Crowd Collection (#50)

VE Day 1945 - Piccadilly Circus
A young man in an odd ensemble consisting of jumper, jacket, hat and shorts, clutches a bottle of something strong-looking during joyous VE Day celebrations at Piccadilly Circus in Central London

Coronation Procession, Fleet Street, London
The Coronation Procession of King George V and Queen Mary making its way along Fleet Street, London. Date: 22 June 1911

Funeral of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria
Scene at the funeral of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria (1830-1916), held in Vienna. Date: December 1916

Council of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association
Members of the Council of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association sitting in the audience at the Annual General Meeting in Aden, Yemen. 1965

VE Day Celebrations in London, May 1945
A flag seller does a roaring trade offering Allied flags for sale during the VE Day celebrations in London on 8th May 1945

Fanny Blankers-Koens reception in Amsterdam
Dutch athlete Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen was a star of the 1948 London Olympics, becoming the first woman ever to win three Olympic titles. She won the 100 and 200 metres, and the 80 metres hurdles

Polish Scouts performing at an event circa 1930s

Royal Wedding 1947 - Using periscopes
A vast crowd use periscopes as their only means of seeing the procession during the royal wedding of 1947 between Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip

Royal Wedding 1947 - appearance on balcony
Crowds waiting outside Buckingham Palace on 20 November 1947 are rewarded by an appearance by the newlyweds and other members of the royal family on the balcony. 1947

Crowded beach at New Brighton, Merseyside
A crowded beach at New Brighton, Wallasey, Merseyside, with the Tower Ballroom and a childrens fairground ride in the background. circa 1940s

Royal Wedding 1947 - police hold back crowds
A row of jovial police officers link arms to prevent the crowd surging forward during the royal wedding of 1947. Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married Prince Philip

The Duke and Duchess of York and their daughters
The Duke of York, in the uniform of a Rear-Admiral, and his wife the Duchess pass Trafalgar Square in an open Landau. Facing them are Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. 1935

Royal Wedding 1947 - Glass Coach comes down the Mall
The procession for the royal wedding of 1947 between Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten showing the Glass Coach carrying the Princess and her father travelling along the Mall. 1947

Crowds at the Royal Wedding 1947
Mounted police pictured in the middle of vast crowds of spectators, many of them holding periscopes in order to be able to see something

Arnhem prisoners launch mobile food restaurant
Three ex-officers of the Parachute Regiment, captured at Arnhem, having sunk their savings into a new idea in catering conceived in a German POW camp

VE Day Celebrations - Piccadilly Circus
Jubilant scenes in Piccadilly Circus in Central London as crowds celebrate VE (Victory in Europe) Day on the 8th May 1945. 1945

Scene during a football match, with the ball skidding across the grass and a large crowd of spectators in a stand in the background. circa 1940s

Trying to view the royal wedding, 1947
Enterprising spectators using makeshift periscopes of mirrors on sticks in an attempt to actually see something along the processional route at the royal wedding between Princess Elizabeth

Royal Wedding 1947 - procession arrives back at Palace
Scene outside Buckingham Palace by the Victoria Memorial showing coaches returning back from Westminster Abbey following the wedding of Princess Elizabeth

President Woodrow Wilson and President Poincare
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), American President, with Raymond Poincare (1860-1934), President of France, greeting the crowds outside a Paris railway station at the end of the First World War

Royal Wedding 1947 - procession in Trafalgar Square
Immense crowds fill Trafalgar Square to see the Royal Wedding procession of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Phlip, Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. 1947

Listening to royal wedding ceremony broadcast, 1947
Crowds lining the processional route for the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947

The Queen waves on a state visit to Sweden
The Queen acknowleges the cheering crowd from a balcony of the Royal Palace of Stockholm. She is with King Gustav of Sweden. Date: 1956

Royal Wedding 1947 - all night vigil
Enthusiastic spectators wrapped up warm against the cold as they spend the night sleeping on the London streets in the hope of bagging a top spot along the processional route for the royal wedding of

Come Down - Royal Wedding 1947
An overly enthusiastic spectator at the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947

American Scouts looking at badges
A man points to some badges on a sash while a group of American Scouts crowd round to look at them. circa 1960s

Guards processing on the Coronation route, 1953
This view of the Mall, from Admiralty Arch, shows files of Guards marching in formation as they near Buckingham Palace. 1953

Viewing the Coronation by hot air balloon
" NOW do you think my little transaction with the Science Museum was such a crazy idea?" An enterprising group of people enjoy the spectacle of the Coronation of 1953 from the air

Queen Elizabeth II on first day of Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh travel down the course in an open top carriage on the first day of Royal Ascot. Date: 1953

Danish royal visitors leaving Victoria Station on their way to Buckingham Palace -- state procession with a carriage containing Queen Ingrid of Denmark, Queen Elizabeth

Coronation. Opposite temporary Abbey entrance
Early morning in Queen victoria Street, the crowds gather for the long wait before the start of Coronation proceedings. A display of early 50s fashions. 1953

Coronation The empty coach passes the Abbey
The Coronation coach, which is empty, passes by the Abbey. On its way to pick up The Queen. 1953

Coronation. Canadian PMs coach arrives
A coach carrying Mr. St, Laurent, Canadian Prime Minister approches the Abbey West Door escorted by Canadian Mounted Police. 1953

Coronation. The Queen Mothers coach arrives
The Irish State coach carrying the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret arrives at the West Door of Westminster Abbey. 1953

Coronation. Pikemen arrive with drummers
A few members of the Pikemen and Liverymen of the City of London, preceded by two drummers, approach the Abbey west door. A sea of periscopes are raised in the foregrouond. 1953

Concert at the Sorbonne, Paris 1843
A concert at the large hall at the Sorbonne, Paris. Date: 1843

Royal procession leaving St Pauls Cathedral, London
The royal procession leaving St Pauls Cathedral, London, returning to Buckingham Palace after the service of dedication and official opening of the Festival of Britain

Coronation. Coach Escorts - West Door Abbey
Coaches and escorts at West door of Abbey. Commonwealth Prime Ministers 1953

Coronation. The dustman arrives
The dustman arrives to give it " the once over". Note that the temporary route liners are standing at the " present." 1953

Concert in boulevard Saint Germain, Paris 1863
A crowd gathers for a performance in the new concert room in Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris, in 1863. Date: 1863

Coronation. Earl Marshal awaits Queen Mother
The Earl Marshall, the Duke of Norfolk, waits for the arrival of H.M. The Queen Mother. 1953

Coronation. Queen Mothers escort moves away
the Queen Mothers escort mounted by the Household Cavalry moves off down Victoria Street. 1953

Concert performance, Paris 1843
Concert hall in rue de la Victoire, Paris. Date: 1843

Conductor, choir and orchestra c. 1735
A gentleman(believed to be George Frideric Handel(1685-1759), conducts a musical rehearsal. Date: c.1735

Celebration outside St Pauls Cathedral, London
A celebration outside St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, on the evening of 3 May 1951, the opening day of the Festival of Britain

Coronation. Escort of Guards
The Escort of Brigade of Guards move off down Victoria Street. 1953

Coronation. Coaches approch Weat Door of Abbey
Coaches arrive at the West Door of the Abbey carrying Commonwealth Prime Ministers 1953

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