Invited Collection

Jesus at Cana Marriage
Invited to a wedding at Cana, when they run out of wine Jesus cleverly turns water into wine which is even better than what they have been drinking up to now

DANCE CARD
A Victorian ladys dance card, whose owner has yet to be invited to reserve a dance... soon, let us hope, every line will be filled with the names of her admirers

Invited guests at the bird-table by Neave Parker
A variety of British birds at a bird-table on a snowy winters day. 1. Robin, 2. starlings, 3. Redwing, 4. Chaffinch, 5. Nuthatch, 6. sparrow, 7. great spotted woodpecker, 8. blackbird, 8, thrush, 10

Kpd Poster 1919
You are invited to vote Communist (KPD = Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, formerly the Spartakusbund) in the German elections

Michaelmas Goose
You are invited to admire this dead goose before it is plucked and prepared for your Michaelmas feast

The Judgement Of Paris
This illustration is a depiction of the Greek mythological story of The Judgement of Paris, this scene represents the goddess of Discord, Eris, holding the golden apple

Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina
Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase - The Royal Yacht, HMS Medina, 1911-1912 Coronation Expedition to India for the Durbar. Designed and made for Her Majesty by Waring and Gillow

Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE prototype
Handley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 147) 1st prototype, moments before the starboard engine turbine blew up, causing the engine to fall off and the aircraft to catch fire

Comic postcard, Smiths Trousers Are Down Again - Inspection Invited Date: early 20th century

VIEWING THE VICTIMS
The people of Moscow are invited to see the bodies of those who have given their lives for the Revolution. Later they will be buried by the walls of the Kremlin. Date: November 1917

Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Diners seated in a model of an Iguanodon at Crystal Palace, London. The Iguanodon was a creation of Mr. B. Waterhouse Hawkins who was constructing models of various dinosaurs in his studio at Crystal

MEETING OF MERCHANTS 1850
Albert and the Lord Mayor of London hold a meeting at the Mansion House, where leading merchants and manufacturers are invited to support the Exhibition project. Date: 1850

LEVEE FOR TRADESPEOPLE
Albert and the Lord Mayor of London hold a levee at the Mansion House, where leading merchants and manufacturers are invited to support the Exhibition project. Date: 1850

TSARINA PHOTOGRAPHING
When she and the Tsar are invited to attend the French manoeuvres, Alexandra whips out her camera to photograph the new French field-gun - high-level espionage indeed ! Date: 1901

WW1 - English Officers having tea on their way to the front
WW1 - English Officers having their afternoon tea (at 4:30pm on the dot) on their way to the front. They appear to have invited a French guest (far left)

Outdoor banquet by Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647)
Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647). Flemish painter. Outdoor banquet. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Invitation to Dinner - Harold Macmillan to Ninette de Valois
Invitation to a dinner in honour of His Excellency Monsieur Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden and His Excellency Monsieur Torsten Nilsson

Hungry Peter the pig cooks for a party, watched through the window by the naughty dogs Rags and Forager who are worried that they won t be invited. Date: 1914

Judgement of Paris
Paris is invited to choose between Hera, Aphrodite and Athena : by giving the Apple of Discord to Aphrodite he wins her friendship but loses that of the two others

Invitation to Drink - Being invited to Join Revellers. Part of Box 79 Boswell Collection. Progress of intemperance. Date: circa 1900

Lady motorists headwear 1906
What to wear on ones head, when one is invited out for a motor ride but is anxious about ones expensive coiffure Date: 1906

Russian Hen Party
At Christmas time, grain is thrown onto the floor and a hen invited to eat it : the girl before whom the hen stays longest will be the first in the group to get a husband Date: 1894

Poster, youth club photography opportunity
Poster advertising a youth club photography opportunity. Six members invited to take photos, develop and print them, all equipment provided. Date: circa 1960s

Poster, youth club trip to Brighton
Poster advertising a youth club coach trip to Brighton, costing nine shillings, including a visit to The Downs for lunch. Date: circa 1960s

Youth club poster, Beatles night
Youth club poster advertising a Beatles night, alerting the girls in particular to the fact that four Beatle badges must be won. Details will be broadcast on Radio Glastonbury at 8pm. Date: 1960s

Suffragette Demonstration Parliament 1908. Depicts the demonstration on 13th October 1908, when suffragettes, men and women were invited to Rush the House of Commons

Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and two of her children, WW1
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and two of her children, Princess Marie Jose (aged 8) and Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (aged 12)

Bangkok Grand Palace - Thailand - Invited to the modern Grand Palace, but Doug and Dad had to put on coats, ties, long pants and shoes. Mom not allowed to take photographs inside. Date: 1952

Bathing / Just as you Are
Lady in the bath is invited to a party - " Come just as you are!" Date: circa 1910

Boy scouts at The Sketch offices
Photograph of a party of boy scouts from South-East London, invited to the offices of The Illustrated London News and Sketch in 1911

Letter to Thomas Henry Ismay
A letter to Thomas Henry Ismay from twenty of his colleagues and employees on White Star Works headed paper, dated Bootle, 6 February 1899

Prince George and war ambulance
Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with Mr Hansell

A Trip to Paris or John Bull and his Spouse invited to the Honors of the sitting!!

Moors in Spain / 1091
The Moors, invited into Spain by the Saracens, turn against them

Fable / Eagle & Magpie
THE EAGLE AND THE MAGPIE The magpie, invited by the eagle to join him, gossips and thus offends him by indiscretion

By Cunard to Spain
You are invited to visit Spain via the Cunard Line

Needy at Xmas 17C
The needy are invited into the manor to enjoy Christmas fare

Russia / 1937 / Purges
STALINIST PURGES Eidemann, Wortz, Kestinski and others are invited to a meeting at the Kremlin...and then arrested

Thermometer Frame 1868
Everyone knows that thermometers need to be kept snug and warm, so readers of the magazine are invited to embroider this cosy frame for their instrument

Vivisection Invitation
A friendly nurse seeks to lure a red cross dog into a research laboratory where it will be used for experimental purposes. The dog suspects her intentions

Russian War Loan Card 1
Patriotic Russians are invited to subscribe to a war loan to support the brave soldiers at the front, one of whom is depicted advancing between rocks with bayonet bared

Dancer & Bombay Staff
A dancer performs before a member of the Bombay Staff Corps. It was the disapproval of the British in India which drove Indian dance styles to the brink of extinction

A Christmas Adventure in the Land of Dreams
A festive Christmas scene featuring a group of children in their night clothes being invited to dance around a Christmas tree

Maximilian Invited
Maximilian, archduke of Austria, accepts the invitation of a group of Mexican notables in exile to become Emperor of Mexico, at his home at Miramar

Justus Liebig / 4 of 6
JUSTUS VON LIEBIG German scientist is invited to Munich by Maximilian II of Bavaria

Richard III & Buckingham
Richard III invited to accept the crown by Buckingham at Baynards Castle

Gambling Story 2 of 4
THROUGH STORM TO SUNLIGHT Our hero is invited by his friends to take part in a card game : needless to say, he loses more than he can afford (Second of four tableaux)

Cairo Street / Exhibition
A popular exhibit was the recreation of a Cairo street and bazaar. Visitors to the exhibition mingle with authentic Egyptians invited to participate in the event

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