Night Collection (#68)

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

12th Night / Sir Toby Duel
The duel between Sir Toby and Viola

Topophone Life Save
TOPOPHONE Device which, by amplifying sound, helps sailors to avoid collisions at sea, particularly during fog or at night Date: 1880

Police / Watchmen / 1827
A night watchman on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London. Date: 1827

Goblin and Dealer
THE GOBLIN AND THE PROVISION- DEALER When night was come and the shop shut up

Tristram & Isolde
The love potion takes effect. While Tristram is escorting Iseult, King Marks bride, they take a potion intended for her wedding night & become lovers

Grahame White Blackpool
Claude Grahame-White flying his Farman biplane at Blackpool, England : this year he makes the first night flight in England. Date: circa 1910

Santa Filling Stockings
" He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, & filled all the stockings..." Date: First published: 1823

Children Sleeping / C20Th
"...the children were nestled all snug in their beds..." Date: First published: 1823

Cat and Mouse (Rackham)
A cat on the prowl

Couple in Wet Street
A couple walk through the wet streets. Date: 1901

Open air theatre, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
A night-time production of The Desert Song at the open air theatre in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The full cast of the Scarborough Amateur Operatic Society appears to be on stage

Twelfth Cake
Serving the traditional Twelfth Cake Date: 1913

Santa up Chimney / C20Th
"...& laying his finger aside of his nose, & giving a nod, up the chimney he rose". Date: First published: 1823

Magyar Wild Hunt
Der Weg des Csaba - Magyar horsemen of Hungary ride through the night sky in their version of the Wild Hunt Date: medieval

Thames / Embankment C1910
EMBANKMENT A view along the Embankment at night Date: circa 1910

Waits in Street
Peaceful night - waits perform in an English town with drum, trombone and other instruments, a policeman as their only audience Date: 1858

Evening Dress 1912
Society people prepare for a night on the town. He wears a fur trimmed overcoat over his dress clothes, she wears a fur trimmed mantle & a toque with a vertical feather. Date: 1912

Children Raid Dessert
Six children in their night clothes raid the dessert in the dining room while no adults are around. Date: 1885

Santa & Sleigh / Rooftops
It must be Saint Nick! - He arrives in a sleigh drawn by Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner & Blitzen. Date: First published: 1823

12th Night / Viola / Rackham
Viola - disguised as a youth - is threatened with a duel... Date: first performed 1601/2

Poe / The Assignation
THE ASSIGNATION The commotion by the Bridge of Sighs. Date: First published: 1834

International Night Life magazine
Cover for International Night Life magazine, New York, 1938, featuring the dinner and supper shows Plaisirs de Paris and Montmartre a Minuit at the International Casino (Broadway & 45th Street)

International Night Life magazine, New York
Cover for International Night Life magazine, New York, 1937, featuring the Bravo show at the International Casino (Broadway & 45th Street) Date: 1937

Interior sketch of the Caf de Paris, London, 1926
Interior sketch of the Cafe de Paris, London, 1926 - world famous cabaret venue and the only such place still surviving in London today 1926

The Dolly Sisters in bridal wear
The Dolly Sisters in His Bridal Night, Republic Theatre, New York, 1916 in creations by Lucile (Lady Duff Gordon) 1916

Hong Kong skyline at night in Hong Kong, China

Masquerade Ball
Ball, Twelfth Night Masquerade, Stevens Residence

N. & D. Bank, New York
N. & D. Bank. Main banking room at the Night and Day Safe Deposit Co. New York

Theatre Audience in New York
American Theatre, Ted Marks Big Sunday Night Concert. Interior of the American Theatre, 260 West 42nd Street

Bonzo Book cover
Bonzo, the cute canine created by George Studdy originally in The Sketch magazine, joyfully rides through the night sky, on his rather macabre steed of choice, a bone

Cover page of pamphlet, A Night in a Workhouse
The cover page of A Night in a Workhouse -- an undercover expose of conditions in the casual ward of the Lambeth workhouse in London

British Ballad, Elfinland Wud
ELFINLAND WUD. British ballad of Scottish origin by William Motherwell (1797-1835)

British Ballad, Glenfinlas
GLENFINLAS. British ballad written by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) telling the tale of two mysterious female seductresses who send two Scottish hunters to their doom

Death, skeleton
A wonderfully macabre grinning skeleton with a full head of hair and wearing a robe, crouches by a fire of burning human remains to warm its hands

World War One humorous postcard by George Ranstead
Humorous illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps and produced a large number of hand drawn postcards during the period

Rioter, Chaucer, Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales: The Pardoners Tale. Carrying the bag of gold he has just collected from under the tree, along with the wine he has poisoned

David Wright woman in patterned headscarf
Elegant woman wearing a silky patterned headscarf. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

RAF air cadet lugging kit
An RAF trainee air cadet during World War Two lugging his kit into camp at night at RAF Heaton Park, Manchester

Dining at White City greyhound derby, 1932
Derby night at the Shepherds Bush enclosure; the club at White City where dining tables command a view of the greyhound racing track below. In 1932, the Derby was won by Wild Wolley owned by Mr S

Double page spread in a diary for 12-17 August
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 12-17 August. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

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