Celebration Collection (page 9)

COAL / RHONDDA FETE
Fete in celebration of Winning the Coal on the Rhondda branch of the Taff Vale Railway Date: 1851

Armistice Day celebrations 1918
Jubilant peace celebrations in Piccadilly Circus, London, after the end of World War One. Date: November 1918

9TH CENTURY MASS
MEDIEVAL MASS The celebration of mass in an oratory Date: 9th century

Shakespeare Jubilee, Stratford 1769
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Playwright and poet. The Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford-upon-Avon. Date: 1769

Oyster Day 1851
Oyster Day, 25th July (also St James Day) children sell oysters in the street to mark the beginning of the season Date: 1851

ROMAN CELEBRATION / VIRGIL
Dancing in honour of CERES (Demeter), the goddess of agriculture. On Ceres let him call & Ceres praise, With uncouth dances & with country lays. Date: First published: 29 BC

French Couple Dancing
A happy French couple dancing in each others arms. Date: 1934

Roman banquet to celebrate the Saturnalia
A Roman banquet to celebrate the Saturnalia, 17-19 December. Date: circa 100 BC

Carnival in a Spanish town
People celebrating with a carnival in the streets of a Spanish town. Date: 1870

Trafalgar Day 1900
Crowds gather round Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square on Trafalgar Day to celebrate the victory of French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Date: 21 October 1900

End of Prohibition in America
Americans celebrate the end of Prohibition Date: 1933

Queen Alexandra visiting Eton College
Queen Alexandra - wife of Edward VII - visits Eton College. Date: 9 March 1863

The Maquis (French Resistance) share in the liberation of France. Date: 1944

Celebration of French Aviators. Date: circa 1910s

Office party, 1930s
Delightful photograph taken at what looks like an office party in the 1930s. Whatever the occasion, everyone looks to be having an extremely jolly time. Date: c.1935

A Royal Naval Review. Date: circa 1910s

Christening a Ship before she is launched. Date: circa 1910s

Christening a Ship before she is launched - Our Navy cover
Front cover illustration by Charles John De Lacy (1856-1929) for Our Navy - Christening a Ship before she is launched Date: circa 1910s

Celebrating Christmas with a bottle of champagne for one - " With what a glory comes and goes the year.." - Longfellow. Date: 1918

Harrods centenary celebrations - Tiny Grocery Shop
As part of Harrods centenary celebrations, this replica of the shop as it was in 1849 was constructed. The world-famous Brompton, Knightsbridge department store began life in Cable Street

Happy New Year - Jolly German Girl seeing in the New Year by raising a glass as the clock hands pass midnight. Date: circa 1908

Delhi Durbar - Camel Corps Marching Past Emperor George V
Delhi Durbar - Camel Corps Marching Past the King Emperor George V. Date: 1911

Australia - Australian Fleet in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour. Date: circa 1910

Italian Happy New Year card - celebrating arrival into 1906
A spectacularly Kitsch postcard celebrating the arrival of the New Year - 1906! The numbers each house a cheeky young boy (of varied ages) and are filled with little blue flowers. Date: 1905

Changing Homes
Painting, oil on canvas, Changing Homes, by George Elgar Hicks, signed and dated 1862, in a gilded picture frame. Date: 1862

The Wedding Breakfast, oil on panel by George Elgar Hicks, signed and dated 1862, in an oil gilded frame with strapwork decoration. Date: 1862

Christmas at the Whitechapel Workhouse
Serving Christmas Dinner at the Whitechapel Workhouse, London. Date: 1874

Barbara Streisand, Joan Collins and Anthony Newley
A series of photos of Barbara Streisand, Joan Collins and husband Anthony (Tony) Newley at a party thrown by Jackie Collins at the newly-opened Chi-Chi Club in St. James, London

Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the P
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670). Dutch painter. Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Munster, 1648. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

Jubilee decorations, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London W1
Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London W1, decorated for the 1935 Silver Jubilee celebrations. Date: 1935

Armistice Day, November 11 1918 by Fortunino Matania
King and People in the Streets of London, Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. King George V and Queen Mary driving through the streets of London greeted by jubilant crowds celebrating the end of

Lord Baden Powell and Prince of Wales at World Jamboree
Lord Robert Baden Powell and Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) at the Third World Scout Jamboree, Arrowe Park, Upton, Merseyside

Malaspina expedition (1789-1794). Tonga islands. Native men dancing. Drawing by Juan Ravenet. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum

Man with a glass of champagne on a cutout Christmas card -- May you of pleasures have a host. Date: circa 1890s

Man with champagne bottle on a Christmas card
Man with a humanised champagne bottle on a Christmas and New Year card -- Champagne and Real Pain. Date: circa 1890s

Duke and Duchess of Kent, Silver Jubilee
The Duke and Duchess of Kent in an open carriage on their way to St Pauls Cathedral for the Royal Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service, on 6 May 1935

Communist China - swimmers in Yangtze River
Swimmers (soldiers and civilians) in the water of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) in Communist China in July 1970. They are taking part in a training exercise

Admiral Sir Harold Burrough, Minden, Germany, WW2
Admiral Sir Harold Burrough (1889-1977), Assistant Chief of Naval Staff to the Royal Navy -- birthday party, Minden, Germany, July 1945. 1945

The 75th Birthday of King Oscar II of Sweden
Commemorative postcard on the occasion of the 75th Birthday of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. His motto is written below his portrait - Broderfolkenes Vel

Decorated tram in Tokyo, Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance
A decorated tram in Tokyo - part of the celebrations following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 and to welcome the arrival of the British Naval contingent to the city

Roman sarcophagus. About 140 AD. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriadne. Detail Adriane in the carriage. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Outdoor banquet by Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647)
Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647). Flemish painter. Outdoor banquet. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

The Toast - Elizabethan men drinking and merrymaking. circa early 17th century

Tour De France Muller
Local hero Joseph Muller wins the Strasbourg section of the race, to his neighbours jubilation. Date: 1923

Celebrating the crossing of the Equator
Scene on a Royal Navy ship. It is the custom on board ship to indulge in merrymaking when crossing the Equator -- in fancy dress if its your first time. Date: circa 1845

Mumbai - Triumphal Arch / Elphinstone Circle / Post Office
Mumbai - The Triumphal Arch at Colaba, The illuminations on the Elphinstone Circle, the illuminations on the General Post Office and the illuminations on the Offices of the Public Works Department

Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Clementine Churchill
Cover of the Illustrated London News showing Sir Winston Churchill and his wife, Lady Clementine Churchill, hand in hand sitting on a sofa

Diamond Jubilee - Princess Louise and Empress Frederick
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee - Black and white lantern slide of a horse drawn carriage carrying Princess Louise and Empress Frederick through large crowds and Green Park

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