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Background imageAboard Collection: All Aboard for Brooklands by The Tout 1931

All Aboard for Brooklands by The Tout 1931
Humorous colour illustration by The Tout showing caricatures of various personalities from the motoring world in 1931. From left: Lord Howe, Mr. Raymond Mays, Mr. Hugh P

Background imageAboard Collection: Ufos / Trindade Island

Ufos / Trindade Island
Flying saucer photographed over Trindade Island (Brazil) from naval training vessel Almirante Saldanha; the sighting lasted 30 seconds and was witnessed by many aboard

Background imageAboard Collection: The swimming pool on board the Berengaria

The swimming pool on board the Berengaria
A " Bath Club" at Sea: the modern liners land-like buildings. Roman luxury aboard a giant liner crossing the Atlantic: a swimming bath modelled on that of Pompeii built of tiles and marble

Background imageAboard Collection: Jazz orchestra by the pool on board the Mauretania

Jazz orchestra by the pool on board the Mauretania
A jazz orchestra entertains passengers by the pool on board the ocean liner, the Mauretania, just one of the many amusements available. Date: 1931

Background imageAboard Collection: Arriving at New York

Arriving at New York
Arriving in New York harbour aboard the Normandie - few ports give you the chance to anchor in the heart of a big city, and none quite so spectacularly as this !

Background imageAboard Collection: Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon) - Elephants

Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon) - Elephants
Elephant scenes from Yangon (formerly Rangoon), Myanmar (formerly Burma). The Elphants are being shipped onto a steamer and working/moving teak logs

Background imageAboard Collection: Napolitano Abducted

Napolitano Abducted
New York City : LINDA NAPOLITANO (aka CORTILE) is abducted by aliens from her Manhattan apartment and taken aboard their spacecraft

Background imageAboard Collection: Fairey Campania two-seat seaplane

Fairey Campania two-seat seaplane
Fairey Campania two-seat carrier-borne reconnaissance or coastal patroller seaplane, which entered production in early 1917. It was mounted on a wheeled trolley for takeoff from a ships flight deck

Background imageAboard Collection: Tatler front cover, March 1964

Tatler front cover, March 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing aboard the Cunard cruise liner Carmania in Rotterdam. The cover girl wears a white wool classic travel coat, buttonless

Background imageAboard Collection: Abductions / Hill / Map

Abductions / Hill / Map
Betty Hill abducted aboard an alien UFO is shown a star map by her abductors which is later shown to be accurate

Background imageAboard Collection: Millwall Docks, London

Millwall Docks, London
Taking aboard stores and special equipment for the commonwealth trans-antarctic expeditiion: the Canadian seal-catcher M.V

Background imageAboard Collection: Short Sturgeon TT2 aboard an aircraft carrier

Short Sturgeon TT2 aboard an aircraft carrier

Background imageAboard Collection: Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127

Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127
Crew quarters aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127

Background imageAboard Collection: Flogging Coolie 1886

Flogging Coolie 1886
An asian man is being flogged by two men aboard a ship while the other crew members peacefully watch the scene

Background imageAboard Collection: Day Ufo Abduction / 1974

Day Ufo Abduction / 1974
At AVELEY, Essex, John and Susan Day are abducted, with their child and their car, aboard a UFO where they undergo a physical examination by the aliens

Background imageAboard Collection: Taking the wounded aboard a British ambulance

Taking the wounded aboard a British ambulance train on the Western Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageAboard Collection: Sopwith Pup N6444 aboard HMS Manxman in 1917

Sopwith Pup N6444 aboard HMS Manxman in 1917
Sopwith Pup, N6444, aboard HMS Manxman in 1917. Date: 1917

Background imageAboard Collection: Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 H?

Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 H?
Miss Mary Day Winn of New York is helped aboard LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 11 May 1936 before its return flight to Europe

Background imageAboard Collection: Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri

Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri
The Japanese surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri, 31st August 1945. All the US naval personnel are wearing Class B uniforms on purpose. The surrender officially ended World War Two

Background imageAboard Collection: Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Advertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageAboard Collection: Roald Amundsen and his men aboard the Fram, Hobart, 1912

Roald Amundsen and his men aboard the Fram, Hobart, 1912
First men to reach the South Pole; from left to right: Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, Roald Amundsen, Olaf Bjaalund and Helmer Hansen

Background imageAboard Collection: First Railway 1825

First Railway 1825
A man on horseback bearing a Union Jack flag heads the very first railway journey in England aboard George Stephensons " Locomotion"

Background imageAboard Collection: West Indies Poster

West Indies Poster
Poster for West India winter cruises aboard the Grosser Kurfurst of the North German Lloyd - visiting the Panama Canal, Bermuda, Cuba and South America Date: 1912

Background imageAboard Collection: Launching the Lifeboat

Launching the Lifeboat
Launching the lifeboat from a carriage into a rough sea whilst the crew climb aboard

Background imageAboard Collection: Sopwith 2F1 Camel -seven aboard HMS Furious in build

Sopwith 2F1 Camel -seven aboard HMS Furious in build

Background imageAboard Collection: Curtiss H12 Large America, 8671, being warped aboard a t?

Curtiss H12 Large America, 8671, being warped aboard a t?
Curtiss H12 Large America, 8671, being warped aboard a towing lighter

Background imageAboard Collection: Sopwith Pup N6444 being winched aboard HMS Manxman

Sopwith Pup N6444 being winched aboard HMS Manxman
Sopwith Pup, N6444, being winched aboard HMS Manxman in 1917. Date: 1917

Background imageAboard Collection: Service aboard Short L17 Scylla G-ACJJ of Imperial Airways

Service aboard Short L17 Scylla G-ACJJ of Imperial Airways
Service aboard Short L17 Scylla, G-ACJJ, of Imperial Airways

Background imageAboard Collection: Taking aboard the first Empire Air Mail

Taking aboard the first Empire Air Mail (Great Britain to South Africa) to be transported by Imperial Airways S23 C-Class flying boat, G-ADVE, Centurion, Southampton, 29 June 1937

Background imageAboard Collection: The home coming of the 210 survivors of the Titanics crew

The home coming of the 210 survivors of the Titanics crew
The home coming of the 210 members of the Titanics crew aboard the Sir Richard Grenville, awaiting their landing at Plymouth

Background imageAboard Collection: Ns Body Goes to France

Ns Body Goes to France
The remains of Napoleon I lie in state aboard La Belle Poule on their way to France in the custody of le prince de Joinville, son of Louis- Philippe

Background imageAboard Collection: Soviet Cosmonaut

Soviet Cosmonaut
Russian cosmonaut VALENTINA TERESCHKOWA (born 1937) is the first woman in space, aboard Vostok 6

Background imageAboard Collection: French Line Cruise Ships

French Line Cruise Ships
Advertisement for the French Line transatlantic crossing on board the Ile de France : " come aboard for all the fun of France"

Background imageAboard Collection: Mary Celeste / Crew Aboard

Mary Celeste / Crew Aboard
The crew of the Dei Gratia board the abandoned vessel

Background imageAboard Collection: Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N-1 Kingfisher 01368

Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N-1 Kingfisher 01368, on display aboard USS Alabama (BB-60) in Mobile Bay Florida, on 24 March 1966, marked as XOS2U-1 0951. Date: 1966

Background imageAboard Collection: Lockheed C-130B Hercules 58-0732

Lockheed C-130B Hercules 58-0732
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130B-LM Hercules 58-0732 (msn 282-3527) of the 313th Troop Carrier Wing, at Forbes Air Force Base near Topeka in Kansas, on 1 October 1967

Background imageAboard Collection: United States Navy - McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II 145315b

United States Navy - McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II 145315b (msn 16), pre-production F4H Phantom II. Later redesignated F-4A-2-MC

Background imageAboard Collection: USAF astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing a US Navy o?

USAF astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing a US Navy o?
USAF astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing a US Navy orange flying suit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles

Background imageAboard Collection: Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spa?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spa?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spacesuit prior to receiving a medical checkup aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight

Background imageAboard Collection: Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No. 22?

Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No. 22?
Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No.22 Squadron, RAF Valley, lowers a winchman aboard Range Safety Launch 1657 of 1113 Marine Craft Unit, RAF Holyhead

Background imageAboard Collection: Ufo / Trindade Island / 1958

Ufo / Trindade Island / 1958
Almiro Barauna aboard the ship Almirante Saldhana took six photographs of a UFO seen at Trindade Island near

Background imageAboard Collection: Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

Background imageAboard Collection: WW2 - Sunderland Flying Boat Engineer

WW2 - Sunderland Flying Boat Engineer
A portrait photograph of a British WW2 Royal Air Force engineer aboard a Sunderland flying boat. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAboard Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland
Tsar Nicholas II, aboard L'Etendard, in the Fjords, Finland, tasting the sailors food. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAboard Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

Background imageAboard Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

Background imageAboard Collection: Come Aboard the Lifeboat - man gesturing

Come Aboard the Lifeboat - man gesturing Date: 1920

Background imageAboard Collection: Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina

Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina
Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase - The Royal Yacht, HMS Medina, 1911-1912 Coronation Expedition to India for the Durbar. Designed and made for Her Majesty by Waring and Gillow

Background imageAboard Collection: RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons

RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

Background imageAboard 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 imageAboard Collection: Cover design, P&O Pencillings, illustrated by W W Lloyd

Cover design, P&O Pencillings, illustrated by W W Lloyd, rare hardbound volume, published by Day and Son, London with lithography by Emrik and Binger

Background imageAboard Collection: Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin photo

Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin photo
Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11, high gloss photo of Buzz Aldrin standing before the American Flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, hand signed by Buzz himself

Background imageAboard Collection: Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia

Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia
Handwritten letter written on board RMS Carpathia dated 15 August 1912 with original Cunard envelope. Dear Papa and boys... we were delayed by boarding a large cargoe (sic) of spaghetti

Background imageAboard Collection: Aurania Ocean Liner

Aurania Ocean Liner
The Aurania ocean liner with the City of London Imperial Volunteers (C.I.V's) aboard, left Cape Town on October 7 where she had been used during the Boer war (11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902)

Background imageAboard Collection: St Raphael

St Raphael
A painting of a ship named Maria from Genova, next to a smaller yellow one, with workmen aboard, at St. Raphael. Date: circa 1931

Background imageAboard Collection: Raymond Baxter in life-jacket and base-ball cap

Raymond Baxter in life-jacket and base-ball cap, during filming on location aboard a boat. Date: circa 1968

Background imageAboard Collection: La Ville de Paris - Airship 1907

La Ville de Paris - Airship 1907
Photograph of Henry Kapferer the pilot of the La Ville de Paris, throwing out ballast while floating above Paris. Date: 1907

Background imageAboard Collection: One of the eight engines built under contract by the North British Locomotive Company, Ltd

One of the eight engines built under contract by the North British Locomotive Company, Ltd, being shipped aboard the M.V Beldis. Date: 1933

Background imageAboard Collection: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands aboard a submarine

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands aboard a submarine
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962) standing on board the deck of a submarine, September 1916. The Queen was attending manoeuvres carried out by the Dutch navy

Background imageAboard Collection: Kamov Ka-27PS 60 Red

Kamov Ka-27PS 60 Red
Russian Navy - Kamov Ka-27PS 60 Red (msn 88610), aboard the Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko, during a Spithead Naval Review on 28 June 2005. Date: 2005

Background imageAboard Collection: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-83575

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-83575 (MSN 32216), painted as 42-31909 Nine-0-Nine, at the Las Vegas Golden Air Tattoo, on 26 April 1997

Background imageAboard Collection: Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales to Japan (3 / 3) Date: 1922

Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales to Japan (3 / 3) Date: 1922
Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales to Japan (3/3) Date: 1922

Background imageAboard Collection: Scottish Fisher-Women in Great Yarmouth 1932

Scottish Fisher-Women in Great Yarmouth 1932
Scottish fisher lassies who came to Great Yarmouth for the herring harvest, sharing their biscuits with the lucky crew of the Cornstalk. Date: October 1932

