Formal Collection (page 7)

The Royal Visit to Cambridge
The royal visit to Cambridge: presentation of the University address to the prince and princess in the quadrangle of Trinity College Date: 1864

Japan - Two Rich women with their young children pose for a formal photograph the infants in full traditional attire. Both women hold circular fans, symmetrically framing the shot. Date: circa 1901

Japanese Couple pose for a formal photograph, possibly directly after their wedding? Date: circa 1895

The Children of the Crown Prince of Japan. From left: Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Hirohito (1901-1989), Prince Nobuhito (1905-1987) and Prince Yasuhito (1902-1953) of Japan

Edward VII in Coach 1901
The King and Queen leaving Buckingham Palace in a state coach. Date: 1901

Garden / Elizabethan
A lady dressed in black walks in an Elizabethan formal garden. (Fair Rosamond of Thomas Delones poem.) Date: 16th century

Christmas Toast
A mother and daughter in evening dresses enjoy a Christmas tipple together in front of the tree. Date: late 1950s

Country Cottage by Kay
A country cottage with a formal garden designed by Claud J Kay Date: 1912

Emile-Francois Loubet
EMILE-FRANCOIS LOUBET French President (1899-1906) in formal dress, with his overcoat over his arm Date: 1838 - 1929

BERNSTORFF (1862- 1939)
JOHANN HEINRICH BERNSTORFF Count Bernstorff; endeavored to further Woodrow Wilsons attempts at mediation preceding USAs entry into WW1. With (US) wife & daughter Date: 1862 - 1939

Formal Dinner 1913
CUOB (Cambridge University Old Boys?) dinner, the men wearing dinner jackets and the tables set with formal place settings including flowers and even a pineapple. Date: 1913

Elizabeth / Austria / Niz 77
KAISERIN ELISABETH VON OESTERREICH, wife of the emperor Franz Josef, looking very unhappy in her formal court costume Date: 1837 - 1898

Ceremony of Presenting the Sheriffs of London
The Ceremony of Presenting the Sheriffs of London. 1811

Hair styles for state functions in 1937
Suggestions for hair styles to be worn with regulation headwear at court presentations or state functions in 1937, the coronation year. Emile of Conduit Street advises curls dressed high on the head

Alice Maud Kay - Photo taken at Christmas, Buenos Aires
Three and a half year-old Alice Maud Kay - Photo taken at Christmas, Buenos Aires Date: 1907

Gardens / Trentham Hall
Trentham Hall, Staffordshire - the formal gardens Date: 1847

Family in formal wear going to church, c. 1800
Family in formal dress going to church or similar, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Harrods tiara for court presentations
For Their Majesties Courts or the Coronation Ceremony (in 1937), a tiara of rhinestones and pearls, plumes and regulation veil from Harrods. 1937

The 1958 Season - Gay companions to sparkling debut
Double page spread from The Tatler suggesting various accessories required by the debutante to ensure a sparkling season! Clockwise from top left

The 1958 Season - Dresses for Dancing into the Dawn
Two suggestions for dance dresses for debutantes for the 1958 Season, the last year in which debs were presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace

Stone pillar and gatehouse, Lanhydrock House, Cornwall
Stone pillar and gatehouse in the formal garden at Lanhydrock House, a Grade I listed building near Bodmin, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Formal Edwardian group photograph with clergy, Scotland
A group photograph of Edwardian men and one woman wearing formal clothing, possibly taken at Dunoon, Scotland at the theological college. Several clergy men are present. c. 1910s

Gatehouse and garden, Lanhydrock House, Cornwall
Gatehouse and formal garden in the early morning mist at Lanhydrock House, a Grade I listed building near Bodmin, Cornwall. An award-winning photograph. circa 1980s

President Truman and Churchills formal and informal talks
Bringing " frankness and warmth" back into Anglo-American relations: President Truman and Churchills formal and informal talks; and Churchills visit to congress. Date: 1952

Formal wedding studio photo. Date: 1920s

Visit of 1930 Ornithological Congress to Tring
Within the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum at Tring, bequeathed to the Natural History Museum after his death in 1937

Ernst Hartert (1859-1933)
Curator of ornithology at Walter Rothschilds Zoological Museum at Tring from 1892 to 1930, during which time he also served as Museum Director

Formal gardens at Arlington Court, North Devon
Formal gardens at Arlington Court, a National Trust property near Barnstaple, North Devon. Date: circa 1980s

Captains Regent, Republic of San Marino, Italy
Solemn entrance of the Captains Regent (heads of state), Republic of San Marino, Italy, 1 October 1929. Elected every six months, they were at this date Ezio Balducci and Aldo Busignani. Date: 1929

The dancing lesson, Les Images en Musique
Cats taking part in a dancing lesson in a park, illustration in Les Images en Musique, with illustrations by Benjamin Rabier and easy pieces for piano by Jane Vieu. Date: 1908

The skirt dance.. Originated in London in the 1870s. It is a less formal type of ballet with elements of popular dance such as clogging and French can-can. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1905

Woman of Rome in formal attire, 1581.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Couple dancing 1908
Passionate couple dancing circa 1908

Marriage photograph of Martha Law Bennie and Jim Cosser
The Marriage photograph of Martha Law Bennie and Jim Cosser. Date: circa 1905

Two men on a boat on Coniston identified by the photographer as his friends Nelstrop on the left, and Wilson. The two men were cousins, Nelstrop being a member of the flour makers in Stockport

Five men relaxing on a bench at Moorfield Tennis Club, 1913. Despite the formal clothing, the men in the picture are obviously very relaxed and informal. Date: 1913

Three men on a bench in the countryside, possibly in the Peak District. Formal clothing fails to hide the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the photograph. Date: circa 1908

Two men on a bridge at Tilberthwaite in the Lake District illustrating that what we would now see as formal clothingwas just everyday to the Edwardians

Gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa
A large gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa, with a special investiture ceremony taking place. Date: 20th century

Sicily - Politeama in Palermo
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of a circular building, the Theatre Politeama, which has mounted statues galloping on the roof

India - The Drawing Room
Black and white lantern slide of a high-ceilinged formal room with groups of chairs. Slide number 6 of Box 221 Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s

Men taking part in a scouting event, Greece

Scouts and leaders, 50th anniversary, Greece
Scouts and leaders taking part in a 50th anniversary celebration, Greece

Council Meeting, Ghana, West Africa
Supreme Council Meeting of the Boy Scouts Association (Gold Coast Branch) in session, with the Governor and Chief Scout of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, in the Chair

Scouts at Accra, Ghana, West Africa, welcoming the Governor on his return from leave, 3 October 1923. Date: 1923

Scouts on parade for VIP visit, Gambia, West Africa
Scouts (boys and girls) on parade, Gambia, West Africa. The visiting dignitaries are Sir Edward Brandis Denham (Governor of The Gambia) and his wife. Date: circa late 1920s

The fascinating Fez, circa 1941
A woman models a knitted swathed fez, decorated with a bunch of flowers, circa 1941. Date: c. 1941

French Girl Guides on parade, St Georges Day, Paris, in the presence of their Chief, Lady Baden Powell, as well as national chief General Lafont, General Koenig (Military Governor of Paris)

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