Cheering Collection

Tour De France 1930
A group of Italian riders

Spangles Coronation advertisement
Lovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953

VE Day. Outside Buckingham Palace
Crowds seen cheering and waving outside the gates of Buckingham Palace on May 8th 1945 (VE Day)

Nelsons last signal at Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
At the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, Nelson gives his famous last signal England expects that every man will do his duty

MUSSOLINI SAVES EUROPE
Mussolini returns from Munich to be applauded as the salvatore della pace who has saved Europe from imminent conflagration. Date: 1938

Royal Procession passing the London Hospital, Whitechapel
Crowds cheering Queen Victoria as she drives in a carriage through Whitechapel during one of her Golden Jubilee progresses

Winston Churchill arriving in America, 1943
In 1943 Winston Churchill went to America - and gave his famous V for Victory sign to sailors as he disembarked. Date: 1943

Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886), rescuing the body of Lieut. Eardley-Wilmot during the Ashanti War (1873-74) from a sketch by the officer of the expedition

Batgers Crackers
A girl in a yellow party frock and matching hat slides down a staircase on a tea tray while a motley group of revellers in fancy dress cheer her on

The Winning Jockey
The winning jockey celebrates with his girl in the winners enclosure. Illustration from The Merry Duchess Valse music sheet

Dundee's enthusiasm - Churchill after victory at polls
Winston Churchill, his car surrounded by rejoicing crowds, returns to his hotel after winning the Dundee by-election in 1908. Note the Votes for Women placard in the background. Date: May 1908

Comic Postcard - Greyhound Racing - The hares run by electricity, Bill Is it? I wish they d give the blinkin dorg I backed a few shocks then!. Date: 1926

Birthday Card design - Men playing football with some fans on the touchline supporting their side. Date: circa 1950

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Advance to Victory! Date: circa mid-1970s

Shipyard workers cheering King Edward VIII in Glasgow
Shipyard workers cheering King Edward VIII on his visit to inspect the RMS Queen Mary in Glasgow Date: 1936

Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart
The Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, proclaimed at Perth, 1745 Date: 1745

Welcome home from the far south: the hero of the moment

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

Performers emerge from the water tank, London Hippodrome
Horses and riders, performing in the water jump hunting scene at the London Hippodrome, emerge from the tank to cheers from the enthusiastic audience. Date: 1901

Prince Arthur at Leeds, declaring Roundhay Park open
Visit of Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught to Leeds in September 1872. Pictured here declaring Roundhay Park open. 1872

Expeditionary Corps at Queretaro
The entrance of the French expeditionary forces in the town of Queretaro. Soldiers march down the street as crowds of people line the street and surrounding buildings, waving and throwing their hats

Front cover of The Illustrated London News, 18 August 1849
Front cover of The Illustrated London News for 18th August 1849 featuring an engraving of Queen Victorias visit to the Linen Hall in Belfast during her tour of Ireland

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers FA Cup semi-final at Leicester
A jolly crowd of football fans at the Leicester ground for the semi-final of the Football Association cup between Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal in March 1928

MUSSOLINI / GENEVA / 1938
In Genova, Mussolini speaks to the people from a podium shaped like a ship. Date: 1938

British armour enter Belgium, one of the first tanks passing through the village of Antoing on the Western Front during World War II Date: September 1944

The General Election - The Candidates Vision
Comic Postcard series - The General Election - The Candidates Vision. The glorious reception given to Josh Binks M.P. 1908

Mayor of Shrewsbury at Celebration of Empire Day
The Mayor of Shrewsbury, T. Corbett Esq. at Celebration of Empire Day, 1907, at the Shropshire and West Midland Show Ground. 1907

British soldiers celebrating after Battle of St. Eloi
Cheering British soldiers and officers of the Northumberland Fusiliers after the battle of St. Eloi

Royal Barge - Henley
The Royal barge passes a cheering crowd of spectators and rowers Date: 1914

Armistice Day, November 11 1918 by Fortunino Matania
King and People in the Streets of London, Armistice Day, November 11, 1918

