Shoes Collection (#94)

Tunic Dress 1920
Young lady in a tunic dress with tubular under-skirt, V neck bodice & broad sash. She wears Louis heeled buckle shoes & her hair is cut into a bob with a thick fringe. Date: 1920

Boy does Maths Homework
Boy wears a summer sailor suit of white sailor blouse with pale blue turn-over collar & cuffs, white & blue striped knickerbockers or short trousers & ankle strap shoes. Date: circa 1890

Fauntleroy Dress 1889
Cavalier costume (a style that pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, lace falling collar & cuffs, sash with bow on one hip & buckle shoes. Date: 1889

English Seneschal / C14
An English Seneschal: official in a medieval noble household in charge of domestic arrangements, servants & sometimes dispensing justice and high military commands. Date: 14th century

Englishman 1145
His hooded cloak is made of skin, with smooth side inside and a shirt beneath; ankle gaiters cover the tops of his shoes Date: circa 1145

Having Photo Taken
A soldier & his girl have their photo taken at the army camp before he goes abroad to fight. Date: 1939 - 1945

Slum Children / Hoxton
Slum children from Hoxton, London, sitting at the side of the road playing cards with cigarette cards and the odd playing card Date: early 20th century

Alexander Malinof
ALEXANDER MALINOF (1867 - 1938), Bulgarian statesman, with Prince Ferdinand in the bag Date: 1918

French Theatre / Alizon
Alizon Fleurie A character from Alizon by L.C. Discret. Date: mid 17th century

Shoemaker 1827
A shoe maker makes shoes by hand with the help of a boy assistant. Date: 1827

Chamberlain / With Dtr 14
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN Liberal politician with his daughter Ida, on the official announcement of his retirement from politics Date: 1836-1914

Roman Shoes / Helmets &c
Various Roman shoes, helmets, ornaments and other objects. Date: circa 100 BC

Bath of Turkish Sultan
A Turkish sultan is tended to in his bath by a host of handmaidens Date: 1840

Mrs Dennistown & Child
Mrs Dennistowns child: a lace frock with a wide, low neckline exposing the shoulders, bows at the shoulders, wide sash, lace bonnet and square-toed shoes. Date: 1841

Advert for Norvic shoes 1948
A higher heel, a slender curve, a delicate glove-like line.... thats the new fashion story in shoes. 1948

Mens jackets and coats
Man wearing lounge suits, boater, holding a cane, single breasted overcoat with lepel and spats. Circa 1912

Jean Froissart / Leon
JEAN FROISSART - French chronicler. Date: circa 1337 - circa 1410

A fantasy shoemaker, covered in shoes, with a shop counter attached round his waist. Date: circa 1700

Advertisement for Saxone Shoes
Sax and Sis, the Saxone twins, both have the same original idea for their (shared) birthday - a super pair of Saxone Shoes ! Date: 1930s

Fashion Plate - 1950s - French - Womens Costume. Date: 1950s

Advertisement for High Life Shoe Company
Advertisement in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 14th November 1925 for Avona shoes from the High Life Shoe Company

Elvira, by the Last of Your Shoe, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

First National Bank, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
First National Bank, Santa Clara Street (looking west), San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA, with an electric light tower in the distance. Date: 1911

Little boy with green watering can in a garden
Little boy with a green watering can in a garden. Date: circa 1960s

Waring & Gillow, Oxford Street, Central London
Waring & Gillow (left), Oxford Street, Central London. Date: circa 1900

Two middle-aged women with pigeons. Date: circa 1940s

Match between St. John's, Battersea and St. Mark's, Chelsea
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford (1852-1928) - who served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. Date: circa 1907

Young man with surly expression - candid street photograph
Stylish young man (note the fantastic voluminous trousers and co-respondent sytle shoes - London brogues) with a rather surly expression striding purposely along the pavement. Date: 1939

Holiday shoes 1933
Selection of differenet design footwear; Ghillie shoes in two toned plaited leather with rubber soles for sports and cruising. (left) Deck shoe in brown and black kid and wide meshed white linen

Studio portrait, little girl in Olde English Garden costume
Studio portrait, little girl in Ye Olde English Garden costume (according to the notice she is holding). Date: circa 1910s

Studio portrait, little girl in ballerina costume. Date: 1934

Mother, daughter, son and Aunt on the beach, Ramsgate, Kent. Date: circa 1920s

Bathing Beauty - The only Pebble (on the beach) Date: 1918

Littlehampton, West Sussex - Friends taking a boat trip
Littlehampton, West Sussex - Three friends taking a boat trip. The girl on the left seems to have pinched her male friends nautical cap! Date: 1934

You Never Know Y Know by Martin Henry and Hannaford Bennett
Promotional postcard for You Never Know Y Know by Martin Henry and Hannaford Bennett, from La Puce a lOreille by Georges Feydeau (Theatre des Varietes, Paris, 2nd March 1907)

Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing Machine
A jolly Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing Machine at a south coast resort. Date: circa 1920s

Goody Two Shoes by Harry Levaine and Fred Burnell
Promotional postcard for Goody Two Shoes pantomime by Harry Levaine and Fred Burnell at the Alhambra in Morecombe circa 1907. Date: circa 1907

Goody Two Shoes
Promotional postcard for Goody Two Shoes, a pantomime. A far greater variety of stories was used for pantomimes than is the case now

For every frock1929
Accessories to go with your evening frocks. 1929

Mother and daughter party fashions, 1966
Woman wears an emerald green Irish wool shirt and matching skirt checked with purple from Laura Desmond with silver cover-up shoes from Elliott. The little girls green dress is by Popchicks

Bally Jackie shoes advertisement
Advertisement for Bally Shoes with a new design for autumn 1966 featuring a low block heel and a buckle, available in black patent leather or white calf

1960s fashion
Model wearing a lilac spotted Tricel shirt with deep plum bellbottoms. Both by Londonus. The leather flat shoes are from Russell and Bromley and the hoop earrings from Corocraft

Stationery, Peter Yapp, Knightsbridge, London
Stationery, Peter Yapp, Boot & Shoe Manufacturer, Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London, with handwritten details. 1917

Stationery, Bunt & Sons, Penzance, Cornwall
Stationery, Bunt & Sons, Alverton Street, Penzance, Cornwall, also St Mary s, Scilly Isles, with an advertisement for Miers Box Calf Finest Leather Boots. circa 1900

Six boys pillow fighting on a New Year card
Six boys on a New Year card, being told by their mother to behave and not do any more pillow fighting. A notice on the wall reads: Love one another. Date: circa 1890s

Six boys pillow fighting on a Christmas card
Six boys having a turbulent pillow fight on a Christmas card, with a notice on the wall: Love one another. Date: circa 1890s

Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card, with their shoes scattered all over the floor. Date: circa 1890s

Super brogues advertisement, 1919
Advertisement for super brogues for sports, town and country jaunts. Built by W. Abbott and Sons Ltd for the demobbed officer who

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