Watching Collection (page 23)

LCC-LFB Shop fire in Paul Street EC2
Vast crowds gather at the scene of a large shop fire in Paul Street, City of London. The work of the Brigade always drew people to watch it at work, though this crowd is perhaps an extreme example

LCC-LFB Major fire, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square
Westminster and Soho firefighters were joined by almost 100 other firefighters as fire engulfed the seventh floor and roof of the Grand Hotel on the corner of Northumberland Avenue

Blitz in London -- firewatchers at observation post, WW2
Blitz in London -- firewatchers on duty on the clock tower of the Smith Building, Albert Embankment, SE1, next to London Fire Brigade Headquarters

LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQ
Two London firemen at drill with a motorised fire appliance (with its ladder removed), watching at drills being performed out of shot

Balloon race, Green brothers
A balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. Seen here are the two balloons over the River Thames, with people watching

Balloon in flight
A crowd of people watching a balloon in flight. circa early 19th century

Spectators of balloon ascent, Paris
Aux Amateurs de Physique, Vue d Optique. An image of chaos as spectators try to get over the wall without a ticket, to watch the balloon ascent of Messrs Charles

Satirical cartoon, An Appropriate Text!, showing a street preacher preaching to four bored-looking people while a large crowd watches the launch of the Charles Green balloon

Satirical cartoon on ballooning

People and animals with a balloon
Fanciful design showing crowds of people and animals watching the ascent of an idealised balloon (complete with what appears to be a key to wind it up)

Lunardis balloon ascent from Artillery Ground
Lunardis balloon ascent from the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company, making him the first Aerial Traveller in the English Atmosphere. With crowds of spectators. 15 September 1784

King and Queen watching a balloon ascent, Windsor
The King, Queen and others watching a balloon ascent from the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784

Royal Family viewing balloon ascent, Windsor
The Royal Family viewing a balloon ascent in the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784

Balloon ascending with animal passengers
The Ascent of the Aerial Balloon. A fanciful engraving of a balloon rising with a cage full of animals (a duck, a cockerel and a lamb), with a crowd of people watching. 1783

Crowd at Punch and Judy Show
Crowd watching a Punch and Judy show, Hereford, 1898 Date: 1898

Courtesan watching a young apprentice in bed. Print shows a courtesan watching a young female student in bed with a client. Date between 1768 and 1771

Courtesan watching the rain. Print shows a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left with right hand touching a hairpin. Date between 1890 and 1912

Court lady watching a bush warbler. Date between 1830 and 1860

Women and children watching a Manzai performance. Print shows four women and a child watching two men dancing with a fan and a drum. Date 1795 or 1796

A bird perched on a tree branch with blossoms, watching a spider on a web. Date between 1830 and 1850

Women watching a sumo match under a full moon. Print shows four women, some with breasts exposed, watching a group of men watching two men in a sumo wrestling match. Date between 1818 and 1825

Foreigners watching New Years dance. Print shows a man and a woman watching street entertainers performing a New Years dance. Date 1861

Indians watching Crow fair at Crow Agency, Montana. Date 1941 Aug

Boy watching miners contest at Labor Day celebration, Silverton, Colorado. Date 1940 Sept

Sea Scouts on coast watching duty

Spectators at Cowes Yacht Race, Isle of Wight
Spectators watching the yachting from a promenade at Cowes, Isle of Wight. 1911

Funeral of Captain William Henry Urquhart
From the moment it became known that a Crimean War hero, Captain William Henry Urquhart, aged 84, had died in poverty, and that without assistance he would receive a paupers funeral

Girl watching sheep
Winter scene of a girl watching sheep in a farmyard Date: circa 1902

Ngauruhoe volcano, New Zealand, 1931
Volcanic activity: The peak of Ngauruhoe, New Zealands only active volcano, gives an unusually spectacular display to visitors to the Tongariro National Park

The Peace Illuminations - A Street Scene by G. Thomas, 1856
A crowd gathers in the street to marvel at the peace illuminations in celebration of the end of the Crimean war. Date: 1856

LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin over pier, Walton, Essex
At 4pm on 19 August 1931 crowds of onlookers lined the pier and promenades at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, to watch the famous Graf Zeppelin fly along the Essex coastline

William Fishley Holland at work
Mr William Fishley Holland at work on a vase at Clevedon Pottery. Fishley Holland was grandson of Edwin Beer Fishley, who ran the Fremington Pottery in North Devon from 1865 to 1906. Date: 1950

Coronation 1937 - Craven A cigarettes advertisement
Advertisement for Craven A cigarettes in the Coronation number of the Illustrated London News showing a group of well-dressed spectators with a prime balcony position

Saintly sweetheart in the dreams of this slumbering soldier
" The Dream" A typical English country garden, timbered house and a saintly sweetheart inhabit the dreams of this slumbering soldier

Watching Santa in his sleigh
Boy and girl in a snowy landscape hide behind a tree to see Santa pass by on his sleigh laden with presents. From 1950s Christmas card. c.1950

Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 1948

Watching fireworks from the balcony
Two fashionable women wearing long, figure-hugging dresses, are joined by a suited gentleman to watch a spectacular firework display from their balcony. 1937

21st Lancers - Scouting - Service Dress. Date: circa 1916

Theatre going: an audience at the Victoria Theatre
The gallery of the Old Vic Theatre: the audience leaning forward to get a better view

Fire near Nine Elms, Battersea
Crowds of spectators watch a conflagration near Nine Elms, Battersea, from across the River Thames at Vauxhall Bridge, while a fire engine rushes by to try to help stop the blaze. Date: 1847

West Southwark Slate Club paying out, London
Scene showing people collecting their money on paying out day of the West Southwark Slate Club in London. A Slate Club was a society whose members contributed small sums weekly or monthly to a fund

Scene on the River Jordan, Palestine, with a group of people bathing and others watching. A postcard produced as a souvenir of the occupation of Palestine by the British troops during the First World

Fire on the Westminster Road, London
Spectators on Waterloo Bridge watching the fire that had broken out on the premises of Messrs. Maudslay and Field, the engineers, in the Westminster Road, London

Scouts in canoes and boats on a stretch of water, with people watching them from behind a fence. 1966

The Mountain Spring. Near Cozens Dock, West Point. Couple standing watching. Date: 1862

Western River Scenery. Couple watching a paddlesteamer on a river at sunset Date: 1866

The Wagnerites by Aubrey Beardsley, a pen and ink drawing when Beardsley was boldly using large fields of pure black contrasted with white details

Silhouette, Between Dances
Between Dances -- a silhouette of people watching a piper and highland dancer. 1919

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