Bearskin Collection

Poster for Welsh Guards
Smart men wanted to join the Welsh Guards, pictured here in full uniform during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at St. James Palace

British Military Poster - Inter-war period
Smart Men Wanted, rates of pay for soldiers enlisted or re-enlisted, Scots Guards, on or after 26 October 1925. Coloured chromolithograph recruitment poster after A W Baylis, 1925

Three Coldstream Guards -- Crimean Braves
Three Coldstream Guards posing in uniform, with their weapons, in a photograph entitled Crimean Braves. The men are Joseph Numa, John Potter and James Deal

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Bandsman, Piper and Drummer of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Date: circa 1908

King Edward VIII
EDWARD VIII Portrait of King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor photogrpahed in full dress uniform

British Military Poster - Inter-war period
Grenadier Guards, smart men wanted. Colour chromolithograph poster after A W Baylis, 1927. Published by HMs Stationery Office

The Coldstream Guards taking over the Colour
circa 1910s

Coldstream Guards on a Christmas and New Year card, changing sentry duty in the snow. Date: circa 1890s

British Military Recruitment Poster, WWI
His Majestys Coldstream Guards, God Save the King. Chromolithograph recruitment poster after Ernest Ibbetson, 1914

Grenadier Guards at St Michaels Mount
The 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards visit St Michaels Mount, West Cornwall

Detachment of The Black Watch in Dundee, Scotland
Threatening encounters between rioters and the police in Dundee, Scotland, brought a large detachment of The Black Watch to the city

Pipe Major of The Scots Guards in full ceremonial dress. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Officer of the 11th Hussars. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Recruiting Bands / Wwi
A poster asking for people to donate to or join a recruiting band, a popular method of recruiting men during World War One

Military / Sentry Relieved
A sentry being relieved (Coldstream Guards)

Drummer Boy / Grenadier
Drummer boy of the Grenadier Guards

Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace - Christmas card
Changing of the (Scots) Guards at Buckingham Palace - Christmas greetings card design by Harry Payne for Raphael Tuck & Sons. Date: circa 1908

Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War 1854
Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War. Date: 5th November 1854

The Royal Scots Greys - 2nd Dragoons. Officer - Review order. The Colonel-in-Chief was (at this time) Tsar Nicholas II ! Date: circa 1910s

Gordon Highlanders dipping the colours to royalty on Constitution Hill. Date: circa 1908

Duke and Duchess of York in Edinburgh
Late in May 1929, the Duke and Duchess of York visited Edinburgh, Scotland. This photograph shows the Duke, in the full Dress of the Cameron Highlanders, walking with the Duchess to a service at St

Bass Drummer of the Northumberland Fusiliers in his traditional ceremonial costume, featuring the whole skin of a leopard Date: circa 1910s

Corporal - Drummer Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Corporal - drummer. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1903-4) in Full dress. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The Duke Of Wellington
Circular painting depicting the portrait and scenes from the life of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British General and Statesman known as the Iron Duke. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Postcard, Two girls and a soldier - Girls, if you want to love a soldier you can all love me! Date: 1914-1918

Ottawa, Canada - A Guardsman in front of the Parliament
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - A Guardsman in front of the Parliament Buildings. Date: circa 1970s

Ottawa - Changing of the Guard outside Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Changing of the Guard outside the Parliament Buildings. Date: circa 1970s

Ottawa, Canada - Parliament Buildings, Changing of the Guard
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - The Parliament Buildings and the Changing of the Guard at Rideau Hall. Date: circa 1970s

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Changing the Guard at Rideau Hall
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Changing of the Guard at Rideau Hall. Date: circa 1970s

Grenadier in the Swiss Guard, French Royal Guard, 1820
Grenadier in the Swiss Guard, French Royal Guard, Bourbon Restoration. In bearskin with brush, red coat with frogging and epaulettes, white pantalons, armed with musket and bayonet. Garde Royale

Ordinary infantryman of the French Royal Guard, 1820
Ordinary infantryman of the French Royal Guard, Bourbon Restoration. In bearskin, blue coat, gold epaulettes, white pantalons, armed with musket. Garde a pied ordinaire du Roi, en petit uniforme

Mounted Grenadier of the French Royal Guard, Bourbon Restoration. In bearskin with brush, blue coat with white epaulettes and frogging, breeches, boots, armed with sword

Uniform of an infantry Grenadier with the French Royal Guard, Bourbon Restoration. In bearskin with brush, blue coat with white frogging, crimson epaulettes, pantalons, with musket and backpack

Gunner in the Light Artillery, Napoleon's army
Full dress uniform of a gunner in the Light Artillery, Napoleon's Army

French Chasseur light cavalry regiment, Napoleonic era
Uniform of a French Chasseur light cavalry regiment, Napoleonic era. In bearskin with brush, green coat with scarlet frogging, red pelisse, buff breeches, boots, sabre and sabretouche

Grenadier of the French Guards, 1786
Grenadier of the French Guards, elite infantry regiment, 1786

Title page with French crusader and Napoleonic soldier
Frontispiece with calligraphic title on stone and figures of a 13th century French crusader knight and Napoleonic era infantry soldier. Crusader in helm, chainmail, tunic, with pennant and shield

