Receiving Collection (page 7)

Red Cross refugee care WWII
At the Fulham Institute, Red Cross nurses look after baby refugees and children during World War II

Silver Jubilee - 1935 - Address at Houses of Parliament
Silver Jubilee - King George V and Queen Mary receive the loyal addresses from the Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall - May 9th 1935

George V receiving address, Grays Inn, London
King George V receiving an Address from the Benchers (senior lawyers) at Grays Inn, London. Queen Mary sits next to him in an open carriage

Lady Harriet Lindsay presenting prizes
Lady Harriet Lindsay (nee Gordon) presenting the prizes at the London Scottish Sports at Stamford Bridge, Fulham, south west London

Queen Souriaya in London
QUEEN SOURIYA OF AFGHANISTAN pictured receiving a bouquet at the Ideal Home exhibition in London during a visit by King Amanullah and herself in March 1928. Accompanied by

The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b
Christmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony

Baden Powell receiving the Legion of Honour
General Sir Robert Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, receiving the Legion d Honneur medal

The Duke of Edinburgh receiving the freedom of the City of G
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh receiving the freedom of the City of Glasgow during a visit in 1866

A Drawing Room in 1837
A newly-crowned Queen Victoria shown receiving her subjects in a drawing room scene of 1837

Receiving the Check
Entitled " We Have Met With A Slight Check in one Quarter" a man displays shock on receiving the bill after dinner with a rather glamorous companion

Tommy Atkins quite at home in France
British soldiers making friends with French children and receiving refreshments. In the early weeks of World War One, the British Expeditionary Force was greeted warmly by the French

Alfie Bass (1921-1987) receiving the Variety Club of Great Britain ITV Personality of 1960 award with Bill Fraser (1908-1987). The pair were also known as Bootsie and Snudge

RAF Operations Room; Second World War, 1940
Drawing showing a Royal Air Force Operations Room in 1940. At the top of the image a number of WaFs are shown moving counters and models across a large map of Southern England

An Allied radiographer on the Balkan front receiving message
A photograph of a group of Allied soldiers outside a dug-out on the Balkan front in October 1916. At a makeshift table is a radiographer receiving messages from allied aircraft

British soldiers on Quinine parade
A photograph of British soldiers stationed at the Greek port of Salonika receiving their daily ration of quinine. During the war disease was a particular problem for the Allied troops at

French Generals receiving an English Charge

Kitchener at work
Illustration showing Lord Kitchener (1850-1916), Secretary of State for War receiving the famous soldier, Lord Roberts in his room at the War Office in 1914

The Kaiser receiving reports of German troops
A photograph showing Kaiser Wilhelm II receiving reports from his generals about the disposition of the German troops during the Second Battle of Ypres

The Christmas Hamper from home
Illustration by S. Begg showing British soldiers during World War I receiving a hamper full of Christmas produce sent from home, including tinned food, a turkey, fruit cake and mince pies

Malcolm Campbell
Sir Malcolm Campbell receiving a presentation from the people of Daytona after setting the land speed record at Daytona Beach in his Blue Bird, touching 281 miles per hour

Womans Part in the War
Watched by a policeman, nurses and nuns leave the War Office after receiving their orders following the outbreak of war in August 1914

Dr. Howard Demonstrating Resuscitation, Royal Humane Society
Engraving showing Dr. Howard, Medical Officer of New York Harbour, demonstrating his resusciation technique at the Receiving House of the Royal Humane Society, Hyde Park, London 1878

Napoleon Iii / Prize
The Universal Exhibition of 1867, Paris. Napoleon III at a prize winning ceremony receiving the prize of honour for his workers houses and model farms

New Farming Methods
Receiving instruction in new farming methods, which includes the delivery of a new tractor

Royal Humane Society
A sketch of the receiving house of the Royal Humane Society. The society was founded in 1774 by Dr William Hawes and Dr Thomas Cogan, to save people from drowning by using resuscitation

The Sun in 1585
SOL drives his chariot over the Earth, where kings are being crowned, holding court, riding in procession, receiving homage and punishing offenders

Sir Henry Morton Stanley and his African followers on board
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, wearing white helmet), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, on board HMS Industry, c.1878

Trouble Somewhere; a cherub fixing a motor engine, 1906
Illustration of a broken down car receiving angelic attention, entitled Trouble Somewhere

Guys Hospital oxygen chamber
The oxygen chamber in the Addison ward. Patient pictured receiving oxygen treatment

Police Report for Duty
Policemen receiving instructions before going out on the beat Metropolitan Police

The Great Wool-floor at the London Docks
The great wool-floor at the London Docks. The London Dock Company enlarged the warehouse for receiving wool imports from the colonies in the 1840 s

Invitation by Madame Yevonde
A photograph originally seen at the International Exhibition of Professional Photography, held at the Princes Galleries in 1925 to mark the centenary of photography

Metropolitan Gallery in Telegraph Street
Women at work in the Metropolitan Gallery in Telegraph Street receiving telegraphs for the London area

Shipping the Atlantic Telegraph onboard the Great Eastern
Engraving showing Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam-ship Great Eastern receiving the Atlantic cable from a smaller vessel. The cable was manufactured at Messrs

Mckinley, Receiving Vault
WILLIAM McKINLEY The funeral of President McKinley. The receiving vault in Westlawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio

Mckinleys Tomb, Canton
WILLIAM MCKINLEY Assassinated President McKinley is laid to rest in the receiving vault at Westlawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio

Pictogram receiving apparatus
Three male operators in New York, at the receiving apparatus of a pictogram wire service, the first of its kind, to transmit images over telephone wires on May 19th, 1924, from Cleveland, Ohio

St Hilda & Caedmon
SAINT HILDA OF WHITBY Anglo-Saxon abbess, receiving a visit from Caedmon

Office Mail Distributed
A clerk distributes the morning mail to individual office desks

Kitchener / War Office
HORATIO, LORD KITCHENER Kitchener as Secretary for War receiving the late Lord Roberts in his room at the War Office

French Court Ladies 1405
Ladies of the French court : authoress Christine de Pisan presents her latest book to the Queen : the ladies are thrilled but the dogs would rather be out in the park

Medieval Beer Tax / France
The Bishop of Tournai, Belgium, receiving the Tithe of beer granted by King Chilperic

Hand-Painting a Puppet
A Budding Actress puppet receiving her beauty treatment

Court of Charles VI
The French court of Charles VI [ Le Fou because he was soft in the head] receiving the duc de Bretagne

Lady Gets Card
A lady receives another card besides this one which shows her receiving it

Charles Le Bon / Flanders
CHARLES LE BON COUNT OF FLANDERS also known as Charles the Dane, renowned for clemency, piety and humanity - seen here receiving visitors at court

Three with Presents
Three children, with presents and tree

Louis XIV of France and visitors from Siam (Thailand)
King Louis XIV of France receives delegates from Siam (Thailand) who have come to study science in Europe

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