Press Collection (#29)

Queen opens new child welfare centre at Pimlico. The Queen, accompanied by Lady Helen Graham, Lady in Waiting, and Captain Streatfield

Yagoda, new head of the OGPU, mourns his dead chief. Photo shows, G G Yagoda, the new Chief of the OGPU, Russian secret police, standing in silent homage as a special ceremony

Paris loses its midinettes. Fashion workers join strike. Paris, fashion center of the world, has lost its famous midinettes

Eric Maschwitz, and of Rudy of Vallce arrived in London. Eric Maschwitz, BBC Director of Light Entertainment, Rudy Vallee, the American bandleader and one of the first crooners, and Hildegarde

Marlenes Turban fashion, at Hollywood Premiere. Marlene Dietrich, the film actress, wearing a turban style hat fashion and furs when she arrived with Andy Lowler for the premiere of the Goldwyn

Lord and lady Weymouth at Ascot. Photo shows: Lady Weymouth, wearing an unusual fashion walking on the course with Lord Weymouth on the second day of the Ascot meeting. 16 June 1937

Her fashion at Royal Academy private view. Distinguished art lovers attended the private view of the Royal Academy Exhibition at Burlington House

Piccadilly heat wave parade. In the briefest of bathing costumes this little girl started Piccadilly with her heatwave fashion as she valiantly pushed her parambulator through the sweltering streets

Pearly King and Queen at the Derby. A Royal family of Pearlies arriving on the Derby course at Epsom to add the touch of completeness to the big event. 2 June 1937

13-year-old golfers set new fashion and juvenile championships. The juvenile open golf Championships the St Georges Hill Club, Weybridge, Surrey

Solomon, Mr John Thomas Harris, with a batch of hats ready for delivery. Now that the 1
" Solomon", Mr John Thomas Harris, with a batch of hats ready for delivery. Now that the 1, 160 boys of Eton College have returned to school for the new Half

Duke and Duchess of Kent leave London home to visit RMS Queen Mary at SOuthampton with other members of the Royal Family. The Duchess wore another striking new hat fashion for the visit

Women run a town !. for one day women took over the government of Aurora, Illinois, USA to conduct a drive against their Public Enemy No 1, the bachelor

While the father of Mary Maguire, the film actress, is serving as bat man with BEF in France, her mother, Mrs Michael Maguire, and for other daughters are living in a maisonnette in Devonshire Place

New costumes will dazzle Americas beaches. Models fit by weight. Photo shows: three of the new style rubber bathing suits that will dazzle Americas beaches this summer

Lordinchcapes daughter married at Brompton oratory. Setting a new bridal fashion with a lace wedding gown and frilly train, Lady Patricia Mackay, daughter of Lord Inchcape

Trendy pilot of airliner. 20 November 1934

Princess Priscilla Bibesco as Cressida for Coronation Ball. Princess Priscilla
Princess Priscilla Bibesco as " Cressida" for Coronation Ball. Princess Priscilla Bibesco as to appear as Cressida, from Shakespeares " Troilus and Cressida"

Something new in hatsat London christening. Prince Peter of Greece, who is on a visit to London, was a godfather athe the christening in St Margarets Church, Westminster

Crowds throng sunny Ascot. Ascot, greatest fashion parade and loveliest race meeting of the year, opened in brilliant sunshine. Photo shows, a view of the crowded course at Ascot. 16 June 1936

A dazzling new bathing creation of printed material worn by Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood film actress, besides the pool at her Hollywood home. June 1937 [?]

Fashion freedom. Photo shows: wearing her new-fashion beach pyjamas of striped material, Ida Lupino, the actress daughter of British comedian Stanley Lupino

London Monks. Special working clothes of a new and peculiar design, give the man
London " Monks". Special working clothes of a new and peculiar design, give the man the appearance of cowled monks

Mary Heeley plays in trousers. Defeats Miss Pope in Paddington Tournament. Miss Mary Heeley, gave Miss Dorothy Round a close fight in the final of the Hergan Club Tournament

In the short evening dress fraction compared with a more flowing model. Exquisite gowns, designed by past and present students are on show at the third annual display of the British Institute of

Neptunes daughter. She strolls on sea bed. Holidaymakers at Santa Catalina Island, USA, have been provided with a new thrill

Cora Goffin, the well - known British comedy actress, waves to the camera onboard ship

London girl will be Madame Recamier British industrys fair. Miss Iris Leslie, a London girl, has been chosen to give a life representation of the portrait in the Louvre of Madame Recamier

Duke of Gloucester Place first polo game in five years. Scores 3 goals. Watched by Duchess. The Duke of Gloucester, watched by the Duchess

Londons newest open-air swimming pool at Brockwell Park was opened by the Mayor of Lambeth (Alderman E. A. Mills). The bath enclosure covers an area of 2 1/4 acres

New creations for hairdressing fair. Many striking new coiffures and the latest in beauty culture apparatus will be on view at the Hair and Beauty Fair taking place at Olympia, London next week

Fashion parade at Ascot. Photo shows: the fashionable crowd crossing the course on the course on second day of the Ascot meeting. 16 June 1937

Irene Martens chief of the 18th Fire Brigade, Leningrad signalling directions to her men during a fire. She has been recently promoted to firefighting chief. 12 July 1937

Postmen are to be fashionable ! Tailored uniforms with padded shoulders. In future, postmen are to look much smarter. New uniforms are tailored

Overalls as film actress walking costume. Barbara Read, the film actress, prefers comfort when walking, exercising her dog between shots of her new film " Make Way for Tomorrow"

The biggest at Ascot. An outsized hat worn by a women racegoer as she left Waterloo for Ascot. 19 June 1935

Smarter Uniforms For Post Office Messenger Boys - Open Collars Post Office Messenger boys are being equiped with smarter uniforms

Miss Cowan Dobson

Queens train bearer leaves after the fitting of Coronation dress. Lady Elizabeth Paget, one of the Queens train bearers for the Coronation, went to Norman Hartnell s

Brings the Middle Ages to London. Count Potocki of Montalk, a Polish poet and writer, who is one of Londons most picturesque figures, walks through Holborn in the mediaeval costume

New fashion for Ascot. One of the lovely fashions designed by Ulick Philippe of London for ascot, which opens next week. The dress is of white broad broderie Anglais loosely draped with a red velvet

Elderly Jewish woman pipe addict of a Russian ghetto dressed in coarse cloths and shawl
Elderly Jewish woman pipe addict of a Russian " ghetto" dressed in coarse cloths and shawl. She is contentedly smoking her long pipe, rudely made from wood

Hat fashion at State Opening of Parliament. A striking hat fashion, worn by an arrival for the state opening of Parliament by the King. Photo shows, Col Ulric Thyne (left ) and Mrs Murray Smith

Boxing Betty, zoo cheetah, turns keeper into sparring partner. Boxing Betty, a year old cheetah is a new attraction at the London Zoo

Fashions for Ascot. Three of the exquisite addresses which will be seen on the course when Ascot, most fashionable event of the season, opens next week

And now the Arab - Loretta Young lunches novel beach fashion. The flowing robes and burnous of the Arab inspired this novel striped beach ensemble which Loretta Young, the film actress

Shining fashion in the Park. Black Cira (waxed silk) fashion scene in the sunny Hyde Park today (Sunday). The material from which the dresses made gives a brilliant glossy effect. 26 September 1937

The Queens new hat fashion. The Queen, wearing a large brimmed hat with a net vail as she arrived to visit the Exhibition of British Country Life in Grosvenor Square

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