Grateful Collection

The Kings Message to the Royal Air Force, WW1
The Kings Message to the Royal Air Force, 11 November 1918, thanking and congratulating the men and women of the RAF for their valued contribution at the end of the First World War. 1918

Victorian family saying grace before dinner
A Victorian family saying grace at the dinner table

Advert / Eppss Cocoa
Eppss Cocoa and chocolates: Grateful and Comforting

Trinidad Postman
A postman in the (then) British colony of Trinidad is offered a pineapple by a grateful recipient of mail

History of Spain. Death of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700)
Death of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700). Official days of mourning in the city of Barcelona. Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona

Vietnamese Poster - Yao people grateful to the Party
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - The Yao people (called the Dao in Northern Vietnam) are grateful to the (Communist) Party. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century

Patriotic poster, Buying British - has put me in a job
Thanks! Buying British - has put me in a job. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

A Devotee of The Doctrine
A Devotee of " The Doctrine." - A satirical cartoon from Punch Magazine. A Mexican man wearing a small sombrero and two bandoliers across his chest and waist

Japanese overlord presents armour to grateful subordinate in formal ceremony of investiture

Cartoon, Sir Rowland Le Grand. A reference to the English postal reformer, Sir Rowland Hill, being congratulated by a grateful Britannia. Date: 1864

Abraham Lincoln, a play by John Drinkwater, performed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1918 and at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, West London, from 1918 to 1919. 1919

Certificate from Queen Elizabeth II, thanking Mrs Parsons for helping her country at the beginning of the Second World War by providing shelter to strangers. Date: 1940s

Blitz in London -- a welcome tea break, WW2
London Auxiliary firefighters enjoy a welcome cup of tea from a grateful resident in Crawford Street, Camberwell, SE London

Card, British Army of the Rhine, signed by Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Commander in Chief, thanking those leaving the Rhine Army on their return to civil life. Date: 1946

Noah offering up sacrifices to God as a grateful acknowledgement for his deliverance from the Deluge - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 8.20. 1787

Certificate from Veg. Products Committee for Naval Supply
Certificate Christmas 1917. To Mr. Lade of Eastbourne of the Vegetable Products Committee for Naval Supply, from the Officers and Men of the Grand Fleet in grateful recognition of your devoted

Inscription by Cecil Aldin, Dogs of Character
Inscription by Cecil Aldin in Dogs of Character: " To Jessie, from Mickey & Cracker in grateful memory of all the lovely dinners she has made for them Dec 11 1928" (signed) Date: 1927

Illustration, The White Snake -- The Fishes, in their joy, put their heads out of the water, and promised to reward him. Date: 1909

Silhouette Calendar -- October, Harvest Thanksgiving. Showing a girl and a boy taking part in a Harvest Festival church service. Date: 20th century

Frederick Robertson
FREDERICK W ROBERTSON sincere and grateful churchman Date: 1816 - 1853

Bailiff very well treated
Bailiff (who has been very well treated and settled with) - " Well good-bye, Sir. See you again soon, Sir, I ope!" Date: 1902

Billiards Illustrated - Tucked Up - a handsome male patient is grateful for the care and attention provided by a pretty young nurse, tending to his needs. Date: circa 1903

The Queen Bee
The grateful ducks find the Princesss key for Blockhead

Captain Rostron watch face
The face of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly

Captain Rostron watch workings
The inner workings of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912

Captain Rostron watch inside cover
The inside cover of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912

Captain Rostron watch back
The back of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly

Captain Rostron watch inscription
The inscription on an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912

Captain Rostron silver cup
A silver cup presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from John B Thayer Junior, who was one of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly after

Speech of thanks to British Fleet from people of Ierossos
A fantastic piece of history - a speech from the grateful people of the Greek Island of Ierossos, thanking the British Fleet and the English Government for assistance

Warm welcome for British Calvalry men
Kisses from grateful women for gallant men. British cavalry men are greeted by joyful French women in the village of Monchy in France after the battle of Arras

Wounded French Soldiers entering Paris; Franco-Prussian War
Engraving showing French soldiers wounded in the engagement with the Prussians at Chatillon returning to Paris, 1870. This scene, on the Chausee de Maine

Racial / Trinidad / Postman
A postman in the (then) British colony of Trinidad receives a pineapple from a grateful customer

Turkey and Girl C1860
The pious sentiments on this card suggest that this little girl should be grateful to God for providing this turkey for her to eat at her Christmas dinner

Youngs Night Thoughts
EDWARD YOUNG offers his book of poems to The Eternal, who, we may be sure, is enormously grateful

Materialisation ?
An unidentified medium causes a spirit to materialise. If you can help us identify the who, when and where, we would be grateful

A Fair Catch
A FAIR CATCH - this lady was about to fall off her bicycle when this gentleman happened to be in a position to catch her ere she fell. She is very grateful to her rescuer

Disraeli / Memorial Tablet
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Memorial tablet at Hughenden, Bucks, placed by his grateful sovereign and friend, Queen Victoria, 27 February 1882

Tinker Returns Pot / 1867
A tinker returns a mended pot to a grateful maid

French in Morocco
The French bring the blessings of civilisation to Morocco : the Moroccans - in this picture, anyway - are suitably grateful

Massenet / Cid / Liebig 5
Act four, 10th tableau : The king, grateful to Rodrigo for delivering Spain from the Moors, bestows on him the name of El Cid, which means master warrior

Nala, Damayanti & Swan
A swan, grateful for being spared by prince NALA, tells DAMAYANTI how handsome he is. This leads to their marriage, though also to a succession of crises and adventures

The Grateful Beasts
Ferko before the king. (Hungarian story)

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