1929 Collection

Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6
The Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S.6, winner of the International Schneider Trophy Air Race in 1922, 1927 and 1929, and holder of the world speed record of 357.7 mph

Reids Palace Hotel advertisement
Reids Palace Hotel in Madeira, boasting happy sunny days, no rain, no dust...unequalled private sea-bathing, afternoon and evening open air dances, childrens seawater pool, 100 bathing cabins

Platform 1 at Paddington Station, 1929
A view of Platform 1 at Paddington Station, London, August 1929. This image shows crowds gathered on the platform with the glass roof above, and station clock and various advertisements on the left

The Mere, Thorpeness, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Aloma by John B Hymer and LeRoy Clemens, first produced in England at the Adelphi Theatre, London, May 1926

Wall St Crash 1929
The Wall Street Crash makes the headlines of the late news issue

Gabrielle Coco Chanel
A camera study of Gabrielle Bonheur, Coco Chanel (1883 -1971). Date: 1929

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk dancing with his adopted daughter
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) dancing with his adopted daughter Nebile Hamin on her wedding day to Rachid Bey, the Secretary of the Turkish Embassy at Vienna. Date: 1929

For What We Are About to Receive by Cecil Aldin
An illustration by Cecil Aldin showing three dogs waiting to be fed. Date: 25th November 1929

Liberal Party Poster, We Mobilised for War - Let us Mobilis
A Liberal Party Poster with Lloyd George, Liberal Leader, depicted above the slogan We mobilised for War - let us Mobilise for Prosperity! Vote Liberal

Primus Stove
THE PRIMUS STOVE North, South, East or West Primus is best

Buick Advertisement 1929
A fine poster advertising 25 years of progress by the General Motors and their flagship Buick brand

Schneider Trophy Poster - Southsea - September 6th and 7th, 1929 - Making History Still - See it all at Southsea

Portscatho / Cornwall / 1929
Portscatho, Cornwall

1920S Pair in Bar
A louche couple sip cocktails in a fashionable bar; he dons a blue suit, she wears a coat with a fur neck and cuffs, but precious little else

Royal Gorge Bridge
The railway bridge over the Royal Gorge, Colorado : at the time of its construction, it is the highest bridge in the world

Male Type / Naked Beaute
A naked man in only a loin cloth. Fitness and beauty combined

Lady Teeing Off
Ladies on a golf course

Frau im Mond advert, 1929
Frau im Mond advert

Interior of the R101 airship
Amenities of the giant British airship R101, showing the smoking room, a typical two-berth cabin, and passengers looking down on the lights of a city from the starboard promenade deck

Triplex Grate C Pattern
The C-pattern TRIPLEX grate, with heated compartments above and to one side of the open fireplace which has a warming stand in front of it

EMPRESS OF JAPAN SHIP
Passenger ship of the Canadian Pacific line

British Military Recruitment Poster - Inter-war period
Recruitment poster printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1929 (c). Associated with the Royal Sussex Regiment

Collared from Cruft s! by Chloe Preston
This image depicts a young girl trying to walk several dogs at once. Date: 20th February 1929

STOCK MARKET CRASH. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York, offering to sell his roadster after the stock market crash: oil over a photograph, Oct. 30, 1929

LAUREL AND HARDY. From the film Big Business (1929)

I kiss your little hand, madame, by J. Nicolson
Illustration of a glamorous lady catching butterflies

The Cocktail Girl! By Alfred Leete
A surreal illustration of a lady made from cocktail paraphernalia, showing her leisurely smoking a cigarette

The Famous Astaires by Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire by Nerman during the time of their successful run in Stop Flirting at various London theatres during the mid 1920s

Beach at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Diet and Dieters by Joyce Dennys
A selection of types and the diets they are all eating in order to retain, or, in some cases, reduce their figures. Date: 1929

Bystander cover 1929 - In Training - Boxing woman
A woman in a fetching sporty outfit of silky shorts and stockings takes out her frustrations on a punch bag dressed up as a man. Date: 1929

