Opening Collection (page 6)

The Columbia Fish Market, London, 1870
Opening of the Columbia Fish Market, Bethnal Green, London. Date: 1870

Opening of Canterbury and Ramsgate railway 1846
Departure of the first train from Canterbury. Date: February 1846

Opening of the Victorian Embankment 1870
Opening of the Victorian Embankment, London, by the Prince of Wales and Princess Louise, with crowds watching. Date: 13 July 1870

Secret name revealed, the Queen Mary
Queen Mary and King George V in a glass covered royal box on the lauching platform. Queen Mary over a microphone revealing the name of the long-kepted secret pronouncing the words

ZEP HIND AT OLYMPICS
The Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg flies over the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympic Games. Date: 1936

FRENCH C18 CAVALRY
A French cavalryman of the ARTILLERIE A CHEVAL (horse artillery) in the opening years of the Revolutionary War Date: 1795

CRYSTAL PALACE / OPENING
Victoria, Queen of Britain, opens the Great Exhibition of the industry of all nations. Date: 1 May 1851

EXHIBITION OF GLASGOW
GLASGOW EXHIBITION The opening of the exhibition on the 8th May by Prince and Princess of Wales Date: 1888

OLYMPICS / 1920 / OPENING C
Opening ceremony Date: 14 August 1920

Great Exhibition - Chinese Mandarin 1851
The Chinese Mandarin at the opening of the Great Exhibition, accompanies Queen Victoria and the Duke of Wellington Date: 1851

STATES-GENERAL OPENED
The opening of the Etata- Generaux (States-General) at Versailles Date: 5 May 1789

COURTS OF JUSTICE 1882
The arrival of the Royal Cortege at the principal entrance of the Royal Courts of Justice for the opening ceremony of the new buildings. Date: 1882

Victoria opens Albert Hall 1871
Queen Victoria opens the Royal Albert Hall of arts and sciences Date: 1871

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
Queen Victoria and Albert at the House of Lords, preceded by the Duke of Wellington bearing the Sword of State

QUEENS SPEECH 1871
Queen Victoria attends the State Opening of Parliament. The Queens speech is read to the assembled Lords and Members. Date: 1871

Cartoon, Opening the Gate; or, Coming events cast their shadows before. A comment on monopoly versus free trade. Date: 1845

Provident Retreat, Abbots Langley
Opening of the booksellers Provident Retreat, Abbots Langley. Date: 1846

Opening session of the First State Duma, Russia
The opening session of the short-lived First State Duma (legislative assembly), which lasted until July but was deadlocked when radicals challenged fundamental laws. Date: April 1906

Opening of the States
The Opening of the States, Versailles during the French Revolution Date: 5 May 1789

St Johns Church Bazaar - Opening Ceremony, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 1910s

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

Domed roof, Djerba, Tunisia
Rusty outdoor lamp, domed roof and deep blue sky, Djerba, tunisia Date: 1987

Cutting a Ribbon which barred the way of a warship
Lady Aberdeen cutting a Ribbon which barred the way of a warship - the opening of the enlarged naval dockyard at Haulbowline, an island in Cork Harbour off the coast of Ireland. Date: 1911

Opening of the Franco-British Exhibition - May 1908
Opening of the Franco-British Exhibition - which was opened by George, Prince of Wales (later King George V) on the 14th May 1908

Loading a small boat into a Cargo Plane operated by International Air Freight Ltd - capacity per machine over 2 tons or 700 cubic ft. Date: 1920s

King George VI at the Opening Ceremony - Empire Exhibition, Scotland, 3rd May 1938. Date: 1938

The Jacknife Bridge, Michigan Street, Buffalo, NY, USA. Date: circa 1906

Opening of Corams Field and Harmsworth Memorial Playground
On first day of the court moving from full to half-mourning, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother 1900-2002), opens Corams Field and Harmsworth Memorial Playground

Opening of St Peter Clavers Church, Nairobi, Kenya
Opening of St Peter Clavers Catholic Church, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. 1930s

Queen Victoria - Visit to Liverpool, 1886
Page from The Graphic reporting on the visit of Queen Victoria to Liverpool in May 1886 where she opened the Liverpool Exhibition. The top two pictures show a view of London Road from St

Adrienne Posta at the opening of the Tomcat boutique, 1966
The opening of Irvine Sellers new boutique, Tomcat in Carnaby Street in 1966 attended by the singer Adrienne Posta who looks a little unsettled to find herself sharing a ride with another

Situation Shortly Vacant by Bairnsfather
Humours from the Front - No 32 Situation Shortly Vacant In an old-established house in France an opening will shortly occur for a young man

The Hand of Militarism in Europe, WW1 outbreak
Like a modern Gulliver playing the war-game with the troops of Lilliput - a Sinister Picture suggesting the present state of things in Europe

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

Ned Kellys cave in the Strathbogie Ranges
The rugged and wild countryside of the Strathbogie Ranges in Victoria, Australia, showing the opening to Ned Kellys cave. 1878

Queen Elizabeth II - State Opening of Parliament 1964
Queen Elizabeth II in full regalia at the State Opening of Parliament in 1964. Date: 1964

Wording of the 1601 Poor Relief Act
The opening section of the 1601 parliamentary Act for Relief of the Poor which formed the basis of what became known as the Old Poor Law

Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene Bull
Open Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914

Opening of Berlin Stadium - venue for 1916 Olympics
Opening of the stadium in Berlin, Germany, intended as the venue for the 1916 Olympic Games. Due to the First World War, the Games were never held. Date: 1913

Art deco sketch by Fish of a woman opening the curtains to admire the view, 1926 Date: 1926

Medieval illuminated French poem on chivalry
Chandos Herald manuscript: opening of the poem begins with an illuminated initial O containing the Royal Arms with a border of Strapwork and flowers. Date: circa 1385

State Opening of Parliament, 1913
The regal ceremony at Westminster - King George V entering the House of Lords to open Parliament wearing his crown and with Queen Mary on his right. Date: 1913

New Extended Gatwick Airport, South London 1958
Illustration by George Horace Davis, showing the transport links by road and railway to the new extended international Gatwick airport, and the 7000ft long runway with reflective lights

Sweat House, Maghera, Co. Derry - a view of the entrance to a sweat house in the ground with a woman to the left of the opening. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Maghera)

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

Cartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte, Gilbert and Sullivan
Cartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte as maitre d, with Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as chefs, at the Savoy Dining Room. Opening the new shop -- it is wonderful what may be done by enterprise and Patience

Elizabeth / Royal Exchange
Queen Elizabeth I opens the Royal Exchange. Trade flourished as pioneers revealed new sources for the supply of raw materials. Date: 1570

Mcclary Monoplane 1929
Designed by Earl E McClary of Long Beach, California, this unusual design comprises a single wing with cabin below : the propeller turns in an opening in the wing. Date: 1929

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