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Night Collection (page 16)

Background imageNight Collection: Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? (Mr and Mrs Bull)

Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? (Mr and Mrs Bull)
Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? Mrs Britannia Bull tells her husband John that he should investigate a nasty smell of something smouldering -- smoke can be seen on the right

Background imageNight Collection: BBC Children in Need, Lands End, Cornwall

BBC Children in Need, Lands End, Cornwall
BBC Children in Need, Lands End Hotel, Lands End, Cornwall. The bearded man seated at the centre is Peter John de Savary (b.1944), English entrepreneur

Background imageNight Collection: Night Watchman

Night Watchman in blue coat carrying a lantern

Background imageNight Collection: Olivia

Olivia features in Shakespeares Twelfth Night aromantic comedybelieved to have been written around 1601???1602. The play centres on the twinsViolaandSebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck

Background imageNight Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Owl Late Night Return Home

Victorian Greeting Card - Owl Late Night Return Home
An owl in a top hat arrives home late and struggles to get his key in the door. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNight Collection: Dodge Brothers van advertising Viyella

Dodge Brothers van advertising Viyella day and night wear. circa 1930s

Background imageNight Collection: An Al Fresco Ball in France

An Al Fresco Ball in France
An al fresco ball in Paris, perhaps, since the scene is framed by palm trees, on the fashionable French Riviera. The cabaret turn in the spotlight is a pair of dancers

Background imageNight Collection: When Johnny Comes Home Again by F. Cayley Robinson

When Johnny Comes Home Again by F. Cayley Robinson
Atmospheric scene showing a ship returning home at night. A solitary woman stands on the beach holding a lantern to guide the boats return. Date: 1923

Background imageNight Collection: Advertisement for Southern Railway - Travel while you sleep

Advertisement for Southern Railway - Travel while you sleep
Advertisement for Southern Railway - Every night from Victoria - " Good night London" - " Good Morning Paris" - Travel while you sleep by train ferry boat. Date: 1936

Background imageNight Collection: French Railway News - Paris-Dijon Speed-up

French Railway News - Paris-Dijon Speed-up - Electrification shortens the journey, knocking an hour off the old timetable. 1951

Background imageNight Collection: French Railway News - more Couchettes put into service

French Railway News - more Couchettes put into service. 1951

Background imageNight Collection: Crossing to France? Travel with British Railways

Crossing to France? Travel with British Railways. Date: 1953

Background imageNight Collection: London to Paris by British Railways - Business or Pleasure

London to Paris by British Railways - Business or Pleasure. Date: 1952

Background imageNight Collection: Paris by Morning - British Railways advertisement 1951

Paris by Morning - British Railways advertisement 1951
Paris by Morning - Travel London to Paris by British Railways - Night Ferry - Golden Arrow. Date: 1951

Background imageNight Collection: I always go the Permanent Way to Paris - Business Travel

I always go the Permanent Way to Paris - Business Travel with British Railways - advertisement. 1949

Background imageNight Collection: Going to France? - British Railways advertisement

Going to France? - British Railways advertisement
Going to France? - Where Summer Lingers Longer - British Railways advertisement - Leave on the dot... Arrive on the spot! 1949

Background imageNight Collection: Doris and Anna Zinkeisen at the theatre

Doris and Anna Zinkeisen at the theatre
Doris (left) and Anna Zinkeisen, artist sisters and designers, pictures at the opening night of " Waltzes in Vienna" at Alhambra Theatre in August 1931. Date: 1931

Background imageNight Collection: Twelfth Night characters by Alfred Crowquill

Twelfth Night characters by Alfred Crowquill
Twelfth Night (6 January) characters by Alfred Crowquill. 19th century

Background imageNight Collection: Victorian scrap, an old English watchman

Victorian scrap, an old English watchman. circa 1890

Background imageNight Collection: Guy Fawkes procession on bonfire night

Guy Fawkes procession on bonfire night. 19th century

Background imageNight Collection: Programme cover, Princes Theatre, Bristol

Programme cover, Princes Theatre, Bristol, October 1949 - Our true intent is all for your delight. 1949

Background imageNight Collection: Night watchman and bellman, London

Night watchman and bellman, London

Background imageNight Collection: Footmen with torches, London

Footmen with torches, London
Footmen with torches, and a lady getting out of a sedan chair, London. 18th century

Background imageNight Collection: Fairyland illumination devices and electric signs

Fairyland illumination devices and electric signs, from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903

Background imageNight Collection: A corner of Vauxhall Gardens, London

A corner of Vauxhall Gardens, London. 18th century

Background imageNight Collection: A childs day & night

A childs day & night
Illustration depicting a child with her books and toys in the daytime and in bed at night. From a greeting card. Artist: Isabel Saul Date: circa 1932

