Excitement Collection (page 2)

Incident at East Surrey Grove, SE London, 7 May 1955. Showing a fire engine (pump) on the pavement and front gardens of two private houses

Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, USA
A world premiere of a film taking place at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s

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

Street scene with fire engine
Street scene with people watching a fire engine in action

Comic Postcard - Housewives Choice! A queue of young ladies excitedly wait their turn to meet their new pop music idol at the stage door. Date: circa 1950s

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

Return of a balloon, Paris
The ceremonial return of a balloon to Paris, with various people of distinction. Charles and Robert made the ascent from the Tuileries Gardens the previous day. 2 December 1783

Balloon ascending with Sadler and Paget
A balloon ascending with Mr Sadler and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London, watched by a crowd of spectators. 12 August 1811

William Fox presents Bride 13 The serial supreme in fifteen
William Fox presents bride 13 The serial supreme in fifteen episodes : Episode nine hurled from the clouds. Motion picture poster for Bride 13, episode nine

Market Reports Series - Sugar in Good Demand
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Sugar was in good demand! Two toddlers reach out from their high chairs in vain toward the sugar bowl

Stock Exchange Notes (2 / 4) - Bull Market
Stock Exchange Notes - Unexpected Bull movements created great excitement! 1903

Red Arrows display at St Mawgan Air Day, Cornwall
The Red Arrows (RAF aerobatic team) taking part in a display at the St Mawgan Air Day, Cornwall. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1980s

The Queens Excitement over the Struggle in the Stadium: Th
The image depicts a scene from the the 1908 Olympics held in London. The marathon was watched by 80, 000 spectators, including Queen Alexandra

The Abominable Clubman by Wyndham Robinson
Amusing, Festival of Britain themed cartoon, showing crowds rushing to see the sights of the Festival of Britain, while a toffish clubman shouts above the melee

Street tea party, Battersea - King George Vs Silver Jubilee
A street tea-party in Battersea, London, celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V. 1935

Rich Wotherspoon with other blind boy scouts
Boys of the 2nd Berkley Boy Scout Troop, California, December 8 cluster round to feel the Eagle Scout badge of Rich Wotherspoon, 20. All the boys in the picture are blind

Childrens tea party - King George Vs Silver Jubilee
One of the many tea-parties held in the streets of London for poor children, in celebration of the Silver Jubilee of King George V. 1935

Camels Fighting C1845
Two camels fight while two men watch in excitement: they have probably taken a bet on the outcome. Date: circa 1845

Country Children / Trains
Four children in the country, watching a train go by. Date: 1894

Santa Filling Stockings
" He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, & filled all the stockings..." Date: First published: 1823

Two boys on a home-made go-kart
Two boys enjoying a ride on a home-made go-kart in Horley, Surrey. They are travelling at such a speed that the photograph is blurred!

Man and three children on a toboggan in the snow
A man and three children sliding downhill on a toboggan in the snow

Christmas Morning by Muriel Dawson
Two little boys, who look like twins, engrossed in emptying their stockings of toys on Christmas morning

Christmas cracker box design
A jolly design for a box of Christmas crackers featuring three children; two are taking wicked enjoyment in pulling a cracker and frightening an innocent looking little blonde girl

Enthronement of Archbishop Lang
A crowd scene at the enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945). He was the first bachelor to hold the appointment in 150 years

Piccadilly Circus, London, on Derby Day
Traffic on the morning of Derby Day in Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, London

The Holy Carpet
The start of the great annual Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed and is 1

Brighton Rough Sea
Rough seas add excitement to the outings of riders and walkers on the sea front at Brighton, Sussex

Dr Syntax / Setting out 2
Dr Syntax setting out on his second tour

American Civil war. The War excitement in New York
As the war progressed, thirst for news grew. Recruitment drives for the Union army concentrated on skilled and fit firemen, who had their own regiment, the New York Zouaves

Irish Jaunting Car 1909
American tourists in Ireland enjoy the excitement of a spin in a jaunting car

Excitement at Bordeaux
Excitement in Bordeaux at the news from Paris

Happy Evacuees 1940S
Not all evacuees were sad to leave the city for the country. Here are two boys (brothers), grinning with excitement in anticipation of the adventures to come

Irish Whiskey Parlour
Dogs, geese and a pig contribute to the excitement in an Irish whiskey parlour

Lajos Kossuth / 1851 Visit
LAJOS KOSSUTH Hungarian patriot and statesman on his arrival in England in 1851, here leaving the dock area at Southampton to begin his visit

Leaving Factory at Run
A young man leaves the shipyard at a run

Boys on a Go-Kart
Four boys on a home-made go-kart made out of a box which once contained frozen lamb tongues, in Horley, Surrey. Two of the boys are the photographers own and they are all having fun

Engine Driver Photo
Driver and stoker on the footplate of a night train - a dramatic photograph which effectively captures the excitement of the engine crews job

ST VALENTINEs DAY 1886
St Valentines Day: Two pretty young women of the late 18th century look excitedly through the window as the postman arrives with some interesting looking missives. Victorian depiction

Garibaldi / Crystal Palace
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Italian patriot at the Crystal Palace during his visit to London

Olympics / 1896 Marathon
The Marathon winner arrives in the stadium

Bullfight with Airships
The use of flying machines could introduce a new excitement to the bullfight arena

Railway Comes to France
THE RAILWAY COMES TO FRANCE! This popular image captures perfectly the excitement of the new invention which would transform the lives of the marvelling spectators

Haymarket, St Petersburg
The Hay market, St Petersburg - where many things are on sale, except hay : the lady lower right may have passed out with the excitement, but is more probably drunk

Aerial Racecourse
Racegoers will find that airborne jockeys will bring a new dimension of excitement to their sport

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