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Bismarck Collection

Background imageBismarck Collection: Royal Navy Battlecruiser HMS Hood

Royal Navy Battlecruiser HMS Hood, sunk by the German Battleship Bismarck at the Battle of Denmark Strait on 24th May 1941. Named after the 18th-century Admiral Samuel Hood (1724-1816)

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck battleship

Bismarck battleship
Bismarck, German battleship Date: 1941

Background imageBismarck Collection: The Sinking of the Bismarck

The Sinking of the Bismarck
The sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck. In response to sinking the HMS Hood, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the order to " Sink the Bismarck"

Background imageBismarck Collection: HMS Suffolk

HMS Suffolk, heavy cruiser, the ship that shadowed the Bismarck by maintaining radar contact from the evening of 23rd May 1941 for 31 long hours until the early morning of 25th May

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck / Dropping Pilot

Bismarck / Dropping Pilot
OTTO BISMARCK German Chancellor dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II: Dropping the Pilot

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck & Napoleon III

Bismarck & Napoleon III
After the battle of SEDAN, a triumphant Bismarck chats with the defeated Napoleon III

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck, German battleship, WW2

Bismarck, German battleship, WW2
The German battleship, Bismarck. The ship was sunk on 27 May 1941 in battle with British naval forces. Date: 1941

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck as Blacksmith

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Background imageBismarck Collection: Between Berlin and Rome

Between Berlin and Rome - Otto von Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII play a straegic game of chess. Cartoon from Kladderadatsch, 1875

Background imageBismarck Collection: Otto Von Bismarck

Otto Von Bismarck
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD VON BISMARCK Prussian statesman and first chancellor of the German Empire

Background imageBismarck Collection: Berlin Conference

Berlin Conference
BERLIN CONFERENCE Bismarck presides over a diplomatic conference to discuss events in Africa

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck Circa 1870

Bismarck Circa 1870
OTTO von BISMARCK German statesman, circa 1870

Background imageBismarck Collection: Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1

Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1
Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, twenty-four years after Tenniel. In Tenniels Dropping the Pilot cartoon of 1890 Kaiser Wilhelm II watches as Bismarck disembarks from the ship (of state)

Background imageBismarck Collection: Catalina Flying Boat Catalina Flying Boat

Catalina Flying Boat Catalina Flying Boat
Catalina Flying Boat - American consolidated flying boat. Two 1, 200 H.P. Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Engines. Range 4, 000 miles. Depicted sighting the Bismarck. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageBismarck Collection: Propaganda / Bismarck

Propaganda / Bismarck
Bismarck exploits the power of the Reptile Press. Date: 1889

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck / Armand Cartoon

Bismarck / Armand Cartoon
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD BISMARCK A mild caricature

Background imageBismarck Collection: After the Fete / Bismarck

After the Fete / Bismarck
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD BISMARCK French satire " After the Fete"

Background imageBismarck Collection: Volcano Seen 1700

Volcano Seen 1700
Volcano in the Bismarck Archipelago, off New Guinea, seen by English navigator William Dampier and his crew

Background imageBismarck Collection: The scramble for Africa: the Berlin Conference, 1884-1885

The scramble for Africa: the Berlin Conference, 1884-1885
French commentary on the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885: Otto von Bismarck, then Chancellor of Germany, is portrayed here wielding a knife over a sliced up cake, marked Africa

Background imageBismarck Collection: Princess Otto von Bismarck

Princess Otto von Bismarck
Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck (1897 - 1975), German politician and diplomat. Date: 1934

Background imageBismarck Collection: WW2 German battleship the Bismarck

WW2 German battleship the Bismarck at sea

Background imageBismarck Collection: Schlachtschiff Bismarck lapel badge, German battleship, WW2

Schlachtschiff Bismarck lapel badge, German battleship, WW2
MILITARIA/THIRD REICH: Extremely rare enamel Bismarck lapel badge possibly a launch souvenir or an item purchased on board. Made by B. H

Background imageBismarck Collection: Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2

Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2
Original Royal Navy typewritten message, dated 23 May 1941 regarding the movements of the German battleship Bismarck and a Cruiser as they left the port of Bergen to take part in the massive naval

Background imageBismarck Collection: Cartoon Cartoons Dark Kaiser Caricature German

Cartoon Cartoons Dark Kaiser Caricature German
cartoon, cartoons, dark, kaiser, caricature, german, brutality, germans, anti, horseback, ww1, wwi, first, world, war, one, 1st, i, great, emperor, wilhelm, ii, death, grisly, illustration, knight

Background imageBismarck Collection: Sir John Tenniel, artist, illustrator and cartoonist

Sir John Tenniel, artist, illustrator and cartoonist
Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914), British artist, illustrator and political cartoonist, who had just died. Seen here with two of his most famous Punch cartoons

Background imageBismarck Collection: French satire on Otto von Bismarck with grim reaper 1892

French satire on Otto von Bismarck with grim reaper 1892
Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck(1815-1898), Prussian statesman and first chancellor of the German Empire. Depicted here in a French satire entitled "L'Aveu"

