Opening Collection (#9)

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at new LFB HQ
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Prince Philip at new London Fire Brigade HQ
Prince Philip meeting members of the public at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Prince Philip at the opening of new LFB Headquarters
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Boating Club
The Duke of Edinburgh at Dinorwic Wharf, Cheyne Walk, London, opening the Westminster Boating Club Pontoon on 18 July 1985. The London Phoenix displays jets of water in the background

King George VI opening Lambeth LFB HQ
King George VI at the opening of the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Royal couple given refreshments at Lambeth HQ
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth being given refreshments at a catering lorry during the opening of the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Opening of Lambeth London Fire Brigade Headquarters
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Lambeth HQ opening

Parade of firefighters at the opening of new Lambeth HQ
Parade of firefighters at the opening of the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Lambeth HQ
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the opening of London Fire Brigade Lambeth HQ

King George VI at the London Fire Brigade Lambeth HQ
King George VI at the opening of the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

London Fire Brigade Lambeth HQ, inscription on the Main Building

LCC-LFB fire, 11 Richmond Avenue, Islington
Interior of a low rise sleeping area at Richmond Avenue, Islington, North London, with possible obstructed window opening and metal container by a wooden chair

LCC-LFB fireboat fleet at Lambeth HQ, London
As part of the formal opening of the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, Londons fireboats Massey Shaw

Coronation and opening of New London Bridge
Scene at the coronation of King William IV and Queen Adelaide (8 September 1831), with the opening of the New London Bridge (1 August 1831) below, with a balloon visible in the top right

Opening of New Hungerford Market, London
Crowds of people at the opening of New Hungerford Market, London, with Mr Graham ascending in his balloon. 2 July 1833

Opening of the New Hungerford Market
View during the opening of the New Hungerford Market, with boats on the River Thames, and a balloon in the sky, piloted by Mr Graham. 2 July 1833

Bird crest or bookplate with opening for text or portrait
Vase. Drawing shows a vase with various designs painted on it. Date 1878 Dec

Demon, possibly Ibaraki, opening a box. Date 18--

Exhibit - WPA Federal Art Gallery, State of New Jersey Opening Nov. 15, Calumet B l d g. 17-19 William St. Newark, N.J

The Federal Theater presents its opening play The royal family at Waterloo Theater

The opening of the parcels post tunnel, January 1, 1913

Opening of the Grand Ball in the new building of the National Museum - The inauguration of Pres. Garfield. Date 1881

Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration, announces the opening of the Southern Illinois Exhibition Project

Edwin C Burts fine shoes. New York
Edwin C. Burts fine shoes. New York. Date c1874

The state opening of the great exhibition of All Nations, Ma

The new London bridge, as it appeared on Monday, August 1st, 1831, at the ceremony of opening by their Majesties

Opening of the Kiel Canal, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Opening celebration of Benzaiten Shrine at Enoshima in Soshu

1936 drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California. Date 1936 Nov

Ladies Football, 1895: the South Team
The South Team, representing South London, who played the opening match of the British Ladies Football Club to a crowd of 10, 000 at Nightingale Lane Ground, Crouch End

Baghdad, Iraq. Opening of the Iraq Parliament by the regent. The regent with the prime minister General Nuri as-Said on his left, receiving the salute of the guard of honour

Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1910

Large crowd of spectators gathered at the edge of a field at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio, where a series of flights were conducted from May through July

Officer of the 57th Regiment sitting with a sword across his lap at opening to his tent, another officer sitting outside the tent, and a servant stands with a horse in the background. Date 1855

Ladies Football, 1895: the North Team
The North Team, representing North London, who played the opening match of the British Ladies Football Club to a crowd of 10, 000 at Nightingale Lane Ground, Crouch End

Flourishing fireworks at Ryokoku Bridge Kawabiraki (opening the river ceremony) in the eastern capital

Opening of the opera season - drilling the merry villagers

Opening October 24th Leeds recreation centers. Poster announcing opening of recreation centers by the Sioux City Dept

Opening of the Electric Tram System - Lima, Peru Date: circa 1907

Northleach Prison, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire County gaol at Northleach

Needle Rock, Fishguard, Wales
The Needle Rock at Fishguard, Wales. It is a dolerite stack with a hole through its base, standing 130 feet high

State Opening of Parliament, 1966
Aerial photograph showing Queen Elizabeth II the State Opening of Parliament in 1966. Date: 1966

Prince George opening Esplanade, Walton, Essex
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942) opening the Princes Esplanade at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Seen here addressing the crowd before performing the official opening by cutting the ribbon

Old Workhouse Infirmary, Hunslet, West Yorkshire
The infirmary at the old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. The area next to the building was extensively cultivated to grow vegetables for consumption by the inmates

Old Workhouse, Hunslet
The old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. High wells separate the areas used by different categories of inmates

