Opening Collection

Rugby at Murrayfield stadium, Scotland
Scotland triumphs over England in the Calcutta Cup championship, during the opening match for the newly built Murrayfield stadium which was inaugurated in March 1925. Date: 1925

Opening of the Morayshire Railway, the Terminus at Lossiemouth (engraving)
1618420 Opening of the Morayshire Railway, the Terminus at Lossiemouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the Morayshire Railway)

Opening of Tower Bridge
An invitation to the opening of Tower Bridge from the corporation of the City of London

Cricketing Record 1932
Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes score a record opening partnership of 555

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

Westminster Hospital opening April 1939
A great event in hospital history the new Westminister Hospital will be open on 20th April 1939 by His Majesty King accompanied by Her Majesty The Queen

Consequences, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Consequences -- How the thoughtlessness of a butterfly seriously affected a bishops corn, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

The Illustrated London News Festival of Britain issue
The Festival of Britain exhibition opening, a special number from The Illustrated London News

Advertisement for Libertys new shops, London
An advertisement for Libertys new shops about to open in Argyll Place, off Regent Street, London

Olympics / 1936 / Hindenburg
The Hindenburg flies over the opening ceremony. Date: 1936

Sheffield University - Portraits of Edward VI and Alexandra
Sheffield University - Inset portraits of Edward VI and Alexandra who opened the University in July, 1905. Date: 1905

Lancaster Castle Station, Lancashire, pictured on the morning of the official opening of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, for which it was the southern terminus Date: December 1846

Cover of programme for the visit of HM King Edward VII
Original at Sheffield Local Studies PAMP 322 SQ

Hirundo rustica, Barn Swallow in flight opening its beak to catch insect, side view

The Madonna del Parto, c. 1450-70 (fresco) (post restoration) (see also 75561, 172472
XAL172471 The Madonna del Parto, c.1450-70 (fresco) (post restoration) (see also 75561, 172472 and 169194) by Francesca, Piero della, (c.1415-92); Chapel of the Cemetery, Monterchi, Italy; Italian

Movie Theater Marquee
A huge crowd gathers outside the Warner Brothers theater on Wiltshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for a film premiere, 1930s. The marquee reads in part Premiere of Premieres; Grand Opening Tonight

BROOKLYN BRIDGE: OPENING. Invitation to the opening ceremony of the Brooklyn Bridge, 24 May 1883. Invitation engraving by Tiffany & Co

Opening of Whiteleys department store, 1911
Two pictures reporting on the opening of Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, West London in at the end of November 1911

Glasgow University
THE UNIVERSITY GALOP Edward and Alexandra are cheered as they leave after opening GLASGOW UNIVERSITY in its fine new building by George Gilbert Scott Date: 1870

Inauguration of Wellington College
The arrival of Queen Victoria at Wellington College for the inauguration of the school in Feburary 1859

Open / Stockton-Darlington
The opening of the Stockton - Darlington railway

Opening of Accrington to Oswaldtwistle Tramway, Accrington, near Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Date: 1907

Printed souvenir paper napkin in commemoration of the opening of the aerodrome at Hanworth Park, 16 October 1917, by the Lord Mayor. Date: 1917

The Opening of Keble College, Oxford University, Oxford, Uk, 1870

Opening of the Mersey Tunnel - Liverpool Date: 1934

Rat Tat Tat by Muriel Dawson
A sweet and engaging little girl in a red dress and wide-brimmed sun hat, opens a door using an old-fashioned latch

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

Apparition / Queens Hse
Figures photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum

Newcastle / Swing Bridge
The opening of the new swing bridge at Newcastle-on-Tyne on June 15th 1876. The bridge was designed by William Armstrong

Sydney Bridge Construct
The Sydnet Harbour bridge nearing completion : at the time of its opening, it is the largest suspension bridge in the world