Background imageNight Collection: Road painters carrying broken white line stencil, Sept 1939

Road painters carrying broken white line stencil, Sept 1939
Road painters carrying the " blackout stencil" which enabled workmen to paint broken white lines down the centre of roads with ease, in order to reduce accidents when driving in blackouts

Background imageNight Collection: Man and woman in reflective clothing, September 1939

Man and woman in reflective clothing, September 1939
Man and woman in reflective clothing, suitable for wear in a blackout, The Sphere describes this as " a humorous effort towards a safe night-walking garb" but wearing white or high-vis was

Background imageNight Collection: Music cover, The Rochester Polka

Music cover, The Rochester Polka
Music cover The Rochester Polka by J C Callcott, with a night view of Rochester Castle, Kent. 19th century

Background imageNight Collection: Audience of stars at midnight performance of Charlots Revue

Audience of stars at midnight performance of Charlots Revue
A galaxy of stars in the audience for the midnight performance of the first night of Charlots Revue at the Prince of Wales Theatre in April 1925

Background imageNight Collection: Paddington Station, arrival of the night Mail 1902

Paddington Station, arrival of the night Mail 1902
Arrival of the night mail at Paddington Railway Station, London. Date: 1902

Background imageNight Collection: A New Knight of the Road by Webster Murray

A New Knight of the Road by Webster Murray
A motorcyclist with a woman riding pillion rides through the night as the ghost of a mounted highwayman looks on with surprise. Date: 1924

Background imageNight Collection: Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869

Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869
Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on Londons First Traffic Light. Invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer

Background imageNight Collection: Postcard showing Hollywood Boulevard at Night, 1930s

Postcard showing Hollywood Boulevard at Night, 1930s Date: 1930s

Background imageNight Collection: Postcard showing World Premier Night in Hollwood, 1930s

Postcard showing World Premier Night in Hollwood, 1930s Date: 1930s

Background imageNight Collection: An art deco sketch representing The Night of The Fauns

An art deco sketch representing The Night of The Fauns a theme for one of the festivals or parties at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageNight Collection: A night-scene of Saint Marks Basilica, Venice, 1929

A night-scene of Saint Marks Basilica, Venice, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageNight Collection: A portrait of the dancer Seraphine Astafieva, 1915

A portrait of the dancer Seraphine Astafieva, 1915
A portrait of the dancer Seraphine Astafieva as Bernice, Queen of Egypt in the ballet Theban Night, 1915 Date: 1915

Background imageNight Collection: Una Merkel and Steffi Duna in One New York Night (1935)

Una Merkel and Steffi Duna in One New York Night (1935) wearing Dolly Tree costumes Date: 1935

Background imageNight Collection: Una Merkel and Charles Butterworth in The Night is Young

Una Merkel and Charles Butterworth in The Night is Young
Una Merkel (wearing a Dolly Tree gown) and Charles Butterworth in The Night is Young (1935) Date: 1935

Background imageNight Collection: Ramon Navarro and Evelyn Laye (wearing Dolly Tree costume)

Ramon Navarro and Evelyn Laye (wearing Dolly Tree costume)
Ramon Navarro and Evelyn Laye (wearing a Dolly Tree costume) in The Night is Young (1935) Date: 1935

Background imageNight Collection: Cover for Picturegoers Famous Films Supplement

Cover for Picturegoers Famous Films Supplement for The Night is Young (1935) with Ramon Navarro and Evelyn Laye: a film dressed by Dolly Tree Date: 1935

Background imageNight Collection: Joseph Chamberlain torch-lit goodbye, 1902

Joseph Chamberlain torch-lit goodbye, 1902
The journey of Mr Chamberlain: Birminghams torch-lit goodbye. Joseph Chamberlain was entertained by his fellow citizens at a banquet in Birmingham

Background imageNight Collection: Grand Pier, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset

Grand Pier, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
Entrance to the Grand Pier, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Date: 1916

Background imageNight Collection: Christmas card, Children walking in snow with lantern

Christmas card, Children walking in snow with lantern. 20th century

Background imageNight Collection: A Cheery Christmas, Children on Snow Sledge

A Cheery Christmas, Children on Snow Sledge
A Cheery Christmas, Children on a Snow Sledge. 20th century

Background imageNight Collection: Bare-legged owl, Margarobyas lawrencii

Bare-legged owl, Margarobyas lawrencii (Naked-footed night owl, Scotophilus nudipes). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageNight Collection: Porcelain night light or veilleuse from Marieberg

Porcelain night light or veilleuse from Marieberg, Sweden, 18th century, decorated with molded tulips and roses. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French



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