Ensign Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Book Cover - Under the White Ensign by Percy F. Westerman Date: 1910s

Maurice Randall Naval Painting
A painting of a naval scene in which two figures are rowing a small boat bearing the British red ensign flag, beside a much larger vessel. Date: circa 1913

Banners, pennants, ensigns, 10th to 14th century
Banners, pennants, ensigns, etc. 10th to 14th century. Pennon or penonceau, showing ranks of chivalry, 2, 3, 4, 6. Military flags, pavilion or tent banners with coats of arms

A mounted ensign in plate armor holding a standard
A mounted ensign in plate armor holding a purple standard with blue diagonal lines. The knight's colors of purple and blue are seen in the skirts and the helmet plumes

Coats of arms, helms, coronets of nobility
Coats of arms of religious ranks, helms, coronets of nobility. Arms of the Abbe Prothonotaire, Abbaye Seculiere, Abbesse de St Antoine, Prieur

Russian Ambassador brought ashore to Nagasaki, Japan, 1804
Russian Ambassador Nikolay Rezanov brought ashore to Nagasaki, Japan, from Captain Adam Johann von Krusenstern's ship Nadezhda, 1804

Flag of Portugal

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)

WW2, Ensign Flag And Wartime Fisherman
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book

Maria Pita (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Anonymous portrait
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine

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

Uniform of a ships ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844

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

Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of the Hanoverian Minister, Baron Munchhausen, in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Mounted Band of the Household Brigade in Queen Victoria s
Mounted Band of the Household Brigade in Queen Victorias coronation parade

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

Patriotic Postcard - Royal Navy and British Bulldogs
Patriotic Postcard for the Royal Navy

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

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

Costume, Royal Bodyguard
ROYAL BODY GUARDS Officer, Gentlemen at Arms Yeoman of the Guard Ensign, Yeomen of the Guard

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"

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

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

Turkeys flag
Turkey. Istanbul. Turkeys flag and minaret of Hagia Sophia

Phoenician art. Bronze badge, topped with a bird. Manacor. S
Phoenician art. Bronze badge, topped with a bird. Manacor.Mallorca island. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Messengers proclaim victory in the Russo-Japanese War
Two post runners proclaiming good news to the populace as they race along the road bearing a proclamation

Sailors, Soldiers and Music Hall
Promotional card for Sailors, . Soldiers & Music Hall at Bourse Hall, Alexandria, Egypt Christmas 1916. Date: 1916

The West India Docks, London - Opening of a new Dry Dock Date: 1878

The Back cover of a brochure for the Cunard Liner Mauretania
The golden Back cover of 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

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)

Japanese ensign carrying a standard, and umbrella bearer.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Alpine ensign scale, Arctorthezia cataphracta.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Portrait of Johan Fetzer (1592-1646) with his ensign, a multicolored flag with a coat of arms

Three young men from family registers of the 17th century, with ensigns

Austrian Flag
Coloured lantern slide of the Austrian Naval Ensign flag, used between 1786 and 1915. Slide number 30 of Box 195 entitled Curtains & Flags Date: circa 1911

WWI Poster, Answer The Call Right Quickly
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Answer the call right quickly, with Allied flags creating a colourful background

Armstrong Whitworth Ensign, Imperial Airways
An Armstrong Whitworth Ensign passenger plane operated by Imperial Airways, surrounded by a crowd of people. Date: circa 1938

Greetings card, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Greetings card, Souvenir of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, showing Chestnut Street (left) and Arch Street (right). Date: circa 1900

Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Birthplace of Old Glory

Blitz in London - High Holborn, WW2
Blitz in London -- scene at the premises of Ensign Ltd in High Holborn, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

BAC One-Eleven 416EK, G-CBIA, Island Ensign, of Air UK

German submarine on view in London, WW1
U C 5, a captured German submarine, exhibited at Temple Pier in London with the British ensign flying over the German flag. Date: 1916

Advert for Ensign camera 1919
10/- will buy this camera for your son. Six bright little pictures from every spool. Loads in daylight. Date: 1919

Advert for Ensign camera 1918
Ensign photography, means picture-making with British made apparatus and materials throughtout. " Ensign roll films will fit any roll film camera and give the finest results. 1918

Illustrated London News War issue
Following Britains declaration of war on Germany on 4 August, the Illustrated London News issues a Double Number, the cover of which is shown here

HMS Illustrious - Patriotic British Naval postcard
The third HMS Illustrious of the British Royal Navy was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship - commissioned in 1898

Flag of the Commonwealth of Australia

Patriotic Propaganda Postcard - WWII
Belgian Soldier returnd from war and is reunited with his girl - Happy Days are here again! Date: 1945

First flight of the Armstrong Whitworth Ensign, G-ADSR

Cast of Magdalenian spearthrower from Bruniquel, France
Made of ivory and depicting two reindeer it is dated at 14, 000 years old. Held at The natural History Museum, London. Photo by Chris Stringer

The first Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensign, G-ADSR, for Imperial Airways at Hamble in 1937

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