Arriving Collection

The American Great White Fleet arrives in Australia - Uncle Sam meeting a Kangaroo. On 20 August 1908 well over half a million Sydneysiders turned out to watch the arrival of the Fleet

HMS Exeter arriving at Plymouth, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing the arrival of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Exeter at Plymouth Docks, February 1940. Exeter was returning to Britain for the first time since taking part in the Battle of the River

The HMS Victory - brought in to Portsmouth Harbour
The HMS Victory - in Portsmouth Harbour. Fitted up as a Naval School of Telegrapha before becoming a floating signal school proper (as can be seen on this card) until 1904

Amlwch Port - a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales - the ferry from the mainland is taking on passengers for the return journey. Date: circa 1935

5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, Basingstoke, WW1
Men of the 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, 10th Division, arriving at Basingstoke from Ireland before going to Gallipoli during the First World War. Date: May 1915

Cinderella theatre poster
Theatre poster for the pantomime Cinderella, showing Cinders arriving in a glass carriage for the ball, complete with fan and glamorous dress and wig

Arriving at New York
Arriving in New York harbour aboard the Normandie - few ports give you the chance to anchor in the heart of a big city, and none quite so spectacularly as this !

Ladies Football, 1894
The lady footballers: an anticipation. The Sketch anticipates the brave new world of women footballers: a good looking goalkeeper recieves much attention

Cinderella by Arthur Rackham
Cinderellas sisters arriving for the Ball in all their finery. Date: 1919

The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, Lords, 1910
Photographs showing various views of the Eton vs. Harrow Cricket match, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1910. The images show (clockwise from top left): R.S.L. Fowler and D.G

SS Norman arriving at Southampton, 1903
Photograph of the SS Norman arriving at Ocean Quay, Southampton, 14th March 1903. Joseph Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary, was on board the Norman arriving back from a foreign tour

Theatregoing / Globe / C16Th
The Wooden O : Shakespeares summer theatre. Outside the first of the Globe theatres; the audience arriving at the playhouse

The couple who caught their last train 1926
Couple arriving late to the theatre, much to the annoyance of the seated audience. Date: 1926

Limehouse Dock 1827
Limehouse Dock, where cargoes arriving in London by sailing ship are transferred to the Regents Canal (Grand Union) whose terminal is here

Arriving home to Supper
A couple arrive home to find their supper is ready in the Patent Triplex Grate

Wedding Bells of the 1913 Season Freda Dudley Ward
Winifred Birkin on her wedding day arriving at St. Margaret s, Westminster for her marriage to William Dudley Ward. Winifred, better known as Freda Dudley Ward (1894-1983)

Paddle steamer Medway Queen, Sheerness, Kent
Paddle steamer Medway Queen, arriving at Sheerness-on-Sea, Kent. During the Second World War she acted as a minesweeper, and made seven evacuation trips from Dunkirk in 1940, rescuing 7000 men

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ethiopian Embassy
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at the Ethiopian Embassy for a private dinner party given by the Emperor of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie) during a visit to Britain

LZ 129 Hindenburg being consumed by fire shortly after a?
LZ 129 Hindenburg being consumed by fire shortly after arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 6 May 1937, with the loss of 35 on board plus one ground crew

Mails for the Packets arriving at Falmouth, 1833 circa 1930

Coronation Procession, Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II arriving in the gold state coach at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation on 2 June 1953. The coach and liveried footmen

Arriving at New York / 31
The skyline of New York as many first saw it arriving by sea on board the`Augustus

Cunard Liner RMS Aquitania arriving into New York, USA
Cunard Line Ocean Liner RMS Aquitania arriving into New York, USA. Launched on 21st April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30th May 1914

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - arriving at Gatwick Airport. Date: 1960

Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, New England, 1620
The Pilgrim Fathers arriving at Plymouth, New England in 1620. Date: 1918

Bas relief from the Anzac Memorial - Sydney, Australia
Bronze Bas relief from the Anzac War Memorial by Rayner Hoff - Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia - showing the landing of troops at Gallipoli, Dardanelles Front, WW1. Date: circa 1934

YORKSHIRE PACKET SHIP
American packet ship, depicted arriving at Liverpool after crossing the Atlantic from New York

Cartoon, 19th century coach at an inn
Cartoon showing a 19th century coach arriving at an inn for a Christmas meal. The plump woman getting out of the coach wonders whether there will be any plum pudding left for her

The Duke of Edinburgh taking over HMS Magpie at Malta
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being met by Lt.-Cmdr A. Harber (sp?) at the time he took over command of HMS Magpie at Valletta harbour in Malta. Date: 1950

Scene outside a theatre on a Christmas card, with people arriving to see the pantomime. Date: circa 1890s

The Mimosa Daily Mail arrives in Nice
An aeroplane arriving in Nice to deliver copies of the Mimosa Daily Mail, a special Riviera edition of the newspaper for people enjoying some winter sunshine in the fashionable South of France

American Liberator bomber by G. H. Davis
President Roosevelts promise is fulfilled as the American Liberator bomber arrives in Britain during the Second World War

Market Reports Series - Country Ducks arriving
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Country Ducks arrived in excellent condition. Date: 1903

The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 front cover
Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 featuring an illustration depicting party goers arriving at a fancy dress ball

Sir Douglas Haig and Vice Admiral Keyes at Dover
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Vice Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945) inspecting a Royal Navy guard of honour on their arrival at Dover, Kent. circa December 1918

The British attack on rebels in the Sultanate of Brunei
Running from a transport aircraft after arriving at Anduki airfield: Commando troops of the Queens Own Highlanders

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Iraq threat to Kuwait, 1961
Page from The Illustrated London News, 8 July 1961 reporting on the tensions in Kuwait after the Iraqi leader General Kassem had claimed Kuwait should be part of Iraq

Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
Scene outside the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London. The theatre, designed by architect Walter Emden was opened on 10 September 1892 although it started life as the Trafalgar Square Theatre

Commemorative card, convoy to Canadian troops, WW1
Commemorative card, British convoy to Canadian troops, arriving Plymouth, 14 October 1914. HMS Eclipse, Diana, Glory, Talbot and Charybdis acted as convoy to 32 liners carrying 33

WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier
Viva L Italia ! - WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier - " Banded together to face the foe." Date: circa 1916

First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1
The first Austrian prisoners of war (mostly Czech) arrive at Ust-Kamenogorsk (Semipalatinsk region) on the Eastern Front (now in Kazakhstan) during the First World War. Date: 24 September 1914

Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Haig and others
The hospital ship Jan Breydel arriving at Dover with Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and other British army generals, soon after the end of the First World War. Date: circa December 1918

Sir Douglas Haig, Vice Admiral Keyes and Sir A Bodkin
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) and Vice Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes (1872-1945) being received at Dover by Sir Archibald Henry Bodkin (1862-1957)

Bermuda Ireland Island
Ireland Island fortifications and dockyards in Bermuda, showing transported convicts arriving to serve their penance

The cook and Mr Maynard, survivors of the Titanic disaster
Scene showing the Titanic survivors arriving in Plymouth docks. The cook, Mr. Maynard, was one of the last people to see Captain E. Smith before he died

Exeter Hall / Entrance
Exeter Hall: the Strand entrance, with people arriving for a meeting

Covent Garden 1930
Covent Garden Theatre at night, operagoers arriving in evening dress which at this time was de rigueur

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