Crowds Collection (#25)

The Dance magazine front cover 1931
Front cover of The Dance magazine featuring a stylised illustration of numerous personalities of the New York stage in the early 1930s. Date: 1931

New York - A First Impression by Helen McKie
A first impression of New York by the Bystanders globe-trotting lady artist-reporter, Helen McKie showing its famous skyscrapers and the multi-racial crowds in Fifth Avenue and on Broadway. Date: 1927

Coronation 1937 - Pall Mall aglow on Coronation night
Famous London clubs in Pall Mall illuminated for the Coronation of King George VI on 15 May 1937. Illustration shows crowds in the street

Duke of Wellington funeral procession, Piccadilly
The funeral procession for the Duke of Wellingtons state funeral passing through London from Chelsea Hospital where his body had been lying in state to St Pauls Cathedral where he was buried

Funeral cortege of George Sanger, Ramsgate, Kent

Fire near Nine Elms, Battersea
Crowds of spectators watch a conflagration near Nine Elms, Battersea, from across the River Thames at Vauxhall Bridge, while a fire engine rushes by to try to help stop the blaze. Date: 1847

Titanic - precisely what the sinking meant
A huge crowd scene of around 1635 people, the number estimated at the time of publication to have perished in the sinking of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic. Date: 1912

The Kirk at Braddan - Isle of Man - Sunday crowds
The Kirk at Braddan at Braddan Bridge on the Western edge of Douglas - Isle of Man - Sunday crowds Date: circa 1910s

Rush for daily newspapers for news of 1848 Revolution
Crowds outside the publishing office of the London Telegraph daily newspaper, anxious for news of the revolution happening in Paris at this time

Hearse of Duke of Wellington passing Deal Castle
The hearse and remains of the Duke of Wellington passing Deal Castle in Kent, as the body of the great statesman and soldier is moved from lying in state at Walmer Castle, his residence

Coronation 1953, driving up the Ascot course on Gold Cup day
The traditional pageantry of the royal arrival at Royal Ascot; the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II driving up the course in an open landau carriage on Gold Cup day, 18 June 1953

HRH Prince of Wales passing through Peshawar
HRH Edward Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) passing through Peshawar City during a visit to the North West Frontier Province (part of his world tour of 1921-2). Date: circa 1921

Princess Margaret on her way to Westminster Abbey
A smiling Princess Margaret is driven from Clarence House to Westminster Abbey in the Glass Coach accompanied by Prince Philip, for her marriage to Anthony Armstrong Jones on the 6 May 1960

France, Lille - The arrival of English Troops - World War One. Date: 1918

Danish Student Demo
The meeting of Scandinavian students in Copenhagen June 17, 1862. Date: 1862

Galati, Romania - Boat for Sulina
An oriental excursion boat to Sulina - this appears to be a rather over-capacity River Danube Ferry decked out for the occasion... Date: 1902

Istanbul, Turkey - First British troops arrive
The First British troops to enter Constantinople (Istanbul) at the end of the First World War in 1918. Date: 1918

Princess Marina leaves for the Abbey
Illustration depicting the moment Princess Marina of Greece left Buckingham Palace in her horse drawn landau carriage for Westminster Abbey and her marriage to Prince George, Duke of Kent

Marriage of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
Prince Wilhem of Prussia (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) (1859-1941) and his new wife Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921) are married in Berlin on 27th February 1881

Wedding of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
State Entry into Berlin of Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921) and Prince Wilhem of Prussia (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) (1859-1941)

Royal Wedding 1934 - the scene in Parliament Square
A part of London rich in historic associations and the scene of so much past pageantry, Parliament Square in the immediate neighbourhood of Westminster Abbey

In and Around Westminster during the Royal Wedding
Some impressions in and around Westminster of the Royal Wedding. Some humorous sketches showing scenes in London mainly of spectators trying to find the best vantage point to see the royal wedding

Royal Wedding in Berlin
The marriage of Princess Irene of Hesse (1866-1953) to Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) on 24th May 1888 at Charlottenburg Palace

Crowd at wedding of Princess Patricia of Connaught
Part of the record crowd outside Westminster Abbey at the wedding of Princess Patricia of Connaught to Captain Alexander Ramsay on 17 February 1919

Connaught Fife Wedding
ARTHUR PRINCE OF CONNAUGHT after his marriage to his second cousin, Alexandra, Duchess of Fife. Leaving the Chapel Royal, St. Jamess in an open top carriage. Date: 1883 - 1938

Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937
Start of the Royal Procession leaving Buckingham Palace in the State Coach heading for Westminster Abbey. 12 May 1937

The Funeral of the Shah of Persia, Tehran
Tehran, Iran - The Funeral of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar (18311896) - the Shah of Persia - following his assassination. Date: 1896

Indian Temple
A fine Indian Hindu temple during a festival ceremony Date: circa 1920

Delhi - Interior of the Jama Masjid Mosque
Friday prayers at the Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi - the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India

Petticoat Lane, London - Goulston Street. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Petticoat Lane, London - View from Wentworth Street
Petticoat Lane, London from Wentworth Street. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

The US Colours - 1919 Victory Parade
Victory Parade in London on 19th July 1919 - the march past of the US Colours Date: 1919

English Dancers London
Crowds of tourists watching traditional English Country Dancers making a spectacle of themselves in Trafalgar Square, central London. Date: late 1960s

Gipsy Moth Iv, Greenwich
Sir Francis Chichesters boat Gipsy Moth IV broke the world record for the fastest voyage around the world by a small vessel. Here greeted by crowds at Greenwich, London. Date: 1960s

Revolution in Prague
Troops from the Prague garrison, wearing the national cockade in their caps, parade the national colours to the crowds, enthusiasic about Czechoslovakias independence. Date: 28 October 1918

National Amusement - The Bus Kitchen 1918
If the ministry of food carries out its latest scheme, there should be plenty of excitement in getting ones dinner from the travelling food kichens

Close of the 1948 Olympic Games
Closing the Olympic Games ceremony at Wembley Stadium, London, on the 14th August 1948. The white Tribune of Honour was placed before the Royal box (occupied by the Duke of Edinburgh)

Police Crowd Control
Metropolitan police officers on crowd control duty in London Date: 1911

Coronation of King George VI, symmetrical pageantry

The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (later, Princess Alice 1901-2004) on the balcony waving to the crowds outside Buckingham Palace after their wedding on November 6th 1935

Petticoat Lane Market, London - Wentworth Street. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

School match crowd
Supporters at a school match, Trelleborg, 1950. Date: 1950

Prince Mirko rides into Podgorica, Montenegro
Prince Mirko and his escort, enter Podgorica, Montenegro on horseback Date: circa 1905

Ottoman Turkish Prisoners, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Date: 1917

Petticoat Lane, London - Middlesex Street, Aldgate. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Petticoat Lane, London - Centre of the Market
Petticoat Lane, London - the centre of the market. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Petticoat Lane Market, London - Sunday Morning. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Cheers for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in London
A page from The Sphere showing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth taking a surprised visit to see the decorations on the day after the Coronation in Clerkenwell, Islington, North London

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