Festival Collection (page 3)

Views of the Festival of Britain construction
Four views of the Festival of Britain construction, dating from June 1950 to March 1951, with an aerial view below, showing Londons South Bank in October 1950, looking north across the River Thames

Programme for the Brighton Festival
Programme cover for the Brighton Festival, probably in 1951, Festival of Britain year, showing a giant and fairly slim Prince Regent looking approvingly at the Brighton Pavilion

12th Night / 1864 Perform
Performed in the course of the 1864 Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-on-Avon

Celebrating Bacchus
Country folk celebrate a festival in honour of the God of wine: Bacchus. (Greek: Dionysus)

Alsace Festival, 1911
Happy vineyard workers dance through the fields during the fete de vendanges (vineyard festival) in Alsace, France

Mumbai, India - The Muharram Festival Procession
Mumbai (Bombay), India - The Muharram Festival Procession. 1916

Nashik - an ancient holy city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari - this card shows the fine stone bridge over the river

A large crowd gathering - north of England (possibly Leeds or Sheffield?). Date: 1908

Lady riding side-saddle on a horse stuck in a fence during a fox hunt, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somerville urges her horse Leotard out of the briars while Facey Romford and other huntsmen watch

View of the town of Quebec, Canada, circa 1800
View of the town of Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, circa 1800. Sailing ships in the bay, and a watermill in the foreground. Veduta di Quebec

Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Sir Edward Elgar, English composer
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), English composer at the time of the performance of his oratorio The Dream of Gerontius at the Worcester Music Festival. 1905

Woman from Harar, Somalia, East Africa
Woman in festival costume from the city of Harar, Somalia, East Africa. Date: 1922

Diola Man from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa - at a Festival Date: circa 1907

Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation

Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands
Canarain Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as Lucha Canaria

Menorcan horses in the fiesta, or jaleo, Sant Lluis, Menorca
Riders put their black Menorcan horses through their paces in the fiesta, or jaleo, in the main street of Sant Lluis, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain. Date: 2014

Bushehr, Iran - A Persian Festival Procession. Date: 1916

Kpalime, Togo - Festival of the Dead Date: 1910s

Kazakh village in Zhailau, during Nauryz (Spring holiday)
People in a high altitude summer pasture in Zhailau (Jailou), located in the Ile-Alatau State National Natural Park, Kazakhstan, during Nauryz (the traditional Spring holiday)

Crowning the May Queen, Leyland, Lancashire in 1900

May Festival, Leyland in 1900

Church Harvest Festival - probably 1920s

Harvest Festival in the 1920s

Westland SA. 341 Gazelle AH. 1 XZ333 - A
Westland SA.341 Gazelle AH.1 XZ333 / A (msn ), at Hurn Airport for the Bournemouth Air Festival on 5 June 1988, Date: 1988

Indian Temple - Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, London - opened on 12 May and was one of the events to celebrate the coronation of King George V

Harvest festival coal display

A coal offering at a Harvest Festival Service, Victorian period

Hemsworth Catholic Festival early 1900s

Otley Festival, early 1900s

Les Fetes du Citron, Lemon Festival, Menton, France Date: circa 1950

Canaries - Religious Procession - Festival day - Las Palmas
Canary Islands - Religious Procession on a festival day - Las Palmas. Date: circa 1910s

A La Fete Des Fleurs
This illustration shows two young women driving a vehicle decorated lavishly with flowers in red, pink and white, at a posh flower festival

Poland. Harvesters Festival. Engraving by Lemaitre. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840

Main festival in the town of Cuba, Route 66
Main festival in the town of Cuba, located along the historic Route 66. Detail of a girl on horseback. State of Missouri. United States

Fantasia
A colourful tempera painting depicting a jolly festival of clowns and dancers during the night, bright lanterns are hanging all around. Date: circa 1918

Shetland Festival Date: 1925

General Bullers return from the Boer War
General Sir Redvers Buller driving through the decorated streets of Aldershot. Lady Audrey Buller is seen sitting beside her husband

Cartoon by H M Bateman, of crowds queueing, big dipper ride
Cartoon illustration by H M Bateman, of crowds queueing for a big dipper rollercoaster ride. Captioned, A Crowd Effect and Festival of Empire'

Annual Festival at College for the Blind, Norwood
The annual festival at the crystal palace of the Royal Normal College and Academy for the Blind in Upper Norwood, London. Various games and exercises are depicted

Japanese Nara Dolls - wooden carved dolls used for decorative purposes at a festival of the Kasuga shrine at the time of Emperor Sutoku in 1137

Hokokusai Folding Screens - national treasure owned by the Hokoku Shrine, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Seen here is part of a pair of folding screens

Japanese Hina Dolls - associated with an annual Dolls Festival on 3 March each year, a special day, especially for girls, who display their dolls and invite guests to a grand dinner'

Advert for Cannes Film Festival
An advert for what would have been the first Cannes Film Festival, in September 1939. The outbreak of World War II meant it was cancelled. The first Cannes Festival eventually happened in 1946

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 21+50
Luftwaffe - Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 21+50 (msn 683-7019), of JagdBomberGeschwader 31, at RAF Greenham Common for the Newbury Air Festival on 1 June 1980. Date: 1980

Owen Owen Food festival window display: Liverpool department store, Owen Owen, shop window display. Date: circa 1960

Poster, Edinburgh International Festival, August 1959 - make your reservations here. Royal Opera Stockholm, Czech Philharmonic, The Thrie Estaites, Seefried Fischer-Dieskau, The Old Vic, Courbet

Westminster Abbey, London, The Handel Festival
Westminster Abbey, London, for The Handel Festival, Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the composer's death, with five concerts including Messiah, 26 May to 5 June 1784. Date: 1784

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