In the cocktail bar at Ciros Grill
Well-known personalities of the day caricatured by George Whitelaw in the cocktail bar at Ciros Grill, one of the premier nightspots in London in the early part of the 20th century

Bentley Blower, 1929, Green
Bentley Blower 1929 Green

Bentley Blower 1929 Green

STOCK MARKET CRASH. Cartoon: New York Stock Exchange on Black Thursday
STOCK MARKET CRASH. Cartoon: New York Stock Exchange on " Black Thursday", 1929. Print by William Gropper

FASHION: CLOCHE HAT, 1929. Sally Starr, American movie actress, photographed in 1929 wearing a cloche

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - Completed
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - pictured shortly after construction had finished

Golden Arrow Pullman advertisement
Colour advert for the new Golden Arrow Pullman train from London to Paris with special boat service

Liberal Party Poster; Attack Poverty
A Liberal Party Poster telling the electorate to Attack Poverty by voting Liberal, from the 1920 s

Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, (1867-1947)
Portrait of Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley; the Conservative politician and Prime Minister

Wrestling championships poster
Poster advertising the National Amateur Wrestling Championships to be held at the Orion Gymnasium, East Bank, Stamford Hill, North London on 20 June 1929

Schneider Trophy 1929
Cover for the official programme : the aircraft depicted is the Italian Macchi 52, which to Il Duces disappointment failed to win the face

Advert / Schweppes Cider
CIDER An elegant lady holding out a glass of bubbling cider

Walter Hagen at Muirfield 1929
American golfer Walter Hagen plays a left handed shot from a difficult position on the ninth hole at Muirfield, Scotland, his ball too close to a stone wall to hit in his usual right handed manner

Ataturk Reforms Language
Turkey : dictator Kemal Ataturk introduces westernisation of the Turkish language

Penicillin Culture / 1929
Original culture plate on which Sir Alexander Fleming first observed the growth of penicillin notatum in 1929

Wallsend Brochure
Brochure for the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, Northumberland

Anna May Wong in The Circle of Chalk
Miss Anna May wong as Chang-Hi-Tang dancing before the tea-shop keeper in The Circle of Chalk

Bystander cover 1929 featuring Diana Mitford
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a photograph of the Hon. Diana Freeman-Mitford (1910-2003), third daughter of Lord and Lady Redesdale and one of the six infamous Mitford sisters

Farmlands, Donegal (c.1929 - 30). Iten, Hans 1874-1930. Date: 1929-1930 (circa)

Popular Aviation Magazine

8-inch centre screw cutting lathe blueprint from John Lang & Sons, 1929 1929

WALL STREET CRASH, 1929. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York, offering to sell his roadster, October 30, 1929

LAUREL AND HARDY. From the film Big Business (1929)

Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1929
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Orient Express in Snow
The Simplon-Orient Express train, snowbound at the village station of Cherkeskoy, sixty miles from its final destination, Constantinople (Istanbul)

Anna May Wong / Bystander
ANNA MAY WONG Chinese American actress, pictured on a suitably Orientally designed cover of The Bystander magazine, 1929

Arsenal vs. Mansfield Town, F. A. Cup Fourth Round, 1929
Photograph showing the Mansfield Town goalkeeper jumping highest to punch clear the ball and deny an Arsenal attack during the F.A. Cup fourth round tie at Highbury, 26th January 1929

Chimps Tea Party / Photo
A chimpanzees tea party

Indonesian Dancers
Two royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style

Feral Benga / Beaute
FRAINCOISE BENGA. Celebrated Senegalese dancer. Stared at the Folies Bergere, Paris using his stage name Feral Benga

Fashionable Night-Spot
Smart people in a fashionable Paris nightclub. Dining and dancing and showing off their elegant evening clothes and dinner jacket

Ford Assembly Line 1929
Working on the Ford assembly line

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Bristol Aeroplanes advert 1929
Bristol Aeroplanes advert, 1929. Date: 1929