The Opening Of Dail Eireann, Or Chamber Of Deputies, Of The Irish Free State Parliament, Dublin, Ireland On September 9, 1922. From The Story Of 25 Eventful Years In Pictures, Published 1935

Queen Victoria opening Parliament 1886
Queen Victoria opening Parliament, Lord Chancellor Baron Halsbury reading the Queens speech at Westminster Palace, London. Date: 21st January 1886

Studdy - Three newborn puppies slowly open their eyes
" Alas My Brothers! Tis a queer world to look upon." Three newborn puppies slowly open their eyes for the first time

Fingerprint scanner. Persons finger being scanned by a fingerprint scanner. This scanner is being used to open a door. The ridges on peoples fingers form a unique identifying pattern

Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery
Ceremonial scene at the opening of the annual Colchester Oyster Fishery

BP employee opening the flow valves
A British Petroleum employee opens the flow valves of an oil plant in the Middle East (likely to have been in Iraq or Iran)

The Great Western Railway service from Penzance
The inaugural trip of the Great Western Railway service from Penzance. The new express service, which shortens the journey by forty minutes

Harbour / Belfast Opening
Opening of the New Channel, Belfast Harbour - the start of the procession

Hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, yawning in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Opening a Bottle
The landlord opens another bottle

View of the Gravelly Hill Interchange, which is opened today

Poster marking the opening of the Bobby Jones course at Augusta, 1933
Poster marking the opening of the Bobby Jones course at Augusta, 13 January 1933. Jones (1902-72) is often said to be the best golfer of all time

Wolf from Gladiators opening the new Blockbuster Video in Reading. 6th November 1994

The Hand of Militarism in Europe, WW1 outbreak
Like a modern Gulliver playing the war-game with the troops of Lilliput - a Sinister Picture suggesting the present state of things in Europe

Opening by the Duke of Cambridge of the New Head-Quarters and Drill-Hall of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers
1054875 Opening by the Duke of Cambridge of the New Head-Quarters and Drill-Hall of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers, James Street, Buckingham Gate (engraving) by English School

The Opening of the New Parliament by the Queen
1062155 The Opening of the New Parliament by the Queen, the Royal Procession crossing the Princes Chamber on the Way to the House of Peers (engraving) by English School

Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933
Tyme, the best pocket watch made. Small and compact, yet absolutely protected against all causes of trouble. Can be carried in any pocket or hand-bag with other articles. Date: 1933

Opening ceremony of the Plymouth to Yealmpton Line, January 1898
A view of the Opening Ceremony at Yealmpton Station on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Line, Devon in January 1898

The heat, confusion and violence of the opening struggle of the Battle of Gettysburg

The opening of the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, 1920
The opening of the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, 20 December 1920 Date: 1921

Scenery for Aladdin, Pollocks Toy Theatre, with two rounded arches opening onto a seascape. Date: late 19th century

Five bar gate opening on to barley fields, Guiting Power, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Lord Mountbatten inspecting Sea Scouts
Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Commodore of Sea Scouts, inspecting the 2nd Cowes Sea Scouts on the opening of their new Headquarters. August 1977

Opening the Erie Canal, 1825
New York Governor Dewitt Clinton on the ceremonial first boat to open the Erie Canal, 1825. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Giant Machnow at Taylors Depository, Pimlico, London. Feodor Machnow, (Fyodor Makhnov) was born in 1878 at the village of Kostyuks in the Ukraine

Tower Bridge open, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Balloon over London 1833
The opening of Hungerford Market, London, is celebrated by a balloon flight by G Graham

Religion / Egypt / Sobek
The crocodile-headed god who symbolises the might of the pharaohs : the strength and swiftness of the crocodile are appropriate to the ruler of the country

Christmas Morning by Margaret Tempest. circa 1910s

View at St. Rollox Looking South East; Opening of the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway
1198425 View at St

