Nation Collection

First Remembrance Day 1919
On 11th November 1919, the first anniversary of Armistice day, the Britsh nation, in reponse to an invitation by King George V

The fleet protects the nation - Prudential Life Insurance protects the home

Portrait of Augustus John, President of the Nation Portrait
Born in Tenby 1878, Augustus John studied at the Slade school of art, becoming the President of the Nation Portrait Society in 1928

Fest / Britain / Guide Cover
The cover of an official guide. Following the war, the festival aimed to raise the nations spirits whilst promoting the best in British art, design and industry. Date: 1951

Eagle and American Flag Date: 1915

First Nation warriors of northwestern territories - Canada
A superb photograph of two First Nation warriors of an indigenous tribe of the northwestern territories - Canada. circa 1900s

Jamaica - Panorama of Mandeville
Slide showing a photograph over looking the city of Mandeville. Mandeville is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica.. Part of Box 108

Witanhurst tennis game
Judges playing tennis internationals at Lady Crosfields house Witanhurst in Highate Village, north west London

Native American Indian Picture Writing (Medicine Mans Chant) of the Chippewa or Ojibbewa Indians. Date: circa 1890s

Sir Richard Aclands Gift to the Nation Starts a Controversy
The MP Sir Richard Acland handed over to the National Trust the 16, 000 acres of beautiful West Country property which comprise his Killerton Estate and his Holnicote Estate

Natives of the island of Formosa (Taiwan), depicted as headhunters and cannibals, 1820s

The Old Palace, Richmond-Upon-Thames, 1914
Photograph showing the Gatehouse of the Old Palace at Richmond. This palace was used by Edward III, Henry VII and Elizabeth I, who is said to have died in a little room over the gateway

Map / Europe / Germany 1827
Map of Germany (Prussia) showing the various nation states

French Attack on Chickasaw Nation
Under the governor of Louisiana, Bienville, leader of the Sourthern contingent in a French campaign against the Chickasaw nation

Postcard booklet, The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, USA -- under six flags. 1942

Buchanan Installed
James Buchanan takes the oath of office as president : though a brilliant lawyer, he will not be able to prevent the nation drifting into civil war

Grand reception of the notabilities of the nation at the White House, 1865. Interior view of ballroom at the White House during reception for the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. Date c1865

Cretan Insurrection
Once again, the Cretans rise against their Turkish rulers : this time, the great powers intervene : the island will be taken from the Turks and made an independent nation

Baron De Coubertin
BARON DE COUBERTIN French educator and sportsman who revived the Olympic games at a 12-nation conference. President of International Olympic Committee

The Historian - Indian Elder teaches boy using pictograms
The Historian - First Nation Indian Elder teaching a young boy using pictograms on hide, mounted on a wooden frame - possibly instruction on horse stewardship or hunting? Date: 1906

Crocodile statue in the fountain pool - Place de la Nation, Paris, France Date: circa 1910s

Le Parc et le Palais de la Nation, Brussels, Belgium drawn from nature by W. Hekking, Jnr Date: 19th century

Native American First Nation Indian with elaborate headdress
Native American First Nation Indian with elaborate feather headdress Date: circa 1910s

Prester John. Legendary Christian ruler of the East. Portrait. Engraving. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Queen Alexandra's 'Letter to the Nation' following the death of her husband, Kind Edward VII - May 10, 1910. Date: 1910

Totem Pole of Thlinget Chief Kian, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1910s

The National Assembly declared La Patrie en danger (The Homeland in danger) after the session of 11 July 1792

WWII National Fire Service Firemen Firefighting drawn by Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944 cover. Date: 1944

WWII National Fire Service Observation Post drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

WWII National Fire Service Control Room drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

Theres a vast crater across road following WWII air raid drawn by National Fire Service Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

National Fire Service reinforcements on the way during WWII drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

National Fire Service Mobile Canteen after WWII air raid drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

National Fire Service Firemen running during WWII air raid drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

National Fire Service during WWII - London Blitz
National Fire Service during WWII London Blitz drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

