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Background imageGuarding Collection: 10 Downing Street

10 Downing Street
The entrance to 10 Downing Street as it was in the 1990s before the massive security that followed 9/11. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageGuarding Collection: Scottish Deerhound

Scottish Deerhound, guarding a dead deer Date: 20th century

Background imageGuarding Collection: Eternal Flame at Battle of Stalingrad Memorial

Eternal Flame at Battle of Stalingrad Memorial
Russia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad). Battle of Stalingrad Memorial at Mamajev Kurgan Hill. The Memorial Hall of Honour with the Eternal Flame. Date: 2010

Background imageGuarding Collection: Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Guardian Angel

Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Guardian Angel
Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Protection provided by your Guardian Angel. 1911

Background imageGuarding Collection: Clan Macgillivray

Clan Macgillivray
Clan MACGILLIVRAY guarding the battlements 0f his castle

Background imageGuarding Collection: Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig

Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig
RICHARD WAGNER German composer and his son, Siegfried, slay the Critic Dragon and gain the treasure it was guarding, in a parody of the Nibelungen story

Background imageGuarding Collection: Ammunition Bus, First World War

Ammunition Bus, First World War
Motor bus loaded with ammunition and well guarded leaving the magazine in Hyde Park during World War I

Background imageGuarding Collection: Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East London

Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East London
Policemen guarding the devastated house in Sidney Street, East London, after the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London

Background imageGuarding Collection: Crashed Me-110 fighter-bomber; Second World War, 1940

Crashed Me-110 fighter-bomber; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a German Messerschmitt Me-110 fighter-bomber, which crash-landed near Hastings after being shot up by a British fighter, during the summer of 1940

Background imageGuarding Collection: Allied Troops landing in Normandy; Second World War, 1944

Allied Troops landing in Normandy; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing Allied troops and armour moving up one of the Normandy beaches, shortly after D-Day, 6th June 1944

Background imageGuarding Collection: Advertisement for City Meat Dog Cakes

Advertisement for City Meat Dog Cakes
An advertisement for Walker Harrison and Garthwaites City Meat Dog Cakes - the genuine and original. A fierce British bulldog stands on top, guarding his food

Background imageGuarding Collection: A knight who guarded The Holy Sepulchre

A knight who guarded The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the city was captured during the Crusades. 12th century

Background imageGuarding Collection: Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames

Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames
A Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames, with Tower Bridge in the background

Background imageGuarding Collection: Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike

Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike
Policemen on horseback guarding Liverpool Station during the general transport strike of 1911

Background imageGuarding Collection: Transport Workers Strike in London 1912

Transport Workers Strike in London 1912
The transport workers strike in London. Police guarding a waggon crossing Tower Bridge from St Katharine's Docks. Date: 1912

Background imageGuarding Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Surrender of

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Surrender of the Plevna army. The Turkish army was being defeated by the Russians. The seventy-seven cannons taken from the Turks on the Plevna plain by the Sofia road

Background imageGuarding Collection: Cat & Kittens

Cat & Kittens
Painting of a proud female cat guarding her kittens while they feed. Artist: Eileen Hood Date: circa 1912

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea

WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea - the ILN special artist C E Turner accompanied the vessel around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 - Atlantic Convoy at sea as seen from an escort Corvette

WW2 - Atlantic Convoy at sea as seen from an escort Corvette
WW2 - Between Sunset and Darkness. Atlantic Convoy at sea as seen from an escort Corvette Date: 1941

Background imageGuarding Collection: A knight who guarded The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

A knight who guarded The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the city was captured during the Crusades. 12th century

Background imageGuarding Collection: Delhi, India - Interior of Delhi Gate, Fort Delhi

Delhi, India - Interior of Delhi Gate, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - build by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648. Date: 1911

Background imageGuarding Collection: Bridge over the River Axios is guarded by troops - Greece

