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Background imageBruce Collection: Old Bill smoking a pipe - ALL THE BEST FROM OLD BILL

Old Bill smoking a pipe - ALL THE BEST FROM OLD BILL
Portrait of Old Bill smoking a pipe and inscribed ALL THE BEST FROM OLD BILL & BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER.. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Background imageBruce Collection: The Men of the 1924 Everest Expedition

The Men of the 1924 Everest Expedition
Photograph showing the 1924 Everest Expedition team in their camp. Those pictured are back row, left to right: Irvine, Mallory, Norton, Odell and MacDonald

Background imageBruce Collection: Wartime Toby jugs, WW1

Wartime Toby jugs, WW1
Advertisement for Soane & Smith of Oxford Street, promoting their range of Toby jugs based on wartime leaders, principally Sir David Beatty, Sir Douglas Haig, Lord Jellicoe, Marshal Joffre

Background imageBruce Collection: Old Bill and Co by Bruce Bairnsfather

Old Bill and Co by Bruce Bairnsfather
An ARP warden stands on a rooftop during a very lively air raid and looks down a chimney pot with his binoculars telling those hiding inside, I said, I reckon its time you went to the shelter. 1940

Background imageBruce Collection: Battle of Bannockburn

Battle of Bannockburn
The Scottish army led by Robert the Bruce defeats the invading English army of Edward II

Background imageBruce Collection: Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall

Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall
His Pals - Fragments Copyright. Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Background imageBruce Collection: Things That Matter, by Bruce Bairnsfather

Things That Matter, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel receives the following message from G.H.Q Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Background imageBruce Collection: A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon

A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" They must ave ad some good news or somethin, Alf; you can ear em cheerin quite plain." Two British Tommies, Bill and Alf

Background imageBruce Collection: Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it

Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it
Ttwo soldiers stuck in a trench, during a battle in World War One

Background imageBruce Collection: Another Maxim Maxim by Bairnsfather

Another Maxim Maxim by Bairnsfather
Another Maxim Maxim " Machine guns form a valuable support for infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather Date: 1915

Background imageBruce Collection: 6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcards

6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcards
Set of 6 Bruce Bairnsfather postcards, Series 9. Published by The Bystander - in original brown envelope. Commemorative Art

Background imageBruce Collection: Mount Everest Expedition 1924

Mount Everest Expedition 1924
Mount Everest Expedition, 1924. Led by General The Hon. C. B. Bruce C.B. A view of Mount Everest from the Base Camp in the Rongbuk Valley, Tibet. Sent (and signed on front) by J. B. L

Background imageBruce Collection: Albion Rovers FC football team 1936

Albion Rovers FC football team 1936. Back row: Miller, Waddell, Shevlin (Captain), Beath, Anderson, Bruce. Front row: McPhee, Lyon, Rice, Graham, Grant. Date: 1936

Background imageBruce Collection: Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy

Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy
Famous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp

Background imageBruce Collection: Captain Bairnsfathers first meeting with Old Bill, WW1

Captain Bairnsfathers first meeting with Old Bill, WW1
This historic incident took place during the first battle of Ypres, but the Censor held stern views about battle pictures in those days

Background imageBruce Collection: Well, if you Knows of a Bette ole, Go to It

Well, if you Knows of a Bette ole, Go to It
WELL, IF YOU KNOWS OF A BETTE OLE, GO TO IT !. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Background imageBruce Collection: The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery, 8th August 1963. Wanted Poster for Bruce Reynolds. 1963

Background imageBruce Collection: The Thirst For Reprisals, by Bruce Bairnsfather

The Thirst For Reprisals, by Bruce Bairnsfather
And me rifle, someone

Background imageBruce Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whatever

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whatever
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageBruce Collection: One of Our Minor Wars, by Bairnsfather

One of Our Minor Wars, by Bairnsfather
One of Our Minor Wars " Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, possibly his most famous, shown as it first appeared in The Bystander 1915

Background imageBruce Collection: Design by Bruce Bairnsfather

Design by Bruce Bairnsfather
Design by the famous World War I Bystander cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather for what looks like a club or restaurant menu or invitation

