Belgian Collection (#10)

Prince of Wales lights lamp, Talbot House Toc H, Belgium
The Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII) lighting the Lamp of Maintenance at Talbot House Toc H, Poperinge, Flanders, Belgium, 15 December 1922. 1922

Town Hall and Church Tower, Dixmude, Belgium
Town Hall and Church Tower, Dixmude (Diksmuide), West Flanders, Belgium. early 20th century

Saint Bavo Cathedral and van Eyck monument
Saint Bavo Cathedral and Hubert and Jan van Eyck Monument, Ghent, Belgium. early 20th century

British waddling ships shelling Belgian coast, WW1
British waddling ships shelling the Belgian coast, First World War. 1914-1918

WW1 - The Exodus from Antwerp, Belgium over bridge of barges
WW1 - The Exodus of the inhabitants of Antwerp, Belgium over a bridge of barges across the River Scheldt. 1914

WW1 - The Exodus from Antwerp, Belgium by boat
WW1 - The Exodus of inhabitants of Antwerp, Belgium by boat down the River Scheldt. 1914

WW1 - British Marines in the Trenches - Defence of Antwerp. 1914

British naval division troops defending Antwerp - 1914
British naval division troops going to take up their positions in the trenches in preparation of attack - Antwerp - September, 1914. 1914

Piet Hobin (Pete Hoban), Belgian boxer
Piet Hobin (Pete Hoban, 1897-1971), Belgian welterweight boxer. circa 1910s

H鬨ne Dutrieu Helene Dutrieu
HÚ¼¿ne Dutrieu (1877- 1961), Belgian cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver

A regiment of Belgian troops en route to Mexico
The Belgian-Mexican regiment on board The Louisiana on their way to Mexico. A group of soldiers sit around a pot of food, eating

The Imperial Mexican Guard
The Imperial Mexican guard in full uniform: the Belgian regiment of Empress Charlotte. Date: 1864

Belgian Telegram Form
Decorative Belgian Telegram Form

Pygmy hunters of the Welle, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Six pygmy hunters of the Welle district, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Shown standing in a row, aiming their poison arrows. Date: 1922

Trumpeter of the Mangbetu, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Trumpeter of the Mangbettu (Mangbetu) court, holding his carved horn modelled from an ivory tusk, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Tribal chief, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
A tribal chief of the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. His beard is several feet long, but is generally kept plaited and coiled tightly under his chin. Date: 1922

King Manziga Avungura, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
King Manziga Avungura of the Zande (Azande) tribe (son of Ugwa), Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. 1922

King Akondo, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
King Akondo of the Mangbettu (Mangbetu) tribe in royal dancing costume, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Sabot maker working at his cottage door, Belgium
Sabot maker working at his cottage door, a traditional home industry in Belgium. Date: 1922

Annual procession of the Holy Blood, Bruges, Belgium -- supposedly drops of Jesuss blood brought from the Holy Land in 1150 by Theodoric, Count of Flanders, preserved in a chapel in the Grand Place

Milkmaid in special costume and bonnet, Belgium -- she apparently won a beauty competition for milkmaids. Date: 1922

Women drawing flax to turn it into yarn, Belgium
Women drawing flax on combs to turn it into yarn, Belgium, a traditional home industry. Date: 1922

Sheaves of flax drying in a field, Belgium. Date: 1922

La Digue, Duinbergen, Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium
La Digue (The Dyke), Duinbergen, Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1950s

Vieusart Castle, near Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1950s

Belgian refugees at Ostend, WW1
Belgian refugees at Ostend - families living in beach huts escaping the German invasion, August 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

Adolf Max, Burgomaster of Brussels, 11 May 1922. 1922

Belgians prevent Germans repairing Termonde bridge, WW1
Belgians preventing Germans from repairing the bridge at Termonde, Belgium, 11 September 1914. 1914

Jessica Borthwick on Red Cross schooner, WW1
Jessica Borthwick, owner of the Red Cross schooner Grace Darling, who was fired at from the pier at Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. 1914

Belgian soldier firing at a German aeroplane, WW1
A Belgian soldier firing at a German aeroplane flying over Ostend, 16 October 1914, during the First World War. 1914

British transport pushing forward in Flanders, WW1
British transport pushing forward in Flanders during the First World War. 1914-1918

Frontispiece design, For Victory Paint Book, WW2
Frontispiece design, For Victory Paint Book, with the coats of arms of Allied countries during the Second World War -- Do Not Despair, written by Winston Churchill. Date: 1940s

Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold with Dame Bewley
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales and her husband Prince Leopold of Belgium finding Dame Bewley at her cottage door reading her old Bible. circa 1816

Black cat with red ribbon on a Belgian postcard, advertising the Universal and International Exhibition in Brussels, Belgium, 1935. Date: 1935

The Climax of the Pilgrimage, Ypres, Belgium
The Grand Climax of the Pilgrimage, in Ypres, Belgium. Prince Charles of Belgium and Admiral Jellicoe inspecting the Belgian Guard of Honour, together with Lord Granville and Colonel Heath (above)

Battlefields Pilgrims, arrival at Zeebrugge, Belgium
Battlefields Pilgrims, Yorkshire Contingent (Party T), led by Party Organiser Major Vernon-Hope, being welcomed by Major Maartens at Zeebrugge, Belgium

Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, Battlefields Pilgrimage
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, with the British Empire Service League Overseas Dominions Party on the Battlefields Pilgrimage

Pilgrims with their French guide, arriving at their billets, exchanging references through their coupons. The pilgrimage of 11

The Spirit of the Pilgrimage, Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. The pilgrimage of 11, 000 people to France and Flanders was organised by the British Legion and attended by the Prince of Wales. Date: 1928

Our Royal Pilgrim, Ypres, Belgium. The pilgrimage of 11, 000 people to France and Flanders was organised by the British Legion and attended by the Prince of Wales, pictured here in the centre

The Pilgrims Homage, Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. The pilgrimage of 11, 000 people to France and Flanders was organised by the British Legion and attended by the Prince of Wales. Date: 1928

Naval images of our Allies, by Bert Thomas, WW1
Naval images of our Allies, by Bert Thomas, First World War. Showing aircraft, an armoured car, guns, and British, French, Belgian and Russian naval troops. circa 1914

Study for Exodus, by Frank Brangwyn, WW1
Study for Exodus, by Frank Brangwyn, depicting Belgian civilian refugees fleeing their homes during the First World War. Brangwyn was Belgian by birth. circa 1918

Photograph used by Frank Brangwyn for Exodus painting
Squared photograph used by the artist Frank Brangwyn for his Exodus painting, depicting Belgian civilian refugees fleeing their homes. Brangwyn was Belgian by birth. circa 1918

La Belle Alliance farm, Waterloo, Belgium - Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) commemorative card. Where Wellington and Blucher met towards the end of the battle. Date: circa 1910

The Church of Waterloo, Belgium - Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) commemorative card. Inside the dome are memorial plates with the names of officers of the allied armies who were killed during

The Farm of the Haie-Sainte, Waterloo, Belgium - Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) commemorative card. The location of terrible death and bloodshed. Date: circa 1910

Wellingtons headquarters, Waterloo, Belgium - Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) commemorative card. Date: circa 1910

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