Twenties Collection

Austin Seven Britain

'The East Coast, Ideal for Golfing', Great Eastern Railway poster, early 1920s. Artist: John Hassall 'The East Coast, Ideal for Golfing', Great Eastern Railway poster, early 1920s

Surfers on the beach, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably June 1922
Two young men and three young ladies posed with surf boards on the beach at Perranporth. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

The Bentley Boys at Le Mans
The Bentley Boys - Frank Clement, Joseph Dudley Benjafield, Sir Henry Tim Birkin

Stone therapy
MODEL RELEASED. Stone therapy. Woman lying on her front with stones placed along her spine. The stones are heated to warm the muscles of the back

Morgan Super Aero 3 wheeler

Flying under the Eiffel Tower
Lieut. Collot, flying through the base arch of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France 1926

Le Mans 1927 Old Number 7 3 litre Bentley at the pits being refilled by Dr J D Benjafield while R A Clarke kneeling and W O Bentley next to him and Sammy Davis in crash helmet standing

Ford Model T Roadster

Kapitsa and Androv, Russian physicists. Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (left, 1894-1984) is listening to a graduate student called Androv (right), who is defending his doctoral thesis

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

Picture No. 11981750
Red Deer stalking; two Scottish ghillies with the day's bag old postcard c1910. Date:

Greyhound race meeting at the White City. A portion of the crowd watching the parade for the Hornsey Stakes. 1 August 1927

Mr George Lailey engaged in the ancient craft of wooden bowl making at Bucklebury, Berks. An industry carried on by his father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather. 10 December 1922

Mrs. Smith wakens the dockers of Limehouse, London, with her peashooter in 1927 TopFoto
Mrs. Smith wakens the dockers of Limehouse, London, with her peashooter in 1927 © TopFoto

Bentley Blower, 1929, Green
Bentley Blower 1929 Green

Bentley Blower 1929 Green

Coal miners relaxing after a shift. This is a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photographed in May 1987 when Ukraine was still part of the USSR

Telephone Box
A rare example of a K4 telephone kiosk, designed 1927 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Frodsham, Cheshire. IoE 436820

Well known boxer. Charlie Smith of Deptford. 1 March 1929

Thatching the roof of the Hermitage headquarters of the Selboorne Society at Hanwell
Thatching the roof of the " Hermitage " headquarters of the Selboorne Society at Hanwell, with reeds grown on the estate of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Mr Buckland, a Hampshire man at work

NYC Financial District
New York, New York: January 16, 1924. Looking south down Broad St, in the heart of the financial district, with the New York Stock Exchange at the right

Shadwell Fire Station crew and fire engines on display

Metalwork
MODEL RELEASED. Metalwork. Metalworker watching a CNC (computer numerical control) lathe as it machines a metal component. CNC lathes are controlled electronically

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, 1963
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova preparing to become the first woman in space. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 1937) flew solo in the Vostok 6 spacecraft on 16 June 1963

Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian mathematician
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891), Russian mathematician. Kovalevskaya was the first female member of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Tuberculosis, X-ray
Tuberculosis. X-ray of the chest of a 25 year old male patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. Affected areas of the lungs (dark areas) are shown by grainy white patches

Harley Davidson V-Twin JL Racer

Piano Making at Brinsmeads Factory. Fitting in the hammers. 10 December 1920

Pregnant woman holding her aching back

Cupping
MODEL RELEASED. Cupping. Cupping, or fire cupping, is a practice derived from Chinese medicine and is used in the treatment of respiratory conditions and musculoskeletal pains

Children Splashing in Water in the Gutter During a Heatwave in New York City, 1921

Leadenhall Market turkeys, 1927
A selection of turkeys hanging outside a shop in Leadenhall Market, London, 1927

Rotherhithe docks
Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, London 1929

The passenger liner, SS Vulcania of the Italian Cosulich Line. January 1929

The man who bought a racehorse for 5 / 6 d, John Faulkner, the oldest living jockey who celebrates his 100th birthday next month. 11 February 1928

Clowns L-R, August, Woodles and Pimpo with Whimsical Walker 1922

Bristol City F. C. in 1927
Bristol City F.C. in 1927 Including footballers Billy Wedlock and Frank Vallis

Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, driving through London, UK, in an open-top car. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Princess Theodora of Greece (left), Lord Portarlington and Lady Zia Wernher, attending the Lady Wavertrees Tennis Tournament, at Sussex Lodge, Regents Park, London, England. 10 July 1923

Wedding of Captain A Drew, Royal Artillery, and Miss Monora Christian ( Midlington, Droxford ) at St Pauls Church, Knightsbridge. 27 October 1927

Wedding of Mr Spencer Curtis Brown and Miss Enid Jean Watson at St Columbas Pont Street, London. 26 January 1928

Wedding of noted Kings Counsel. Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, the noted KC was married at Princes Row, Register Office, to Miss Lilian Mary Jefferies of Knightsbridge. The bride and bridegroom

Rancher peers young sons arrive in England. The Hon George and the Hon John Rodney
Rancher peers young sons arrive in England

At Messrs James Burns Book Binding works at Esher. Gilding the edge. 15 May 1923

Mother and daughter in the same play. Miss Nancy Price and her daughter, Miss Betty Price who are both appearing in " Fetters ". 26 September 1928

Professional golf foursome at Wentworth Club, Virginia Water. Great Britain versus United States. Hagen ( USA ) driving from the first tee. 4 June 1926

Wedding of Captain Cunningham Reid, M. P. and Miss Mary Ashley at St Margaret s
Wedding of Captain Cunningham Reid, M.P. and Miss Mary Ashley at St Margaret s, Westminster, London. Mrs Simon Brand, Miss Molly Brand and Mr Oscar Hedberg. 12 May 1927

