Annual Collection (page 21)

The Sketch Front Cover: Princess Elizabeth
A front cover from The Sketch showing the first Royal Pantomime on record. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret as Principal Boy and Girl in Cinderella

Merzifon, Turkey - Wrestling
Wrestling at the Annual Fair at Marsovan - former location of American School in Asia Minor. Known as Merzifon today. Capital of the Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey

Bowling Match between England and Scotland, 1916
Series of photographs showing a number of views of the Annual International Bowling Match between English and Scottish bowlers in London, held at the Bellingham Club, September 1916

Social / Eton-Harrow 1914
Social elite gather for the annual Eton & Harrow cricket match at Lords. Ladies wear hobble skirts, tango skirts & tunics. Hats with feathers abound

India Puri Jaganath
The temple of Jaganath ( Juggernaut ) sacred site for Hindus and scene of the annual Ramayana procession when the gigantic image is dragged through the streets

Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, with some Constituents
Photograph showing Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947), Conservative Politician (centre), talking to some of his Bewdley Constituents at the annual meeting of the Bewdley Divisional Unionist Association

The Coorg Harvest Festival, Madras, 1852
Engraving showing the Coorg Harvest Festival held in Madras, India, 1852. This festival was an annual event held just prior to the farmers gathering the harvest

Italy Spoleto
Picturesquely located in the Apennines, Spoleto was chosen by Giancarlo Menotti as the location for an annual arts festival because it possesses two theatres, one is Roman

French Hiring Fair
La louee des gens de ferme : in the Charolais and other districts, farm servants are recruited at annual hiring fairs

Hair-drying device, 1928
A helmet used to dry and set hair, on display at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition at White City, 1928

Llangollen Eisteddfod
Members of the Wisbech School, Cambridgeshire, England, performing a sword dance in the main thoroughfare of Llangollen, Wales, during the annual Eisteddfod celebration

Italian Pony & Wine Cart
An Italian wine merchant (note his stripy socks!), his pony and cart being highly decorated for the Lazio Festa (annual festival)

St Nicolas in Holland
Saint Nicolas rides into a Dutch village, an annual custom heralding the coming of Christmas

Valenciennes Giants
The annual procession of the Giants at Valenciennes, in northern France

Recruitment by Lot
Every Frenchman aged 20+ is liable for military service : recruitment is by lot, at a formal annual public ceremony in each canton

Morris Musician / Musto
The leader & musician of the Bampton Morris Dancers of Oxfordshire playing a fiddle accompaniment for the dancers for their annual Whit Monday festivities

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

O Tokoyo and Monster
O Tokoyo, sacrificed to sea- monster Yofune-Nushi, is a skilled diver, and is able to slay the monster which demands an annual virgin sacrifice (picture two of two)

Dance / Pategonia
The annual ceremony of Huekoun-Rouka in Patagonia

Bruges / Saint-Sang
BRUGES The annual procession of the Holy Blood

Fourth of July
4th July The annual celebration of independence from Britain goes with a bang !

Hindu Village Festival
The annual Hindu festival of a village goddess at Periyapalayam, near Madras

Piedigrotta Festival
The people of Napoli cut loose during their annual PIEDICROTTA festival

Blood-Letting / Aborigines
Australia: annual blood letting of aborigines

Silk Ceremony / China
The Empress & her attendants proceed to the temple from the Mulberry grove during the annual ceremony commemorating the invention of silk weaving

Edinburgh Miners Gala
The Annual Miners Gala in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland. At the beginning of May each year, 100, 000 coal miners take a well-earned holiday

Royal Academy, 1840
A Private View of the Royal Academy annual exhibition : the walls are more crowded, the rooms less so, than today

Breton Pilgrimage
Pilgrims make the annual pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne- d Auray, Bretagne, the site of a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1623

Algerian Trade Caravan
The annual migration of Algerian tribes, for the purpose of trading

Staff Outing Eastbourne
Card for the annual excursion of the employees of Eno s, famous for their fruit salts. This year the destination is Eastbourne

Cyclist Manoeuvres
The Compagnie Cycliste of the French Army take part in the annual manoeuvres, pedalling rapidly to the high ground before firing on the enemy

Toy Stall 1930S
A father kneels down beside his daughter to explain that the small deflated balloon will inflate into a giant balloon, just like the one on display at this toy stall

Wimbledon Tarpaulin
In preparation for the annual All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon, sailmakers repair the tarpaulin used to cover Centre Court, should rain stop play

BOYs ANNUAL CRANE 1884
A schoolboy sits reading, surrounded by images of what boys like to do in their spare time

Marking Centre Court
Men marking out Centre Court for the forthcoming annual Lawn Tennis tournament, Wimbledon, London, England

Pigeon Show, London
Visitors at the Philo- Peristeron Societys annual pigeon show, London

Girls Admiring a Doll
Cover of the Girls Own Annual for 1926, showing two adolescent girls admiring a doll

Pasta in a Huge Vat
The annual festa di polenta at Ponti, Alessandria (Italy) - the food is prepared in huge vats and distributed to the populace

Womens hurdles at Monte Carlo
The annual womens athletics meeting at Monte Carlo -- a hurdle race, with a French contestant in the lead

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