Excited Collection

Catford Evacuees
A group of excited evacuee schoolchildren wait with their nurses on the platform of Catford train station in south east London. (Note the barrage balloon behind them)

Scots Witches Prepare
Excited Scottish witches dance to the sound of diabolical bagpipes before flying off to the Sabbat

Zeppelin over Cologne
Excited spectators watching a Zeppelin Z111 fly over Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Fairies at the New Moon
Fairies are excited by the new moon, and like to dance by its minimal light. Date: 1908

Kings College students on buses
Kings College students in high spirits, on two buses which are about to leave the Strand campus for Wormwood Scrubs (an open space in west London, not the prison!) for a football match

Tower Bridge 1940S
Excited children and their families watching the spectacle of the famous bascule bridge as it opens

Bored with Showgirls
- To tell you the truth, these days I m more excited by a plate of oysters than by a girls thighs

Football at Barnet
Excited crowd at Barnet football ground

Brownies at the Harbour to Greet Tea Clipper Sea Maiden
Brownies at the Harbour to Greet the Tea Clipper Sea Maiden Date: 1910

Une Trouvaille
Oil painting showing an excited bird making the discovery of a huge bunch of bright yellow bananas. Date: circa 1931

ITALIAN PREACHER
An excited Italian preacher works up the congregation in a Holy Week imprecation, while hooded members of an order of Death stand behind him Date: circa 1840

Comic postcard, Couple on the beach Date: circa 1955

Excited race-goers
Race-goers caught up in the excitement of the moment. Date: circa 1930s

Tatler cover Party Time 1961
Front cover of The Tatler from December 1961 featuring a woman utterly absorbed in playing the drums. Date: 1961

Elder Sister and younger siblings - Christmas morning
1910

A Lady excited by the ring of Loves Telephone
circa 1910s

STAGE GESTURE / INTEREST
EXCITED INTEREST Date: 1807

Kissing the hand(18th century)
A lady in a garden extends her hand for a gentleman to kiss: her dog, too, is excited to see him. Date: circa 1770

A Housemaid waits to catch a peep up a Scotsmans kilt
A Housemaid waits patiently, hoping to catch a peep up a Scotsmans kilt. The caption reads: Poor Jock stood on his front door steps, His bearskin wanted mending, The Housemaid standing down below

Frys chocolate
Group of excited people gazing into a shop window to look at a display of Frys chocolates. Artist: Tom Browne Date: 1908

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dogs eager for a walk
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Micky, Cracker and two other dogs eager for a walk, having spotted the signs. Date: 1927

Coronation Copescope
CORONATION OF ELIZABETH II Excited crowds attempt to get a glimpse of their new Queen with the aid of Copes Coronation Copescope. Date: 2 June 1953

The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876
Engraving showing the scene on the deck of HMS Discovery at the end of her Arctic expedition, Portsmouth, 1876. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he... Old King Cole and a lady selling tickets to hoards of excited children to enter the world of nursery rhymes

Father Christmas with children
A Merry Xmas - Here is Every Joy! Three children in their nightwear aid Father Christmas in his delivery of presents by pulling on the belt of his cloak. Date: c.1920

Waiting for Santa -- three children and a doll in one bed. late 19th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Back the Footballers Daughter. circa 1930s

Agnes Richardson, How glad we ll be to see you
Agnes Richardson, Darling, How glad we ll be to see you. 20th century

Bank Holdiay Excursion
Excited crowds surround horses and carriages full of boys and girls off on a Bank Holiday excursion from a working class area. Date: circa 1895

Opening Xmas presents
Excited children on their bed opening presents on Christmas morning. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: 1913

Santa handing out gifts
Santa giving presents out to excited children. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: 1909

Christmas Morning 1919
Impression of Christmas morning 1919 by H. M. Brock, the counterpart of an illustration done by H. M. Brocks brother, C. E. Brock of a Victorian Christmas morning in 1869

Advertisement, Outspan Oranges -- lets go out and buy some. 1952

Three children and dog on a Christmas card
Three children and a dog on a Christmas card, admiring a decorated tree. Date: circa 1890s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dogs at supper time
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Micky, Cracker and other dogs at supper time, waiting for their name to be called individually before they rush forward to their bowl of food. Date: 1927

Preparing for Santa
Excited boys the night before Xmas, getting ready for Santas visit. Artists: Alan Wright & Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

Ciss gets excited (Ciss, with hockey stick, pictured on ca
Ciss gets excited. (Ciss, with hockey stick, pictured on card). 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Boy at a sweet shop
Excited young boy calling attention to a windowful of sweets. Date: circa 1912

Crowds outside Buckingham Palace, London, WW1
Crowds of people outside Buckingham Palace, London, on the night of the declaration of war against Germany. Inset is a photograph of the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII)

The Prize Fight, 1814 and 1914
Depictions of the Prize Fight, of 1814 (above) and of 1914 (below). In the earlier version there is as much fighting in the crowd as there is in the boxing ring. Date: July 1914

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, squadrons overhead
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, with people excited to see British squadrons flying overhead, giving them hopes of liberation. Date: 1940-1945

Punch and Judy Man
A excited crowd of children on the beach at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, following the Punch and Judy man, carrying his tent on his back, about to start the show. Date: early 1930s

Dogs with Nurses
Three excited dogs being trained by nurses. Date: early 1930s

Two children meet Father Christmas in the snow
Two excited small children meet Father Christmas as they wander through the snowy countryside. c.1920

Balloon descent, Beuvri near Bethune, France
View of the Plaine de Beuvri (or Beuvry) near the town of Bethune in Artois, north of Paris. Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin near a windmill

Balloon descent, Chateau de Beuvri, France
Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin in front of the Chateau de Beuvry, near Bethune. They had ascended from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, earlier the same day

Balloon descent, Prairie de Nesle, France
Balloon descent of Charles and Robert onto the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, surrounded by various witnesses, including an English gentleman, Mr Fares, who was the first to greet M Charles

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