Opening Ceremony Collection (#2)

Opening of the South Wales Extension Railway, to Milford Haven, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Opening of the South Wales Extension Railway, to Milford Haven, 1856. View of the Railway Terminus at Neyland, with the huts of the Montgomery, North Gloucester, and Monmouthshire Militia

Commencement of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, 1856. Notwithstanding the heavy rain, which began at an early hour and continued without the slightest intermission all day

Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Dam named after President Theodore Roosevelt, serving mainly for irrigation, water supply

Theodore Roosevelt at National Museum, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Theodore Roosevelt at National Museum, between 1914 and 1917. Former US president (third from left) visits taxidermised wildlife display, Washington, D.C

The Opening of the Edinburgh Exhibition by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Opening of the Edinburgh Exhibition by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

The Opening of the new bridge over the Thames at Putney by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Opening of the new bridge over the Thames at Putney by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The opening festival of the Gordon Boys home - The Prince of Wales receiving the guests, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The opening festival of the Gordon Boys home - The Prince of Wales receiving the guests, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Graphic, Front Cover May 15th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover May 15th. 1886, 1886. The opening of the International Exhibition at Edinburgh by Prince Albert Victor. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

The opening of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition by the Queen - Twixt East and West, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The opening of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition by the Queen - Twixt East and West, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Graphic, Front Cover May 8th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover May 8th. 1886, 1886. The opening of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition by the Queen - Her Majesty reading the reply to the Prince of Wales address in the Albert Hall

Procession at the Opening Ceremonial, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 10th of June, 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Procession at the Opening Ceremonial, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 10th of June, 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Opening of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, by Her Majesty, on the 10th of June, 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, by Her Majesty, on the 10th of June, 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Mr Gladstone Opening a New Hall at Port Sunlight, Cheshire, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Mr Gladstone Opening a New Hall at Port Sunlight, Cheshire, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Creator: T. H. W
Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark. Present at the opening were Samuel Morton Peto, a partner of the firm of Peto

The Norwegian Trunk Railway - Eisvold Station, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Norwegian Trunk Railway - Eisvold [Eidsvoll] Station, 1854. The line is forty-two miles in...length, connecting the capital Christiania with the Mjosen [Mjosa] Lake

Opening of the Great North of Scotland Railway - The Huntly Station, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Great North of Scotland Railway - The Huntly Station, 1854. Locals turn out for the arrival of the first steam train in their town

Opening of the First Cape Parliament, in the State-Room, Cape Town, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the First Cape Parliament, in the State-Room, Cape Town, 1854. Ceremony in at Government House - Charles Henry Darling

Opening of the Central Somerset Railway - Procession in the Abbey Grounds, at Glastonbury, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Central Somerset Railway - Procession in the Abbey Grounds, at Glastonbury, 1854. The line...carries a road of iron into the very heart of pastoral Somerset...It is a single line

Opening of a new bridge at Travancore - the Rajah's State Procession, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of a new bridge at Travancore [Thiruvananthapuram in south India] - the Rajah's State Procession, 1854. The bridge was...opened in great style by his Highness the Rajah...Our View shows

Inauguration of the Cascades, in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, by the Emperor and Empress of... 1854 Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Cascades, in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, by the Emperor and Empress of the French, 1854. The Inauguration consisted in the opening by the Emperor [Napoleon III] of the mouth of

Opening of the North Devon Railway - Arrival of the Train at Barnstaple, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the North Devon Railway - Arrival of the Train at Barnstaple, 1854. The opening of a further portion of this Railway will, doubtless

Opening of the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway - Arch at Broughton Station, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway - Arch at Broughton Station, 1850. A very tasteful triumphal arch had been erected in front of the station

Opening of the Spanish Cortes by Queen Isabella, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Spanish Cortes by Queen Isabella, 1850. Ceremony in Madrid to celebrate the inauguration of the newly built Palacio de las Cortes, seat of the Spanish parliament

