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Anniversary Collection

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Prior to Coltishalls At Home day

Prior to Coltishalls At Home day on the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, September 1960. Six generations of RAF fighters line up together

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Members of No20 Squadron RAF

Members of No20 Squadron RAF
Members of No20 Squadron, RAF, pictured with some of their Hawker Hunter F6s at RAF Tengah, Singapore to celebrate the squadrons 50th anniversary

Background imageAnniversary Collection: King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations, ILN cover, 1935

King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations, ILN cover, 1935
Soldiers from across the British Empire gather to adore the crown, resplendent on a garlanded pedestal, on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V.St Pauls Cathedral can be

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Girl Guides: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret send courier

Girl Guides: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret send courier
Princess Elizabeth, patrol leader in the Buckingham Palace Company, sends a message by courier pigeon to Lady Baden Powell at Guide Headquarters

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia

Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1938)

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Dinner given by Alexander Duckham at the Savoy Hotel

Dinner given by Alexander Duckham at the Savoy Hotel honouring Louis Ble

Background imageAnniversary Collection: The Wolverton Mechanics Institute soiree

The Wolverton Mechanics Institute soiree
The anniversary meeting of the Wolverton Mechanics Institute in the large engine room of Wolverton Station.1, 500 people attended the soiree

Background imageAnniversary Collection: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1948

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1948
King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured on the terrace in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in one of a series of pictures to mark their silver

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Patriotic Poster - 30th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu

Patriotic Poster - 30th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 30 Years Commemoration of the Victory against the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in May, 1954. Breaking the shackles of Colonial oppression. Date: 1984

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Oslo City Hall

Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway, was built in 1950 to celebrate the citys 900th anniversary. It is the most distinctive part of the citys waterfront. Date: opened 1950

Background imageAnniversary Collection: The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelp

The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelp
United States. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Horticultural Hall. The Spanish and American Illustration (1876)

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Bristol - Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill

Bristol - Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill. The tower was built in the 1890s to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the journey of the Genoese explorer John Cabot from Bristol to lands which later became

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Middlesbrough and Cleveland Iron Trade Jubilee

Middlesbrough and Cleveland Iron Trade Jubilee
The Middlesbrough and Cleveland Iron Trade Jubilee in 1881: general view of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. The ILN says, " The fiftieth anniversary of the flourishing town of

Background imageAnniversary Collection: 100 Years of the Napoleonic Code in France - 1804-1904

100 Years of the Napoleonic Code in France - 1804-1904
Postcard commemorating 100 Years of the Napoleonic Code in France - 1804-1904. A family dynasty stretching from Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) through to Victor, Prince Napoleon

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Closing show of 1960 Scouting Jamboree

Closing show of 1960 Scouting Jamboree
Flags from countries around the world are paraded at the closing show of the National Jamboree which was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of scouting in the USA

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Princess Alice with her children

Princess Alice with her children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) with her children in 1877: (l to r) Ella, Alix, Victoria, Ernst Ludwig and Irene, with the youngest, May sitting on Alices lap

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Advert, Rolls-Royce, Vickers Vimy biplane

Advert, Rolls-Royce, Vickers Vimy biplane
Advert for Rolls-Royce, 25th anniversary of a Vickers Vimy biplane with Rolls-Royce engines, first direct Atlantic crossing by air, June 1919. 1944

Background imageAnniversary Collection: King Oscar II of Sweden - Jubilee Postcard

King Oscar II of Sweden - Jubilee Postcard
A delightful card (mixture of white embossing and a pale yellow background) depicting King Oscar of Sweden (1829-1907) - Jubilee Postcard celebrating the Kings 75th Birthday

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Lord Brabazon of Tara and Marshal of the RAF, Lord Tedde?

Lord Brabazon of Tara and Marshal of the RAF, Lord Tedde?
Lord Brabazon of Tara and Marshal of the RAF, Lord Tedder conversing at the Royal Aeronautical Society?s 80th anniversary dinner at Guildhall, London, on 11 January 1946

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Belgium Indepence - Patriotic Postcard

Belgium Indepence - Patriotic Postcard
The first 80 years of Belgian Indepence (1831-1911) celebrated in this patriotic postcard featuring the King and other Royal family members past and present plus technological advances

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Puck 25th anniversary 1877-1902

Puck 25th anniversary 1877-1902. Illustration shows a cameo of Puck holding a pen and standing on a pedestal labeled What fools these mortals be. Date 1902 March 12. Puck 25th anniversary 1877-1902

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Khaki Chums Christmas Truce Cross, St Yvon, Belgium

Khaki Chums Christmas Truce Cross, St Yvon, Belgium
At Christmas 1914, over the 24th/25th December, a truce was held here between the 1st Battalion the Warwickshire Regiment and the 7th Bavarians in which Bruce Bairnsfaher took part

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Eric Ravilious

Eric Ravilious
11th anniversary poster for the Golden Cockerel Press, an Englishfine pressoperating between 1920 and 1961. The private press made handmade limited editions of classic works

Background imageAnniversary Collection: First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses

First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses
The First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses outside the Hotel Cecil on 26 June 1912. The charity was launched on the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Princess Alexandra from her

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Crowds gather round Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the victory of

Crowds gather round Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the victory of French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Date: 21 October 1890s

Background imageAnniversary Collection: 50th Anniversary celebration of the Eiffel Tower, Paris

50th Anniversary celebration of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France built in 1889 and the original suggested design by Maurice Koechlin from 1884 cinquantenaire

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Kawasaki T-4 46-5730 - number 5

