Parties Collection (#11)

SOCIAL / COUNTRY CLUB 20C
Advertisement for Dunlop tyres showing a number of cars drawing up to a very modern house (or possibly club house) where an outdoor party is taking place

MUSICAL CHAIRS AT PARTY
Children play musical chairs Date: 1910

German Masquerade - circa 1908
Guests at a German masquerade Date: circa 1908

18TH CENTURY GARDENPARTY
A garden party on an aristocratic estate - dancing on the lawn for some, gossip and flirtation for others Date: circa 1740

FLOWERS FOR THE TABLE
The hostess instructs her maidservant as to the placing of a bowl of tulips Date: 1929

Paris Garden Party - 1910
Fashionable ladies at a Paris garden party Date: 1910

PIC-NIC AT HOME
A PIC-NIC IN THE DRAWING ROOM A satire on the growing habit of snacking instead of sitting round the table at formal meals Date: 1859

ENGLISH DINNER PARTY
An extended family dinner in an English country home : gossip over the dessert Date: circa 1830

LION OF THE PARTY
The Lion of the party! The lion is indeed a lion in evening dress, out- doing two other lions for the attentions and admiration of his fellow guests Date: 1840s

HORRIBLE BORE
A horrible Bore in the company. The social bore is depicted as a boar. Fellow guests shun his companionship. Date: 1840s

ROYAL GARDEN PARTY 1900
Victoria and her daughter-in- law Alexandra drive among the guests at a garden party given at Buckingham Palace Date: 1900

DINNER PARTY / BARNARD
Guests indulge in food and conversation at a good-natured dinner party Date: 1885

MASKED BALL / FRANCE / 1780
A masquerade scene with a masked woman dancing Date: 1790

MORNING AFTER MASQUERADE
The morning after the masquerade. Date: 18th Century

CHILDRENS XMAS PARTY / 79
Children going downstairs to a Christmas costume party Date: 1879

POSH CHILDRENS PARTY
Christmas fete for upper-class children at the Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1914

Childrens Party - circa 1855
Children dressed in their best clothes for a party Date: circa 1855

Dickensian Party
A middle-class Christmas party in the early years of Victorias reign Date: 1843

RESTORATION PARTY 1660S
The carefree court of Charles II : The King with Lady Castlemaine. Date: 1660s

Game of Blind Mans Buff at a childrens party
A game of Blind Mans Buff (or Bluff) at a childrens party in the early 19th century. Date: circa 1830

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Japan, Tokyo, Ueno Park, Hanami cherry blossom viewing parties under cherry trees in full blossom, families and groups of young people having picnics

Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers at The Pavilion, Buckler-Keighley Concert Parties

The Illustrated London News - Diamond Chart Election Map: The Position of the Parties - also featuring politica thermometers ! Date: 1910

Office party, 1930s
Delightful photograph taken at what looks like an office party in the 1930s. Whatever the occasion, everyone looks to be having an extremely jolly time. Date: c.1935

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Dog - Pug puppy Date:

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Champagne / Prosecco filled galsses with Christmas hats Date:

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African Elephant, wearing Birthday party hat, Date:

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African Elephant, wearing Birthday party hat, Date:

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Party Hats Date:

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Tabby Cat, Kitten dangling from balloon wearing Date:

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Cat, wearing Birthday party hat looking surprised Date:

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Cat, wearing Birthday party hat looking surprised Date:

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Labrador Dog, puppies ( 6 weeks old ) wearing Date:

Christmas party 1937
New Years Eve Party at Parkers Restaurant, London in 1937

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Birthday cake - with candles burning. Digital manipulation Date:

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Birthday cake - with candles burning. Digital manipulation Date:

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Birthday cake - with candles burning. Digital manipulation Date:

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Birthday cake - with candles burning. Digital manipulation Date:

Es Fabioler character of the festival of San Juan in Ciutadella, plays a key role in El Jaleo, colored engraving

Pilgrimage to the hermitage of San Isidro in Madrid

Programme of the Festivities of Inca (Majorca) in 1934

Poster ad Sa Rua, Carnival festivities in Palma de Mallorca

Poster announcing popular festivals and political vindications. Answer of Majorca to the Decret of Nova Planta, 18th century

Patio of a masia (Catalan farm), it corresponds to the stage in which the painter and writer settles in Sitges and organizes the called Modernist Parties, oil on canvas by Santiago Rusinol

Christmas Decorations

Camilla Parker Bowles, friend of Prince Charles, and husband Andrew Parker Bowles celebrate their 20th Wedding Anniversary in 1993

At a Bright Young Party
Cartoon showing some young personalities of the time at a party: Rosemary Hope-Vere, Oliver Messel, Philip Kindersley, Lord Donegall, Sir Anthony Weldon, Lady Seafield, Hon

Barbara Streisand, Joan Collins and Anthony Newley
A series of photos of Barbara Streisand, Joan Collins and husband Anthony (Tony) Newley at a party thrown by Jackie Collins at the newly-opened Chi-Chi Club in St. James, London

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