Background imageBruce Collection: Sir Robert Cotton

Sir Robert Cotton
Sir ROBERT BRUCE COTTON antiquarian who formed one of the worlds greatest collections of old manuscripts, documents, coins etc - with his autograph

Background imageBruce Collection: Costelloe Lodge - Home to Bruce Ismay after Titanic Disaster

Costelloe Lodge - Home to Bruce Ismay after Titanic Disaster
Costelloe Lodge in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland - the retreat that Joseph Bruce Ismay lived in after the Titanic disaster

Background imageBruce Collection: Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn

Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1314

Background imageBruce Collection: Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather

Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce Bairnsfather
The very first cartoon published in The Bystander by Bruce Bairnsfather (later Captain) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Background imageBruce Collection: The Dud Shell, by Bairnsfather

The Dud Shell, by Bairnsfather
The Dud Shell - -Or the Fuse Top Collector " Give it a good ard it Bert, you can generally ear em fizzin a bit first if they are a-goin to explode" 1916

Background imageBruce Collection: In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon

In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" Old Bill has practically decided to try to get Private Shinio (the ex-comedy-juggler-and-hand-balancer)

Background imageBruce Collection: Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon

Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" You re comin along with me, my lad, as soon as this is over!" (Hermann feels he DOES know a better ole)

Background imageBruce Collection: Autocar Poster -- French Grand Prix

Autocar Poster -- French Grand Prix
Autocar Poster -- French driver Boillot in a blue Peugeot, chasing the American Bruce Brown in a red Fiat, in the French Grand Prix

Background imageBruce Collection: Mr P. A. S. Franklin and Mr J. Bruce Ismay

Mr P. A. S. Franklin and Mr J. Bruce Ismay
On their way to a meeting of the senatorial commission: Mr P. A. S. Franklin, Vice-President of the International Mercantile Marine Corporation and Mr J

Background imageBruce Collection: Sculptures on display as part of the Festival of Britain

Sculptures on display as part of the Festival of Britain
Sculptures on display in Battersea Park (and on tour) as part of the Festival of Britain: a paper sculpture entitled Hunting by Bruce Angrave (top)

Background imageBruce Collection: Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather
Untitled cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, the famous World War One cartoonist, whose humorous pictures and " Old Bill" character appeared in The Bystander

Background imageBruce Collection: British Royal Family at Elsick House in 1931

British Royal Family at Elsick House in 1931
At Elsick House, Scotland in 1931: (l to r in front) Lady Maud Carnegie (younger sister of the Duchess of Fife and a granddaughter of King Edward VII), Queen Mary holding Mauds son James

Background imageBruce Collection: Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth (b. 1928) with family, wife Penny Calvert and children Debbie and Julia

Background imageBruce Collection: Lord Alfred Douglas / 1894

Lord Alfred Douglas / 1894
Lord ALFRED BRUCE DOUGLAS writer, friend of Oscar Wilde in 1894, at age 24

Background imageBruce Collection: Esther Bruce & her father Joseph Bruce in Fulham, London

Esther Bruce & her father Joseph Bruce in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother

Background imageBruce Collection: Old Bill and Co. August 1940

Old Bill and Co. August 1940
" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours

Background imageBruce Collection: Ils ne passeront pas, by Bairnsfather

Ils ne passeront pas, by Bairnsfather
Ils ne passeront pas (They shall not pass) Old soldiers never say die, they'll simply block the way A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring his popular character

Background imageBruce Collection: Obviously! by Bairnsfather

Obviously! by Bairnsfather
Obviously! The young and talkative one: " What made that ole!" The fed-up one: " mice" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1915

Background imageBruce Collection: Things that Matter

Things that Matter
THINGS THAT MATTER. Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel received the following message from GHQ - Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Background imageBruce Collection: A War of Exhaustion by Bruce Bairnsfather

A War of Exhaustion by Bruce Bairnsfather
There are times when Private Lightfoot feels absolutely convinced that its going to be a War of Exhaustion A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Christmas Number, 1916 Date: 1916

Background imageBruce Collection: My Dug-Out A lay of the trenches by Bruce Bairnsfather

My Dug-Out A lay of the trenches by Bruce Bairnsfather
Old Bill shows his prowess as a poet in this cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather. Date: 1915

