Groups Collection (page 12)

John Bull in Ireland
John Bull faces a struggle against the myriad groups factions and social problems of early 19th century Ireland

Foresters Certificate
Membership certificate of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, ornamented with idyllic scenes and pictures of people being kind. Date: early 20th century

Gardens / Couples Meet 18C
Couples meet, individuals take a brisk walk and groups congregate in a formally designed English parkland setting complete with temples, a lake and avenues of trees

Masonic Baptism
Members of a French Lodge propose to baptise a Brothers child (a louveteau, or wolf cub) according to Masonic ritual : its mother is not at all keen on the idea

Washington, Mason
George Washington, President of the USA, presides at the altar of his Lodge while planning the laying of the corner stone of the Capitol Building, Washington

Order of Foresters
Certificate of membership of James Stedman in the Ancient Order of Foresters

Engine Drivers Society
Certificate of the Amalgamated Society of Engine Drivers & Firemen, Land and Marine, accepting George Pointer as a member

Wine and Women
When Charles starts flinging the champagne about, its best to get out of your dress before he ruins it

Society Enrollment Doc
A large certificate for the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Fund, showing a widow and family saved from Want

Masquerade Party
Woman in a blue dress drops her mask to reveal her identity

Athenaeum Drawing Room
The drawing room at the Athenaeum

Party Clothes 1930
A small at home drinks party. One of the male guests isn t stopping long - so no need to remove the topcoat. Notice the large dot motif dress of one of the ladies

Gold Miners Ball / Usa1849
A ball for the gold miners in California

Group of Workmen C1910
A group of workmen in their Sunday best, but with their workday tools -- possibly on a works outing

Music & Dancing / Vauxhall
Music and dancing at Vauxhall. The band play music from an illuminated bandstand which people dance all around

Masked Ball / Paris / 1800
A masked ball in Paris

Social Groups / Crowds
Series of engravings, based on four photographs showing how space is filled by a growing crowd

An Evening Party 1770
Games of cards are played for money, with not a little cheating going on, as part of a fashionable evening party: one of the most usefull (sic) institutions!-

Freemasons Poison
Poison prepared at Naples for Masons to use... alleges

Athenaeum Club 1893
The Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall

Sons of Temperance 1 / 2
THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE friendly society - unsurpassed sick and assurance benefits for men, women and children (1 of 2)

Centaurs Star Figure 17C
CENTAURUS star figure Date: 1681

Scouts Jamboree 1937
French Scouts dance beside the bonfire at a camp

Elizabeth B-L as Guide
Elizabeth, wife of George VI, when she was the Duchess of York, wearing the uniform of the Girl Guides

Party / Girls Laughing
Two flirtatious girls at a party literally crying with laughter at the expense of the men behind them

Member of ?society
A man wearing a ceremonial costume of long robe and hat decorated with beads and the pelt of an animal, holds a cutting implement. Possibly a member of a Secret Society

REDOUTE, 1875
A redoute at the Paris home of fashionable writer Arsene Houssaye : the guests include many celebrities - Theodor de Banville on the lower left, Gautier to the upper right

Masquerade / Spain 1878
A masquerade, Spain

Crowd on Strike
The crowd will go on strike at the slightest excuse

Crowd Demonstrates
The crowd demonstrates to indicate its disapproval

A High-Spirited Party
a High-Spirited Affair !

German Masked Ball
Dancers - safely masked - abandon themselves to the fevered frenzy of the ball

British Association Tkt
Admission Ticket for the 1843 meeting of the British Association at Cambridge, with a view of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Surburban Whist-Drive
Men and women enjoying a very sociable game of cards at a public whist drive, the new craze in suburbia

Scout Scraps
Boy scouts engaged in a variety of activities

Joyous Party Couples
Joyous couples link arms and celebrate at a carnival party

Racial / Native Americans
Native American woman and child, with teepees in the background

Crowd at a Horse Race
A crowd, one man in particular who is wearing glasses and has a pair of binoculars round his neck, watch expectantly as the horses approach the finish

Crowds Celebrating / 1900
RELIEF OF MAFEKING Celebrating crowds throng the streets of London: flags, banners, whistles, trumpets, confetti & false noses pressed into service of high spirits

End of Party, 1924
The end of the party!

Children Peep at Party
Children peek at the grown- ups party

Arriving for a Party
Arriving at a party in a fashionable London square

Religion / Flagellant / 1553
A disciplinary or devotional practise found among many religious groups

Scouts / Uniform 1925
Two young boy scouts standing to attention in their uniforms

Girls Friendly Soc C1920
The Princess Mary caravan, belonging to the Girls Friendly Society

Acad Francaise / Moloch
Caricature of the Academie Francaise, personified as a worrisome old woman compiling a dictionary

Scout / Baden-Powell 1920S
Chief scout, Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell

Scouts / American Girl 20C
An American girl scout: Be Prepared!

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