Arriving Collection (#61)

ILN cover design, Festival of Britain Exhibition Number. Showing Britannia in a red cloak, standing on a cliff top waving to some arriving ships (no doubt containing exhibition visitors)

Danish royal visitors leaving Victoria Station on their way to Buckingham Palace -- state procession with a carriage containing Queen Ingrid of Denmark, Queen Elizabeth

Queen Victoria at Blackfriars Bridge, London
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, 13th November 1869 showing Queen Victoria arriving at the Surrey end of Blackfriars Bridge ready to open it to the public. 1869

Coronation. The Queen Mothers coach arrives
The Irish State coach carrying the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret arrives at the West Door of Westminster Abbey. 1953

Danish royal visitors arriving at Buckingham Palace -- state procession with King Frederik IX of Denmark and King George VI in the leading carriage with the Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Premiere at Graumans Chinese Theatre
Hollywood, California - A World Premiere for a movie feature film at Graumans Chinese Theatre. circa 1920s

Scene outside a country church, showing people arriving for a service

Arriving in Heaven
When a good person arrives at the gates of Heaven, Saint Peter welcomes him in and a chorus of angels serenade him

Penny train arriving, Victoria Station, Central London
The workmens penny train arrives at Victoria Station, Central London, just before 6am each workday. Date: 1865

Wood Pigeon (Columbus palumbus) flock, in flight, arriving at winter roost, silhouetted at sunset, Cley, Norfolk, England, january

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flock, in flight, arriving at roost on windmill, Cley Windmill, Cley, Norfolk, England, october

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flock, in roosting flight beside streetlights at dusk, Gretna Green, Dumfries, Scotland, march

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) flock, in flight, arriving at high tide roost, silhouetted at sunset, Langstone Harbour RSPB Reserve, Hampshire, England, winter

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Knot (Calidris canutus) mixed flock, in flight, landing at roost, Swale National Nature Reserve, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, november

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) and Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) mixed flock, in flight, arriving at roost, silhouetted at sunset, Buckenham, Yare Valley, The Broads, Norfolk, England, november

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) flock, in flight, arriving at roost, silhouetted at sunset, Buckenham, Yare Valley, The Broads, Norfolk, England, december

Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) adults, group in flight, returning to breeding cliffs, Hornoya Island, Varanger, Northern Norway, march

1950s Mars spacecraft design, computer artwork. This is the cargo ship and glider designed by the German-US rocket engineer Wernher von Braun (1912- 1977)

Mars balloon exploration. Artwork of an unmanned balloon rising from the Martian surface at sunrise. This could be a future method of exploring Mars

Huygens probe, descent to Titan
Huygens probe. Computer artwork of the Huygens probe (left) descending by parachute to the surface of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft (right). Titan is the largest moon of the ringed planet Saturn

Huygens probe landing on Titan
Huygens probe. Computer artwork of the Huygens probe landing on the surface of Titan, the largest moon of the ringed planet Saturn (left)

Seaplane landing in a tropical lagoon. The floats on the plane replace wheels, allowing it to land on water. The dark blue water is deeper

ENEIDE mission to the ISS, artwork

Schouten exploring New Guinea, 1616

Cassini-Huygens probe at Titan, artwork
Cassini-Huygens probe at Titan. Artwork of the joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens spacecraft firing its engine on one of its encounters with Titan in 2004

Mars Express mission, artwork
Mars Express mission at Mars, artwork. This European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft was launched from Earth on 2 June 2003 to travel to Mars

Jules Verne commemorative stamp. This airmail stamp, published in the Gabonese Republic (Gabon) in 1970, marked the 100th anniversary five years earlier of the publication of From the Earth to

Colossus of Rhodes, 16th century artwork
Colossus of Rhodes with a ship, 16th century artwork. This vast bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Speedboat arriving in Tropical beach, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

