Party Collection (page 4)

A Boeing 377-10-28 Stratocruiser G-ALSD Cassiopeia of BOA
A Boeing 377-10-28 Stratocruiser, G-ALSD, Cassiopeia, of BOAC at the 1954 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at London Airport. Date: 1954

21st Birthday Party
Four men share a drink at a 21st birthday party, 22nd Feb 1962. Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS 1086/2

A scene at a bar in Greenwich Village, after the repeal of Prohibition, 1933
PROHIBITION REPEAL, 1933. A scene at a bar in Greenwich Village, after the repeal of Prohibition, 1933

Joseph Stalin, Secretary-general of the Communist party of Soviet Russia. Date 1942?

Mrs Charles Sweeny as Astrae the Star-Maiden
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as Astrae, the Star-Maiden for the Olympian Party at Claridges on 5 March 1935 in aid of

Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev (1893-1985), Soviet geologist, speaking in public at his 80th birthday celebration. Urvantsev is best known for his exploration of northern Siberia and the Arctic

Dancing the minuet, 1700s
Couples dancing the minuet in an 18th-century ballroom. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Victorian era picnic
Families having a summer picnic, England, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

George Lansbury Pamphlet, Smash Up the Workhouse
The cover of George Lansburys 1909 pamphlet Smash Up the Workhouse. Lansbury (1859-1940) was a socialist politician and campaigner for social justice

The Balloon Baby by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a frilly dress and bonnet marches along with a doll under warm and a bunch of balloons in her other hand

Foujita in Drag
Japanese painter and engraver, Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968), camping it up in drag, smoking with friends at a cabaret club

KPD POSTER / MID 1920 S
German Communist party (KPD) poster showing the German communists standing opposed to the old imperialist elements entrenched within the republic

Advert / Morton Salt 1953
Morton Iodized Salt - when it rains it pours

Dinner Party at Home
A lavish dinner party takes place in a French household

Native American Canoe
A Native American war party, accompanying a European, get the worst of an encounter with the enemy. Date: 17th century

Blind Mans Buff
Children playing Blind Mans Buff at a Christmas party

Page from The Sketch reporting on the birthday party of Belita (Maria Belita Jepson-Turner) at the London Hippodrome, at the time she was starring the show Champagne on Ice

Street Party in Pinnington Road Gorton North in celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. May 1953

Durham Miners Gala - Harold Wilson and Shirley Williams share a joke

Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Celebrations at Harewood House near Leeds in Yorkshire. The events which gave rise to the Festival were the Coming of Age

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, with the Marquess of Aberdeen, in the Royal Pavilion at Braemar

Coach party having lunch in a pub
A coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s

Chimps Tea Party
High tea - three chimpanzees having a tea party at London Zoo, watched by a large crowd. Date: early 1930s

Mr and Mrs J. D. Profumo (Miss Valerie Hobson) at the 195?
Mr and Mrs J.D. Profumo (Miss Valerie Hobson) at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 July

The King and Queen at Chatsworth
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as part of a shooting party at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The King is seated at the front, second from left with Queen Alexandra behind him

A general view at Lady Crossfields tennis club party at Highgate 8 July 1935

Four girls and their dolls sitting around a table and having a tea party. Stereograph, c1902
TEA PARTY, c1902. Four girls and their dolls sitting around a table and having a tea party. Stereograph, c1902

Egon Krenz (1937-) former Communist East German politician. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the DDR

Large Italian Picnic Party
A large Genoese extended family group take the car into the hills for a summer picnic. Date: 1930s

Labour Candidates
Labour candidates. - A postcard with a dual meaning, both a satire on potential Labour Party MPs and three down and out men all of whom are good candidates as labourers. Date: circa 1900s

Christmas crackers box label
Label for a box of Batgers Carnival crackers featuring a couple in fancy dress, he dressed as Harlequin, playing a ukelele and a banjo

Switzerland Matterhorn
The peak of the Matterhorn seen from Zermatt : it was first climbed by a party led by Edward Whymper, who reached the summit on 14 July 1865

Pan Cover 1920
Illustration by Pizer on the front cover of Pan magazine, showing a couple in costume, the man dressed as harlequin and the woman wearing butterfly wings and headdress

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Pictufy Studio III

Postcard with illustration by Chiostri, 1920s party scene or carnival with a harlequin and Columbine Date: 1920s

Colonial Hunting Party in camp. Date: circa 1900s

Partytime for cats
Eight happy cats and kittens enjoying a birthday tea party. Artist: Frederick George Lewin Date: circa 1912

Liberal posters for the General Election, & their artists
A selection of Liberal party posters for the 1910 General Election, together with a photograph of Francis Carruthers Gould, caricaturist and political cartoonist, who The Sketch says

Chelsea Arts Club Ball, 1954
Scene at the Chelsea Arts Club Ball at the Royal Albert Hall at midnight with balloons drifting down from the ceiling and revellers in fancy dress costume singing Auld Lang Syne. 1954

Andrew Lloyd Webber arriving at Elton Johns 50th birthday party at Hammersmith Palais. He is wearing a fancy dress costume, dressed as a football fan. 6th April 1997

Elton John and Leo Sayer attending a House of Commons reception, invited along with other pop stars by the Minister for the Arts, Norman St John-Stevas. 3rd August 1980

Boy and girl in paper hats pull a cracker at the party table Date: circa 1929

A Christmas Carol: Mr Fezziwigs Ball, 1843. Artist: John Leech
A Christmas Carol: Mr Fezziwigs Ball, 1843. This novella was the earliest and most popular of Charles Dickens Christmas stories

Elizabeth Ponsonby with cocktail shaker and glasses
Miss Elizabeth Ponsonby (later the Hon. Mrs Dennis Pelly), one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s, and daughter of Arthur Ponsonby a senior minister in the Labour government

The Tatler cover - Fashion for debutantes - party
Front cover of society magazine, The Tatler featuring a photograph of people doing what looks like the twist at the annual ball of the Heythrop Hunt held at R.A.F. Little Rissington

Birmingham Middlemore Homes Emigration Party
A party of boys from Birminghams Middlemore Homes begin their journey to a new life in Canada. Each carries a large bag stencilled with their name in which their clothes

Scene of wild boar hunt, mosaic uncovered in Merida (Augusta
Scene of wild boar hunt, mosaic uncovered in Merida, Spain. Roman, 4th century. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Caricature of Lord Salisbury, Conservative party leader
Caricature of Lord Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, 1830-1903), the newly appointed Conservative party leader

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Let the party begin! 🎉 From the whimsical Mad Hatters Tea Party to Lenny Henry and Dawn French's hilarious portrayal of Michael Jackson and Bubbles, this caption takes you on a journey through iconic parties. Imagine Queen Elizabeth II mingling with the Kennedys or Captain Robert Falcon Scott sipping Frys Cocoa in an adventurous gathering. Delve into George Whitelaw's The It Girl or get inspired by Chinese Communist Propaganda Poster featuring Chairman Mao. Raise a toast to William Heath Robinson's comically elaborate Toast-making contraption or feel the political buzz with Labour Party election posters and television speakers. Indulge in Seagers Gin Advert's sophistication or be moved by Liberal Party Poster urging us to mobilize for war. Step into Fairy Revels, where magic comes alive, or let Gordon Conway's A Fashion Phantasy transport you to a world of high fashion dreams. Whatever your party style may be, these hints promise an unforgettable celebration.