Inauguration Collection

The Fountain, Wilton, Wiltshire - Inauguration ceremony. The large circular water trough and fountain sit beside the A30, now just inside the River Wylye recreation field

Inauguration of Wellington College
The arrival of Queen Victoria at Wellington College for the inauguration of the school in Feburary 1859. The school, situated about twelve miles south of Windsor

The Viceroys House at New Delhi, India
A worthy setting for the King-Emperors representative in India, the centre of the coming inaugural festivities - the viceroys house at New Delhi designed by Edwin Lutyens

Beethoven / Vienna Statue
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Inauguration of the monument to the German composer at Vienna on 1 May 1880

Lincoln Inauguration
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States at Washington, in front of the partly completed Capitol building

Madrid, Inauguration of the Apolo Theater, November 23, 1873
Spain, Madrid. Inauguration of the Apolo Theater on the night of November 23, 1873. Woodcut on paper. Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899) and Jose Luis Pellicer (1842-1901)

Coolidge Oath of Office
Scene from the inauguration of Mr Calvin Coolidge as president of the United states, in Washington DC. Calvin Coolidge was an American politician

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Inauguration of the Caldetes summer camp, ceremony presided by the Mexican ambassador Alberto Tejada (30th May 1938). SPAIN. Madrid

Field gun and soldier statues, Plugstreet Experience
The gun and the statues, which are cut-outs made from steel sheets, are in the grounds of the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience (Interpretation Centre)

Underground railway construction, Lord Mayor of London 1881
Underground railway construction, the Lord Mayor of London commencing works for the extension of the Inner Circle railway. Date: 1881

America - Washington Travels To Inauguration At New York
An east view of Grays Ferry, near Philadelphia with the triumphal arches erected for the reception of General Washington Date: 20 April 1789

America - Washington On His Way To Inauguration At NY
George Washington Met By His Neighbours On His Way To Inauguration In New York Date: April 1789

America - Washingtons Inauguration Preparations
Preparations For George Washingtons Inauguration At Grays Ferry, New York Date: 20 April 1789

New Port of London Authority Building opened by Lloyd George
The New Port of London Authority Building, Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London - opened by Prime Minister David Lloyd George on 17th October 1922. Date: 1922

Inauguration of the London Museum at Kensington Palace, 1912
The inauguration of the London Museum: their Majesties visit of inspection to Kensington Palace, 1912. The new London Museum (later the Museum of London)

Opening of the Congo railway, page from The Graphic
The opening of the Congo Railway: the inauguration ceremonies. A page from The Graphic, 3rd September 1898. Among the photographs on the page are those showing a march past of the troops at Boma

Pauls Cross - St. Pauls Cathedral, London
circa 1910s

Salvationists from all Climes: Types of the Foreign Soldiers
People the aggressive Christians had reached in different countires. The new members of the Salvation Army attended the Salvationist Congress, described by General Booth as the bombardment of London

MAYORS BANQUET / GUILDHAL
The Lord Mayors inauguration banquet held at the Guildhall Date: 1830

LONDON GUILDHALL BANQUET
The Lord Mayors inauguration banquet held at the Guildhall Date: 1830

The Inauguration (on 30th August, 1907) of The equestrian Monument to the Tsar Liberator in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria

Inauguration of Air service between Detroit and Cleveland
A Ford Motor Company-sponsored stunt to publicise the inauguration of the commercial Air freight service between Detroit and Cleveland

WW1 - The Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War

Inauguration of the 1899 Philippine Republic in Malolos, Bulacan. Engraving

Anglo-Belgian war memorial unveiled, 1920
The unveiling of the Anglo-Belgian War Memorial on the Victoria Embankment, London, on 12th October 1920, the fifth anniversary of the shooting of Edith Cavell in Brussels

Paardekraal Monument to the Independence of Transvaal
The Paardekraal Monument, erected by the Boers at Krugersdorp after they took a vow to free Transvaal from the clutches of the British Empire

Liberia, Procession for the inauguration of the President
Daniel Edward Howard, the President (between 1912-1929) is inaugurated at Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa

Guyuk inaugurated Great Khan of Mongol Empire
Guyuk Khan (c1206-1248) is inaugurated as the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Seen here is the tent of his mother Toregene Khatun (or Turakina)

Opening of sepulchral monument of Pope Innocent III in the B
Italy. Rome. Opening of sepulchral monument of Pope Innocent III in the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Engraving by Capuz. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1892. Colored

Alphonse XII inaugurating the agricultural conferences. Eng
Alphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. The King inaugurating the agricultural conferences. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored

Switzerland. 19th century. Inauguration of the railroad of Mouchard. Lunch offered to guests of the Swiss windows. Engraving at l Univers Illustre, 1863. Colored

Banquet. Engraving. 20th century
Banquet offered to guests at an opening ceremony. Engraving. Early 20th century. Colored engraving

Inauguration of Marats Bust, Paris, France
Inauguration of Marats Bust, Place de la Reunion (now Place du Carrousel) Paris, towards the end of the French Revolution

Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
In 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as President defeating Democrat George B McClellan with 55% of the popular vote. He was inaugurated at the Capitol Date: 1865

Inauguration of New Training Ship Arethusa
Inauguration ceremony in July, 1933, for new Training Ship Arethusa which had replaced a previous vessel of the same name which had been scrapped. Date: 1933

King Juan Carlos I inauguration
SPAIN. Madrid. Royal Palace. Spain. Democratic transition. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia wave from the balcony of the Royal Palace after the swearing in Parliament as head of state

Richard Wagner. Monument
WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). German composer of Romanticism. Inauguration of a monument in his honor. Thiergarten, Berlin. 1903

Paris. Le Peletier Opera. Inaugurati󮠨1821)
Paris. Inauguration of the Opera Theatre on Le Peletier street (1821). Anonymous painting. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Paris, France - Invalides. Date: 1830

Paris, France - Hotel des Invalides, facade principale. Date: 1831

Paris, France - Boulevard de Sebastopol inaugurated. Date: 1858

Inauguration of the Palace of Peace, The Hague
Inauguration of the Palace of Peace at The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands, headquarters of the International Court of Justice

Opening Ceremony of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games
The inauguration of the athletic contests at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, with part of the huge stadium with stands filled shown, and athletes lining up in the centre. Date: 1932

Vietnam - Haiphong - Cathedral Clocktower inaugurated
Vietnam - Haiphong - The Clocktower (still encased in scaffolding) of the Queen of the Rosary Roman Catholic Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - The Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War

Hamidiye Fountain Inaugurated - Thessaloniki, Greece (when still Salonika under Turkish control). Date: circa 1901

Ferdinand de Leseps and the Khedive of Egypt open Suez Canal
Ferdinand de Leseps (1805-1894) and Isma il Pasha (Ismail the Magnificent) (18301895), the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan open the Suez Canal on 17th November, 1869. Date: 1869

Spain. Primo de Riveras dictatorship (1923-1930)

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