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Clocks at GreenwichLeft, Synchronome Free Pendulum at Greenwich Observatory, with right, the Slave Clock which performs its escapement function, accurate to 1/100th second
Queen Sirikit of Thailand at the Thai EmbassyAn official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the Queen at the final function of the trip at the Thai Embassy
Their Majesties Court by Sir John LaveryReproduction of a painting by Sir John Lavery in The Sphere, of a painting which is now lost showing the scene of dazzling splendour in the ball room at Buckingham Palace during a court presentation
Beating the Bounds BoatsENGLAND - BEATING THE BOUNDS Choirboys and dignitaries sailing down the Thames in rowing boats, en route to St. Clement Danes for the beating the parish boundaries ceremony Date: early 1930s
Beating Bounds, 1930ENGLAND BEATING THE BOUNDS Cheerful choirboys pose with rods prior to beating the parish boundaries at Lincolns Inn, London Date: 1930
Guests at the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt Ball at Kirtlington Park, home of the Budgett family. Pictured in the Monkey Room, with the magnificent painted ceiling by Clermont in 1745. Date: 1964
Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Committee SuiteWoolwich Town Hall, SE London - Central Committee Room - Architect: A Brumwell Thomas Date: circa 1908
The Traditional Japanese tea ceremony (Chanoyu). Date: circa 1920s
Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and SilverGlimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts (with costumes of the First Napoleonic Era) and Silver Balls, annual society functions held in New York, 1931 with Elizabeth Wallace Taylor Hardin
Post WW2 - British and American soldiers on paradecirca 1910s
Edible Centerpieces Date: 1935
Albert, Duke of York - The Pilgrim Club of Great BritainPrince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - attending a dinner of The Pilgrim Club of Great Britain - a society for men who travel frequently between England
FLOWER ARRANGING 1836A demure young blonde Englishwoman allows a little time to arranges some flowers before attending an evening function. Date: 1836
MAGIC CATS OF CHINAThese magical spirit-cats perform the vital function of keeping away the rats which would otherwise devour the silkworms : the flowers also keep the worms healthy
A 1920s garden partySeveral fashionably-dressed people enjoy a garden party in radiant sunshine. 1927
Queen Sirikit of Thailand (1932-) and Husband King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) at an official function at Don Muang Airport, Bangkok. Date: 1957
Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BCBerlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Murat Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Also referred to as the Murat Shrine, Murat Temple, Murat Centre and Old National Centre
British Caribbean woman with white woman in OmanOman. British Caribbean woman with white woman at a function. Date: 1976
British Caribbean woman at a function in OmanOman. British Caribbean woman at a function. White woman wearing tradition clothes. People talking to each other. Date: 1976
The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese High CommandThe Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 - The Japanese High Command in session. Date: circa 1905
Gothic Art. Ceramic. Manises-paterna. Fragment. 14th - 15th CGothic Art. Ceramic. Manises-paterna. Fragment of pot decorated with granades and birds. Function: planting basil. 14th - 15th Century. Excavation of Castell Formos. Museo Comarcal de Osona
Waitresses in a dining hall before a function, one of them with a cigarette in her mouth. Date: 1970s
Coaling by night at Singapore 1876Coaling by night at Singapore; an important function of the worlds ports is to supply coal, and teams of workers are needed to carry out the operation basket by basket... Date: 1876
Broadwood Piano 1902 - 2Combining function and form - a handsome Broadwood instrument. Date: 1902
Sugar Plantation / DiderotShowing the function and layout of a sugar plantation in the French West Indies Date: circa 1760
Sicily - Greek Theatre at SyracuseBlack and white Victorian lantern slide of the Greek Theatre at Syracuse. Orignally constructed in the 5th Century BC, and then later reconstructed under Heiro
Queen Mary at a state functionQueen Mary consort to King George of Britain, (1867 1953), attending a state function, wearing some magnifant emeralds. Date: 1923
Burgmote Horns - these beautiful horns of hammered and embossed bronze belong to the Corportations of Canterbury and Dover
The Waterhouse BuildingA floodlit exterior view of the Waterhouse Builiding at the Natural History Museum, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and opened to the public on Easter Monday 1881
Main Entrance of the Natural History MuseumThe main entrance illuminated for an evening function at the Natural History Museum, London
GLC-LFB Firemens pop group FlashpointFlashpoint were a band from Wembley fire station who were regular artists at the G Divisional social club at Willesden fire station. NW London
Queen Farida of Egypt at her first public functionQueen Farida of Egypt(1921-1988) at her first public function at the French exhibition at Cairo, following her honeymoon
A Coronation Festivity: a ball in aid of a hospitalThe Prince and Princess of Teck and the ladies who are patronesses of the function, a fancy dress ball at the Savoy Hotel in aid of the Prince Francis of Teck Memorial Fund of the Middlesex Hospital
Tiffin on the lawns at New DelhiA Viceregal garden party, one of the social wonders of the East, taking place on February 10th 1931
Special motor car for transporting live fishAn illustration of a special motor car designed with a tank and other appparatus (the function of which was to create river conditions)
Tiffany GlasswareAn unbelievably hideous item of Tiffany glassware, designed by Hugo Schnaper, who alone knows what its meant to be, or what function it is intended to perform
Afghan Toy-MakerAn Afghan toy-maker, who would surely have had his hands cut off by the Taliban for making human images, a function reserved for Allah alone
Costume / Day OutfitFormal dress clothes for a daytime function: a braid trimmed morning coat - the Mayfair, narrow grey striped trousers, spats, stiff collar & tie, gloves, cane & top hat