Crowd Collection (#55)

The art of Bartitsu - weapon in a crowd
Two photographs illustrating How to use a walking-stick as a weapon in a crowd from Self-Defence with a Walking-Stick, an article by Edward William Barton-Wright (1860 - 1951)

1933 Berlin Rally
A rally of workers in front of the Berliner Dom in Berlin Germany in 1933

Reception of Queen Victoria in the market square, Kelso
The Queens visit to the Scottish border. Reception of Her Majesty in the Market Square, Kelso viewed by a large crowd of well-wishers

Large crowd listens to Mussolini
A wonderful shot of a large crowd in Rome, Italy listening to a speech by Benito Mussolini. Date: December, 1927

Ram fighting - India
Two rams lock horns in a sporting arena, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Berlin Olympics 1936
Crowds at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on the Sunday before the start of the 1936 Olympic Games

Poster advertising Arista bottled water, sparkling and still, sterilised at 120 degrees. A fashionable Parisian crowd think its wonderful

State procession crossing bridge at Windsor
A state procession crossing the bridge at Windsor at the time of the coronation of King George V

George V, Coronation Durbar, Delhi, India
King George V reading the proclamation to a large crowd at his Coronation Durbar ceremony in Delhi, India

George V and Mary laying foundation stone, Aberystwyth
King George V and Queen Mary laying the foundation stone for the National Library at Aberystwyth, Wales. The Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) and Princess Mary are also present

George V receiving address, Grays Inn, London
King George V receiving an Address from the Benchers (senior lawyers) at Grays Inn, London. Queen Mary sits next to him in an open carriage

Enthronement of Archbishop Lang
A crowd scene at the enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945). He was the first bachelor to hold the appointment in 150 years

Strikers rally in London, with mounted police
A strikers rally in London during the national transport strike, with mounted police on hand to keep order

Porters carrying a large barrel on two long yolks
Turkish Porters carrying a large strengthed barrel (possibly containing oil?) on two long yolks

Crowd at a football match - Ankara, 1941
Section of the crowd at a football match which took place in Ankara in December 1941 (during World War Two). Features British Embassy staff (front bottom right)

Turkish Youth Group - 1940s
A Turkish Youth Group - World War two period

Golf Match on Blackheath
A golf match between the London Scottish and Royal Blackheath golf clubs takes place at Blackheath

They carried him off with three cheers and three times three
The star player of the cricket team is paraded past a crowd of admiring fans

The Dock Labourers great strike in London
Top picture: Those who agree to this resolution hold up their hands." Bottom picture: On the contrary." A unanimous vote to strike at a meeting of dock workers outside the west India dock

The riots in the cotton districts
A page from the May 1878 Illustrated London News, detailing the cotton riots in Lancashire, which were the response to a proprosed 10% reduction in workers wages

An Artist at an Easel
A female artist paints at an easel on the seafront. A crowd of mainly children watch excitedly at this work in progress

Wandering Russian Shamen or Dervish riding a rather dishevelled horse with trained raven on a pole. Surrounded by a crowd of onlookers

Departure of troops by the London and Birmingham Railway
Troops departing from Euston Station, London, to Manchester and other industrial districts of Lancashire to supress the riots and strikes there

The Procession to the Friday Noon Prayers

James Keir Hardie address at Trafalgar Square
James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), Scottish Labour leader and politician, addresses a crowd including suffragettes at Trafalgar Square

France - Awaiting transport to the New World
A large crowd of emigrants (likely to be Basque Breton fisherfolk) await their passage to the New World at Fecamp, possibly heading to Miquelon or Quebec

Queen Victoria at Chatsworth
Queen Victoria arriving at the Grand Entrance on her visit to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

Motor racing
A crowd of spectators watch cars race around the track, probably at Brooklands, home of British motor racing in the 1920s

Queen Elizabeth meeting bombed London residents
Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother giving one of her gracious and charming smiles as she meets and sympathises with London residents in bomb damaged areas during the Blitz

Horseracing scene
Horses and their riders approach the line at speed. Pencil and crayon sketch by Malcolm Greensmith

Visit of German Kaiser to Turkey
The Visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II to Turkey for an official state meeting with Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918). They are visiting the German School at Constantinople

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - First Friday Prayers
The first Friday Prayers as Sultan for Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) at the Ayasofya Mosque. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918

Statue of the 8th Duke of Devonshire, Whitehall, London
The Marquis of Lansdowne unveiling a statue to the 8th Duke of Devonshire (Spencer Compton Cavendish, Lord Hartington, 1833-1908), Liberal politician

Conjuror entertains a crowd
Louis-Philippe, proclaimed citizen king of France at the July revolution of 1830, is shown as a street conjuror, entertaining the crowds. HPG/8/2/1 (xi)

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd, entitled " Rien dan les mains rien dans les peches je ne vous trompe pas mais..." (a Paris chez Albert)

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled crowd, entitled " Le Joueur de Gobelets". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxvi)"

Illustration of a French conjuror and clown with crowd
Coloured illustration of a French conjuror and clown with crowd, circa 1800. HPG/8/2/1 (iv)

Jugglers stall at a fair
Coloured print of etching, " Caroline Fair, or Mat Pudding and his Mountebank", showing a jugglers stall at a fair

Rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd
Copy of illustration, " Escamoteur!" showing rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd (Imp. Chez Albert and Cie), February 1848. HPG/8/2/1 ()"

Travels of General Baker
Crowds gather outside the hotel in Lille where General Baker is staying

An altercation
A lady flings her arms around her lover, shielding him from the other gentleman who seems to be bringing unwelcome news. It seems that three definitely is a crowd

Pasaport Quay - Izmir (Smyrna)
The Pasaport Quay - Customs and Immigration House at the harbour of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Trabzon - Immersion of the cross on Epiphany Day
Immersion of the cross on Epiphany Day (January 19th) at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Sandcastle Competition - Brisbane, Australia
Sandcastle Competition at the Sand Gardens, Suttons Beach, Radcliffe, Brisbane, Australia - the Judges approach!

Edward VII and Wilhelm II in Berlin
King Edward VII with the German Emperor, Wilhelm II, during a state visit to Berlin

Thrills & Spills / Holiday
A dramatic illustration by equestrian & sporting artist, Gilbert Holiday showing the thrills and perils of the annual Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree

Opening of the National Gallery of Ireland
His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, opening the National Gallery of Ireland on 30 January 1864

At the Pantomime by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Lovely illustration by Susan Beatrice Pearse showing children at a Christmas pantomime. A clown on stage is throwing crackers into the audience stalls

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