Costumes of the people of Asia, 18th century

The Welsh Guards leaving Buckingham Palace, London
circa 1910s

Uniform of Officer and Sergeant of the Seaforth Highlanders (Rosshire Buffs, Duke of Albany s) - formed in 1778 by Earl of Seaforth. Date: 1942

Ancient Germanic warriors on a battlefield. Formations of cavalry, infantry and other troops behind wheeled vehicles. Warrior at left with winged helmet, sword, shield, fur cape and tunic

Scots Guard playing the bagpipes. circa 1908

2nd Dragoons - Royal Scots Greys - Insignia
2nd Dragoons - Royal Scots Greys - A mounted soldier, his field cap, collar badge, shoulder strap, bearskin headdress badge (back) and field cap badge. Date: circa 1910

Businessmen And Royal Guard
An illustration reproduced from a poster design, showing three smartly dressed businessmen wearing black hats and long coats, walking away from a Royal Guard with a bearskin hat. Date: circa 1939

Grenadier Guards, Sergeant and Drummer in State dress Date: 1915

French Military Man Dressing A Lady
An illustration of a French military man, having removed his bearskin hat, helping a young woman dress, by fastening the back. Date: circa 1901

Drummer Dyes Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for W. Edge & Sons Ltd

Ursula Lutyens
A portrait oil painting of Ursula Lutyens, seated wearing a tailed bearskin hat. The image is referenced to a letter, sent by the artist to his son, Ben Nicholson, in Pasadena, California

Army Cadet Band on Parade Date: 1907

Grenadier Guards Drum Major wearing bearskin hat Date: 1894

Grenadier Guards Drummer Boy wearing bearskin hat Date: 1893

King Edward VII lying in state, Buckingham Palace, London
King Edward VII lying in state in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace, London, 16 May 1910. 1910

Comic postcard, Woman at the Tower of London Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Soldiers admire pretty woman - eyes right!! Date: 20th century

Queens Life Guard march along The Mall, London
Queens Life Guard march along The Mall in London watched by crowds. Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Date: circa 1950s

Queens Guard, The Mall, London
The Queens Guard line The Mall in Central London. Date: circa 1950s

Horse Guards ride along The Mall in rain, London
Horse Guards ride along The Mall in London, whilst rain pours down. Date: circa 1950s

Headgear on display in the Mall, London
A variety of headgear on display in The Mall, Central London. Date: circa 1960s

Every Inch a Soldier - A youn boy marches past a Guardsman in proud imitation - Buckingham Palace, London Date: circa 1920s

Comic postcard, Teddy bear soldier with bearskin, Alas, my poor brother! Date: 20th century

Bearskin
Der Barenhauter. Artists interpretation of a scene from the traditional Grimms fairy tale. Artist: Victor Thomas

British army in India - NCOs of the 79th Highlanders
1860s vintage photograph - British army in India - NCOs of the 79th Highlanders

Branch of pink plum blossom

Royal Huntsmen, Yeoman, Prickers and Foresters in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Mexico in
Carriage of the Charge d Affaires of Mexico, Colonel Almonte, in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Scene at the Tower of London with female visitors in the company of a Yeoman of the Guard or Beefeater, while soldiers in Guards uniform adjust their bearskin helmets. Date: c.1910

Music cover, The Guards Quadrille by Bushez. 19th century

Aleutian women of Porto de Francesi, Alaska, wearing bearskin capes over dresses and showing their distinctive lip piercings

Military uniform of the French Guards, Garde-Francaise, 1789

The changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London circa 1990s

Seaforth Highlander. Date: circa 1908

C W Griggs MBE, Bandmaster, Borough of Worthing, Sussex
C W Griggs MBE, Bandmaster, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Parade Bandstand, Borough of Worthing, Sussex. Date: circa 1908

Poster, One of the Best, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, Yorkshire. 1896

Dog soldier and two cats on a greetings card with a tab pull. Date: circa 1890s

Ancient and Modern, Tower of London, London
Ancient and Modern uniforms at the Tower of London, London. Date: circa 1930s

Return from Changing of the Guard, London
Returning from the Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London. Date: circa 1930s

Cartoon, Soldier - I didn t Buy my Commission to Fight
Cartoon, disdainful soldier - I didn t Buy my Commission to Fight. early 19th century

Funeral Procession Earl Haig, Prince of Wales - Duke of York
January 29th 1928 - The Funeral Procession Earl Haig, Edward, Prince of Wales -and Albert, Duke of York walking in the cortege. Date: 1928

The White Girl by James A. McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Date: 1862

French National Guard (Grenadiers) Date: 1850

Umbrella tourists Windsor
Tourists under an umbrella watch guardsmen drummers on parade in the rain at Windsor Castle Date: 1989

Front page, Daily Mail, Silver Jubilee
Front page of the Daily Mail newspaper for 6 May 1935, to mark King George Vs Silver Jubilee, printed in black ink on silver paper. 1935

Coldstream Guard on sentry duty. Date: circa 1970s

A Housemaid waits to catch a peep up a Scotsmans kilt
A Housemaid waits patiently, hoping to catch a peep up a Scotsmans kilt

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