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British Collection (page 17)

Background imageBritish Collection: MALINOWSKI (1884-1942)

MALINOWSKI (1884-1942)
BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI Polish-born British anthropologist, in the Trobriand Islands 1914-18

Background imageBritish Collection: Victoria Coat of Arms

Victoria Coat of Arms
The royal coat of arms of Britain during Victorias reign

Background imageBritish Collection: Treaty of Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi
Maori chiefs recognise British sovereignty by signing the Treaty of Waitangi

Background imageBritish Collection: British Navy taking Curacao, Napoleonic Wars

British Navy taking Curacao, Napoleonic Wars
The British Navy taking the Caribbean island of Curacao during the Napoleonic Wars

Background imageBritish Collection: Saturday shopping by F. C. Twort

Saturday shopping by F. C. Twort
A busy marketplace scene in a British town during the 1930s. Shoppers mill around various stalls while the pub is open for business. Date: 1935

Background imageBritish Collection: Card commemorating Zeebrugge and Ostend raid, WW1

Card commemorating Zeebrugge and Ostend raid, WW1
Card commemorating British raids on German shipping at Zeebrugge and Ostend, 23 April 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageBritish Collection: The Leslie Girls dance troupe

The Leslie Girls dance troupe - Ella, Dris, Ann, Joyce, Gladys, Georgina, Dulcie, Tlly, Winnie and Kitty. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBritish Collection: Humming-birds--or--a dandy trio

Humming-birds--or--a dandy trio. Cartoon showing three fashionable dandies singing and playing instruments in a well-furnished room. Date 1819

Background imageBritish Collection: HMS Tiger, British battle cruiser, WW1

HMS Tiger, British battle cruiser, WW1
HMS Tiger, a British battle cruiser, launched 1913, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1931. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageBritish Collection: Summer Holidays in the British Isles

Summer Holidays in the British Isles
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in the British Isles, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing an English seaside resort, with a sandy beach, sailing boats on the sea, a pier and a blue sky

Background imageBritish Collection: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher
Portrait of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister 1979-1990

Background imageBritish Collection: Demobilisation after Wwi

Demobilisation after Wwi
Scenes at Crystal Palace at the end of the WWI showing soldiers demobilising at a rate of over 4000 a day

Background imageBritish Collection: Archery Meeting 1822

Archery Meeting 1822
The Meeting of the Royal British Bowmen in the Grounds of Erddig (Erthig) Park, Denbighshire, Wales - the seat of Simon Yorke Esq

Background imageBritish Collection: Brit. Troops Moved by Air

Brit. Troops Moved by Air
British Sikh forces of occupation moved by air to crush the Kurdish insurrection

Background imageBritish Collection: Automatic Phone Exchange

Automatic Phone Exchange
Automatic telephone exchange of the British Post Office, which at that time managed the telephone network

Background imageBritish Collection: Rail Operations Centre

Rail Operations Centre
A British Rail operations and track maintenance centre

Background imageBritish Collection: Waiting in Trenches Wwi

Waiting in Trenches Wwi
British troops, including a corporal, wait in trenches near Arras for the barrage to lift before moving on

Background imageBritish Collection: PRINCESS DIANA

PRINCESS DIANA
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES (1961-1997) Former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. Tragically killed in a car crash in Paris

Background imageBritish Collection: Wellington reorganizes his defence - Battle of Waterloo

Wellington reorganizes his defence - Battle of Waterloo
7pm - June 18, 1815. The Duke of Wellington reorganizes his central defence after the loss of La Haye Sainte. At the same time, The Prussians once again regain control of Plancenoit

Background imageBritish Collection: Types of British Aircraft -- The Bristol Scout

Types of British Aircraft -- The Bristol Scout. 1914-1918

Background imageBritish Collection: Cameron Highlanders

Cameron Highlanders
The Queens own Cameron Highlanders. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBritish Collection: Hussar Scout in France - WWI

Hussar Scout in France - WWI
Hussar Scout on the look-out in France - WWI Date: circa 1915

Background imageBritish Collection: A petitioning, remonstrating, reforming, republican

A petitioning, remonstrating, reforming, republican. Cartoon shows a Republican squatting over an upturned crown, urinating into an upturned bishops mitre

Background imageBritish Collection: British machine gun carriers passing through French village