National Fire Service damping down after WWII air raid drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

Gas Main alight following WWII air raid drawn by National Fire Service Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

Fires spreading uncontrolled during WWII air raid drawn by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

Fires across the Thames following WWII air raid drawn by National Fire Service Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

Badly hurt man here after WWII air raid drawn National Fire Service by Fireman Reginald Mills - In the Service of the Nation, The N.F.S. Goes Into Action booklet 1944. Date: 1944

Malay man of Singapore. He wears a bandana, long-sleeved jacket, pants and belt. Malais (Oceanie)

Warrior of Sawu island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. He wears a batik headcloth, ikat sarong (skirt), belt with kris, bracelets, and carries a lance and shield

Warrior of Solor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. His war dress is decorated with tall plant fronds. He wears a coat with cowrie shells, sash belt, shield and sword

Javanese man in court dress. He wears a kuluk (cap), batik chelana (pantaloons), dodot (sarong cloth), sabuk (waistband), kris (dagger) and wedung (chopper). Javanais en habit de cour

Young Malay woman carrying pales of water with a yoke. She is bare-breasted and wears a sarong. Jeune Malaise portant de l'eau. Oceanie

Noble woman of Java, Indonesia. She wears a dodot and sarong (skirt) in batik, sabuk (waistband), kemban (corset), gold necklace and bracelets. Dame Javanaise de la haute classe (Oceanie)

Aborigines man of Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Island, Australia
Aborigine man named Djacamel of Jervis Bay, and aboriginal women of Kangaroo Island, Australia. Naturel du Port Jervis, Femmes de l'Ile des Kanguroos (Oceanie)

Native of Pulau Yos Sudarso, Muli Strait, New Guinea. He wears a necklace, armlet and belt, and holds a spear, bow and arrows. Naturel du Detroit Princesse Marianne

Native of the island of Vatulele, Fiji, Melanesia. He wears a turban and loincloth and carries a bow and arrows. Naturel de l'ile Vatou-Lele (Archipel Viti)

Melanesian man of Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. He wears a bandana, nose piercing, loincloth, necklace, armlets and anklets. He holds a bow and poisoned arrows

Melanesian chief and man of Vanou, Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. The chief wears a bandana, earrings and necklace, the man below with a wooden nose piercing

Tuluun warrior of the Carteret Islands, Papua New Guinea. He is tattooed all over his face and body, wears a feather headdress, necklace and anklets and a grass skirt. He carries a bow and arrow

Papuan man of Dory Harbour, West Papua. He wears face tattoos, an ornamental comb in his hair, necklace, harness, armlets, and yellow breechcloth. Papou de Havre Dorey (Nouvelle Guinee)

Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, Papua New Guinea
Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. He wears face paint, necklace, cape, bracelets and anklets. Naturel du Havre Carteret (Nouvelle Irlande)

A Javan man in war dress, Indonesia
A Javan man in war dress. Man in chelana (pantaloons), sikapan (jacket), kotan and sangsang (vests), ang'ger (belt), pedang (sword) and kris (dagger). Javanais en costume de guerre

Maori chief of Houa-Houa (Uawa), Tolaga Bay, North Island, New Zealand. He wears a cloak, necklace, face tattoos, Te moko, and carries a spear. Chef d'une Tribu de la Nouvelle Zelande (Oceanie)

Busts of Maori men with face tattoos or Ta moko from New Zealand. Man from Tolaga Bay with feather in his hair (top) and man from Cape Terawhiti (below). Types des naturels de la Nouvelle Zelande

Maori warrior of Souraki (Hauraki Gulf), North Island, New Zealand. He has face tattoos or Ta moko, wears a striped cloak and holds a broad-bladed paddle. Guerrier de Souraki ou Chouraki

Warrior of Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. His face, torso and arms are part-covered in warpaint, he wears a tooth necklace and carries a large mace. Guerrier de Tonga Tabou

Tahitian girl of Pitcairn Island, 19th century
Tahitian girl of Pitcairn Island, South Pacific Ocean. One of the Tahitiian women brought by the English mutineers of HMS Bounty

