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WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical careSilhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base
Setting off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the ChateauA group of Upper Class French Gentlemen and lady set off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the Chateau along with attendant handlers, Master of the hounds, horn bearers
The Cross Bearers, WW1 battlefield by MataniaBritish soldiers on a devastated battlefield rescuing a figure of Jesus Christ and his cross from a ruined church. Date: 1918
Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer
Notables assembled in the Abbey annexe at 1937 CoronationEcclesiastics, distinguished officers of state and regalia bearers awaiting the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in the tapestried hall of the temporary annexe of Westminster Abbey
A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Elizabeth PagetLady Elizabeth Paget, daughter of the Marquess of Anglesey, was one of the train-bearers to Queen Elizabeth at the coronation of George VI
Prussian Royal WeddingPrincess Viktoria Luise, only daughter of the Kaiser, is accompanied by King George V in a traditional torch dance after her marriage to Prince Ernst of Cumberland. Date: 31 May 1913
Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist ProcessionKandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession
Lourdes - Praying at the Grotto and the BasilicaThree porters at the Piscines (Baths) - Lourdes, France. These gents were employed to assist the transportation of sick and disabled pilgrims to this site of miraculous healing where water from
The Fruit Bearers, Under the Hill, BeardsleyThe Fruit Bearers from Aubrey Beardsleys unfinished novel, Under the Hill. Date: C.1895
Two bearers and patient (2 of 2)Method of lifting a patient onto a stretcher, with two bearers. (2 of 2)
Sedan chair palanquin with bearers, China c. 1870 sChinese sedan chair or palanquin with bearers, China c.1870 s
Funeral of an Egyptian Princess - Alexandria, Egypt. Date: 1900s
Chinese official in sedan chair, China, c. 1880sChinese official in sedan chair, China, c.1880s
Group of Palanquin Bearers, rest opposite the Parcel OfficePierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in
St John's Ambulance Vehicle and Stretcher. Top: vehicle in use, bottom: stretcher removed from the vehicle. Date: 1888
La Messe Aux BrancardiersThis oil painting depicts the religious service of mass, held by a priest wearing white robes, at the front of an altar, placed at some crumbled walls, topped with the crucifixion cross
Rodeleros (shield bearers). Spanish troops, 16th centuryRodeleros (shield bearers). Spanish troops in the early 16th century. They were equipped with swords and steel shields or bucklers, known as rodela
Victoria's funeral, placing coffin Victoria StationQueen Victoria's funeral: Before the procession through London, a party of twelve bearers lifted Queen Victoria's coffin from the Royal train placing it upon the gun-carriage at Victoria
Victoria's funeral arrival at St George's Chapel WindsorThe arrival of the procession at St George's Chapel Windsor, carrying the coffin up the steps to the western doors, where it remained in the Albert Memorial Chapel for two days under guard
BRAMWELL BOOTH'S FUNERALThe funeral of Bramwell Booth (1856 - 1929), son of General William Booth, who founded the Salvation Army. Bramwell Booth was chief of staff from 1880 and General from 1912 - 1929. Date: 1929
FUNERAL CLOTHING 1583Attendants at a funeral in Padova, Italy wear: trunk hose, breeches ('Venetians'), doublets, flat shoes with pointed vamps, ruffs, cloaks, & tall hats such as copotains Date: 1583
FUNERAL OF PHILIPPE VIThe Funeral of Philippe VI at St. Denis after his death at Nogent-le-Roi. Date: 1350
PALL-BEARERSPall-bearers shouldering a coffin. Date: 1867
1860s Japan - portrait of a young woman in a kago with two bearers Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China
Porter filling water containers, India, c. 1880 sPorters filling water containers, India, c.1880 s
War leaders as pall bearers of the Unknown WarriorAt the Cenotaph, 11th November 1920. The twelve war leaders as pall bearers for the coffin of the Unknown Warrior: left to right Sir Hedworth Meux, Earl Beatty, Sir Henry Jackson
Portrait of Roman Emperor Constantius IRoman Emperor Constantius I, 250-306. Marcus Flavius Valerius Constantius Herculius Augustus, commonly known as Constantius Chlorus
St Vincents Orphanage, TorquayAs part of a fete at St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Children, Torquay, Devon, boys portray Red Cross stretcher bearers while another, dressed as a nurse, examines the patient. Date: Date unknown
General Romans, standard bearersRoman standard bearers, holding poles with different symbols on the top. Date: Circa 55 BC
Roman standard bearersFierce protectors, holding long poles with a number of philarae (discs), topped with a manus (open human hand), symbolising the oath of loyalty taken by the soldiers. Date: Circa 55 BC
A Roman Standard-BearerA Roman Soldier carrying a standard, the Roman equivilent of a flag, bearing the Roman symbol of the eagle. The symbols beneath show the regiment fighting in the battle. Date: Circa 55BC
Red Cross stretcher-bearers during the day, musicians by night. The military bandsmen play their saxophones and clarinets, for entertainment. Date: 1916
Tattooed bearers and a carrying chair, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s
17th century soldiersVarious soldiers including : mercenaries, musketeers, artillerymen, harquebusiers, captains, standard bearers, dragoons and cuirassiers
Night travelling in the Punjab 1857Travelling at night is accompanied by a musalchee or torch-bearer, who runs a little before the palanquin, with the torch, not only for the purpose of showing them the way
Ethiopian Noblewoman with two attendants carrying possessions in two ornate baskets with conical lids. Date: late 1930s
GERMAN DRESS 1500-1550German costumes of the first half of the 16th century: Knights, Nobles, Court Dress, Soldiers, Standard bearers & a drummer. N.B slashed clothing - Landsknecht. Date: 16th century
Egyptian Art. Tomb equipment of Gemniemhat. Saqqara, c. 1990 BC. Middle Kingdom. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
The Queen and her canopy bearersQueen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, and her canopy bearers at the coronation of King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: May 1937
Winston Churchills funeral, coffin bearers carrying ChurchiWatched by the mourning Churchill s, the massive oak coffin is carried with agonising care from St Paul s. Date: 6th February 1965
Wedding - Crown Prince of Sweden and Lady Louise MountbattenThe Wedding of Crown Prince Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973) and Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (1889-1965) on 3rd November 1923 at St. Jamess Palace, London
WWI - Patriotic German soldiers bearing their FlagFour German soldiers proudly advance into battle bearing the national flag. The caption translates (loosely!) as: Living for the banner - No faltering will lead to glory
The Transit of Venus - Comic PostcardA comic postcard depiting a rotund woman (a very classical frame!) being transported home from the pub by two stretcher-bearing Bobbies
Summoning bearers to Cape Coast Castle, 1874Natives from protected tribes are summoned with a bell and shouts to act as bearers or carriers for the British in the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
A Roman Triumph (Topham)A Roman emperor and his young son triumphantly parade through Rome in a chariot, with the enthusiastic crowds and bearers of the Roman standard "s P Q R" all around them
Girl Guide Flag bearers at a St Georges Day parade in Eccles. Date: circa 1979
Female bearers and a carrying chair, Japan, 1870s. Date: 1870s