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Shell petrol boycottA group of protesters stand outside a Shell garage holding placards calling for people to boycott Shell fuel due to the company's links with South Africa and apartheid. Date: c. 1988
Demonstration supporting Nelson MandelaA crowd of demonstrators calling for the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. A large banner reads Mandela the world is with you'. Date: 1980s
Richard Attenborough greets Mandela marchersIn London, film-maker Richard Attenborough meets anti-apartheid demonstrators taking part in the Nelson Mandela Glasgow to London freedom march
Maerdy Lodge minersMarching behind the banner of the Maerdy Lodge branch of the National Union of Mineworkers, miners from the Maerdy colliery, South Wales, return to work following the end of the long miners strike
Welsh miners wives bannerWelsh miners wives hold up their banner on a demonstration during the national miners strike of 1984 - 85. The banner reads
Scottish miners demonstrationScottish miners, their wives and children on a demonstration during the 1984-85 miners strike Date: 1984
Demonstration in support of miners 1984A demonstration in support of the miners during the strike of 1984 - 85 Date: 1984
Supporting Miners strike 1984Speakers in support of the Mineworkers strike of 1984, in front of a banner of the Cortonwood branch of the National Union of Mineworkers
Doncaster Miners Gala 1986Part of the parade at the 99th Doncaster Miners Gala, organised by the Yorkshire branch of the National Union of Mineworkers. The Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group march with their banner
Durham Miners GalaA brass band marches ahead of one of the banners in the Durham Miners Gala parade. This banner is of the Durham Colliery Enginemen, Boiler Minders and Firemen's Association Date: 16 July 1983
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Bertrand Russell with others on a CND campaignBertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic
Oliver Tambo, South African anti-apartheid politicianOliver Reginald Tambo (1917-1993), South African anti-apartheid politician and prominent member of the African National Congress (ANC)
Political demonstration against Margaret ThatcherA political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher, with photographs of her on display bearing the words Not Wanted, and another one saying Stop Thatcher Now
Jimmy Reid, Scottish trade unionist, journalist, etcJames "Jimmy" Reid (1932-2010), Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist. Seen here (centre) taking part in a street demonstration
Leo McGree, communist and trades union activistLeo McGree (1900-1967), member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and trades union activist Seen here taking part in a political rally
Bob Crow, RMT trade union leader, with a bannerBob Crow, British trade union leader, General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and a member of the General Council of the TUC
Tariq Ali speaking under an NUJ bannerTariq Ali (b 1943), British Pakistani historian, novelist, filmmaker, political campaigner and commentator. Seen here speaking under a National Union of Journalists (NUJ) banner. Date: 1991
Banner of the revolution - Nikolay Alekseyevich KasatkinThe banner of the revolution in the strong hands of Komsomol (The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League) (1925) by Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859-1930) Date: 1925
Comic postcard, Three little boys crying on the beach Date: 20th century
Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China
Busy street scene in Shanghai, China, c. 1880 sBusy street scene in Shanghai, China, c.1880 s
News vendor, Central LondonLondon news vendor with intriguing banner, by bus stop in Central London. Date: circa 1930s
Comic postcard, Teddy bear suffragette and policeman. Come Along, Christabear! Date: 20th century
Three sketches of Winter Sports skiing fashions, 1927Three sketches of skiing fashions, 1927 showing a jacket and skirt from Drecoll, an outfit from Marcel Rochas and a skating suit from Jean Patou alongside feature titled Mid snow
Fragment of a banner of miners from Tyrol, 15th centuryFragment of a banner of silver and copper miners from Tyrol, late 15th century. St. George kills a dragon next to a scarlet eagle
German fashion of the late 15th century. Knights of the Kevernburg with their wives, holding armorial shields and pennants, Arnstadt A-F
Carroccio of Cremona, medieval city symbolCarroccio, medieval four-wheel wagon with insignia and colours of Cremona, drawn by caparisoned cattle. They follow a group of cavalry in armour. From a description in the Storia di Cremona
View of the Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, 1822. The main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers. Vista dell Imp. Palazzo di Schoenbrun
Miniatures from the Golden Bull, 1365King Wenceslaus of Bohemia riding with the Archbishop of Mainz, the Bishops of Bamberg and Wurtzburg and the Burgraves of Nuremberg 1; citizens of Frankfurt on horseback 2; the Archbishop of Mainz 3
Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned
Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer
Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column. Exercising his drum, having placed his banner in safety. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by
St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, DevonInterior of St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon, with a view of the altar. Date: circa 1960s
Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham, 1642Opening scene of the English Civil War - Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham. 1642
ExcelsiorFrom the poem Excelsior by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which describes a young mans journey through a mountain village carrying a banner inscribed Excelsior ( Onward and Upward)
High Street, Selsey, West Sussex. circa 1930s
Demonstration against Nuclear Power - London. Date: 1980
Cock-throwing game, 14th centuryThe winner of a cock-throwing game is carried on a pole with his rooster prize, while another boy follows with a cudgel and banner
Games of the 14th centuryWomen playing hot-cockles, women playing frog in the middle, and the parade of a winner of a cock-throwing game. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Preparation for a tournament, 13th century. The king at arms holds the knights banners, the knights salute each other, while bagpiper, horn players and drummers with blazons
Procession of riders on unicorn, goat and horseA procession with riders mounted on a unicorn, a goat and a horse wearing heraldic colours. The male and female riders hold lances with banners
Plates from Lille, 18th century: cupids holding a banner reading Maitre d Aligne from 1767, and plate decorated with gold, blue and white foliage
House of a Chinese Mandarin (bureaucrat), distinguished by two large flag poles with banners at the gate. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
Ancient Chinese weapons and standards, including banner 3, 7, flag 33, pennant 9, musket 3, cannon 2, tent 36, drum 33 and gong 5
Chinese hats, sceptres and flags. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843
Jamaican banner, soldier pansy and brilliantJamaican banner butterfly, Lucinia cadma 1, 2, soldier pansy or soldier commodore, Junonia terea 3, 4, and brilliant nymph, Acraea circeis 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Black Prince in Spain during the Spanish Campaign, presenting his banner to Sir John Chandos. circa 1367