Quay at Padstow, Cornwall
A beautiful photographic postcard of the Quay at Padstow, Cornwall

ASCOT 1929
A stylised illustration depicting to elegant race goers at Ascot races in 1929, he with top hat and cigarette holder; her languid with a red hat

Edgar Wallace - Film Photo
Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) English writer of popular thrillers, directing the film Red Aces at Beaconsfield in 1929 1929

ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961). American writer. In Key West, Florida, 1929

Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics Magazine, showing a passenger plane coming in to land at an airport at night. January 1929

Automaton at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition, 1929
A physiological robot at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition in London, 1929. Designed to show how organs of the body work, here three young visitors take great interest in its insides. Date: 1929

TEXACO ADVERTISEMENT, 1929. American magazine advertisement for Texaco gasoline, 1929

The Victoria Terminus, Bombay, opened in 1929 by the Governor of Bombay, Sire Frederich Sykes. The train station served the main lines of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway

Marjorie Roach
MARJORIE ROACH Irish film actress; star of " The Crooked Billet" and " The First Born"

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Bury, White Hart Lane, 1929
Photograph of a scramble in the goalmouth during a Second Division match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bury, held at White Hart Lane, during the 1929-30 season. The game resulted in a two-all draw

Sacha Guitry / Wife / 1929
SACHA GUITRY French actor and playwright, with his wife Yvonne Printemps during a visit to London

Ataturk Starts Reforms
Kemel Ataturk introduces language reform

Telephone Exchange 1929
Londons new Automatic Telephone Exchange, showing an engineer testing the new revolutionary system, whereby subscribers were connected without an operator

Advert / Bournville Cocoa
Cocoa for children - Cadburys Bournville

The R101 before Flight
THE R.101 : hundreds of men are required to manoeuvre the cumbersome airship on the ground, preparatory to its disastrous first (and last) flight

Chanel Skater 1929
A chic skater is dressed for it by Chanel

Woman Knitting 1929
A woman sits knitting - the illustration shows the new elongated slender silhouette which was to come into fruition in the 1930s

Social / Bloomsbury Drinks
Crowds gather for drinks in a Bohemian tavern in Bloomsbury, London

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"1929: A Year of Glamour, Turmoil, and Transformation" Step back in time to 1929, a year filled with captivating moments that shaped history. From the luxurious Reids Palace Hotel advertisement enticing travelers to indulge in opulence to the awe-inspiring Supermarine aeroplane powered by the legendary Rolls-Royce S. 6 engine, innovation was at its peak. In the realm of arts and culture, Cecil Aldin's masterpiece "For What We Are About to Receive" captured hearts with its enchanting portrayal of a harmonious family meal. Meanwhile, on Wall Street, disaster struck as the infamous stock market crash sent shockwaves throughout the world. Fashion icon Gabrielle Coco Chanel continued her reign as she revolutionized women's style with her timeless designs. At Platform 1 in Paddington Station, bustling crowds witnessed departures and reunions amidst an era defined by rapid transportation advancements. Political movements were also prominent during this transformative year – a Liberal Party Poster boldly proclaimed "We Mobilised for War - Let us Mobilise. " rallying citizens towards unity. On another note, Buick's alluring advertisement showcased their latest automobile marvels that captivated car enthusiasts worldwide. Breaking gender stereotypes was not limited to fashion alone; Bystander magazine featured a striking cover depicting a boxing woman titled "In Training, " challenging societal norms and empowering women everywhere. Across borders, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk danced joyously with his adopted daughter – an endearing moment symbolizing progress and cultural exchange between nations. The Schneider Trophy Poster proudly announced Southsea as host to thrilling seaplane races that united aviation enthusiasts from far and wide. Finally, immerse yourself in the vibrant nightlife of speakeasies where flappers danced alongside dapper gentlemen enjoying cocktails – capturing the essence of 1920s social life within one frame.