Jack Collection (#30)

Boy operating pedal-driven drum raft
A boy operating a pedal-driven drum raft at Longridge Water Activities Centre, watched by a number of spectators. circa 1960s

Sea Scouts hoisting the colours
A group of Sea Scouts hoisting the colours. 20th century

Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town

Boy Scouts in Lifeboat Day parade, Walton-on-the-Naze
Some of the first Boy Scouts in the UK taking part in the Annual Lifeboat Day parade through the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1910

Sea Scouts coming ashore. circa 1912

Coronation party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens parties at various locations around the town

Patriotic elephants
Two elephants patriotically wave the Union and English flags, while bunting flutters in the breeze. Date: 1950s

Railway Jack and his Surgeon
Portraits of Railway Jack (with his front left leg amputated) and his Surgeon, a Mr R. A. Stock. Railway Jack, owned by a station-master Mr F. G

Union flag with sea in background
A Union flag with the sea in the background. early 20th century

Disguising a German Shop - Start of WWI
Postcard sent within six weeks of the start of WWI, depicting a German Shopkeeper in Britain hastily changing the livery of his store to something perfectly British

Childrens Christmas Party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A childrens Christmas party given by the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1955

Storming Simonosaki, 1864
The naval brigade and marines storming the Japanese stockade at Simonosaki, September 6th 1864. Date: September 6th 1864

Capital Cigars Prime Tobacco
Tobacco Jack. Capital Cigars Prime Tobacco. A man made out of smoking equipment such as cigars, cigarettes and pipes. Date: 1875

Programme cover for Cabaret Follies
Programme cover for Jack Hyltons Cabaret Follies at the Queens Hall Roof, London, 1922. Artwork by Guy De Gerald. 1922

Royal wedding 1986 - sleeping spectator
A spectator, worn out by the effort of watching the royal wedding in London in July 1986, takes the opportunity to snatch forty winks on a park bench

Metropolitan Police officer at showjumping event
A Metropolitan Police officer and his horse tackle a jump at a showjumping event. Date: circa 1990s

W. T. Tilden and protege
William ( Bill ) Tatem Tilden (1893 - 1953), American tennis player, known as Big Bill. Dominated international tennis in the first half of the 1920s; won Wimbledon three times

War Memorial Fund - Dog
A small dog dressed up as a nurse atop a Union Jack and next to a collecting tin for the Woolwich & District War Memorial Hospital Fund. Toby is never shunn d when asking! Date: early 20th century

Mrs Bobbity and neighbours with policeman
Mrs Bobbity and neighbours tell the policeman what has happened, and he takes notes. Jack Sparrow, perched on a lamp post, calls out that its the cat who should be prosecuted! Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow perched on step, moth flutters past
Jack Sparrow perches on a step, dejected at not finding any food for his family. A moth flutters past. Date: 1937

The raven refuses to help Jack Sparrow, and calls him a rascal. Date: 1937

A cockerel catches the moth, watched by his hen and chicks. Jack Sparrow misses out again. Date: 1937

Illuminated Electric Car to celebrate Kings Visit
Illuminated Electric Car to celebrate the Kings Visit to Leeds on July 7th 1908 - There are 3000 electric lights on the car which required 150 horsepower to run it!! Date: 1908

Kingham, Oxfordshire - The Fete at the Tennis Courts Date: 1915

The Vicars Shooting Party
The Vicar, the Curate, the Organist and the Verger pop out for a spot of rabbit shooting on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by their Jack Russell terriers. Date: circa 1910

Jack & Jill Windmills
Two landmark windmills, known as Jack and Jill, at Clayton, Sussex. Jack is the tall black tower mill and Jill, built in Brighton in 1821, was dragged here by oxen. Date: early 19th century

Jack Sparrow looking for moths in the ivy on the back garden wall. Date: 1937

Funeral of a British soldier, Estaires, France, WW1
Funeral of a British soldier (a private in the 2nd Scots Guards), at Estaires, northern France, during the First World War. Date: December 1914

Little Patriotic Girl astride a cavalry horse, holding a Union Flag and playing a side drum. Her feet are nowhere close to reaching the stirrups! Date: circa 1914

Koko the Pekinese dog with Jack Sparrow -- unfortunately Kokos bowl is empty. Date: 1937

Portrait of Kitchener before Union Flag
A striking portrait of Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916), British Field Marshal, diplomat, and statesman. Date: circa 1916

Two sparrows collecting grass seeds
Two sparrows, Jack and Jennie, collecting grass seeds to feed their five chicks. Date: 1937

Jack and Jennie Sparrow on the roof above their nest, discussing the problem of the cat preventing them from getting to the crust. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow sitting on the garden wall, ready to hop down for crumbs. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow asks the tame raven for help
Jack Sparrow asks the tame raven (who is an excellent mimic) for help -- if he can make a sound like milk being poured into a saucer, he might be able to get the cat to move away from the crust

Jack Sparrow asking the horse for a few grains of corn. Unfortunately he is too late -- there is nothing left in the bag. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow sitting on the ivy growing on the garden wall. He looks down to find that the crust is no longer there. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow, Jennie and the chicks are reunited, in the knowledge that there will be more crumbs later. Date: 1937

Koko squeezes under the gate on his way to find the cat. Jack Sparrow perches on top. Date: 1937

Woman wearing telephonic fancy dress
A woman wearing telephonic fancy dress. The telephone is balanced on her head, and her closely-fitting dress is made up of draped telephone cables. Date: circa 1895

The Donkeys of Carisbrooke Castle
The water drawers - two donkeys called Ned and Jack - at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight. The well house and wheel are still operated by donkeys to this day and prove a huge tourist attraction

JILL WINDMILL
Jill one of two windmills, fondly known as Jack and Jill, Clayton, Sussex. Jill was built in Brighton in 1821 and dragged to Clayton by Oxen. Date: 1930s

Union Jack Club
The Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, Waterloo, London SE1, was founded in 1904 as a National Memorial to commemorate the bravery of the troops in the Boer War. Date: founded 1904

Empire Day Flags 1930S
British women making Union Jack flags for Empire Day, when the British Empire was celebrated in Britain and the Commonwealth. Date: early 1930s

Jack Straws Castle
This famous public house on the edge of Hampstead Heath, north London, is named after a ringleader in the Peasants Revolt of 1381. Destroyed in World War Two, rebuilt 1960s. Date: 1930s

Elephants and sandwich boards - Jack Legs Diamond
Elephants carrying sandwich boards to advertise the exhibition of the $20, 000 Killer Car ( Direct from New York ) of American Gangster and Bootlegger Jack Legs Diamond (1897-1931)

Child leaves toy horse to chase Jack Sparrow
The child leaves the toy horse to chase Jack Sparrow, who is far more interesting. Jack hopes the child will frighten the cat away. Date: 1937

Koko runs between two cyclists
Koko runs across the road between two cyclists, with Jack Sparrow flying above. Date: 1937

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