Governments Collection

Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, 1948
Photograph showing Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, in the British controlled zone of Germany, with a large number of Dakota and York airplanes lined up for use during the Berlin Airlift, 1948

South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration Cettewayo, king of the Zulus. Cetewayo attends the ceremony indaba conference to meet the Induna (Zulu and Xhosa leaders)

The Millionth Ton of Supplies reaches Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing Flight Lieutenant K.J. Ryall of the Royal Air Force handing a sack, representing the millionth short ton of supplies to be flown into Berlin during the airlift, to Dr

Lesley Abdela
LESLEY ABDELA MBE An expert advisor to governments and international organisations in the fields of gender, human rights and democratic enpowerment

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Toda la industria y el comercio bajo un mando unico (All the industry and trade under an only rule)

Republican Submarine B. 6 off Corunna; Spanish Civil War, 1
Photograph showing the Republican Government's submarine B.6 on the surface, viewed from the deck of the Nationalist cruiser Velasco, off Corunna, 10th September 1936

Alascheir Railway Asia Minor constructed by Samuel Bayliss
Photograph from an original album, Alascheir Railway Asia Minor constructed by Samuel Bayliss, CE, belonging and inscribed to Charles Goeschler, Smyrna Cassaba Railway by Bayliss

Communards defending the Elysee Palace; Paris Commune 1871
Communards defending barricades near the Elysee Palace, during fighting with the Versailles Governments troops, Paris, 1871. Date: 1871

The Edge of the American Sector, Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing German men and women removing the rubble barricades between the American Sector and the Soviet Sector of Berlin at the end of the Berlin Blockade, May 1949

Suffragette Grace Roe Arrest 1914. Grace Watney Rose (1885-1979) was arrested in May 1914 when police raided the W.S.P.Us headquarters Lincolns Inn House

President Truman and Churchills formal and informal talks
Bringing " frankness and warmth" back into Anglo-American relations: President Truman and Churchills formal and informal talks; and Churchills visit to congress. Date: 1952

VELASCO IBARRA, Jos頍ar�(1893-1979). Ecuadorian
VELASCO IBARRA, Jos頍 aric (1893-1979). Ecuadorian political figure. He was elected five times to the post of president of Ecuador: 1934-1935, 1944-1947, 1952-1956, 1960-1961, and 1968-1972

PIDAL Y MON, Luis (1842-1913). Spanish politician. MENENDEZ PIDAL, Luis (1861-1932). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Senate Palace

PICO, Jos頨17th century). Conseller Quart (Councillor
PICO, Jos頨 17th century). Conseller Quart (Councillor fourth) of the Consell de Cent (Council of One Hundred). Government of the city of Barcelona. 1692. Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

SALVADOR RODRIGAхZ, Am󳠨1845-1922). Spanish politician
SALVADOR RODRIGAх Z, Am󳠨 1845-1922). Spanish politician and engineer. Engraving

JOVER Y CASANOVA, Francisco (1836-1890). The Queen RegentMaria Christina of Austria oath of the Constitution of 1876 accompanied by the Princesses Mercedes and Teresa

Jean-Baptiste Louvet 2
JEAN-BAPTISTE LOUVET de Couvrai, French revolutionary statesman who loyally support- -ed successive governments but died of chagrin when he was not taken seriously. Date: 1760 - 1797

Jean-Baptiste Louvet
JEAN-BAPTISTE LOUVET de Couvrai, French revolutionary statesman who loyally support- -ed successive governments but died of chagrin when he was not taken seriously. Date: 1760 - 1797

Aerial View - South Kensington
When the balloon was almost over the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens this photograph was taken in the southern direction

Chile (1883). Santiago de Chile. Palacio de la Moneda (Mint Palace), seat of the government. Etching

CAMBO, Francesc de As�(1876-1947). Catalan
CAMBO, Francesc de As� (1876-1947). Catalan nationalist politician from the Lliga Regionalista (a regionalist conservative party). Ministers from different governments. Oil on canvas. SPAIN

German Workers Re-erecting a Free Passage Sign, Berlin, 19
Photograph showing German workers re-erecting a Russian and German sign declaring Free Passage on the border between West Berlin and the Soviet Sector at the end of the Berlin Blockade, May 1949

Interior of a Transport Airplane filled with coal, 1948
Photograph showing the interior of a Dakota airplane loaded with kitbags full of coal, destined for Berlin during the airlift of 1948

Unloading an airplane, Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a generator set being unloaded from a York aircraft at Gatow Airport, during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. Between April 1948 and May 1949 Stalin, leader of the USSR

Royal Air Force York at Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing a Royal Air Force York transport airplane, after landing at Gatow Airport, carrying the millionth ton of supplies during the Berlin Airlift of 1949

Exchanging Clothes at a Second-hand Depot, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing several citizens of West Berlin bringing their old woollen garments to a second-hand clothing depot, Berlin, August 1948

West Berlin Train Crew Prepare to Travel, Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing the crew of a West Berlin locomotive hoisting the banner Greetings to Western Germany onto the front of their train at the end of the Berlin Blockade, May 1949

The First Bus out of West Berlin after the Blockade, 1949
Photograph showing the first civilian bus to leave West Berlin after the end of the Soviet blockade, May 1949. The bus shown was heading for Hanover and proudly bore the banner Hurra

Citizens of West Berlin outside the Schoeneberg Town Hall, 1
Photograph showing up to 500, 000 West Berliners gathered outside the Schoeneberg Town Hall to celebrate the end of the Berlin Blockade, 12th May 1949

The Statistics Board at Frankfurt Airport during the Berlin
Photograph showing American aircrew studying the achievement board at Frankfurt-on-Main showing the daily and overall tonnage of supplies flown from Frankfurt to Berlin, during the airlift of 1948

Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a York transport airplane at Gatow Airport, during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. In the background of the image, extension work on the runway can be seen being undertaken

The East-West Frontier in Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing a West Berlin policeman (on left) talking to a Soviet Sector policeman over an East-West frontier barrier, in Berlin, 1949

Map at the Berlin Air Safety Centre, during the Berlin Airli
Photograph showing a large wall map of Berlin and its air corridors, in the Berlin Air Safety Centre, during the airlift of 1948

German Boys on a disused Railway, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing two German boys playing on a railway track leading into the American Sector of West Berlin, November 1948

Russian Merchants Wife
A Russian merchants wife, a member of the bourgeoisie which successive governments have sought to abolish

Alejandro Lerroux
ALEJANDRO LERROUX Leader of the Spanish Radical Party, who headed four governments during the period of centre-right rule (1933 - 1935) in the Second Republic

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