Leave Collection (page 2)

Black GIs at Rainbow Corner, London American Red Cross Club
Black GIs in the Information Bureau at Rainbow Corner, the London American Red Cross Club. Thousands of messages are written on a large blackboard

Sailor on his bicycle on shore leave Royal Navy Portsmouth

Sailors on shore leave in rickshaws Royal Navy

Canadian battalion preparing to leave a trench, going over the top, September 1916

WW2 - Ladies May Now Leave Their Machines
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Ladies May Now Leave Their Machines, written by Diana Murray Hill. The image shows the backs of wartime working women. Date: 1944

Wartime Snowfire Advertisement
A wartime advertisement promoting Snowfire Beauty Preparations, who provide essential creams and makeup for women. He's on leave, you can have off duty beauty. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Seven Days Leave
A WW2 children's short story illustration which shows a cafe with servicemen and women occupying the tables. Date: circa 1940s

London I Cannot Leave You
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for London I Cannot Leave You, words by Kieran Tunney, music by Lord Foley. The image shows a view of St. Paul's Cathedral. Date: 1941

There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave, words and music by Jimmy Kennedy. Designed around a photograph of soldiers returning home. Date: circa 1940

The Case Of The Man On Leave
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Man On Leave, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 743 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

E. Hodgson, A. Heber-Percy, Jock Fletcher, Albuhera Barracks
Dante Edward Pemberton Hodgson OBE LM (1904-1978), A. Heber-Percy and Jock Fletcher (The subalterns leave Roster) at the Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire. Date: 1932

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

WW2, Goodness Only Knows!
An illustration of a boy dressed in the uniform of a WW2 British Army soldier, who is waving his hat as he goes on leave. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Waiting
An illustration of a little girl dressed fashionably in white, holding a bouquet of colourful flowers, she is waiting at the train station for a loved one who is returning home from war, on leave

WW2, On Leave
An illustration of two little boys dressed up as WW2 servicemen of the British Royal Navy and British Army, walking arm in arm as they enjoy their time on leave. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Where And When?
An illustration of a little girl portraying an older woman, speaking on the telephone to a relative who is serving for the Royal Navy during WW2, he has 10 days leave. Date: circa 1940s

RMS Titanic - letter to Carl Asplund, victim
RMS Titanic - Lillian Asplund Collection - a letter written in Swedish, dated Worcester, 28 February 1912, to Carl Asplund. I have received your letter today

Funeral of King George V, Royal Train leaves Paddington
A Railway Guard signals for the Royal Train to leave Paddington, Funeral of King George V Date: 1936

The Duke and Duchess of Kent, children, domestic portrait
The Duke and Duchess of Kent with their children, domestic portrait captioned Home on Leave'. With description Their Royal Highnesses The Duke And Duchess Of Kent were able, last week

American Troops Leaving New York for Training 1917
On 6th April 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and thousands of American troops enlisted. Photograph showing American troops receiving a large send-off in New York. Date: 1917

American Troops Leaving for War Training Camp 1917
On 6th April 1917, the United States declared war against Germany, the nation had a standing army of 127, 500 officers and soldiers

Children demonstrating to save school playing fields
Children demonstrating to save their school playing fields, Havering, Essex. Date: circa 1970s

Cartoon, A good idea, WW1
Cartoon, A good idea. A French soldier says he has asked his father to write to say he is dead: that way, he will be able to get leave of absence from the Front. Date: 1916

The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing relics
The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing the relics that were found in the field of battle, 1815 (c).Oil on panel, signed lower left Geo Jones, by George Jones (1786-1869), 1821 (c)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). No deixeu cap arada inactiva ni gens de terra sense treballar (Dont't leave neither inactive plough nor unworked land)

Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife and her daughters
Louise, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Duchess of Fife (1867-1931), third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, pictured with her two daughters, Alexandra

The Roman army leaving London to go back to the City of Rome, where it was under attack. Date: 418 AD

ELECTRICAL CAB
Theatregoers leave after the show in a vehicle of the London Electrical Cab Company. Date: 1896

MEXICAN POSTMAN
The Mexican postman needs a fast horse, for he may encounter bandits who will try to lassoo him, steal the mail and probably leave him dead. Date: circa 1900

ITALIAN LEGIONARIES
Italian legionaries leave Spain for home with a nation's blessing for their generous courage in fighting the Nationalist cause in the civil war Date: 1938

BEFORE LEAVING EGYPT
Following the last plague - the death of the first-born - the Hebrews eat their last meal standing, dressed for travel, staff in hand... ready to leave Egypt

Boer Leaving Waterloo Events Africa South War
boer, leaving, waterloo, events, africa, south, war, 21, september, 1899, troop, movements, 3rd, battalion, grenadier, guards, leave, station, death, glory, british, soldiers, troops, goodbye, kiss

TELLING THE BEES - bees must be told when there is a death in the household, if you don't, the bees will either leave or die in the hive Date: 1879

Death of missionary Martin de Valencia
Martin de Valencia, much-loved missionary, dies just when he is about to leave Mexico and return to Spain Date: 1534

Dog fatihful to dead master
Tom, a poodle, refuses to leave his dead master's grave in a Paris suburb and is fed daily by kind wellwishers. 1909

The Evacuation of Greeks from Gallipoli, Turkey - November 18, 1922. Date: 1922

Comic postcard, Soldier happy to be going on leave, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Maid, mistress and master Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Three little boys crying on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy held by fish on the beach Date: 20th century

French Leave, by Reginald Berkeley, touring play, at the Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire, from 3 July 1922 for three nights. Date: 1922

Comic postcard, Couple in the blackout, WW2. Aren t you afraid to sit here and hold my hand in the blackout? - No - I should be afraid to leave go of it!! Date: 1940s

Comic postcard, Little boy clinging to post on the beach. I don t want to leave. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl clinging to rock on the beach. I don t want to leave. Date: 20th century

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t mind the black-outs
The Caption is Don t mind the black-outs, you can always stay the night! This card has a coded message. The initials of the feet

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - On Leave
This little lass looks as if she is going on holiday - she has an umbrella! Despite the war people still took breaks and this sort of postcard featured regularly in messages back home

Two knights in armour leave a castle to head to a tournament. Sir Ethelbert and Alan make their farewells to Adelaide and the Baron

Royal Naval officers riding pigs in saddles through the market in Gibraltar. They knock over market stalls and sellers. Moors, Spanish and Jewish, scattering goods and wares. Market day - Gibraltar

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