Background imageBruce Collection: The New Submarine Danger by Bairnsfather

The New Submarine Danger by Bairnsfather
The New Submarine Danger " They ll be torpedoin us if we stick ere much longer, Bill" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring his popular characters Old Bill

Background imageBruce Collection: Those Superstitions by Bairnsfather

Those Superstitions by Bairnsfather
Those Superstitions Private Sandy McNab cheers the assembly by pointing out (with the aid of his pocket almanac)

Background imageBruce Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather merchandise

Bruce Bairnsfather merchandise
Selection of items featuring illustrations by the famous World War One cartoonist

Background imageBruce Collection: Alfred Douglas & Wilde

Alfred Douglas & Wilde
Lord ALFRED BRUCE DOUGLAS writer, with Oscar Wilde in 1894, at age 24

Background imageBruce Collection: Bannockburn / 1314

Bannockburn / 1314
The Scottish army led by King Robert de Bruce VIII defeat the invading English army of Edward II

Background imageBruce Collection: Bannockburn / Bruce Review

Bannockburn / Bruce Review
Before the battle, King Robert de Bruce VIII reviews the Scottish army, who proceed to defeat the English

Background imageBruce Collection: The Intelligence Department, by Bairnsfather

The Intelligence Department, by Bairnsfather
The Intelligence Department " Is this ere the Warwicks?" " Nao, Indenburgs blinkin Light Infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander

Background imageBruce Collection: The Conscientious Exhilarator, by Bairnsfather

The Conscientious Exhilarator, by Bairnsfather
The Conscientious Exhilarator " Every encouragement should be given for singing and whistling" - (Extract from a Military Manual ) That painstaking fellow, Lieut

Background imageBruce Collection: His Fatal Beauty, by Bairnsfather

His Fatal Beauty, by Bairnsfather
His Fatal Beauty OLD BILL: " My wife married me for love, ye know, Bert" BERT (after prolonged and somewhat pained scrutiny of Bills face): " I had been wonderin what it was, Bill

Background imageBruce Collection: How WWI was fought

How WWI was fought
" As it is for most of us" World War I was a slog, described by many as " 90% routine and 10% terror." Although soldiers lived with death every day, for the most part

Background imageBruce Collection: That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce Bairnsfather

That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Oh, star of eve, whose tender beam Fall on my spirits troubled dream

Background imageBruce Collection: A Maxim Maxim, by Bruce Bairnsfather

A Maxim Maxim, by Bruce Bairnsfather
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Background imageBruce Collection: Robert Bruce / On Seal

Robert Bruce / On Seal
ROBERT I King of Scotland

Background imageBruce Collection: Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape

Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888-1981), senior Royal Navy officer

Background imageBruce Collection: Cheered on landing: the White Star chairman home

Cheered on landing: the White Star chairman home. Greeted sympathetically at Liverpool: Mr and Mrs Bruce Ismay leaving the liner Adriatic'

Background imageBruce Collection: Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans

Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans. "That was the end of the matter." Date: 1908

Background imageBruce Collection: Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans

Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans. "Halloa, Watson! What is this?" Date: 1908

Background imageBruce Collection: Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans

Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans

Background imageBruce Collection: Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans

Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans. "My Friend was standing with an expression of strained intensity upon his face." Date: 1908

Background imageBruce Collection: Sherlock Holmes - Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans

Sherlock Holmes - Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans
Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans. The tall and portly form of Mycroft Homes was ushered into the room. Date: 1908

Background imageBruce Collection: Page from The Tatler, 28th October 1936: Ball-dancing at Gleneagles Hotel. Date: 1936

Page from The Tatler, 28th October 1936: Ball-dancing at Gleneagles Hotel. Date: 1936

Background imageBruce Collection: If you knows of a better ole - go to it! McGill postcard

If you knows of a better ole - go to it! McGill postcard
If you knows of a better ole - go to it! A humorous seaside postcard by Donald McGill showing two rotund Peeping Toms voyeuristically peering through a crack in the door of a bathing machine

Background imageBruce Collection: Khaki Chums Christmas Truce Cross, St Yvon, Belgium

