Hero Collection (#15)

A popular hero, Shibaraku

Hero land! Grand Central Palace, Nov. 24 - Dec. 12. Admission 50 cents. Translation of title: Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap and holding a shield and sword. Date 1917

Genearl Franco and other heroes of the Spanish Civil War
Genearl Franco and other heroes of the fascist uprising in Spain. 1936. " Glorious heroes of the great crusade saving Spain" 1936

Kinhyoshi yorin, hero of the Suikoden. Date between 1826 and 1830

The hero of Lucknow. Date c1859 Feb. 9

Hero land The greatest spectacle the world has ever seen for the greatest need the world has ever known. Poster for a fundraising event, showing a battle scene with a tank. Date 1917

Gettysburg, Pa. John L. Burns, the old hero of Gettysburg, with gun and crutches. Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. Date 1863 July. Gettysburg, Pa

A startling melodrama, A ragged hero by Maurice J. Fielding. Date c1906

Emperor Napoleon I, Bonaparte, the Hero of 100 Battles riding the celebrated horse Euphrates, presented to him by the Emperor of Persia. Date: ca. 1847

Funeral of Captain William Henry Urquhart
From the moment it became known that a Crimean War hero, Captain William Henry Urquhart, aged 84, had died in poverty, and that without assistance he would receive a paupers funeral

Sarah Curran, Emmets Betrothed
Sarah Curran, Robert Emmets Betrothed crying in grief for his dedath on a harp. She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers are round her sighing

Joseph Rodgers, Able Seaman
Joseph Rodgers, (b. 1830 in Malta - ?), seaman of the Royal Charter, a ship which sank off the coast of Anglesey on 26th October 1859 in terrible storms

Equestrian statue of Lord Kitchener
A colossal equestrian statue of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), the first monument to be raised to the famous general, pictured shortly before it was sent to India

Metropolitan Police officer with three medals
A Metropolitan Police officer, Alfred Thomas Cook, with three medals on his jacket, in a head and shoulders portrait. Date: early 20th century

Innsbruck, Austria - Statue of Hofer
Innsbruck, Austria - Statue in Hofkirche of Andreas Hofer (1767-1809) in the Hofkirche - Tyrolean innkeeper and patriot, who led a rebellion against the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: circa 1910s

Charge of the Light Brigade, Battle of Balaklava, 1854
Dramatic process-litho of the charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War focusing on the horses, made 20 years after the event

Don Bradman Gives Lesson
A boy receives a cricket lesson from his hero, the famous Australian cricketer Sir DON BRADMAN, ( The Don ) who lived to a ripe old age, a good innings, indeed! Date: 1908 - 2001

Thomas Smith Memorial
THOMAS GILBERT SMITH The Smith Memorial Seat, beside the A35 road, near Sidford, Devon, England. He fell from his bicycle here and died. Then it thundered. Date: 1848 - 1904

Patriotic French postcard, WW1
A patriotic French postcard produced during the First World War. Showing an old soldier saluting the French flag as if ready to go and fight, looked up to by a little boy

French recruitment poster for a parachute regiment
A French recruitment poster for a parachute regiment, the Infanterie de l Air. Date: 20th century

Sergeant Alvin C York, American soldier, WW1
Sergeant Alvin Cullum York (1887-1964), American soldier, one of the most decorated of the First World War. Seen here on the hill in the Argonne Forest, near Cornay, France

Mayor of Brussels encountering German invaders, WW1
The heroic Mayor of Brussels, Adolphe Max, together with his colleagues Steens, Jacqmain and Vauthier, refuses to shake the hand of General Von Jarotsky, leader of the German army

Champion Brentwood Hero - Old English Sheepdog Date: circa 1910s

Ivanowitch Komissarow, a young Russian peasant who, whilst walking to a chapel for prayer, apprehended a would-be assassin of the Emperor of Russia.The Emperor was keen to express his gratitude to

Lieutenant Guynemer, French military aviator, in flight
Lieutenant Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894-1917), famous French military aviator, who was killed in action during the First World War. Seen here in full flight. Date: 1915-1917

Funeral of Max Immelmann, Douai, France, WW1
Scene at the state funeral of Max Immelmann (1890-1916), German air ace who died in action during the First World War. The funeral was held in Douai, northern France. Date: 22 June 1916

Commander Luigi Rizzo, Italian naval officer, WW1
Commander (later Admiral) Luigi Rizzo (1887-1951), Italian naval officer, famous for sinking the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent Istvan in June 1918, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Lieutenant Commander Dimitrije Konjovic, an Austro-Hungarian naval lieutenant, leader of an Austrian Lohner L (reconnaissance flying boat) air group

Ned Kellys armour
Armour belonging to the Irish-Australian bushranger, Ned Kelly, considered by some to be a cold-blooded killer, and by others, a folk hero. 19th Century

Grave of Baron von Richthofen, German fighter pilot, WW1
The first grave of Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War

Valparaiso, Chile - Plaza Intendencia (Municipality Square) with the monument to Arturo Prat. Agustin Arturo Prat Chacon (1848-1879), was a Chilean navy officer

Raymond Poincare decorating wounded soldiers
Raymond Poincare (1860-1934), French President, decorating wounded soldiers at the Invalides, Paris, during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Lieutenant Guynemer, French military aviator, WW1
Lieutenant Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894-1917), famous French military aviator, who was killed in action during the First World War. Seen here in uniform, standing at the side of his aeroplane

Lord Herbert Kitchener, British Army officer
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916), British Field Marshal, diplomat, and statesman. Studio portrait by Bassano. circa 1900

Saint Jestin (Smith)
ST JESTIN AB GERAINT Welsh saint, son of naval hero Geraint ab Erbin, became a monk in Anglesey and ultimately made a saint. Date: 6th century

Book / Time Device
ZAGRIBUD (John Russell Fearn) The Time Device allows the hero and heroine - but also the villain ! - to move in a fourth dimension... Date: 1937

Scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero
A scene from the legend of William Tell, Swiss folk hero. He springs onto the bank and pushes his enemy Gesslers boat back into the raging water, thereby causing its occupants to drown

Humanised tiger in the role of a stage hero
A humanised tiger in theatrical costume, cast in the role of a stage hero, spying on other animals behind a curtain. Date: circa 1840

Secret of the Pyramid
SECRET OF THE PYRAMID (Robert Moore Williams) The hero battles with the monstrous Zorlings in the interior of the Great Pyramid Date: 1939

Don Quixote on horseback
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title makes his way across the countryside on horseback, dreaming of adventures. Date: First published: 1605-15

BAYARD (1473? - 1524)
PIERRE TERRAIL, SEIGNEUR DE BAYARD French military hero Date: 1473? - 1524

Irving / Rip Van Winkle
The village boys troop after Rip, their hero. Date: First published: 1819

Events / Britain 1510
Scottish hero Sir Andrew Wood defeats English insurgents in his ships " The Yellow Carvel" and " The Flower". The English vessels were in the Firth of Forth to raid the area

Seven-League Boots - 2
The hero crosses the ocean wearing his wonderful SEVEN-LEAGUE BOOTS

Bayard (Boilly)
PIERRE DE TERRAIL BAYARD French soldier and hero, known as le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche Date: 1473? - 1524

Soldier and sailor, United Service Waltz music cover

British Ballad, Johnny Of Breadislee
JOHNNY OF BREADISLEE (Johnny O Breadislee) British ballad, the hero evidently being a deer-stealer and an outlaw

Bayardo, the Gold Cup hero
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, refuses to enter the paddock box at Ascot after the race

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