Excitement Collection

Catford Evacuees
A group of excited evacuee schoolchildren wait with their nurses on the platform of Catford train station in south east London. (Note the barrage balloon behind them)

1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954

Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, jacket design of the book by General Lew Wallace, published by Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, USA. 20th century

Coronation 1953, the royal box at Ascot
A scene of excitement in the royal box at Royal Ascot when the Queens colt, Choir Boy, won the Royal Hunt Cup on 17 June 1953, a fortnight after the Coronation

An Intimate backstage moment - Paris Revue, France
An Intimate backstage moment behind the scenes of a Paris Cabaret Revue, France Date: circa 1910s

Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John Clempert
Undated coloured poster for Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John Clempert featuring illustrations of his tricks and performances. HPF/5B/18

Communist Demo 1931
Communist demonstration in Hyde Park : the intense excitement of the crowd reflects the inflammatory oratory of the speakers

Waterloo Station, Night
An engine drivers view of the station as he approaches it at night - a picture which catches some of the excitement of rail travel in the golden age of steam !

Christmas Morning by Margaret Tempest. circa 1910s

Motor racing in the 1950s
Reg Parnells maiden BRM V16 win Goodwood, England, 30th September 1950. Date: 1950

Illustration, Peter, the fox terrier, discovers a fox (White-Ear) has been hiding in the bed. Date: 1912

Kings College students on buses
Kings College students in high spirits, on two buses which are about to leave the Strand campus for Wormwood Scrubs (an open space in west London, not the prison!) for a football match

Playing Card Back - Bathers - Green and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s

Playing Card Back - Bathers - Orange and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s

Market Reports - Commodity Market
Market Reports - A Fall in Copper created some excitement! 1903

Healthy Recreation
A young woman prepares to take a putt whilst out playing golf with a female companion. A small boy stands behind acting as caddie for the day, looking away in to the distance

Excitement of Christmas - Illustration of a child enthralled by Christmas decorations. Artist: Anon. Date: 1927

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

White City Greyhounds
Advert promoting the White City Greyhound Racing Club. Date: 1932

Racing at Kempton Park
A low-angled shot captures both spectators and competitors at the Easter Saturday horserace at Kempton Park. Date: 1932

Soccer Action
Coventry City's goal-keeper colliding with a Fulham player during a soccer match at Craven Cottage. Date: 1931

Celebration of Mandela's release
A young black woman raises a bottle of champagne in the air in front of a large image of Nelson Mandela as the whole crowd celebrates his release after twenty-seven years in prison

The Finish of the Mile Race- A Dead Heat
A number of exhausted young male runners battle it out as they near the finishing line. A largely male crowd watch on with enthusiasm

Riding carousel at fairground
Visitors at a packed fairground enjoy riding the carousel, price one shilling. Date: circa 1950s

Excited race-goers
Race-goers caught up in the excitement of the moment. Date: circa 1930s

Elder Sister and younger siblings - Christmas morning
1910

A Lady excited by the ring of Loves Telephone
circa 1910s

Popping Corn in Hearth Date: 1948

Stewardess at Work Date: 1950

Nulli Secundus 2
British Army Dirigible No 2 Nulli Secundus II / 2 Airship Flying at Farnborough 24 July 1908 Date: 1908

La Boheme - Puccini - Act II - Toy Seller and Children
La Boheme by G. Giacosa and L. Illica with music by Giacomo Puccini - a scene from the premiere performance showing the original stage props in action

Children watch snow through window at Christmas, French card
French Christmas card featuring three children looking through a window at snow falling through the window outside. On the window sill or ledge are four perfectly wrapped presents. Date: c.1950s

First ride of Pony Express, Missouri to California, USA
Depiction of the first ride of Pony Express, from St Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, USA, on 3 April 1860. Showing the first messenger setting off on what was the first fast mail line

Grand National at Aintree by Gilbert Holiday
The steeplechase horse race, the Grand National, run at Aintree, Liverpool showing the Canal Turn which provides many thrills

Olympics / 1896 Winners
Parade of the winning athletes

Cover design, The Golden West -- 12 complete stories for seven pence. circa 1927

Father Christmas with children
A Merry Xmas - Here is Every Joy! Three children in their nightwear aid Father Christmas in his delivery of presents by pulling on the belt of his cloak. Date: c.1920

Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry Pettitt
Caricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, and Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Never mind, Pettitt

Paris Police / Hit & Run
The Paris police give chase and fire at the tyres of a car involved in a hit and run incident in the rue des Archives. Date: 1925

Garibaldi / Nine Elms Stn
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Italian patriot receiving an address at Nine Elms railway station during his visit to London Date: 1807 - 1882

Three children and dog on a Christmas card
Three children and a dog on a Christmas card, admiring a decorated tree. Date: circa 1890s

Incident at East Surrey Grove, SE London, 7 May 1955. Showing a fire engine (pump) on the pavement and front gardens of two private houses

Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, USA
A world premiere of a film taking place at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s

The Prize Fight, 1814 and 1914
Depictions of the Prize Fight, of 1814 (above) and of 1914 (below). In the earlier version there is as much fighting in the crowd as there is in the boxing ring. Date: July 1914

Street scene with fire engine
Street scene with people watching a fire engine in action

Comic Postcard - Housewives Choice! A queue of young ladies excitedly wait their turn to meet their new pop music idol at the stage door. Date: circa 1950s

Balloon descent, Beuvri near Bethune, France
View of the Plaine de Beuvri (or Beuvry) near the town of Bethune in Artois, north of Paris. Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin near a windmill

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