Ensign Collection

National Savings Group wartime poster
Convoy your country to victory : save and lend through our National Savings Group. World War II poster illustrated by warship flying the Royal Navy ensign

HMS Victory, Flags and Nelson Quote
An illustration of Admiral Horatio Nelsons flagship, the HMS Victory with signal flags on display and firing a broadside, set below a depiction of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom and St

Flags of Royal Navy
Some of the signal flags of Royal Navy including the Royal Standard, White Ensign, Union Jack

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer

Imperial Airways cut-away
Imperial Airways poster advertising an ensign air liner for Empire services, 2 decks, 200 mph, 20 tons, the G-ADSR. It is shown with the side cut away so the interior features can be labelled

Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines - showing a good patriotic wife using her sewing machine to produce a white ensign for a Royal Naval Seaman husband. Date: circa 1916

Royal Navy sailor with Union Jack and Red Ensign flags. circa 1900

WW2 production poster
World War Two poster issued by the British Admiralty, demonstrating full steam ahead on production, presumably of wartime equipment and munitions. A naval commander with ensign flying gives the order

WW2 Christmas Card, White Ensign Flag
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, with an illustration of a British ship under a large white ensign flag and holly. Date: circa 1940s

Front cover design for a brochure for Liner RMS Mauretania
The attractive front cover design for a brochure for the Liner RMS Mauretania, designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the British Cunard Line. Date: 1922

WW1 - King George V - his message to the Royal Navy - The Sure Shield. The shield in the bottom left-hand corner is the Royal Navy Kings Colours. Date: circa 1914

HMS Dreadnought
A fine forward view of the HMS Dreadnought - pride of the British fleet

Opium Wars / Arrow
Chinese officials arrest the crew of the British ship Arrow as pirates sparking off the war

WW2, Ensign Flag And Wartime Fisherman
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a naval ensign banner flown in the Navy manner, while the right picture portrays a war time fisherman

Maria Pita (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Anonymous portrait
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna in 1589 against the attack of the English

The Flag
An evocative painting of a soldier, who lay dead at the paws of a lion, (a symbol of Britain) with a Canadian red ensign flag draped over him to a grieving gathering of people

RMS Queen Mary souvenir, large red ensign
RMS Queen Mary, souvenir, along with other items given to the last remaining man to sail on Windjammers as a memento of a man of his time

Hoisting the Union Jack Flag on the Victoria Tower
When the Sovereign is in Houses of Parliament building the Royal Standard is flown, on Victoria Tower. Photograph showing two men hoisting the Union Jack flag. Date: 1906

The Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and barge
The Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and coal barge. London Bellman or Town Crier reading a notice about missing child Tommy Dallow 7, London Wharf at the East India Docks 8

Uniform of a ships ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Goyer from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Midshipman Newcome bowing as he leaves dinner in the captains cabin, HMS Victory. Captain Spring, Admiral Hearty and other offiicers drink wine after dinner

Branch of pink plum blossom. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection, Ichimura Bunko

Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister, Baron Munchhausen, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion

Mounted Band of the Household Brigade in Queen Victoria s
Mounted Band of the Household Brigade in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August

Parthian and Dacian weapons and armour
Parthian helmet, ensign and weapons from the Column of Marcus Aurelius 1, Dacian breastplate armour 2, Dacian quiver 3 and Dacian shield 4 (all from Trajans Column)

Heralds or officers of arms, 15th century
Heralds or officers of arms, herauts ou officiers d armes, 15th century. They wear coats of arms with gold fleurs-de-lis and carry ensigns with the arms of France

Ensign Print Wallet for Photographs and negatives - processed by T W Salmon & Son, Photographic Chemists, Norton and Stockton-on-Tees. circa 1920s

British Navy under White Ensign in Mediterranean, WW2
British Navy under the White Ensign policing the Mediterranean, January 1941, Second World War. 1941

Advert for Ensign camera 1918
British-made Ensign film and cameras featuring a illustration of a young woman taking a family photograph. Date: 1918

Smart launch - Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
circa 1910s

LOWERING SHIPS FLAG
A rating lowers the ensign at sunset aboard a warship of Her Majestys Navy. Date: circa 1890

WW1 - Royal Navy - Patriotic embroidered silk postcard. Date: circa 1915

Little girl building patriotic sandcastle
Sweet little girl building a patriotic sandcastle on this Birthday Greetings postcard. Date: 1910s

Queen Mary - Britannia Rules the Waves
Mary of Teck, Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress consort of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V (1867-1953) - " Rule Britannia

British Hunting Girl - American View - Red Ensign held aloft
Great Britain - Archetype / Personification - American View - Stylish hunting girl with crop, top hat and holding proudly aloft The Red Ensign or " Red Duster"

Patriotic Postcard - Royal Navy and British Bulldogs
Patriotic Postcard for the Royal Navy, featuring two fierce British Bulldogs and the strapline: " We ll fight and we ll conquer again

Children build a fantastic sandcastle on summer beach holiday
Children build a fantastic sandcastle on a beach on the Welsh coast. Date: circa 1920s

Ensign of MTB 770 and brass plaque, D-Day landings, WW2
WW2 Important archive relating to Sub Lt David Johnson and HMS MTB 770, a motor torpedo boat of the Fairmile D Class. The most significant element of the archive comprises two maps for Operation

Typical coronation procession
The Procession usually observed in the Coronation of our Kings and Queens, showing the hierarchy of dignitaries in English society. 18th century

Early Photographc Cameras: 1. Studio Portrait Camera (Fallowfield) 2. Tripod Camera (Fallowfield) 3. Folding Hand Camera (Lizar) 4

Sphere cover - German U boat in Thames by Tower Bridge
The German submarine, U-155 (Deutschland) one of four lying in the River Thames flying the White Ensign at the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

Salvation Army School at Satara, India
Indian Girls from the Salvation Army School at Satara in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. Pictures with their Leaders Adjutant Khusi and Ensign Kamala Bai. Date: 1922

La France Maritime - Ensign (in everyday uniform on board ship). 19th century

Portsmouth - Illuminated Tram Car to celebrate French Fleet
Portsmouth - An illuminated Tram Car, decorated to celebrate the French Fleet stationed in Portsmouth during 1905. The Star

Queen Mary - Britannia Rules the Waves
Mary of Teck, Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress consort of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V (1867-1953) - " Rule Britannia

HMS Marlborough leaving Istanbul, Turkey - August 1923
Photograph from the deck of the HMS Marlborough as the 4th Battle Squadron (along with HMS Iron Duke, HMS Benbow and the HMS Emperor of India) - leaves Istanbul for the final time, bound for Malta

The new King and Queen, Edward VII and Alexandra, who ascended to the throne on the death of Queen Victoria " Long May They Reign". Date: 1901

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