Leave Collection (page 11)

Island of Samos - Turkish Troops evacuating
Island of Samos - Turkish troops called to evacuate island after the Revolution of September 1912 - the infantry is seen boarding Samos sailing vessels

Nelson on leave at St. Omer, France, 1784
Captain Nelson, on half-pay during peacetime, decided it was economical to stay in France, in St. Omer near Dunkirtk. This was towards the end of 1874

Chef Ready Meals
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Christmas Leave
Two soldiers return home to join in the peace celebrations in time for Christmas. They are accompanied by a number of ravishing women with newly cropped hair

Blighted Blighty
The sad sufferings of a subaltern on leave who finds that everyone on the Home Front is obsessed with the war and with " doing their bit" including girlfriends who have become nurses

Frightfulness as applied to a man on short leave
Part of the " War-Time Studdys" series, this soldier home on leave during World War I finds himself the victim of selfish demands from family and friends who all want a piece of him

Joys of To-Day
Humorous illustration depicting a soldier home on leave during World War I delighted to be able to sink into a clean, comfortable downy bed

Home From the Trenches
Home from the Trenches - How Tommy Got to Sleep. A soldier used to sleeping in a dug-out or trench on the Western Front of the First World War

The Horrors of Peace
Three soldiers home on leave during World War I, with wounds discover to their surprise that, compared to a hair-raising motor car ride with their lady companion driver

Blighty, Sweet Blighty
Two optimistic and rather over-excited Tommies, home on leave during World War I, lean out of their train carriage to breathe in the sweet smell of - the local gas works

Experience by Frank Reynolds
A small boy, meeting his soldier father who is home on leave during World War I, admonishes his parent for his muddy boots, with the words, " I say, you ll cop it when muvvers sees your boots

Week-end Leave and How to Obtain It
The bureaucracy facing a young officer simply wanting weekend leave while serving at the Front during World War I. Frustratingly, he manages to miss his train

Keeping Home Fires Burning
Humorous depiction of a cheery soldier and sailor home on leave during World War I and feeling that the pessimism of the Home Front

Ex Pede Herculem
A cynical Irish soldier returning home on leave from the Front refuses a shoe shine boy, preferring instead to keep the mud on his boots as a symbol of honour

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

Victoria Cross, The New Order of Valour
Special colour supplement from the ILN, June 1857 to commemorate the introduction of the Victoria Cross, a new order of valour first bestowed by Queen Victoria upon Crimean War veterans

Frustrated Teacher
A frustrated French teacher after " three hours of shouting" tells his " naughty children" that they can leave at the midday bell and study again later

Piludski at Ceremony
Marshal Jozef Piludski takes his leave of the clergy after a religious ceremony affirming the unity of his military government with the church

Crusoe Leaves Home
The young Crusoe takes leave of his parents

The Steamship Britannia leaving Boston Harbour, USA, 1847
Engraving showing the steamship Britannia steaming through the ice to leave Boston Harbour, USA, 1847

Prison babies
Weighing a baby on its admission to Holloway prison. Holloway was a women-only prison where babies who were either born there or were under three months when their mothers were jailed

Franco-Prussian War. Adieu
Franch soldier taking leave of his family, wife, child and baby in an affluent middle class setting. His little girl is smaller than the soldiers rifle

Map of Central Africa showing the likely routes of the Emin
Engraved map showing Central Africa and the predicted routes of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1887. Emin Pasha (1840-1892), the German doctor, explorer

Prison babies in chairs and cots in the day nursery
Prison babies at play in the day nursery. Holloway Prison, a women only prison where babies who are either born there or being under three months when their mothers were jailed are cared for in

Babys cot by the side of its mothers bed
Prison babies at play in the day nursery in Holloway, a women only prison where babies who were either born there or were under three months old when their mothers were jailed were cared for in

Holloway Castles prison creche
Holloway Castle womens prison introduced the first creche for prison babies. Babies were admitted if they were born in prison or were under three months when their mothers were jailed

Admiral Sir George A. Callaghan
Portrait of Admiral Sir George A. Callaghan, Commander of Great Britains First Fleet in 1914. With war clouds gathering in Europe, the Admiralty announced, Orders have been given to the First Fleet

Womans Part in the War
Watched by a policeman, nurses and nuns leave the War Office after receiving their orders following the outbreak of war in August 1914

Day nursery in Holloway prison
A day nursery in Holloway, a women only prison where babies who were either born there or were under three months when their mothers were jailed were cared for in prison

Spanish Leave for Cuba
SPANISH TROOPS FOR CUBA A Spanish regiment marches through the streets, flags flying, before leaving to repel the Yanquis attacking Cuba Date: May 1898

Zulu war evacuation. The 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers
Scottish bagpipers in kilts and playing the pipes, lead the troops over a river as they leave Zululand. Date: 1879

Beijing Entrance
The Western Gates of Beijing leave travelers in no doubt that they are entering a mighty city. Note various forms of transport by river and road

Shepherd, Sheep & Dog
A flock of sheep leave the field through the gate, followed by the shepherd and his dog

Mecca Pilgrims Cairo
Pilgrims leave Cairo for Mecca

Fugitives from Paris
Anxious Parisians attempt to leave the city at the Gare du Nord

Social / Spanish Peasant
A young peasant man decides to leave village life for the city

Ladies Leave after Meal
After dinner, the ladies leave the table and the room, allowing the men to enjoy port and cigars, and to discuss the matters of the day

Prisoners Deported
Political prisoners leave the Abbaye prison, Paris, for deportation to Algeria

Guard against Sideslip
Guard against sideslip. When on wet polished asphalt, granite sets or tramlines, leave sufficient room to meet an emergency

Stepping Off Pavement
look before you Leave the Pavement

French Leave Marseille
French reinforcements embark from Marseille for a renewed attack on Garibaldis Republicans at Rome

Blanchard Leaves Dover
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies leave Dover on their cross-Channel flight which makes them the first people to cross from England to France by air

Going to School 1960S
Boys and girls leave a housing estate and set off for school. The lollipop lady, who has presumably just assisted them to cross the road, is in the background

Happy Evacuees 1940S
Not all evacuees were sad to leave the city for the country. Here are two boys (brothers), grinning with excitement in anticipation of the adventures to come

Skiathos Town Ferry Port
Skiathos Town, Skiathos, Greece. A ferry boat prepares to leave the port at night

Leaving London
Travellers leave Wardour Street, Soho, in a hired post-chaise

Rats Leaving a Ship
Rats are said to leave a doomed ship

Travel / Emigration / USA / Sh
An emigrant ship is about to leave Liverpool, carrying its passengers to a better life in America

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