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British Military Poster - Inter-war period

WW2 Poster -- You are wanted too! Join the ATS
You Are Wanted Too! Join The ATS. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by unknown artist, published by HMSO

Recruitment poster, The York and Lancaster Regiment

Male model in profile wearing brown jacket
Male model in profile in a garden, wearing a brown jacket and sunglasses. 1970s

Lelio
Harlequin illustration, showing Lelio in top hat, cloak, trousers and jacket. 1923

Nursery Rhymes -- F, I, Z
Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations for three letters of the alphabet

Cover design, Aeronautics magazine
Cover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing a well-dressed couple walking across an airport runway, their chauffeur following on behind, carrying their luggage. July 1929

A lady hockey player
Illustration of a young lady hockey player in a smart red outfit. Artist: Ellen Jessie Andrews Date: circa 1905

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight

Robin knitting pattern for a twin set
Front cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a smart 1950s twin set modelled by a rather vacant looking lady. c.1955

Advertisement for ceramic tiles, with tiling on the floor, walls and ceiling of a smart new kitchen. circa 1960s

Red vintage car at the seaside
A smart red vintage car at the seaside, with people waving to each other, to advertise colour printing by Otto Elsner of Berlin. circa 1920s

Two boys with a Meccano construction
Two boys working on a Meccano construction, looking very serious. circa 1950s

1927 A. D. - 1920s society
Illustration showing stylish and fashionable society at a smart hotel in 1927. Date: 1927

Sitting room at the May Fair Hotel
A smart sitting room inside the newly opened May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London. Date: 1927

Man sitting on a stool
Man in a smart suit, sitting on a stool. 20th century

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

Railway Sleeper - Oxford Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing University graduate seated on his trunk, nods off at Oxford Station as he studies a map of the London Underground

Advertisement for Billy Smarts Circus, showing a clown and a pierrot in profile, smiling at each other. circa 1930s

Adrian Heath and student at Corsham Art School
The artist Adrian Heath (1920-1992) teaching an art student at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. Date: 1957

Sportex poster
Advertising poster for Sportex mens clothing showing two dapper gents dressed immaculately in plus fours and jackets ready for a round of golf. c.1930

W & G taxi cab and driver for hire
A W & G Du Cros taxi cab and driver, parked at the roadside by some railings, somewhere in London, with its For Hire sign raised. circa 1920s

Wartime fashions, 1940
A variety of smart dresses available as sewing patterns from Weldon s. Date: 1940

Male shoe salesman in grey suit, with a display of shoes behind him. 1970s

Humanised frog on a greetings card -- I Wish You a Happy Season!

Fruit Label -- Jaffa oranges
Fruit Label -- Sir brand, best Jaffas from Palestine. Depicting a man in a trilby hat. 20th century

Petticoat Lane silhouette
A smart lady with a small dog in tow walks through Petticoat Lane, Londons famous East End market. Date: 1926

Man standing in front of plane

Three women in front of biplane at an airport
Three smartly dressed women standing in front of a biplane operated by the French airline, Air Union

Three people sitting on running board of car
Three people, a man and two women, sitting on the running board of a rather smart car

Three people with a car
Three people, a man and two women, posing alongside a car with an a badge on the front

Soldier and girlfriend, WW1
A soldier and his girlfriend posing for their photo in front of a tree, around the time of the First World War. 1914-1918

Middle-aged woman with potted plants
A middle-aged woman, smartly dressed, sitting in front of a window surrounded by potted plants including an aspidistra. C.1910

Two men sitting in a garden
Two men sitting in a slightly overgrown garden -- the lawn certainly needs mowing!

