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Visiting Collection (page 5)

Background imageVisiting Collection: VISITING A BRETON MUM

VISITING A BRETON MUM
A Breton mother is visited by her neighbours, as she lies in the lit clos (enclosed bed, or cupboard-bed) typical of country homes in Bretagne. Date: circa 1900

Background imageVisiting Collection: Cessna 310 F-BHDV

Cessna 310 F-BHDV (msn 35068), of Societe Turbomeca, at Blackbushe Airport 5-11 September 1955, parked for visiting the SBAC Farnborough Airshow

Background imageVisiting Collection: Lockheed SP-2H Neptune 204

Lockheed SP-2H Neptune 204
Koninklijke Marineluchtvaartdienst - Lockheed SP-2H Neptune 204, (base code V) of 320Squadron, based at Valkenburg Air Base, visiting RAF St.Mawgan in Cornwall

Background imageVisiting Collection: United States Navy - McDonnell F-4J Phantom 153773

United States Navy - McDonnell F-4J Phantom 153773
United States Navy - McDonnell F-4J-28-MC Phantom 153773 (msn 1759, base code AC, call-sign 110 ) of VF-31 from USS Saratoga, visiting USS Nimitz

Background imageVisiting Collection: United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker
United States Air Force Convair B-36D-1-CF Peacemaker 44-92026 (msn 23), of the7th Bombardment Wing, at Detroit, Michigan. Built as a Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker, first flown 8 July 1948

Background imageVisiting Collection: Waterloo : Wellington gives a female friend a guided tour of the battlefield of 1815

Waterloo : Wellington gives a female friend a guided tour of the battlefield of 1815

Background imageVisiting Collection: Duke and Duchess of York - Ashtead Potteries, Surrey

Duke and Duchess of York - Ashtead Potteries, Surrey
Duke and Duchess of York visiting the Ashtead Potteries, Surrey - founded to train disabled ex-servicemen in pottery. Date: 1928

Background imageVisiting Collection: Duke of York - inspecting Armistice Day Poppies

Duke of York - inspecting Armistice Day Poppies
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) inspects all aspects of the production of Armistice Day Poppies (Flowers of Flanders)

Background imageVisiting Collection: British Empire Exhibition - 2nd Year - The Railodok cars

British Empire Exhibition - 2nd Year - The Railodok cars
The Duke and Duchess of York visiting the British Empire Exhibition during its second year with the Duke now the President of the Exhibition, replacing his brother

Background imageVisiting Collection: Duke of York - Visit - Ras Tafari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia

Duke of York - Visit - Ras Tafari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) accompanies Ras Tafari (1892-1975), the Prince Regent of Ethiopia who visited England in July 1924. Pictured here at Victoria Station, London

Background imageVisiting Collection: Duke and Duchess of York visiting Docklands - April 1924

Duke and Duchess of York visiting Docklands - April 1924
The Duke and Duchess of York visiting Docklands in April 1924. This picture shows the Duchess (1900-2002) (later Queen Elizabeth)

Background imageVisiting Collection: Duchess of York at the Royal Overseas League Garden Party

Duchess of York at the Royal Overseas League Garden Party
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) at the Royal Overseas League Garden Party in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society in Regents Park in July, 1923

Background imageVisiting Collection: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting McVitie & Price Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting McVitie & Price Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) visiting the McVitie & Price factory in Edinburgh, Scotland

Background imageVisiting Collection: Prince Albert visiting the Civil Service Sports Day

Prince Albert visiting the Civil Service Sports Day
Prince Albert (future King George VI) (1895-1952), who had just become Duke of York visiting the Civil Service Sports Day at Stamford Bridge (the home of Chelsea Football Club)

Background imageVisiting Collection: Prince Albert visits the Beardmore Works

Prince Albert visits the Beardmore Works
Prince Albert (later King George VI - 1895-1952) spent eight hours inspecting Glasgow Factories in December 1919, including a visit to William Beardmore and Company - a Scottish engineering

Background imageVisiting Collection: Prince Albert drilling - Hyde Park Locomotive Works, Glasgow

Prince Albert drilling - Hyde Park Locomotive Works, Glasgow
December 1919 - Prince Albert (later King George VI - 1895-1952) visits the industrial suburbs of Glasgow, Scotland - pictured here drilling a boiler at the Hyde Park Locomotive Works. Date: 1919

Background imageVisiting Collection: Vienna, Austria - Visit by King Edward VII

Vienna, Austria - Visit by King Edward VII
Vienna, Austria - Visit by British King Edward VII to Emperor Franz Joseph I. Date: 1903

Background imageVisiting Collection: Nurse receiving an award

Nurse receiving an award
Nurse Annie Singleton, pictured here, won the gold medal prize for nursing in her graduating year from Acton Hospital. She is being presented with that gold medal by a visiting senior military nurse

Background imageVisiting Collection: Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex

Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex
Mrs Cecilia Bochenek (?-1981), founder of the Horder Centre, greeting Princess Margaret when she came to open the centre on 27 October 1966

Background imageVisiting Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Red Puppy Book

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Red Puppy Book. Poppy the red puppy visits the rabbits in their hutch and pulls faces at them because they wont come out and play. Date: 1910

Background imageVisiting Collection: Summer Afternoon in Kew Gardens 1870

Summer Afternoon in Kew Gardens 1870
Large number of Victorian visitors in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In the background of this image one can see the pagoda (centre) and the Great Palm House (right). Date: 1870

Background imageVisiting Collection: At the Royal Academy 1870

At the Royal Academy 1870
Scene during the Royal Academy Exhibition at Burlington House, London. A large group of Victorian women, men and children are shown clustered around one of the paintings. Date: 1870

