Opening Collection

Pandora. Pandora (the all-gifted ) was the first mortal woman according to the Greek poet Hesiod. She was sent by Zeus as a gift to Epithemus

Opening of an exhibition of photographs by Denis Williams, Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Herts, 1978
Official opening of an exhibition of photographs by Denis Williams at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, April 1978

The Opening of the Universal Exhibition by the President of the Republic, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Reopening of the Chapel in the Royal Palace of Frederiksborg, Denmark, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Reopening of the Chapel in the Royal Palace of Frederiksborg, Denmark, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Simon Simonsen, showing '...the moment when the Bishop of Zeeland, before the altar

His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle opening the National Gallery of Ireland, 1864. Creator: Unknown
His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle opening the National Gallery of Ireland, 1864. The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin houses the national collection of Irish and European art

The suspension bridge over the Avon at Clifton, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The suspension bridge over the Avon at Clifton, 1864. Bridge connecting Bristol and Clifton. 'Mr. Brunel's...estimate was £57,000; but when £45,000 had been spent only the towers

Peace conference, 18 Jan 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Peace conference, 18 Jan 1919. Participants in the Paris Peace Conference (Versailles Peace Conference) meeting in the Salon de l'Horloge (Clock room), Quai d'Orsay

Consecration of All Saints' Church, Windsor, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Consecration of All Saints' Church, Windsor, 1864. 'The church, an adaptation of the Gothic, has been erected as a chapel of ease to the parish church of New Windsor

Opening of the new pier at Deal, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the new pier at Deal, [in Kent], 1864. 'There was a great concourse of spectators...to witness this ceremony, which was performed by Mrs

Opening of Southwark Bridge toll free, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Opening of Southwark Bridge toll free, 1864. Southwark Bridge over the River Thames in London links Southwark and the City

Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: arrival of the first train..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: arrival of the first train at Wellington Station, 1864. 'This is the only considerable railway undertaking begun in South Africa

Opening of the exhibition, 1911. Creator: A. A. Antonov
Opening of the exhibition, 1911. From a collection of photographs documenting the First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry, and Industrial Trade Exhibition, which took place in Omsk in 1911

Prayer service before the opening of the exhibition, 1911. Creator: A. A. Antonov
Prayer service before the opening of the exhibition, 1911. From a collection of photographs documenting the First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry, and Industrial Trade Exhibition

Free opening of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens on the anniversary of the late..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Free opening of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens on the anniversary of the late Prince Consort's birthday, 1864

Psyche Opens the Fateful Box, between 1520 and 1535. Creators: Master of the Die, Michiel Coxie
Psyche Opens the Fateful Box, between 1520 and 1535. Series: The fable of Cupid and Psyche

Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. This railway, which is largely held by English capitalists, connects that inland sea, Lake Huron, through Buffalo

Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Parting. The centre of attraction was, of course, the magnificent bungalow

Inauguration of the Townhall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Townhall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1858. The inauguration of the new public buildings in Nicholas-square, Newcastle, took place in the beginning of this month

Filling the Napoleon Dock, Cherbourg, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Filling the Napoleon Dock, Cherbourg, 1858. Inauguration and...opening of the Great Basin, or Napoleon Dock, of the military port...in the presence of the Emperor

Sketches of the Royal Procession at the Opening of Parliament, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of the Royal Procession at the Opening of Parliament, 1876. The Carriages; God save the Queen [Victoria]; The Queen at the Peers entrance'

Opening of the Royal Aquarium and Summer and Winter Garden, Westminster...1876. Creator: C. R
Opening of the Royal Aquarium and Summer and Winter Garden, Westminster, by the Duke of Edinburgh, 1876. There was an assembly of nearly ten thousand ladies

Plate 10 for J.G. Muller's Siegfried von Lindenberg, 1783. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Plate 10 for J.G. Muller's Siegfried von Lindenberg, 1783

