Sailors Collection (#7)

Proclamation of the Colony of Bay Islands
The British gained violent control of the Bay Islands from Honduras in 1838, but did little about any formalities or governance until March 1852

Capt. Faulknor Storming Fort Royal, Martinique
Captain Faulknor in the ship Zebra, storming Fort Royal in Martinique in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Faulknor uses his sword to point up a set of wooden stairs

Destruction of a Brazilian Gunboat
During a naval skirmish, a Brazilian gunboat is torpedoed and is in the process of sinking, life boats of sailors rowing away from the steamship to the shores of the river. Date: 1865

U. S. Marines from naval ship Florida Occupy Post Office
U.S. Marines from the naval ship Florida occupy the post office in Veracruz. This was part of the operation to occupy Veracruz by the US navy in response to the Tampico Affair, where U.S

Cartoon, A Sort of War (Mexican Revolution)
Cartoon, A Sort of War - a satirical comment on American intervention in the Mexican Revolution. Woodrow Wilson stands on a ship during a naval battle

U. S. Navy Recruitment Office, New York
The recruitment office for the US navy in New York. Four men sign papers at a table, with a naval officer standing over them pointing. To the right is a line of men waiting to sign up

The Embarkation of Emperor Maximilian
The embarkation of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico on board the Austrian war-frigate Novara at Miramar. Two large ships wait at the port, with men lining the mastpoles

The Rescue of Zouaves on board the Prince Jerome, on fire
Off the coast of Gibraltar, the ship the Prince Jerome is on fire, with men still on board as men in longboats try to rescue them, and put out the fire. Date: 1862

Drakes men at Santiago
Thomas Moon, captain of the Francis, part of Francis Drakes fleet, stands on the deck of the ship with his sword, pointing at two men on the floor as others look on. Date: 1585

Columbus Second Voyage
Christopher Columbus second voyage, the first mass said on American soil. A priest holds up a crucifix as sailors kneel in prayer and to listen, and native people sit in a gathering. Date: 1493

Columbus leaving Palos on First Voyage 3 August 1492; Christopher Columbus in a crowd at Palos harbour, receiving blessings of a monk. Date: 1492

Light craft on River Nile, South Sudan, East Central Africa
Light craft (or dhow) on the River Nile, Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922

Pets brought home by men of HMS Thetis from St Helena - the monkey Jack salutes from the capstan. Date: 1901

Royal Navy sailors riding on donkeys, Tangier, Morocco
Royal Navy sailors riding on donkeys during a sightseeing tour of the Tangier bazaar, Morocco, January 1937. 1937

Royal Navy recruitment office, Strand London, WW1
Royal Navy recruitment office in The Strand, London, First World War. 1914-1918

Unidentified film still. circa 1930s

Programme, The Flag Lieutenant
Theatre programme, The Flag Lieutenant, by Major W P Drury and Leo Trevor, at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, from The Playhouse, London, in a production by Cyril Maude and his London company. 1909

King George V inspecting the Royal Navy. 20th century

Illustration, Hilda, Lalla Rookh
Illustration, Hilda, in Lalla Rookh, a narrative poem by Thomas Moore. 19th century

Four sailor boys on a cutout greetings card -- with my best wishes. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Firing a torpedo out of a tube
German sailors firing a torpedo out of a tube using compressed air. circa 1898

Burns Philp & Company Ltd, Java Singapore Line terminus. Date: circa 1900s

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

Gate to the shipyard, Arsenal, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. Date: circa 1904

Bandstand in Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1920

Sailors Home, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales. Date: circa 1908

Memorial service, Pembroke Dockyard, West Wales. Claimed to be for those lost on the minesweeper HMS Jason, which was sunk by a mine from a German U-boat in April 1917 off Coll Island, Scotland

Crew members, HMS Magpie, boom defence vessel
Group photo of crew members on HMS Magpie, a screw gunboat launched in 1889, used as a boom defence vessel from 1902, then reverting to a gunboat in 1915. Date: circa 1908

Football team photo, crew of HMS Diomede
Football team photo with dog mascot, crew of HMS Diomede, Danae class British cruiser, around this time stationed in China, Hong Kong and New Zealand. circa 1925

HMS Diomede, Danae class British cruiser, crew members standing alongside the six-gun house. Date: circa 1925

Joseph Johnson - crippled sailor begging
Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat. He earned his living as a Regular Chaunter singing songs such as Storm and The British Seamans Praise 1815

Two sailors leaving for War - WW2 - Don t Worry, they ll soon be back. Date: circa 1910s

Admiral knighting brave soldiers - Spanish Armada
English Admiral knighting brave sailors during the battle against the fleet of the Spanish Armada - July to August 1588. 1588

EVENTS / ASIA / CHINA
BOXER REBELLION German sailors attack and destroy the Tsung-li-Yamen, ministry of foreign affairs at Peking Date: July 1900

Two women wearing fashionable Cowes week costumes, the first sketch shows a frock carried out in pink tussore and dark grey, the sash is of grey silk and sleeves are of blue and white striped lawn

Sailor at the wheel of a German naval vessel during World War One. Date: 1915

Spanish reinforcements for Manila on board the Jota - the Spanish soldier is light- hearted and humorous... with the dash of fatalism which he has in his Moorish blood. Date: 1898

Prospectors camp at Pegleg and Sailors Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Date: 1853

Prince Albert Edward, later Prince of Wales, King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) dressed in a sailor suit, at the age of six. 1846

Young child posing in a sailors outfit holding a hoop - A Little Jack Tar - We All Love
Young child posing in a sailors outfit holding a hoop - A Little Jack Tar - " We All Love Jack". Date: 1905

Cyrus Field Date: 1950

Victorian ladies wearing bathing-dresses 1895
Two victorian women wearing the latest sea-bathing garments. Date: 1895

Crew of a British C Class submarine 1916
British sailors struggle to haul some German sailors onboard a submarine, after the German ship was torpedoed. At this stage of the war

Sailors relax on the deck of a British destroyer 1916
Stokers, Sailors and Gunners, have a cigarette break - and shelter from the sun - lying on the wooden decks of a British destroyer

Sailors swab the decks after refuelling their ship
Sailors, many in bare feet, clean the decks after coal has been put into the hold. Coal was known by the sailors as black diamonds

TEA - CUP THAT CHEERS
A thirsty sailor enjoys a cuppa whilst steering his boat. Date: 1894

Girls paddling clothes 1885
A girl paddling wears a half Scottish half nautical costume of tartan kilt & Tam-OShanter teamed with a sailor blouse. Two ribbon rosettes are pinned to her kilt. Date: 1885

NAVY YESTERDAY AND TODAY
British naval officers of yesterday... and today... Date: circa 1830

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