Ceremony Collection (#22)

Graduation Parade, Turner Field, Albany, Georgia, USA
Graduation Parade, US Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Turner Field, Albany, Georgia, USA. Date: 1941

Foundation stone laying at Pratt, Kansas, USA
Foundation stone laying ceremony for a Freemasons Lodge at Pratt, Kansas, USA. Date: 1912

A traditional Japanese wedding scene. The priest stands in the centre, accompanied by his two assistants in the foreground

Japan - A girl making ceremonial tea. Date: 1932

Girls in Japan being instructed in chanoyu or tea ceremony
Girls in Japan being instructed in chanoyu or the tea ceremony. Knowledge of the behavious involved in this is thought essential for every well-educated Japanese girl. Date: 1932

Japanese men carry a Shinto Mikoshi portable shrine. Date: 1932

Japanese children carry small Shinto Mikoshi portable shrine Date: 1932

The making of the Lord Mayor
Scenes relating to the Lord Mayors Show in London, showing the dragon emblem of the City of London, the Lord Mayors chair

Cartoon, Wife & No Wife, or, A trip to the Continent, by James Gillray. Showing the secret marriage believed to have taken place between the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and Mrs Fitzherbert

Captains Regent, Republic of San Marino, Italy
Solemn entrance of the Captains Regent (heads of state), Republic of San Marino, Italy, 1 October 1929. Elected every six months, they were at this date Ezio Balducci and Aldo Busignani. Date: 1929

Belgian National Day ceremony, 21st July 1856
Ceremony in the Place Saint-Joseph, Brussels on Belgian National Day, which is celebrated on 21st July each year. The festival commemorates an event on 21st July 1831 in which Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg

WW1 - US Military marching through London, 1917
WW1 - The US Military arrive in the UK and parade through the streets of London. Marching up from Big Ben, and waving the American flag with pride

WW1 - Guynemer with flag of first air group, Longvic, Dijon
WW1 - Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894-1917) was a top fighter ace for France during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death

Spaatz, Carl, in 1940 ceremony -later Officer Commanding US 8th Air Force

Sikorsky S-44A launch ceremony 17 Jan 1942

Burial of the unknown French soldier in Paris
The unknown French soldier (Poilu) buried in Paris - the procession nearing the Arc de Triomphe where the body was interred

Sphere cover cutting inscription on tomb of unknown warrior
Cutting the inscription on the grave of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey after the nave of the Abbey was closed to the public after six days of queues passing through to pay their respects

The Cenotaph unveiled, 1920
Page from The Sphere reporting on the unveiling of the Cenotaph in Whitehall by King George V on 11 November 1920. A temporary structure of wood

Sphere cover - King places wreath on unknown warrior coffin
Front cover of The Sphere showing King George V placing a wreath on the coffin of the body of the unknown warrior as it passed the cenotaph on its journey to Westminster Abbey where it would be

Sphere cover - Unknown Warrior number, 1920
Front cover of The Sphere magazine with a colour illustration depicting the coffin containing the body of the unknown warrior, covered in the union flag

Two minutes silence at Mansion House, 1920
Crowds observing the two minutes silence on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920, outside Mansion House in the City of London. Date: 1920

VCs filing past tomb of the Unknown Warrior
A hundred winners of the Victoria Cross filing past the grave of the Unknown Warrior after the burial service in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. Date: 1920

Noble bride from Norway All the women ceremony
Noble bride from Norway. All the women ceremony wear garlands of flowers and leaves, 16th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Ceremony at a German tribal meeting Men wearing
Ceremony at a German tribal meeting. Men wearing wreaths, animal skins and antlers.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal

Holy communion ceremony, 12th century.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834

Divorce ceremony between natives of Canada.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Wedding ceremony between natives of Canada.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Marriage ceremony of the people of Senegal.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Australian aborigine funeral ceremony from Port Jackson.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Funeral ceremony of a top Lama in Tibetan Buddhism.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Great Drumhead Service for soldiers, St. Pauls Cathedral
Arthur Winnington-Ingram, the Bishop of London, conducting a service in May 1915 from the steps of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, attended by 3000 soldiers. Torrents of rain fell during the ceremony

The Brunswick Christening by Fortunino Matania
The christening ceremony in Brunswick Cathedral of Prince Ernest Augustus, the baby son of Duke and Duchess of Brunswick and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II

A page from The Illustrated London News, 28th November 1857
A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 28th November 1857, reporting on the history of the British empire in India

Prince Albert opens Art Treasures Exhibition
The opening ceremony of the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester. The exhibition was held in an iron and glass structure, similar to the Crystal Palace, in the Old Trafford area of the city

King George V, places first wreath on the Cenotaph
On 11th November 1919, the first anniversary of Armistice day, the Britsh nation, in reponse to an invitation by King George V

Gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa
A large gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa, with a special investiture ceremony taking place. Date: 20th century

Interior of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool
King George V opened the Mersey Tunnel called Queensway on 18 July 1934, arranging to drive in the tunnel. Exclusively for vehicles, connecting Liverpool with Birkenhead under the River Mersey

MARIUS PICTOR (1852-1924). Red sunset, fine morning. 1882-1902. Symbolism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 d Orsay (Orsay Museum)

Ceremonial scene 981. Painting on silk. Chinese art. Painting. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: CHINA. NORTH WEST. Dunhuang

LOUIS XVI of France (1754-1793). King of France (1774-1792). Coronation of Louis XVI. Arrival of the King to Reims for the consecration ceremony on June 11, 1775. Engraving. FRANCE

Rejouissances des mexicains, au commencement du siecle (The rejoicing of Mexicans at the start of the Century). Celebration of the beginning of Aztec century, consisting of a 52-year cycle

Gold ceremonial mask. Calima art. Jewelry. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Urn. Biconical ossuary, 8-9th c. BC. Etruscan art. Jewelry. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia

Marriage contract (ketubbah) between Abraham, son of Mussa and Yahya Salem al-Cohen al- Araqi, and Rumiyyeh, daughter of Abraham Salem al-Sheikh al-Levi. Sana a, Yemen, 1794

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. S. Sarandon, R. Gere
SPAIN. Donostia. US actors Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere present their film Arbitrage during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony, on September 21, 2012

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. S. Sarandon, N. Jarecki
SPAIN. Donostia. US actress Susan Sarandon and US director Nicholas Jarecki present their film Arbitrage during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony, on September 21

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. Jorge Drexler
SPAIN. Donostia. President of the jury of Horizontes Latinos section, Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler, takes part during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. Christine Vachon
SPAIN. Donostia. President of the jury of the official section, director Christine Vachon, takes part during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony, on September 21, 2012

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