Commemorating Collection (page 3)

Sinking of the Empress of Ireland
Cover of the Illustrated London News Special Double Number on 6th June 1914 commemorating the loss of the Empress of Ireland which sank in the early hours of 29th May 1914 with great loss of life

Tea Party Tablet, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where Griffins Wharf used to be, commemorating the event of 6 December 1773 when chests of tea were thrown into the sea in response to the British tax

WWI silk and lace cushion - destruction of Albert
First World War silk and lace cushion cover commemorating the destruction of Albert. Commemorative Art

Sir Leary Constantine with boy scout
Sir Leary Constantine, the former West Indies cricketer, shaking hands with Robert Todd (age 15), of the 6th Wallington Scout Group, UK

George V
Death of the Late King George V (1865 - 1936), front cover of The Illustrated London News showing George V in military uniform

Henry Fawcett (1833 1884) British economist, politician & Cambridge professor, accidentally blinded. Husband of Millicent Garrett Fawcatt

American Civil War commemoration postcard
Fraternity, Loyalty and Charity. The men who in the conflict led and for the union fought and bled tho passingon are never dead

President Lincolns entry into Richmond. Civil War
" With malice towards none, with charity for all." President Lincolns entry into Richmond, April 4th 1865. Date: 1911

Adverts and messages commemorating the coronation
On the left, an embroidery created by the Royal School of Needlework for the makers of Capstan cigarettes (branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co.)

Fish Street Hill
The Monument, commemorating the Great Fire of 1666, stands on the right. Date: 1807

Civil War Cross
The remains of a wayside cross commemorating a Royalist Officer at Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. Date: 17th century

Scottish American War Memorial, West Princes Street Gardens
Scottish American War Memorial (1927), West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh - The Spirit of 1914. The Sculptor was Robert Tait McKenzie (1867-1938). Date: circa 1940

Royal Silver Jubilee Service - St. Pauls Cathedral - 1935. Date: 1935

The Wellington Monument, Hyde Park, London
The Wellington Monument to Arthur Wellesley, the first duke of Wellington, commemorating his victories in the Peninsular War and the latter stages of the Napoleonic Wars

Card commemorating life of King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906). Date: 1906

Geneva - Palais de Nations - Woodrow Wilson plaque
Geneva, Switzerland - Palais de Nations - plaque commemorating Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, who founded the League of Nations in 1919 following WW1. Date: circa 1920s

Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - raised to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, which took place on June 17th, 1775

Abinger Hammer, Surrey, England - Famous Clock
Abinger Hammer, Surrey, England - The clock (visible left) - which overhangs the main road portrays the figure of " Jack the Blacksmith", who strikes the hour with his hammer

Salt Lake City - Utah, USA - Seagull Monument, Temple Block
The Seagull Monument - a small monument situated immediately in front of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Abbaye de Saint-Denis - Memorial - King Francois II
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis, Paris, France - Memorial to King Francis (Francois) II of France, who died aged only 18 in 1560 after reigning for only 18 months. Date: circa 1910s

Soviet QSL card - plaque on Venus
A commemorative card from a Soviet Radio Station (a QSL card) commemorating the sending of a plaque bearing a portrait of Lenin to the Planet Venus

Lisbon, Portugal - Antiquarian Bookseller Postcard - overprinte with a black band following the double Royal assassination of February 1908

Spain. Primo de Riveras dictatorship (1923-1930)

KNIGHT, Charles (1791-1873). English illustrator
" KNIGHT, Charles (1791-1873). English illustrator.; SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). English poet and playwright. Title page of the imperial edition of " The Works of Shakespeare"

ASCASO, Francisco (1901-1936). Anarchist leader, belonging to CNT and FAI. Poster commemorating his death. SPAIN. Madrid. Fundaci󮠤 e Estudios Libertarios Anselmo Lorenzo (FAL)

BATONI, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787). Kaiser Joseph II and the Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany. 1769. Portrait commemorating the meeting held between the two brothers in Rome. Neoclassicism

Armenian Christians commemorating the dead. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Greenwich pensioners commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar

Australia & New Zealand Monument, Port Said
The Australia and New Zealand Monument - Port Said, Egypt. Commorative monument realting to Austraian and New Zealander involvement during World War One

Colonne De Juillet
The Colonne de Juillet in the place de la Bastille, Paris, commemorating the 1830 revolution, is decorated with red flags and tricouleurs by the Communards. Date: March 1871

Marriage of Prince of Naples to Princess Elena of Montenegro
Card commemorating the marraige of the Prince of Naples to Princess Elena of Montenegro on the 9th October 1896 Date: 1896

QSL card - Lithaunian Radio Station
A commemorative card from a Lithaunian Radio Station (a QSL card) commemorating 20 years of the restitution of Lithuanian independence. These were sent abroad, hence the card is written in English

Italian poster, Luce Di Scomparsi, WW1
An Italian poster commemorating those lost during the First World War, with the words Luce Di Scomparsi, showing an Italian soldier with a cemetery in the background. Date: 1915-1918

Guards Memorial - St Jamess Park, London
The Guards Memorial - St Jamess Park, London (as seen from Horseguards Parade) - unveiled by the Duke of Connaught on 16th October, 1926. An obelisk of Portland stone with a granite base

Papal Golden Jubilee of Pope Pius X
Card commemorating the Papal Golden Jubilee of Pope Pius Xs ordination as a priest in 1858. His portrait sits above a photograph of a group of Roman Catholic cardinals and church dignitaries

Royal wedding commemorative medal
The medal commemorating the marriage of King Faruk of Egypt(1920-1965) and Queen Farida(1921-1988)

Trafalgar Square lion
View of one of the lions at the foot of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square, Central London, at the time of the Nelson Centenary Celebrations

Flag commemorating the Hindenburg
Triangular flag commemorating the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1936. The airship crashed at Lakehurst the following year

Trafalgar Day, 21 October 1895
Commemorating the nineteenth anniversary of the victory of the Battle of Trafalgar. Crowds gather round Nelsons column in Trafalgar Square on 21 October 1895. Wreaths are laid on the steps

Jewish Purim
Amsterdam Jews celebrate PURIM, commemorating the defeat of Hamans plot to massacre the Jews

Coronation Elizabeth II
The official souvenir programme, commemorating the coronation of Elizabeth II, with the Royal Coat of Arms

William of Orange
KING WILLIAM III Statue of William of Orange at Brixham in Devon, England, commemorating his landing near there on 5 November 1688 to claim the English throne

Che Guevara Placard 1983
ERNESTO GUEVARA known as CHE GUEVARA Placard commemorating the Latin American guerrilla leader, at the Ministry of Interior, Havana, Cuba

Coat of Arms George VI
The official souvenir programme, commemorating the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, with the Royal Coat of Arms

Silk Ceremony / China
The Empress & her attendants proceed to the temple from the Mulberry grove during the annual ceremony commemorating the invention of silk weaving

Pisa Bridge Game / C18Th
PISA : the long-ago defeat of the Saracens is celebrated by two groups of warriors who battle it out on a bridge over the Arno

William III & Mary
KING WILLIAM III & QUEEN MARY A contemporary Dutch engraving commemorating their accession

Procession of Passion
Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus, at Billom, France, a nocturnal procession passes through the streets on Vendredi Saint - Good Friday

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