Man and woman on the beach, Newquay, Cornwall
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall, with an oriental-style parasol to shade them from the sun. 1934

Man on country lane with two motorbikes
Man standing on a country lane with two motorbikes. (insert)

Three people with tree branch
Three people -- two men and a woman -- posing for their photo with a tree branch

Man on a motorbike
A man sitting on a motorbike with an Automobile Association badge on the front

Man sitting on running board of sports car
A man sitting on the running board of a sports car

Woman and boy with two cats
A woman and a boy watch two cats drinking milk from a saucer in a back yard

Man at the seaside
A man at the seaside, sitting on what is probably a pier. His coat and hat can be seen at his side. (The woman in the previous picture is probably the photographer.) (2 of 2)

Middle class woman in residential street
A middle class woman in smart clothes standing by a shiny car in a residential street

Group photo with conservatory backdrop
A group photo of men and women taken in a photographers studio using a conservatory backdrop. circa 1930s

Man at the wheel of a car
A man at the wheel of a rather smart-looking early car

Art deco sketch of the interiror of the Lido, Paris, 1929 Date: 1929

Art deco illustration by Fish, 1927 (caption / context: at night she was dressed in barbaric fashion / a smart London society beauty) Date: 1927

Art deco sketch by Fish, 1929 from an advert entitled Embarrassing Moments for Murad cigarettes Date: 1929

Smart man in a tweed suit
Magazine advertisement. Date: 1925

Smart man in a tweed overcoat
Magazine advertisement. Date: 1925

Retro Male fashion model

Young men at a Lambeth youth club
Three smartly dressed young men at a youth club in Lambeth, South London. Date: 1958

Poster for Robin Starch, showing two smart little boys sitting on an enormous starched white Eton collar. Date: early 20th century

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

Retro British couple modelling suits, clothing, styles, vintage, circa 1970s

Retro couple in evening dress, Dinner jacket, smart, bow tie

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

Poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd, civil and sporting tailors of Conduit Street and Cannon Street, London. A foxhunting scene on the village green is depicted. Date: 1930s

Busy street in Londons West End
A busy street full of people in the West End of London. A young man appears to be explaining something to a policeman, while another policeman watches. Date: 1965

Police investigate a disturbance
Two policemen investigate a disturbance outside a house in Southam Street, North Kensington, London. A rather smart car is parked outside. Date: 1956

Two women in furs
Pencil sketch of two women, both wearing furs, set above two small doodles of navy warships. Drawings by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa early 1940s

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

Sketch of the interior of the Piccadilly Hotel, 1926
Sketch of the interior of the Piccadilly Hotel, London, 1926 venue for the cabaret Playtime at the Piccadilly Date: 1926

Sketch of the interior of the Hammersmith Palais de Dance, 1926 Date: 1926

Sketch of interior of the Caf de Paris, 1926
Sketch of interior of the Caf de Paris, London, 1926 - Massed merriment for Gala Night Date: 1926

Sketch of the interior of Verreys restaurant, 1926
Sketch of the interior of Verreys restaurant, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Art deco illustration by Fish, 1923
Art deco llustration by Fish (Anne Harriet Fish), 1923 of smart London society Date: 1923

Sketch of the dancing area and garden of Murrays River Club

Art deco illustration of Bright Young Things, 1929 Date: 1929

Sketch of the interior of the Embassy Club, 1926
Sketch of the interior of the Embassy Club, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Interior sketch of Blanchards (Murrays Club), London, 1926 Date: 1926

Advert for Tom Wye Swimming Suits, 1920s, USA Date: 1920s

Sketch of girl in bathing suit, 1918

Sketch of the interior of the Ritz, 1926
Sketch of the interior of the Ritz, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Interior sketch of the Blue Lagoon Club, London, 1926 showing the cocktail bar Date: 1926

1920s beach scene Date: 1927

Sketch of the interior of Verreys Caf, 1926
Sketch of the interior of Verreys restaurant, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Interior sketch of the Metropole Hotel, London, 1926 - a famous cabaret venue staging The Midnight Follies Date: 1926

Sketch of the entrance to the Savoy Hotel, 1926
Sketch of the entrance to the Savoy Hotel, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Sketch of the interior of Uncles Club, 1926
Sketch of the interior of Uncles Club, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Interior sketch of Kit-Cat Club, London, 1926 - world famous cabaret venue Date: 1926

Interior sketch of the Caf de Paris, London, 1926
Interior sketch of the Cafe de Paris, London, 1926 - world famous cabaret venue and the only such place still surviving in London today 1926

Art deco sketch by Fish of smart London Bright Young Things, 1920s Date: 1920s

Interior sketch of New Princes Restaurant, London, 1926 - a famous cabaret venue staging The New Princes Frivolities Date: 1926

Sketch of the interior of Ciros club, 1926

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