Decorations for Season-opening Kabuki Performances at Saruwakamachi, between c1847 and c1852. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Decorations for Season-opening Kabuki Performances at Saruwakamachi, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 7 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 7 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

The New Gresham Grammar School at Holt, Norfolk, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The New Gresham Grammar School at Holt, Norfolk, 1858. A large party of the gentry and clergy of the district assembled at Holt...on the invitation of the Prime Warden

Big Fish Eat Little Fish, published 1557. Creator: Pieter van der Heyden
Big Fish Eat Little Fish, published 1557

The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence - from a sketch by our special artist in Canada, G. H

Illustration for Henry Pestalozzi's Leonard and Gertrude or the Village Customs, 1782

The Prince of Wales closing the last rivet of the Victoria Tubular Bridge over the St. Lawrence... Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales closing the last rivet of the Victoria Tubular Bridge over the St. Lawrence - from a sketch by our special artist in Canada, G. H. Andrews, 1860

Réouverture de la Chambre, 1859. Creator: Félicien Rops
Reouverture de la Chambre, 1859

The Opening of Southport Pier, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Opening of Southport Pier, 1860. This light and elegant pier is erected on the extensive sands at Southport...on the Lancashire coast...The salubrity

The Prince opening the Industrial Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales at Montreal - The Prince opening the Industrial Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, 1860. Exhibition hall designed by John William Hopkins....the Prince entered

Group of soldiers file through an opening in the palisade, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Group of soldiers file through an opening in the palisade, 1832, (1833). Caponniere - ouvrage palissade en avant de la demi-Lune'

Opening of the New Corn Exchange, at Hull, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Corn Exchange, at Hull, 1856. The centre part [of the building] is the magnificent Exchange-hall, 160 feet long by 45 wide

Un ami qu'on a invité... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un ami qu'on a invite... 19th century. The Pleasures of the Countryside by Daumier - A friend we invited

Cover design for a book on Sindbad the Sailor by Pieter Louwerse....1910 or earlier. Creator: Louwerse, H.C
Cover design for a book on Sindbad the Sailor by Pieter Louwerse. History from first to seventh and final journey, 1910 or earlier

The Carbuncle, plate three from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
The Carbuncle, plate three from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Inauguration of charity housing in London...for the reception of aged

The Sitter Viaduct, on the Appenzel Railway, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Sitter Viaduct, on the Appenzel Railway, 1856....the St. Gall and Appenzell Railway (the first constructed in Switzerland)

Plaisanterie que se permettent... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Plaisanterie que se permettent... 19th century. A joke that horses now allow themselves in the Champs Elysees district

N'faites pas attention m'sieu... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
N'faites pas attention m'sieu... 19th century

Aspect de salon le jour de l'ouverture... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Aspect de salon le jour de l'ouverture... 19th century. The Salon of 1857. Scene on the opening day - nothing but genuine connoisseurs, sixty thousand people in all

No More Frontier, San Francisco, 1938. Creator: Unknown
No More Frontier, San Francisco, 1938. The Federal Theatre Project - Div. of W.P.A. - Announces the Opening of 12th St. Theatre...with - No More Frontier" by Talbot Jennings - Not a Movie'

Pandora Opening Her Box, 1557. Creator: Master Z.B.M
Pandora Opening Her Box, 1557

Pandora Opening Her Box, 1557. Creator: Master Z.B.M
Pandora Opening Her Box, 1557

'Blessing a Railway in Spain; Opening the Aguilas Branch of the Great Southern of Spain Railway, 1 Creator: Unknown
Blessing a Railway in Spain; Opening the Aguilas Branch of the Great Southern of Spain Railway, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Opening of avenue de l'Opera, c1878. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
Opening of avenue de l'Opera, c1878

Two cupids uncorking a bottle of champagne. Decorative painting for the Cafe de Paris, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Two cupids uncorking a bottle of champagne. Decorative painting for the Cafe de Paris, c1900

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