Viewing Collection (page 2)

Aberdare National Park, Kenya, East Africa
Lookout post in Aberdare National Park, Kenya, East Africa, viewed from Treetops, Nyeri. Date: circa 1950

What the Butler Saw - end of pier entertainment. 20th century

WW1 - Russian Officer using a Periscope to get a (safer) view of the enemy above the trench Date: circa 1916

Royal wedding, 1923 - Duke & Duchess of York return from Abb
A smiling Duchess of York (formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and then Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) returning back to Buckingham Palace after her marriage to Prince Albert

Prince of Wales on board May Frere, viewing Bombay fireworks
Visit of the Prince of Wales to India. The Prince (later King Edward VII) on board the May Frere, viewing the fireworks in Bombay harbour. Date: 1875

The Rothschild Marriage: the bridal presents. Gifts for the marriage of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild and Miss Leonora Rothschild in the mansion at Gunnersbury Park, 1857. 1857

Columbia University viewed from Grants Tomb, New York City
View from Grants Tomb, showing the north side of the Columbia University Campus in New York City, USA. Date: circa 1905

Wrestling match in Madagascar
Audience around a wrestling match between two men in Madagascar. Date: circa 1910

Statues in Muzeon Sculpture Park, Moscow, Russia
Two women view statues in the Muzeon Sculpture Park, Moscow, Russia. In the centre is a statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926), Polish-Russian agitator and head of the secret police

Western Norway - (Holmen Kollen) View Tower - Wooden viewing tower - people at the top. Part of Box 185 Boswell Collection - Western Norway. Date: circa 1900

Chinese imperial marriage at Pekin, 1872
The Chinese imperial marriage at Pekin: horses and camels presented to the emperor, how the Chinese saw the bridal procession, led horses in the bridal procession

Cloughaneely Stone, Falcarragh - a view of a stone on top of a pillar and viewing platform. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Falcarragh). Date: circa early 1900s

Royal Academy Priv View
A private view : as much a social occasion as a cultural event. Date: 1912

Submarine Gardens, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
People viewing the Submarine Gardens on a glass-bottomed boat, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: circa 1930

Lookout balcony, Marin County, California, USA
People on a lookout balcony on the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, Marin County, California, USA. Date: circa 1925

Emperor power boat, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Glass-bottomed Emperor power boat, used for showing sightseers the Submarine Gardens, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. circa 1914

Edwardian spectators at an event
An all-male crowd of smartly dressed spectators observe proceedings from behind a picket fence, perhaps at a sporting event in the north east of England. Date: c.1910s

Glass-bottomed boat, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Glass-bottomed passenger boat, used for showing sightseers the Submarine Gardens, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1922

Did you see the eclipse? Yes did you?
Total solar eclipse was observed on the 17th April 1912 in London by a large number of amateur astronomers, illustration by Tony Sarg showing people looking up using smoked or coloured glass to

Tower, Stamford in the Catskills, New York State, USA
Viewing tower on Mount Utsayantha, Stamford in the Catskills, New York State, USA. circa 1910s

A Langtry First Night
A theatre auditorium where the audience all have eye glasses or binoculars fixed to their faces due to the fact that the great beauty, Lily Langtry was appearing on stage. Date: 1929

Hamburg fire 1842
View of the fire at Hamburg from the Alster in May 1842. Also the very first engraving in the first issue of the Illustrated London News, 14th May 1842. Date: May 1842

India - In The Botanic Gardens
Black and white lantern slide of Indians viewing lake and palm trees. Slide number 18 of Box 221 Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s

WW1 photographic exhibition at the Grafton Galleries
A group of soldiers discuss what was, at the time, the largest photograph in the world on exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in 1918 and showing the preparations for battle on the Western Front

Suffragette Flora Drummond Stanhope Toy
A Stanhope or optical toy, a device which allows the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope. The stanhope was invented in 1857 by Rene Dagron, a French photographer

The Prince of Wales stand, Aintree Grand National, 1923
The view point for the Grand National, as prepared for the Prince of Wales(later Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) in 1923. Building a new stand: showing a pontoon bridge connected with it

The Parapet, Sutro Heights, San Francisco, California, USA

Indian cavalry officers during World War I
Indian cavalry officers brought over to London by special arrangement to enjoy the relaxation of a little sightseeing and to pay their respects to the King at Buckingham Palace

1937 Coronation, stands constructed in Parliament Square
A mass of steelwork in the course of construction in Parliament Square to provide accommodation for those fortunate thousands who would witness the arrival and departure of King George VI

Viewing stands erected near Westminster Abbey for 1937 Coron
The stands and decorations put up near Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI recalling the style of medieval tournaments. Date: 1937

Preparations for the 1937 Coronation at Westminster Abbey
The scene outside Westminster Abbey in the fortnight preceding the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 showing the modern annexe built onto the West front for the procession to form and disperse

Viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Spectators clambering up a lamp post near Westminster Bridge in order to gain a better view of the passing procession following the wedding of Prince Albert

Nurses viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Nurses climbing up a tree in the Mall in a bid to have a view of the passing procession following the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York

Bairnsfather exhibition at the Graphic Galleries, 1916
A sketch from inside the Graphic Galleries at 190, Strand, London showing crowds gathered at the window, smiling and laughing at one of the Fragments from France

Erecting coronation seats in front of Reform Club
Special stands and viewing galleries being constructed on the front of the Reform Club in Pall Mall, London from where members

Two hundred policemen test stands before Coronation
Two hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911

Spectators watch coronation rehearsal on wooden stands
The temporary stands, constructed along the processional route, filled with people watching the Coronation rehearsal prior to the real event on 12 May 1937

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