Arriving Collection (page 12)

Joseph Chamberlain arriving in the House of Commons, 16th Ma
Illustration of Joseph Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary (centre with monocle), entering the House of Commons to loud applause from the Government benches, 16 March 1903

Indian Immigrants at Vancouver Docks, Canada, 1907
Photograph showing a group of Hindu Indians arriving in Canada, with the docks in the background, Vancouver, 1907. This group disembarked from the steamer Monteagle

Arrival of Californian gold and Mexican dollars at the Bank
An image showing Californian gold and Mexican dollars arriving at the Bank of England. Transported to London from the coast by South Coast Railway

The Keepers arriving at Wolf Rock Lighthouse, 1870
Engraving of the arrival of the lighthouse keepers at the brand new Wolf Rock lighthouse, January 1870. This lighthouse, situated 8 miles from Lands End, Cornwall

The French Emperor visiting the French Army at Chalons; Fran
Engraving showing Napoleon III arriving at Chalons, to confer with his generals about the fate of his empire, on 16th August. By September 2nd 1870 the French army capitulated to the Prussians

Stores arriving at Gallipoli
A war stores depot for an Australasian division, on the beach at Galllipoli. The Dardanelles campaign, the aim of which was to overpower Turkey, who had entered the war on Germanys side

Russian Emigrants landing in New York, 1892
Engraving showing Russian emigrants, young and old, arriving by tender at the Barge Office, New York, 1892. As an elderly immigrant is helped ashore, customs officals wait to inspect the new arrivals

Christmas post
Front cover engraving from the Graphic showing a postman arriving at a house in the country

British landing at Salonika
The first British troops arriving at Salonika in Greece. The British landed at Salonika on October 5th 1915 with the intention of aiding Serbia. Driven back by Bulgarian forces, the expedition failed

Immigrants arriving in Britain, 1903
Illustration showing Eastern European immigrants coming down the gangway of the ship to arrive in Britain, 1903

Immigrant arriving at the Jewish Shelter, London, 1904
Engraving showing the Principal of the Jewish shelter, in the East End of London, talking to a newly arrived immigrant, 1904

Emigrants arriving at a train station in the Mid-West of Ame
Engraving showing a small group of immigrants, with boxes and bundles, arriving at Griggsville Station, in the Mid-West of the USA, 1886

California. San Francisco and Sacramento. San Francisco, gen
The City of San Francisco was in the grip of gold fever in the 1850s and was growing in population by the day, as many as 2, 000 immigrants were arriving by sea each day

An Immigrant arriving in London, 1904
Engraving showing a Jewish immigrant with his pack on his back, being greeted by a loved one, while an officer from the Jewish shelter looks on, London, 1904

Dwight D Eisenhower arriving in London, 1959
Photograph showing Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969), then President of the USA, walking down the aircraft steps on arrival at London Airport, 27th August 1959

Immigrants landing at Castle Garden, New York, 1886
Engraving showing a group of emigrants from Europe arriving at Castle Garden, New York, watched by a customs official, 1886

Immigrants arriving at the Jewish Shelter, London, 1904
Engraving showing a group of immigrants, some families with small children, arriving at the Jewish night shelter in Leman Street, the East End of London, 1904

Immigrants arriving at Tower Bridge Stairs, London, 1904
Illustration showing immigrants arriving at Tower Bridge stairs at night, London, 1904. Some of the immigrants (centre) are being greeted by their new employer

Immigrants arriving at St. Katherines Dock, London, 1904
Illustration showing immigrants having their luggage checked by Customs officials at St. Katherines Dock, London, 1904

Immigrants arriving at Winnipeg, Canada, 1909
Photograph of crowds of immigrants arriving at the train station in Winnipeg, Canada, 1909. Winnipeg was at that time the chief distributing centre for Western Canada

Dog Show in 1865
International (no quarantine then !) Dog Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London : dogs arriving brought by their owners or by servants

Aem Gretry / Joly / Elysium
ANDRE-ERNEST-MODESTE GRETRY French composer arriving in the Elysian Fields

Arriving in Hell
Charon brings a boatload of new residents to the infernal shores, accompanied by barking from Charon : Mercury and other deities contemplate the scene

Chicago Stockyards 2
Sheep arriving at the Chicago stockyards to be converted into legs of mutton and lamb chops

Chicago Stockyards 3
Pigs arriving at the Chicago stockyards to be converted into pork chops and sausages

Lanvin / Evening Dress
Design for front cover of Art, Goute, Beaute showing an elegant group arriving at a venue, dressed in evening wear

The British Prime Minister arrives in Ireland
The British Prime Mininster Herbert Asquith (1852-1928) arriving in Kingstown, Ireland accompanied by his private secretary

Parisians at Sceaux: Dining in a Tree, 1872
Engraving showing wealthy Parisians enjoying dinner at Sceaux, with some dining in tree-houses; their food arriving in baskets hoisted up to them

R. M. S. Queen Mary, Ocean Dock, Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at the Ocean Dock, Southampton, after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

R. M. S. Queen Mary Arriving at Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at Southampton after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

Napoleon at Lyon
Napoleon and his wife visit Lyon, arriving by boat

Louis Philippe landing at Newhaven
Louis Philippe (1773-1850), King of France, arriving at Newhaven after the French revolution of 1848 forced him to abdicate. He escaped to England as Mr Smith and died at Claremont in Surrey

Emigrants See Canada
A soul stirring moment for emigrants to Canada as they see their future home for the first time. The ship is arriving by the St Lawrence route, " Canadas Gateway"

New York / Ship / Ils / Simont
Arriving in New York on the Normandie

West Indies St Vincent
(Windward Islands) - The harbour seen from the sea, with the steamer Bosphorus either leaving or arriving

Bottling at Couvreur

Dickens / Little Dorrit
Fanny and Little Dorrit call on Mrs Merdle

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

The Savoy Lobby / London
The lobby of the Savoy Hotel : guests arriving for dinner

British colonials arrive at Bombay docks, India, and are welcomed ashore

Arriving at Lourdes
A trainload of pilgrims arrive at Lourdes after travelling through the night : the sick are carried into the town on stretchers or in wheelchairs

Steamship Leith 1847
The Leith arriving at Granton Pier, Edinburgh, while The Monarch leaves for London

Amy Johnson / Tokyo / 1931
Amy Johnson, pioneer British aviator who made several record flights - seen here arriving in Tokyo in 1931

Theatregoers Arriving
Playgoers arriving in carriages at the entrance to Dalys Theatre, London

Arriving for a Party
Arriving at a party in a fashionable London square

Gulliver in Japan
Gulliver, arriving in Japan, shows the officials his letter from the King of Luggnagg, which impresses them mightily

Passengers Descend Plane
Travellers at an American airport alight from their plane and step into a car parked alongside. No waiting for baggage, no queueing for customs

Driving at Night
Driving at night. Arriving in a French town

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