Background imageBismarck Collection: Princess von Bismarck by Madame Yevonde

Princess von Bismarck by Madame Yevonde
Princess Otto von Bismarck, formerly Miss Ann-Marie Tengbom, wife of the Second Secretary of the German Embassy in London (also grandson of the Iron Chancellor) who she married in 1928

Background imageBismarck Collection: Otto von Bismarck in his study

Otto von Bismarck in his study

Background imageBismarck Collection: Otto von Bismarck playing the penny whistle, German Emperor William I

Otto von Bismarck playing the penny whistle, German Emperor William I and Russian bear dancing alone to the music. Date: 1875

Background imageBismarck Collection: Treaty of San Stefano, signing for peace treaty between Turkey and Russia

Treaty of San Stefano, signing for peace treaty between Turkey and Russia, cartoon showing Bismarck, Minister President of Prussia at the time trying to control the winds " confound the easterly

Background imageBismarck Collection: After the defeat of the French army at Sedan, Napoleon III is greeted by Bismarck

After the defeat of the French army at Sedan, Napoleon III is greeted by Bismarck and surrenders; but the generals keep the war going Date: 1 September 1870

Background imageBismarck Collection: RUINS OF EMPIRE Bismarcks ghost says I built with blood and iron

RUINS OF EMPIRE Bismarcks ghost says I built with blood and iron, and only blood remains 1919

Background imageBismarck Collection: COACH AND SNOW

COACH AND SNOW
A German mail coach makes its way through heavy snow, the horses slipping on the icy road. Young Bismarck is inside the coach, if you care. Date: 1859

Background imageBismarck Collection: Portrait of Otto von Bismarck painted by Franz von Lenbach

Portrait of Otto von Bismarck painted by Franz von Lenbach
Reproduction of a Portrait of Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898) painted by Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904). Date: 1888

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bust - Reich Chancellor Prince Otto von Bismarck

Bust - Reich Chancellor Prince Otto von Bismarck
Preparatory Study Bust of the Prussian Prime Minister and Reich Chancellor Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) for the Bismarck Monument in the centre of Hamburg

Background imageBismarck Collection: Monument to Bismarck, Dar-es-Salaam, East Africa

Monument to Bismarck, Dar-es-Salaam, East Africa
Monument to the German leader Otto von Bismarck, at Dar-es-Salaam, in what was then German East Africa (now Tanzania). The monument was destroyed by troops in 1916. circa 1910

Background imageBismarck Collection: Julius Busch

Julius Busch
JULIUS HERMANN MORITZ BUSCH German traveller and biographer of Bismarck. Date: 1821 - 1899

Background imageBismarck Collection: Gunther Lutjens

Gunther Lutjens as a Kapitan zur See and commanding officer of the light cruiser Karlsruhe. He is seen here with Chilean naval officers in front of the Capital de Fragatal Prat

Background imageBismarck Collection: Princess Otto von Bismarck in Egyptian fancy dress

Princess Otto von Bismarck in Egyptian fancy dress
Princess Otto von Bismarck, formerly Miss Anne-Marie Tengbom, pictured in fancy dress as the Moon in an Egyptian tableau as produced by King Tutankhamen at the Galaxy Ball in aid of St

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck memorial, Muanza, Tanzania, East Africa

Bismarck memorial, Muanza, Tanzania, East Africa
Captains Marsh and Marshall at the Bismarck memorial in Muanza (Mwanza), Tanzania, East Africa (formerly German East Africa). 1919

Background imageBismarck Collection: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). Colored engraving

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). Colored engraving
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). German statesman and military, considered the founder of modern German state. Engraving in Universal History, 1889. Colored

Background imageBismarck Collection: Cartoon, Bismarck and Gambetta

Cartoon, Bismarck and Gambetta. Leon Gambetta, French statesman, is looking for some stolen property (Alsace and Lorraine), which Otto von Bismarck, German Chancellor, is hiding behind his back

Background imageBismarck Collection: Bismarck as Sailor / 1879

Bismarck as Sailor / 1879
OTTO BISMARCK Portrayed as a sailor at the helm of his ship Date: 1815 - 1898

Background imageBismarck Collection: Otto Bismarck / Punch

Otto Bismarck / Punch
OTTO BISMARCK Bismarck exerting force on Socialism depicted as a Jack-in-the-box Date: 1815 - 1898

Background imageBismarck Collection: Virchow (Spy)

Virchow (Spy)
RUDOLF VIRCHOW German pathologist associated with tuberculosis, rickets etc. : also an active politician who opposed Bismarcks policies Date: 1813 - 1902

Background imageBismarck Collection: Berlin Conference Cart n

Berlin Conference Cart n
BERLIN CONFERENCE Bismarck hopes that the other European powers will walk into his trap... Date: 1884

Background imageBismarck Collection: Street scene in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

Street scene in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Street scene viewed from above in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, with various shops and bars. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBismarck Collection: Capital Commercial College, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

Capital Commercial College, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Advertisement on a postcard for the Capital Commercial College, Main Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, with a large group of young men and women posing for their photo outside the building



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