'George Eyston's Dancing Daughters' (Evelin ('Eva') Gordon-Simpson (née Brewer); Joan Margaret Richmond; Doreen Barbara Mignonette Boyer (née Evans); possibly Barbara Katherine Bolster (née Skinner))
1 portrait of Evelin ('Eva') Gordon-Simpson (née Brewer)
'George Eyston's Dancing Daughters' (Evelin ('Eva') Gordon-Simpson (née Brewer); Joan Margaret Richmond; Doreen Barbara Mignonette Boyer (née Evans); possibly Barbara Katherine Bolster (née Skinner))
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, June 1935
5 3/4 in. x 7 5/8 in. (145 mm x 195 mm) image size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x198541
Sittersback to top
- Barbara Katherine Bolster (née Skinner) (1903-1942), Motor racing driver. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Doreen Barbara Mignonette Boyer (née Evans) (1916-1982), Motor racing driver. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Evelin ('Eva') Gordon-Simpson (née Brewer) (1901-1980), Motor racing driver. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Joan Margaret Richmond (1905-1999), Motor racing driver. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1935back to top
Current affairs
Stanley Baldwin starts his third term as Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald resigns due to ill health. Coincidentally, Baldwin's first term in office also came about when the Prime Minister of the time, Bonar Law, stepped down due to illness in 1923.Art and science
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrates Radar, showing how an aircraft can be tracked by detecting radio waves reflected off it. During the war, Watson-Watt established a network of machines and operators that helped detect the approach of enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain.Penguin publishes its first paperback books, making reading more portable and affordable to a wider audience.
International
Italy invades Abyssinia. The invasion of the country now known as Ethiopia was part of Mussolini's plan to create an Italian Empire. It was also an attempt to avenge Abyssinia's victory over the Italian army at Adowa in 1896.Germany introduces conscription, breaking the disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles.
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