Party Collection

Fairy tea party

Boy and rabbit dancing

At a Christmas party
People You See. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)

A party at Brer Rabbits House

Animal tea party

King and Queen at - unusual - dinner

Circus montage, including chimps tea party; an elephant, woman standing on a horese, dolphin, a seal balancing a ball and a dog jumping through a clowns hoop

Dickens. A Christmas Carol. Topper at the Christmas party. Date: circa 1910

Cover design, Lady Arabellas Birthday Party, by Margaret and Mary Baker. Showing a chaotic party with children misbehaving. 1940

The Dance magazine front cover 1931
Front cover of The Dance magazine featuring a stylised illustration of numerous personalities of the New York stage in the early 1930s. Date: 1931

Poster for Candian Pacific Mont Cruises - a glamorous lady in a green dress leans back against the rail of the liner, holding a black witches hat by its lengthy bowstrings

1953 Coronation street party
Photograph of a childrens street party in an unidentified but bunting adorned location, with children enjoying some teatime treats and parents

Silhouette Calendar -- December, Christmas Parties. Showing a little boy running away from a girl who is standing expectantly under the mistletoe. 20th century

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- the screaming Betsy, at the castle and mistaken for Lady Arabella, is carried away from the party. 1940

Cover of Home Chat Magazine, with Mother & Home, Special Entertaining number, with new ideas for Christmas parties. Showing an elegant couple in evening dress, ready to entertain their guests

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- the Duchess agrees to look after Arabella for a while. 1940

Bridge Party Cake. Speciality Cakes. Date: 1936

The Party Shoes
A young girl dressing for a party looks longingly at her new shoes Date: 1928

Norman Gnome. From Playhour

Childrens Party Cake
Seasonable Cakes, Childrens Party Cake Date: 1936

Garden scene with children (with hidden objects)

1920S Fancy Dress Party
A group of revellers smoke, dance and wear fancy dress at a typical Bright Young Things party of the twenties. Date: 1922

Cats dancing round the Xmas tree
Oh, here we go round the Christmas-tree; Theres cream for Tommy and fish for me, On Christmas Day in the morning. An illustration depicting five cats, dressed in clothes and party hats

First Night of the Proms, 1963 - Malcolm Sargent conducts
Sir Malcolm Sargent conducts the orchestra at the First Night of the Proms. 1963

The Chez Vous Cabaret at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venic
The terrace of the Excelsior Hotel showing dancing at the outdoor Chez Vous cabaret with the spectacular luminous fountains 1920s

Dolls, teddy and rabbit enjoying a tea party
Four dolls, a teddy bear with a parasol, and a rabbit, enjoying a tea party. The table is set with miniature cups, saucers, teapot and kettle, a vase of flowers, and some cakes and biscuits

Kissing under the mistletoe
Boy in sailor suit and girl in blue party dress embrace under the Christmas mistletoe. Date: c.1907

Childrens Christmas party. Fancy hats and Christmas crackers. Date: 1930

Gran pops Cocktail Party by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration depicting Gran pop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood, who was a regular feature of The Sketch during the 1930s

People in party hats
People walking along a pavement in party hats. 20th century

Art Deco party game card
Cover of a party game card from the 1920s featuring a flapper girl in a harlequin style fancy dress costume with a balloon on a ribbon. Date: c.1925

Group of people in party hats
A group of people in party hats, posing for their photo in the sunshine. 20th century

Shooting party at Srinagar, Kashmir, India. circa 1890s

Fairy Revels
Enchanting illustration showing fairies dancing in a ring underneath a toadstool while pixies, elves and sprites watch and hold lamps. Date: c.1925

Bedford Transport Magazine - Bus Number
The Bedford Transport Magazine - Special Bus Number - March 1933. Date: 1933

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Christmas Lanterns
Two small children dressed in party finery hang out a line of pretty Chinese lanterns. Date: c.1912

Advertisement for gas cooking, showing how quick and easy it is, and how a wife can impress her husbands boss and help him get a promotion. Only gas can do it. circa 1950s

Little girl blowing up balloons
A little girl uses a hand pump to blow up balloons, probably for her fifth birthday party. Date: 1971

X-X-X-X-Xmas by J. Gordge
Two lovers dressed as Columbine and Harlequin prepare for a romantic kiss at what looks to be a deserted party. Date: 1927

Tea party for a bear and his friends

First Night of the Proms, 1963 - the audience
Some excitable young women throw streamers onto the stage at the Royal Albert Hall on the First Night of the Proms. 1963

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

Childrens Carnival - Clown and Italian Maiden
Two children in costume for a fancy dress party. A large boy is dressed as a clown, while a little girl has come as an Italian maiden, the latter idea perhaps not so popular these days! 1919

