Pageants Collection

Dewars advertisement
This advertisement for Dewars " White Label" Scotch whiskey encourages viewers to celebrate the Coronation with " the finest drink in the world"

LCC-LFB Pageants Wharf fire station, Rotherhithe
Built by the London County Council and opened in 1903, Pageants Wharf fire station still stands at 241 Rotherhithe Street, SE16

Suffragette Coronation Procession 1911 Souvenir
A souvenir and programme of the Womens Coronation Procession, 17th June, 1911, giving details of the Pageants. The Suffrage Societies taking part and the routes

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933
Two models wearing spring frocks; (left) Beautiful race gown in white organdie and net over crepe-de-chime, detachable frilled cape

The Key of England celebrates its pageant, 1908
The Key of England (Dover Castle) celebrates its pageant: Dovers history in living pictures, 1908. 1 - Gawaynes last words to King Arthur; 2 - King Arthur; 3 - King John kneeling before Pandolfo

Stills from The Beauty Prize
The Beauty Prize (here captioned as The Beauty Contest') was a silent film from 1924, now lost. It starred Viola Dana (1897-1987). Date: 1924

Pageants or dramatic mysteries anciently performed at Coventry Date: 16th century

Double page spread from the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, reported on a Tudor pageant performed in the gardens of Quinettes, a medieval farmhouse in Churt, Surrey. Date: 1943

Mystery play, Coventry, Warwickshire
Mystery play performed on a raised stage in the street, Coventry, Warwickshire, with the old cathedral in the background. Date: 1842

Procession over London Bridge, day after Coronation
The procession the day after the coronation, with King George and Queen Mary crossing London Bridge the main entrance to get to South London in an open carriage. Date: 23 June 1911

LORD MAYORS SHOW
The float symbolising the Entente Cordiale with France, in the Lord Mayors procession of 1905 Date: 1905

Festival of Empire exhibition, Pageant of London, 1911
Citizens of London as the living history of London City: the pageant at the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace. 1. visitors to the court of Queen Elizabeth: chiefs and women from afar; 2

The Sky Devils Air Circus Poster
Poster, The Sky Devils Air Circus, Great 1944 Display, 10 years ahead of its time! Come and win 500. Issued by Air Pageants Ltd. 1944

ST PAULs CATHEDRAL 1804
St Pauls Cathedral with the Lord Mayors Show on the water Date: 1804

Transporting the obelisk: procession for Cleopatras needle
The procession, on Lord Mayors Day, with Cleopatras Needle passing down Gracechurch Street, London. Date: August 1878

Elephants at The Lord Mayors Show, passing Temple Bar
A procession of elephants pass Temple Bar during the Lord Mayors Show in London. Date: 1876

The Lord Mayors Show during the First World War
The Lord Mayors Show during World War I showing captured German guns, an aeroplane of the RFC, and contingents representing Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies

Beauty pageant contestant
A woman dressed in a flowing white gown, accesorised with a tiara and holding a sceptre, takes part in a beauty contest. Date: c.1910

Canterbury Festival Pageant
The first Archbishop of Canterbury, St Augustine, blessing King Ethelbert and his queen in a scene from the Canterbury Festival Pageant

The Fairy Pageant, Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Historical Pageant in England c. 1910

York Pageant 1909
York Pageant poster, 1909 Date: 1909

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