Reception Collection (page 8)

Drawing room of a country house, South Wales
The typically Victorian drawing room of a country house, somewhere in South Wales. There are two large sash windows with a mirror in between, reflecting a ceiling rose

Reception of the corps diplomatique at St James
A reception of the corps diplomatique at the royal court of St James Palace. Ambassadors and ministers mingle and chat in their official costumes

Trogir - Visit of Franz Joseph
Visit of Franz Joseph (1830 - 1916), the Austro-Hungarian Emperor to Trogir (Trogira) on 25th June 1891

Refugee receiving station WWII
The Fulham Institute in London where refugees were received directly from the station before being sent to the distributing centre during World War II

Reception of Queen Victoria in the market square, Kelso
The Queens visit to the Scottish border. Reception of Her Majesty in the Market Square, Kelso viewed by a large crowd of well-wishers

Queen Victoria visits Castle Howard and the words God save the Queen are written in lights above the reception in the Great Hall

Queen Mother / New Zealand
ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER Seen with the Mayor of Auckland, Mr K.N. Buttle, at the Mayoral reception at the War Memorial Museum during a 2 week tour of the country

Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts & his wife
Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts (1892 - 1991) & his wife decked out in floral garlands on an official visit. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mahatma Gandhi at Muslim refugee camp
The hindu spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi receives a warm reception from Muslim refugees gathered at a camp close to Delhi, prior to convoy travel to Pakistan

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - at a reception
Reception for the French Minister for Public works at the house of Bach Agha Ben Ganab. One of the guests is Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - one of the most important Algerian Arab Sheikhs - much

King of Siam at reception 1897
The King of Siam, Rama V, at the reception given in his honour at the Siamese Legation, Ashburn Place, South Kensington, London

Westminster Abbey, before the Coronation, 1902
Illustration showing the exterior of Westminster Abbey, London, with the temporary Annex at the Great West Door, 1902. The annex was built to contain reception and retiring rooms for the King

Grand Reception Room, Windsor Castle, 1874
Engraving showing a formal event in the Grand Reception Room used by Queen Victoria, Windsor Castle, 1874

Kings First Reception
King Edward VIII receives the seasons debutantes during a garden party at Buckingham Palace, sitting under a Shamiana. Shame it rained

New Year Reception
Napoleon holds his customary New Year reception at the palais des Tuileries, Paris

Emigration Depot at Birkenhead, Wirral, 1852
Engraving showing an emigration depot at Birkenhead, for the reception of Government emigrants to Australia, with a vessel alongside the wharf preparing for the voyage, 1852

The Civil War in America: New Year reception in the White Ho
President Lincoln and his wife mingle with generals and scouts at a sombre reception at the White House, New Year, 1862

Signs used by burglars and tramps
A series of photographs showing burglars secret signs to their accomplices. The signs are drawn onto houses to warn of the reception they are likely to recieve

Robert E. Peary and Ernest Shackleton, New York, 1910
Photograph showing Robert E. Peary, the US naval commander and explorer (left), and Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer, meeting at the Hotel Astor, New York, 29th March 1910

De Lesseps Honoured
DE LESSEPS HONOURED - the French engineer is guest of honour at a reception at the Dutch consulate at Alexandria - a young girl presents him with a beribboned pick !

Broadcasting a violin recital with sound and vision. Two television cameras record the performer from different angles. The microphone is suspended to obtain the sound recording

The control room of the Baird apparatus, showing the vision
Scene in the heart of the control room of the Baird apparatus. Special tests of reception of the B.B.C from Alexandra Palace of synchronised television

Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v
Television in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction

Bride & Groom 1920S
The happy couple, just married, pose together, presumably outside the brides house, where a modest reception would have been held

Isabela and Court
Isabela holds a hand-kissing reception at Madrid, after giving birth to another princess : but she would still like a boy

Fete at Bern
The fifth grand centennial fete at Bern - ceremony at the reception pavilion. Date: 1853

Duma Reception
Reception at the Duma, Petrograd, for representatives of foreign military missions, to discuss the progress and continuation of the war on the Russian front

Reception Dress 1909
High waisted Directoire / Empire revival reception gown with a square corsage, open tunic - the whole richly trimmed with beads, gold braid & embroidery

Asylum Dining Hall
The dining room of the Asylum, or House of Refuge, at Lambeth, for the reception of friendless and deserted girls

Reception at Debenhams
A corner of the Reception Room A small group of women eager to begin shopping wait their turn to be served

Syntax / Outdoor / Reception
Miss Worthys Marriage: Dr Syntax in the Chair

Gent & Ladys Shawl
A gentleman - or is it the butler ? - helps a lady with her shawl as she leaves a reception : with a dress like that, she ll need it to keep warm on the way home

An Unpopular Orator
An unpopular candidate at election time gets pelted with a variety of vegetables and an unfortunate cat by the hostile crowd

Social / English Reception
An elegant reception in an English stately home, as seen through French eyes

Social / USA / White House
A reception at the White House

Animal Reception
At a smart reception, Mr Fox and two other greedy males grab at the canape-tray instead of helping the ladies

Academie Francaise 1867
The reception of M. Cuvillier Fleury at the French Academy; the most celebrated of the five academies included in the Institut

Reception, Poona
RECEPTION AT POONA The weekly garden party at Government House, attended by colonial officials and local notables

Bridewell, London
Women prisoners, many with children, doss down in the Pass-Room at Bridewell, for the reception of short-term female offenders. It is located near Blackfriars

Party Dresses 1856
Four ladies chatting at a reception

Indoor Dresses 1847
Two ladies in indoor dresses at a reception

Indoor Dresses 1846
Four ladies in indoor dresses wait for partners at a reception

Evening Dresses 1857
Four ladies dressed for an evening reception

Two Elegant Ladies
She on the left wears a manteau in velvet by Beer, her companion chooses a grande robe de reception by Doucet

Vanity Fair / Mr Osborne
Mr Osbornes welcome to Amelia

Father C mas / Birch Twig
Father Christmas arrives at the Thalberg familys house bearing gifts for the good children but a birch twig for the naughty children. He receives a mixed reception

Bismarck / Rohling / Page 9
Bismarck meets Prince Wilhelm (later Wilhelm I) at a reception

Christmas Lamps C1890
Hearns Lamps, tastefully arranged round your front door, give your visitors a bright reception

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