Annual Collection

Springtime tableau - Young childrenin fresh bright dresses out in the Spring sunshine, picking Spring flowers, watching young creatures, birds nesting in fresh young birch trees, prancing lambs

The Interport Field Gun Competition - Royal Navy
The Royal Navys field gun competition is a contest between teams from various Royal Navy commands, in which teams of sailors compete to transport a field gun and its equipment over

New Year fireworks, Funchal harbour, Madeira, Portugal
An impressive firework display at Funchal harbour, Madeira, celebrating the arrival of the New Year

Annual and Biannual flowers
A wonderful array of garden flowers in bloom including chrysanthemums, foxgloves (digitalis), hollyhocks, pansies, sweet peas, gladioli, iris, petunias and nasturtiums. Date: 1930

BBC 1935
Spread from Radio Pictorial Annual showing the British Broadcasting Centre including the interior with the vaudeville studio, the gramaphone effects studio, concert hall, council chamber

Norton. Isle of Man TT
500cc Norton racing at the Isle of Man TT, an annual motorcycle event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since 1907. It regarded as one of the most dangerous racing events in the world

Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Tulane Stadium (known as The Sugar Bowl), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The annual sugar bowl American football game was played here from 1935 onwards. The stadium was demolished in 1979-1980

Braemar Gathering, men in kilts
Scene at the annual Braemar Gathering, showing three men in traditional Highland costume and one man in a suit. Braemar in Scotland holds an annual Highland Games Gathering on the first Saturday in

Italy / Siena Palio 1913
Siena: crowds gather in the Campo in front of the Palazzo Pubblico to watch the annual horse race, known as the Palio Date: 1913

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA. The card notes that this building is redecorated annually at a cost of $10

Permanent Hair-Waving machine, 1928
Curls are attached by the flex to the chandelier-like electrical machine. This device was exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibion at the White City, 1928

LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review
Lambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam

Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire
People gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men

Golf Clubs and Golfers - Royal Blackheath dinner
Annual dinner of the Royal Blackheath Golf Club by Mel; the club was founded in 1608. Date: 1938

Throwing the hammer, Braemar Highland Games
Alexander Mackenzie throwing the hammer at the 1911 Highland Games at Braemar, Scotland. 1911

Braemar Gathering, tossing the caber
Scene at the annual Braemar Gathering, showing McIntosh of Partick tossing the caber. Braemar in Scotland holds an annual Highland Games Gathering on the first Saturday in September

Trinidad Carnival Band
An oil drum band playing festive music at the annual Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: 1968

Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery
Ceremonial scene at the opening of the annual Colchester Oyster Fishery. On the first Friday of September the Mayor of Colchester, the Town Clerk

Swans in a punt at Henley
A punt load of swans, and two cygnets, about to be transported higher up the River Thames for their safety, in preparation for the annual Henley Regatta in early July

Somerset Sheep Sale
A typical scene at a sheep sale at Bridgewater, Somerset, England, at one of the annual fairs, held towards the end of September each year

Girls own Annual
Cover of the Girls Own Annual for 1930, showing two teenage girls in a punt

Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ
London firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1

Oktoberfest at Munich, Germany
Scene at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, with horses pulling a decorated dray past the tower of the Lowenbrau Brewery

Black Cat Night Prowl by Louis Wain Date: 1914

Gipsy Caravans
Gipsy families by their caravans. Date: 1902

Watney, Combe, Reid & Co Illustration
An advertisement illustration for Watney, Combe, Reid & Co, a leading brewery in London, simply showing the phrase What we want is Watneys, on a plain brick wall. Date: circa 1939

Rock-a-bye-baby - Illustration of traditional nursery rhyme. Artist: From Cassells Childrens Annual. Florence Mary Anderson circa 1920

Cover design, Pears Annual, 1909
Cover design, Pears Annual for 1909, price sixpence, with two people walking through a snowy rural landscape. 1909

LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yard
Lambeth fire station appliances in the drill yard together with senior officer staff cars, and a lorry delivering stores

Annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords
Scene during the annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords Cricket Ground in NW London, 13 July 1934. Showing people strolling about during the lunch interval

Daily Bovril Advertisement
A colourful advertisement illustration promoting Bovril, the image portrays a pair of smartly dressed boys racing their red and yellow cars. They're jolly well taking Daily BOVRIL

Feeding the Birds, by Mabel Lucie Attwell Date: 1912

Girl finds sleeping chick in her dolls house Date: 1925

Henley Regatta 1903
By the river during the Henley Regatta. Date: 1903

Duke and Duchess of York visit Eel Pie Island - hotel ferry
Duke and Duchess of York visit Eel Pie Island on the River Thames during the annual regatta - taking the Island Hotel ferry punt

The Tatler cover - Fashion for debutantes - party
Front cover of society magazine, The Tatler featuring a photograph of people doing what looks like the twist at the annual ball of the Heythrop Hunt held at R.A.F. Little Rissington

Headingley Orphan Homes, Leeds - Boys at Camp
Boys and staff from Headingley Orphan Homes pose in front of a tent at their annual summer camp. Date: circa 1916

All went well till the wheels came off. Cartoon strip from the Bonzo Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review
The Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War

Ox roasting at Stratford-upon-Avon Mop Fair
Scene showing an ox being roasted at the Stratford upon Avon annual Mop Fair, Warwickshire. Farm workers, labourers, servants and some craftsmen would work for their employer from October to October

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Crystal Palace Brass Band Festival
View of the Central Avenue leading to the Crystal Palace in south London at the time of the annual Brass Band Festival. Bands from all over the country took part

Nottingham Goose Fair
A scene of the crowd at the annual Nottingham Goose Fair

Party of people picnicking at Henley Regatta
A party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. Date: July 1888

Yeoman Warders of the Tower on their way to Easter service at St. Peter ad Vincula Chapel in the Tower of London after their annual inspection by the governor of the Tower. Date: 1936

An exterior view of the Gainsborough Studio Date: 1934

Display of cattle at annual County Show, Devon
Display of cattle, led by handlers, at the annual County Show, Devon. Date: 1960s

LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of London
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters with appliances taking part in the annual Lord Mayors Show through the City of London. A Bedford heavy pump unit with crew leads the LFB contingent

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