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Immigrants in line at Ellis Island, New York harbor, circa 1905. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Immigrants to America asking directions
Northern European immigrants asking the way to the American Midwest, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonists landing at the site of Philadelphia
Penns colonists landing along the Delaware River, 1680s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Immigrants arriving as contract laborers in an American port citiy, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Imperial wedding at St. Petersburg
Guests pass up the grand staircase of the Winter Palace on their way to the wedding of Emperor Nicholas II to the Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Princess Alix of Hesse. 26th November 1894

The wedding of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the Gran
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh together with his new wife, the Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia)

The Queen at Biarritz
Queen Victoria arriving at Biarritz for a visit in March 1889, accompanied by Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, where she stayed at the villa of Count La Rochefoucauld

Fishguard Harbour with Irish boat arriving, South Wales
Scene at Fishguard Harbour and Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, not long after the station opened. The dock leads straight into the station

RAF officers arriving at a railway station in Iraq
RAF officers and others arriving at a railway station, somewhere in Iraq

Italy - Cannero on Lake Maggiore
Italy - Cannero on the shore of Lake Maggiore - a ferryboat is arriving

Music cover for The Grand International Lancers by C C Amos, depicting a crowd of people outside the Crystal Palace at the time of the Great Exhibition

Prince Andrew at RNAS Culdrose for training
Prince Andrew arriving at RNAS (Royal Naval Air Station) Culdrose at Helston in Cornwall for the start of his helicopter training. RNAS Culdrose is one of Europes largest helicopter bases

The Landing for Coruisk, Loch Scavaig, Skye

Lake District - Cumbria - Ferry arriving at Patterdale
Lake District - Cumbria - The Raven ferry arriving at Patterdale on Ullswater

Tunis, Tunisia - arrival of the Carthage
The Packet Boat Carthage arriving in Tunis, Tunisia

Queen Victoria at Chatsworth
Queen Victoria arriving at the Grand Entrance on her visit to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

BEF arriving in Ypres, Belgium during World War I in 1917

Reopening of the V&A, South Kensington, London
The Prince and Princess of Wales (soon to be George V and Queen Mary) arriving with their children for the reopening ceremony of the Victoria and Albert Museum at South Kensington, London

Prince of Wales (George V) at Ballater, Scotland
The Prince of Wales (soon to be George V) arriving at Ballater en route for Abergeldie Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He is seen here inspecting the guard of honour at the railway station

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"Moments frozen in time, as history unfolds with each arrival" The HMS Exeter arriving at Plymouth, Second World War, 1940: Witnessing the resilience of a nation amidst the chaos of war. Amlwch Port - a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales: Where land meets sea, tales of trade and adventure begin their journey. The HMS Victory - brought into Portsmouth Harbour: Echoes of triumph resonate as this majestic vessel finds its haven. 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, Basingstoke, WW1: Brave soldiers returning home to loved ones after enduring the horrors of battle. Moshulu Sailing Ship, Penns Landing, Waterfront District, Philadelphia: A symbol of freedom and exploration docking on new shores. Cassini-Huygens probe at Saturn, artwork: Humanity's ingenuity reaches celestial realms as we explore the mysteries beyond our planet. Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Terminal, Kowloon, Hong Kong China Asia: Connecting cultures across waters; a gateway to vibrant experiences awaits. Arriving at New York: Dreams take flight as newcomers step onto American soil seeking opportunity and a fresh start. Arrival of Aeneas in Italy; the Dawn of the Roman Empire (c1620-1680?): Mythology intertwines with history as legends shape civilizations anew under golden skies painted by Claude Lorrain's brushstroke. The couple who caught their last train 1926: Love defying all odds; an eternal bond sealed within fleeting moments before departure takes them on separate paths forevermore. Cinderella by Arthur Rackham: Imagination dances through enchanted pages where fairy tales come alive upon Cinderella's arrival at her magical ball. The Eton vs Harrow Cricket Match Lords 1910 .