Bridge over the River Axios is guarded by troops - Greece
1st Balkan War - Bridge over the River Axios (Vardar), Greece is guarded

Background imageGuarding Collection: Guarding recenly opened tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley

Guarding recenly opened tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt

Background imageGuarding Collection: Guarding the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley

Guarding the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt in 1922

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 Soldier And New Zealander

WW2 Soldier And New Zealander
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a soldier guarding the wire, while the right picture portrays a New Zealand military man holding his cane

Background imageGuarding Collection: Photographs showing scenes after the Portuguese Revolution

Photographs showing scenes after the Portuguese Revolution

Background imageGuarding Collection: Cartoon, A Specialist, WW1

Cartoon, A Specialist, WW1
Cartoon, A Specialist. A group of GVC (Gardes-Voies et Communications) soldier are talking

Background imageGuarding Collection: Spanish Foreign Legion Troops near Madrid; Spanish Civil War

Spanish Foreign Legion Troops near Madrid; Spanish Civil War
Spanish Foreign Legion troops guarding an outpost near Madrid, 1936

Background imageGuarding Collection: Cartoon, Watching the Rhine

Cartoon, Watching the Rhine, France's turn of duty for Die Wacht am Rhein'. Date: 1919

Background imageGuarding Collection: The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853

The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 - Corvette of the Wild Waterbird class

WW2 - Corvette of the Wild Waterbird class which transported the ILN special artist C E Turner around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 - Corvette versus Submarine - Corvette wins

WW2 - Corvette versus Submarine - Corvette wins
WW2 - Corvette versus submarine and the corvette wins: A dramatic incident in The Battle of the Atlantic Date: 1941

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 - Destroyer escorting large convoy - Atlantic

WW2 - Destroyer escorting large convoy - Atlantic
WW2 - A Royal Navy Destroyer escorting a large convoy through the German counter-blockade - The Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1941

Background imageGuarding Collection: Dutch Border Battalions Memorial, Grave, Holland

Dutch Border Battalions Memorial, Grave, Holland
This bas-relief by Jan Kettering shows a soldier of the Border Battalions guarding the town of Grave. It was erected on 31 October 1964 and its caption is We went and came back after years

Background imageGuarding Collection: Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, Cave Canem

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, Cave Canem - seen here as a terrier protecting The House of Lords. 1885

Background imageGuarding Collection: Soldier guarding line at Slough during railway strike

Soldier guarding line at Slough during railway strike
Soldier guarding the Great Western Railways main line at Slough during the Great Strike of 1919. 1919

Background imageGuarding Collection: Soldier guarding GWR railway line at Slough

Soldier guarding GWR railway line at Slough
Soldier guarding the GWR railway line at Slough, 30 September 1919. 1919

Background imageGuarding Collection: Policemen guarding suffragettes

Policemen guarding suffragettes at the State Opening of Parliament 1912

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), soldier in khaki -- If its OK by you

WW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), soldier in khaki -- If its OK by you, its OK by me. Date: circa 1942

Background imageGuarding Collection: Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch
circa 1906

Background imageGuarding Collection: THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER

THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER
Indian soldiers guarding the barrier marking the border of the North West Frontier between British India and Afghanistan. Date: 1930s

Background imageGuarding Collection: Guarding the coast, France, 9th century

Guarding the coast, France, 9th century
Sentinels on the Atlantic coast of France keep watch for the Norsemen, who harass the country before eventually settling in Normandie, named for them. Date: early 9th century

Background imageGuarding Collection: DALMATIAN PROTECTS COACH

DALMATIAN PROTECTS COACH
A dalmatian coach dog guarding a carriage Date: 1807

Background imageGuarding Collection: Visitors to an exhibition at the Guildhall, London

Visitors to an exhibition at the Guildhall, London
Visitors at the loan collection of pictures at the Guildhall, London Date: 1892

Background imageGuarding Collection: A small brown dog pushes its head under a rotting green door