Kawasaki T-4 46-5730 - number 5
Japan Air Self Defence Force - Kawasaki T-4 46-5730 / number 5 (msn 1130), of the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team, at the Nellis Air Force Base 50th Anniversary of the USAF airshow on 26 April

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Kawasaki T-4 66-5745 - number 6

Kawasaki T-4 66-5745 - number 6
Japan Air Self Defence Force - Kawasaki T-4 66-5745 / number 6 (msn 1145), of the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team, at the Nellis Air Force Base 50th Anniversary of the USAF airshow on 26 April

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Kawasaki T-4 46-5727 - number 3

Kawasaki T-4 46-5727 - number 3
Japan Air Self Defence Force - Kawasaki T-4 46-5727 / number 3 (msn 1127), of the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team, at the Nellis Air Force Base 50th Anniversary of the USAF airshow on 26 April

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Kawasaki T-4 46-5726

Kawasaki T-4 46-5726
Japan Air Self Defence Force - Kawasaki T-4 46-5726 (msn 1126), of the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team, at the Nellis Air Force Base 50th Anniversary of the USAF airshow on 26 April 1997

Background imageAnniversary Collection: CASA C-101CC Aviojet 1155

CASA C-101CC Aviojet 1155
Royal Jordanian Air Force - CASA C-101CC Aviojet 1155 (msn CC04-18-116), at Boscombe Down for the Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Air Show on 9 June 1990. Date: 1990

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Kawasaki T-4 46-5728 - number 1

Kawasaki T-4 46-5728 - number 1
Japan Air Self Defence Force - Kawasaki T-4 46-5728 / number 1 (msn 1128), of the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team, at the Nellis Air Force Base 50th Anniversary of the USAF airshow on 26 April

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Kawasaki T-4 46-5729 - number 4

Kawasaki T-4 46-5729 - number 4
Japan Air Self Defence Force - Kawasaki T-4 46-5729 / number 4 (msn 1129), of the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team, at the Nellis Air Force Base 50th Anniversary of the USAF airshow on 26 April

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Breguet Br. 1150 Atlantic 61+20

Breguet Br. 1150 Atlantic 61+20
Marineflieger - Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic 61+20 (msn 32), of MFG-3, at the Boscombe Down - Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Airshow, on 10 June 1990

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Avro 694 Lincoln B. 2 8376M - RF398

Avro 694 Lincoln B. 2 8376M - RF398
Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 8376M - RF398, at RAF Abingdon for the 50th Anniversary of the RAF air-show circa May-Jun 1968, before the airshow. Date: 1968

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Cover design, Hoover News, 30th Anniversary Edition

Cover design, Hoover News, 30th Anniversary Edition, August 1948, showing the latest vacuum cleaner Date: 1948

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II meets Crimean War veterans

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II meets Crimean War veterans
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and his family in Sevastopol (Sebastopol) meeting and greeting veterans of the Crimean War (fought between 1853-1856)

Background imageAnniversary Collection: P&O poster, A Hundred Years of Sea Transport

P&O poster, A Hundred Years of Sea Transport
Rare P&O oversize poster ?P&O 1837?1937 A Hundred Years of Sea Transport?, shows every vessel during that period. Framed and glazed. 40ins. 62ins. Date: 1937

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Primitive Methodists Children's Home, Old Alresford

Primitive Methodists Children's Home, Old Alresford
Children at the Primitive Methodists Children's Home or Orphanage, at Old Alresford, Hampshire, on the 40th anniversary of its opening. Date: 1925

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Guy Fawkes Night, Tricentenary, 1905

Guy Fawkes Night, Tricentenary, 1905 Date: 1905

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - four glasses

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - four glasses
Captain Treasure Jones Archive - RMS Queen Mary 10th anniversary champagne glasses, set of four

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two awards

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two awards
Captain Treasure Jones Archive - Queen Mary 50th Anniversary presentation with personalised plaque to celebrate Captain Treasure Jones Unforgettable voyage aboard the majestic Queen Mary luxury

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Avro Tutor K3215 - G-AHSA

Avro Tutor K3215 - G-AHSA
Avro Tutor K3215 / G-AHSA, of the Shuttleworth Trust, at the 50th anniversary of the Central Flying School's formation, on 7 July 1962 at RAF Little Rissington. Date: 1962

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Avro Tutor K3125 - G-AHSA

Avro Tutor K3125 - G-AHSA
Avro Tutor K3125 / G-AHSA, of the Shuttleworth Trust, at the 50th anniversary of the Central Flying School's formation, on 7 July 1962 at RAF Little Rissington. Date: 1962

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Rouen and the Cathedral from the Tour Jeanne dArc

Rouen and the Cathedral from the Tour Jeanne dArc
Pencil drawing showing Rouen, capital of northern French region of Normandy, with its infamous Cathedral, the west front has sculpture depictions of Archbishops and Apostles

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 73-1583

Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 73-1583
United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 73-1583 (MSN 382-4545), at the Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Airshow held at Boscombe Down on 10 June 1990. Date: 1990

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Dassault-Breguet HU-25A Guardian 2119

Dassault-Breguet HU-25A Guardian 2119
United States Coast Guard - Dassault-Breguet HU-25A Guardian 2119 (msn 424), at the Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Airshow held at Boscombe Down on 10 June 1990. Date: 1990

Background imageAnniversary Collection: Lockheed KC-130T Hercules 164106

Lockheed KC-130T Hercules 164106
United States Marine Corps - Lockheed KC-130T Hercules 164106 (msn 5419, ex 87-1977), at the Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary Airshow held at Boscombe Down on 10 June 1990 Date: 1990



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