Racing scene on a greetings card -- a competition between a horse and a bicycle, with cheering spectators. circa 1890s

General Kassem, Prime Minister of Iraq addressing the crowds
The uprising in Northern Iraq: General Kassem, the Prime Minister of Iraq, acknowledging cheering crowds from the roof of the Defence Ministry in Baghdad on 9th March 1959

Northumberland Fusiliers resting at St. Eloi, WW1
Officers and men of the famous " Fighting Fifth" (the Northumberland Fusiliers) taken immediately after the battle at St. Eloi

Royal Wedding 1919 - leaving Westminster Abbey
Princess Patricia of Connaught and her new husband, Captain Alexander Ramsay depart Westminster Abbey after their marriage in an open top carriage and wave to a vast cheering crowd. Date: 1919

Queen Elizabeth II in Washington, USA, 1951
Princess Elizabeth is greeted by flag-waving crowds as she walks through Washington DC following her tour of Canada in 1951. Date: 1951

Captain Arthur Phillip raising the English flag at Sydney, Australia, marking the foundation of New South Wales of which he becomes the first Governor

King George VI and the Men of the Future - Southwold
King George VI (1895-1952) (pictured whilst still Duke of York at his Southwold Camp, Suffolk) with the Men of the Future to shape the Nation... Date: 1935

Wiltshires cheering during great advance, WW1. 1914-1918

Dirt track rider, 1930s
A dirt track rider motorcycling at speed past a group of cheering boys. Date: 1932

Rugby crowd in Gold Flake advertisement
Advertisement for Willss Gold Flake cigarettes, showing a crowd (comprised entirely of male spectators) cheering at a rugby match. 1930

Racehorse Bahram wins the triple crown at the Saint Leger
Racehorse Bahram pictured at the finish of the St. Leger, with prince Aly Khan pictured below leading his fathers horse after its win. Date: 1935

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon cheered at McVitie and Price
Front cover of The Sphere featuring a photograph of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, being cheered by employees during a visit to the works of Messrs

Steps of Liberty Hall, Dublin, tramways strike 1913
Tramwaymen strikers cheering outside Liberty Hall, Dublin, the headquarters of the Transport Workers Union, 1913. 1913

VE Day celebrations: crowds in Whitehall
A page from The Illustrated London News, showing the crowds cheering Winston Churchill on the balcony of the Ministry of Health on VE-Day afternoon

Snap Playing Card - Man with penny whistle. circa 1910s

Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Back the Footballers Daughter. circa 1930s

Cartoon, The Queen and the Bar (Gaiety). Queen Victoria rides past the Gaiety Theatre, London, in an open carriage. 1882

King George V and Queen Mary of Teck
His Majesty King George V and Queen Mary and cheered by enthusiastic crowds as they drive through London in their carriage. Date: circa 1930

1857 Mutiny / Captured Gun
Fusiliers bringing captured guns into camp. Date: 1857

Cartoon, German communique, WW1
Cartoon, German communique, a satirical comment on a German claim that their squadron has sunk a Russian torpedo boat with the loss of 15, 000 lives

Cartoon, Middlesex Election, 1804, a Long Pull, a Strong Pull, and a Pull All together, by James Gillray

Men of the Australian Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1
Men of the Australian Navy, on board the HMAS Sydney, cheering and crying as the defeated and sinking German cruiser Emden turned to run ashore

How I Saw the Gold Cup by Tony Sarg, Ascot humour
A vertically-challenged gentleman with binoculars at the ready struggles to get any sort of view of the Gold Cup at Ascot. Date: 1914

Celebrating the royal wedding at the Hotel Cecil, 1923
A large group of revellers on the dancefloor at the Hotel Cecil, Strand, London pose for a cheery photograph as they celebrate the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York in April 1923

Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Lounge of Chateaux Bougival
Friday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse

Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Chateaux Bougival
Friday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse

Vancouver Scouts cheering their visitors, Canada
Vancouver Scouts cheering their visitors, holding their hats up on sticks, Canada. Date: 20th century