Ruptured Achilles tendon, MRI C018 / 0649
Ruptured Achilles tendon. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the foot of a 25 year old patient with a ruptured Achilles tendon

Marie Curie, Polish-French physicist
Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), Polish-French physicist. With her husband Pierre, she isolated the radioactive elements polonium and radium in 1898

Marie and Pierre Curie, French physicists
Marie and Pierre Curie. Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), was born in Poland. In 1891 she became a student at the Sorbonne university in Paris, France

Cupping
MODEL RELEASED. Cupping. Therapist heating cups on a clients back

Normal neck, X-ray
Noraml neck. X-ray of the healthy cervical (neck) spine of a 29 year old male patient

Ford Model T America

Vauxhall 30-98 Britain

Fishing on the River Stort at Roydon Mill, 1925
Fishing on the River Stort at Roydon Mill near Harlow Essex in 1925

A lorry from the Hercules Bakery seen here outside Priday Metford mill, Gloucester docks. Circa 1920

Father Christmas pulling a cracker, 1922
Father Christmas pulling a cracker with a child at a Christmas party, 1922

Picture No. 11981758
King George 5th tiger shooting in India, old postcard probably 1920s Date:

The Ex-Empress and her family at the Villa Lequeitio, Spain are LtoR standing - Archduke Karl-Ludwig, Archduchess Adelaide, Archdukes Otto

Poster promoting Welwyn Garden City : The New Town for Residence and Industry, Hertfordshire, England

Paris as seen from the air. Showing the Pantheon. 1 November 1928

Carol singing by the members of the Southfields Wesleyan Church in aid of the National Childrens Home and Orphanage

A Woman Vacuuming
New York, New York: 1929. Marie Bard, 22, who is the model for the 1930 Red Cross poster and US postage stamp illustrated by artist Lawrence Wilbur

Chevrolet Touring Sedan, 1926, Green
Chevrolet Touring Sedan 1926 Green

Bullingdon Club Point To Point at Oddington. Mr John Ward, Miss Nancy Beaton and Lord Jersey. 1931

Christmas poultry at Leadenhall Market. 19 December 1924

Marquess of Angleseys tenants and the Anglesey twins. The twin son and daughter of Lord and Lady Anglesey presented with gifts at Plas Newydd, Wales

At Worthing - The goat chase. 11th August 1923

American society wedding in London. The wedding took place at St Margarets Church, Westminster between Mr Henry L Eno, of Princetown, New Jersey and Flora May Talbot Napier. 25 August 1923

Wedding of Mr Hamilton Ingledew (of Llandaff), and Miss Mary Frazer (of Creigiau) at St Marks North Audley Street. 25 August 1927

Famous German composer for London. Otto Klemperer, the famous German conductor, who will make his debut in London on November 20 13 November 1929

The wailing wall, Jerusalem. September 1929

The Punch and Judy Show. With a real dog as Toby 18 March 1929

Queen of the Adriatic with thousands of English courtiers. A fine new picture from the Lido, Venice, showing the bathing beach and the Excelsior Palace Hotel. 30 August 1928

Lymington Cricket Week Lady Rosemary Bootle-Wilbraham

Prince Albert decorates NSPCC inspectors. Rs M Thomas Henry Waldren, M C ( Royal Inniskilling )

Pontiac 4-door convertible (Vintage), 1926, Red, dark
Pontiac 4-door convertible (Vintage) 1926 Red dark

Ford (Hot Rod) Model A Roadster 1929 Green metallic

Soyuz 11 crew before launch, 1971
Soyuz 11 crew before launch

Woman stretching
MODEL RELEASED. Woman stretching

Kurchatov and colleagues, Leningrad, 1925
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (1903-1960, right), Soviet nuclear physicist, talking to colleagues at the Leningrad Physical-Technical Institute, Leningrad, Russia

Measuring hip girth
MODEL RELEASED. Measuring hip girth using a tape measure

Breaking bad news
MODEL RELEASED. Breaking bad news. General practitioner breaking bad news to an elderly patient

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"Embracing the Roaring Twenties: A Glimpse into a Bygone Era" Step back in time to June 1922, where the sun-kissed beaches of Perranporth, Perranzabuloe in Cornwall welcomed surfers riding the waves with sheer joy. The vibrant atmosphere was complemented by the sleek and stylish Austin Seven Britain and Ford Model T Roadster cars cruising along the coastal roads. Amidst this era of leisure and relaxation, individuals sought solace through stone therapy, finding balance and rejuvenation for their minds and bodies. Meanwhile, thrill-seekers reveled in the exhilarating ride of a Morgan Super Aero 3 wheeler or joined "The Bentley Boys" at Le Mans, witnessing their daring feats on the racetrack. In an awe-inspiring moment captured forever, daredevils soared under Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower, defying gravity as they embraced adventure from above. Closer to home, Mr. George Lailey showcased his mastery of wooden bowl making at Bucklebury in Berks – a true testament to ancient craftsmanship that stood strong even amidst changing times. As we fast forward to 1929, our eyes are captivated by the resplendent sight of a Bentley Blower painted green – its powerful engine symbolizing both elegance and speed. This image is reminiscent of another unforgettable scene from Le Mans 1927 when Old Number 7's 3-litre Bentley pulled into pits for refueling under Dr J D Benjafield's watchful eye. These captivating snapshots from Picture No. 11981750 transport us back to an era defined by innovation and audacity – where every corner held untold stories waiting to be discovered. They were truly an extraordinary time filled with remarkable achievements across various fields - whether it be surfing on Cornish shores or pushing boundaries behind wheels or beneath towering landmarks.