A small brown dog pushes its head under a rotting green door to eye the camera. Almeria, Spain Date: 2010

Background imageGuarding Collection: Tourist and guardsman, Windsor

Tourist and guardsman, Windsor
A male Japanese tourist poses for a photograph beside a Welsh Guardsman in his sentry box outside Windsor Castle. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989

Background imageGuarding Collection: Coldstream Guard on sentry duty

Coldstream Guard on sentry duty. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageGuarding Collection: Lying-in-State of late King George V - Westminster Hall

Lying-in-State of late King George V - Westminster Hall
Late Majesty, King George Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall, London, for the four days

Background imageGuarding Collection: Senegal - Thies Rebellion, Dieye & Fall complain about food

Senegal - Thies Rebellion, Dieye & Fall complain about food
The circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the Thies rebellion remain obscure. An article at the time said that the rebellion began after the sentencing to 15 days in jail of Diery Fall

Background imageGuarding Collection: Senegal - Rebellion at Thies - Sarithia Dieye captured

Senegal - Rebellion at Thies - Sarithia Dieye captured
The circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the Thies rebellion remain obscure. An article at the time said that the rebellion began after the sentencing to 15 days in jail of Diery Fall

Background imageGuarding Collection: Elizabeth Cowell at the BBC

Elizabeth Cowell at the BBC
Given its access to sensitive information, the BBC had to be on the lookout for potential spies during the Second World War

Background imageGuarding Collection: Observation post near Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany

Observation post near Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
Observation post with two guards near the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1960s

Background imageGuarding Collection: Observation tower near Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany

Observation tower near Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
Observation tower by a railway track near the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1960s

Background imageGuarding Collection: The Cats of Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, USA

The Cats of Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, USA. One statue has its eyes open, the other has its eyes closed. Date: circa 1925

Background imageGuarding Collection: National Railway strike of 1911

National Railway strike of 1911
Double page spread of scenes in London of siege conditions, the great strike threatening to bring the whole railway service of Britain to a standstill

Background imageGuarding Collection: Pirate by Lawson Wood

Pirate by Lawson Wood
A pirate, musket in his arms, looks thoughtful, unaware perhaps of the large cat of puma stalking up behind him

Background imageGuarding Collection: Vietnam - Guard of the Debernardi Concession

Vietnam - Guard of the Debernardi Concession
" An old acquaintance among the Cochin hunters - Guard of the Debernardi Concession"

Background imageGuarding Collection: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A boy stood in front of a remarkable statue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of a seven-headed cobra snake, guarding a bridge within the Palace complex

Background imageGuarding Collection: Junkers Ju-87 crashed in Britain; Second World War, 1940

Junkers Ju-87 crashed in Britain; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a crashed German Junkers Ju-87 dive-bomber, also known as a Stuka, somewhere in South East England during the summer of 1940

Background imageGuarding Collection: Rome, Italy - Vatican city, gate with Swiss guard

Rome, Italy - Vatican city, gate with Swiss guard. Date: 1901

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 - Sunset on Western front - British soldiers on guard

WW2 - Sunset on Western front - British soldiers on guard. Date: circa 1942

Background imageGuarding Collection: Safety Cab

Safety Cab - horse-drawn, with passenger and driver. circa 1830

Background imageGuarding Collection: Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with native soldier on guard. Date: circa 1912

Background imageGuarding Collection: Victorian scrap - boxer guarding

Victorian scrap - boxer guarding. late 19th century

Background imageGuarding Collection: Two Statues - Precinct of Mut, Karnak Temples, Luxor, Egypt

Two Statues - Precinct of Mut, Karnak Temples, Luxor, Egypt
Two of four statues guarding the pylon leading to the precinct of Mut, Karnak Temples, Luxor, Egypt. Date: circa 1907

