Occasion Collection (page 7)

FRANCE / COLLIOURE
(Pyrenees Orientales) depicted on the occasion of a Fete patronale, with boats processing round the harbour Date: circa 1845

Hong Kong Club illuminations
Hong Kong : Illumination of the Hong-Kong Club on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh. Date: 1870

Armstrong-Whitworth AW. 52 TS363
Armstrong-Whitworth AW.52 TS363, the Rolls-Royce Nene-powered example. First flown on 13 November 1947, TS363 crashed without loss of life on 30 May 1949

Duke of Edinburgh opens Yorkshire exhibition arts & manuf
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria, opening the Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufacture at Leeds in May 1875

Office party, 1930s
Delightful photograph taken at what looks like an office party in the 1930s. Whatever the occasion, everyone looks to be having an extremely jolly time. Date: c.1935

Londons Farewell to King George VI - Paddington Station
Londons Farewell to King George VI - The Funeral Train about to leave Paddington Station drawn by the Windsor Castle - 15th February, 1952. Date: 1952

Hawker Siddeley HS748 Andover CC2, XS790, of The Queen??
Hawker Siddeley HS748 Andover CC2, XS790, of The Queen?s Flight at Halfpenny Green Aerodrome near Wolverhampton, bringing the Queen Mother on the occasion of her visit to the Wolverhampton School

Domestic Scene by Katsukawa Shuncho (fl. 1783 to circa 1795) with multiple figures inside and outside a home with music being played and servant carrying a bonsai tree whilst another carries

Front page, Daily Mail, Diamond Jubilee, Golden Extra
Front page of the Daily Mail newspaper for 23 June 1897, to mark Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee, called the Golden Extra as it was printed in gold ink. Date: 1897

Front page, Daily Mail, Silver Jubilee
Front page of the Daily Mail newspaper for 6 May 1935, to mark King George Vs Silver Jubilee, printed in black ink on silver paper. 1935

Edda Mussolini / Daughter
EDDA MUSSOLINI Italian dictators daughter and her husband, Galeazzo Ciano, on the occasion of their wedding, 24 April 1930 Date: 24 April 1930

Photo of Miss Tallulah Bankhead in the Sketch
Black and white photograph of popular American stage actress Tallulah Bankhead who was celebrating her engagement to Count Anthony de Bosdari. Date: 28th November 1928

NCH Childrens Home Bramhope, Leeds
The opening of new houses at the National Childrens Home in Bramhope, Leeds. The homes children are joined for the occasion by local dignitaries and other visitors. Date: Date unknown

Dress for Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) Coronation 1937
Dress worn by Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI at the 1937 Coronation. Designed and made by Handley-Seymour it was of English silk and in a Princess shape with a full train

Queens Coronation Robe 1937
The magnificent train of purple velvet with gold embroidery representing floral emblems of the Empire worn by Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI at the Coronation in 1937

Selfridges decorated for the 1937 Coronation
Selfridges department store in Oxford Street, London decorated for the Coronation of King George VI in May 1937. The store displayed a sculptured pageant of English history

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip pays homage
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey showing the Duke of Edinburgh paying homage. Date: 1953

Duke and Duchess of Kent, Silver Jubilee
The Duke and Duchess of Kent in an open carriage on their way to St Pauls Cathedral for the Royal Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service, on 6 May 1935

Small boat dressed with flags
Small boat near the coast, dressed with flags -- possibly a Penzance fishing boat. circa 1900s

Duke and Duchess of York at Sports Club, Mombasa, Kenya
Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) take tea at the Mombasa Sports Club, Kenya, East Africa. 1924

Rome. Pope Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the Amer
Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Rome. Leo XIII directs a phonograph message to the American Catholic people on the occasion of his jubilee

Cartoon, Disraeli and Queen Victoria
Cartoon, Opening Parliament. Benjamin Disraeli wheels Queen Victoria to Westminster in her bathchair. 1880

Wedding of Lord Alington and Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper
Black and white photograph of the wedding group of Lord Alington to Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, in the Sketch of 3rd December 1928

Wedding of Sir John Milbanke, Bt. and Lady Loughborough
Black and white photograph of the wedding of Sir John Milbanke, Bt. to Lady Loughborough at the Savoy Chapel, London in the Sketch of 21st November 1928. Date: 21st November 1928

King George V and Queen Mary walking down aisle
King George V and Queen Mary entering St. Pauls Cathedral for a special service on the occasion of their Silver Wedding in July 1918

Opening of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Scene during the official opening of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, by Queen Elizabeth II. The building received a number of awards

The Queen and her canopy bearers
Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, and her canopy bearers at the coronation of King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: May 1937

Procession in Central London
Aerial view of the Silver Jubilee procession in Central London, with flags and garlands. Date: 1935

Coronation coach 1937 for George VI
The Coronation Coach carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth turns on to the Embankment with Westminster Abbey in the background

Last pair of horses used by London Fire Brigade
An historic and sad occasion for the London Fire Brigade in November 1921, when the Brigade said farewell to the last pair of horses (together with their horse-drawn fire engine)

Enola Gay presented to the Smithsonian
The superfortress bomber Enola Gay, the first aircraft to carry the atomic bomb in war when it dropped the bomb Little Boy over Hiroshima, Japan in World War Two

Arch Druids planting Coronation Oak, Crystal Palace
To commemorate the coronation of King George V, the Arch Druid of England planted a Coronation Oak sapling at the Crystal Palace, London. The ceremony was attended by many foreign delegates

RSS Discovery handed over to Sea Scouts
RSS Discovery handed over to HRH Duke of Kent, Commodore of Sea Scouts, by Mr Ormsby Gore, with Chief Scout Lord Baden-Powell in attendance. 9 October 1937

Royal wedding 1863 - procession at London Bridge
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Royal wedding 1863 - leaving St Georges Chapel Windsor
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Royal wedding 1863 - procession at the Strand
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Circumcision Ceremony - Morocco
Porcessional cortege during a young boys Circumcision Ceremony - Morocco

W. E. Gladstone and Queen Victoria, 1892
Illustration of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) kissing the hand of Queen Victoria on the occasion of his return to office as Prime Minister of Great Britain, for the fourth time, 15th August 1892

African Circumcision
Circumcision is a crucial rite of passage in most African societies, the occasion for solemn ceremonies such as this tribal procession in south or west Africa

Little boy with teddy bear, puppy and tabby kitten
Unusual Friends - little boy with teddy bear, puppy and tabby kitten, with a flag alongside, possibly at the time of the Coronation. 1950s

Duke and Duchess of York and daughters, Silver Jubilee
The Duke and Duchess of York with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, in an open carriage on their way to St Pauls Cathedral for the Royal Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service

King George V and Queen Mary, Silver Jubilee
King George V and Queen Mary in an open carriage on their way to St Pauls Cathedral for the Royal Silver Jubilee service, on 6 May 1935, to celebrate 25 years on the British throne

Cover design, Royal Silver Jubilee
Cover design of a booklet, Royal Silver Jubilee, London in Gala Dress, to commemorate the celebrations of 6 May 1935, marking King George Vs Silver Jubilee

Group of adults and children with flags, USA, standing on the pavement outside a barber shop and cigar shop, possibly for 4 July celebrations. circa 1910

Government Building, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, decorated with flags for a special occasion. Date: circa 1905

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Mother and child after a christening, formal portrait. circa 1960s

Woodrow Wilson League of Nations Tour, USA
President Woodrow Wilsons League of Nations Tour, seen here on 20 September 1919 in Spring Street, Los Angeles. Wilson made a 9000 mile tour of the USA to advocate ratification of the Treaty of

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