Freedom of St Albans for Andrew Carnegie

North Devon Railway
Page from the Illustrated London News 29th July 1854 showing the opening of the North Devon Railway with the arrival of the train at Barnstaple (top image); High Street

Opening of Stanley Park, Liverpool
Crowds for the opening of Stanley Park, Liverpool on 14th May 1870 Date: 14th May 1870

Opening of the docks at Birkenhead
The docks were opened on the 5th April 1847, with a great number of people coming to view the event

Limfjorden Bridge, Denmark
The Inauguration of the bridge over Limfjorden, Denmark, 8/7 1879. Date: 1879

Wilhelm Opens Reichstag
Kaiser Wilhelm II opening the White Hall of Berlin Castle (Reichstag). Date: 25 June 1888

Advert for Mappin & Webb compact dressing case 1937
Advertisement for Mappin & Webb compact dressing cases: Including Ladys Morocco leather dressing case, containing a lift out tray

National Amusement - The Bus Kitchen 1918
If the ministry of food carries out its latest scheme, there should be plenty of excitement in getting ones dinner from the travelling food kichens

The King Opens the Olympic Games, 1908
Illustration by W. Hatherell showing Edward VII with Queen Alexandra at the opening of the 1908 Olympic Games in London

When national kichens come in bulk! 1918
National Kitchens opened in the First World War to help poor people get hot food. Date: 1918

State Opening Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II travelling to the State Opening of Parliament in the Royal Coach, London, England. Date: 1966

TIN OPENER
A tin opener, handy for opening tins of Carnation Evaporated Milk and Pork Farmhouse Pate! Date: 1974

Czech Sokoln Brass Band
Men of the Sokoln (Czech) brass band, marching through Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the opening of the Slet. Every year the Sokol band opens a bigger athletics ceremony. Date: 1930s

Chester Kale Yard Gate
The little Kale-yard Gate, in the walls at Chester, Cheshire, England. This opening was made in the 13th century to allow the Abbey easy access to Kale Yards. Date: 13th century

Opening fire, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
HMS Inflexible opening fire at the enemy at about 1pm, beginning the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War

Royal family at Maritime History Museum, Greenwich
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Queen Mary arriving at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, south east London

Mexico, The Dam at San Luis Potosi
Mexico, The Opening of the Dam at San Luis Potosi Date: circa 1906

Queen Elizabeth II - opening London Graduate School, 1970
Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the new building of the London Graduate School of Business Studies at Sussex Place, Regents Park, London on 18th November 1970. Date: 1970

South Wales training college opened, 1848
The opening of South Wales training college at Carmarthen, 1848. Date: 1848

Chios, Greece - 2nd Primary School of Vrontados
The 2nd Primary School of Vrontados - " Panagias Erithianis" ( Virgin Mary Erithiani ). This school has a beautiful stone building in a neoclassic design

Leaflet, A Defence of the Army Pay Corps
Opening page of a printed leaflet entitled: Non-Combatants in Khaki: A Defence of the Army Pay Corps. circa 1919

Scouts at 1948 London Olympics
Scouts lining the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

Scouts at Olympic opening ceremony
Scouts holding nationality signs during the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

Olympics opens, last of the touch bearers lights the beacon
At Wembley Stadium, London, John Mark British Athlete, the last of the touch bearers who had carried the living flame 2000 miles from Greece, lights the Olympic beacon

John Mark carrying the Olympic torch, opening ceremony, 1948
The athlete and Surbiton medical student John Mark, a former Cambridge blue and quarter-miler, circles Wembley Arena with the Olympic torch. Date: 1948

American Olympic athletes march round Wembley Stadium, 1948
The American contingent of athletes, the largest at the games, marching round Wembley Arena

Front cover of the Sphere, the Olympic torch enters Wembley
Photograph taken during the opening ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games in London, as the last runner enters Wembley Stadium with the Olympic flame, ready to set light to the Olympic Altar. Date: 1948

Westminster Judges
Judges in procession at opening of courts, Westminster. Date: 1862

Mr A. R. Girgrah arriving at Scout HQ
Mr A.R. Girgrah (Minister for Education and President of the Council) arrives at the official opening of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

John Mark lights the Olympic bowl, opening ceremony, 1948
The athlete and Surbiton medical student John Mark, a former Cambridge blue and quarter-miler, lights the bowl on the peristyle, on the east terrace of Wembley Stadium

Chief Scout of Aden arriving
Yemeni Scouts line the street as a large black car carrying the Chief Scout of Aden, His Excellency the High Commission, Sir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G

Open wooden door in Marrakech, Morrocco

Official opening of Granso Lagret - Sweden
The Scene at the official opening of Granso Lagret - Sweden circa 1940s

Scouts releasing pigeons at Olympics
Scouts releasing pigeons as part of the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

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