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Crowds viewing decorated Mall prior to Coronation, 1953A crowded Mall in London showing the grand processional route with its decorated arches spanning the road. From the middle of May, as excitement about the impending Coronation increased
Crowded beach at New Brighton, MerseysideA crowded beach at New Brighton, Wallasey, Merseyside, with the Tower Ballroom and a childrens fairground ride in the background. circa 1940s
Elite Gardens, Japan British Exhibition, LondonView of the Elite Gardens at the Japan British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1910
Commuters Await TrainA crowded platform of rush hour commuters waiting for a train on Malden station. Date: 1930s
Broadstairs Seaside ViewAn elevated view of the beach at Broadstairs in Kent, crowded with holidaymakers, deckchairs and bathing huts. Date: 1940s
Oxford River PuntingA May morning in Oxford: the river Cherwell is crowded with punts, balloons are being released and spectators throng the bridge and path Date: 1960s
Teachers in staff room, Hemel HempsteadTeachers drinking coffee in the staff room at Cavendish School, Hemel Hempstead. Date: 1975
Street market, Brynmawr, WalesAerial view of a busy street market in Brynmawr, Wales. Date: 1974
Petticoat Lane, 1858The Petticoat Lane market on a Sunday morning
Scene in Salutation Square, Haverfordwest, South WalesA street scene in Salutation Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, on a busy day. Taken near Bowens studio, it shows the bakers shop, the inn, a drinking fountain
Russian immigrants in London LibraryRussian immigrants in the Free Russian Library, Whitechapel
Aerial view of a seaside town, CornwallAerial view of a seaside town in Cornwall, with a small crowded beach, buildings and a church tower. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Reading the papers in the rainThe streets are crowded with top-hatted gentlemen eagerly reading the main story of the day, umbrellas shielding them from the heavy rain
Scene in a Kashgar market, western ChinaScene in a crowded Kashgar market, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Scene outside a mosque in Kashgar, western ChinaA crowded scene outside a mosque in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Tatler Christmas Shopping GuideA chaotic and bustling scene in a department store shortly before Christmas
A Quiet Summer Holiday by the SeaAn amusing illustration of a British seaside holiday
Crowded outA potato coster laments the progress in motorised traffic and predicts the future obsolesence of horse drawn vehicles. The caption reads - Stage Struck coster (to his dark coloured donkey)
Refugee Trains, IndiaCrowded trains of refugees arriving at Amritsar, border town on Pakistan and India, following the Partition in 1947
Success: Or the Ever Diminishing Dancefloor by Leslie ButlerHumorous illustration by Leslie Butler showing an unfeasibly crowded, popular restaurant, with tables crowded together and waiters struggling to reach customers between the very few gaps
Christmas time chaosA chaotic but merry scene depicting a family at Christmas. The children, all very energetic and excited, play musical instruments, help decorate the tree and play games
The opening of Parliament - ConstantinopleThe opening of the Parliament - Constantinople around the time of the revolution and the declaration of the new constiution
The East London Childrens HospitalThis is a crowded scene from the East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, situated at Ratcliff Cross near Stepney railway station
Welsh collier family in their cottageThis shows the living conditions of Welsh colliers during the strike in South Wales. The interior of the cottage appears to be one room which is crowded with a woman doing the laundry
Low lodging house, St. Giles, LondonA poor lodging house for women in St. Giles, London. Old and young are crowded in a small room and laundry hangs from the ceiling. A couple of elderly women are having a cup of tea
The poor on New Years Eve in EdinburghA crowded street scene showing the poor on New Years Eve in Edinburgh, Scotland, where a man gallantly holds the hand of a woman and offers her a festive drink
Piccadilly Circus on the morning of Derby Day, 1866Engraving showing the crowded scene in Piccadilly Circus, London, on the morning of Derby Day in 1866. The image shows a large number of horse-drawn carriages
Emigration. On Board an Emigrant Ship. The Breakfast BellDetailed interior of ship with many passengers crowded on deck. The ship is the steamer Sarnia of the Dominion Line at anchor at Belfast Lough on the way to Canada
Emigration. Irish Emigration. The Emigration Agents OfficeEngraving of the Emigration Office at Cork, of Mr G. O Neil. Crowded with men discussing business and reading papers and families with women and children sitting on boxes, waiting for their ship
Emigrants to Canada 1888Emigrants on a Canadian Pacific train: Scots on the left, Irish on the right
Dinner on an Australian Emigrant Ship, 1849Engraving showing dinner taking place in the forecastle of an Australian emigrant ship, 1849. The forecastle is an elevated platform in the bows of the ship and can be seen, in this engraving
The Landing Stage at Liverpool Docks, 1884Engraving showing the wooden landing stage at Liverpool docks, crowded with people, with steam ships on the river Mersey in the background, 1884
America. New Years Day among the Chinese in San FranciscoCrowded street scene in Chinatown in San Francisco with Chinese people in traditional dress throwing fire crackers and making merry in the street and on the balconies overlooking the street
The Deck of HMS Alert, British Arctic Expedition, 1875Engraving showing the weather deck of HMS Alert as it headed out for the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Husky dogs
The Lower Deck of an Emigrant Ship, 1850Engraving showing the lower deck of an emigrant ship bound for America, 1850. The emigrants are shown crowded together with their luggage in a very confined space
Emigrant Ship leaving Liverpool for America, 1850Engraving showing the crowded deck of an emigrant ship and dockside at Liverpool, as the ship departs for America, 1850
Between decks on an Emigrant Ship, Atlantic Ocean, 1872Engraving showing the chaotic and crowded scene below decks, as steerage passengers on an emigrant ship are given soup from steaming cauldrons, Atlantic Ocean, 1872
Passengers claiming luggage at Liverpool Railway Station, 18Engraving of the crowded Liverpool railway station, with children sitting on baggage in the foreground, and a huge luggage trolley holding hundreds of trunks in the background
Prussian Dragoons leaving Berlin; Franco-Prussian war, 1870Illustration showing a crowded railway scene with Prussian Dragoons leaving Berlin for the front at Mayence, 1870. Refreshments were handed round by women wearing cross armbands
Long Skirts in BallroomPerils of trained skirts in crowded ballrooms when your partner has two left feet! A man steps on the long skirts of two women simultaneously & lands on the floor
Crowded Brighton BeachBrighton beach packed with people enjoying good weather on Easter bank holiday; some sit on deckchairs, others directly on the shingle
General Election: Scenes at a London clubSeries of sketches from the front cover of the ILN, July 17th, 1886 illustrating activity at a London club on the day of a General Election in 1886
Bournemouth Beach 1960SA very crowded scene on the beach at Bournemouth, Dorset, during the height of the summer season
Girls Cross RoadTwo fashionably dressed girls cross the street looking rather unfavourably at a girl who is perhaps not so fashionable
Busy Beach, MargateA crowded sea front at Margate. People sunbathe and paddle on the crowded beach
By the Swimming PoolHoliday makers at Pontins crowd around the busy swimming pool area while enjoying the sunshine
Museum Natural HistoryWhales and elephants dominate the crowded hall of the Musee d histoire naturelle, Paris
Emigration VesselScene between decks on an emigrant ship showing the crowded and unpleasant conditions
