Crowds Collection (#26)

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

The Felling of Dimmocks Chimney, Hanley
The Felling of Dimmocks Pottery Works Chimney, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on June 15th, 1905. The demolition of the great chimney was almost an event for a local holiday

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

Italian Contingent - 1919 Victory Parade
Victory Parade in London on 19th July 1919 - the march past of the Italian contingent Date: 1919

Spectators at an airshow
Airshow at Bulltofta airport, Malmo, 1932. Date: 1932

Street scene - Madura, India
Street scene - Religious Procession (Hindu) at Madura, India Date: circa 1910s

Crowd Scene 1950S
A crowd scene, probably in London, showing the various fashions of the day. Date: mid 1950s

Queen Mothers 80Th
Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, photographed waving to the crowds from the Royal Carriage, on her 80th birthday (4 August 1980). Date: 1900 - 2002

World War One Recruits
Crowds line the streets of London to watch the smart young recruits march off to the Western Front (World War One). Date: 1914 - 1918 War

John Bright at Birm ham
JOHN BRIGHT, statesman, attracts large crowds when he speaks at Birmingham. Date: 1811 - 1889

Happy Crowd
A happy crowd of Scottish men. Date: 1930s

Queen Victoria Coronation Dunlop advertisement
Advertisement for Dunlop tyres featuring a painting by John Berry of Queen Victorias Coronation, showing the state coach proceeding towards Westminster Abbey with the Victorian crowds wearing

Epsom Derby Day - Prince Monolulu - Tipster. Date: 1929

American troops parading, Champs Elysees, Paris, WW1
American troops parading on the Champs Elysees, Paris, during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

American troops and transport on a road in France, WW1
American troops and transport on a road in war-torn France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Coronation Procession King George V - Hyde Park Corner
Coronation Procession of King George V reaches Hyde Park Corner, London - 22nd June 1911. Date: 1911

Mexico, The Dam at San Luis Potosi
Mexico, The Opening of the Dam at San Luis Potosi Date: circa 1906

American Football - Columbia University versus Cornell - New York, USA. Columbias star player Ralph Hewitt (1907-1987) is brought down by Pond of Cornell in the third period of the battle between

American troops in Paris, WW1
American troops marching through Paris watched by crowds of spectators during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Coronation. Irish State Coach moves away
The Irish State Coach moves away from the West Door of the Abbey. The coach escorted by contingent of Household Cavalry. 1953

Crowds viewing decorated Mall prior to Coronation, 1953
A 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

Unofficial surrender of Jerusalem, WW1
Street scene during the unofficial surrender of Jerusalem, First World War, two days before General Allenbys official entry. Date: 9 December 1917

The Ballater Highland Games Date: circa 1937

Italian Bersaglieri soldiers boarding a train, WW1
Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry) troops boarding a train for the front during the First World War, with crowds of civilians there to say goodbye. Date: 1915

Italian declaration of war, Rome, Italy, WW1
A huge crowd outside the Royal Palace (Quirinal Palace, Rome), cheering the Queen of Italy and the Princess on the day Italy declared war

Allied troops in Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1
Allied troops marching through Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War, with Turkish prisoners under escort, and crowds of arab spectators on either side. Date: circa 1917

Queen Elizabeth II - on way to Guildhall, 1948
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and the Duke of Edinburgh passing through Fleet Street in London in an open-topped carriage on their way to the Guildhall where the Duke received the Freedom

Garden Party at Buckingham Palace - Princess Elizabeth
Prince Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her fiance Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten chatting with guests at a garden party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace in July 1947

Coronation. Queen Mothers mounted escort
the Queen Mothers mounted escort moving off down Victoria Street. 1953

Coronation. Earl Marshall exits main West Door
The Earl Marshall, Duke of Norfolk, exits main door of West entrance to await Royal arrivals. 1953

Coronation Trumpeters march past Abbey
Trumpeters march past the Abbey west door going to take up position on the Coronation route. Note: all wearing waterproof cloaks. 1953

Coronation. A VIP Coach approaches Abbey
The Prime Ministers Procession. Churchills coach approches the Abbey greeted by an officer of the Household Cavalry and an officer of the Brigade of Guards.Churchills coach escorted by Ivth Queens

Coronation. March towards Abbey
March towards the Abbey. In the foreground the Guard of Honour mounted by The Royal Marines. The marching column is a group of members The Life Guards of the Household Cavalry on foot. 1953

Future Duke and Duchess of Kent leaving studio of de Laszlo
Prince George Duke of Kent, together with his fiancee, Princess Marina of Greece pictured leaving the studio of Philip de Laszlo where Princess Marina had been sitting for a portrait prior to her

Coronation. Queen Mother enters the Abbey
The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret enters the Abbey through the West Door. 1953

Coronation. Coaches approach West Door of Abbey
A coach carrying Prime Minister Malan of South Africa arrives at Abbey West door. Escorted by South African Mounted Police. 1953

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