Opening Collection (#100)

Rimsky-Korsakov / Sadko / 1
The opening scene : the snow covered streets of Novgorod where the merchants are holding a banquet

Theatre / Sadlers Wells
Opening as the first musick house in 1683, Sadlers Well in London has been used for many types of performance and rebuilt several times

Lady with Writers Block
A Victorian authoress suffering from writers block overspills her wastepaper basket with failed opening sentences

Party at Crossness
A sumptous luncheon is served to mark the opening of drainage works at Crossness, London

Grey or Striped Gown
Robe redingote: bishop sleeves, defined lapels on the bodice & trimmed to simulate a front opening. Adorned with black net lace. Hair: worn flat to the head

Eugenie at Suez Opening
The French Empress Eugenie attends the opening at Ismalia, riding on a camel

Workmens Train Baker St
The scene at Baker Street underground station, seven years after the opening of the Metropolitan Line; the Workmens special train carried men to work at special low fares

Strauss / Rosenkavalier / 1
ROSENKAVALIER the opening scene of the opera: Octavian and the Princess of Werdenberg

Parliament 1769
King George III opens Parliament, with members of both houses attending

Opening session of the First State Duma, Russia
The opening session of the short-lived First State Duma (legislative assembly), which lasted until July but was deadlocked when radicals challenged fundamental laws

Stockton - Darlington Centenary
Celebrating the centenary of the opening of the Stockton Darlington railway - Locomotion performing again at Stockton station

Victoria / Mile End / 1887
This picturesque little pub was built in the early 1700s. Queen Victoria drove past it on her way to opening the central hall of the Peoples Palace in 14 May 1887 (1 of 2)

3 Drunks Open a Bottle
Three drunken men eagerly await the opening of another bottle

Docks at Haarlem C18Th
View of a busy dock scene on the River Spaarne at Haarlem. Sailors use poles to guide their ship through the Bascule bridge which is opening in the distance

Funicular Vesuvius 1880
The opening of the funicular on Vesuvius is celebrated by large crowds

Great Exhibition Opened
Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park

British Staff Officer
A staff officer from G.H.Q. in a dug-out, studying details before the opening of the British offensive

Parliament of Italy 1861
Opening of the new Italian Parliament by Victor Emmanuel

German Gym in London
Gymnastics in Britain are often of German origin. This is the scene at the opening of the German Gymnastic Hall in St Pancras Road, London

Battle of Fleurus 1794
BATTLE OF FLEURUS The Revolutionary Army defeats the Austrians at Fleurus, effectively opening the way to Belgium. The fighting is observed from a balloon

Girl with Stocking
This spoilt French girl seems to have not one, not two, but THREE stockings overflowing with nice things !

St Patricks Purgatory
SAINT PATRICK opening his Purgatory

Olympics / 1908 / Opening
The London Games are opened by king Edward VII

Battersea Bridge Opening
Opening of the bridge by the Earl of Roseberry

Crystal Palace Opens / Cha
Queen Victoria opens Crystal Palace

Enjoying Presents
Children with their presents share the delights of a picture book

Girls Open Xmas Stocking
Two girls open their stockings early on Christmas morning

Beside the Tree
Four children sit and stand by the tree, admiring their presents

Presents from Tree
Handing out presents for the children from the tree

Curry&rice / Learns Hindi
A resident with his Hindustani teacher - why is the man in the foreground opening a bottle of wine ?

Pub Opening Time 1856
Waiting for the pub to open, Sunday, London : note the street is named Paradise Gardens

Blackwall Tunnel Open
BLACKWALL TUNNEL The opening of the tunnel by the Prince and Princess of Wales

Opening of the Thames Tunnel
A picture to commemorate the opening of the Thames Tunnel, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping, showing the company medallion featuring Sir Marc Isambard Brunel supported by one of the tunnels

Crystal Palace / Opening
Victoria, Queen of England, opens the Great Exhibition

Otello
The opening scene : the people of Cyprus watch the storm in Otello by Giuseppe Verdi

Don Giovanni, the opening scene

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