Native man of Tikei Island, Tuamotu group, French Polynesia. Wearing a grass skirt, rolled green-leaf ear plugs, necklace, and headdress. His body decorated with geometric tattoos

Tattooed warrior of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (Nukahiwa). Noukahiwa (Oceanie). Standing portrait of a warrior with his body entirely tattooed

Ronggeng or rongging, dancing girl of Java, Indonesia. She wears a silk tapih (petticoat), pemakak (corset) and sembong (sash)

Warrior of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). He wears a feather headdress, short cape, lioncloth, holds a cudgel and is tattooed all over his torso and limbs

Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula, Maui, Haw
Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground. Dancing girl of Maui, Hawaii

Warrior of the Hawaiian Islands. He wears a headdress decorated with mushrooms, face tattoos, cape and check shirt (a tattoo in the original). Guerrier des iles Sandwich

Portrait of Queen Kaonoe of Hawaii
Queen Kaonoe or Kaou-Onoe of Hawaii. She is shown barebreasted with a headdress, large necklace and tattoos on her face and body. Reine des iles Sandwich

Toraja man of Tondano, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia. He wears a turban with feather, necklaces, batik loincloth, and anklets. He carries a lance and traditional kanta shield

Chamorro woman of the island of Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia. Josephe Cortez, daugher of the Alcalde (Mayor) of Umati. She wears a cross, chemise and petticoat, and smokes a cigar

Make-Tetti, Raja of Dao island, Maluku Islands, Indonesia
Make-Tetti, Raja of Dao, Maluku Islands, Indonesia. The king wears a bandana, striped shirt and holds a staff. One of the Lease Islands near Ambon, Haruku, Nusa Laut and Manipa. Rajah de Dao

Native of Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. He wears a conical palm-leaf hat, cape and sarong, and holds a two-prong lance. Naturel de l'Ile Rotti or Rottie

Herald of Timor, West Timor, Indonesia
Herald of Amarasi, Kupang, Timor, West Timor, Indonesia. He wears a hat with decorative plant fronds and feathers, and a fringed tunic. Herault de Timor

Botocudo men of Brazil with wooden plugs in the lip and ear
Portraits of Botocudo men of Brazil with their distinctive wooden plugs in the lip and ear. Botocudos. Handcoloured woodcut by L

Matses or Matis warrior of Brazil, with facial tattoos, labrets, and piercings with macaw feathers and snail shells. Maxurunas Indian, Brazil. Maxourounas (Bresil)

Low-class Quechua woman and man of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America. She wears a round pleated and embroidered dress, white bodice, and wears her hair in several long braids

Native American woman of Lima, Peru. She wears the manto (cape), saya (dress), embroidered apron, silk stockings and satin shoes. Femme de Lima

Mixed-race man with torch, Lima, Peru
Mixed-race man or mestizo with torch or candle, Lima, Peru. He wears a straw hat, poncho, jacket, short pants and sandals, White and Native American descent. Metis. Handcoloured woodcut by L

Native American gaucho from the region of Buenos-Ayres, Argentina. In sugar-loaf hat, striped poncho, trousers and spurs, holding bolas or boleadoras to hunt on the pampas

Woman of the Pampas lowlands, Argentina. She wears a dress of striped fabrics, necklace and earrings, and carries a feather fan and cord or lasso. Femme Pampas

Inuit woman with facial tattoos, Yukon, Canada
Inuit woman with facial tattoos, Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada. She wears a parka or anorak made of seal skin, trousers and boots of animal skin. Femme Esquimaux

Native (Inupiat) man of Sarichef Island, Alaska. He wears a hooded parka or anorak, trousers and boots of animal skin, holding a bow and arrow. His mouth has piercings of walrus-ivory rings

Inuit man of the Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada. He wears a parka or anorak and trousers made of animal skins, holds a knife and fish. Eskimaux

Crow people at Fort Clarke

Mato-tope or Four Bears, Chief of the Mandan people

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