Background imageAboard Collection: Grumman C-1A Trader 146044

Grumman C-1A Trader 146044
United States Navy - Grumman C-1A Trader 146044 Miss Liberty Belle (msn 74), embarked on USS Independence (CVA-62), seen at RAF Leuchars

Background imageAboard Collection: Boat Excursion to Heligoland

Boat Excursion to Heligoland - a small archipelago in the North Sea. A part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein since 1890. Date: 1967

Background imageAboard Collection: Mrs Oliver Wyndham with Gwen Farrar, 1929

Mrs Oliver Wyndham with Gwen Farrar, 1929
Mrs Oliver Wyndham (with guitar) standing with Gwen Farrar, Mrs Kergwin, Miss Ferguson, Harry Melville, Count Hockberg, and Walter Londes at a party in London aboard the " Friendship"

Background imageAboard Collection: Aboard the Morning Star yacht at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Aboard the Morning Star yacht at Cowes, Isle of Wight - the Pageant of the Century. 1911

Background imageAboard Collection: WW1 - The Naval Division on their way to Antwerp - 1914

WW1 - The Naval Division on their way to Antwerp - 1914. The Division consisted of one marine and two naval brigades - a total of 10, 500 men. 1914

Background imageAboard Collection: Cattle steamship at sea 1891

Cattle steamship at sea 1891
Vessels were tied up to the docks in Jersey City and Weehawken in America. The cattle were loaded up onto narrow gang-planks

Background imageAboard Collection: Meat supply off the coast of Chile, South America

Meat supply off the coast of Chile, South America -- how it is taken aboard at Pacific ports. Date: 1922

Background imageAboard Collection: Cowans improvement steam carriage 1861

Cowans improvement steam carriage 1861
Thomas William Cowan s, steam carriage with patent in 1861 Date: 1861

Background imageAboard Collection: Guglielmo Marconi - Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa

Guglielmo Marconi - Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa
Guglielmo Marconi, Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa sporting Marconis radio antenna. Date: 1930

Background imageAboard Collection: James IIs plan to escape England to France is thwarted

James IIs plan to escape England to France is thwarted
James II and VII (1633-1701) - King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII discovered trying to escape England

Background imageAboard Collection: Elizabeth, Golden Hind

Elizabeth, Golden Hind
Queen Elizabeth goes aboard Francis Drakes ship Golden Hind anchored at Deptford, where she will knight him Date: 1581

Background imageAboard Collection: Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703

Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703
United States Navy - Vought DF-8F Crusader 143703 (call-sign 103 ), target tug, of the Pacific Missile Centre, at Point Mugu Naval Air station, on 15 May 1965

Background imageAboard Collection: Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 70

Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 70
Aeronavale - Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 70, on approach to trap the wire aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageAboard Collection: Dassault-Breguet Super etendards ranged on deck after flying

Dassault-Breguet Super etendards ranged on deck after flying
Aeronavale - Dassault-Breguet Super etendards ranged on deck after flying, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageAboard Collection: LTV F-8FN Crusader 39 awaiting launch

LTV F-8FN Crusader 39 awaiting launch
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusader 39 awaiting launch at the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageAboard Collection: Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from catapult

Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from catapult
Aeronavale - Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

Background imageAboard Collection: LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 launches from the catapult

LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 launches from the catapult
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusaders 3, launches from the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise. (Note: Foch and Clemenceau were two almost identical ships)

Background imageAboard Collection: Loading baggage onto a Channel steamer - the passengers watch with apprehension as their

Loading baggage onto a Channel steamer - the passengers watch with apprehension as their precious possessions are hoisted aboard... Date: 1897

Background imageAboard Collection: French soldiers of the 48th Regiment of the Line embark aboard the English ship

French soldiers of the 48th Regiment of the Line embark aboard the English ship The St Vincent at Calais, destination the Crimea Date: 1854

Background imageAboard Collection: Little Lady Hops Aboard Date: 1948

Little Lady Hops Aboard Date: 1948



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