Celebrations Collection (page 2)

The Nelson centenary celebrations in Dublin 1905
The Nelson pillar at Dublin covered in bunting in honour of Nelson a hundred years after his death on 21 October 1805. Date: 1905

The phrase Vive la France formed by British sailors to welcome their French counterparts at Whale Island in 1905. Following the Entente Cordiale agreement of 1904

Symbolising the true spirit of the peace celebrations, the Cenotaph in Whitehall to "The glorious dead" Sir Douglas Haig (left foreground) saluting as he rode by. Date: 19 July 1919

Troops marching in triumph through the dense crowds of people, passing the Admiralty Arch on the way to the saluting-base, to celebrate the end of World War One. Date: 19 July 1919

During a hot day at Embankment, London, young children gathering round a public water fountain during the celebrations of the Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Date: July 1897

Victory Parade in London 1940
Victory of the Battle of the River Plate, where HMS Ajex, Exerter Achilles fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939, as the first naval battle of the Second World War

DEATH/MOURNING/PERU
Popular celebrations of the Day of the Dead at Cuzco - women weep, sing, dance and pour spirits over the remains of their dead Date: 1873

Grantham Coronation celebrations 1937
Celebrations in a Grantham back street for the coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth as King and Queen of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1937 Date: 1937

Main Street, Labour Day, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Date: circa 1905

Street celebrations, Paris, France
Thronged street in Paris during public celebrations - people sit at cafe tables, and couples dance. Date: circa 1930s

The Bourse (Stock Exchange) at Alexandria, Egypt, illuminated to celebrate the anniversary of Fuad Is ascension as Sultan Of Egypt in 1917. Date: 1918

WW2 - Victory Celebrations in Paris, France - the first night of peace for Paris - L Opera illuminated. Date: 1945

WW2 - An enthusiastic crowd of celebrating Parisians fill the Champs Elysees until dawn. Date: 1945

WW2 - From the Madeleine to Place de la Concorde, Parisians cheer the French and Allied Soldiers. Date: 1945

WW2 - In front of L Opera, decorated with the flags of the Allies, the crowd roars its enthusiasm. Date: 1945

WW2 - The population of Paris invade the Boulevards in frenzy of joyous excitement. Date: 1945

WW2 - After announcing the Victory, General de Gaulle is acclaimed by the crowd and salutes the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Date: 1945

WW2 - At 3pm on the 8th May, 1945 - a bugler sounds the ceasefire at the Hotel de Ville, Paris, surrounded by celebrating Parisians. Date: 1945

WW II - paper covering pavements London VJ Day
Vintage World War II photograph - paper covering the pavements of central London following VJ Day celebrations, Jaapanese surrender

Christmas scene by Cecil Aldin
Mischievous children seated at the front of a stagecoach greeting everyone they pass with a snowball with their mother looking anxious at the back

Celebrating the coronation of King Edward VII - Fulham
Celebrating the coronation of King Edward VII in Fulham, West London - decorations adorning the streetside buildings and crowds gathering beneath and around a temporary arch across the street

VE Day - children celebrating
VE Day. A little girl patriotically dressed in a Union Jack dress, helps a chubby baby wave a flag. Date: 1945

VE Day - crowds at Buckingham Palace
VE Day. Huge crowds at Buckingham Palace cheering for the royal familys appearance on the balcony. Date: 1945

VE Day - crowds cheer Winston Churchill
VE Day. Aerial view of the huge crowds cheering on VE Day as Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes his progress through London. Date: 1945

VE Day - aerial view of crowds in London - Churchill
VE Day. Incredible aerial view of a multitude of people in London celebrating VE Day with mounted police parting the crowds to make way for Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Date: 1945

VE Day - celebrations in London
VE Day. Jubilant crowds waving from a balcony in London. Date: 1945

VE Day - patriotic baby
VE Day. A baby sits proudly in a pram festooned with a Union Jack flag on VE day. Date: 1945

VE Day. A group of people celebrating VE Day including an excitable terrier and a flag-waving little boy. Date: 1945

VE Day - Crowds on VE night
VE Day. Crowds in London celebrating VE night. Date: 1945

An estimated crowd of 60, 000 waiting in Parliament Square on VE Day for Prime Minister Winston Churchill to emerge on the balcony of the Ministry of Health to address people. Date: 1945

Crowds congregating in Piccadilly Circus, one of the focal points of celebrations on VE Day, 8 May 1945. Date: 1945

A VE Day party in Pontardulais, Glamorgan, a strict methodist community. The party was probably dry and there isn t much food on the table; maybe it had all been eaten but it wouldn t have been a

Locomotion by George Stephenson, 1825
Locomotion was the first locomotive engine built by George Stephenson, 1825. Shown at the Centenary celebrations. Date: 1965

Railway station at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, showing the opening celebrations. Date: 1850

Peace of Utrecht, celebrations in London, procession to St Pauls Cathedral, showing a large choir of children on stands in The Strand, singing hymns to Queen Anne

The Most Brilliant Fourth of June at Eton, 1911
Double page spread from The Sphere reporting on the traditional Fourth of June celebrations at Eton College where parents and siblings assemble at the school for speeches, food

Maud Gonne - a veteran in the Republican cause
Maude Gonne, elderly mother of Sean MacBride, Eires Foreign Minister, supported by Mrs MacBride and her son, Tiernan MacBride, as she appeared in Dublin for the Independence Day celebrations

The Midwinter Festival in Roman London at the time of the Emperor Nero as imagined by the artist, Fortunino Matania. Citizens carry offerings to the temple while a small boy stands

Regatta at Windsor in honour of Prince of Wales birthday
Regatta at Windsor, 12 August 1793, in honour of the Prince of Waless birthday. 1793

Peace Day Celebrations - Female Police in uniform WWI
Members of the new womens police in their uniform, taking part in the Peace Day march celebrations on 19th July 1919 in London following the end of World War One. Date: 19th July 1919

Peace Day Celebrations - Womens Royal Naval Service WWI
Members of Womens Royal Naval Service, know as the Wrens, with one of their officers, formed in 1917 for the First World War

Peace Day Celebrations - Womens Royal Air Force WWI
Members of the Womens Royal Air Force, an organization that rendered invaluable service in WWI, founded in 1918. Photograph showing the Wrens taking part in the Peace March on 19th July 1919

Peace Day Celebrations - Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Peace Day Celebrations
Members of Queen Marys Army Auxiliary Corps on parade. The force were called into existence to act as substitute for the soldiers who were fighting at the front. Date: 19th July 1919

Trafalgar Square, London, WW2 victory celebrations
Trafalgar Square, London, victory celebrations at the end of the Second World War. Date: 1945

Lord Cowdray and Lord Rattendone leaving for King George Vs Jubilee Levee at St Jamess Palace, London. 1935

America - Removing The Royal Arms
Colonists tearing down the royal arms from Independence Hall in celebration of American independence Date: 1776

America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain

Childrens Christmas party 1847
Little ones in high glee, the room decorated with holly and brilliantly lighted with candles. Neighbouring children come to celebrate the Christmas season

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