Dignitary Collection

Baden Powell with Transvaal Boy Scouts Association
Group photo, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Chief Scout, during a visit to the Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa, 18 July 1912. Date: 1912

Prince Waldemar of Prussia visiting Istanbul. Waldemar (1889-1945) was the eldest son of Prince Henry of Prussia (younger brother of German Emperor William II) and his wife

Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. Engraving
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha (higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut

LITTER, C14/C15
A French seigneur is borne in a horse-drawn litter, accompanied by his guards on horseback Date: 14th - 15th centuries

Korean and French group, Seoul, Korea, c. 1900
Korean and French group, Seoul, Korea, c.1900

Dignitaries on Metropolitan underground railway, London
Dignitaries taking a ride on the first train of the Metropolitan underground railway, London. Date: 1863

Lady Haig with Scottish Pilgrims in Cambrai, northern France
Lady Haig (The Countess Haig of Bemersyde) leading Scottish participants in the Battlefields Pilgrimage through Cambrai, northern France

Alderman J C Buckwell, Mayor of Brighton (1902-3). circa 1902

Owl and robin in evening dress on a Christmas card
Owl and robin in smart evening dress on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1880s

Vessel in Port - Karachi, Pakistan
Smart steam vessel in Port - Karachi, Pakistan - possibly the arrival/departure of a notable foreign dignitary? Date: circa 1909

Stele with relief depicting Assyrian official Bel-Harran-beli-usur praying in front of divine symbols. 8th century BC. Marble. From Tel-Abda. Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient

Tour of the Colonies - Auckland -Grand old Man - Bearded dignitary meeting Duke and Duchess. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Russo-Japanese War - Mandarin with child - Dignitary and young child with Sun. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905

South Indian Elephant in full State garb
Advertising postcard for Serravallo (Vino di China Ferruginoso), featuring a fine image of an Indian Elephant, decorated and adorned in State costume ready to transport a high class dignitary or

The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg, 1615, by Adria
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (c. 1589-1662). Dutch painter. The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg, 1615. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Greek art. Relief of a priest or dignitary. 5th Century BC
Greek art. Classical period. Memorial. Detail relief of a priest or dignitary. Attic style. 5th Century BC. Athens. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Photograph of King Manuel of Portugal in the Tatler
Black and white photograph in the Tatler of King Manuel of Portugal, with the Prince of Wales receiving an enthusiastic reception on a visit to the Guildhall, London. Date: 24th November 1909

Japanese dignitary in a horse-drawn carriage with a parade of soldiers on the left. Date: circa 1907

Gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa
A large gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa, with a special investiture ceremony taking place. Date: 20th century

Scouts on parade for VIP visit, Gambia, West Africa
Scouts (boys and girls) on parade, Gambia, West Africa. The visiting dignitaries are Sir Edward Brandis Denham (Governor of The Gambia) and his wife. Date: circa late 1920s

Visitors at Girl Guides rally, Cyprus
Visitors at an outdoor Girl Guides rally, Cyprus. Date: 1954

Harrismith Scout Troop, South Africa
Harrismith Scout Troop, Orange River Colony, South Africa, forming a guard of honour for Lord Buxton (Governor-General of South Africa, 1914-1920)

Shah of Persia on visit to Britain
Group photo of dignitaries during a visit to Britain of the Shah of Persia, Nasr-Ed-Din (Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar) (1831-1896), seen here in the centre. Date: 1873

Indian Cavalrymen at Coronation George VI
Two Indian dignitaries in full ceremonial uniform in the Procession at the Coronation of king George VI Date: 12th May 1937

Monsignor Duca
FRANCESCO BORGONGINI DUCA Cardinal, Vatican dignitary, and author of the Lateran Treaty (1929), which assured the Holy See independence from Italy. Date: 1884 - 1954

Turkish Dignitary boarding a ship at Dover
An unnamed Turkish Dignitary boarding a British warship at Dover in 1907 accompanied by the British Ambassador. Date: 1907

PASSEROTTI, Bartolomeo (1529-1592). Portrait of a dignitary. 2nd half 16th c. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Rome. Galleria Spada (Spada Gallery)

LCC-LFB Presentation of Silver gallantry medal
Lord Snell, the Chairman of the London County Council, is presenting Fireman J W Roots with the Councils Silver Gallantry Medal in recognition of his extraordinary bravery at a fire at 5 St Peter

Cools-Lartigues visiting scout training course, Dominica
Sir Alfred Cools-Lartigue and Lady Lartigue, local dignitaries, visiting a preliminary scout training course in Dominica, West Indies. 1950s

Royal visit to Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visit the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum at Wandsworth Common, Surrey (now in south west London), on 24 July 1907

Sir Charles Wakefield at National Childrens Home, London
State visit by Alderman Sir Charles Wakefield (1859-1941) and other City of London dignitaries to the London Branch of the National Childrens Homes (NCH), Bonner Road, Bethnal Green, East London

Group of dignitaries walking along a street, Far East
A large group of Eastern dignitaries, some wearing uniform, walking along a street somewhere in the Far East

Greece - Zakynthos - Arrival of dignitary
The arrival of an important dignitary at Zakynthos, Greece. The Theatre can be seen in the background

1st Balkan War - unexploded shell
Macedonia - a Turkish Notable (Dignitary) in his garden looking at a Bulgarian shell which had not exploded. The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913

Ottoman Cruiser Abdul Mejid and its crew
Turkey - Ottoman Cruiser Abdul Mejid and its crew

Ethiopian Abouna
The Abouna is the chief dignitary of the Abyssinian Church, a mixture of corrupted Christianity, Judaism and heathenism

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