Imperial Collection (page 68)

Tsar Nicholas II inspecting the troops
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia inspecting troops at the time of World War I. The war strength of Russia at the beginning of the war was at least 2.8 million men. Date: c. 1914

Bone ornament - sinking of SMS Blucher
Carved and painted bone ornament remembering the sinking of S.M.S. Blucher with German and Imperial Naval flags. Produced by German civilian internees in the Isle of Man. Trench Art

Barrak - The Camel Corps Review - belonging to 2779 Private Harold Rothwell, 4th Company, Imperial Camel Corps. The Editorial reads Cairo, 1st July 1917. This copy is inscribed - Mr. T

Hallmarked silver brooch - flag of Russia
Hall marked silver and finest translucent enamel brooch with the Imperial Russian flag, on its original presentation card. Commemorative Ware

The Imperial Robber
L Imp鲩 al Cambrioleur. (The Imperial Robber). Le Kronprinz profite de son s骯 ur au Chⴥ au de Baye pour le d鶡 liser

General Sir Wm Robertson
GENERAL SIR WM. ROBERTSON, GCB, KCVO, DSO, Col. 2nd Dns. ADC to the King. General Officer Commanding, Eastern Command (late Chief of the Imperial General Staff)

Ivory paper knife with a silver handle - WWI
Ivory paper knife with a silver handle depicting a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II in relief, together with the Imperial Crown and Coat of Arms and Iron Crosses. Commemorative Ware

General Service cap - badge of the Australian Imperial Force
General Service cap with the badge of the Australian Imperial Force. Trench Art

Sketch of HM Airship 9 in flight near Barrow-in-Furness, preparing to land before an approaching storm in 1916. This preliminary sketch was finally reproduced as an oil on canvas, 24 x 36

Tommys peaked cap made from German shell case, WW1
Lower part of a German shell case made into a Tommys peaked cap with a German Imperial button on the front. Trench Art

Imperial German biplane, wooden model, WW1
Imperial German biplane, wooden model. Trench Art

A Funk-Hole near Bullecourt, 1917, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army

The Grooms, Happy Valley, Franvillers, Somme 1918, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army

The Cookers - near Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, 1918
The Cookers - near Villers-Bretonneux, Somme 1918, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army

With the tunnellers - August 1917, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army

A Dug-Out - In the tunnels, Hill 60, August 1917, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army

Wagon Post, Vaux, WW1
Wagon Post, Vaux. by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army and despite being wounded twice he produced a large number of drawings of Australian

Scouts at a rally, Natal, South Africa
Scouts taking part in a rally in Natal, South Africa -- inspecting the troops

Company awaiting relief - The Caterpillar, Villes-sur-Ancre
Company awaiting relief. The Caterpillar, Villes-sur-Ancre, 1918, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force

German Prisoners, Wytschaete Road, 1917
German Prisoners, Wytschaete Road. The 31st July offensive, 1917, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force

The Brazier - Somme, December 1916, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army

The Sinn Fein rising as it affected property
The devastating affects of the Easter Rebellion in Ireland in 1916. The main picture shows the burnt-out imperial hotel and post-office on Sackville Street in Dublin

General Sir Charles Douglas
General Sir Charles Whittingham Horsley Douglas (1850 1914); Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first three months of the First World War, but died on 25th October 1914. Date: 1914

By George! by Nellie C. George, WW1 silhouette humour
The Customer: Have you got anything topical in the way of curtains? The Shop Assistant: Certainly Madam, Here is one of our new Kaiser curtains; all ready to hang

Sir Ernest Shackleton, polar explorer, photographed in 1914, before his departure on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1874 - 1922

King Edward leaving Westminster Abbey
King Edward leaving the Coronation ceremony at Westminister Abbey, wearing the imperial crown and holding the septre and rod. Date: 9 August 1902

Daughters of Tsar Nicholas II
The daughters of Tsar Nicholas II: (standing from left to right), The Grand Duchesses Marie, Anastasia, and Olga; (sitting), The Grand Duchess Tatiana. Date: 1914

Indian Maharajahs offering support to Britain in First World
On the left, Lieutenant-General MAHARAJA SRI SIR PRATAP SINGH SAHIB BAHADUR OF IDAR (1845 - 1922). A career British Indian Army soldier

Western woman in carrying chair, Hong Kong, China. Another Western woman sits in a rickshaw (right), and four Western children stand watching (left). Date: circa 1890

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: how and whence the expedition proposes to start. Showing the proposed methods of transport from the Weddell Sea Base to the South Pole. Date: 1914

Sir Douglas Haig and Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, WW1
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and Fleet Admiral Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito of the Japanese imperial family, meeting during World War One. Date: circa 1916

1937 Coronation - Imperial mantle of cloth of gold
The magnificent vestment, the Imperial mantle donned by King George VI following his anointing in the Coronation ceremony, seen as it was nearing completion at the Royal School of Needlework

Flying Boat in River Dangu
The Corsair flying boat is manoeuvred into position for take off from a specially constructed dam on the River Dangu, Belgian Congo (Zaire)

The South Africans arrive for the 1937 Coronation
The scene outside Waterloo Station as 150 officers and men forming the South African Coronation contingent started their march to Wellington Barracks after leaving the Gloucester Castle boat train

Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, with a decorative flower border. Date: circa 1916

Tatler front cover - Lord & Lady Curzon in India
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859 - 1925), British Conservative statesman, Viceroy and Governor General of India and Foreign Secretary, pictured with his first wife

Indian troops arriving in France, WW1
Indian troops arriving in France (Marseilles) during the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Adverts and messages commemorating the coronation
On the left, an embroidery created by the Royal School of Needlework for the makers of Capstan cigarettes (branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co.)

Cartoon, Italian light infantryman with Austrian eagle, WW1
French cartoon of an Italian light infantryman (Bersaglieri) during the First World War. He is holding an Austrian eagle upside down so that its imperial crown falls off

Scylla L17 biplane on an airfield
The Scylla L17 British four-engine biplane, designed and built by Short Brothers. It was used by Imperial Airways for scheduled flights between London and various European cities

Kaiser Wilhelm II cheered
Following the declaration of war on Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II is cheered outside the Imperial Palace, Berlin Date: 1 August 1914

Crown Prince Wilhelm cheered
Crown Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of the Kaiser, is cheered as he leaves the Imperial Palace in an open top car following the German declaration of war on Russia Date: 1 August 1914

Imperial Palace Berlin
On the brink of war. The scene at the Imperial Palace, Berlin on the evening of 31 July 1914, as Kaiser Wilhelm II addresses the gathered crowd from a balcony

Princes of the Fatherland
Three sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II dressed in full military uniform. From left, Prince Eitel-Friedrich, Crown Prince Wilhelm and Prince August-Wilhelm

General Alexis Nicholaievitch Kuropatkin
Alexei Nikolaievitch Kuropatkin (1848-1925), Russian Imperial Minister of War (1898-1904), active in the Russo-Japanese War. Pictured here on the front cover of The Tatler at that time. Date: 1904

Royal Box at Crystal Palace for Festival of Empire concert
The reception of King George V & Queen Mary on their arrival in the Royal Box at the Crystal Palace for the Imperial concert at the opening of the Festival of Empire exhibition. Date: 12th May 1911

Last days of Emperor Nicholas II and his family
An article recounting the last days of the imperial family. The photograph shows the familys faithful entourage during internment at Tsarkelo-selo in the summer of 1917

Lord Chesham, Vanity Fair, Spy
CHARLES COMPTON WILLIAM CAVENDISH, 3rd Baron Chesham (1850-1907) British Conservative politician who served as the last Master of the Buckhounds

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