Celebrating Collection (page 10)

Green Park 2824
Temple of Concord erected in Green Park in 1814 by way of celebrating the peace at what was supposed to be the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Date: 1814

Tsesarevich Nikolai of Russia
Engraving from a photograph of Nikolai, Tsesarevich of Russia (1843-1865), eldest son and heir of Tsar Alexander II. The Tsesarevich was a gifted young man trained in a liberal tradition by

Sweeps procession on May Day
A chimney sweeps procession in celebration of May Day with a Jack in the Green covered in foliage. Date: 1855

Jack in the Green
Villagers enjoy a May Day celebration as a Jack in the Green, a Lord of the May, and other foliage-clad figures cavort and dance. Date: 1843

Chimney Sweepers on May Day
May Day celebrations of the chimney sweeps. The text with the picture gives some interesting information about Jack in the Green and the Lord and Lady

Gardening Monk
Father Anthony, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his entry into the Monastery of La Valsainte, Switzerland. At 78, he is still a keen gardener. Date: 1930s

Royal Silver Jubilee Service - St. Pauls Cathedral - 1935. Date: 1935

Festival at Arapli, near Thessaloniki - A group of jolly men dancing and getingt stuck in to some serious drinking. Date: circa 1910s

25th Anniversary of ascension as Sultan of Abdul Hamid II
Postcard commemorating the 25th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (18421918), the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who became ruler in 1876

New Constitution following the Young Turk Revolution
Souvenir Postcard celebrating the new Constitution established after the Young Turk Revolution of July 3rd, 1908. Date: 1908

Patriotic Propaganda Postcard - WWII
Belgian Soldier returnd from war and is reunited with his girl - Happy Days are here again! Date: 1945

Washington and the cherry tree
Postcard celebrating Washingtons birthday - USA. Apocryphal stories about Washingtons childhood include the story that he chopped down his fathers cherry tree and admitted the deed when questioned

Thanksgiving Card - USA - Turkey pulls a pumpkin wagon
Slightly surreal (yet seasonally symbolic!) Thanksgiving Card from the USA depicting a Turkey pulling a cherub riding on a pumpkin wagon. Date: circa 1910s

Happy New Year greetings
Two children hold up a clock that is chiming midnight 1910

Anglican Christians celebrating Communion in St Pauls Cathe

Lutheran Christians celebrating Communion. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Ebisu and Daikaku celebrating. Print shows Ebisu, in the rear with fishing pole and fish, and holding a fan, and Daikaku, in the foreground

Young attendants (Kamuro) celebrating the New Year. Print shows a young couple dancing, one playing a small hand-held drum (tsuzumi), during the Yoshiwara Niwaka festival. Date 1791 or 1792

Queens Coronation party June 1953
The winner of the fancy dress competition, at a party for the Queens Coronation, in London. Date: June 1953

Princess Elizabeth Coming of Age - Sketch front cover
Front cover of The Sketch magazine celebrating the 18th birthday of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). Date: 1944

Fouth of July: Young America celebrating. Date c1857. Fouth of July: Young America celebrating. Date c1857

Celebrating Go Western Day, Billings, Montana. Date 1939 Summer

Feast of the First Fruits, Haifa, Israel
The Feast of the First Fruits, brought to the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael (Jewish National Fund) in Haifa, Israel. Date: 20th century

Silhouette. Family celebrate Xmas
Illustration from German postcard of a family celebrating round the Christmas tree.Date: circa 1912

Coronation fancy dress party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Guests at a Christmas or New Years Party, possibly at the Savoy Hotel, London. Some of the guests are in medieval style fancy dress, carrying in the traditional Boars Head decorated with holly

Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town

Coronation party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens parties at various locations around the town

Peace illuminations at the Royal Exchange, London
The peace illuminations at the Royal Exchange, London, celebrating the end of the war in the Crimea. Words are illuminated on the front of the building, reading

Coronation fancy dress party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Japan - Celebrating the victory - Yokohama
Celebrating one of the great naval victories for Japan during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5. This street in the Otamachi district of Yokohama is decorated with flags, balloons and bunting

Royal Wedding in Berlin
The marriage of Princess Irene of Hesse (1866-1953) to Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) on 24th May 1888 at Charlottenburg Palace

London Southfields
Celebrating peace in Southfields in July 1919, opposite Replington Road, near the station. Date: 1919

Peace with Spain ?
An allegorical print showing the people of France celebrating peace with Spain - but alas, their joy is premature, the two countries will soon be at it again. Date: 1633

Concert Party Offstage
Members of a concert party relax off-stage after the performance, celebrating with a bottle of wine. Date: 1901

VE Day Party - London
A Victory Souvenir - a large group of women, children and older men (most of the men of fighting age would still have been at the front) - all in their very best clothing and adorned with party hats

Demonstration in Berlin, Germany, beginning of WW1
A demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on the outbreak of the First World War, after diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had broken down

Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Children tuck in to sausage rolls and cake whilst celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II during a street party in Essex. 1977

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