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British Collection (page 15)

Background imageBritish Collection: Our new ruler King George V

Our new ruler King George V
Proclamation of the begining of the new reign " We.... do now hereby, with one Voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart, pulish and proclaim

Background imageBritish Collection: Students at Oxford University

Students at Oxford University Date: 1968

Background imageBritish Collection: WW2 - British RAF Sterling Bomber Squadron in formation

WW2 - British RAF Sterling Bomber Squadron in formation Date: circa 1940

Background imageBritish Collection: Scottish troops take part in Victory parade in Paris - WWI

Scottish troops take part in Victory parade in Paris - WWI
Scottish regiments taking part in the Victory parade in Paris following the end of World War One - 14th July 1919. The soldiers march below the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 1919

Background imageBritish Collection: HMS Exmouth - Royal Navy predreadnought battleship

HMS Exmouth - Royal Navy predreadnought battleship
HMS Exmouth - a Duncan class predreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. HMS Exmouth was launched in August 1901 and served as a flagship for various fleets including the Mediterranean Fleet

Background imageBritish Collection: Franco-British Exhibition - London Underground plan

Franco-British Exhibition - London Underground plan
Advertising postcard for the Liverpool Street Hotel, bearing a map of the London Underground at the time of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageBritish Collection: Filton House, Bristol

Filton House, Bristol, when part of the British Aircraft Corporation

Background imageBritish Collection: Portrait of Anne Page Croft in Red Cross uniform, WW1

Portrait of Anne Page Croft in Red Cross uniform, WW1
Portrait of Anne Page Croft in Red Cross uniform. She was War Treasurer and Secretary to the Ware Division of the British Red Cross until 1919. By Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922)

Background imageBritish Collection: Royal Flying Corps Made

Royal Flying Corps Made
The Royal Flying Corps is created as a new branch of the British Armed Forces Date: 1914

Background imageBritish Collection: International Air Rally Poster

International Air Rally Poster

Background imageBritish Collection: Wool Poster

Wool Poster
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Wool Date: 1927-1933

Background imageBritish Collection: Empire map of the world

Empire map of the world

Background imageBritish Collection: Captain Phillips & Lieutenant Yates, 8th Hussars

Captain Phillips & Lieutenant Yates, 8th Hussars. Captain Phillips of the 8th Hussars and Lieutenant Yates, full-length portrait, one seated on horse, the other standing by horse. Date 1855

Background imageBritish Collection: Barred from Womens Lecture for wearing bloomers

Barred from Womens Lecture for wearing bloomers
A woman wearing bloomers is stopped by a Vicar from entering a Lecture (for Women Only !) as she is wearing bloomers, which Rev Self Righteous views as totally unsuitable for a lady! Date: 1911

Background imageBritish Collection: The Scots Guards marching to a State Ceremonial

The Scots Guards marching to a State Ceremonial
The Scots Guards - The Regiment marching to a State Ceremonial. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBritish Collection: Charge of the mounted brigade at El-Mughar, 1917

Charge of the mounted brigade at El-Mughar, 1917
Charge of the mounted brigade at El-Mughar during the British advance on Jerusalem during World War One, part of the larger Battle of Junction Station which saw the British capture the railway

Background imageBritish Collection: An Afternoon At Home at a Modern Flying Club by Johns

An Afternoon At Home at a Modern Flying Club by Johns
Representative types of British light aeroplanes flying over a typical modern aerodrome. The green monoplane on the left is a Westland Widgeon

Background imageBritish Collection: Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano

Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano
An advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913

Background imageBritish Collection: HMS Indefatigable sinking, Battle of Jutland, WW1

HMS Indefatigable sinking, Battle of Jutland, WW1
HMS Indefatigable, British battlecruiser, launched 1909, served during the First World War, seen here sinking during the Battle of Jutland. Date: 31 May 1916

Background imageBritish Collection: Sopwith F1 Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1

Sopwith F1 Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1
A British Sopwith F1 Camel fighter biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageBritish Collection: HMS Swift, British destroyer leader, WW1

HMS Swift, British destroyer leader, WW1
HMS Lord Nelson, British predreadnought battleship, launched 1906, served in the First World War, decommissioned 1919. Date: early 20th century

Background imageBritish Collection: HMS Royal Sovereign, British battleship

HMS Royal Sovereign, British battleship
HMS Royal Sovereign, British Revenge class battleship, launched 1915, served in the First World War and part of the Second World War

Background imageBritish Collection: HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship

HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship
HMS Queen Elizabeth, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First and Second World Wars, decommissioned 1948. Date: early 20th century

Background imageBritish Collection: Major James McCudden, Royal Flying Corps, WW1

Major James McCudden, Royal Flying Corps, WW1
Major James Thomas Byford McCudden (1895-1918), officer and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He received more medals for gallantry than any other British airman serving in

