Celebrations Collection (#14)

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

National Air Scouts 21st Anniversary Celebrations
Surrey Air Scout Camp at National Air Scouts 21st Anniversary Celebrations at Rushmoor. 1962

VE Day 1945 - Piccadilly Circus
A young man in an odd ensemble consisting of jumper, jacket, hat and shorts, clutches a bottle of something strong-looking during joyous VE Day celebrations at Piccadilly Circus in Central London

VE Day Celebrations in London, May 1945
A flag seller does a roaring trade offering Allied flags for sale during the VE Day celebrations in London on 8th May 1945

Silver Wedding Anniversary of King and Queen
General view of the interior of St. Pauls Cathedral during the Thanksgiving Service as part of the Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebrations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in April 1948. 1948

Spithead Review - Diamond Jubilee
The spectacle of thirty miles of British war ships assembled at Spithead for a Naval Review on the Solent in honour of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1897

VE Day Celebrations - Piccadilly Circus
Jubilant scenes in Piccadilly Circus in Central London as crowds celebrate VE (Victory in Europe) Day on the 8th May 1945. 1945

Coronation street tea-party
A childrens street tea-party in Edenvale Road, Fulham, London. Date: 1937

Peace Day Celebrations outside Buckingham Palace
Tanks with their guns lowered, taking part in Peace Day Celebrations outside Buckingham Palace, London. Date: 19 July 1919

Atmosphere of Coronation day, 1953
From a series of Vignettes drawn upon the Royal route in London. The illustration features the Royal Route, a bagpiper, high society spectators, and other spectators drinking tea and beer. 1953

Playing the Hohlee, Hindu Spring Festival, India
Playing the Hohlee. Holi, or Holli, is a spring festival celebrated by Hindus. The image depicts the celebrations during the festival with musicians and dancers. 1809

Celebrations on Chios - Greek Alliance
Celebrations on the Island of Chios on 11th November 1912 marking the event as Chios became part of Greece. Date: 1912

Coronation of George V - Celebrations in Bristol
Firework Show from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol to commemorate the coronation of King George V on 6th May 1910. Date: 1910

Czech Troops - Bastille Day Parade, Paris, France
Parade of the Czechoslovakian flag in the 4th year of the start of the 1st World War on the 14th July Bastille Day Parade - Allied Parade. Date: 1918

Radio set up in Castleford church, Yorkshire
An Ultra radio set up in Hightown Parish Church, Castleford, Yorkshire, so that the congregation can follow the celebrations for the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Date: 1935

Silver Jubilee
ELIZABETH II with Prince Philip, waving to crowds from a car during the Jubilee celebrations Date: 1977

Enthusiasm on the eve of King Faruks wedding
Police keeping the eager populace at bay during one of King Faruks many public appearances in Cairo prior to his marriage to Farida, the daughter of Yussuf Pasha Zulficar

The royal couple acknowledge Cairos ovation
King Faruk and his Queen standing together on the balcony of the palace; only one of their many appearances to satisfy the demands of the loyal Cairenes

Public celebrations at the royal wedding
Public entertainments in Cairo to celebrate the royal wedding of King Faruk to Farida. Military bands played in public parks and native quarters

A busy time for the police: King Faruks wedding
Attempting to hold at bay the people that thronged round the Abdin Palace and nearly penetrated the courtyard. The Sphere reports that, " The crowds were good-humoured enough

Car jumpers escort Nahas Pasha to the royal wedding
Cairos youth escort Nahas Pasha, the recently deposed premier, when he returned to the city for the royal wedding of King Faruk to Queen Farida

Palemon kisses Ondine and dies in her arms
Palemon kisses Ondine, despite knowing that this will be fatal, and dies in her arms. Illustration to a fairytale by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, first published 1812

Australian Commonwealth celebrations
The inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1st January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia

Newcastle boat race
The start of a boat race during the George Stephenson centenary celebrations in Newcastle

The Queens birthday at Cairo
British troops saluting the flag during the Queens birthday celebrations in Cairo. The British garrison held a birthday parade

The conservatories at Chiswick House
Wealthy Victorians enjoy the hospitality of the Duke of Devonshire as part of his fete celebrations at Chiswick House

Banquet in the Imperial Pavilion
The banquet hosted by the Duke of Devonshire as part of his fete celebrations at Chiswick House

Parade down Whitehall - WW2 victory celebrations
Parade down Whitehall in Central London during victory celebrations to mark the end of the Second World War. Naval officers and ratings can be seen marching

Maginot line WWII
First photograph of the British and French together on the Maginot line, preparing to drink a toast to the New Year during World War II

The Republic of Ireland proclaimed: saluting the GPO
The troops of the new Eire salute as they pass the General Post Office, where the Easter rebels of 1916 proclaimed the Republic, 33 years earlier

Centenary celebrations of the Romanof in Moscow
The imperial family, Empress Alexandra, Tsar Nicolas II and Tsarevich Alexis on the arms of a Cossack, welcomed by crowds at the Kremlin. The celebrations of the centenary of the Romanof in Moscow

Imperial Choir performing at the Crystal Palace
The Imperial Choir performing in a concert at the Crystal Palace, south London. This 4500-voice choir was founded by Charles A. E. Harriss in 1909, and was made up of several large London choirs

Easter Masquers
Easter entertainers entertain at a small party

Harry Price and C. E. M. Joad on the Brocken
Photograph of Harry Price and C.E. M. Joad examining the preparations for the reproduction of a magical scene in connection with the Goethe Centenary celebrations on the Brocken, 18 June 1932

Fountains of Trafalgar Square lit with blue to welcome birth
The fountains of Trafalgar Square in London lit blue for a boy to celebrate the birth of Prince Charles on 14th November 1948

Dancing children
A group of five children in spring like attire dance and play musical instruments

Children dancing
A group of five children wearing matching lilac spring time outfits dance, skip and play musical instruments

Trafalgar Square lion
View of one of the lions at the foot of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square, Central London, at the time of the Nelson Centenary Celebrations

Empire Day in Wandsworth, London
Empire Day celebrations in Wandsworth, south west London. Empire Day was celebrated between 1904 and 1958 to commemorate Queen Victorias birthday

Celebration of the fall of Port Arthur
Japanese businessmen celebrate the Fall of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War at Hibya Park, Tokyo. The Russians surrendered Port Arthur to the Japanese after nearly a years siege

Celebrating victory, 1918
Women riding in a car with American soldiers celebrating the end of World War I in 1918

Celebrating victory, 1918
French and American soldiers celebrating victory at the end of the First World War

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance: celebrations in Japan
The triumphal arch erected at Nagasaki in honour of the Alliance. The arch, which was covered with foliage, bore appropriate mottoes in English and Japanese

Moslem Zeal in Jerusalem
A sword brandishing orator in a procession near Jerusalem, during the Nebi Musa Feast celebrations which coincided with Christian Easter festivities

Twelfth Night Entertainment at the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum
Inmates of the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, a pioneering institution for the Victorian age which operated a non-restraint policy

Harrods, London, 1924
Illustration showing Harrods department store, Knightsbridge, London in 1924, during the companys 75th anniversary celebrations

Celebrations in Glasgow after the Relief of Mafeking, 1900
Series of illustrations showing the celebrations in Glasgow which took place when the news of the relief of Mafeking, during the Boer War, reached the city, 1900

Harrods Diamond Jubilee, 1909
Illustration showing a number of scenes and figures at the department store, Harrods Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1909. Mr. R

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