breeder. Chatting (in top hat) to a mounted policeman. Date: 1859 - 1945

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