Background imageBritish Collection: Sir Douglas Haig in his headquarter train, France

Sir Douglas Haig in his headquarter train, France
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) in his headquarter train in France during the First World War, with maps of France and Belgium behind him. Date: circa 1918

Background imageBritish Collection: George V with military leaders during First World War

George V with military leaders during First World War
King George V in army uniform with British and French military leaders during the First World War. They are standing outside General Joffres chateau at Beauquesne in northern France

Background imageBritish Collection: British tanks in Oosthoek Wood, Belgium, WW1

British tanks in Oosthoek Wood, Belgium, WW1
Two British tanks passing through Oosthoek Wood, near Elverdinghe, Belgium, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 11 September 1917

Background imageBritish Collection: Queen Elizabeth II at the Badminton horse trials, 1959

Queen Elizabeth II at the Badminton horse trials, 1959
The Queen on horseback at the Badminton horse trials, 1959. 1959

Background imageBritish Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales - St. Columb, Cornwall

Diana, Princess of Wales - St. Columb, Cornwall
A portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) visiting St. Columb, Cornwall

Background imageBritish Collection: The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard back

The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard back
The reverse of a postcard sent from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924, held at Wembley Park, London, showing the official exhibition stamp and event postmark!

Background imageBritish Collection: Officer of Royal Regiment of Artillery

Officer of Royal Regiment of Artillery (1879) in undress uniform with sword and undress sabretache. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageBritish Collection: Lieutenant of the Royal Horse Artillery

Lieutenant of the Royal Horse Artillery in Full Dress. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageBritish Collection: Back Them Up - World War Two poster

Back Them Up - World War Two poster
World War Two poster depicting British bombers (they look like the Bristol Beaufort) carrying out a daytime bombing raid on the city of Berlin

Background imageBritish Collection: Field Officer of the 12th Royal Lancers

Field Officer of the 12th Royal Lancers
Field Officer (any officer from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel upwards) from the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageBritish Collection: Lord Kitchener making a presentation to an Indian trooper

Lord Kitchener making a presentation to an Indian trooper
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (1850 - 1916), a British Field Marshal, diplomat, and statesman, hands a colonial Indian cavalry soldier a medal

Background imageBritish Collection: Indian State Railways poster

Indian State Railways poster advertising travel to Muttra (now known as Mathura) in the Agra division of British India, and in particular to the Krishna Temple on the site of the legendary birthplace

Background imageBritish Collection: Recruitment poster for the British Army

Recruitment poster for the British Army, showing four laughing and smiling soldiers marching along in their kilts, with rifles over their shoulders. Line up, boys! Enlist today

Background imageBritish Collection: D. B. Wyndham-Lewis

D. B. Wyndham-Lewis
Dominic Bevan Wyndham-Lewis (1891 - 1969), British writer, editor and biographer. Contributor to the Daily Express, The Bystander and the News Chronicle

Background imageBritish Collection: Royal visit to Henley Regatta by State Barge

Royal visit to Henley Regatta by State Barge
King George V, Queen Mary and Princess Mary attending the Henley Regatta in the Royal Barge. The barge was built in 1689 by William III for his Consort, Queen Mary

Background imageBritish Collection: We Are Not Downhearted by H. T. Hardy

We Are Not Downhearted by H. T. Hardy
World War One postcard showing a a group of children, dressed in the uniforms of French, British, Russian and Belgian soldiers, arm in arm and holding their individual countrys flags

Background imageBritish Collection: Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Background imageBritish Collection: Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre

Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre
Caricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant

Background imageBritish Collection: Major General Lord Cheylesmore / Stamp

Major General Lord Cheylesmore / Stamp
Major General HERBERT FRANCIS EATON, 3rd Baron CHEYLESMORE (1848 - 1925) British Army officer and peer

Background imageBritish Collection: Poster advertising the British India Line to East Africa

Poster advertising the British India Line to East Africa
Poster advertising cruises on the British India Line to East Africa. Departures are from London and Marseilles to Mombasa, Tanga, Zanzibar, Dar Es Salaam and Beira

Background imageBritish Collection: Types of Territorials

Types of Territorials
Types of the Territorial Army wearing their various uniforms including the Highland Light Infantry (far left), Rifle Brigade and Royal Engineers

Background imageBritish Collection: BP employee opening the flow valves

BP employee opening the flow valves
A British Petroleum employee opens the flow valves of an oil plant in the Middle East (likely to have been in Iraq or Iran)

Background imageBritish Collection: The pier at Entebbe, Uganda - Lake Victoria

The pier at Entebbe, Uganda - Lake Victoria
The pier at Entebbe, Uganda on the shore of Lake Victoria with the steam ferryboats Clement Hill (on left) which was in service between 1906-36 and either the Winifred or Sybil (on the right)



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