Opening Collection (#3)

Victoria opens St Thomas Hospital
Queen Victoria opens the newly completed St Thomas Hospital, situated on the southern Thames Embankment in Lambeth, London, across the river from the Palace of Westminster

WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE, c1904. A display of fireworks to celebrate the opening of the bridge, looking from Manhattan to Brooklyn, New York. Photograph, c1904

LONDON: ROWING, 1865. Procession of the London Boat Clubs on the Thames River, the opening ceremony of the Thames Rowing Season. Wood engraving, English, April 1865

Mr Hore Belisha opens the Territorial Drill Hall in Lamorbey, Kent. Here Mr Belisha is inspecting the guard of honour. 1 December 1938

Giant saguaro cactus (Cereus giganteus) in bloom, Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona

Opening of the Anglesey Hunt
An opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball

Finsbury Park
The opening of Finsbury Park

Waldorf Hotel London
Pigeons eye view of the WALDORF HOTEL, Aldwych, soon after its opening in 1908. It has 310 bedrooms and a Palm Court

Blue glacial ice inside an ice cave, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, USA
Blue glacial ice is exposed inside an ice cave at the terminus of Mendenhall Glacier, Mendenhall Lake, Tongass National Forest; Alaska, United States of America

Source Size = 1872 x 1674
Anniversary of the Opening of the First English Railway: George Stephensons " locomotion" (" puffing Billy" ), September 26, 1874

NPL headquarters, 1906
NPL headquarters. Bushy House, the NPL (National Physical Laboratory) headquarters, not only contained numerous research laboratories but also was the venue of NPL staff garden parties

Vagrants asleep in Green Park, Central London
During their daytime opening hours, Londons parks provided a pleasant place for the citys tramps and vagrants to sleep. Green Park, shown here, was typical

Opening a lock at Brentford, 1930
A smiling woman opens a lock on a canal at Brentford, Middlesex in 1930

Opening of the Alexandra Dock at Kings Lynn, Norfolk by the Prince and Princess of Wales, showing the Mary entering the dock

French Nurses 1914
French Soeurs de Charite in the opening months of World War one

New London Bridge Open
The opening of new London Bridge - barges on the Thames, crowds on the shore, flags flying and a balloon over Southwark cathedral

The Owl (Grimm)
Opening illustration to the story of the Owl

Close-up of a red rose (Rosa), Bielefeld, Germany, Europe

Medical / Instruments / 1739
Diagram to show the various methods used for opening veins and performing blood transfusions

Curly Locks 2
Bonny lass, pretty lass, wilt thou be mine ? Thou shalt not wash dishes nor yet feed the swine... (except for the opening words, its the Curly locks rhyme)

Tower Bridge / Opening 94
The Opening Ceremony : the Royal Yacht passes between the raised drawbridges

Merry making on the regents birth day, 1812, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, etcher, 1812, George, the Prince Regent, dancing

Opening of the Exeter and Exmouth Railway: Arrival of the First Train at Exmouth

Donald Trump & Angie Everhart Celebrity Ryder Cup 04, Opening Ceremony Oakland Hills, Detroit, USA 17 September 2004 Date: 17 September 2004

First earth from Lexington Ave subway, D. McManus & T Stack, chief engineer
First earth from Lexington Ave. subway, D. McManus & T. Stack, chief engineer, between c1910 and c1915.

Breaking ground. for New Subway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Breaking ground. for New Subway, between c1910 and c1915.

McAneny - Prendergast, Milo, breaking ground for Subway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
George McAneny, William A. Prendergast, Milo, breaking ground for Subway, between c1910 and c1915.

King Geo., Queen Mary, Earl Plymouth, Prince of Wales at opening "Festival of Empire", 1912. Shows King George V of the United Kingdom

Former Police Chief Devery opening American League Park, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Former Police Chief Devery opening American League Park, 1910.

Former Police Chief Devery opening American League Park, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Former Police Chief Devery opening American League Park, 1910.

Chas. Hyde opens American B.B. season, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Chas. Hyde opens American B.B. season, 1911.

Waterloo Bridge Seen From Whitehall Stairs, c1829. Creator: John Constable
Waterloo Bridge Seen From Whitehall Stairs, c1829.

Sketch For "The Opening Of Waterloo Bridge Seen From Whitehall Stairs, June 18th 1817", c1819. Cannon smoke rises above the bridge and, in the foreground

Dedication of Joaquin Miller Cabin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dedication of Joaquin Miller Cabin, between c1910 and c1915.

Opening of the Birmingham Central Free Library, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Birmingham Central Free Library, 1865. 'The Central Free Library (the second institution of this kind established, under Mr)

Opening of Alexandra Park at Oldham, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Opening of Alexandra Park at Oldham, 1865. 'The new public park at Oldham, near Manchester, which has been constructed mainly by the labour of the factory people thrown out of regular employment

Opening of the new Corn Exchange at Aylesbury, 1865. Creator: C. R
Opening of the new Corn Exchange at Aylesbury, 1865. 'The ceremony of opening the new Corn Exchange and Market-hall in the thriving town of Aylesbury took place on Wednesday week - the Right Hon

Opening of a new graving-dock at Jarrow, on the Tyne, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Opening of a new graving-dock at Jarrow, on the Tyne, 1865. 'A large graving-dock, in connection with Messrs. Palmer and Co.'s iron shipbuilding establishment at Jarrow, was opened...by Mrs

New building for the Masonic Institution for Boys, opened on Saturday last, 1865. Creator: Unknown
New building for the Masonic Institution for Boys, opened on Saturday last, [Tottenham, London], 1865. A '...spacious school-house...for the education of the sons of decayed or deceased

Opening of the new head-quarters of the 1st Surrey Rifle Volunteers, at Camberwell, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the new head-quarters of the 1st Surrey Rifle Volunteers, at Camberwell, [London], 1865. 'Our Illustration shows the interior of the drill-shed...when the place was formally opened by

Opening of the first railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the first railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. Kelly

Reflections
Edgar Monzon

An engraving depicting the opening of the National Cottage Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the chest
5310616 An engraving depicting the opening of the National Cottage Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the chest, Isle of Wight

Moses crossing the Red Sea (colour litho)
5198585 Moses crossing the Red Sea (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses crossing the Red Sea)

The opening of Brandon Railway Station
5308386 The opening of Brandon Railway Station.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the opening of Brandon Railway Station in 1844. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

The opening chapter of Job from the Great Bible of 1539, 16th century
5309175 The opening chapter of Job from the Great Bible of 1539, 16th century; (add.info.: The opening chapter of Job from the Great Bible of 1539. Dated 16th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Victoria (1819-1901) queen of England and Ireland from 1837 and Empress of India from 1875
531365 Victoria (1819-1901) queen of England and Ireland from 1837 and Empress of India from 1875. Victoria at her first meeting with her Privy Council (top): opening her first Parliament (centre)

Opening of the International Exhibition of 1862 in the Crystal Palace by Queen Victoria's cousin, George
530258 Opening of the International Exhibition of 1862 in the Crystal Palace by Queen Victoria's cousin, George, Duke of Cambridge

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