Flag Collection (#72)

Early scouting certificate
An early scouting certificate, with the handwritten words: You are now a Scout. I trust you - on your honour - at all times to do your best to carry out your duty

Sea Scouts hoisting the colours
A group of Sea Scouts hoisting the colours. 20th century

Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town

Boy Scouts in Lifeboat Day parade, Walton-on-the-Naze
Some of the first Boy Scouts in the UK taking part in the Annual Lifeboat Day parade through the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1910

The Scottish National Exhibition - held at Edinburgh between May and October 1908. Pictured here are the Canadian Pavilion and the Palce of Industried. Date: 1908

Watercolour sketch of a coastal scene, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Sea Scouts coming ashore. circa 1912

Hoisting Royal Standard at the Tower of London
The peace rejoicings to celebrate the end of the Crimean War - hoisting the Royal Standard at the Tower of London. Date: 1856

Sea Scouts on St Georges Day parade
Sea Scouts in Newbold on Stour, Warwickshire, taking part in a St Georges Day parade. circa 1960s

Italian Patriotic postcard - WWI - Irredentist Movement
In Gorizia we are! To Trento and Trieste, we re going.. Italian patriotic postcard from World War One urging Italy to rise up and reclaim Trieste and Trento (having already captured Gorizia)

Paraguay - Asuncion - French Embassy. Stamped with a famous Paraguayan bisect. When the Post Office ran out of stamps, they would cut a stamp of a higher value in half

Polar tableau, RSS Discovery Exhibition
A polar tableau at an RSS Discovery Exhibition, showing a tent, a husky dog, skis, a flag and snow, as used on the the film set at Ealing Studios. 1948

Church parade, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A parade of people leaving All Saints Church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, led by the recently formed Boy Scouts. circa 1910

Coronation party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens parties at various locations around the town

Patriotic elephants
Two elephants patriotically wave the Union and English flags, while bunting flutters in the breeze. Date: 1950s

Sea Scouts receiving signals by flag. October 1935

Union flag with sea in background
A Union flag with the sea in the background. early 20th century

Disguising a German Shop - Start of WWI
Postcard sent within six weeks of the start of WWI, depicting a German Shopkeeper in Britain hastily changing the livery of his store to something perfectly British

Jaffa, Israel
View of the landing at Jaffa, Israel, with people in rowing boats. Date: early 20th century

Childrens Christmas Party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A childrens Christmas party given by the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1955

Sea Scouts in cutter under tow
Sea Scouts in a cutter under tow. circa 1920s

A young flapper girl in a Christmas theme dress
Front Cover of " The Sketch Book & Winters Pie" by Elsie Harding. A young flapper girl in a Christmas theme dress holding flags, balloons and masks. Date: 1928- 1929

Storming Simonosaki, 1864
The naval brigade and marines storming the Japanese stockade at Simonosaki, September 6th 1864. Date: September 6th 1864

12th Deutsches Turnfest at Leipzig
12th Deutsches Turnfest (German Gymnastics Festival) at Leipzig - 12th-16th July, 1913. Adorning the festival garland Date: 1913

The Coronation Bonfire on St James Hill, Norwich
Coronation Bonfire on St James Hill, Norwich, Norfolk. This was a gift to the local populace from the Lord Mayor of Norwich and stood 30ft high and was 20ft in diameter at its base. 22nd June 1911

King George V and Lord Baden Powell at an inspection
King George V with the Chief Scout, Lord Baden Powell, at an inspection of Boy Scouts. 1920

The Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24th 1862. Destruction of the Rebel gunboats, rams, and iron clad batteries by the Union Fleet under the Flag Officer Farragut

Jullien Covent Garden Concert, 1855
Louis Antoine Julliens performance of the Allied Armies Quadrille at the promenade concert at the Covent Garden Opera House, 1855

Silhouette of cavalrymen on horseback
Silhouette of two cavalrymen on horseback, holding pennants. They are members of the 10th Royal Hussars, taking part in a musical double ride at the Royal Tournament. 1926

Royal wedding 1863 - address of Mayor of Windsor
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Ottoman Naval ship the Abdul Medgid Date: circa 1910s

The Swiss Canton Shields Date: circa 1910s

Denmark - Crest and Flag
Denmark - National Crest and Flag Date: 1914

Advertisement for Agricultural Shows via LNER
Silhouette advertisement for Agricultural Shows via LNER (London & North Eastern Railway), showing a man holding a rearing horse by its harness, with a marquee in the background. 1929

Royal wedding 1863 - procession entering St Pauls Churchyar
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Silhouette of The Old Polo Ground, with a viewing pavilion

Betsey Ross House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Betsey Ross made the first American flag. The house is still standing, but essential renovation work

Andrew, Prince of Greece and Denmark
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944), of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg - the seventh child (and fourth son)

Australia forever - patriotic card
Hand-sewn patriotic postcard, bearing the Australian flag and the slogan Australia For Ever. Date: circa 1915

Royal wedding 1863 - passing the curfew tower at Windsor
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Royal wedding procession through Windsor
Enthusiastic reception of royal newly weds Victoria(Vicky)(1840-1901) the Princess Royal and Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia(1831-1888) at Windsor

Royal wedding 1863 - procession passing Temple Bar
The reception of Princess Alexandra of Denmark(Princess of Wales)(1844-1925)in London on the occasion of her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales(later Edward VII)(1841-1910)

Egyptian and Ottoman Flag
Egyptain coat of arms, crown and Ottoman Empire flag above (also the Egyptian flag confusingly...). Date: circa 1908

Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, Egypt. The oldest royal palace in Egypt still in use and the location where the last royal, King Farouk, signed his 1953 abdication and departed from Egypt in exile

Swiss motorcar made out of ice
A rather bizarre Swiss motorcar made out of ice at the Ice Palace at Jungfraujoch - a free tourist attraction inside Europes longest glacier

Innsbruck, Austria - Statue of Hofer
Innsbruck, Austria - Statue in Hofkirche of Andreas Hofer (1767-1809) in the Hofkirche - Tyrolean innkeeper and patriot, who led a rebellion against the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: circa 1910s

Bermuda - Hamilton - The American House Hotel Date: circa 1910s

Haiti - Port au Prince (2 / 3)
The Chamber of the Deputies - Port au Prince, Haiti Date: 1904

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