Night Collection (#67)

County Hall at Night
County Hall, Westminster, at night, seen from Charing Cross Pier, across the River Thames, London. Built 1911 - 1922; renovated 1931 - 1933. Date: built 1911 - 1922

Sleepless Night
A young woman holding her hand to her forehead during a sleepless night. Date: 1960s

Revelations on Honeymoon
Revelations - 1st Chapter A hilarious postcard showing a couple on their honeymoon, revealing to each other (for seemingly yht efirst time!) their physical shortcomings

RMS Queen Mary, floodlit at night
RMS Queen Mary, the new giant Cunard White Star Liner, floodlit at night, before her maiden voyage. Date: early 1936

Two sparrows perched on a branch at night
Two sparrows, Jack and Jennie, perched on a branch at night. Jennie is wide awake, worrying about where they should build their nest. Date: 1937

Young lady in evening dress by Beer
Young lady in a pale blue evening dress with silver design, trimmed with pearls, by Beer. 1924

French recruitment poster for a parachute regiment
A French recruitment poster for a parachute regiment, the Infanterie de l Air. Date: 20th century

Christmas Eve on the Airway by Norman Keene
Jolly festive illustration by Norman Keene showing an aviator in an aeroplane greeting Father Christmas and his sleigh mid-air. Date: 1930

Lady in dress and cloak by Molyneux

The Christmas Waits, 1911
A group of singers and musicians (or Waits) walking through the snow to entertain their fellow men at Christmas time. Date: 1911

German battleship sinking at night, WW1
An artists impression of a German battleship sinking at night, with searchlights flashing in all directions, during the First World War. Date: 1916

Head European Offices - Canadian Pacific, Trafalgar Square
The Head European Offices of Canadian Pacific, 62-65 Charing Cross Road, Trafalgar Square, London - photographed during a great night storm. Date: 1924

The Mall at night decorated for the Coronation, 1953
Floodlit lions and unicorns stand guard over the illuminated coronets twinkling and floating in the night air. The Mall after dark decorated for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

Sleep, Babies, Sleep. A little girl puts her toys and dolls into a cradle and kisses them goodnight. 20th century

69th Squadron AFC setting out for night bombing, WW1
The crew of the 69th Squadron AFC (Australian Flying Corps) setting out in their RE8 biplane for night bombing from their hangar at Savy, northern France, during the First World War

Ship with four funnels at sea by night, WW1
A ship with four funnels at sea by night, with light reflecting on the water, during the First World War. 1914-1918

Aircraft preparing to depart for night bombardment, WW1
A British aircraft preparing to depart for a night bombardment during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British FE2B night bomber, Western Front, WW1
A British FE2B night bomber biplane with a 160hp Beardmore engine belonging to No. 100 Squadron RFC, seen here floodlit on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Evening dresses by Philippe et Gaston and Drecoll
Two fashionable ladies wearing boat neckline evening dresses. On the left, a white crepe dress encrusted with pearls with a kite shaped design and ruffle to the side, by Philippe et Gaston

Decorative Christmas frieze - children playing in snow
Three children enjoy playing in the snow, sliding on ice and building a snowman. 1920s

Burns Banquet at Montreal
A Banquet to honour the centenary of the birth of Scottish poet Robert Burns is held in the Canadian city of Montreal Date: 25 January 1859

End paper design, Blackies Childrens Annual for 1922
End paper design for Blackies Childrens Annual for 1922, showing five children with a guy hoisted on a stick, carrying a pitchfork and a rake, no doubt in preparation for Bonfire Night. Date: 1922

Poster advertising Orient Line cruises to Australia, featuring three men in turbans sitting around a campfire on a beach, with a ship waiting out at sea. 20th century

The Last Bus Home
Londoners struggle to get on the last bus home in the pouring rain. Date: circa 1900s

Home of the Sphere on Coronation night, 1953
The lower part of Ingram House, in the Strand, just opposite the bombed-out shell of St. Clement Danes Church, as it is illuminated after nightfall. 1953

Congress Hall, Coronation Exhibition, London
View by night of the Congress Hall at the Coronation Exhibition, held at White City, West London, to celebrate the coronation of King George V. Date: 1911

Detraining a Howitzer by moonlight, Palestine, WW1
Men of a siege battery at a railhead, detraining a Howitzer by moonlight in Palestine during the First World War. From a drawing by James McBey, war artist. Date: 1914-1918

Chicago World Fair - The Lagoon at night Date: 1933

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp by Jeffryes
Stylised illustration by Jeffryes showing a man in evening attire rather bemused by a huge, bending street lamp. Date: 1930

Naval gun firing behind Canadian lines, Vimy Ridge, WW1
A naval gun firing over Vimy Ridge behind Canadian lines at night on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War. Date: May 1917

Night view of Millbank Prison
Night view across Thames of Millbank Prison, London. Date: 1862

Royal Wedding 1947 - all night vigil
Enthusiastic spectators wrapped up warm against the cold as they spend the night sleeping on the London streets in the hope of bagging a top spot along the processional route for the royal wedding of

Westminster Abbey / Dunlop advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Dunlop Tyres in 1953, featuring a painting of Westminster Abbey by Felix Kelly, the setting for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

American Scouts around a camp fire
A group of eight American Boy Scouts sit around a camp fire next to their tent at night. They stare intently at one of their group as he raises his arms speaking or singing. circa 1950s

The Strand, London, looking West at night c. 1908

John Profumo at a nightclub, 1934
John Dennis Profumo (1915 - 2006) British conservative politician pictured here as a young man at the opening night of Punchs Club at the Dorchester in October 1934

And very softly hasten down and out beyond the sleeping town to find my fairy lake (The Island). 1922

Elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom
An elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom. circa 1922

And there they sat and sang all night, I heard them singing in my sleep (Visitors). 1922

Three children singing Christmas carols. early 20th century

May Bowley. C3001b Xmas
Christmas Greetings -- two children carrying a Christmas tree through the snow are followed by Santa Claus with his sack of presents. circa early 20th century

A Happy Christmas -- girl in a white dress. 20th century

Torquay, Devon - Illuminations (3 / 3)
Torquay, Devon - Illuminations - Vane Hill and the Harbour Date: circa 1930

Herald Square, Broadway and 6th Avenue - NYC - by night. Date: circa late 1920s

Broadway looking north from 38th Street by night, New York City, USA. Date: circa late 1920s

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin - at night Date: circa 1920s

The Strand 1950S
The Strand, central London, at night, showing the Adelphi Theatre, taxis, buses and other traffic. Date: 1950s

Drake / Pacific
Francis Drakes ship Golden Hind in the Pacific Date: late 16th century

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping