Centenary Collection

Horrockses Crewdson & Co
Traffic passing the smoking chimneys of Horrockses, Crewdson & Co. Centenary Cotton Mills, Preston. The factory windows are illuminated

Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935

H. M. S. Victory flying the famous signal on 21 October 1905
As part of the Nelson celebrations of the centenary of his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, the H.M.S. Victory, his flagship

GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ
To celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters

The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelp
United States. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Horticultural Hall. The Spanish and American Illustration (1876)

HORROCKSES MILLS
Horrockses, Crewsdon & Co, Centenary Cotton Mills, Preston. Date: 1925

King George VI at his desk in naval uniform, 1942
King George VI (1895 - 1952), pictured writing at his desk in Buckingham Palace wearing naval uniform in May 1942. An exclusive photographic sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News

Centenary parade of the Cadet Forces in Great Britain
H.M. the Queen taking the salute of the parade in the garden of Buckingham Palace

Old Killingworth 4 wheeled engine by George Stephenson, 1823. Listed in RE Bleasdales Locomotive Engines catalogue, entry 1274. Taken for Stephenson Centenary. Date: 1881

William Hedleys engine, 1813. Listed in RE Bleasdales Locomotive Engines catalogue, entry 1259. Long held at Crag Head, Newcastle and photographed there in 1881

Stallion coal car engine, 1822. Taken for Stephenson Centenary. Date: 1881

Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935

Aa Parmentier / P Journal
ANTOINE-AUGUSTIN PARMENTIER Centenary celebration of the man who introduced the potato to France

The Army Education Corps centenary dinner a in the banqueting hall at Eltham Palace Date: 1946

Nelsons Centenary, England. Showing Lord Nelsons Prayer Date: 1905

Rome Centenary
Patriotic Romans celebrate the 26th centenary of the founding of their city by Romulus and Remus

US Centenary Celebration
The first century of the United States of America as an independent country is celebrated with these scenes of great and memorable events

Exposition Internationale de Liege - The Centenary of Belgian Independence in 1930 - The Palace of Chemistry. Date: 1930

RMS Titanic, collection of memorabilia, 2012 centenary
RMS TITANIC: Royal Mint Titanic Centenary 2012 Titanic Commemorating a Maritime Legend Cover and Silver Coin. A5 size Royal Mint postal cover and commemorative coin produced in 2012

LNWR loco Mabel, George Stephenson Centenary Exhibition
The LNWR locomotive Mabel at the George Stephenson Centenary Exhibition held in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1881

Holmfirth Wesleyan Centenary 16th July 1910

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - assorted items
Captain Treasure Jones Archive - Cunard White Star sugar bowl, Southern Railway centenary ashtray, Wanenburg white metal teapot, milk jug and Queen Elizabeth ceramic mug

RMS Titanic - print, signed notelet, certificate
RMS Titanic: First Class passenger Jack Odell signed limited edition print of the last photo of Titanic, signed notelet, with Certificate of Authenticity, 2012 centenary

RMS Titanic - Certificate of Authenticity with photo
RMS Titanic: First Class passenger Jack Odell signed Certificate of Authenticity with photo, 2012 centenary

Bass Centenary of TMO

The Great Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace
This picture shows the last day of the Centenary Commemoration of the death of Handel. There was a performance of Israel in Egypt for which 26, 826 people attended

Homage to Nelson on the Victory's deck 1905
Bluejackets paying homage to Nelson on the deck of H.M.S. Victory to celebrate the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson's death on the same day, 21 October 1805. Date: 21 October 1905

The Nelson centenary celebrations in Dublin 1905
The Nelson pillar at Dublin covered in bunting in honour of Nelson a hundred years after his death on 21 October 1805. Date: 1905

Locomotion by George Stephenson, 1825
Locomotion was the first locomotive engine built by George Stephenson, 1825. Shown at the Centenary celebrations. Date: 1965

Robert Hawthorns locomotive - Newcastle & Carlisle Railway
Robert Hawthorns locomotive for Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, 1835. Taken for Stephenson Centenary. Date: 1881

Model of John Blenkinsops rack-rail engine. Being a steam locomotive propelled by a toothed wheel engaging in a rack on one of the rails

Rocket locomotive model - owned by George Robert Stephenson
Rocket locomotive model. Owned by George Robert Stephenson, made 1829. Listed in RE Bleasdales Locomotive Engines catalogue, entry 1268. Taken for Stephenson Centenary. Date: 1881

George Stephensons Centenary napkin. Presented to IMechE members by Andrew Reid to commerorate George Stephensons Centenary on 9 Jun 1881

Aquarium with fish and lobster from the House
Painting of an aquarium with fish and lobster from the House of the Patrician or Centenary (Casa del Centenario), Regio IX, Insula VIII. Chromolithograph by J.G

Wind god from the House of the Patrician or Centenary (Casa di Centanario), Regio IX, Insula VIII. Chromolithograph by J.G

Scene from a comedy from the House of the Patrician or Centenary (Casa del Centenario), Regio IX, Insula VIII. Chromolithograph by J.G

Bocage centenary, Setubal, Portugal -- commemorating the death of Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765-1805), Portuguese poet born in Setubal. Date: 1905

Centenary celebrations with replica train, Liverpool
Centenary celebrations on the LMS Railway, September 1930, with the Lion engine and replica coaches of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1830. 1930

Nelsons Centenary: London Celebrations 1905
Crowds in Trafalgar Square, on the 21st October celebrating the centenary of the death of Horatio Lord Nelson died during the Battle of Trafalgar. Date: 21st October 1905

A gigantic feast: banquet for French mayors
A gigantic feast: the banquet to the French provincial mayors. The centenary of the proclamation of the French Republic celebrated by a banquet given by President Loubet to the Mayors of France

Centenary Pageant - Stockton and Darlington Railway
Centenary of British Rail Transportation Pageant - Stockton and Darlington Railway - visit by the Duke and Duchess of York - July, 1925. Date: 1925

Diploma of Honour, International Exhibition, Argentina
Diploma of Honour, International Railway Centenary Exhibition (1810-1910), Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, South America. Date: 1910

Altar for the Oxford Movement Catholic Centenary held at the White City Stadium, Hammersmith, London on 9th July 1933 - over 50, 000 people attended the High Mass. Date: 1933

Harrods centenary celebrations - Tiny Grocery Shop
As part of Harrods centenary celebrations, this replica of the shop as it was in 1849 was constructed. The world-famous Brompton, Knightsbridge department store began life in Cable Street

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, special ILN photo, 1942
King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002), later the Queen Mother, specially photographed for The Illustrated London News hundredth birthday in May 1942

Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
Postcard celebrating the centenary of President Abraham Lincolns Birth in 1809, illustration his Emancipation Proclamation of January 1st 1863. Date: 1909

Queen Elizabeth II meets Maria Callas
Opera singer Maria Meneghini Callas makes her curtsey as she meets Queen Elizabeth II after singing a scene from Bellinis opera, I Puritani

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, ILN centenary sitting
Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - ) and her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose (1930 - 2002) pictured together

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