Leave Collection (page 5)

Damsel in distress Date: 1919

George II and Elizaveta of Greece
King George II of the Hellenes (1890-1947) and his wife, Elisabetha (1894-1956) in the early 1920s. George was the eldest son of King Constantine I and Queen Sophie

Klondike / Leaving Nome
Alaska miners leave Nome for Seattle as winter starts to close in and prospecting becomes impossible

Adam and Eve Quit Eden
Unhappily, the First Couple leave Eden : God shows them which way to go

Noah Leaves the Ark
When the waters have receded, Noah and his family leave the Ark

Arrival at St Helena
The Northumberland, with Napoleon on board, arrives at Saint Helena, which he will never leave alive

French Leave by Reginald Berkeley
Promotional postcard for French Leave by Reginald Berkeley which was first produced at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne on 7th June and the Globe Theatre in London on 15th July 1920

Three-part song, The flocks shall leave the mountains
Sheet music, three-part song (trio) in C minor for Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus, The flocks shall leave the mountains, the woods the turtle dove, the nymphs forsake the fountains

British Sailor on shore leave purchasing a souvenir - China
British Sailor on shore leave purchasing a souvenir to take home - Chinese Art shop. Date: circa 1890s

The War Budget - Tommies in gas masks
Front cover of The War Budget. Two British soldiers amuse a young woman when returning home on leave by sporting a gas mask. Date: 1916

Back to Blighty, boarding the leave boat, WW1. 1914-1918

The wedding of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York
The wedding of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) (1900-2002) and Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) (1895-1952)

On leave in Paris, dance at the British Army & Navy Club
Our men on leave in Paris: a dance at the British Army and Navy Leave Club, 1918. The British Army and Navy Leave Club in Paris is a great boon to thousands of British soldiers at the Front who spend

Battle of Flanders. Men assembling to go on leave
Photograph: Battle of Flanders. Men assembling to go on leave. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Date: 1916

Outward Bound and Homeward Bound, WW1
Troopship deck with First World War soldiers leaving France on leave while others return to the Front via a boat in the distance. Date: 1916

The Young Recruit / Going to the War
THE YOUNG RECRUIT / Going to the War.One of two coloured lithograph vignettes, after Wagner, 1855.Shows a young recruit taking leave of his family

Scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainment
Lantern slide showing a scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainment, January 1945; four soldiers of the Battleaxe Division on home leave find themselves in a pub scene with characters

The Army Recruits Farewell Departure. circa 1840s

Belgium - Boarding the Ferry to Dover at Ostende. Promotional postcard for the Belgium National Railway. Date: 1920

Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France - After Mass
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques department, France - Leaving Church after Mass. Date: circa 1904

Huntley & Palmers Girls leaving work - Reading, Berkshire Date: 1906

British officers on convalescent leave in Nairobi, WW1
British officers on convalescent leave in Nairobi, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Transporting gun at Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1
Troops preparing to transport heavy artillery from Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Motorised troop transport, Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1
Motorised troop and supplies transport gathers to leave Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Indian troops at Bura Camp, Kenya, WW1
Indian toops preparing to leave Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

French soldier returns home from the front bearing fleas
French soldier returns home from the front bearing some unwelcome guests in the form of fleas, which subsequently cause havoc amongst the household following his departure

WW1 poster, Little Americans do your bit
Poster, Little Americans Do Your Bit, Leave nothing on your plate, US Food Administration. circa 1918

The Antrim Coast Tourist Long Car Leaving Carnlough - a view of a two horse drawn tourist cart with passengers on board about to leave Carnlough

Comic Postcard - a play on the phrase Bar & Bolt (to secure the door). This gentleman was enjoying a light snack in the Station Buffet when he suddenly realised the time

Cartoon, On leave in Paris, WW1
Cartoon, On leave in Paris. Two French soldiers outside a cinema are dismayed to see that all the films are about the war -- to think we came here to have fun! Date: 1917

Cartoon, Soldier with medals, WW1
Cartoon, Soldier with medals. A woman admires his medals, but her husband, who is making money from the war, thinks to himself: I have medals (ie coins) too, but I don t let people see how many

The Fram - the Steam Schooner of explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) leaving Bergen on 2nd July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean

Occupied Germany - Waiting for the train to leave - " Lets Get Cracking". Date: 1946

View toward Dolmabahce, handing control of Istanbul to Turks
In August 1923, the Allied Powers turned over Istanbul to the Nationalists, marking the final departure of occupation armies from Anatolia

Ex-Servicemans Bar at Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey - keeping the flag flying. Date: 1923

HMS Marlborough - Two shipmates sharing a drink at an ex-servicemans bar in Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey whilst on shore leave. Date: 1923

Alexinatz evacuation. Serbia. 19th century. Engraving by Rico. Colored

Italy. Venice. St. Zacharias church. 15th-16th centuries. Facade

Joseph goes to Bethlehem for the census. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Cartoon, Exchange No Robbery -- a man is shocked to be offered a battered old hat in place of his nice new one. circa late 18th century

Group of Belgian and British soldiers at Quex Park, with three members of the VAD staff. The Belgian men are wearing civilian clothes. All the British soldiers are in army uniform

Daddys Home
A happy wee Scottish lassie has a piggy back from her father when hes home on leave from the Forces. Date: 1940s

Lukasinski in Chains
The revolutionary patriot is chained to one of archduke Constantines cannons and taken away when the latter is permitted to leave Warsaw. Date: 1830

GUARD (1860S)
The guard stands on the platform, raising his left arm and blowing his whistle, informing the driver that the train may leave. Date: circa 1860

Absent Daughter 19C
An elderly couple look at a picture of their absent daughter - has she run away, or has she died? Date: mid-19th century

During Paris Floods 1910
During the Paris inundations, three ladies leave their Avenue Montaigne home by boat, taking with them hat box, bird cage, and other baggage, not forgetting the dog January 1910

John Frost (Medical)
JOHN FROST Medical pioneer whose arrogance and self-promotion offended all : shady financial dealings forced him to leave England for Germany Date: 1803 - 1840

Prussians Leave France 1873
The Germans finally evacuate French territory - Au revoir! Date: September 1873

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