Opening of the Spanish Cortes - the Royal Procession to the New Palace of Congress, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Spanish Cortes - the Royal Procession to the New Palace of Congress, 1850. Ceremony in Madrid to celebrate the inauguration of the newly built Palacio de las Cortes

Opening of the Great Cheese-Market, at Chippenham, September 12 - the Market Hall, 1850. Creator:s Read
Opening of the Great Cheese-Market, at Chippenham [in Wiltshire], September 12 - the Market Hall, 1850. Among other boons which [Joseph Neeld MP] has conferred on the inhabitants

Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and children are greeted by dignitaries at the station...which her Majesty

Interior of the Tube - Mr. Stephenson Driving the Last Rivet, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Tube - Mr. Stephenson Driving the Last Rivet, 1850. Opening of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits in Wales....a very interesting episodical proceeding took place in

The Britannia Tubular Bridge - entrance from the Bangor Side, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Britannia Tubular Bridge - entrance from the Bangor Side, 1850. Steam train on the newly-opened bridge....showing two of the four colossal statues of lions - "we must not, " says Sir F

Founding of the The New School at Loughborough - the Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Founding of the The New School at Loughborough, [Leicestershire] - the Procession, 1850. A procession was then formed to the School grounds

Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. The river [Wear] was studded with every variety of craft that human beings could crowd into it'. Taking part were: 1

Opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston [the British prime minister]: the theatre - the town clerk reading the address of the corporation to His Lordship, 1862

The opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston: arrival of His Lordship at the Institution, 1862

Opening of the International Exhibition Building: the procession forming in the South... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the International Exhibition Building, [South Kensington, London]: the procession forming in the South Central Court, 1862

The International Exhibition: view from the orchestra on the opening day - from a photo... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: view from the orchestra on the opening day - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company

Opening of the International Exhibition: Earl Granville presenting the address to the Duke... 1862
Opening of the International Exhibition: Earl Granville presenting the address to the Duke of Cambridge - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company

King Edward VII. And Queen Alexandra at the Opening of His Majestys First Parliament, 1901
King Edward VII. And Queen Alexandra at the Opening of His Majestys First Parliament, February 14, 1901. Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) in ceremonial ermine

Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Staff and students curtseying to Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Another aspect of the great movement for the emancipation of women was the steady

Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). King George V opens the Queensway Tunnel, a road tunnel under the River Mersey, between Liverpool and Birkenhead

Study for the Opening of the Royal Exchange by Queen Victoria, London, c1891, showing the Queen and Prince Albert inside the building with people bowing and curtsying to them

Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Whilst her Majesty was at Aston Hall a gold medal was presented to her...The reverse contains a view of Aston Hall

Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Whilst her Majesty was at Aston Hall a gold medal was presented to her..The reverse contains a view of Aston Hall

The Opening of Calthorpe Park 1857, 1857. Creator: Samuel Lines
The Opening of Calthorpe Park 1857, 1857

The Duke of Cambridge Leaving the Town Hall, Birmingham, 1857. Creator: Samuel Lines
The Duke of Cambridge Leaving the Town Hall, Birmingham, 1857

Sir Robert Peel raising the first turf of the Trent Valley Railway, 1845. British Prime Minister Robert Peel digs the first sod of turf

Opening of "Horn Fair"at Charlton, in 1745, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Opening of " Horn Fair" at Charlton, in 1745, 1845. Annual fair in south London; a scene inspired by...a drawing of that period, in the possession of Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson

The Opening of the Great Exhibition by Queen Victoria on May 1st, 1851, 1942. Creator
The Opening of the Great Exhibition by Queen Victoria on May 1st, 1851, (1942). Queen Victoria (1819-1901) opening the Great Exhibition in the purpose-built Crystal Palace in Londons Hyde Park

The Opening Ceremony of the Tower Bridge, c1894. Creator: Unknown
The Opening Ceremony of the Tower Bridge, c1894. Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London was officially opened on 30 June 1894 by the then Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII)

The Opening of Selfridge s, 1909, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Opening of Selfridge s, 1909, (1933). View of Selfridges department store in Oxford Street, London. The shop, founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge and designed by Daniel Burnham of Chicago

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