Programme for Prosperity Party at the Trocadero
Programme cover for Charles B. Cochrans Prosperity Party at the Trocadero Grill Room, London from July 1930 1930

Batgers Crackers
A girl in a yellow party frock and matching hat slides down a staircase on a tea tray while a motley group of revellers in fancy dress cheer her on. Date: c.1925

Childrens Carnival Mephistopheles and Bo-peep
Two children dressed as Mephistopheles and Little Bo-Peep make their way along a garden path to a party, using a lantern to light the way. 1919

Batgers Forfeit Crackers
A jolly party game at home at the dinner table with a family wearing party hats playing forfeits. Looks like poor Percy has had to go under the table with Uncle Clarence. Date: c.1925

Childrens Carnival - Jester and Columbine
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party; one as a jester holding a balloon and another as a Columbine complete with a star topped wand. 1919

Female models in red and yellow dresses
Two female models in red and yellow dresses, standing with drinks in hand

British wiring party passing large gun, Arras, WW1
A British wiring party passing a large gun mounted on a train near Arras, France, on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British working party in snow, Western Front, WW1
A British working party in the snow on the Western Front during World War One, carrying stove pipes, with a big gun nearby. circa 1916

British working party on ice, Western Front, WW1

Amiens-St Quentin road, France, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers and horses on the Amiens-St Quentin road on the Western Front in France during World War One. They belong to a working party clearing tree wreckage. circa 1916

British working party in rain, Western Front, WW1
A working party of British soldiers about to set off in the rain, wearing waterproof sheets and trench waders, on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British wiring party on Western Front, WW1
A British wiring party moving over a shell-swept area on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Cover design, Storyland, by Gladys Peto
Cover design for Storyland, by Gladys Peto. Gladys Emma Peto (1890-1977) was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of childrens books. 1931

British working party building road, Western Front, WW1
A British working party building a road through recently captured territory on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Art deco artwork by Gladys Peto, 1921 for The Cards Tell Truly Date: 1921

Art deco illustration by Fish, 1916 (arriving last at a big fashionable dinner party) 1916

Art deco illustration of couple dancing, 1927 1927

Scene in Hampden Crescent, Paddington
A street scene in Hampden Crescent, off Harrow Road, Paddington, West London, with children playing on the pavement and in the road. The girl on the left is wearing a frilly white party dress

1960s Dinner Party
A 1960s dinner party. Two couples enjoy a jolly (if very formal!) evening meal with distinctive sixties period crockery, costume and interior decor. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: late 1960s

Lambeth Palace garden party
A group of people sit drinking tea and chatting politely at a Lambeth Palace garden party, in aid of the Missions to Seamen charity. Date: 1956

A dolls tea party
A Brother and sister playing at a Dolls Tea Party. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

West of England Academy exhibition
People at an exhibition and party given by Lord Methuen at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol. Lord Methuen was President of the RWA from 1940 until 1967

Dogs Birthday Party
One dog cuts slices of birthday cake for his doggy friends. Date: early 1930s

Japanese dancing party Date: 19th century

Seagers Gin Advert
A red-headed woman in a fetching pink party dress gets into the party spirit by mixing some cocktails with Seagers Gin. 1935

Making Party Hats
A jolly group of young women making paper party hats. Date: early 1930s

Merton Hall 1930S
A garden party at Merton Hall, Norfolk, England. An Elizabethan mansion was completed by William de Grey in 1613 and the building was extended in the 19th century. Date: early 1930s

Rather Tame Party
Posh young people dancing at a rather tame house party. Date: 1960s

A Kingdom for a Night by Charles Robinson
A colourful, busy scene showing a selection of fairies, elves and woodland folk bringing various gifts and toys to " two little mortals" who are sitting in the highest branches of a tree

London Opinion 1935
A jolly looking woman wearing a party dress and paper hat opens the top of an old wireless set, ready to play some tunes perhaps. Date: 1935

London Opinion 1932
A glamorous blonde woman with a Marcel wave hair style applies lipstick before going to a party in a multi-coloured dress which shows off her legs. Date: November 1932

Christmas Dinner 1931
A jolly group in party hats hold out their plates for freshly carved turkey during Christmas dinner at Antoines restaurant, Charlotte Street, London. early 1930s

London Opinion 1937
Four glamorous ladies raise their glasses to toast the New Year in 1937. Date: 1937

Gebrauchsgrafik illustration, 1928
Highly stylised art deco illustration showing three people (one woman and two men) in evening dress, sitting on what look like cocktail stools. Date: 1928

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