Background imageVisiting Collection: Crewe Steelworks 1866

Crewe Steelworks 1866
Visit of the Prince of Wales to Crewe Steelworks, in Cheshire. Date: 1866

Background imageVisiting Collection: Cartoon and Song for the Throng: International Exhibition

Cartoon and Song for the Throng: International Exhibition
Cartoon and Song for the Throng; or versification for the Nation, International Exhibition. Date: 1862

Background imageVisiting Collection: Queen Victoria visiting wounded Crimean soldiers 1856

Queen Victoria visiting wounded Crimean soldiers 1856
When her soldiers came back Queen Victoria distributed with her own hands, after military achievement, medals were given out for distinguished valour. Date: 1856

Background imageVisiting Collection: GARIBALDI / TENNYSON

GARIBALDI / TENNYSON
Garibaldi visits England : he calls on the poet Tennyson at Farringford, on the Isle of Wight. Date: April 1864

Background imageVisiting Collection: Design by Paquin - black hobble skirt, fur-trimmed jacket

Design by Paquin - black hobble skirt, fur-trimmed jacket
Design by Paquin: black hobble skirt, fur-trimmed jacket in a bright floral print cut-away at the front & creating a tunic effect, cocked brim hat with aigrette & buckle shoes. Date: 1912

Background imageVisiting Collection: GIFTS FOR OLD COTTAGER

GIFTS FOR OLD COTTAGER
The lady of the manor brings a hamper of goodies to an old cottager on the estate. Date: 1877

Background imageVisiting Collection: Visiting an Aquarium

Visiting an Aquarium
Visiting an aquarium at a Spanish seaside resort (though it could be anywhere !) Date: 1879

Background imageVisiting Collection: CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 1870

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 1870
Visiting day at the Childrens Hospital, London. Children play in their cots whilst their parents look over them anxiously Date: 1870

Background imageVisiting Collection: GEORGE V / WWI DUG-OUT

GEORGE V / WWI DUG-OUT
GEORGE V Visiting a captured German dug-out during the First World War Date: circa 1915

Background imageVisiting Collection: EDWARD VII Visiting the Paris Opera 1903

EDWARD VII Visiting the Paris Opera 1903
EDWARD VII Visiting the Paris Opera Date: 1903

Background imageVisiting Collection: Visiting Her Couturier

Visiting Her Couturier
A fashionable Frenchwoman visits her couturier Date: 1905

Background imageVisiting Collection: NAPOLEON AND LEPERS

NAPOLEON AND LEPERS
Napoleon in Egypt, visiting a leper hospital, touches the lepers, and when his staff reproach him, he replies It is my duty, I am the general in command. Date: 11 March 1799

Background imageVisiting Collection: Tourism - Herculaneum

Tourism - Herculaneum
Visiting the remains of the Theatre at Herculaneum : the guide uses a burning torch to illuminate the building for the sightseers Date: circa 1830s

Background imageVisiting Collection: Armoury in the Tower of London 1857

Armoury in the Tower of London 1857
Sightseers in the Armoury. Date: 1857

Background imageVisiting Collection: Fashion for May 1870

Fashion for May 1870
Fashionable women from early 1870. Date: May 1870

Background imageVisiting Collection: Fashion for March 1870

Fashion for March 1870
Entering the spring fashions of the early 1870s, four women wearing visiting costumes. Date: March 1870

Background imageVisiting Collection: LADY BOUNTIFUL IN SNOW

LADY BOUNTIFUL IN SNOW
Lady Bountiful bringing provisions to the poor Date: 1890

Background imageVisiting Collection: A DISTRICT VISITOR

A DISTRICT VISITOR
A district visitor making the rounds of her district. Date: circa 1860

Background imageVisiting Collection: SOCIAL SCENES / C19 SLUMS

SOCIAL SCENES / C19 SLUMS
Visiting a slum home - two ladies and their manservant bring food to the hungry Date: circa 1830

Background imageVisiting Collection: CHARITY VISIT 1894

CHARITY VISIT 1894
A charity visit to a cottage Date: 1894

Background imageVisiting Collection: MEDICAL / HOSPITALS

MEDICAL / HOSPITALS
Children visiting their sister in hospital Date: 1897

Background imageVisiting Collection: Drinking holy water at the Lourdes Grotto

Drinking holy water at the Lourdes Grotto
At the Grotto, they drink the miraculous water, admire the miraculous statue and pray for miracles of their own Date: 1872

Background imageVisiting Collection: Queen Alexandra visiting Eton College

Queen Alexandra visiting Eton College
Queen Alexandra - wife of Edward VII - visits Eton College. Date: 9 March 1863

Background imageVisiting Collection: Hanworth Air Park - 1931 - Avro 504K G-aSX

Hanworth Air Park - 1931 - Avro 504K G-aSX
Avro 504K G-aSX at Hanworth Air Park, visiting the 1931 Kings Cup Air Race. G-aSX, was a New-Build Avro 504, built from spare parts in 1930. Date: 1931

Background imageVisiting Collection: Visiting Dinas Mawddwy, Snowdonia National Park, Wales in a superb Heinkel Trojan 200

Visiting Dinas Mawddwy, Snowdonia National Park, Wales in a superb Heinkel Trojan 200 2-wheel Microcar. Date: 1963

Background imageVisiting Collection: Brussels Exhibition of 1910 - Avenue des Concessions Date: 1910

Brussels Exhibition of 1910 - Avenue des Concessions Date: 1910



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