Flag Collection (page 21)

Capture of the Chilean Ship Tornado by the Frigate Gerona
The capture of the Chilean ship Tornado by the frigate Gerona, near Madeira, on 21st August 1866. The Tornado having been bought by Chile from Britain

U. S. Troops in Mexico City
General Scotts grand entrance into Mexico City. Soldiers on horseback and on foot fill up the Plaza de la Constituticion, with the Metropolitan Cathedral in the background. The U.S

U. S. Troops Storm Chapultepec
The battle of Chapultepec was key in the larger battle over Mexico City, and was a quick victory for the Americans. A soldier holding an American flag stands on a rock in the middle of

U. S. Navy Recruitment Office, New York
The recruitment office for the US navy in New York. Four men sign papers at a table, with a naval officer standing over them pointing. To the right is a line of men waiting to sign up

Spanish Consul demands Reparations for Insult
At Tampico, the Spanish consul demands reparations for insults against the Spanish nationality. A huge crowd of people are gathered outside a large building flying the Mexican flag

The Flag of the Zouaves at Guadalupe
A soldier from the Zouave class of light infantry of the French army runs through a battlefield carrying his rifle and a flag. Date: 1862

Balboa discovers the Pacific
Vasco Nunez de Balboa stands in the water holding a flag, pointing his sword up, claiming the land and ocean in the name of the King and Queen of Castile. Date: 1513

The Caravel Pinta
Reconstruction of the caravel Pinta from Columbus first voyage to celebrate the 400 year anniversary, which is why the flag flying is the modern U.S. flag. Date: 1892

The Caravel Nina
The reconstructed caravel ship of Columbus first fleet, called the Santa Clara but nicknamed the Nina because of its smaller size and her owner Juan Nino of Moguer

Silver Bullet attempting speed record at Daytona, USA
The Silver Bullet, regarded as having perfect streamlining but unsuccessful in Land Speed Record attempts at Daytona, USA. 20th century

Start of Grand Prix d Endurance at Le Mans, France
Start of Grand Prix d Endurance Le Mans, France. 20th century

Finish of the Mannin Moar race, Douglas, Isle of Man
Finish of the Mannin Moar round-the-houses race at Douglas, Isle of Man. 1935

Charley Dodson crossing the finishing line in an MG Magnette, winning the 1934 Tourist Trophy Race. 1934

ERA leading a Bugatti during Mannin Moar Motor Race
An ERA leading a Bugatti during the Mannin Moar Motor Race at Douglas, Isle of Man. 1935

Front cover, The Queens Pirate, by B J Clarke
Front cover, The Queens Pirate, The tale of Drakes argosy of terror, by B J Clarke, illustrated by W G Savory, price one shilling. Date: 16th century

Colonel John Brown, Chairman of the British Legion, addressing an open-air gathering

Gun carriage and soldiers at funeral of Unknown Warrior
Gun carriage flanked by soldiers, with a flag-draped coffin, during the funeral of the Unknown Warrior, brought from France, via Dover and Victoria Station

Canadian regiment with its colours, WW1
Canadian regiment with its colours during the First World War. 1914-1918

Peace procession, Hyde Park Corner, London
American contingent in the Peace procession at Hyde Park Corner, London. 1919

Aerial view of Broadway, near Ninth Street, Los Angeles
Aerial view of Broadway, looking north from near Ninth Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, Boer War
Celebrating the Relief of Mafeking (Boer War) outside Colonel Robert Baden-Powells home. 1900

William E Pussyfoot Johnson, American prohibitionist
William Eugene Pussyfoot Johnson (1862-1945), American campaigner against the consumption of alcohol, seated (right) at a table during an alcohol prohibition meeting in Britain. 1919

Gun carriage for funeral of Unknown Warrior, London
Aerial view of the gun carriage at the funeral of the Unknown Warrior, leaving Victoria Station, London, November 1920. 1920

Peace celebrations, US Troops, Westminster Bridge Road
Peace celebrations at the end of the First World War - US Troops marching along Westminster Bridge Road, London, July 1919. 1919

Vice-Admiral Ws Leveson Gower, Isle of Man
Vice-Admiral Ws Leveson Gower, 4th Earl Granville, Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man, taking part in a procession on Tynwald Hill, an ancient ceremony promulgating new laws, on 5 July 1938. 1938

Fleet Street, London, Royal Silver Jubilee celebrations
Aerial view of Fleet Street, London, during the Royal Silver Jubilee celebrations in May 1935. 1935

Resuming work after Great Railway Strike, Portsmouth
Resuming work after the Great Railway Strike, Portsmouth Station. 1919

Coastal Reconnaissance seaplane, Battleship Nelson
Coastal Reconnaissance seaplane and the stern of the Battleship Nelson, January 1949. 1949

Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, WW1
People on Armistice Day in London, 11 November 1918, as the First World War came to an end. 1918

Strasbourg Memorial, Place de la Concorde, Paris, WW1
The Strasbourg Memorial in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, on 14 November 1914, in the early part of the First World War, decorated with flags and wreaths

Colouring page, For Victory Paint Book, WW2
Colouring page, For Victory Paint Book, with a British flag and a little boy in John Bull costume. Date: 1940s

Medieval tournament
Medieval knights on horseback about to receive their jousts, while heralds blow their trumpets

Little No. 1 Austin wins 500 Mile Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Little Number One Austin wins the 500 Mile Race. 1930

Smiling pudding with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Victor G Ginn catalogue, Lights and Lanterns. 1939

Programme, The Flag Lieutenant
Theatre programme, The Flag Lieutenant, by Major W P Drury and Leo Trevor, at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, from The Playhouse, London, in a production by Cyril Maude and his London company. 1909

Music cover, The Guards Waltz by D Godfrey, dedicated to Lt Col Sir Charles Russell of the Grenadier Guards. 19th century

Queen Mary laying flowers at Hackney, WW1
Queen Mary laying flowers at Hackney during the First World War. 1916

King George V visiting a Glasgow factory during WW1
King George V visiting a Glasgow factory during the First World War. circa 1916

Nieces of Duchess of York selling RNLI flags
Jean and Elizabeth Elphinstone, nieces of the Duchess of York, selling Royal National Lifeboat Institute flags. 1935

Poster, Pacific Northern Airlines, The Alaska Flag Line, with a map showing routes. 1958

Three turkeys on a Thanksgiving postcard
Three turkeys with a carriage on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus in his sleigh on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus riding in his sleigh pulled by reindeer on an American Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Poster, Fight with National War Bonds, WW1
Poster, Fight with National War Bonds -- a female figure waving a British flag during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Empire Day Commonwealth flag sent to England from Australia
A flag sent to the boys and girls of Blackley Municipal School, Manchester by the pupils of Wellington Road School, Adelaide and unfurled on Empire Day by Sir Frederick Cawley, Liberal M.P

Empire Day - Union Jack sent from England to Australia
A Union Jack flag, sent by the girls and boys of the Blackley Municipal School in Manchester to those of Wellington Road School, Adelaide, Australia

Shakespeares King Richard III, Act V, Scene 4, by J A Atkinson - the Battle of Bosworth. 1485

Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Poster. 1951

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