W Heath Robinson - Opening the Wine Bottle

A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, by James McBey, WW1
" Zero". A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, drypoint print by James McBey, First World War. Referring to a bombardment in Palestine in the early morning of 19 September 1918. 1920

Votes for women air balloon, 1909
Votes for women more in the air than ever: the suffragettes dirgible for the opening of Parliament

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

Opening of Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
The Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, unveiled and dedicated by Field-Marshal Lord Plumer, 24 July 1927 Date: 1927

New Forth Road Bridge - just before opening - October, 1936
The New Forth Bridge (the Kincardine Road Bridge), Scotland - just before opening - 27th October, 1936. At the time, the centre swing span was the longest in Europe

Opening of the Royal Holloway College for Women by the Queen
1054884 Opening of the Royal Holloway College for Women by the Queen, the Ceremony in the Quadrangle (engraving) by English School

The Swing Bridge, Newcastle. Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. 14th October 1920

Invitation, Glasgow International Exhibition 1901
Invitation to the Opening of the Glasgow International Exhibition on 2 May 1901. 1901

Main entrance to the lounge, newly opened Dorchester Hotel
The main entrance to the Lounge of the newly opened Dorchester Hotel, running the full length of the building and designed in one level without steps

Opening of New London Bridge
Opening of the New London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide. The River Thames is full of royal barges, and a balloon can be seen in the top right. 1 August 1831

Opening of the Panama Canal

Opening day of Cheltenham Races, Prestbury Park
A general view of the Paddock during Parade on the opening day of the Cheltenham Steeplechase Clubs Autumn Meeting at Prestbury Park. 1911

Opening Oysters 1930S
A man prises open oysters at Scotts Oyster Bar in the West End of London. Date: 1930s

King George VI opening the National Maritime Museum, 1937
Photograph showing King George VI (centre) speaking at the official opening of the National Maritime Museum, London, 1937

The Opening of the Royal Albert Hall, March 1871
Engraving showing the interior of the Royal Albert Hall, London, during its Grand Opening by Queen Victoria, on the 29th March 1871

The Retreat from Mons by W. B. Wollen
With the British regulars during the famous retreat from Mons in the opening weeks of World War I

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

Minehead Hobby Horse
MINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE Seen here at the opening procession of Sidmouth Folk Week. The horse is made from painted hessian, cloth strips & has a painted mask face

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

League of Nations / 1922
The opening session of the League of Nations in Geneva. The purpose of the League, set up in 1919 & written into the WW1 peace treaties, was to keep peace through arbitration

Olympics / 1912 / Opening C
Opening ceremony Date: 1912

Odyssey / Cyclops & Pipes
Polyphemus the Cyclops at the opening of his cave, staff in one hand and pipes in the other. Three sea nymphs and a dolphin are in the background

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"Unveiling the spirit of competition at Murrayfield stadium, Scotland - Rugby's grand opening. " "The majestic Tower Bridge rises in all its glory - a symbol of London's grand opening. " "A cricketing record etched in history - the monumental opening of 1932. " "Enter the whimsical world of consequences with William Heath Robinson's captivating illustration - an imaginative opening awaits. " "All aboard. Lancaster Castle Station welcomes travelers to embark on new adventures and open doors to unknown destinations. " "A beacon of hope and healing emerges as Westminster Hospital opens its doors in April 1939. " "Liberty unveils their new shops, a haven for fashion enthusiasts seeking endless possibilities. The artistry unfolds. " "Inaugurating opulence since 1911 - Whiteleys department store sets the stage for a shopping experience like no other. " "Mysterious apparitions grace Queens Hse, inviting you into a realm where secrets unravel and mysteries unfold upon each opening. " "The iconic Newcastle Swing Bridge swings open, connecting communities and bridging gaps between past and present. " "As Hindenburg soars above during the Olympics' grand opening in 1936, dreams take flight amidst anticipation and excitement. " "Sheffield University pays homage to Edward VI and Alexandra through regal portraits that open windows into history.