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Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Indian rulerBhupinder Singh (1891-1938), ruling Maharaja of the state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance, and for being a cricketer
Shahu, Maharaja of Kolhapur, Indian rulerShahu, Maharaja of Kolhapur (reigned 1894-1922), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
At the theatre / Ally SloperAlly Sloper visits his daughter behind the scenes at the theatre, although he oughtn t be standing there on stage right in front of the audience just as the curtain is rising
Beach Scene / Ally SloperAlly Sloper getting into a scrape on the beach at Bournemouth
Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja of Baroda, Indian rulerSayajirao Gaekwad III (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad) (1863-1939), Maharaja of Baroda from 1875 to 1939, and a notable reformist. Seen here during the First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
Sir Pertab (Pratap) Singh, Maharaja of Idar, Indian rulerSir Pertab (Pratap) Singh (1845-1922), Maharaja of Idar (Gujarat), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
Maharaja Dhiraja Holkar of Indore, Indian rulerMaharajah Dhiraja Holkar of Indore (Tukojirao Holkar III) (reigned 1903-1926), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
Map of Yugoslavia by G. H. DavisMap of Yugoslavia, Britains latest ally in the Second World War: her defensive mountains and valleys. Mountainous Yugoslavia, her valleys and airfields. Date: 1941
Ballet / Ally Sloper 1890Ally Sloper dances before the County Council in an attempt to demonstrate the value of the performing arts
At the Oval / Ally SloperAlly Sloper bats at the Oval against Australia, dressed in medieval armour for protection
Drinking / Ally SloperAlly Sloper and his friends get drunk on Easter Monday
Alexandra Palace, North London Date: 1905
Indian, Canadian and South Africa Troops Fighting 1914An Unpleasant Surprise for the Kaiser! Date: September 1914
American Troops Leaving New York for Training 1917On 6th April 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and thousands of American troops enlisted. Photograph showing American troops receiving a large send-off in New York. Date: 1917
American Troops Leaving for War Training Camp 1917On 6th April 1917, the United States declared war against Germany, the nation had a standing army of 127, 500 officers and soldiers
Cartoon, The New Ally, WW1Cartoon, The New Ally -- General Winter arrives to take charge of Operations during the First World War. Date: 1914
Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, marries RoxanaAlexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon, weds Roxana, daughter of Oxyartes, a Bactrian chief whom he had defeated but now made an ally, 327 BC
Ally Sloper Award of Merit, mock certificate made out to Joseph Hurst, Box Office Manager at the Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: 1894
Anti-tank barrier on the Belgian frontier, Sept 1939Photograph of a steel wall built on the border between Germany and Belgium as an anti-tank barrier. The Sphere describes its design as of " somewhat unique character"
German soldiers rounding up Polish civilians, Sept 1939German soldiers " mopping up" at Gdynia, Poland, with the examination of all civilians left behind in the port city
Polish national Mr Hutton offering gas mask cases 1939Mr Hutton, originally from Poland, photographed handing gas mask containers to Members of Parliament. The Sphere describes how Mr Hutton provided individually named gas mask containers for each
Bhagvat Singh, Maharaja of Gondal, Indian rulerBhagvat Singh (Bhagvatsingh Sahib, 1865-1944), Maharaja of Gondal, Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
Maharajah of Gwalior, Indian rulerMadho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), 5th Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
Maharajah of Bikanir (Bikaner), Indian rulerMaharaja Sir Ganga Singh (1880-1943), Reformist ruler of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan, India, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
Maharajah of Bharatpur, Indian rulerSir Kishan Singh, Maharajah of Bharatpur (1899-1929), Indian ruler, and ally of Britain during the First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914
Munitions supply to RussiaJapan to the rescue! How our Far-Eastern ally supplies Russia with munitions 1915
Booths Silicon china mug - 8 Allies including IndiaA very rare Booths Silicon china mug, dated A.D. 1914, with hand enamelled multi-coloured transfer, It has a continuous decoration showing the 8 Allies (which are all named) including India
Figure in Panier AlleyThis statue still stands in Panier Ally, close to Paternoster Row. Its origin is unknown. Date: 19th century
Cartoon, The New Dance Mistress, WW1Cartoon, The New Dance Mistress, showing an Austro-Hungarian or German officer in eastern costume introducing a plump German woman, Fraulein Gans (Miss Goose)
Portrait of a Ghurka soldier, WW1Portrait of a Gurkha soldier. Date: 1914
National flag and pretty lady depicting JapanBritish propaganda depicting ally Japan. Japan had been an ally since 1902 and formally declared war on 23 August 1914. WW1 Date: 1916
Kaiser Wilhelm II - Turkish WW1 Propaganda PostcardKaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) - a very interesting Turkish WW1 Propaganda Postcard of their Central Powers ally, set in an oval with a laurel wreath-style border above three lines of Ottoman script
Maharajah of Bharatpur, Indian rulerSir Kishan Singh, Maharajah of Bharatpur (1899-1929), Indian ruler, and ally of Britain during the First World War. Date: circa 1914
Booths Silicon china mug - 8 Allies including IndiaA very rare Booths Silicon china mug, dated A.D. 1914, with hand enamelled transfer in blue. It has a continuous decoration showing the 8 Allies (which are all named) including India
WW2 poster, Good Workski! Carry Onski! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
French wartime poster, The Allies RespondFrench wartime poster, by land, by sea and by air, The Allies Respond. Showing a group of men in khaki uniform with various national flags. 1940s
Marseillaise - George V, John French, Poincare and JoffreScore of The Marseillaise - King George V, Sir John French, French President Poincare and General Joffre. Date: circa 1916
The Rainbow Alliance of Allied forces during WW1. Date: circa 1916
WW2 poster, Rush Aid To Russia! We have pledged your faith, the faith of the men and women of Britain. You must do the deed... Stalin must be sustained
WW2 poster, Stalin trusts us, Harriman and me. He believes we speak truly on your behalf. He thinks that what we have promised you can perform. Lord Beaverbrook, speaking for the Government
D annunzio Pro-WarGABRIELE D ANNUNZIO Italian writer, propagandising in Rome in favour of Italys entry into World War One Let Rome awake... as an ally against barbarism ! Date: 1863 - 1938
Dewoitine D-520French fighter with the doubtful honour of fighting on both sides during WW2 - against the Germans in 1940, for Germanys Vichy ally after Frances fall, and some for the Free French. Date: 1936+
Cartoon, His Last Card... Its a Knave, WW1Cartoon, His Last Card... Its a Knave, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II with bloodstained hands, playing his last card of the war
WW1 - Comrades of the warWW1 - Two comrades of war reunite. A contrast between the two comrades, illustrating their lives and the people they have become after the war. A surprise to both, and perhaps awkward too. Date: 1919
WW1 - Cartoon - Britain joins her alliesWW1 - Two soldiers meeting during battle and are shown shaking hands. The illustration and gesture symbolises Great Britain joining her allies on the field. Date: 1914
WW1 - Cartoon - Britain Joins InWW1 - Britannia with sword and British flag ready, she marches across Britains landscape declaring war on Germany. " For friendship and honour"
Belgian refugees accommodated at Alexandra Palace, WW1A huge bedroom in North London - the Central Hall of Alexandra Palace used to accommodate a number of Belgian refugees arriving in London in the early weeks of the First World War. Date: 1914
An Eastern Ally - Indian soldier, WW1Head and shoulders portrait of an Indian soldier on the Western Front, one of a number of sketches by an unidentified officer reproduced in The Sphere to accompany a feature entitled