Here’s a set of images taken by the Newcastle-based firm Turners (Photography) Ltd possible use in their advertising campaigns.
Turners frequently hired models to help promote their work and to encourage sales in their shops. Some of the shots are humorous or bizarre while others are quite suggestive.
The images are fascinating for what they tell us about the times that produced them – the fashions, the attitudes, the technology...
1. Relaxing in the hay
2. Eve tempts Adam in the studio
3. Shh flopsy, it's time for my rest
4. Annette caught in a net
5. Dear old Neddy - he never let her down!
6. Hmm, maybe it's time for an upgrade
7. Music lessons
8. The fishermen were intrigued by Rita's unusual technique
9. The camera was great but her new phone wasn't working
10. Her training as a knight had been unconventional
11. Damsel in distress
12. There was no sign of the picnic and Doreen was getting hungry
13. Claire had not yet been on the Health & Safety course
14. Rita ignored the farmer's advice about work clothes
15. Somebody had stolen Annette's clothes
16. She was so shocked by her neighbours' antics that she took another look
17. The glue was stronger than she thought
18. End of a hard day
19. Rita's new idea was inspired by the contents of an earlier bottle
20. Classic pose no. 5: 'Surprise'
21. Little Bo Peep has found her sheep
22. Golden moments with a film camera
23. Born to be Wild
(Photos © Tyne and Wear Archives)
Turners frequently hired models to help promote their work and to encourage sales in their shops. Some of the shots are humorous or bizarre while others are quite suggestive.
The images are fascinating for what they tell us about the times that produced them – the fashions, the attitudes, the technology...
1. Relaxing in the hay
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| Model poses for a Turners publicity shot, March 1955 |
2. Eve tempts Adam in the studio
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| Studio shot of the model, Lisa Trent, May 1958 |
3. Shh flopsy, it's time for my rest
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| Model in the bath, March 1963 |
4. Annette caught in a net
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| Model, Annette Fowley, poses for a Turners publicity shot, May 1963 |
5. Dear old Neddy - he never let her down!
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| Model poses for a Turners publicity shot, October 1958 |
6. Hmm, maybe it's time for an upgrade
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| Turners staff member, Dave Grey, models for a publicity shot, June 1961 |
7. Music lessons
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| Studio shot of the model, Rita Fisher, February 1955 |
8. The fishermen were intrigued by Rita's unusual technique
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| View of model, Rita Fisher, posing for Turners, February 1955 |
9. The camera was great but her new phone wasn't working
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| Model poses with a camera, July 1964 |
10. Her training as a knight had been unconventional
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| Model posing for a Turners publicity shot, August 1958 |
11. Damsel in distress
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| Model posing for Turners, June 1958 |
12. There was no sign of the picnic and Doreen was getting hungry
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| View of model, Doreen O'Shea, posing for Turners at Holywell, July 1957 |
13. Claire had not yet been on the Health & Safety course
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| Model posing for Turners, October 1958 |
14. Rita ignored the farmer's advice about work clothes
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| Model, Rita Fisher, posing for Turners, February 1955 |
15. Somebody had stolen Annette's clothes
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| View of model, Annette Fowley, posing for a Turners publicity shot, May 1963 |
16. She was so shocked by her neighbours' antics that she took another look
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| Model posing for a Turners publicity shot, July 1964 |
17. The glue was stronger than she thought
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| Model posing for a Turners publicity shot, May 1963 |
18. End of a hard day
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| Model posing for a Turners publicity shot, August 1957 |
19. Rita's new idea was inspired by the contents of an earlier bottle
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| Model, Rita Fisher, posing for Turners, February 1955 |
20. Classic pose no. 5: 'Surprise'
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| View of the model, Ann Dover, posing for a Turners publicity shot, May 1963 |
21. Little Bo Peep has found her sheep
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| View of a model posing for a Turners publicity shot, March 1955 |
22. Golden moments with a film camera
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| View of the model, Irene Warren, posing with a film camera for a Turners publicity shot, January 1957 |
23. Born to be Wild
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| Model posing an a motor scooter, May 1963 |
(Photos © Tyne and Wear Archives)
