Night Collection (#72)

Home With The Milk! By Cecil Aldin
A colour illustration from Cecil Aldins Woogles Series, showing two tired dogs sleeping on the door step after a night out on the town

Last Port Of Call
Glamorous socialites stopping at a coffee stall to get a night cap

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native soldiers surprised
A night alarm during sentry duty during the 2nd Ashanti War. Native soldiers eyes wide with fear tread softly in the direction of danger

Military tailor and in family in Bethnal Green
This is a room occupied by a military tailor and his family at No. 10 Hollybush Place in Bethnal Green in the East End of London

Fog over Ludgate Circus, London, 1932
Photograph showing the scene at Ludgate Circus, London, during a heavy fog in October 1932. This image, looking like night, was taken at noon on 24th October

New Years Eve at St. Giles Workhouse
Sketches from New Years Eve at St. Giles Workhouse where it was customary to provide entertainment to the inmates and a few visitors on the first night of the New Year

Up-To-Date Economy
An ingenious and rather humorous combination gown for war-time, this two-in-one dress takes the wearer from day to night

Night Bombardment
With the French Aviation Service - A Night Bombardment by a Voisin Biplane during World War One

Thames Embankment, London, 1870
Engraving showing the Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, London, at night, 1870. At the time of this image, construction work on the Embankment was clearly still underway

Exhibition of Guys at the Alexandra Palace, November 1881
Engraving showing a number of the Guys exhibited at the Alexandra Palace, London, in 1881. Guys are burnt, across England, at bonfire parties on Guy Fawkes Night - 5th November

Voyage of the Obelisk Ship Cleopatra to London, 1878
Series of engravings showing features of the journey of Cleopatras Needle, the ancient Egyptian obelisk, from Egypt to London in 1878

H. M. S. Victory illuminated at night
The H.M.S. Victory, Nelsons flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar 1805, is illuminated a hundred years later on 21 October 1905 to celebrate the centenary of the Britains famous naval victory

A Meeting at the Front Door
Engraving showing a dramatic moment as a woman opens her front door, on a dark and wet night, to a tall, dark man, 18th century

The Nave of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1852
Engraving showing the nave of St. Pauls Cathedral, with preparations for the state funeral of the Duke of Wellington well underway, 1852

Twelfth Night Entertainment at the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum
Inmates of the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, a pioneering institution for the Victorian age which operated a non-restraint policy

Armistice Night in Trafalgar Square, London
Celebrating crowd in Trafalgar Square, London, on Armistice night, 1922. This was, reportedly, the biggest celebration of Armistice night since that, at the end of the First World War

Frith Street, Soho, London, c. 1955
Photograph showing Frith Street, in Soho, by night c.1955

Skating on Serpentine
Skating at night on the Serpentine

Abdulla Cigarette Advertisement, 1926
Advertisement for Abdulla cigarettes, with a good illustration of a cat burglar disturbing a lady in the night

London during the Blitz; Second World War, 1940
Illustration showing the skyline of London at night as the German Luftwaffe attacked the East of the city in September 1940. The glare of the fires in the East End of London is clearly evident

Anti-Aircraft Rockets, Britain; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the firing of anti-aircraft rockets at night, by British Home Guard units, during 1944

British 3. 7-inch Anti-Aircraft Gun; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a British 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun taking in part in night exercises, somewhere in Britain, c.1940

Squaring the Circle
A stylised illustration showing an angular honeymooning couple paying a rotund bellboy at the hotel where they are spending their wedding night

The Glorious Stand of the Royal West Kents in Trones Wood
An illustration of a small group of the Royal West Kent regiment repelling German attacks in Trones Wood, France. The soldiers are reported to have been separated from their main force during a night

The wreckage of a German Zeppelin shot down over Essex
A British official examining the twisted wreckage of a German Zeppelin shot down during a bombing raid over England during the night of 23rd September 1916

A gondola, part of the wreckage of a German zeppelin which took part in a bombing raid on London on the night of 23rd September 1916

A gondola, part of a crashed zeppelin, being examined by the
Photograph of a gondola, part of the remains of a German zeppelin which was shot down following a bombing raid on London during the night of 23rd September 1916

Insurgent Volunteers
At Krakow, a party of volunteers slip out of the town at night to elude the Russians and join the forces of insurrection

The newly built offices of the Daily Telegraph, Fleet Street
The new offices of the Daily Telegraph in Fleet Street with illustrations of the printing presses and the opening night soiree in the Large Hall

Skating in Central Park, New York, 1865
Engraving showing a night scene on the lake in Central Park, New York, during the winter of 1864-5. New Yorkers were able to skate in the darkness with the help of artificial lighting

Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872
Engraving showing the forecastle of a mail steamer at night, in the Red Sea, 1872. The oppressive heat of the area has driven some of the crew and passengers to sleep on the front deck of the ship

Pawnee Indians around a camp fire
A night scene showing Pawnee Indians seated in a cicle with the artist, Arthur Boyd Houghton, round a camp fire, smoking an Indian pipe

A Sledging Party in their Tent, British Arctic Expedition, 1
Engraving showing a sledging party of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, in their tent at night. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Locating sappers by ear
Illustration showing British soldiers crawling close to the ground at night in No-Mans Land, in a bid to locate enemy sappers by ear

American Indian Country. Spearing fish at night
Scene on the lakes of New Brunswick showing white settlers fishing Indian style

Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. Crowds w
Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace during the illness of King George V, showing a queue of people waiting to read the latest bulletin

The Pre-Catelan Club, Paris, 1924
Illustration showing the interior of the chic Parisian night-club, the Pre-Catelan, 1924. Ladies and gentlemen, in formal evening attire, are shown dining and dancing against a backdrop of trees

Immigrants arriving at the Jewish Shelter, London, 1904
Engraving showing a group of immigrants, some families with small children, arriving at the Jewish night shelter in Leman Street, the East End of London, 1904

Immigrants arriving at Tower Bridge Stairs, London, 1904
Illustration showing immigrants arriving at Tower Bridge stairs at night, London, 1904. Some of the immigrants (centre) are being greeted by their new employer

A Sledging Party Camping for the Night, British Arctic Exped
Engraving showing a sledging party setting up camp for the night, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

A Derby night
Illustration by S. Begg showing a long queue of men lining up to enlist. Lord Derby, Director General of Recruiting in 1916 introduced the Derby scheme which encouraged men from the same offices or

Bonanza Hotel, on the south of the Klondike River, Alaska
The Bonanza Hotel, one of the most popular hotels for gold diggers on the trail to Dawson, Alaska. Dawson was a town that rose over night during the gold fever of 1896-1897

Tam O shanter
TAM O SHANTER & SOUTER JOHNNY " Tam lo ed him like a very brither; They had been fou for weeks togither; The night drave on wi sangs & clatter... "

Sebastopol, Batteries
A quiet night in Greenhill Batteries, commanded by Major Chapman

Job Curses his Day
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived, let that day be darkness

The war in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp
Night scene with Federal soldiers signalling with a flaming torch over the river banks of the Potomac to Headquarters at Washington

The Civil war in America: Midnight storm on the Missippi
Federal flotilla at anchor, off Fort Pillow. The storm occurred on the night of May 20th 1862, when lightning just missed hitting the amunition boat with 25, 000 pounds of gun powder on board

Confederate Troops moving through a burning forest; American
A dramatic night scene, showing columns of Confederate troops marching through a forest, part of which is ablaze

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