Opening Collection (page 7)

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

Opening of States-Genl
OUVERTURE DES ETATS-GENERAUX The opening of the States- General in the Salle des Menus Plaisirs at Versailles; the Third Estate outnumber the clergy and aristocrats... Date: 5 May 1789

Cowboys and Indians
Cowboys v. Indians - an episode in the opening of a cattle country Date: 1887

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

British models bring the London look to Paris, 1966
A group of four British models pose for the camera in Paris in the Boulevard St. Germain, 1966. They had flown over along with Alice Pollack and Ossie Clark of the Quorum boutique

Festival in Manaus, northern Brazil
Aerial view of a festival taking place in St Sebastian Square, in front of the opera house in the city of Manaus, northern Brazil

Tesselated pavement, Manaus, northern Brazil
A tesselated pavement in St Sebastian Square, in front of the opera house in the city of Manaus, northern Brazil. The monument, inaugurated in 1900

Lord Cromer at official opening of Port Sudan
Lord Cromer (Sir Evelyn Baring, 1841-1917), British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator, in a car at the official opening of Port Sudan on the Red Sea, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1 April 1909

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. Richard Gere
GERE, Richard (1949). American film actor. Presents his film Arbitrage during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival opening ceremony, on September 21, 2012. SPAIN. Donostia

Opening of the Railway by King Faisal I of Iraq

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

King George V opens Hull dock
King George V (to the left) performs the opening ceremony of the new Hull dock, while Queen Mary watches on. Date: 26 June 1914

Lyons Corner House advertisement, 1916
Advertisement for the opening of the latest branch of J. Lyons & Co, in Oxford Street, London, opposite Bond Street tube station

The opening of the Queens Park, Manchester, 1846. Built in the grounds of Hendham Hall, Harpurhey, it was one of Britains first municipal parks, designed and laid out by Joshua Major in 1845

Opening Ceremony of the 1924 Olympic Games, Paris
Opening Ceremony of the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, showing the British team marching past headed by pipers. The ceremony was attended by the Prince of Wales

Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire
The House of Bewlay tobacconists shop in Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, where paranormal activity was reported from 1968 onwards

Lenin and Wife Krupskaya Visiting Kashino
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya sitting amoung the people of the Kashino Village near Moscow, at a celebration

Lord Carnarvon arrives at Luxor with his daughter
Lord Carnarvon arrived at Luxor from Cairo on January 29th 1923 for the opening of the sealed inner chamber at King Tutankhamens tomb

King George VI opens Empire Exhibition, Glasgow 1938
King George VI declaring the British Empire Exhibition at Glasgow open, in the presence of 100, 000 spectators at Ibrox Stadium. Queen Elizabeth stands with other dignitaries behind the king

The opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum - 1909
The official state opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) by His Majesty King Edward VII - June 26th, 1909. The Central Tower. Date: 1909

Arabic Greeting - Egypt - As-salamu alaykum
As-salamu alaykum - an Arabic greeting often used by Muslims around the world. Translates as Peace be upon you. Here, a Woman (wearing a veil and an Egyptian Brass Arousa el Burka)

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary - A Royal Visit
The Prince and Princess of Wales talk to patients at the official opening of the St Marylebone workhouse infirmary. The buildings, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and his son

Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine, LFB HQ
Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Reopening of the Southwark Training Centre
The Duchess of Kent reopening the Southwark Training Centre. She is standing in a hydraulic lift appliance

Advert for Wilson & Gill, Ermeto ladies pocket - bag watch
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Release of pigeons, Olympic opening ceremony, 1948
7, 000 pigeons are released above Wembley Stadium as trumpeters of the Household Cavalry sound a fanfare. The pigeons are bearers of Olympic tidings, a custom also practised by the Ancient Greeks

Thumbelina is born -- the flower opens and a tiny girl appears. Beginning of a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Penelope Dudley Ward and Brendan Bracken
Actress Penelope Dudley Ward (1914-1982) and MP Brendan Bracken(1901-1958)at the London Casino opening night

Horse Drawn Tram, Birkenhead
Opening of the horse drawn street railway or tram service from Birkenhead Park to Woodside Ferry, Merseyside as pioneered by eccentric businessman, George Francis Train (1829-1904)

German Christmas card with soldiers
A German Christmas postcard, depictng a jolly group of German soldiers sitting in a festive barracks building, opening letters and parcels from their loved ones around a table

Lord Mayor of London opening Whiteleys store
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Boor Crosby (1830-1916), opening Whiteleys new premises in Bayswater, West London. At the time this was the biggest shop in the world

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey - Parliament
Opening of the Turkish Parliament - the Sultan arrives in his box and delivers the Royal Speech(back centre). There is a balcony on the upper right full of the diplomatic Corp

Opening Ceremony of the Tate Gallery, London, 1897
Illustration showing the Prince of Wales making a speech at the opening of the National Gallery of British Art, later known as the Tate Gallery and now Tate Britain, London, 1897

Opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, Londo
Engraving showing 5 scenes from the opening of Wandsworth, Putney and Hammersmith bridges, by the Prince and Princess of Wales, to become toll-free bridges, 1880

Birth of Weimar Republic
The opening of the new National Assembly in Weimar - the birth of the Weimar Republic

Communist International
The Praesidium of the opening Congress of the Third Communist International, at Moscow - Klinger, Eberlein, Lenin, Platten

Victoria / Albert / Gt Exhib
Victoria and Albert opening the Great Exhibition

Suez Canal Opened 1869
The procession of boats, one of which carries the French Emperor, passes El Guist, watched by thousands - many of whom are doubtless workers who helped build the Canal

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