Groups Collection (page 3)

PIC-NIC AT HOME
A PIC-NIC IN THE DRAWING ROOM A satire on the growing habit of snacking instead of sitting round the table at formal meals Date: 1859

POLISH KOSSINIERI
Members of a patriotic secret society, the KOSSINIERI (literally, the scythers) swear to fight for the freedom of Poland against the hated Russians who rule them Date: 1 May 1821

COUNTRY ESTATE / C18TH
Couples meet, individuals take a brisk walk and groups congregate in the formally designed parkland of a grand country estate. Date: 18th century

LION OF THE PARTY
The Lion of the party! The lion is indeed a lion in evening dress, out- doing two other lions for the attentions and admiration of his fellow guests Date: 1840s

HORRIBLE BORE
A horrible Bore in the company. The social bore is depicted as a boar. Fellow guests shun his companionship. Date: 1840s

Bridge Fight, Pisa
PISA : the long-ago defeat of the Saracens is celebrated by two groups of warriors who battle it out on a bridge over the Arno Date: 18th century

ROYAL GARDEN PARTY 1900
Victoria and her daughter-in- law Alexandra drive among the guests at a garden party given at Buckingham Palace Date: 1900

British Association, Oxford
British Association meets in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Date: June 1847

EDWARD VII, MASON
EDWARD, Prince of Wales, (subsequently king Edward VII) in his ceremonial regalia as Grand Master of English Freemasons, a position he held from 1875 to 1901 Date: 1875 - 1901

MONOCEROS ETC CONSTELL
The constellation of Monoceros - a unicorn - and Canis Minor - a small dog. Date: 1849

FABIAN SOCIETY 1892
The Fabian Society meets at Essex Hall, London Date: 1892

GARGOYLE CLUB / ST GEORGE
Two oclock in the morning at the Gargoyle Club, London Date: 1920s

GARGOYLE CLUB / PRAGA / 20S
The silver ceiling at the Gargoyle Club, London Date: 1920s

MASKED BALL / FRANCE / 1780
A masquerade scene with a masked woman dancing Date: 1790

MORNING AFTER MASQUERADE
The morning after the masquerade. Date: 18th Century

FRIENDLY FORESTERS 1870
On a warm August day, members of the ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS friendly society get a bit too friendly during an outing at the Crystal Palace Date: 1870

RESTORATION PARTY 1660S
The carefree court of Charles II : The King with Lady Castlemaine. Date: 1660s

Reform Club, Library 1846
Interior of the Library Date: 1846

Game of Blind Mans Buff at a childrens party
A game of Blind Mans Buff (or Bluff) at a childrens party in the early 19th century. Date: circa 1830

The Original Croatian Tamburica Ensemble
The Original Croatian Tamburica (Tamboura) Ensemble. The instrument is associated with Croatian nationalism. Hundreds of tamburitza ensembles were formed amongst Croatian emigrants throughout

British troops - United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
One of 15 colour photographs of groups of British troops on service with United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) Bosnia, and based in Vitez, Bosnia, 1994 (c). Date: circa 1994

Grand Hotel des Bains in Helwan (Helouan), Egypt
A photographer takes a picture of a group of people at the main entrance of the Grand Hotel des Bains in Helwan (Helouan), Egypt. Date: circa 1905

Sepoys and an Indian officer, Bengal Army, 1815 (c).Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, Patna, 1815 (c).Many Indian ethnic groups had their own long traditions as warrior peoples

Tanzania - Mbeya suburb near border with Zambia. road for Sumbawanga - Tanzania - Africa

Wildebeest - with different species of social birds following them during their annual migration so as to feed on parasites (Connochaetes taurinus)

Bottlenose dolphins - blowing air bubbles underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions. Complex play / creative behaviour

Initiation of the Knight Kadosh
Taking the left hand of the blindfolded candidate and placing it on the beating body of a sheep, the deceived candidate is then expected to plunge a knife into what he believes is the body of a

Feast of the Kadosh Knights
The seventh toast at the feast of the Kadosh Knights involves raising both their glasses and theirs daggers to the flamming punch. Date: 1890s

The chain of Union
Members of a lodge link together to form a chain of union. One arm is placed on a neighbours waist whilst the hand is left free to tap the other neighbour three times on the shoulder

Bazaar or Fair in a Maratha Camp, India
A Bazar in Seendhiyas camp. A bazaar or fair in a Maratha Camp, showing a long avenue lined with stalls. A Maratha or Mahratta is a member of one of the major Hindu Kshatriya (warrior) groups (castes)

Freemason Initiation
The initiation of an apprentice Date: 1890s

Dr Barnardos Village Homes, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex
Children perform a dance display at Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The occasion is presumably an open day, for the benefit of visitors and benefactors

People outside a church on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Rue du Commerce (Shopping street) in Port Said, Egypt
View on the Rue du Commerce (Shopping street) at the Suez Canal in Port Said in north-eastern Egypt, from the perspective of a group of talking men in the foreground

Girls school at Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
A group of girls with their maid washing and grinding harvest at the girls school at Fianarantsoa (meaning good education ), Madagascar. Date: circa 1907

Luscarelle Room, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire - Furniture arranged for groups - Blue upholstery, Green carpet. Part of Box 247 Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Darby & Joan Club
The Darby & Joan Club, Scratchley House, Thornton Heath, Surrey, where lucky members can enjoy old time sequence dancing, whist, bingo, snooker or darts... Date: 1970s

Fancy Dress Ball 1910
La Princesse de la Tour d Auvergne gives a ball where the guests are all dressed as Pierrot or Pierrette Date: 1910

Fancy Dress Ball 1900
Madeleine Lemaires Exposition ball, at which guests come in costumes which reflect some aspect of the current Exhibition Date: 1900

Japan - A group of three Ainos, the aborigines
Lantern slide of a group of three Ainos, the aborigines. The Ainu (also called Aynu, Aino and in historical texts Ezo), are indigenous people or groups in Japan and Russia

Zebras and Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) invading Katavi airport (Equus grevyi). Tanzania - Africa

Massawa - Old town with local residents. Eritrea - Africa

Cheetah family in trees - Mother Cheetah starts to hunt and her four big calfs follow her (Acinonyx jubatus). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Bottlenose dolphins - group playing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose Dolphins - three underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Ostrich - eggs at nest (Struthio camelus)

BAOBAB / Boab trees - At sunset. Madagascar

The Cocoa Tree Club
The exterior of the Cocoa Tree Club building, of which Lord Byron was a member. It was originally a Tory chocolate house and also famous for once being the Jacobite Party H.Q. Date: early 1930s

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