Ceremony Collection (page 7)

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

The Coronation of King George VI - The Homage
circa 1910s

Huge crowd, ceremony, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: Huge crowd, ceremony, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Ceremonial dancers, Whirling Dervishes Turkey
19th century vintage photograph: Ceremonial dancers, Whirling Dervishes Turkey

View of the ancient town of Siena, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: View of the ancient town of Siena, Italy

Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon Sri Lanka

Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy

Ceremonial river bathing, Ganges? India
19th century vintage photograph: Ceremonial river bathing, probably River Ganges India

Unveiling of Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920
George V seen standing close to the newly rebuilt Cenotaph in Whitehall, London at 11 oclock. As Big Ben begins to chime, the king presses the electric button releasing the two Union Jacks which

Making a vessel of smoke for a dead Empress: burning the boat designed to carry the spirit of the late Empress Dowager Cixi of China across the river separating it from the heavenly Nirvana

The moment of the unveiling of the Cenotaph on Armistice Day, 11th November 1920. One of the great Union Jacks slipping down just after King George V set the apparatus in motion as the first note

King placing his tribute at the Cenotaph, London 1920
After the two minute silence King George V laying a wreath down on the newly opened Cenotaph, Whitehall, London. 11th November 1920

Unknown Warrior procession going to Westminster Abbey 1920
Various photographs of the Unknown Warrior travelling on a gun-carriage pulled by six black horses to Westminster Abbey, London with crowds of people watching. 11th November 1920

Unknown Warrior procession through London 1920
Various photographs of the Unknown Warrior travelling through the centre of London with crowds of people watching. 11th November 1920

George V putting wreath on Unknown Warriors coffin 1920
King George V putting a wreath on the Unknown Warriors coffin, just before unveiling of Cenotaph, War Memorial in Whitehall, London. 1920

The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 3). Full page scan. Unknown Warrior at the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920 1920

The Sphere Unknown Warrior Special Supplement (Page 1). Full page scan. The Warriors Pilgrimage, Armistice Day 1920. Top picture shows the destroyer Verdun coming alongside the Admiralty Pier at

War leaders as pall bearers of the Unknown Warrior
At the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920. The twelve war leaders as pall bearers for the coffin of the Unknown Warrior: left to right Sir Hedworth Meux, Earl Beatty, Sir Henry Jackson

Margaret Finchs cottage
View of Margaret Finchs cottage on Gipsy Hill in 1808. She was called Queen of the Gypsies. She died in 1740 and was buried at Beckenham Parish Church where she had for many years sat at the Lych

Sir Robert Borden unveils Canadian Memorial - Cliveden
In Cliveden Woods, Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Canada, unveils a memorial to Canadian officers and men who died at the Red Cross Hospital at Taplow

Historical views of Syria. Ruins of the city of Palmyra or Tadmor in the Desert 70, the bazaar in Aleppo 71, and weaver working on a damask loom in Damascus 72

Historical views of China. View of the Great Wall of China 25, street scene in a Chinese town with shopkeepers and customers 26, and workers gathering leaves from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis 27

Medieval knights in armour on horseback under a portcullis
Medieval knights in armour on horseback at a castle gate with portcullis watching an unknown knight approach. Sir Ethelbert meets Alan

English gentleman carried in a sedan chair for an election
English gentleman carried in a sedan chair through the rotten borough of Grapple Town during an election for parliament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron
English Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay

King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour, September 3, 1821. Departure of the King & unconsolable grief of the Hibernians

King Henry V of England boarding Trinity at Southampton
King Henry V of England boarding the Trinity at Southampton, 10 August 1415. The king in crown, helm and suit of armor. Knights in plate armor with comical helmets

Costumes of Count Ernst IV von Gleichen and his wives
Costumes of Count Ernst IV von Gleichen with his first wife Ingeborg and second wife Margaretha, 13th century. Graf Ernst von Gleichen. From the effigy in Erfurt cathedral

Six of the Queens Horses in Queen Victorias coronation
Six of the Queens Horses in rich trappings and led by grooms. Viscount, Midnight, Comus, Robin, Beauty, and Leopold. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State

Royal Huntsmen, Yeoman, Prickers and Foresters in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Mexico in
Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Mexico, Colonel Almonte, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Squadron of Life Guards cavalry in Queen Victoria s
Squadron of Life Guards cavalry in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony

Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Sweden in
Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Sweden, Baron Rehausen, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Portugal in
Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Portugal, Chevalier Rebelho de Carvalho, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State

Officers of the Yeoman of the Guard in Queen Victoria s
The Clerk of the Cheque (Senior Exon or officer), Ensign and Lieutentant of the Yeoman of the Guard in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister, Baron Munchhausen, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion

Knight Marshal and Marshalmen in Queen Victoria s
Sir Charles Lamb, Knight Marshal on horseback, followed by Marshalmen in scarlet coat, blue trousers and shako, in ranks of four in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Carriage of the Saxon minister, M. de Gersdorff, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Carriage of the Greek Minister in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of the Greek Minister, Prince Michael Soutzo, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion

Carriage of the Sardinian minister in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of the Sardinian minister, Count de Pollon, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Carriage of the Spanish minister, Chevalier de Aguilar, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion

Carriage of the Minister from the United States in
Carriage of the Minister from the United States, Mr. Stevenson, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Carriage of the Minister from the Netherlands, M. Dedel, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Carriage of the Brazilian minister, M. Galvao, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Carriage of the Danish minister, Baron Blome, in
Carriage of the Danish minister, Adolf Friedrich Baron Blome, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Carriage of the Bavarian minister, Baron Cetto, in
Carriage of the Bavarian minister, August Baron de Cetto, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Junior Exons of Yeoman of the Guard in Queen Victoria s
Junior Exons (officers) of the Yeoman of the Guard on horseback in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Carriage of the Prussian minister, Baron Bulow, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

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