British machine gun carriers passing through French village
British Bren Machine-Gun Carriers passing through a French village on the way to a rendezvous in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939

Background imageBritish Collection: Eng. Electric Canberra

Eng. Electric Canberra
Mark 2 : British jet bomber Date: circa 1950

Background imageBritish Collection: British transport crossing Sakaltutan Pass, WW1

British transport crossing Sakaltutan Pass, WW1
British transport crossing the Sakaltutan Pass during the First World War. This Pass across the Jebel Hamrin was evacuated by the Turks and occupied by the 8th Royal Welch Fusiliers on 3

Background imageBritish Collection: Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell
BERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell - British philospher and author, lying down smoking a pipe during one of his hikes into the Welsh countryside. Date: 1872 - 1970

Background imageBritish Collection: Locomotive no 902 Highland Chief

Locomotive no 902 Highland Chief

Background imageBritish Collection: Lance Corporal of Ludhiana Sikhs

Lance Corporal of Ludhiana Sikhs
Lance-Naik (Lance Corporal) of the Ludhiana Sikhs. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageBritish Collection: Silhouetted British troops

Silhouetted British troops on the horizon

Background imageBritish Collection: The Somme 1916

The Somme 1916
A still from the film The Battle of the Somme, made by Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell, showing British soldiers advancing

Background imageBritish Collection: Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition

Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, running from April to October 1924. Travel routes are shown, together with a plan of the exhibition space itself

Background imageBritish Collection: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher
Portrait of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister 1979-1990

Background imageBritish Collection: Women workers, World War I

Women workers, World War I
British women aeroplane workers in the Midlands, acetylene welding frame lugs for planes during World War I

Background imageBritish Collection: The Railway Junction

The Railway Junction. A signal changing from stop to go. This is a classic British semaphore stop signal (lower quadrant type)

Background imageBritish Collection: The Zulu war. Sir Garnet Wolseleys camp at Ulundi. Zulus co

The Zulu war. Sir Garnet Wolseleys camp at Ulundi. Zulus co
Following the Zulu defeat at Ulundi, Zulu capital and place of their ancestors, Garnet Wolseley took command of the British army from Lord Chelmsford

Background imageBritish Collection: Embassy at Tehran

Embassy at Tehran
Reception of the Embassy, near Tehran : following preliminary negotiations depicted here, a British mission (and subsequently an embassy) was set up in Tehran

Background imageBritish Collection: Petergate, York

Petergate, York
A view of Petergate, York, during festival time, with the towers of the Minster in the background

Background imageBritish Collection: Gordon Highlanders

Gordon Highlanders
GORDON HIGHLANDERS

Background imageBritish Collection: Sir C Russell / Vfair 1890

Sir C Russell / Vfair 1890
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL BARON RUSSELL of KILLOWEN British judge, born in Ireland; Liberal MP

Background imageBritish Collection: Wolverton Station royal reception

Wolverton Station royal reception
The reception room at Wolverton train Station, redecorated in honour of Queen Victoria and Prince Alberts visit to the Duke of Buckingham in 1845

Background imageBritish Collection: Tank Corps Recruitment

Tank Corps Recruitment
A recruitment poster for the British Tanks Corps Armoured Car Companies - Become a Motor Enginerr and see the World!

Background imageBritish Collection: Parcels Post Van C1870

Parcels Post Van C1870
Parcels Post van of the British Post Office

Background imageBritish Collection: PRINCE JOHN / 1914-19 / ILN

PRINCE JOHN / 1914-19 / ILN
PRINCE JOHN Youngest son of George V. Died aged thirteen, having suffered severe epileptic fits from infancy onwards

Background imageBritish Collection: Ladies Football Club

Ladies Football Club
The first match of the British Ladies Football Club

Background imageBritish Collection: PRINCE ALBERT (1819-61)

PRINCE ALBERT (1819-61)
PRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA The handsome young Prince Albert

Background imageBritish Collection: Sir Henry Havelock / Davie

Sir Henry Havelock / Davie
SIR HENRY HAVELOCK British soldier relieving Lucknow in 1857

Background imageBritish Collection: George Vi / Vandyk 1922

George Vi / Vandyk 1922
GEORGE VI as Duke of York in 1922



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