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Indian Durbar - Delhi - Governor General Lord HardingeIndian Durbar - Delhi during the rule of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1858-1944), Governor General and Viceroy of India (1910-1916). Date: 1912
Keep Smiling! Young Giant Panda taking a photographThe tables are turned in this fantastic postcard showing a Giant Panda taking a photograph of onlookers, unlike the normal situation where the panda is the subject of the onlookers attention
A miracle playCrowds gather to watch a miracle play in medieval Britain. 15th Century
The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90 sThe Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90s Art Ball staged by Nick John Matsoukas. Poster advertising a gay 90s art ball sponsored by the Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee. Date 1939
Joe Webers burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage; original music by Franz Lehar; book by Geo. V. Hobart; staged by Julian Mitchell. Date c1908
The Pageant of the Child, Wandsworth, LondonScene from The Pageant of the Child, a set of beautifully staged tableaux produced by the Waifs and Strays Society at Wandsworth Town Hall, London
Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, 1933Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1933. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1933
Programme cover for Mercenary Mary, 1925Programme cover for Mercenary Mary staged at the London Hippodrome, 1925. Artwork by Paul Chesney. Date: 1925
Eglinton Tournament 1Title page of the commemorat- -ive album of the Tournament, staged at Eglinton Castle by Archibald William, 13th earl of Eglinton, an excellent and justly popular nobleman. Date: 30 August 1839
Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, 1934Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1934. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1934
Programme cover for Aladdin, 1920Programme cover for Aladdin staged at the London Hippodrome by Julian Wylie, 1920. Artwork by Hugh Willoughby. Date: 1920
Programme cover for The Apache, 1927Programme cover for The Apache staged at the Palladium Theatre, London, 1927 Date: 1927
Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window
Theatricals at Tavistock HouseA scene from Frozen Deep, a play by Mr Wilkie Collins staged at Charles Dickens residence, Tavistock House
A Turkish family smokingAn interesting postcard of a studio-staged Turkish Family all smoking cigarettes through elaborate long pipes!
Undated photograph of Ethel Beenham with cheeseclothUndated photograph of Ethel Beenham with six feet of 30 inch wide cheesecloth in her mouth, showing how easily it can be rolled up and secreted in the mouth
Tyrolese Patriotic Play at Brixlegg, 1909Photograph showing a Tyrolese patriotic play, staged at Brixlegg in 1909, celebrating Andreas Hofers leadership of the Tyrolese against Napoleon in 1809
Elections in ParisElections are staged for the new Republic : but within weeks they ll all be fighting one another again
Opera Amadis De GreceA character in this heroic opera staged at Paris
Poor Children FeastedAn alfresco feast for poor children is staged in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris
An airmans altitude helmet, for high altitude flightsThe 25th year of heavier-than-air machines, an airmans altitude helmet. A dinner for the anniversary was staged at the Science Museum, the historic biplane, loaned by Orville Wright
Handspring dive - 1906 Olympic GamesClark of Great Britain performing a handspring dive at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The event was staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of the Games
Stone Putting - Olympic Games 1906The Shot Put or Stone Putting showing N. Georgantas of Greece, the winner with a throw of 19.92 1/2 metres at the 1906 Athens Summer Olympics
Rope Climbing - Olympic Games 1906G. Aliprantes of Constantinople, the winner of the rope-climbing event at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The Games were staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of
Olympic Games - Javelin throwingA javelin thrower at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The fourth modern Olympic games, these games were held in Athens and staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of
Music in the AirA scene from Jerome Kerns musical play " Music in the Air", staged at His Majestys Theatre in 1933, starring Mary Ellis with costumes designed by Victor Stiebel
Televising a unit of Londons Land Defence Force against eneIn December 1936 the B.B.C carried out its first transmission from outside at night. A mock air-raid was staged so that Londoners could see how the Territorial Army had prepared itself for the onset
Patriotic Demo MoscowPatriotic demo in Red Square, Moscow : but who are the true patriots - Kerenskys provis- -ional government who staged this demo, or the bolsheviks waiting in the wings ?
Peter at AmsterdamPeter travels Europe in quest of knowledge : at Amsterdam a naval battle is staged for his benefit. On his return he will strengthen Russias maritime resources
Winter Palace StormedThe storming of the Winter Palace by the insurgents. This photo is a reconstruction, staged for the benefit of the camera !
Meyerbeer / Robert DiableCambons decor for Act One, in the Paris revival of 1870, staged at the Paris Opera
Practice Gas AttackAt Osaka, a mock gas attack is staged, involving not only the military but also the civil population, to prepare them for what is likely to happen in a future war
Ballet in StoreIn the Printemps department store in the boulevard Haussmann, Paris, a gala ballet performance is staged in aid of the French Red Cross
Lohengrin Riots, ParisAt the first night of the Paris production, there are riots instigated by patriotic Frenchman who object to a German opera being staged in France
Staged Daisy ChainsA little boy and two little girls, apparently making daisy chains, but more likely modelling childrens clothes!
Mock Tourney, CharltonA mock tournament is staged in the grounds of Charlton House, then in Kent, now a suburb of SE London, a few arrows flight from our Library
Beauty ContestFrom 15 finalists, Mlle Jacqueline Weiss is selected la plus jolie blonde de Paris at a contest staged in the Champs Elysees