Khaki Chums Christmas Truce Cross, St Yvon, Belgium
At Christmas 1914, over the 24th/25th December, a truce was held here between the 1st Battalion the Warwickshire Regiment and the 7th Bavarians in which Bruce Bairnsfaher took part

Background imageBruce Collection: Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day

Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day
Front cover of The Bystander illustrated by the magazines most famous cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather

Background imageBruce Collection: The Alledged Liberator Companies Frauds

The Alledged Liberator Companies Frauds - the Trial of Jabez Balfour. Date: 1895

Background imageBruce Collection: Charing Cross Dressing Station bunkers, Ploegsteert

Charing Cross Dressing Station bunkers, Ploegsteert
These are close by the Plugstreet Experience 14-18 (Interpretation Centre) and served the Dressing Station which, like many of the sites around here, used a series of Central London names

Background imageBruce Collection: Lady Young (formerly Lady Scott), Peter Scott, Wayland Young

Lady Young (formerly Lady Scott), Peter Scott, Wayland Young
The sculptor, Lady Young, formerly Kathleen Bruce, then Lady Scott, wife of the polar explorer, Robert Falcon Scott

Background imageBruce Collection: Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949

Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949
Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950

Background imageBruce Collection: Bruce Woodcock and Tami Mauriello in boxing match

Bruce Woodcock and Tami Mauriello in boxing match
Bruce Woodcock and Tami Mauriello in a boxing match

Background imageBruce Collection: King Robert the Bruce is crowned as King of Scotland

King Robert the Bruce is crowned as King of Scotland by Isabella MacDuff, The Countess of Buchan at the Abbey at Scone. 1306

Background imageBruce Collection: WW1 - Officer in the Roll of Honour - Major S. M. Bruce

WW1 - Officer in the Roll of Honour - Major S. M. Bruce, Indian Cavalry (37th Lancers). Third son of the late Colonel Edward Bruce, 19th Lancers, " Fanes Horse, " and of Mrs

Background imageBruce Collection: RMS Titanic, Harold Cottam Collectionk inquiry documnt)

RMS Titanic, Harold Cottam Collectionk inquiry documnt)
RMS TITANIC. THE HAROLD COTTAM COLLECTION: Harold's personal copy of the American Titanic Senate Inquiry titled Titanic Disaster

Background imageBruce Collection: WW2 - When The Bells Rang

WW2 - When The Bells Rang
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, When The Bells Rang, written by Anthony Armstrong and Bruce Graeme. The image shows the side profile of a soldier holding his bayonet rifle

Background imageBruce Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. A fascinating archive of letters from Wilton Oldham to Mrs Bower Ismay relating to research for his book The Ismay Line

Background imageBruce Collection: The Young Sketcher

The Young Sketcher
A portrait oil painting of a young man, working on a sketch, he is seated at a desk, which has his artist's tools on it, beside a decorative handkerchief. Date: circa 1921

Background imageBruce Collection: Georges Carpentier

Georges Carpentier
A side profile portrait painting of French boxer, Georges Carpentier, 1894-1975, holding a total of 89 wins, his nickname was Orchid Man

Background imageBruce Collection: The Saloon, Blenheim Palace

The Saloon, Blenheim Palace
A painting which showcases the grand interior of the saloon in Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, and a gift to John Churchill

Background imageBruce Collection: Blenheim Palace State Room

Blenheim Palace State Room
A painting which showcases the illustrious interior of a state room of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, and a gift to John Churchill

Background imageBruce Collection: Miss Hilda Moore

Miss Hilda Moore
A portrait painting of British stage and film actor, Hilda Mary Moore, who is wearing a fur jacket off of one shoulder and holding a large bunch of poppies

Background imageBruce Collection: Still Life Blue and White

Still Life Blue and White
A still life painting of some blue and white delphiniums dominating the arrangement, among some other flower types, including daisies and corn flowers. Date: circa 1915

Background imageBruce Collection: The Red Coat

The Red Coat
A portrait oil painting of a young man, heavily themed with the colour red, including his hair, hat, lips, blushing cheeks and most noticeably, his uniform coat. Date: circa 1915

Background imageBruce Collection: White Star Line - three pocket books

White Star Line - three pocket books
White Star Line - three rare pocket books. (1) 1893 hardbound booklet of tide tables, sailings, passages, etc



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