Background imageGuarding Collection: Susi - Beware Of The Dog

Susi - Beware Of The Dog - A little protection... 1950s

Background imageGuarding Collection: East Africa - Old Fort

East Africa - Old Fort - Soldiers Guarding Ramparts. Part of Box 249 Boswell Collection - East Coast of Africa. Inhambane is one of the oldest settlements on Mozambiques eastern coast

Background imageGuarding Collection: Chicagos International Exposition - Twin Pylons

Chicagos International Exposition - Twin Pylons
Chicagos International Exposition - Covered with symbolic bas reliefs of the forces of electricity, these Twin Pylons (100ft)

Background imageGuarding Collection: The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. Bronze

The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. Bronze
The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. A gryphons head of gilt bronze. The gryphon was perhaps once part of a Roman parade helmet. Was found in a Bog, Funen. National Museum of Denmark

Background imageGuarding Collection: Cartoon, Broken down, WW1

Cartoon, Broken down, WW1
Cartoon, Broken down. A GVC (Gardes-Voies et Communications) soldier speaks to a passenger who is complaining about the delay to his train

Background imageGuarding Collection: Cartoon, The meaning of GVC, WW1

Cartoon, The meaning of GVC, WW1
Cartoon, The meaning of GVC (Gardes-Voies et Communications). A GVC soldier says that every fifteen minutes a train rushes by and the passengers throw out all their rubbish, including eggshells

Background imageGuarding Collection: First Barricade / Commune

First Barricade / Commune
Construction of the first barricade. Date: 18 March 1871

Background imageGuarding Collection: Guarding the Channel

Guarding the Channel
Two German soldiers keep vigilant watch on the English Channel, making sure the Allies make no attempt to attack the French coast Date: March 1942

Background imageGuarding Collection: Railway strike 1911: Attempt to paralyse the port of London

Railway strike 1911: Attempt to paralyse the port of London
Several scenes where rioters are attacking wagons, buses and boats to cause damage and chaos. August 1911

Background imageGuarding Collection: Milburn House, Buffalo, New York State, USA

Milburn House, Buffalo, New York State, USA, where President McKinley died on 14 September 1901 after being shot on 6 September. Date: circa 1904-1908

Background imageGuarding Collection: Cartoon, Guarding Salonika, WW1

Cartoon, Guarding Salonika, WW1
Cartoon, Guarding Salonika. Two sailors in white uniform on deck, watching the passing shipping. Date: 1916

Background imageGuarding Collection: Dog guarding a farm workers coat

Dog guarding a farm workers coat
Terrier dog guarding a farm workers coat. Date: 1928

Background imageGuarding Collection: Two soldiers at a camp in winter

Two soldiers at a camp in winter. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW1 - German Recruitment Day, 1914

WW1 - German Recruitment Day, 1914
WW1 - German volunteers follow a German Officer through the gates where the men will continue and complete the recruitment procedure. The event is watched and guarded by other German Officers

Background imageGuarding Collection: Sphere cover - French War Dog on Guard

Sphere cover - French War Dog on Guard
Front cover of The Sphere magazine showing a French war dog in a trench keeping watch for enemy snipers or patrols wandering too close to the French lines. Date: 1916

Background imageGuarding Collection: Canine Devotion in War Time, WW1 dog guarding home

Canine Devotion in War Time, WW1 dog guarding home
A dog still seeking to defend its former home during the entry of the Germans into Vailly, a small town lying on the Aisne

Background imageGuarding Collection: Sheepdog guarding French trench, WW1

Sheepdog guarding French trench, WW1
A sheepdog guarding a French trench, seen here at the entrance to a dugout. Date: 1915

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 greetings card, two bulldogs

WW2 greetings card, two bulldogs
WW2 greetings card, two British bulldogs as Home Guard. Date: circa 1942

Background imageGuarding Collection: WW2 Christmas card, guard duty

WW2 Christmas card, guard duty
WW2 Christmas card, soldier on guard duty with factories in the distance. Date: 1939



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