Speech Collection (page 9)

Reginald McKenna and his wife, WW1
REGINALD McKENNA (1863 - 1943) British banker and Liberal politician, serving as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the Asquith premiership, pictured with his wife

British Association meeting
In the Town Hall, Sir William Armstrong delivers the opening address to the meeting of the British Association at Newcastle-on-Tyne Date: September 1863

Chinese anti-communist meeting
At an anti-communist meeting in Wukiang, of young people and students, the local magistrate, wearing the traditional long gown, delivers a speech. Date: 1939

Churchill cheered by the House
Winston Churchill sits down, head in hands, following his speech to the House of Commons on 4 July 1940. On the previous day

King George V broadcasting to the nation
King George V (1865 - 1936), pictured making notes at his desk, while waiting to make a wireless broadcast to the Empire. Date: 1935

Arthur Balfour, British politician, giving a talk
Arthur Balfour, British politician and former Prime Minister, giving a talk on lawn tennis at Panshanger, home of Mr Almeric Paget

Crowds in Whitehall, London, waiting for news, WW1
Crowds in Whitehall, London, on Bank Holiday Monday, waiting for news of the declaration of war. 3 August 1914

The royal visit to India
The Queens speech to a gathering of half-a-million people at delhi, during her royal visit to India in 1961. Date: 1961

A speech in Teheran
A group of Persians listen to a speech made by a representative of the Shah to instil loyalty in his subjects. Date: 1909

Silent radio telephony on the battlefront 1943
Using a throat microphone and wireless silent speech transmitter, the soldier on patrol can report instructions back to base from under the noses of the enemy. Date: 1943

Camille Desmoulins 1
At the Palais Royal, the usual Sunday afternoon crowd are harangued by a young lawyer who rouses them to action with an impassioned speech. Date: 12 July 1789

William Lole - 1
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

William Lole - 2
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

Donald Mackinnon
DONALD MACKINNON Scottish scholar and linguist, noted for his studies of Gaelic and indigenous Scottish speech : involved with social conditions of crofters. Date: 1839 - 1914

David Lloyd George
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (1863 - 1945) Welsh statesman circa 1920s Date: 1920s

Duncan Sandys, Minister of Aviation delivers his speech ?
Duncan Sandys, Minister of Aviation delivers his speech at the 94th Anniversary Luncheon at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on 12 January 1960

Election propaganda postcard for the Liberal Party, featuring a quote from The Chancellor of the Exchequer (and future Prime Minister) David Lloyd George on 30th July 1909

Taft on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - Giant Veg
William Howard Taft (18571930), on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - the card is entitled Prosperity due to the funny addition of piles of exaggerated-size vegetables

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Listening to Winston Churchill
Churchill: " We Shall never stop, never weary, and never give in." Old Lady to her military officer son/Grandson

Theatrical Lodging House Keeper who drops her h s
Theatrical Lodging House Keeper: " What name did you say, Sir? Harlton?" Actor (about to take apartment): " No, not Harlton - Arlton." T.L.K: " Oh

An old actor lays down the law to a journalist
Old actor (laying down the law to Journalist) - " And let me tell you that when I speak, I know what I m talking about, I ve seen the world - Peckham - everywhere!" Date: 1900

The State Opening of the Great British Parliament - House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, London, England Date: circa 1959

Hungarian Governor Miklos Horthy at Komaron Fortress
Visit by Hungarian Governor Miklos Horthy to Komaron, an Old Hungarian Fortress on the Danube on 6th November 1938. Miklos Horthy de Nagybanya (18681957)

Festival of Britain 1951- King George VI opens the Festival
Festival of Britain 1951- King George VI, from the steps of St Pauls Cathedral, London - declares the Festiva open. Date: 1951

C W A Scott making a speech at Croydon
C.W.A. Scott making a speech at Croydon after winning the Schlesinger Portsmouth to Johannesburg race. Co-pilot Giles Gutherie is left and Lady Connop Guthrie centre. October 1936

A V2 on display in Trafalgar Square
A V-2 on display in Trafalger Square with a crowd listening to a speech by Clement Atlee at the beginning of Thanksgiving Saving Week. 15 September 1945. Date: 1945

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivers a speech on November 19, 2010 in Lisbon, as part of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Miniature n 2 of the Breviculum, reduced version
" Miniature n 2 of the " Breviculum", reduced version of Ramon Llulls works made by Tom᳠ Le My賩 er

CARRILLO, Santiago (1915-2012). Spanish politician and Communist leader. Carrillo holding a speech in PCE (Spanish Communist PartY) General Meeting in April 1978

FRAGA IRIBARNE, Manuel (1922). Spanish politician. Fraga giving a speech

Spain. Second Republic. Castelaos speech in Lira (A Coru񡩮 SPAIN. Pontevedra. Pontevedra Museum

CALVO SOTELO Y BUSTELO, Leopoldo (1926-2008). Spanish politician of the UCD. Prime Minister (1981-1982)

Spain. Government of UCD (1980). Motion fo no confidence against Suarezs government. Adolfo SuᲥ z during his speech to the Congress (May 1980)

A suffragette meeting in 1913
A suffragette addressing a crowd in Reading during the election of 1913. Date: 1913

Crowds listening to a broadcast of the abdication speech
Crowds listening to radios installed by His Masters Voice outside their offices in Clerkenwell in December 1936 for King Edward VIIIs abdication speech. Date: 01/12/1936

A Debate In The House Of Commons, 1887
Illustration showing a scene in the House of Commons in 1887. William Gladstone can be seen making a speech on the right of the picture. Date: 1887

Lysias (Anon)
LYSIAS Athenian orator who, being in straitened circumstances, became a professional speech- writer for legal counsel Date: 450? - 380 BC

Commissioner Ronald James Dobson giving a speech at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

Satirical cartoon, An Aerial Excursion, showing a thin Englishman and a plump Frenchwoman in a balloon, while the crowd on the ground makes rude comments in speech bubbles. 1802

Satirical cartoon, Descent of the Great Balloon
Satirical political cartoon, Descent of the Great Balloon, showing ten politicians travelling in a hot-air balloon. Speech bubbles show the mens concerns about the rapid descent of the balloon

George VI coronation broadcast
Broadcasting arrangements for coronation of George VI (leaflet cover), 1937 1937

The Coles County Court House in Charleston, Ills. in which Lincoln often practiced law and before which he made a short speech in the evening after his fourth joint debate with Douglas, Sept

16 to 1... the speech that won the nomination... at the N
16 to 1.... the speech that won the nomination... at the National Democtratic Convention at Chicago, 1896. Print shows the Cross of Gold speech by William J. Bryan; portraits of William J

Returning thanks

1791 - Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly; 1941 - Freedom of expression and religion, freedom from want and fear: Everywhere in the world. FDR. Date between 1935 and 1943

A speech in the House of Representatives. Illustration shows at center a man speaking on the floor of the House chamber while other legislators attend to their own business

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

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