Dignitaries Collection (page 3)

Civics at Notre-Dame
Civic dignitaries go to Notre- Dame, Paris, no doubt trusting that God will sort out their difficulties. Date: 16 July 1789

Peterborough Cathedral
The Bishop and civic dignitaries leaving Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England, after a religious service. Date: 1950s

Zamora Opening a Gallery
NICETO ALCALA ZAMORA Spanish statesman and President of Spain from 1931 to 1936, here (on the far left), opening an art gallery in Madrid, Spain. Date: 1877 - 1949

General William Booth welcomed at the City Hall, Tokyo - April 1907 - (see also: 11008180) Date: 1907

Opening Ceremony of the Hamidiye Fountain, Thessaloniki
The inauguration ceremony of the Hamidiye Fountain, Thessaloniki, Greece. Named after His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdulhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans

The arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York to Skye
The Duke and Duchess of York arrive on the pier at Kyleakin, Skye, Scotland on 11th September 1933 to be met by Lord MacDonald and a party of local dignitaries

The Turin Exposition of 1911 - Opening Ceremony. The guest of honour was King Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III) and his wife Elena of Montenegro. Date: 1911

Egypt - Heliopolis - Laying Foundation stone St Michael s
Egypt - Heliopolis - Laying Foundation stone for St Michaels Church on Seti Street off Baghdad Street. British dignitaries arriving in a fine Rolls Royce! Date: 1925

The unveiling of the Joseph Cowen Memorial - Newcastle
The unveiling of the Memorial to Joseph Cowen (1829-1900) at Fenkle Street in Newcastle - Radical politician and MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Owner of the Daily Chronicle newspaper. Date: 1908

Hungarian Governor Miklos Horthy at Komaron Fortress
Visit by Hungarian Governor Miklos Horthy to Komaron, an Old Hungarian Fortress on the Danube on 6th November 1938. Miklos Horthy de Nagybanya (18681957)

The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The Maharajah of Benares bows before The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) Date: 1911

CHINA. Dunhuang. Mogao Caves. Dignitaries. Tang dynasty (7th-9th c.). Chinese art. Tang period. Fresco

The emir of Cordoba and his dignitaries. From the book L Entr e d Espagne (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Arrival of The Duke of Edinburgh to LFB
Arrival of The Duke of Edinburgh on a visit to the London Fire Brigade

First pier at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Cools-Lartigues visiting scout training course, Dominica
Sir Alfred Cools-Lartigue and Lady Lartigue, local dignitaries, visiting a preliminary scout training course in Dominica, West Indies. 1950s

Dignitaries at the Lord Mayors Show, London
A group of dignitaries in their regalia outside the Law Courts during the Lord Mayors Show procession through the City of London. They include the outgoing Lord Mayor and his successor. circa 1911

Unveiling of King Edward VII memorial, East London
A memorial bust to the late King Edward VII being unveiled by Mr Edward White, Chairman of the LCC, at Mile End Waste, Mile End Road, East London. 1911

Freedom of St Albans for Andrew Carnegie

Marriage of Irene of Hesse and Henry of Prussia
The marriage of Princess Irene of Hesse (1866-1953) to Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) on 24th May 1888 at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin. Date: 1888

Crete - Arrival of S. E. Zaimi, High Commissoner of Crete
Crete - Arrival of S. E. Zaimi, Greek High Commissoner of Crete Date: circa 1910

Archduke and wife before assassination, Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife leaving the Town Hall in Sarajevo before their assassination. Date: 28 June 1914

Conakry - French Guinea
French West Africa (Guinea) Conakry - Ballay Monument - in memorium of French Governor Noel Ballay (Governor between 1891-1900)

Tomb of Unknown Soldier - Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier intered under the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France on 11th November 1920 (Armistice Day). Date: 1920

Major General Leonard Wood, American army officer
Major General Leonard Wood (1860-1927), American army officer, delivering a graduation address as part of military training activities at the Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Positions of dignitaries, Coronation 1953
Illustration to show the positions of participants at the moment of crowning during Queen Elizabeth IIs forthcoming coronation, 1953

Opening of Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London
Scene at the royal opening of the new Royal Festival Hall, on the South Bank, London, with a full auditorium, and members of the royal family in the royal box -- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Royal procession at Westminster Abbey, London
A royal procession at Westminster Abbey, as part of Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee. Date: 10 July 1887

Queen Victoria opening Parliament, processing through Westminster Palace on her way to the House of Lords. Date: 1886

Royal visit to Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visit the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum at Wandsworth Common, Surrey (now in south west London), on 24 July 1907

Sir Charles Wakefield at National Childrens Home, London
State visit by Alderman Sir Charles Wakefield (1859-1941) and other City of London dignitaries to the London Branch of the National Childrens Homes (NCH), Bonner Road, Bethnal Green, East London

Group of dignitaries walking along a street, Far East
A large group of Eastern dignitaries, some wearing uniform, walking along a street somewhere in the Far East

Procession of dignitaries, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A special occasion in the High Street and Castle Square area of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, possibly for the unveiling of a memorial to Boer War soldiers

Tunisia - Wrestler at Aissaoua
A Wrestler drawing a crowd at Aissaoua, Tunisia. The throng behind the wrestler includes musicians, some local dignitaries and a European in a bowler hat

The arrival of the King at Metelin, Lesbos, Greece
Greece - Metelin, Lesbos, 11th May 1913. The arrival of (probably) the Greek King, a few months after the Island was handed back to Greece from Turkey

German officials in Packard cars
Visitors or dignitaries and German officials in two (possibly Embassy) vehicles. Both cars are American Packards. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Visit of the King of Bulgaria to Turkey
The King of Bulgaira at a Military review at Constantinople during an offical visit during the alliance years in the lead up to and during the First World War

Trabzon, Turkey - Exhibition Inauguration
The inauguration of the Exhibition of Commerce and Arts at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Manchester Ship Canal - The opening of a new dock
Officials and local dignitaries on the deck of a steamship at the opening of a new dock for the Manchester Ship Canal - built between 1887 and 1894 - it was (for a time)

Manchester Ship Canal - Following the opening of a new dock
Dignitaries and guests on the quayside, following the opening of a new dock on the Manchester Ship Canal - built between 1887 and 1894 - it was (for a time) the largest navigation canal in the world

Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts & his wife
Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts (1892 - 1991) & his wife decked out in floral garlands on an official visit. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Vratza, Bulgaria - Monument to Hristo Botef
Local dignitaries standing before the Monument to Hristo Botef (1848-1876) at Vratza, Bulgaria. A Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary

Egypt - Port Said - Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps
Egypt - Port Said - Inauguration of a Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI (1805 - 1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal

Egyptian Port Scene
A fine photographic view of an Egyptian port with moored Battleships from the British Fleet in the background, a light train system on the dock and a group of foreign dignitaries awaiting their ship

Kissing the Popes foot
Pope Leo XIII sits while his foot is ceremoniously kissed by various church dignitaries

Royal Family 1947
ROYAL TOUR OF RHODESIA AND SOUTH AFRICA. The Royal Family (King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret), alight from a train and are greeted by dignitaries

First American Train

Lady and Mercedes-Benz
A lady standing beside a Mercedes-Benz Type 770 limousine, built from 1930 to 1937 and used by many European dignitaries of the period

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