Sailors Collection (#6)

Sailors in front of a decorated ships stern
Frontispiece illustration showing 18th and 19th century sailors in front of a decorated ships stern. Woodblock print by J

Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to HMS Vanguard
Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to the HMS Vanguard near Gibraltar. Johnny in disgrace sent to another ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Williams

Midshipman Newcome bowing as he leaves dinner in the captains cabin, HMS Victory. Captain Spring, Admiral Hearty and other offiicers drink wine after dinner

Woman in dress of printed linen playing diabolo, 1913
Woman in dress of printed linen playing a game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo. Robe de linon imprime. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Riverside Drive, New York
The white marble Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Riverside Drive (near 89th Street), New York, NY, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Cartoon, Off Greenwich (Gladstone and Bright)
Cartoon, Off Greenwich -- in a naval analogy, and with the Royal Naval College building in the background, William Gladstone welcomes John Bright back into the government after a time away due to

HMS Pinafore, lunch on board ship
HMS Pinafore. Luncheon in the ward-room on board ship (the apartment assigned to the lieutenants on board a man-o -war}. Date: 1908

HMS Pinafore, sailors on board deck
HMS Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan. Sailors on board deck - in short, [Captain Corcoran] did everything possible to make everybody on board thoroughly ill and happy. Date: 1908

HMS Pinafore, crew and Little Buttercup
HMS Pinafore. The ships crew with Little Buttercup. I know who takes sugar-plums to bed with him. Date: 1908

HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw in the rigging
HMS Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan operetta), Able Seaman Ralph Rackstraw in the rigging. Date: 1908

The Spot where Nelson Died, HMS Victory
The Spot where Nelson Died, on HMS Victory, indicated by a Victorian sailor. 1859

The Spot where Nelson Fell, HMS Victory
The Spot where Nelson Fell, on the deck of HMS Victory, with sailors giving visitors a tour of the ship. 1859

Royal British Female Orphan Asylum, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon. Under the immediate patronage of the Queen, for the support of 100 female orphans of sailors, soldiers

Two sailors sitting on coastal rocks. 1870s

Charity letters, Buckingham Palace, London, WW1
Charity letters from Princess Mary and the Duke of Devonshire, Sailors and Soldiers Christmas Fund, October and November 1914. 1914

H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939
Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult

Sailors listening to a Canta-Storia, Naples, Italy
Sailors listening to a Canta-Storia, a long narrative song, on the quay at Naples, Italy, with Vesuvius smoking in the background. Date: early 19th century

HMS Bellerophon, British battleship, showing the starboard gun turret. The photographer, Mrs Broom, was the only prominent female photographer with her own premises and a Royal Warrant

HMS Cardiff, British cruiser, with film crew at work on deck
HMS Cardiff, British Ceres class cruiser, with film crew at work on deck -- the ship was involved in the production of the 1927 British documentary film, The Battles of Coronel and Falklands

Crew members, US Olympia, flagship cruiser
Group photo of crew members, US flagship Olympia, cruiser, with Lieutenant-Commander Louis Sayre Van Duzer and officers. Date: circa 1898

HMS Royal Sovereign, British battleship, with sailors doing rifle drill on deck. circa 1900

Nelson receiving the swords of the vanquished Spaniards
Horatio Nelson receiving the swords of the vanquished Spaniards on board the captured San Josef (San Jose) during the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797. 1797

Decorative letter weights and paper weights
Letter weights and paper weights in the form of sailors, dogs, bicycles, soldiers, tennis players and anchors. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware

Chinese mandarins barge. The mandarin takes lunch in the cabin waited on by servants. The two umbrellas are a sign of his authority

Massacre of de Langle, Lamanon, etc. by natives of Vanuatu
Massacre of French officers de Langle, Lamanon and 10 sailors by natives of the New Hebrides (Vanuatu). Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage

A ballroom scene (top) and sailors and peasants dancing the fashionable waltz during the French Revolutionary era. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Captain Cooks men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after John Webber from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Erskine House, Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, established during the First World War. 1916

Sailor spinning a yarn to fisherman and fisherwoman
Sailor spinning a yarn to a fisherman and a fisherwoman, Ilfracombe, Devon. 1906

Lascars on British Ships: The Question of their Retention. " Human Salamanders" :The Lascar at Work and Play. Employed on board P&O Australian Line liners - working as Coal Stokers

Naval cadets with flag of the Imperial Russian Navy and a snow scene in the background. Date: circa 1905

Toy Theatre, Characters in the Smuggler

The mutiny on board Columbuss ship. circa 1492

Memorial, at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George
Memorial at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George, sunk on the heel of Spithead on 29 August 1782. 1780s

HMS Curlew, British C-class cruiser, crew members on deck, including two lance corporals, probably while stationed in Hong Kong. Date: circa 1920

Football team photo, crew of HMS Despatch, British Danae-class light cruiser, at this time stationed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: circa 1928

Crew of HMS Danae on parade, Hong Kong, China
Crew of HMS Danae on parade in Hong Kong, China. Possibly for a funeral, with some wearing black armbands, and a black-draped drum visible on the right. Date: circa 1927

Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade, Hong Kong, China
Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade passing a tram stop in Wong Nai Chong Road, Hong Kong, China. It was for William John Barnes who died on 5 October 1927

Jebis (also known as Jebisu) is known in Japanese mythology as the younger brother of the sun deity. He lived by fishing and after his death

The Debarkment of Provisions in American Colonies
French sailors move provisions on shore, carrying sacks and barrels towards where more men are building houses. A group of Native Americans stand in the middle, directing people. Date: circa 1700

Cartoon, Pleasures of the Sea Side - Nice Breeze for a Sail, Sir! Date: circa 1840s

Samoset Visits Pilgrims at Plymouth
Samoset, an Abenaki Sagamore, or lesser chief, who had learned English from fisherman and sailors off Maine, walked into Plymouth colony and startled the pilgrim colonists by speaking English

Expedition of Hernando De Soto
A boat of Spanish soldiers coming ashore from a ship anchored in the distance, is met with several men on horseback, waiting by a tent erected on the shore. Date: 1539

Cartiers Ship at the Mouth of the St. Charles River. The anchored ship is completely frozen in place, with sailors walking about the iced over river, and setting up camp by the ship

Return of the remains of Napoleon I to Paris. Date: 1840

Sebastian Cabot Leaves Labrador
Sebastian Cabot, a Venetian explorer, sets sail from Labrador in Northern Canada. Sailing through sheets of ice, various sailors on board fish over the side of the boat

Insurrection in Haiti
The bridge of the Corvette, on 22nd December, in observation off the Cape. Sailors are grouped about the bridge, talking and resting, as the ship sails around Cap-Haitien. Date: 1865

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