Courage Collection (page 3)

None but the brave deserve the fair by Florence Hardy
None but the brave deserve the fair. Little boy summons up the courage to give the pretty girl he likes a bunch of flowers

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Courage
An Italian postcard entitled " Courage! Victory is Nigh!". The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridge
Publius Horatius Cocles, an army officer of the Roman Republic, together with two companions, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius

Misfitz - Jack and the Beanstalk. early 20th century

Women WW1 Work Our Womanhood
A tribute to the women who have filled jobs previously undertaken by men who have gone off to fight. The verse celebrates the way that women have responded to the call

The Courage of Eleazar - 1 Maccabees 6. circa 1690

WW1 - Christmas Greetings Postcard
WW1 - Patriotic French Christmas Greetings Postcard - Father Christmas arrives (interestingly on 1st January?!) to deliver presents to the children of a soldier

Right column with reliefs depicting scenes from the life of
Church of St. Charles (1716-1737). Right column with spiral decoration depicting scenes from the life of St. Charles Borromeo. The Courage. Carved by Lorenzo Mattielli (1678/88-1748). Detail. Vienna

Caricature of the Duke of Connaught in Egypt
Caricature of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), third son of Queen Victoria. Seen here on military service in the British army during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Cartoon, The Brave Mothers of France, WW1
Cartoon, The brave mothers of France, reading letters from their sons fighting on the Western Front. Date: 1916

John Hamilton (Naval)
JOHN HAMILTON naval commander, known for his courage and humour : instigated reforms in seamens conditions, drowned in shipwreck Date: ? - 1755

Filming Vesuvius 1922
Intrepid cameramen capture a sensational view of Vesuvius, standing on the very edge of the crater. Date: 1922

Courage Brewery. Cooperage and cask-loading bank Date: 1889

A test of courage
Young boy with a lamp eyeing a fierce whit bulldog at the gate. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

Come to supper
A young boytakes courage and invites an attractive dance partner to supper. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1910

Maternal Courage
Plate 14 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1874

Cartoon, Stoicism, WW1
Cartoon, Stoicism -- a French aviator impresses two fashionable women with his toughness during a bombardment. Date: 1915

Victoria Cross exploits in the Indian Mutiny
Some Victoria Cross exploits in the Indian Mutiny -- Private Dempsey rescuing Ensign Erskine (centre), Mr Mangles dressing Taylors wound (top left)

Illustration, The Valiant Tailor -- Pulling the piece of soft cheese out of his pocket, he squeezed it till the moisture ran out. Date: 1909

Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-Corporal Michael O Leary of the Irish Guards, practically capturing the enemys position by himself and saving a British company by charging barricades

Royal Naval Air Service in Great War Deeds, WW1
Flight Commander Hewlett of the Royal Naval Air Service (before the RAF was formed) almost colliding with a mast of a German warship during the air raid on Cuxhaven on Christmas Day 1914

Men of the Australian Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1
Men of the Australian Navy, on board the HMAS Sydney, cheering and crying as the defeated and sinking German cruiser Emden turned to run ashore

Territorial Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Territorial Corps of the British Army giving a glorious lead and example to all those fighting in France -- the London Scottish making an epoch in British military history

Naval Division in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Royal Marine and Naval Brigades (Naval Division) of the British Royal Navy being guided by Colonel Seely in a car, leaving Antwerp after their gallant defence

Royal West Kents in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) gallantly holding a road on the Western Front at a critical time. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds

Ninth Lancers in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Ninth (Queens Royal) Lancers charging to recapture British guns temporarily in the hands of the Germans, a deed that won the Victoria Cross for Captain F O Grenfell

WW2 greetings card, Good Luck! A soldier, a sailor and an airman. Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, Battle of Britain -- So much owed by so many to so few (Winston Churchill). By F Gordon Crosby. Date: 1941

The Man Who Won the V. C. by Thomas Henry
An officer who has won the Victoria Cross is presented with a situation that finds him a little short of courage - a roomful of young women, eager to meet him. Date: 1915

Embroidered silk on card - Allied flags and Courage et Confiance. Commemorative Art

Private A C Crapper bringing up a limber of supplies, WW1
Private A C Crapper bringing up a limber of supplies to the trenches under heavy fire. After the horses had bolted, 670 Private Crapper of the 1/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion

Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy
Bonzo finds a trace of his ancestral courage in an old tapestry -- he notices his ancestor running away from a wild boar, while bigger and braver dogs confront it. Date: 1924

RFA men with parachute equipment, France, WW1
Men of the RFA (Royal Field Artillery) with parachute equipment on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are responsible for air observation using kite balloons

King George V and Lt Knox, Western Front, WW1
King George V congratulates Lt Knox after presenting him with the Victoria Cross during World War One. Date: 1918

Tanker Ohio with fuel for Malta by G. H. Davis
How the tanker Ohio delivered fuel to Malta during the Second World War, in the face of numerous enemy attacks. Date: 12-14 August 1942

Deeds of gallantry in the English Channel by G. H. Davis
Deeds of gallantry in the running sea and air fight in the English Channel during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Are you in Khaki? by Fish
The courage that dares the shot and shell is infinitesimal compared to the bravery of the young man in mufti who in the restaurants dares the cutting contempt of the khaki-clad heroes

British midget submarine attack by G. H. Davis
One of the Second World Wars most daring exploits: the British midget submarine (XE3) attack which gained VCs for Lieutenant Ian Fraser RNR and Leading Seaman James Magennis

Lifeboat man rescuing a baby
A lifeboat man swinging across the waves on a lifebelt, holding a baby in his arms

Lifeboat men in a rough sea
Lifeboat men rowing their boat in a rough sea, wearing cork lifebelts

Lifeboat man in cork lifebelt
A lifeboat man wearing a cork lifebelt

Baby Scouts -- out at sea
Baby Scouts -- In time of war, a Baby scout named Flo fought with great hardihood, and shelled the foe. Date: 1900

A Flying Bear
A kind pilot gives his bear passenger a drink to steady its nerves before it takes to the air... Date: early 1930s

Manly courage of the celebrated Nicolasa Escamilla
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Manly courage of the celebrated Nicolasa Escamilla (La Pajuelera) in the ring at Saragossa

The women give courage
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The women give courage. Plate 4 of The Disasters of War. Etching

LCC-MFB Print of fire brigade rescues
A Victorian print giving an artists impression of the bravery of two firemen in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, rescuing those trapped by fire from the top floor of a house on fire

Justice rendue au courage. Print shows Minerva or Justice crowning an Ultra royalist on the left with an over-sized candle snuffer or extinguisher

The three cardinal principles of the grand army of the republic. Date c1884

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