Flags Collection (page 42)

Journey of HIJMS Ashigara from Japan to England - 1937
HIJMS Ashigara - left Yokohama on 3rd March 1937, arriving in Portsmouth on 9th May 1937, in order to take part in George VIs Coronation Review at Spithead on 20th May. Date: 1937

Sheikh of a Dervish order at the tomb of a Sufi Saint
Sion, the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais, which hosted the Exposition Cantonale Valaisanne in 1909. The opening ceremonial procession on 1st August. Date: 1909

Fort Charlotte, Nassau, The Bahamas - guarding the western entrance to the harbour. Date: circa 1940

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad

Flag Staff House, Cherat, NWFP (now Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s

Oriental Beauty - Turkish Ottoman Flags
A veiled oriental beauty with pretty eyes set in a frame beneath two Turkish Ottoman flags - patriotic postcard. Date: circa 1910s

Rule Britannia - Britannia Rules the Waves - WW2 era propaganda greetings card Date: circa 1943

Lowther Junior High School, Emporia, Kansas, USA Date: circa 1920s

Atlantic City, USA - On the Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA - On the Boardwalk Date: circa 1901

British Bulldog Tank surprises Germans in a trench
A truly superb postcard showing a British Tank represented by an armour-plated Bulldog surprising three German soldiers in their trench. WWI era

Pier on the Volga by Kustodiev
Pier on the Volga - reproduction of a painting by Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (18781927) - Russian painter and stage designer. Date: circa 1925

Portsmouth War Memorial unveiled
A lovelt postcard photograph showing Portsmouth War Memorial unveiled on October 19th, 1921. It cost 27, 000 and was unveiled by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Recreation of a traditional Japanese street scene at the Japan-British Exhibition, White City, London. Date: 1910

Receipt for a donation to the Chamberlain Birthday Fund
Receipt for a donation of 3 Shillings to the Chamberlain Birthday Fund - to be passed to Joseph Chamberlain to further any cause he wished, ultimately his continuing support for Tariff Reform

The Coronation of George VI - Celebrations at St Helier
The Coronation of George VI - Celebrations and decorations on the street at St Helier, Jersey - The corner of King Street (now pedestrianised)

Dutch patriotic postcard - WWII - Victory
Victory Sounding from all mouths: The Victory is won! Peace has been recovered. The " Ball" (referring to the unity of the Allies as depicted here) has not failed. No

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

British Buldog chases off a German Dachshund
There ll Always be an England British Buldog chases off a German Dachshund who has dared to stand with paw on the Union flag! Date: circa 1943

Youngs Row-boat and Canoe Livery, Bermuda
Youngs Row-boat and Canoe Livery near the Princess Hotel Bermuda Date: circa 1910

London - Coronation of King George VI - the Mappin and Webb shop on the corner of Victoria Street and Poultry. Date: 1936

Costa Rica - Putarenas - The Army Barracks Date: circa 1910s

Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina - Aduana (Customs)
Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina - Aduana (Customs House) Date: circa 1905

The Union Building, Singapore Date: circa 1950s

Royal Progress at Temple Bar, London. Date: 1911

Festival float on Romford High Road, Essex, with chiclren dressed up as various characters (possibly types of the British Isles??). Date: circa 1928

Seiki Hotel - Miyazu, Kyoto, Japan Date: circa 1905

Patriotic French postcard - WWI era
Patriotic French postcard, featuring a rather non-plussed model as French Heroic Archetype Marianne, sending glorious good wishes for swift military victory to French forces in the early years of

The Auditorium, St Paul Minnesota Date: 1930

Prismatic Fairy Fountain at an Exhibition in Hull
The Prismatic (Multi-colour) Fairy Fountain at an Exhibition in Hull. The safe manufacturer Samuel Withers & Co. of West Bromwich, Birmingham can be seen in the background. Date: 1908

Anti-Aircraft Gun Team - World War Two. Date: circa 1942

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Heavy Bomber - WWII Date: circa 1942

Turkish Lancers - WWI
Turkish Lancers - World War One era Date: circa 1914

Utah - State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City Date: circa 1920s

HMS Magnificent - Royal Navy Battleship (1895-1921). Date: circa 1910s

Egypt - Faux Tourist Card - a fancifully staged group featuring an incorrectly-drawn Egyptian flag! Date: 1920s

Portola Festival, San Francisco, USA
A night scene during the Portola Festival in full swing on Market Street, San Francisco, USA. The inset photograph shows Queen Virgilia (Virgilia Bogue), the Carnival Queen in 1913

Dashing to give train passenger his change
Urgent - a frantic newspaper boy dashes along the platform to give an elderly train passenger his change for the paper he has purchased

The Wolfe Monument, Westminster Abbey, London. Major General James P. Wolfe (1727 1759) was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over

Oppenau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
The City Gate at Oppenau in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Date: circa 1910s

St. Patricks Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland - The Choir Date: circa 1905

Dhahran International Hotel - Dhahran Airport, Saudi Arabia
A proposal for the construction of the Dhahran International Hotel - Dhahran Airport, Saudi Arabia (dated 1406 Hegira, which corresponds to 1985). Date: 1985

Street scene in Beppu, Japan
Street scene in Beppu, in Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Possibly taken during a festival. Date: 1934

3360 Boys form a Union Flag on Empire Day, Sheffield
3360 Boys form a Union Flag at the Bramall Lane Football (and cricket in those days) Ground, Sheffield during the Empire Day Pageant of 1907. Date: 1907

Satire on the 1906 elections in France
A satire on the 1906 elections in France - Durand was an actual candidate - commenting on the various hues of political opinion in the country

Toulon, France - Rochefortais class Destroyer Rapiere
Toulon, France - Sailors playing cards sat on a small quay. The crew are from the Rochefortais class (or Pertuisane class)

Family group - Yacht - Southampton Harbour, Hampshire
Large family group on board a sprightly yacht during a regatta - Southampton Harbour, Hampshire. The boat is flying a number of flags (including the Stars and Stripes) and (at least)

WWI - King George attending Church Service at the front
WWI - King George V attending a Church Service at the front. Date: circa 1916

Are We Downhearted? WWI postcard
Patriotic WWI poem - relating to the early part of the conflict and the Little Army sent in as the British Expeditionary Force to combat German advances in 1914/15

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