Enthusiastic Russians at the beginning of World War I
When Austria declared war on Serbia, Russia ordered a partial mobilisation of her army. Germany demanded that the Czar countermand this mobilisation within 12 hours, but this was rejected by Russia

Belgian Brigade enter Brussels, WW2
The Belgian Brigade enter Brussels towards the end of the Second World War, welcomed by cheering civilians in the Rue Royale. Date: 1944

Combermere Scout Troop (1st Barbados) at the Presentation of the Kings Flag for 1914. Cheering the Patron, Commissioner and Visitors. Date: 1914

Cheering a hospital ship, World War One
British people cheering a hospital ship on its way across the Channel in 1914. Date: 1914

War greeted with enthusiasm in Berlin
In front of the Royal Palace in Berlin, news that war has broken out between Austria-Hungary and Serbia is greeted with enthusiasm

King George V cheered by troops in France, WW1
King George V, attended by his staff, cheered by troops in billets " somewhere in France" during a visit to the Front in 1916. Date: 1916

Scottish officers celebrate New Years Day, WW1
Scottish officers celebrating New Years Day on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

King George V with troops, Western Front, WW1
King George V saluting troops on a visit to the Western Front during World War One. Some of the men are holding their caps in the air and cheering, while others are saluting. Date: circa 1916

King George V meeting troops, Western Front, WW1
King George V meeting troops on a visit to the Western Front during World War One. The men are holding their caps in the air and cheering. Date: circa 1916

1902 Coronation - In the Crowd, a friend in need
Little Binks wouldn t have seen anything if he had not fortunately run across his friend Longley, of the Guards

1937 Coronation - Cheering throngs at the Palace
The astonishing spectacle outside Buckingham Palace after King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had driven through the gates and the crowd had surged on to the vast space below the windows

Londoners in Trafalgar Square on outbreak of WW1
Londoners cheering in Trafalgar Square when the news broke that Germany had rejected the British ultimatum, and that the two countries were therefore at war. Date: 4 August 1914

German and Austrian troops setting off for WW1
German and Austrian troops setting off with great optimism and enthusiasm at the beginning of the First World War. Date: 1914

Armistice Day in London 1918
Women waving Union flags and cheering on Armistice Day 1918 at the end of World War One. Date: 11th November 1918

1902 Coronation - In the Crowd, self-sacrifice
Jones saw nothing himself, but his wife had an excellent view. A selfless husband holds his wife aloft so she can see above the crowd to watch the Coronation Procession of King Edward VII. Date: 1902

Germans outside German Consulate General, WW1
Germans cheering outside the German Consulate General in Bedford Place, London, on the declaration of war. Date: August 1914

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1900 - blind women cheer
Inmates of the National Institute and Molyneux Asylum for the blind cheering Queen Victoria as she passed towards the city gates, as part of her royal visit to Ireland. Date: April 1900

Mitchell Hedges off exploring again, 1926
Archaeologist and explorer Mr

MORRIS MEN
Morris Men cheering people up in the middle of an English village! Date: late 1940s

Brazzaville, Congo - arrival of French General de Gaulle
Brazzaville, Congo - the arrival of French General Charles de Gaulle at this former French Colony on 24th October 1940. Date: 1940

WWI - King George receives a greeting from the troops
WWI - King George V, whilst visting the front, receives a greeting from the troops and returns their cheers with a salute. Date: circa 1916

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LCC-LFB Firefighters cheering (hip-hip-hooray)
Officers and firefighters give three cheers for the Annual Reviews Inspecting Officer, Lord Snell of Plumstead, Chairman of the London County Council

Return of the guards from the Crimea, street sketch
Return of the Grenadier guards from the Crimean War, a street sketch in London with the guards being greeted enthusiastically by civilians

North Lancashire Regiment cheer their return to war
An inspiring picture showing the men of the the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment cheering gaily when ordered to take their turn in the trenches. Date: circa 1915

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