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Queen Victoria leaving Leeds Town HallThe visit of Queen Victoria to Leeds : Her Majesty leaving the Town Hall after the inaugural ceremony in the interior. A guard of honour are in the foreground of the picture
Flogging Judas IscariotEaster ceremony on board a Portugese ship in the London docks showing the sailors flogging a dummy Judas Iscariot. Date: 1876
Two European girls dressed as Geishas playing music (on a Shamisen-style instrument) during the tea ceremony. Date: circa 1910s
Two European girls dressed as Geishas enact the Tea Ceremony Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Three Geisha Girls playing traditional instruments - two on drums and one playing the Shamisen. Date: circa 1904
Sri Lanka - Colombo - Hindu Juggernaut ProcessionHindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)
Japanese woman O-koto-san takes tea with her friend O-Hana-San. Date: circa 1910
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Midwife assist with babyJapanese Wedding Ceremony series - A Midwife assists with bathing the firstborn baby (first parturition). Date: circa 1910s
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Motherhood - the Mother cherishing her Baby. Date: circa 1910s
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - After the ceremony, the bride heads off to bed with sweet hope ! Date: circa 1910s
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Changing wedding dressJapanese Wedding Ceremony series - The bride changing her wedding dress (Shiromuku) for another ceremonial dress, mostly embroidered silk. Date: circa 1910s
Indian Durbar - Delhi - Governor General Lord HardingeIndian Durbar - Delhi during the rule of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1858-1944), Governor General and Viceroy of India (1910-1916). Date: 1912
China - Chinese Festivals - Mandarins and High Officials Date: circa 1908
Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Tsam ceremonyEastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Buddhist Tsam ceremony amongst the Buryat People to exorcise evil which consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content
Vietnam - Elaborate Funeral Hearse. Date: circa 1950s
Hong Kong - China - Chinese Couple just married - The bride does not uncover her face until the very last minute, when the groom sees her for the first time. circa 1906
China - Shanghai - Festival Procession of giant figuresChina - Shanghai - Festival (or Funeral) Procession down the street of giant figures on wheeled carts. Date: circa 1920s
China - Shanghai - Chinese Funeral Procession with Dragon model carried aloft before the funerary bier. Date: circa 1950s
Chinese Funeral Procession, Shanghai, China Date: circa 1950s
Lamas perform Divinity Dance, Darjeeling, West Bengal, IndiaTibetan Buddhist Lamas perform a Divinity Dance, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India Date: circa 1910s
Japanese Geisha Ensemble with Musical Instruments (including bells and Shamisen), performing on a staging on the seafront. The tea ceremony appears to be occurring at the same time. Date: 1902
Thessaloniki, Greece - Inauguration of the Ottoman Bank. Date: circa 1895
Thessaloniki, Greece - Circumcision ceremony - Young Turks. Date: circa 1899
Thessaloniki, Greece - Konak during a FestivalThessaloniki, Greece - The Konak (Palace of Justice) during a Festival. Date: 1904
Participants in female circumcision ceremony, AfricaParticipants in a female circumcision ceremony line up in Ubangi-Shari (Oubangi Chari), a French colony in central Africa, now part of the Central African Republic
You need a... and you know itComic Postcard - You need a... and you know it ! A lucky groom about to enjoy the ebenfits of marraige to a pretty young girl. Date: 1911
Turkish Zeibek Wedding - Istanbul, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1906
The Baptism of Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Spanish heirThe Baptism of Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, RE (1907-1938) - heir apparent to the throne of Spain from 1907 to 1931. His Father King Alfonso XIII can be seen in the left background. Date: 1907
The Delhi Coronation Durbar - King Emperor at Kings GateThe Delhi Coronation Durbar on 12th December 1911 - The State entry of the King Emperor through the Kings Gate. Date: 1911
Opening Ceremony of the Hamidiye Fountain, ThessalonikiThe inauguration ceremony of the Hamidiye Fountain, Thessaloniki, Greece. Named after His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdulhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans
Hamidiye Fountain Inaugurated - Thessaloniki, Greece (when still Salonika under Turkish control). Date: circa 1901
Vietnam - Tonkin Province - Group of children on fete day Date: circa 1910s
Ceremony of the Sword - King George V - Silver JubileeThe Ceremony of the Sword - part of the procession of the Lord Mayors Show - seen here at George Vs silver jubilee in 1935. The Lord Mayor of London passes the sword to the sovereign. Date: 1935
The Turin Exposition of 1911 - Opening Ceremony. The guest of honour was King Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III) and his wife Elena of Montenegro. Date: 1911
Coronation Durbar, Delhi - General View including King George Vs Pavilion - 12th December 1911. Date: 1911
The State Opening of the Great British Parliament - House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, London, England Date: circa 1959
Delhi Durbar - King George V and Queen MaryThe Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) presenting themselves to their people
Unveiling of War Memorial by Earl Haig, Alloa, Scotland. A painted bronze sculpture by Pilkington Jackson on a substantial cylindrical stone pedestal
Princess Alexandra of Denmark launches the HMS QueenPrincess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) (wife of King Edward VII) - Queen consory of the United Kingdom and British Dominions - Empress consort of India (1901-1910)
Burgmote Horns - these beautiful horns of hammered and embossed bronze belong to the Corportations of Canterbury and Dover
Ferdinand de Leseps and the Khedive of Egypt open Suez CanalFerdinand de Leseps (1805-1894) and Isma il Pasha (Ismail the Magnificent) (18301895), the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan open the Suez Canal on 17th November, 1869. Date: 1869
Royal visit to Edinburgh (1 / 3)Royal visit to Edinburgh - July 1911. The arrival of King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Royal visit to Edinburgh (2 / 3)Royal visit to Edinburgh - July 1911. The departure of King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) from St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Franco-Russian Alliance - Troop Manoeuvres at BethenyOn September 19th, 1901 manoeuvres (as part of the Franco-Russian alliance) took place on the Betheny Plain (near Reims, France), involving the participation of 120
Vietnam - Hue - Nam-Giao Festival - Traditional MusicTraditional Music being performed on the 2nd Mound at the Nam Giao Festival, Hue, Vietnam - a ceremony held in honour of the earth and sky. Date: circa 1926
Vietnam - Hue - Nam-Giao Festival - FlautistsParade of Flautists at the Nam Giao Festival, Hue, Vietnam - a ceremony held in honour of the earth and sky. Date: circa 1926
The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The Maharajah of Benares bows before The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) Date: 1911
Presenting Colours - Worcestershire RGMT, BermudaPresenting Colours to the Worcestershire Regiment, Bermuda Date: circa 1910
